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1880s TRADE CARD WILLIMANTIC THREAD JUMBO THE CIRCUS ELEPHANT P.T. BARNUM Fine
1880s TRADE CARD WILLIMANTIC THREAD JUMBO THE CIRCUS ELEPHANT P.T. BARNUM Fine
1880s TRADE CARD WILLIMANTIC THREAD JUMBO THE CIRCUS ELEPHANT P.T. BARNUM Fine
1880s TRADE CARD WILLIMANTIC THREAD JUMBO THE CIRCUS ELEPHANT P.T. BARNUM Fine

1880s TRADE CARD WILLIMANTIC THREAD JUMBO THE CIRCUS ELEPHANT P.T. BARNUM Fine

$ 16.89

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Description

WILLIMANTIC SPOOL THREAD TRADE CARD WITH PICTURE OF P.T. BARNUM’S JUMBO THE CIRCUS ELEPHANT BEING PULLED BY THE THREAD About early 1880s. Measures 5 3/4” X 3 3/8” on thin card stock. Jumbo died in 1885 when he and a pygmy elephant named “Tom Thumb” got hit by a train. With an ad on the back saying the thread won a prize at an 1881 Atlanta Exposition. The card is in fine condition with no wear. Well centered and untrimmed. No creases and no browning or soiling. Free shipping in the U.S. (See all 4 pictures)