Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Posso. First National Pictures, 350 Feet. Silent, with both colour and black and white footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Buster Keaton in 'The Blacksmith' and 'Hill Billy Hotel'. Sophie Dawn in 'The Bare Truth'. Harold Lloyd in 'His Royal Slyness', The Dance, Make Mine Roman Style, George O’Brien in 'Three Stooges Go West' and Walter Forde in 'Walter’s Paying Policy'.

Contract agreement between Grand Palace, Clapham Junction and Ben Jackson, signed by Walter Gibbons proprietor and lessee.

Contract between Milton Bode and Edward Compton proprietors of Theatre of Varieties and Ben Jackson to appear at the Royalty Theatre, Chester.

Contract between Thos-Hargreaves of Rochdale from Chevalier Cliquot’s Universal Theatrical Variety Agency and Ben Jackson to perform at New Palace T. Rochdale for one week starting 18 December 1911.

Orchestral Band of the Company at Crystal Palace. Variety of acts including Balloon Ascents, Comic Ballet and Steam carrousels. Printed by: T.K. Burt and Co., Wine Office Court, Fleet Street.

Fred E. Rayne presents The Tonics, Joe Hodson comedian, Rene Rayne soubrette, Helen Allayne musical comedy soprano, Arthur Dixon Pianist Entertainer, Frank Elans entertainer, Mamie Benson The Versatility Girl, Teddie Stanton comedian, Doris Foskett a smile and a song. Red and black type on white background. Printed by ‘Visiter’. Printing Works, Tulketh Street.

Handbills for travelling exhibitions and sideshows at Crystal Palace and South London.

Fireworks Display at Crystal Palace. Firework display including "Blowing up of the Bridge of Kehl". Also, Offenbach's Comic Operettas.

Bexhill. Tissington and Craig Productions present Edgar Sawyer in the scintillating Summer Show ‘Moonshine’, Edgar Sawyer comedian, Linda Love soprano comedienne, Bobby Bent Comedian, Yvonne Ford Speciality dancer, Jean Ward Acrobatic dancer, Robert King Baritone, Leo Conriche at the grand piano, Marjorie Yardley piano, Derek Pilcher drums, Doreen Brebner speciality dancer, The Izna Roselli Dancers. Black type on yellow background. Printed by Willsons, Printers, Leicester.

This collection contains black and white photographs and postcards of several generations of the Decar family with a strong focus on John Decar and his act as Decar and Tomato. It also includes other circus performers as well as autograph books and a scrapbook.

Scrapbook containing newspaper cuttings, black and white photographs, handbills, two pages from the Belfast Hippodrome programme and letters concerning the Decar and Tomato Act while travelling around Australia, New Zealand, 21p.p used, 54p.p blank.

Jasper Redfern's Animated and Packed House Monkey Company. Special Attraction of the Sloppy-Faced Bloated Blood-Nosed Comedian - Herbert Betts. George Dinnie - Strongman. J.E. Linstead - Baritone. Mr Phonograph with Dolly Gray and others. Professor Fred. ‘The Manager will nurse babies at 1D per Hour’. 2pp.

8mm. Silent, in Colour. Commercial film. A very rare Russian clown comedy with origial routine.

Lord Byron’s Manfred!, at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. Also Comedietta of John Dobbs, 4pp. Printed by Thompson and Harrison, Wilderness Lane, Salisbury Square, E.C.

Preston Circus Brighton, Ben Jackson, in banjo tricks and banjo comedy, Nellie Delahey, soprano vocalist, Harlow Cleveland, vocalist (late of Mr. Geo, Edwards’s 'Merry Widow Co'). Blue type on white background.

Early British circus and variety programmes including Astley's, Batty's and Lord George Sanger's circus.

Farmer Jones and his musical pigs, Mother Jones and her family of barnyard fowls, Ben Jackson, musical act. Black type on greenish paper and photographs of the acts. Printed by Stamp Works print.