This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/30/2022
BALSAM, Casper “Col.” (1904-1968). Colonel Casper. Circa 1949. Police uniform as worn by Casper Balsam in his role as deputy police chief of Trenton, N.J. (Col. Casper was in charge of Trenton's "fashion show" at the Ninth Annual Trenton Police Show, "Anything May Happen," held March 20, 1949). Mounted on a wooden likeness and enclosed in a wood and glass case. 58 x 30 ½ x 18”. Wear to case; exposed nails. Lot includes an issue of the Saturday Evening Post (Feb. 28, 1953) depicting Balsam on p. 27 in police uniform. Balsam performed as one of the Munchkins in 1939’s The Wizard of Oz and spent the years after as a mainstay on the carnival circuit. This display was auctioned for a fundraiser for the International Circus Hall of Fame in Peru, Indiana 18 July 2019. Third party transportation required.