Major Zamora
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Major Zamora was a
Houdini. He was billed, alternately, as "The Triple-jointed Dwarf" and "The Triple-jointed Wonder." His ad hype claimed he was 'triple-jointed' in all the connections of his body. Zamora performed in circus acrobat tights, and sported the large handlebar moustache so common in men's grooming of the 1890s. Zamora stood 32 inches (0.81 m) in height and weighed 54 pounds (24 kg).[1]
Zamora's features were squeezing himself in and out of an oversized, but still quite small, bottle, and escaping after being tied, chained, handcuffed and locked inside a small, upright box. Zamora is referred to in Panorama of Magic by Milbourne Christopher, and in Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women by Ricky Jay.[citation needed]
Zamora married Tina Goughman, who was billed as the "smallest living woman" and was 4 inches taller than the Major.[1]
References
- ^ a b MARRIAGE OF MIDGETS. Evening Post. 7 Jan. 1893.