Carnival Targets
Soldier Carnival Shooting Gallery Targets
By King
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early examples of 'King' soldier shooting gallery targets. Rare shape and extremely thick. King
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Collection of Three Carnival Shooting Gallery Target Knockover Birds
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Nice collection of three carnival midway knockover shooting gallery targets. Nice chunky pieces
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Iron Shooting Target of a Pig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique shooting target made from cut steel and iron in the shape of a pig. The piece is quite rusty
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Steel
Antique Vintage Rustic Bird Folk Art Fairground Shooting Target
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Vintage Rustic Bird Folk Art Fairground Shooting Target
A superb original steel fairground
Category
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Carnival Art
Materials
Cut Steel
Antique French Folk Art Fairground Pierrot Shooting Target Game by Saussine
Located in London, GB
, Antique Pierrot, Carnival Antique, Folk Art Antique.
Antique Folk Art Fairground Shooting Target Game
Category
Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
H 15.75 in W 20.48 in D 3.94 in
Early 20th Century Rare Chicken Fairground Target Panel from Paris
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Rare Chicken Fairground Target Panel from Paris
Made from pine and papier Mache
Category
Vintage 1920s French Victorian Carnival Art
Materials
Pine, Paper
Vintage Shooting Club Lodge Target Plaque German 1934, Carnival Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage Shooting Lodge Target Plaque dated 1934. A rare and beautiful wooden shooting target plaque
Category
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Shooting Club Lodge Target Plaque German 1929, Carnival Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage Shooting Lodge Target Plaque dated 1929. A rare and beautiful wooden shooting target plaque
Category
Vintage 1920s German Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Shooting Club Lodge Target Plaque German 1900s, Carnival Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage Shooting Lodge Target Plaque 1900s. A rare and beautiful wooden shooting target plaque with
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Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
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Carnival Target Planes, 1920s
Located in Charleston, SC
Carnival Target Planes on custom stands. Price is for each. Height varies.
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Carnival Ball Toss Game Target
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Carnival Ball Toss Game Target. Hand made and hand painted. Made of cloth. Two available
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Leather, Canvas, Wood
1950s Milk Bottle Carnival Knock Down Target Game
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage aluminium milk bottle carnival knock down target game. Set includes five bottles and one
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Aluminum
Antique shooting target
Located in Ramatuelle, PACA
Unusual German shooting target
Category
Antique 19th Century German Carnival Art
Blacksmith Made Duck Shooting Target
Located in Sheffield, MA
Blacksmith made steel target in the shape of a duck. From a gun club in the Buffalo, New York
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Rare Cat Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Sheffield, MA
Strong, early arcade target of cat form. Another example pictured in American Vernacular, Maresca
Category
Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art
Pair of Mangels Shooting Gallery Targets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare pair shooting gallery targets showing ten racks of birds on each of the target frames with
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Pair of Cast-Iron Cowboy Shooting Gallery Targets
By William F. Mangels Co. 1
Located in New Hope, PA
A fabulous and rare pair of cowboy shooting gallery targets attributed to William F. Mangels
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Stars, Birds, Sun and Moon Shooting Gallery Targets
By H.C. Evans & Co.
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Great graphic arcade shooting gallery spinner targets mounted on a horizontal rod made by H. C
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art Carnival Art
Blacksmith Made Wild Boar or Pig Shooting Target
Located in Sheffield, MA
Blacksmith made shooting target used in upstate New York gun club. Two available.
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Shoot The Chicken Thief
Located in Pasadena, CA
Target from Carnival shooting range. Considered high tech in its day. Carved from wood and mounted
Category
Vintage 1940s Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
American Mechanical Carnival Target (Rare)
Located in Round Top, TX
Fantastic carnival game. Animated and mechanical
Category
20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
Carnival Midway Shooting Gallery Targets
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Found on a carnival shooting gallery in New Jersey. Most likely made by the Evan's gaming company
Category
Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Fabulous Gorilla Carnival Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Chunky gorilla shooting gallery target made by Evan's gaming company. Superb park paint surface
Category
Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Carnival Midway Shooting Gallery Target Rack
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great shooting gallery knock over targets. The four dove targets have multiple layers of white
Category
Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Carnival Midway Coyote Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Found on a carnival shooting gallery in New Jersey. Most likely made by the Evan's gaming company
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Carnival Midway Shooting Gallery Target Rack
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great birds and stars shooting gallery knock over targets. Thick and heavy, they would have been
Category
Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Cat and Dog Carnival Midway Spinner Target
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great cat and dog spinner shooting gallery target with black paint and traces of yellow paint
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage 1920's Duck Carnival Shooting Target
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Vintage targets displayed on a custom stand
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Steel
Nice Midsize Antique Cast Iron Carnival Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Manhasset, NY
A very nice freestanding antique cast iron shooting gallery target with its original patriotic red
Category
Vintage 1920s American Rustic Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Cast Iron Carnival Midway Shooting Gallery Monkey Target Original Park Paint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic carnival midway monkey or gorilla target. Perfect original multi-color park paint.
Category
Vintage 1920s Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
H 14.5 in W 10.25 in D 3.5 in
Carnival Midway Cast Iron Spinning Disc and Duck Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large-scale carnival midway cast iron spinning disk and knock over duck shooting gallery target. A
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Carnival Midway Cast Iron Spinning Disc and Rabbit Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large-scale carnival midway cast iron spinning disk and knock over rabbit shooting gallery target
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
H 37.25 in W 37.25 in L 37.25 in
c. 1920's Carnival Midway H.C. Evans Gorilla Shooting Target
Located in Santa Monica, CA
H.C. Evans gorilla shooting gallery target with layers of original park paint.
Established in
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Early 'KING' Squirrel Shooting Gallery Targets
By King
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early examples of 'KING' Squirrel shooting gallery targets. Rare shape and extremely thick. King
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Large Cast Iron Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage large cast iron shooting gallery target with original paint surface and shotgun bullet hole.
Category
20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Brass Disneyland Indian Shooting Gallery Targets
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Late 1950's brass Indian shooting gallery targets from one of the original 22 caliber shooting
Category
Vintage 1950s American Carnival Art
Materials
Brass
Fairground Lion Shooting Target, circa 1910
Located in London, GB
Antique fairground lion tamer shooting target unusually large and very rare and decorative item
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century French Fairground Target Gallery
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Large late 19th century French fairground target gallery in the form of a theatre facade, when the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Carnival Art
20TH C. FRENCH FOLK ART TARGET SHOOT
Located in Los Angeles, CA
WONDERFUL AND WHIMSCAL DOUBLE FACED FOLKY 20TH C. TARGET SHOOT. ORIGINAL PAINTED IN VIBRANT COLOR.
Category
20th Century French Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
English 1920s Fun Fair Mounted Darts Target
Located in Staffordshire, GB
English 1920s fun fair mounted darts target,
circa 1925.
Measures: Height 51 x depth 8cm
Category
Early 20th Century British Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Fantastic Shooting Gallery Knock Over Target Rack
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great shooting gallery knock over targets. Collection of birds and stars with very thick original
Category
Vintage 1930s Carnival Art
Original Fairground Art Large Double Sided Target
Located in Nottingham, GB
target on British Fairgrounds and originally would of had teeth that echo the shape of the old clay pipes
Category
Vintage 1940s English Industrial Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
Amazing Early 20thc Cowboy on Horse Target Shoot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1900's bucking bronco horse and rider was probably used at a early carnival .The
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Late 19th Century Fairground Target of a Privy
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th century, painted sheet metal fairground target of a privy. mounted on a contemporary
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Carnival Art
An Early 20th Century Charlie Chaplin Fairground Target Panel
Located in London, GB
century English carnival/fairground shooting target panel that is made from section pieces of wood and
Category
Vintage 1920s British Late Victorian Carnival Art
Materials
Pine
Vintage Cast Iron Clown Shooting Gallery Target Original Paint Surface
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Rarely seen red nose cast iron clown carnival shooting gallery target. Layers of fantastic original
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
French Mid-20th Century Fairground Target Animated Scratch Built Panel
Located in London, GB
Fairground target panel
We are proud to offer a hand painted fairground shooting target scratch
Category
Vintage 1950s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Scratch Built English Fairground Shooting Target Gallery
Located in London, GB
English fairground shooting target
We are proud to offer a rare scratch built English fairground
Category
Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
Thick Pair of Heavy Sheet Iron Cowboy Shooting Gallery Targets Original Paint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great folk Art Form. Pair of carnival midway shooting gallery cowboy target forms. Both with a red
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
H 29.25 in W 16 in D 0.5 in
Fantastic Collection of Three 19th Century Cast Iron Foxes - Target Shoot's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing 19thc cast iron fox target shoot's are mounted on iron rods and cement blocks . They
Category
20th Century American Carnival Art
c. 1920's HC Evans Cast Iron 22 Caliber Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Santa Monica, CA
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...
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Rare Ring the Bell Shooting Target Painted Cast Iron Great Patina
Located in Wiscasset, ME
This looks to be an early custom-made carnival shooting target. I have seen the figure form as a
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Carnival Clown Shooting Gallery Target
By Macglashan Air Gun Co.
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Sheet iron carnival shooting gallery target in the shape of a clowns head. Not marked, but thought
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Carnival Midway Shooting Gallery Knockover Bird Targets
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Quirky vintage carnival bird knockover target from a midway shooting gallery. Priced individually
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Flying Goose Carnival Midway Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very large and thick vintage iron goose target with heavily patinated original white paint surface.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Two French Folk Art Wooden Carnival Knock Down Targets
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very rare pair of late 19th century folk art carved wooden carnival knock down gallery targets
Category
Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Cast Iron Carnival Spinning Shooting Gallery Targets, circa 1930s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Custom mounted on a steel stand is this rack of antique carnival birds and stars spinning shooting
Category
Vintage 1920s American American Classical Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Soldier Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Santa Monica, CA
These soldier shooting gallery targets are fun, bold and graphic, circa 1940s.
Priced
Category
Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Sheffield, MA
Rare antique cast iron shooting gallery target in the shape of a lion still attach to the base that
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Late 19th Century Amusing Fairground Target
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Wonderful late 19th century shooting target, very thick gauge sheet metal. Depicting a married
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Carnival Art
W. Wurfflein Large Scale Shooting Gallery Target
By W. Wurfflein
Located in Santa Monica, CA
of the prize targets to hit on the carnival midway.
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Six Early Original Iron Shooting Gallery Targets
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice desk top display. There are six targets Mounted as a single display. All still have
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Set of 3 English Fairground Shooting Targets
Located in London, GB
Set of 3 English fairground shooting targets
We are proud to offer a set of 3 English hand painted
Category
Vintage 1950s British Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Vintage Heavy Cast Iron Cigar Smoking Monkey Target
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage cast iron cigar smoking monkey. Possibly a shooting gallery target or ornamental
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Collection of Five Evans Cast Iron Shooting Gallery Targets
By Evans Gaming Company
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great collection of five knock-over targets from a carnival midway shooting gallery found in New
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Shooting Target
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century English folk art shooting target
We are proud to offer a rare example of an
Category
Vintage 1940s British Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century English Fairground Shooting Gallery Target
Located in London, GB
target. Made from heavy metal sheets, mounted on its original wooden panel and still with its original
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Carnival Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Mid-20th Century English Hand Made Fairground Shooting Targets
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century English Hand Made Fairground Shooting Targets
Three mid-20th Century hand-crafted
Category
Vintage 1940s British Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Cast Iron Spade Card Suit Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Manhasset, NY
A custom mounted antique cast iron shooting gallery target in the form of a spade. Raised
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
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Carnival Midway Sideshow Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
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...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique Atlantic City Souvenir Penny Game from Boardwalk Empire
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Historical artifact once used in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. Maple cabinet with brass plaques and painted iron mechanism. Costing two quarters and a penny to play. Not tested ...
Category
20th Century American Industrial Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century American Traveling Circus Carousel or Circus Wagon Carvings
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of American 19th century circus wagon or traveling carousel three-dimensional wood carved faces. From an early American traveling circus. Many layers of paint and patina. Each i...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Rare Folk Art Iron Shooting Gallery Carnival Ram Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fabulous folk art freestanding animal sculpture made from found carnival art shooting gallery iron ram. Rich with authentic character, the brown patinated surface is pocked with bul...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Important Antique Folk Art Carnival Figure of a Macaque
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A hollow finely carved wood macaque figure dressed as a human with short green hair, a blue jacket and yellow slacks. He stands and holds a walking stick in his left hand and crosses...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Hardwood
'Strike ‘Em Out’ Carnival Toss Sign, 1940s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage, mid-20th century “Strike ‘Em Out” game sign. 6.5 feet tall and 4 feet wide. Hand painted on 0.75 inch thick plywood. Strike Out originated as a baseball-like street g...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Carnival Art
Materials
Plywood, Paint
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Carnival Targets For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of carnival targets available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, iron and paint, all carnival targets available were constructed with great care. Carnival targets have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Folk Art, Art Deco and Industrial carnival targets are consistently popular styles. Many carnival targets are appealing in their simplicity, but H.C. Evans & Co. and William F. Mangels Co. produced popular carnival targets that are worth a look.
How Much are Carnival Targets?
Prices for carnival targets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, carnival targets begin at $175 and can go as high as $22,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,200.
Finding the Right Carnival-art for You
The collection of original antique and vintage carnival art on 1stDibs includes paintings and posters that promoted traveling carnivals and circuses of years past as well as masks, sculptures and other works of folk art associated with widespread public celebrations that mark the start of harvest season or are rooted in religion.
The concept of “Carnival” is linked to an event that precedes Lent, the season of preparation before Easter for Christians (it may also have roots in Ancient Rome’s pagan Saturnalian festival), while the modern traveling carnival that we know — i.e., amusement fairs — existed during the 19th century in North America. The Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 was pivotal to these traveling amusement fairs.
Some of the most famous celebrations of Carnival around the world include Karneval in Germany, Carnival in Brazil and Mardi Gras in the United States. Carnival in Barbados is a traditional harvest festival. The bright colors, the caricatured masks and floats and the over-the-top nature of Carnival continue to enthrall millions across the globe.
Carnivals have always given way to impressive displays of creativity and folk art. Folk art is art created by people who are not classically trained for either utilitarian or decorative purposes. With respect to visual art in folk art, it refers to work that is reflective of a community’s culture and usually handmade by craftspeople working within a popular tradition.
Carnival art reflects the way different cultures celebrate or mark an important community event. Some examples of Carnival art include fabric dolls and marionettes that are used to tell stories and capture your imagination. Antique dolls make for striking collectibles positioned for display on any shelf in your home, while carnival masks make a bold statement as wall art. A collection of masks could create an elevated accent wall in a living room or dining room.
Browse 1stDibs to find unique antique and vintage carnival art for your space today.
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