While out thrifting today I picked up an odd bagged assortment of tiny, random doo-dads for 5 bucks. Miniatures, gumball machine toys, pendants, all sorts of kitschy fun! After eyeing each individual piece, I noticed this metal, large, heavy-ish ring.
The ring reads: CLIFF/8FT 7"/GIANT/460/THOMPSON. So I googled it & discovered I had a very neato treat indeed!This ring is one of many that were sold at circuses & carnivals as souveniers, from the early 1900's through the mid 1960's. And this ring was the only one of all the "Giant" rings that displayed both the height & weight (460 lbs.).
Cliff Thompson was born in 1904 & died in 1955.
