THE MAGIC COLLECTION OF RICH BLOCH 2015-04-04 Auction - 344 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL
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Singing Bird Box Automaton. Switzerland, Charles Reuge,Sam Samborn Mental Miracle Watch. 1973.Cups / Balls. Alphabet Découpé hand colored print, 1860
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THE MAGIC COLLECTION OF RICH BLOCH

On April 4th, 2015, Potter & Potter will offer the magic collection of Richard Bloch for sale at public auction. Among the items featured will be a first edition of Erdnase's famous book, The Expert at the Card Table, a fantastic automaton Stull-type pocket watch (as well as other fine watches and clocks), a customized version of Kerry Pollock's Enchanted Bottle, uncommon magic trade catalogs, an uncommon Houdini press book, and apparatus made by Collectors Workshop and other well-known crafters of props and illusions. In addition, a selection of choice ephemera and posters, including examples advertising Chung Ling Soo, Kellar, and Thurston, will be offered in the auction.
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The Herbert Marsh Book Test.: [Book Tests] Marsh, Herbert J. The Herbert Marsh Book Test. New York: Magico Magazine, v.d. Two volumes of poetry in red buckram, stamped in silver on spine. Lacking instructions, else fine condition.
0002: The Herbert Marsh Book Test.Est. $100-$200
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Eight classic literature book tests.: [Book Tests] Lot of eight classic literature book tests. V.p, v.d. Five softcover titles from New Road Classics (2009 – 11); and one each from Repetition Press (n.d.), Flashback Publications
0003: Eight classic literature book tests.Est. $100-$200
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Three book tests based on Doyle and Twain.: [Book Tests] Lot of three book tests based on Doyle and Twain. V.p., v.d. Cloth. Two book tests from Repetition Press drawing from books by Mark Twain, each numbered from editions of 101 copies; and
0004: Three book tests based on Doyle and Twain.Est. $100-$200
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Cabala. Asuza, Owen Magic [?], ca. 1960.: Cabala. Asuza, Owen Magic [?], ca. 1960. A half dollar coin passes through a solid sheet of glass secured in a wooden box. Finely made from hardwood. Good.
0008: Cabala. Asuza, Owen Magic [?], ca. 1960.Est. $150-$250
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Ultimate Coin Ladder. Collectors’ Workshop.: Ultimate Coin Ladder. Washington D.C., Collectors’ Workshop, ca. 1997. Coins produced from thin air cascade down the ladder. Devices hidden in the ladder facilitate the production, including stacks
0011: Ultimate Coin Ladder. Collectors’ Workshop.Est. $1,500-$2,500
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Any Drink Called For. Arizona, Signature Pieces.: Any Drink Called For. Arizona, Signature Pieces, ca. 2002. An empty spirit bottle is placed, upside down, into a spigot resting inside a handsome wooden cabinet. A glass is then filled from the empty
0017: Any Drink Called For. Arizona, Signature Pieces.Est. $4,000-$6,000
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Enchanted Bottle. Kerry Pollock, ca. 2003.: Enchanted Bottle. Kerry Pollock, ca. 2003. A carafe of wine floats above surface of the bar and pours a drink – or multiple drinks – then floats back down to the bar top. The bottle levitates
0018: Enchanted Bottle. Kerry Pollock, ca. 2003.Est. $10,000-$12,000
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Silver Locking Boxes.: Silver Locking Boxes. A borrowed coin vanishes and reappears inside the smaller of two nesting metal boxes which are locked shut and wrapped in a length of cloth tape or inside a ball of yarn. With a
0021: Silver Locking Boxes.Est. $150-$250
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Pillar of the Magi. Los Angeles, John Gaughan.: Pillar of the Magi. Los Angeles, John Gaughan & Associates, ca. 1998. A pack of cards is placed in the base of a wooden platform from which extends a brass pole, at the top of which is a brass eagle.
0023: Pillar of the Magi. Los Angeles, John Gaughan.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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