Format: Process screen and letterpress, postcard format, pair, 16.6 x 10.3cm.

Captions read “With Elsie’s compliments, from Tasmania” and “With Barney’s compliments, native of Cooktown”. Verso of each postcard includes Elsie’s or Barney’s physical statistics.

Text includes “C.H. Wildy printer, Adelaide. Direction C. Ross”.

Barney Worth was considered at one point “the fattest man in the world.” In 1925 he toured Tasmania alongside Elsie Thompson before they were to make a five year tour of America as sideshow attractions. Ref: Perth Mirror 26.12.1925; Qld Daily Mercury 26.4.1937.

Creases, slight soiling.