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Last updated on January 23rd, 2026 at 08:55 pm
70s Hobo Tramp Clown Bookends
This vintage collectible, created in 1972 by Progressive Art Products, is a pair of mint condition sturdy plaster hand-painted bronze-like bookends of traveling clowns (happy hobo and sad tramp) sitting on their costume/props trunks. They would make a great gift for collectors, book lovers, and clown enthusiasts.
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