Hobos
by Judith Lile and Jim Sneed
| The Schoenhut Hobo Character Clowns | |
| The hobo, or tramp, has been a popular character clown for many years. Schoenhut called this character simply "Hobo". To see more photos of hobos, go to our Hobo photo gallery here. | |
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Black coat, plaid pants The earliest Hobos wore a black and white plaid pant, a red and white striped shirt, a black hat, and a black coat. The scarf is reddish. Keller Style I - Very Rare
No mustache head The earliest hobo style is also rarely found with no mustache. This example
has a blue and white striped shirt and plaid pants. His hat is a
reproduction made by Jim Sneed. |
Grey coat, dark gray pants This is an another example of an early two-part head hobo. Early hobos sported black hats. This hobo features a gray coat over gray pants. |
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Dark brown coat, black hat, circles shirt A later and more common shirt for hobos was one whose
pattern is an overall design of red circles.
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Brown coat, grey pants, brown coat This clown wears the early red and white striped shirt.
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One-part head The one-part head hobo wears a brown hat and a brown coat. Scarves
are brown.
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 Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Sneed
Euro Hobo |
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The reduced clown retained the overall design of the one-part head hobo - only smaller.
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