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Many early circus toys were made from wood and wood products. The performers were either turned on a lathe and fitted with cloth suits like the Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty circus shown below, or cut from flat sheets and painted or lithographed like the Reed circus also shown below.
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Sneed Schoenhut's Humpty Dumpty Circus The Schoenhut Company made their Humpty Dumpty circus primarily from wood, felt, paper, and various wood and plaster compositions.
Photo by Jim Sneed Reed's Gigantic Circus This circus was made entirely of lithographed wood.	Photo by Jim Sneed
Photo by Jim Sneed	Photo by Jim Sneed For more on the Reed Circus, click here
Pull-Apart Animal Circus Click here to see the wonderful wooden Pull-Apart Circus