He Buys Oddities Of Nature For Sideshow Exhibit
If you have a calf born with 2 heads or a pig with 6 legs, don’t just toss it on the compost heap. Contact Clay McCartney because he may be interested in buying it. Two-headed animals and other freaks of nature have fascinated the Lewiston, Idaho man since his parents first took him to see a sideshow-type exhibition as a child. Since then, he has put together an impressive collection of multi-headed and multi-limbed animals of his own, as well as shrunken heads and mummies.
“I have friends in the sideshow business, and recently decided to start building my own sideshow,” McCartney explains. “Our show is being designed to travel from town to town. That way people who can’t see a place like Ripley’s will be able to see preserved two-headed animals and live freaks of nature.”
He already takes part of his collection to schools where students and adults say they learn from and enjoy his mini-shows.
Not all of McCartney’s creatures are dead.
“I would have to say the most unusual and rarest (in my collection) is our living five-legged Sulcata tortoise that’s 2 years old. Most animal freaks don’t live long.”
Other items in his collection include: conjoined, two-faced and one-eyed pigs, two-headed snakes and lizards, two-faced kittens and an eight-legged kitten.
He preserves some animals in formaldehyde and takes larger species, such as his dwarf calf, to a taxidermist.
“We pay money for animals, and the price varies due to type, size and rarity. If it’s something we don’t have and want, we pay top dollar,” McCartney says. “I usually want to see pictures, know how long it’s been dead, asking price, etc. If a deal is worked out, I send a crate with everything one needs to ship the animal. If it’s something I’m not interested in, I have people who buy stuff I don’t need.”
McCartney welcomes calls and emails about all leads regarding nature’s oddities.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Clay McCartney, 1305 7th Ave., Lewiston, Idaho 83501 (ph 208 305-7981; odditie.sideshow.collector.80@gmail.com).
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He Buys Oddities Of Nature For Sideshow Exhibit MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous If you have a calf born with 2 heads or a pig with 6 legs don’t just toss it on the compost heap Contact Clay McCartney because he may be interested in buying it Two-headed animals and other freaks of nature have fascinated the Lewiston Idaho man since his parents first took him to see a sideshow-type exhibition as a child Since then he has put together an impressive collection of multi-headed and multi-limbed animals of his own as well as shrunken heads and mummies “I have friends in the sideshow business and recently decided to start building my own sideshow ” McCartney explains “Our show is being designed to travel from town to town That way people who can’t see a place like Ripley’s will be able to see preserved two-headed animals and live freaks of nature ” He already takes part of his collection to schools where students and adults say they learn from and enjoy his mini-shows Not all of McCartney’s creatures are dead “I would have to say the most unusual and rarest in my collection is our living five-legged Sulcata tortoise that’s 2 years old Most animal freaks don’t live long ” Other items in his collection include: conjoined two-faced and one-eyed pigs two-headed snakes and lizards two-faced kittens and an eight-legged kitten He preserves some animals in formaldehyde and takes larger species such as his dwarf calf to a taxidermist “We pay money for animals and the price varies due to type size and rarity If it’s something we don’t have and want we pay top dollar ” McCartney says “I usually want to see pictures know how long it’s been dead asking price etc If a deal is worked out I send a crate with everything one needs to ship the animal If it’s something I’m not interested in I have people who buy stuff I don’t need ” McCartney welcomes calls and emails about all leads regarding nature’s oddities Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Clay McCartney 1305 7th Ave Lewiston Idaho 83501 ph 208 305-7981; odditie sideshow collector 80@gmail com
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