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The Magic Collection of John Daniel

Our first magic auction of 2018 features the collection of John Daniel. The consummate collector, Daniel was also a formidable performer, builder, mover and shaker in the magic world for decades. His collection includes rarities from the shop and lathe of Floyd Thayer (for a time, Daniel owned the Owen Magic, successor to Thayer), vintage magic posters, spook show memorabilia, personal artifacts and relics from the show of Dante (Harry August Jansen), and illusions, tricks, trunks, theatrical material, and costumes from the Virgil & Julie show, among other curiosities. Catalogs ship approximately three weeks prior to the auction.
Auction Curator:
Gabe Fajuri
Gabe Fajuri
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Card Trimmer.: Card Trimmer. Circa 1920. Heavy brass scissors-type card trimmer with cast base for creating strippers and other gaffed cards. Base 6 1/8 x 6 1/8”.
0097: Card Trimmer.Est. $600-$800
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Corner Rounder.: Corner Rounder. Circa 1920. Heavy brass punch-style corner rounder. 4” tall, triangular base approximately 4” wide. Likely manufactured by George Graham of Chicago for Geo. Mason & Co. A
0098: Corner Rounder.Est. $600-$800
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Crystal Casket.: Crystal Casket. Circa 1900. Handkerchiefs appear inside an empty glass cube with nickel-plated framework. 4 1/8” cube with finely-made corner accents. Minor wear to finish, spring a bit weak. A
0099: Crystal Casket.Est. $500-$750
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Cut and Restored Ribbon.: Cut and Restored Ribbon. Circa 1930. A thick ribbon runs through a cabinet, extending from both ends. It is visibly cut in half, then made whole by opening and closing the cabinet’s front door. 12
0100: Cut and Restored Ribbon.Est. $200-$300
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Cube—A—Libre.: Cube—A—Libre. San Francisco: Marvin “Buma” Burger House of Magic, ca. 1960s. A stack of six numbered blocks rearrange themselves into the same order as the stack outside the tube. Boxed with
0101: Cube—A—Libre.Est. $150-$250
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Dancing Hank Jug.: Dancing Hank Jug. Midcentury gimmicked heavy glass five gallon carboy for a Ralph Adams style dancing handkerchief routine. Housed in custom wooden crate. Includes smaller one gallon version with
0102: Dancing Hank Jug.Est. $200-$300
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Dell O’Dell’s Own Rabbit Vanish Box.: Dell O’Dell’s Own Rabbit Vanish Box. New York: Joseph Burgun, ca. 1940s. Black wooden box with aluminum belts and decorative paper sides, on a sliding tray, used by O’Dell to vanish or produce
0103: Dell O’Dell’s Own Rabbit Vanish Box.Est. $300-$400
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Die Box.: Die Box. English, ca. 1935. Classic prop for the sucker effect in which the die vanishes from the cabinet and reappears elsewhere. 3” wooden die, five-sided metal shell (scratched). Bakelite knobs
0104: Die Box.Est. $200-$300
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T. Nelson Downs—Owned Sixth Finger.: Downs, Thomas Nelson. T. Nelson Downs—Owned Sixth Finger. American, first quarter twentieth century. Realistic plastic sixth finger gimmick owned by the famous coin manipulator. Obtained from the
0105: T. Nelson Downs—Owned Sixth Finger.Est. $400-$600
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Drawer Box.: Drawer Box. Circa 1900. Handsome hardwood drawer box with flower decal applied to uppermost surface. The empty drawer instantly fills with any number of solid objects. 7 ½” long. Drawer a bit
0106: Drawer Box.Est. $200-$300
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Exchange Tube.: Exchange Tube. American, 1945. Chrome plated cocktail shaker allows the magician to switch liquids for dry silks, one object for another. Removable plate conceals the gaff. 10” high. Sliding action
0107: Exchange Tube.Est. $150-$250
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Flowering Rose Bush.: Flowering Rose Bush. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis, ca. 1950. A barren green rose bush slowly grows real roses in a manner resembling time-lapse photography. The flowers can then be cut from the plant
0108: Flowering Rose Bush.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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Fly-To Cage.: Fly-To Cage. European, late nineteenth century. Black toleware with hand-painted green and gilt scrolls. A bird vanishes from the smaller box, reappearing within the cage on the stand some distance
0109: Fly-To Cage.Est. $400-$600
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Ink to Goldfish.: Ink to Goldfish. Vienna: Klingl, early twentieth century. Hand-blown glass vase with frosted bands, nickel-plated cap and stand with floral scroll design, facilitating the sudden change of black ink
0110: Ink to Goldfish.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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Fifth Dimension Card Frame.: Fifth Dimension Card Frame. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. Stainless steel frame in which a card that the magician previously destroyed reappears, piece by piece.
0111: Fifth Dimension Card Frame.Est. $200-$300
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Stage Size Flag Vase.: Stage Size Flag Vase. Circa 1910. Very large nickel plated vase is filled with water, covered for a moment, and is then filled with dry silk flags. Load chamber divided to accommodate liquids or
0112: Stage Size Flag Vase.Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
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Foo Can.: Foo Can. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, 1950s. Copper pitcher, stamped with the Taylor logo, for producing and vanishing liquids. 8” tall. Minor wear to finish, one small dent.
0113: Foo Can.Est. $100-$150
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Gammatration and Cosmovision.: Gammatration and Cosmovision. Norwood: John Snyder, ca. 1936. A jumbo card placed in a slatted frame is penetrated by a magic wand. The card is unharmed. It subsequently visibly changes places with
0114: Gammatration and Cosmovision.Est. $300-$400
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Mysto Pull Vanisher.: [Gimmick – Pull] Mysto Pull Vanisher. New Haven: Mysto Magic, ca. 1910. Buatier-type pull on a spring-driven pull device, in a brass case bearing the Mysto scimitar hallmark. Good working
0115: Mysto Pull Vanisher.Est. $100-$200
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Two Thornton Windlasses.: [Gimmick – Reel] Two Thornton Windlasses. Connecticut, ca. 1930. Secret devices which contain over 40 feet of fine black thread and will retract or distribute it. Used for the Dancing Handkerchief
0116: Two Thornton Windlasses.Est. $150-$250
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Over 300 Secret Magicians’ Gimmicks.: [Gimmicks] Over 300 Secret Magicians’ Gimmicks. 1900s – 60s. Large and impressive collection of sub rosa devices crafted by various makers to secretly aid magicians with a variety of tricks.
0118: Over 300 Secret Magicians’ Gimmicks.Est. $800-$1,200
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Eighteen Magicians’ Thread Reels.: [Gimmicks – Reels] Eighteen Magicians’ Thread Reels. 1900s–50s. Including nearly every model manufactured by P&L (Fantastic Cards double-reel, large reel with brake, small finger clip reels,
0119: Eighteen Magicians’ Thread Reels.Est. $250-$350
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Magicians’ Thimble Gimmicks and Tricks.: [Gimmicks – Thimbles] Magicians’ Thimble Gimmicks and Tricks. 1900s–60s. Including thimbles made by Thayer (jumbo and standard sizes), for the Chavez course, and various rhinestone-studded and
0120: Magicians’ Thimble Gimmicks and Tricks.Est. $150-$250
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