Midway Carnival Game

Penny toss boards were a feature in traveling carnival midways. Essentially a con game, the gathered crowd would toss pennies in the hope of landing in a square without touching bord...

Abstract carnival game board. Made by the St. Louis Carnival Company. There is a faint mark on the back from the company. Great primary colors. The object was to get your ring ar...

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

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

Bold and graphic red, yellow, and white painted carnival midway game wheel with blue arrows and traces of green under layer.

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

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

This brightly colored five-by-five foot plywood board was hand painted for a carnival wheel of chance game. Great 1950's theme.

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

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

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

Great vintage gaffed iron carnival midway game. These would be almost impossible to knock over as the carnies filled each one with chunks of cement or iron.

Nicely scaled carnival midway penny pitch game. Original paint surface.

Vintage carnival midway sign from the St. Louis Carnival company.

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

Each member is depicted on his/her own yellow painted knock down in simple black outline 'sketches.' C. 1940's Carnival softball knockdown midway game. These were salvaged from th...

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

This is a nice collection of five vintage Knock Down Dolls or Punks from a Carnival or Circus game. All five characters have their own personality and will easily bring a smile to yo...

An ominous character from a midway carnival game, original surface dry paint, papier mache with wood backing, done in relief to hang on a wall or post for children to throw balls or ...

Penny toss boards were a feature in traveling carnival midways. Essentially a con game, the gathered crowd would toss pennies in the hope of landing in a square without touching bor...

Penny toss boards were a feature in traveling carnival midways. Essentially a con game, the gathered crowd would toss pennies in the hope of landing in a square without touching bord...

'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...

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...

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...

Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

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...

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...

Tall one of a kind cowboy and horse spinning whirligig American Folk Art piece. Most likely from a larger folk art environment. Sheet steel construction on a large spoked farm wheel ...

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...

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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A personal favorite! 15 1/2 feet tall. American "Wondercade" sideshow banner. Painted and signed by J. Sigler. One of the great American sideshow banner artists. Death defying! This ...

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.

Early 20th Century Hand Carved English Fairground Carousel Panel A rare piece of traditional English fairground art attributed to Orton and spooner. All carved from sections piece ...

A primitive set of painted pine steps, with decorative scallop edging. Believed to of been the entrance steps to a gypsy caravan or the like, possibly fairground related. Beau...

Vividly painted American sideshow banner with larger than life subject matter. Painted by the self-titled Czar of Bizarre, Johnny Meah. Both banners are signed. The Harold huge banne...