1939 Ringling Bros Barnum Bailey Circus Giant's Ring Souvenir Gottlieb Fischer

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c.1939 Ringling Bros Barnum Bailey Circus Giant's Ring Souvenir Gottlieb FischerThis ring is a souvenir from the Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey circus from long ago. The GF in the center represents Gottlieb Fischer who at the time worked for the circus and billed as a giant or tallest man in the world at 7'2" tall. Made of ceramic or stoneware. It measures 1 1/2" x 1 5/8" width and length. The smaller part of the band is 1.2" wide and the part with the R.B.B.B. (GF) Circus is 3/4". The parts that are unglazed are factory misses and seems to be the norm for this ring. You can see a small nick in the bottom edge but it has glaze in it and appears to be a part of the original ceramic pour.From the Tallestman website - "Gottlieb Fischer (or Fred Fischer as he was often called) was born in Austria. Early in his career he exhibited himself under the name Prince Yose. He met his future wife, Elfriede Fischer, when both were working at a dance revue in London. They married in November 1933. A few years later, in 1937, they went to America to work for Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus and Cole Brothers circus as Mr. and Mrs. Long. This name did not stick for long (pun intended) and soon they called themselves by their real names Mr. and Mrs. Fischer when they started working for Ringling Brothers. It is from this time that Gottlieb Fischer and Elfriede read more
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