The Flea Circus originates from as far back as the Egyptian times but was most successful during the 1600s onwards, when these were exhibited or shown from small boxes in pubs and taverns and at fairs.
The builder of the Flea Circuses for sale on this site is Eric of Svensons - a mechanical engineer with nearly 30 years of "hands-on" experience in many different aspects of engineering and industry.
In the past Flea Circuses were made pretty crudely with any materials that happened to be at hand. This made them rather awkward to use and notoriously temperamental!