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Some Pig
Off-Ramp with John Rabe Hero Image
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Dan Carino
)
Sep 1, 2007
Some Pig
Magician Ricky Jay shows John his collection of centuries old ads of performing pigs, legless wonders, and flea circuses. The collection is at the Hammer Museum.
"Spelterini's Sapient Pig," c. 1830. Pigs, as Jay points out, are very intelligent creatures.
"Spelterini's Sapient Pig," c. 1830. Pigs, as Jay points out, are very intelligent creatures.
(
courtesy Ricky Jay/Hammer Museum
)

Magician Ricky Jay shows John his collection of centuries old ads of performing pigs, legless wonders, and flea circuses. The collection is at the Hammer Museum.

Magician Ricky Jay shows John his collection of centuries old ads of performing pigs, legless wonders, and flea circuses. The collection is at the Hammer Museum.