Isaac W. Sprague (May 21, 1841, in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts[1] - January 5, 1887, in Chicago, Illinois[2]) was a famous "human skeleton".
Although normal for most of his childhood, Sprague began losing weight at age 12.[3] In 1865, he joined a circus sideshow, becoming "the Living Skeleton" or "the Original Thin Man".[3][4] The next year P. T. Barnum hired Sprague to work at his American Museum until it burned down in 1868, continuing off and on to tour him throughout the country.[4] By the age of 44, he was 5 feet and 6 inches tall with a weight of only 43 pounds.[3] He died in poverty[4] due to asphyxia.[1]
He married Minnie Thompson[1] or Tamar Moore,[4] and the couple had three strong, healthy and robust sons.[2]
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   | Human Skeletons - Human Skeletons, Thin Men, Skinny Folk, Anorexia.... |
| | Isaac Sprague Pitch Flyer - Sideshow World, Sideshow Performers from around the world. |
| | I. W. Sprague: Steven Bolin's Vintage Sideshow Photographs - I. W. Sprague : Steven Bolin's Vintage Sideshow Photographs : |
| | The Human Marvels: Isaac W. Sprague - ISAAC W. SPRAGUE - The Original Living Skeleton | The Human Marvels |
| | "The Living Skeleton; He Agrees to Give His Body to Harvard Medical College" - THE LIVING SKELETON.; HE AGREES TO GIVE HIS BODY TO HARVARD MEDICAL CO... - Article Preview - The New York Times |
| | "Death of 'Living Skeleton'" - DEATH OF THE "LIVING SKELETON." - Article Preview - The New York Times |
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