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High Wires
 
by Judith Lile and Jim Sneed

 The High Wires

The high wire accessories make an excellent prop for the circus acrobats. They are hard-to-find accessories. 

 

 

 


Photo by Judith Lile

Horizontal Bar

The horizontal bar appears in their 1918 copyright catalog. The wire is square to help balance the performers.

 


Photo by Judith Lile

Tight Rope

The Tight Rope was an early piece that was probably not produced for long since they are rare today. They were advertised in their later, 1928 copyright, catalogs. It was also part of sets of acrobats. The "tight rope" is a piece of square wire.


Photo by Judith Lile

 


Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Andy Yaffee

This is the acrobat set from the early 1900s.