Dai Vernon/Bruce Cervon Magic Collections

Collection of magician's autographs and ephemera

[Autographs and Ephemera] Collection of magician's autographs and...

Bruce Cervon's Ball and Cone

Ball and Cone. Maker unknown, ca. 1970. Black leather cone and set...

Over 60 20th century magicians' brochures & ads

[Brochures and Advertising] Collection of over sixty 20th century...

Engraved portrait of Matthew Buchinger

Buchinger, Matthew. Engraved portrait of Matthew Buchinger, the...

Buffum, Richard. Dai Vernon Interview Transcript.

The original typewritten transcript of a multi-part interview...

Accumulation of dozens of card tricks & props from t

[Card Magic] Accumulation of dozens of card tricks and props from...

Cervon, Bruce. Dai Vernon's Silk Dyeing Routine

. Three typed pages with 15 hand-tinted illustrations of the silk...

Chop Cup. N.p., Al Wheatley, ca. 1950.

Tall bamboo cup painted with Asian motif for the traditional one...

Chop Cup. Maker unknown (likely Inzani-Henley)

, ca. 1965. Small tooled Italian leather Chop Cup bearing the...

Over 100 close-up magic tricks and props from the c

[Close-Up Tricks] Over 100 close-up magic tricks and props from...

Coin tricks and trick coins from the collection of

[Coin Magic] Coin tricks and trick coins from the collection of...

Bruce Cervon's private files - magic correspondence

[Correspondence] Bruce Cervon's personal archive of magic...

Coll. of 39 magic-related letters to Gerald Kosky

[Correspondence] Collection of 39 magic-related letters to Gerald...

Coll. of 13 magic-related letters to Earl Violet

[Correspondence] Collection of 13 magic-related letters to Earl...

Jacob Daley's Notebooks Annotated by Bruce Cervon

Csuri, Frank. Jacob Daley's Notebooks. [Teaneck], n.d. Publisher's...

Bruce Cervon's Cufflinks

. Two sets of ornamental cufflinks, worn by Bruce Cervon during...

Bruce Cervon's Cylinder and Coins - Ramsay

Cylinder and Coins. Maker unknown (American), ca. 1980. Leather...

Dice Boxes Given to Bruce Cervon by Dai Vernon.

A pair of gifts from the great sleight-of-hand artist to his...

Exacto Rising Cards made by Al Wheatley, ca. 1960

Exacto Rising Cards. N.p., Al Wheatley, ca. 1960. Bench-made...

Paul Fox magic archive: blueprints and letters

Fox, Paul (Paul Fuchs). Archive of correspondence and...

Archive of Karl Fulves correspondence and tricks. F

Fulves, Karl. Archive of Karl Fulves correspondence and tricks...

Three Himber Wallets. From the collection of Bruce

Cervon, three checkbook-style Himber wallets used to vanish...

Houdini Movie poster. One sheet (28 x 40")

[Houdini Movie] Houdini Movie poster. One sheet (28 x...

Archive of Roger Klause/Bruce Cervon correspondenc

Klause, Roger. Archive of Roger Klause/Bruce Cervon correspondence...

Roger W. Klause's Notebooks of Vernon's, Elmsley's

Klause, Roger. Roger W. Klause's Notebooks of Vernon's, Elmsley's...

Bruce Cervon's Linking Rings

. Maker unknown (American), ca. 1970. Bruce Cervon's personal...

Los Magicos unpublished book manuscript

[Los Magicos] Los Magicos unpublished book manuscript. Including...

13 manuscripts & publications from the collection o

[Manuscripts] Collection of 13 magic trick manuscripts and...

Bruce Cervon's index of Marlo's published works

[Marlo Index] Bruce Cervon's index of Ed Marlo's published works...

Portrait of Dai Vernon signed & inscribed to Cervon

Mason, Eric. Portrait of Dai Vernon signed and inscribed to Bruce...

Group of mentalism/mindreading tricks from the coll

[Mentalism] Group of mentalism/mindreading tricks from the...

Group of Charlie Miller ephemera. Including one ALS

Miller, Charlie (Charles Earle Miller). Group of Charlie Miller...

Multiplying Watch Act. Maker unknown (possibly Conr

adi), ca. 1930. Set of seven custom-made watches, gimmicked for a...

18 packs of playing cards owned/used by Dai Vernon

[Playing Cards] 18 packs of playing cards owned and used by Dai...

Archive of 116 letters from Faucett Ross to Bruce C

Ross, Faucett. Archive of 116 letters from Faucett Ross to Bruce...

Scotty York's Color Changing Knives.

[Washington, D.C.], York and Wells, ca. 1988. Professional set of...

Bruce Cervon's archive of Dai Vernon silhouette mem

[Silhouettes] Bruce Cervon's archive of Dai Vernon silhouette...

Stage and Parlor Tricks from the collection of Bruc

[Stage and Parlor Tricks] Stage and Parlor Tricks from the...

Steranko, James. The Ultimate Move. An unpublished

113-page manuscript on estimation, intended as a follow up to the...

Bruce Cervon's Parlor Act and props.

Included in a slim brown leather case are the props for well over...

Bruce Cervon's Tradeshow Act

. Including his Malini Egg Bag, Linking Rings, Cards to Pocket...

Vanishing Birdcage. Maker unknown (likely American)

, ca. 1940. Semi-rigid model. Nickel-plated rectangular cage...

Dai Vernon's "Ashes."

Small bottle with cork stopper and color label bearing a...

Vernon, Dai. Secrets, collection of eight editions/

variants. V.p., v.d. Including editions of varying lengths and...

Bruce Cervon's research archive of Dai Vernon's lif

[Vernon Biography] Bruce Cervon's research archive of Dai Vernon's...

Bruce Cervon's research archive of Dai Vernon's pub

[Vernon Tricks] Bruce Cervon's research archive of Dai Vernon's...

Vernon, Dai. The Vernon Touch, December 1985.

Five single-sided manuscript pages in pencil, written Vernon's...

Vernon, Dai. The Vernon Touch, January 1986.

Five single-sided manuscript pages in pencil, written Vernon's...

Vernon, Dai. The Vernon Touch, April 1986.

Six single-sided manuscript pages in pencil, written Vernon's...

Archive of Roy Walton correspondence to Bruce Cervo

Walton, Roy. Archive of Roy Walton correspondence to Bruce Cervon...