Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890), often erroneously called John Merrick, was an English man known for having severe deformities. He was first exhibited at a freak show under the stage name "the Elephant Man", and then went to live at the London Hospital after meeting Sir Frederick Treves, subsequently becoming well known in London society. More about Elephant Man
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Merrick was born in Leicester and began to develop abnormally before the age of five. His mother died when he was eleven, and his father soon remarried. Rejected by his father and stepmother, he left home and went to live with his uncle, Charles Merrick. In 1879, 17-year-old Merrick entered the Leicester Union Workhouse. In 1884, he contacted a showman named Sam Torr and proposed that he might be exhibited. Torr arranged for a group of men to manage Merrick, whom they named "the Elephant Man". After touring the East Midlands, Merrick travelled to London to be exhibited in a penny gaff shop rented by showman Tom Norman. The shop was visited by surgeon Frederick Treves, who invited Merrick to be physically examined. Merrick was displayed by Treves at a meeting of the Pathological Society of London in 1884, after which Norman's shop was closed by the police. Merrick then joined Sam Roper's circus and was toured in Europe.The most expensive item with a signature of Elephant Man (David Bowie SIGNED AUTOGRAPH The Elephant Man 1980 AFTAL UACC RD) was sold in May 2020 for £476.00 while the cheapest item (Freddy Jones SIGNED photo - J38 - The Elephant Man) found a new owner for £0.01 in April 2018. The month with the most items sold (3) was November 2020 with an average selling price of £13.63 for an autographed item of Elephant Man. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2021 with £19.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.00 was April 2018. In average, an autographed item from Elephant Man is worth £6.50.
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1999 THE ELEPHANT MAN COVER SIGNED BY JOHN HURT. | £13.63 | ||
1999 THE ELEPHANT MAN COVER SIGNED BY SIR JOHN ARTHUR GIELGUD. | £5.61 | ||
Deirdre Costello (The Elephant Man) Signed Photo | £3.00 | ||
Dr Who (Kirsty) HANNAH GORDON `The Elephant Man` etc Signed card | £9.15 | ||
Freddie Jones The Elephant Man Etc Signed 6x4 B/W Photo Signed Autographed | £7.50 | ||
John Hurt signed 5 x 3 card - The Elephant Man - Harry Potter - SC268 | £3.77 | ||
John Hurt Signed 6x4 Photo Doctor Who The Elephant Man Genuine Autograph + COA | £19.99 | ||
John Hurt Signed 6x4 Photo Doctor Who The Elephant Man Genuine Autograph + COA | £19.99 | ||
John Hurt Signed A4 FRAMED photo Autograph display Elephant Man Film & COA | £79.99 | ||
Original Hand Signed Autograph - Hannah Gordon - Doctor Who - The Elephant Man | £5.95 |