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Elsmore & Forster mark: The Great Cashmore - Everybodys Clown

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Mark details

Maker
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Period
Undated
Wording
The Great Cashmore - Everybodys Clown
Appearance
globe
Type
printed
Material
earthenware
Place
Tunstall, England

Notes

" " Joe Cashmore... According to John Turner’s biographical dictionary of British circus performers, Joe’s father was a clown named Ike Cashmore and his mother, billed as Madame Cashmore, was a noted tight-rope performer and equestrian. His full name was Joseph Henry Cashmore, and advertisements printed in The Era (a contemporary trade journal for entertainers) listed his skills as: "Comic Knockabout Clown, High Stilts, Juggler, Running , Vaulter, &c."

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