15 Old Circus Tricks That Will Chill Your Blood (16 Photos)

We know that everything ancient and mysterious gives rise to mystery and makes me want to look into the past even more. circus performers in all times, and all over the world, were famous for their craftsmanship and "superpowers". In this post you will see vintage images interesting tricks that will not leave you indifferent.




1. Yasmine Trevanna demonstrates the fire swallowing trick in the headquarters of the Magic Circle, an organization that supports the development trick arts. London, 9 October 1961



2. Eddie Kidd, English stunt rider, jumps over 24-meter dismantled span of the railway bridge for the film "Heavy Metal". Essex, England, 1979



3. Stunt driver Keith Bowen flies his car over 13 parked cars and breaks the world record at the racetrack Trunkston, England, November 14, 1975



4. Rope walker Gene Mendes walks a tightrope over a bear enclosure, 1972



5. Galen Gotch under the wheels of a car preparing for the World Strongman Championship in New York, 1920



6. Circus strongman Stefan demonstrates his power by towing a car with his teeth, Berlin, 1925



7. Fakir performs a trick with hundreds of nails, 1955



8. Sergeant Major Tom Gledhill jumps on a motorcycle through a row of twenty lying people, at a speed of 72 kilometers per hour, 1966



9. Joe Smith, a strong blacksmith from Gloucester, holds a part of a road barrier in his teeth, March 28, 1936



10. Acrobatic dancers rehearse on the roof of a building near Trafalgar Square, 1938



11 Earl's Court Circus Elephant With A Man In His Mouth



12. Fakir Mira Sumac holds a Citroen, along with passengers, Brussels



13. Acrobats practice their act, circa 1927



14. Mary Connors in the form of a cannonball fired across the River Avon in Bristol, August 1974



15. Air acrobat Schindler demonstrates one of his tricks on the plane, 1927