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Two hoboes, one carrying a bindle, walking along railroad tracks after being put off a train (c. 1880s –1930s). A hobo is homeless in the United States. [1] [2] Hoboes, tramps, and bums are generally regarded as related, but distinct: a hobo travels and is willing to work; a tramp travels, but avoids work if possible; a bum neither travels nor works.
The most prevalent character clown in the American circus is the tramp or hobo clown with a thick five-o'clock shadow and wearing shabby, crumpled garments. When working in a traditional trio situation, the character clown will play "contre-auguste" (a second, less wild auguste), siding with either the white or red clown.
The most prevalent character clown in the American circus is the hobo, tramp or bum clown. There are subtle differences in the American character clown types. The primary differences among these clown types is attitude. According to American circus expert Hovey Burgess, [where?] they are: The Hobo: Migratory and finds work where he travels.
"A Tramp's Nest in Ludlow Street", How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York (1890), by Jacob Riis. Wanderers have existed since ancient times. The modern concept of the "tramp" emerges with the expansion of industrial towns in the early nineteenth century, with the consequent increase in migrant labor and pressure on housing.
Hang a tramp art mirror to add depth and contrast in a small painted powder room or a minimalist entry hall, or add a tramp art box on a perfectly curated bookshelf for a note of rough-hewn texture.
First note: after the bulleted list, the article asserts that there is a difference between "tramp" and "hobo" but does not explain what that difference is. (Judging by the definitions the article gives, they appear to be the same thing!) Second, where is the historical context for the usage of these terms?
hobo, a homeless person who travels from place to place looking for work, often by "freighthopping", illegally catching rides on freight trains; Schnorrer, a Yiddish term for a person who travels from city to city begging. Both terms, "tramp" and "hobo" (and the distinction between them), were in common use between the 1880s and the 1940s.
The bindle is colloquially known as the blanket stick, particularly within the Northeastern hobo community. A hobo who carried a bindle was known as a bindlestiff. According to James Blish in his novel A Life for the Stars, a bindlestiff was specifically a hobo who had stolen another hobo's bindle, from the colloquium stiff, as in steal.