Circus banner

€ 6.995,00

All original, 1930'ties circus fairground boxing troup banner. Handpainted onto thick canvas. Approx 290 cm'ers high, 285 wide.

These traveling boxing tents invited local men to challenge their boxers for a prize, often resulting in a practical boxing lesson for the challenger. The troupe's leader would invite showgoers to "throw on a glove" and challenge one of his boxers or wrestlers for a prize of "a round or two for a pound or two".