Lady Acrobats

The Schoenhut Lady Acrobats
The Lady Acrobat has been performing in circuses for a very long time, usually with gent acrobats.
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Donna and Keith Kaonis. Composition head Lady Acrobat This example is the only composition head Lady Acrobat we have seen. The head design appears to be the same as one of the composition Lady Riders. Keller Style I - one known	Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Sneed Bisque - head Lady Acrobat The Lady Acrobat is known in both the bisque and one-part head versions. Early ones were made with gold tone rickrack and gold paste decorations on the front of her suit. Sometimes the legs were painted red to simulate leggings. Keller Style II - Rare
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Andy Yaffee Lady Acrobat, bisque - head, red leggings and sleeves This very pretty bisque head lady acrobat features red-painted sleeves and leggings. Keller Style II - Very Rare Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Andy Yaffee Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Sneed	Photo by Andy Ourant, courtesy of Noel Barrett Auctions Bisque - head Lady Acrobat in green Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Susan Turner Lady Acrobat, bisque head, yellow hair, purple suit Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Susan Turner
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Norman Cole Lady Acrobat, bisque - head, red leggings The braiding used on this example is black with orange highlights. Keller Style II - Scarce Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Sneed	Stringing Cord Attachment Designs Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Sneed Looped Wire Elastic cord runs through all of the actors and animals in the circus. To attach the cord to the bisque heads, three methods were used. One is shown above exiting a hole in the hair through which is inserted a wire that is looped to hold it in place. The elastic cord is attached to a hook at the other end of the wire. Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Sneed Hemp Cord Another method was to use a hemp or similar fiber string to hold the elastic under the neck and knotted at the hair hole to anchor it in place. The knot was painted to match the color of the hair. Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Sneed Embedded Wire The third method required that the wire hook holding the elastic cord be embedded in the head so that no exit hole was made. This method resulting in the cleanest look.
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Susan Turner One-part head Lady Acrobat The last Lady Acrobat was the one-part composition head. Due to hand painting, the face features can vary quite a bit from sample to sample. Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Susan Turner	Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Vicki and Mike Smith One-part head Lady Acrobat Keller Style III - Scarce Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Vicki and Mike Smith
Reduced Size Lady Acrobats No reduced size lady acrobats have been found nor have any been recorded in any catalog.