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Midway Carnival Game

Carnival Midway Punk Knockdown Goat Game
Carnival Midway Punk Knockdown Goat Game

Carnival Midway Punk Knockdown Goat Game

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Vintage carnival punk. Unusual goat named "Billie". Knock "Billie" over and win the prize.

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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Canvas

Vintage Carnival Midway Wood Ring Toss Game
Vintage Carnival Midway Wood Ring Toss Game

Vintage Carnival Midway Wood Ring Toss Game

$1,500

H 23.75 in W 14 in D 23.75 in

Vintage Carnival Midway Wood Ring Toss Game

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Great vintage carnival midway ring toss game. Perfect wall art. Wood with original park paint

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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Carnival Midway Wood Ring Toss Game
Vintage Carnival Midway Wood Ring Toss Game

Vintage Carnival Midway Wood Ring Toss Game

$1,500

H 23.5 in W 12 in D 23.5 in

Vintage Carnival Midway Wood Ring Toss Game

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Great vintage carnival midway ring toss game. Perfect wall art. Wood with original park paint

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Vintage 1950s Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Early Carnival Midway 7.5 Foot Tall Game Wheel Monterey with Gooseneck Light
Early Carnival Midway 7.5 Foot Tall Game Wheel Monterey with Gooseneck Light

Early Carnival Midway 7.5 Foot Tall Game Wheel Monterey with Gooseneck Light

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Fantastic giant carnival game wheel with applied scenic Monterey theme. All original surface paint

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Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

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Penny Toss Board, the Ultimate Suckers' Game
Penny Toss Board, the Ultimate Suckers' Game

Penny Toss Board, the Ultimate Suckers' Game

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H 42 in W 47 in D 2.5 in

Penny Toss Board, the Ultimate Suckers' Game

Located in Sheffield, MA

Penny toss boards were a feature in traveling carnival midways. Essentially a con game, the

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Vintage 1930s American Game Boards

St. Louis Carnival Company Midway Carnival Game
St. Louis Carnival Company Midway Carnival Game

St. Louis Carnival Company Midway Carnival Game

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Abstract carnival game board. Made by the St. Louis Carnival Company. There is a faint mark on

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Vintage 1950s American Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Giant Carnival Midway Game Wheel
Giant Carnival Midway Game Wheel

Giant Carnival Midway Game Wheel

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H 60 in W 60 in D 6 in

Giant Carnival Midway Game Wheel

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Very large graphic carnival midway game wheel. See close-ups to view the nicely alligatored paint

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Early 20th Century American Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

c. 1930's Carnival Midway Game Board.
c. 1930's Carnival Midway Game Board.

c. 1930's Carnival Midway Game Board.

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H 37.5 in W 35.5 in D 0.5 in

c. 1930's Carnival Midway Game Board.

Located in Santa Monica, CA

This c. 1930's carnival midway game board features a stapled rope grid of numbers, letters, and

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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

Materials

Rope

c. 1930's Carnival Midway Game Wheel
c. 1930's Carnival Midway Game Wheel

c. 1930's Carnival Midway Game Wheel

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Bold and graphic red, yellow, and white painted carnival midway game wheel with blue arrows and

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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

Large c. 1930's Carnival Midway Game Wheel
Large c. 1930's Carnival Midway Game Wheel

Large c. 1930's Carnival Midway Game Wheel

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Large yellow, black and red painted carnival midway game wheel.

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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Abstract Carnival Midway or Tavern Dart Game
Vintage Abstract Carnival Midway or Tavern Dart Game

Vintage Abstract Carnival Midway or Tavern Dart Game

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Large vintage carnival midway dart game found in the Midwest. Geometric shapes painted on wood

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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Giant Wheel of Chance Carnival Midway Game Board
Giant Wheel of Chance Carnival Midway Game Board

Giant Wheel of Chance Carnival Midway Game Board

Located in Santa Monica, CA

This brightly colored five-by-five foot plywood board was hand painted for a carnival wheel of

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Vintage 1950s American Carnival Art

Vintage Carnival Midway Double Game Wheel or Gambling Wheel
Vintage Carnival Midway Double Game Wheel or Gambling Wheel

Vintage Carnival Midway Double Game Wheel or Gambling Wheel

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Vintage double game wheel found in the south. Carnival midway or perhaps for table gambling

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20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

St. Louis Carnival Company Marble Game
St. Louis Carnival Company Marble Game

St. Louis Carnival Company Marble Game

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H 18 in W 18 in D 3 in

St. Louis Carnival Company Marble Game

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Three dimensional carnival midway marble game from the St. Louis Carnival Company. Graphic wall

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Vintage 1950s American Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Carnival Iron Clown Head
Vintage Carnival Iron Clown Head

Vintage Carnival Iron Clown Head

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H 25 in W 20 in D 20 in

Vintage Carnival Iron Clown Head

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Large carnival midway game clown head. Made by the Game Time Company in Litchfield, Michigan.

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Vintage 1950s American Carnival Art

Collection of Gaffed Red White & Blue Carnival Knock-Overs
Collection of Gaffed Red White & Blue Carnival Knock-Overs

Collection of Gaffed Red White & Blue Carnival Knock-Overs

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Great vintage gaffed iron carnival midway game. These would be almost impossible to knock over as

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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

Vintage Carnival Midway Penny Pitch Game
Vintage Carnival Midway Penny Pitch Game

Vintage Carnival Midway Penny Pitch Game

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H 50.5 in W 50 in D 3.5 in

Vintage Carnival Midway Penny Pitch Game

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Nicely scaled carnival midway penny pitch game. Original paint surface. Graphic bold design with

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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Carnival Midway "Bounce" Game Sign
Vintage Carnival Midway "Bounce" Game Sign

Vintage Carnival Midway "Bounce" Game Sign

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H 36 in W 27 in D 0.25 in

Vintage Carnival Midway "Bounce" Game Sign

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Vintage carnival midway sign from the St. Louis Carnival company. Bounce game that was most likely

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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Unusual Carnival Midway Game Knock-Over Punks
Unusual Carnival Midway Game Knock-Over Punks

Unusual Carnival Midway Game Knock-Over Punks

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Great pair of carnival punks found in the south. Quite possibly one-of-kind.

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20th Century American Carnival Art

Materials

Canvas, Straw

"B Dam Family" Midwestern Amusement Park Midway Knockdown Game
"B Dam Family" Midwestern Amusement Park Midway Knockdown Game

"B Dam Family" Midwestern Amusement Park Midway Knockdown Game

Located in Santa Monica, CA

black outline 'sketches.' C. 1940's Carnival softball knockdown midway game. These were salvaged from

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Vintage 1940s American Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Large Vintage, Original Carnival Midway Game with Knock-Over Punks
Large Vintage, Original Carnival Midway Game with Knock-Over Punks

Large Vintage, Original Carnival Midway Game with Knock-Over Punks

Located in Chicago, IL

Vintage original Carnival Midway Game with three rows of knock down punks. In working condition.

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20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Metal

Collection of Carnival Punks or Knock Down Dolls, Circus Midway Game
Collection of Carnival Punks or Knock Down Dolls, Circus Midway Game

Collection of Carnival Punks or Knock Down Dolls, Circus Midway Game

Located in Dallas, TX

This is a nice collection of five vintage Knock Down Dolls or Punks from a Carnival or Circus game

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20th Century American Carnival Art

Hessian Soldier Ball Toss Figure
Hessian Soldier Ball Toss Figure

Hessian Soldier Ball Toss Figure

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H 47.5 in W 31 in D 14 in

Hessian Soldier Ball Toss Figure

Located in New York, NY

An ominous character from a midway carnival game, original surface dry paint, papier mache with

Category

Antique 19th Century American Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Papier Mâché

Penny Toss Game Board
Penny Toss Game Board

Penny Toss Game Board

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H 41.75 in W 47.75 in D 2.25 in

Penny Toss Game Board

Located in Sheffield, MA

Penny toss boards were a feature in traveling carnival midways. Essentially a con game, the

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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

Penny Toss Game Board
Penny Toss Game Board

Penny Toss Game Board

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H 42 in W 47 in D 2.25 in

Penny Toss Game Board

Located in Sheffield, MA

Penny toss boards were a feature in traveling carnival midways. Essentially a con game, the

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Vintage 1930s American Game Boards

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Carnival Midway Sideshow Banner
Carnival Midway Sideshow Banner

Carnival Midway Sideshow Banner

$1,600

H 126 in W 12 in D 0.13 in

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...

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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Canvas

Antique Folk Art Carnival Attraction Hand Painted Sign circa 1940's
Antique Folk Art Carnival Attraction Hand Painted Sign circa 1940's

Antique Folk Art Carnival Attraction Hand Painted Sign circa 1940's

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

1677 Hand painted carnival sign world's tallest man and Tom tump In a pediment frame

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Vintage 1940s Carnival Art

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Located in London, GB

A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

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Wrought Iron

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

$228,224Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Other

Early Sunshine Studios American Side Show Electric Chair Banner
Early Sunshine Studios American Side Show Electric Chair Banner

Early Sunshine Studios American Side Show Electric Chair Banner

Located in Santa Monica, CA

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...

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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Canvas

Carousel Ostrich Sculpture
Carousel Ostrich Sculpture

Carousel Ostrich Sculpture

$795Sale Price|36% Off

H 25 in W 17 in D 5.5 in

Carousel Ostrich Sculpture

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Hand carved wood sculpture of carousel ostrich.

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Vintage 1980s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Original Wood Carved Carnival Midway Poster Letterpress
Original Wood Carved Carnival Midway Poster Letterpress

Original Wood Carved Carnival Midway Poster Letterpress

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Set of three original hand-carved letterpress made by the Neal Walters Poster Company. Fantastic carnival midway scene. Games, carnival rides and acrobats. Carved with incredible det...

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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

1960s English Carnival Sign
1960s English Carnival Sign

1960s English Carnival Sign

$1,650

H 23 in W 42.13 in D 0.13 in

1960s English Carnival Sign

Located in High Point, NC

1960s carnival art sign from England. It is advertising a cake walk on one side of the sign, and on the back has a charming message "Have a nice Victorian day". Great sign for any co...

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Vintage 1960s English Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Set of Eight Folk Art Carnival Punks / Knockdown Dolls
Set of Eight Folk Art Carnival Punks / Knockdown Dolls

Set of Eight Folk Art Carnival Punks / Knockdown Dolls

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Folk Art carnival punks / knockdown dolls composed of canvas forms lined with cotton fur supported by carved wood bases for added stability / weight, circa 1910. Whimsical double sid...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

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Canvas, Cotton, Wood

Early 20th century fairground figure
Early 20th century fairground figure

Early 20th century fairground figure

$1,896

H 10 in W 6.5 in D 4.5 in

Early 20th century fairground figure

Located in London, GB

Early 20th century fairground figure In the form of Benito Mussolini this early 20th century hand carved French fairground knockdown figure is in original untouched condition. With ...

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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Carnival Art

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Pine

Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy "BoBo The Clown". German, Circa 1927
Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy "BoBo The Clown". German, Circa 1927

Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy "BoBo The Clown". German, Circa 1927

Located in Incline Village, NV

Vintage hard to find "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy, of German manufacture, circa 1927; depicts a clown by the nickname of "BoBo"; named after a famous clown during that period ----BoBo ...

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Vintage 1920s German Folk Art Toys

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Composition

Early 20th Century Carnival Carousel Funhouse Architectural Columns
Early 20th Century Carnival Carousel Funhouse Architectural Columns

Early 20th Century Carnival Carousel Funhouse Architectural Columns

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Fun antique architectural elements from carnival carousel or funhouse ride. Layers of beautiful original park paint. Great scale for wall art or to act as a frame for something else....

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Antique 1890s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Rare Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy;  Germany, Circa 1895
Rare Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy;  Germany, Circa 1895

Rare Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy; Germany, Circa 1895

Located in Incline Village, NV

Vintage and rare "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy by unknown German manufacturer; circa 1895; contemporaneous with early Schoenhut toys, it depicts a "Well Dressed Man With A Bow Tie" (my d...

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Antique 1890s German Folk Art Toys

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Red and White Graphic New York Bus Subway Destination Sign
Red and White Graphic New York Bus Subway Destination Sign

Red and White Graphic New York Bus Subway Destination Sign

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Very large New York bus destination sign. Unusual in red. Very graphic. Bottom of roll was date stamped 1951. 7 1/2 feet tall.

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Vintage 1950s American Steampunk Signs

Materials

Canvas

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

$60,859Sale Price|20% Off

H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Apothecary Cabinets

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Glass, Walnut

Carved American Carnival Head, circa 1890s
Carved American Carnival Head, circa 1890s

Carved American Carnival Head, circa 1890s

$8,500

H 12 in W 9 in D 10 in

Carved American Carnival Head, circa 1890s

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Finely featured carved man's head found in the southern United States. Most likely a late 19th century carnival head featured in a ball or ring toss game.

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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

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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.