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DETAILS: Original Sign Sautelle handbill for his Wild West Show / Circus. Circa 1890. Measures 8.5\" x 4.5\" inches.
BIOGRAPHY: George Satterly, the son of a shoemaker was born in Luzerne, NY in 1848 he later changed his name to Sig Sautelle. After the outbreak of the Civil War young George persuaded his father to allow him to join the Union Army, whereSatterly served as a drummer boy. As it turns out this event was the beginning if his circus career. In the army he made the acquaintance of a ventriloquist who began teaching Sig the \"art\" of magic and publis performance. . Sig worked on the side shows as a magician, a ventriloquist and a puppeteer. In the 1880s, Sig set out to form the Sig Sautelles Circus. Sig\'s plan was to tour his circus on a flatboat, (the \"Belle\" named after his wife Ida Belle) along the Erie Canal. He had special wagons build with short spoked wheels to lower the height so the wagons would pass under the bridges of the canal. This idea was very successful, and after a few seasons Sig purchased a second boat , (the \"Kitty\") to accommodate the growing circus.
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Established 1987
Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper items with a particularfocus on counter culture materials.We carry an extensive selectionoffine art books and photographs. We invite everyone to visit our storeto see our entireinventory.
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