Magic Collection of Jay Marshall - Part III 2009-04-26 Auction - 328 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 2
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Magic Collection of Jay Marshall - Part III

Potter & Potter Auctions will conduct its second auction of magic ephemera and memorabilia from the collection of Jay Marshall on April 26th, 2009 in suburban Chicago. Previews will be held on April 25th. Of special note is a selection of Houdiniana including several typed letters, signed, with obscure information related to the great escape artist's career, an outstanding selection of apparatus dating to the turn of the 20th century, and one of 20 original copies of Dai Vernon's famous "Twenty Dollar Manuscript." Several rare lithographs, and unusual, scarce magic apparatus will also be offered in the auction. Illustrated catalogs will be available on or before April 1, 2009. All attendees of the 40th Annual Magic Collectors' Weekend will receive complimentary copies of the catalog.
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Blackstone, Harry. Two early playbills: Blackstone, Harry. Two early playbills. N.p., n.d. (ca 1914). Harry Boughton, later known as Frederik the Great and ultimately as Harry Blackstone performed with an act titled McNally & Boughton.
0028: Blackstone, Harry. Two early playbillsEst. $100-$200
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[Blow Book] Le Livre Magique: [Blow Book] Le Livre Magique. N.p. [France], ca. 1870. Publisher's wraps. Illustrated with hand-tinted plates. 16mo. The pages of the book change their appearance no less than six times when the
0030: [Blow Book] Le Livre MagiqueEst. $200-$300
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Boy's Own Conjuring Book: Boy's Own Conjuring Book. New York, Dick & Fitzgerald, 1859. Publisher's green cloth, one folding plate, illustrated with "nearly two hundred engravings." 48mo. Light wear to extremities and folding
0032: Boy's Own Conjuring BookEst. $100-$200
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Buckley, Arthur. Card Control: Buckley, Arthur. Card Control. N.p. (Chicago), 1946. First edition. Publisher's cloth, illustrated with photographs. 8vo. Good condition. Warmly signed and inscribed "To my very good friend/Bert
0037: Buckley, Arthur. Card ControlEst. $150-$250
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Cage Production: Cage Production. Chicago, A. Roterberg & Co., ca. 1900. Large nickel-plated canister 14 ¼" tall and 8 ¼" in diameter. The magician shows the canister empty and then produces a large brass birdcage
0039: Cage ProductionEst. $700-$900
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Candlestick Coin Dropper: Candlestick Coin Dropper. New Haven, Petrie & Lewis, ca. 1940. Spun copper candle holder 3 " in diameter at its widest point, which allows the performer to discreetly secure a stack of palming coins
0040: Candlestick Coin DropperEst. $100-$200
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Card Ladle: Card Ladle. Boston, C. Milton Chase, ca. 1880. Nickel plated ladle 14" long with a trapezoidal receptacle for cards. Without tampering by the magician, playing cards or billets placed in the ladle
0041: Card LadleEst. $400-$500
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Card Press/Card Keeper: Card Press/Card Keeper. Maker unknown (likely American), ca. 1910. Handsomely made hardwood card keeper/card press with space to accommodate ten packs. A sliding panel and lock keeps the cards safe
0042: Card Press/Card KeeperEst. $300-$500
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Card Rising Tray: Card Rising Tray. Los Angeles, Thayer Manufacturing Co., ca. 1940. Circular wooden tray, 9 ¾" in diameter which conceals a mechanism that actuates a black silk thread, with which a number of cards
0043: Card Rising TrayEst. $150-$250
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Card Star, ca. 1900.: Card Star. Maker unknown (likely American), ca. 1900. At the five points of this nickel plated star, five previously selected cards appear at the magician's command. Stands 16 ½" tall, 10 ½" at its
0044: Card Star, ca. 1900.Est. $500-$750
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Card Trimmer. Will & Finck ca. 1900.: Card Trimmer. San Francisco, Will & Finck, ca. 1900. Brass card trimming device, base measuring 6 x 6 ", with large nickel-plated scissors attached for altering the length and width of playing cards.
0045: Card Trimmer. Will & Finck ca. 1900.Est. $1,500-$3,000
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Card Tripod: Card Tripod. New Haven, Petrie & Lewis Co., ca. 1930. This device allows the performer to change one card for another, restore a torn piece of paper, etc. "Modernistic" crackle finish. Light wear,
0046: Card TripodEst. $150-$250
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