1880 Circus Family - The Wild Men of Borneo Antique Photo - 4 PHOTOS

(4 PHOTOS HERE SCROLL). 1880 Circus Family - The Wild Men of Borneo Antique PhotoThe Wild Men were midget brothers Hiram and Barney Davis. Hiram (1825–1905) was born in England.These twins were neither wild nor from Borneo but actually a pair of mentally disabled midget twins, Hiram and Barney Davis (but used their stage names Wainor and Plutanor), sold by their mother and trained by P.T. Barnum to perform. They were 40 inches tall and weighed 45 pounds each and yet they performed great feats of strength. They continued performing for 50 years.