thecircusblog | January 5, 2009
Caller: A person on a platform of a side show calling the people on the midway to the show. Also referred to as a “Barker”.
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thecircusblog | January 5, 2009
Twenty Four Sheeter: The size of the advertising paper that was pasted on barns & fences etc. The size of the poster paper was 24′ x 24″. Sometimes they would be used in a collage, using different pictures. A second definition was to describe a person that was showing off.
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thecircusblog | January 4, 2009
Hanging Paper: to put up advertisement posters previous to a show coming to town
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thecircusblog | January 4, 2009
Blowed the Spot: missed the show or town for various reasons
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thecircusblog | January 4, 2009
Kibitz: 2 or more people having a conversation
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thecircusblog | January 4, 2009
Blow Off: a crowd leaving a tent or grandstand…entering the midway
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thecircusblog | January 2, 2009
Flat Store: A sophisticated, adult carnival game concession
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thecircusblog | January 2, 2009
Hankey Pank: Carnival kid’s game
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thecircusblog | January 2, 2009
Joint: Food or game concession
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thecircusblog | January 2, 2009
Usz Fay: the police
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