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Elsmore & Forster mark: The Great Cashmore - Everybodys Clown
Mark details
- Maker
- Elsmore & Forster →
- 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."





