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JACK, Tom (Karl Breu, 1884 – 1953). Collection of Seven Esc...
JACK, Tom (Karl Breu, 1884 – 1953). Collection of Seven Esc...
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JACK, Tom (Karl Breu, 1884 – 1953). Collection of Seven Escape Artist Postcards. European, 1910s – 30s. Including one color lithographed card after a poster of Tom Jack by Friedlander; four RPPCs of Tom Jack, three showing him bound in chains; and two printed pictorial cards depicting various escapes in the Tom Jack show. Sold together with five additional cards advertising To Ya and his Ice Family, apparently a later version of the Tom Jack act featuring six albinos in “traditional ice king” dress. Divided backs, with some postally used; all in generally good or better condition. SCARCE.
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