These accessories were used by the Humpty Dumpty circus performers as part of their acts.

Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Andy Yaffee

Hoop

The hoop is used for the wide animal acts for the lions and tigers to jump through. The hoop came in a regular and reduced size.

Whips

The yellow whip on the left is a reduced size. The center whip is a regular size with a rounded handle and the dark red whip on the right is a regular size with a flattened handle. The whips for the clown in the chariot will have a small hole through it about one inch from the handle.

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Parasol

We have not seen a parasol that we could positively identify as a Schoenhut circus item. Schoenhut likely bought their supply from Japan.

Photo by Jim Sneed

Cane

The cane is usually illustrated with a ribbon ties around it. This ribbon is most often missing. Early illustrations of canes show them as being straight but we haven't seen one that did not have a curved handle.

Photo by Judith Lile

Spinning Bowl

The spinning bowl is a popular accessory for the Chinese acrobats. This is a rare accessory especially with its original stick.

American Flag

The American flag was used to decorate the reduced tent, as a stand alone (shown here), and as a hand-held accessory for performers. The Schoenhut flags were all stitched along their edges.

Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Andy Yaffee

Bottle

The bottle in the circus was used for balancing acts. It also appears in Teddy Roosevelt as a table item. The label reads "HUMPTY DUMPTY EXTRA DRY".

Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Andy Yaffee

Wheelbarrow

Wheelbarrows can be red or blue. They were first made for the farm sets but are a good prop for the circus clowns.

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Balancing Rod

The balancing rod is an accessory, mainly for the high wire walkers.