Carnival Shooting Gallery

Hand forged shooting arcade amusement now mounted on a steel plinth.

"It's a Hit"

A great piece of Kinetic Folk Art

Strong, early arcade target of cat form. Another example pictured in American Vernacular, Maresca/Ricco, page 88. ex collection Richard and Valerie Tucker.

Rare pair shooting gallery targets showing ten racks of birds on each of the target frames with each reset bar intact, all in old and in use park paint surface, WF Mangels Company, C...

A fabulous and rare pair of cowboy shooting gallery targets attributed to William F. Mangels Company of Coney Island, New York. The targets retain their in-use paint history.

Great graphic arcade shooting gallery spinner targets mounted on a horizontal rod made by H. C. Evans , Chicago Ill. One of the nicest target groupings.

Chunky gorilla shooting gallery target made by Evan's gaming company.

A very nice freestanding antique cast iron shooting gallery target with its original patriotic red, white and blue paint. Incised lines.

Found on a carnival shooting gallery in New Jersey. Most likely made by the Evan's gaming company.

Found on a carnival shooting gallery in New Jersey. Most likely made by the Evan's gaming company.

Rarely seen red nose cast iron clown carnival shooting gallery target. Layers of fantastic original park paint.

Portable and painted in primary colors. This oddity was used with an air gun and small corks were used as the bullets. It was used at church carnivals in the 1960s and 1970s.

Great birds and stars shooting gallery knock over targets. Thick and heavy, they would have been quite difficult to knock down. Easy and manageable wall mount size.

Great shooting gallery knock over targets. The four dove targets have multiple layers of white paint. Thick and heavy, they would have been quite difficult to knock down. Rack in ori...

Large-scale carnival midway cast iron spinning disk and knock over rabbit shooting gallery target.

Large-scale carnival midway cast iron spinning disk and knock over duck shooting gallery target.

Fantastic carnival midway monkey or gorilla target. Perfect original multi-color park paint.

I grew up in Coney Island so these early arcade items really bring back memories. This is one of the rare 1939 Keeney Arcade Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns… very high style Deco. We moun...

Early examples of 'KING' Squirrel shooting gallery targets. Rare shape and extremely thick. King manufactured shooting galleries and targets throughout the first half of the 20th cen...

Late 1950's brass Indian shooting gallery targets from one of the original 22 caliber shooting galleries at Disneyland. It was quickly decided that using real bullets wasn't a great ...

Vintage large cast iron shooting gallery target with original paint surface and shotgun bullet hole.

Great shooting gallery knock over targets. Collection of birds and stars with very thick original park paint. Easy and manageable wall mount size.

This c. 1920's H.C. Evans shooting gallery has 36 birds on the six racks, all with original paint surface. A lever on the right side of the rack pulls down to reset the targets.

English fairground shooting target We are proud to offer a rare scratch built English fairground shooting target game. A fully working example showing lots of character, the game fu...

Great folk Art Form. Pair of carnival midway shooting gallery cowboy target forms.

This impressive shooting gallery was originally ordered for a Hotel in Chicago to go in their Prohibition Era speakeasy. In the 1930's the shooting gallery was sold to an Abercrombie...

Vintage double sided painted wood cowboy. Originally from a carnival shooting gallery it is a great piece of folk art

A rare large antique cast iron cat shooting gallery target with original strike plate. Only the wire holding up the "U" shaped strike plate has been replaced because the original one...

Sheet iron carnival shooting gallery target in the shape of a clowns head.

Quirky vintage carnival bird knockover target from a midway shooting gallery.

Very large and thick vintage iron goose target with heavily patinated original white paint surface.

Custom mounted on a steel stand is this rack of antique carnival birds and stars spinning shooting gallery targets.

Rare antique cast iron shooting gallery target in the shape of a lion still attach to the base that supports the lion when a shooter knocks it over. Wonderfully charming! Great to ...

These soldier shooting gallery targets are fun, bold and graphic, circa 1940s. Priced individually. Two available.

Fantastic and large W. Wurfflein shooting gallery target. Great substantial target.

“Show us what you got, big shot!” shouted out the shooting gallery broker, half in shadow under the swaying string of lights.

This is a nice desk top display. There are six targets Mounted as a single display. All still have the original paint and patina.

We are proud to offer a rare working example of a late 19th century fairground shooting gallery target. Made from heavy metal sheets, mounted on its original wooden panel and still w...

Great collection of five knock-over targets from a carnival midway shooting gallery found in New Jersey.

A custom mounted antique cast iron shooting gallery target in the form of a spade. Raised concentric circle pattern. Original untouched surface with remains of white paint. No cracks...

Antique cast iron spinning birds and stars shooting gallery targets with original untouched surface. Measures 29" wide 6.25" deep and 10" high. minor chip to one bird and one star. h...

A group of three antique cast iron shooting gallery targets made by the same firm with extraordinary aged original white painted surfaces. All three have their original red strike pl...

A matching pair of antique cast iron shooting gallery targets with original untouched surface. Great contrast in white paint against shot marks and rich red colored strike plate. Eac...

French Carnival Shooting Gallery showing enemy from Franco- Prussian War of 1870 and gypsies.

Carnival shooting gallery target with four vivid red-painted bull's eyes.

Large pig carnival shooting gallery target. Original paint.

Great graphic cast iron fox form carnival shooting gallery targets. Contemporarily mounted on concrete bases.

This incredible shooting gallery is a portable unit that was moved with a traveling carnival and set up in town after town.

A 19th Century set of carnival shooting targets in the shape of clowns and sunbursts. Some original paint though there is much rust patina due to the pitted steel. The clowns are all...

Exceptionally rare arcade target of a man in hat riding a goat. C.W. Parker was one of the earliest makers of arcade targets and made the finest castings of unusual forms. This targe...

Originally opened in 1919 as the Pickering / Licks Pier, most Southern Californians recall the later incarnation of "Pacific Ocean Park", or simply "POP". This glorious painted steel...

Mule with two riders shooting gallery target C. W. Parker Amusement Company, Abilene, Kansas, circa 1896-1911. Cast iron Measure: Height 11 ¾”, L. 12 ¾”. Literature: For a nearly...

1920's carnival shooting gallery target withsome of the original mechanism

Unusual grouping of carnival shooting gallery targets made to be knocked over when hit.

Animated arcade target of a deer that would have been moving on a mechanized chain. This deer was cast in brass which suggests it was probably cast during the war when iron was not a...

Iron howling cat with great yellow paint and history of shooting at the open mouth with visible markings. Mounted on metal base. Large arcade targets are relatively rare as few we...

Rare large arcade target in the form of an upright cat with open mouth. The trick was to shoot through the mouth to hit a metal plate that would chime. Evidence of many close shots h...

Large 1920's Carnival Cast iron Shooting Gallery Target

We have 5 of these targets all mounted on custom stands. There are 2 large pictured and 3 which are smaller. Each one of these have developed their own unique patina . We are not su...

Circa 1930 large scale rotating shooting gallery target with five outer bullseye targets, all in old and untouched red, white and blue surface, new table mount stand.

What is it about carnivals? I remember eagerly awaiting each year for the circus to pass through my town. Those memories and the excitement attendant to them will just never vanish. ...

Tiffany adjustable bronze lamp base, stamped "Tiffany Studios, New York, 7984", circa 1915. The base was acquired with its current Tiffany Style stained glass shade with Dragonfly mo...

'Skyline' Brass Chandelier by Folkform for Örsjö. Executed in raw unlacquered brass which will acquire a beautiful natural patina over time. Inspired by the form of a city skyline, ...

Pair of sconces in the Art Deco style made of ribbed Murano glass with a brass structure. The structure features brass finials at the top and bottom for a timeless yet sleek aestheti...

Original hand-painted canvas sideshow banner for carnival midway sideshow entrance. Not signed but most likely out of Chicago Tent and Awning's banner shop. Original wood strip attac...

Put your hands where I can see them! This novelty table lighter is cast in the form of a Luger-style pistol, with a checkered grip panel and articulated trigger guard. The flip-top l...

Classic mid-century modern sofa designed by Edward Wormley from his 1958 Dunbar - Conversation Pieces Collection, this sofa model #261 still has its original Jack Lenor Larsen colorf...

circa 1830 Monumental Early 19thC English Mahogany Glazed Library Bookcase An exceptional example of patination, proportions & scale. sku 1983 Together W284 x D46 x H230 cm Base ...

BG SUMMER SALE Custom L shaped headboard cabinet wall with floating nightstands and bookshelves designed by Hans Weiss in 1960 for the master bedroom of an Upper West Side apartment...

Early example of American sideshow banner art. Painted at the Sunshine Studio in Witchita, Kansas by Geo Bellis. Signed by artist on front and studio name on front and back. This ban...

The Penedo display cabinet by Rute Martins for Greenapple, in natural white oak root veneer with a backlit Patagonia granite back panel and antique brass details. Handcrafted in Port...

Genuine Swedish secretary chest from the mid 1800s. Made by hand in solid pine in northern Sweden around 1850. Dating at the back reading 1854. Straight classic gustavian style with ...

Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Daybed.  This Gustavian Daybed features a hand-scraped original painted wood finish and pink-and-white checkered upholstery, resting on six legs a...

Chic and glamorous queen size polished chrome canopy four poster bed frame by Pace Collection, 1970's. (See our separate listing for the king size version) The bed disassembles into...

BG WINTER SALE Amazing and rare pair of vintage early 1960's cabinets from from an outrageously over-the-top period Hollywood Regency decorated home outside of Boston; think Zsa Zsa...

A very rare antique George III English Mahogany secretary bookcase, with a fitted collector's or doctor's cabinet to the base, circa 1790. The bookcase in two sections; the top secti...

An 18th century painted chest from Sweden, likely a marriage trunk, displaying a particular Scandinavian folk art style of joyful polychrome illustrations. The large, rectilinear vol...