A Flea Circus is a fully working miniature model circus with props made
from various materials, harnessed fleas manipulate the props and carry
outthe acts within thecircus. The Fleas are harnessed using very fine wire, which
is tied around the fleas neck, this is usually made from jewelers'gold wire' of
a very thin gauge, sometimes jewellers were set the task ofcreating miniature
chariots and carts for the fleas to pull!
The acts have generally been the same over the decades...
These include;
Chariots and 'horse drawn' style vehicles are pulled by a flea. High dive - the flea dives from a diving board into a pool of water below. High wire - the flea crawls across the wire to the other side with a prop. Sea-saw - the fleas ride the sea-saw. Trapeze - the fleas jump from swing to swing. Flea cannon - a flea is shot from the cannon
Acts which are not so common included.... Fleas mounted on paper horses with miniature swords etc Flea orchestras and even fleas dressed up!
The Flea Circus originates from as far back as the Egyptian times, but it was
most successful during the 1600s onwards, when these fasinating little shows were exhibited
or shown from small boxes or trunks in pubs, taverns, and at fairs.
Most flea Circuses died out before the 1940s and today there are very very few Flea Circuses
left, Svensons still "train" fleas when we can find them.
Today the few that are around tend to be called "Humbug" circuses, they are used
by entertainers for party’s, private functions and events etc.
Until you have seen a Flea Circus and the look on children’s (and adults!) faces
you can’t appreciate how entertaining they are!
Humbug Flea Circuses are our speciality!
And after many years of absence the Flea Circus is rising
in popularity once again, as well as our show we also make
Flea Circuses, we make more circuses than any other
in Europe (posibly the world?), we havequickly risen to
become the UK's most well known maker and show.
We have supplied Flea Circuses to well known entertainers in the USA,
France, Germany, Belgium, and as far away as Australia!
Our range of Small, medium, and large "Humbug" Flea Circuses contain all these acts
and of course come supplied with "fleas"
A Flea house with light and opening door!
A Flea march around the ring!
A Flea pulls a tiny chariot around the ring!
A Twin Swing Trapeze!
High wire with rope ladders and tiny set of Dumbbells!
High Dive with rope ladder and pool!
Our unique Flea kicking a football into the goal!
Our unique Flea rolling a barrel UP A HILL!
A See Saw!
A Swing!
Our unique Flea raising a match into the upright position!
Our unique flea Firing a cannon and hitting a target!
SOME FLEA INFORMATION
A flea can pull up to 700 times its own weight!
A flea can lift up to 60 times its own weight!
A flea can jump over 150 times its own hight! If a
