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New Vanishing Blocks. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer.

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New Tumbler Pedestal. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca.: New Tumbler Pedestal. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1925. Silk handkerchiefs appear in a glass tumbler placed on top of the wooden pedestal. Novel operation (not spring loaded). 10” high. Very good.

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Coin Easel. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer [?], ca. 1920. A: Coin Easel. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer [?], ca. 1920. A lyre-type easel that allows the magician to vanish four coins without sleight-of-hand. 9 ¾" high. Good. Scarce.

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Enchanted Tube. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1936. A: Enchanted Tube. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1936. A small metal tube (7" long) is shown empty, yet silk handkerchiefs are produced from inside. Red finish with gold and black trim. Minor paint chips

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Mysto Die and Frame (Jumbo).: Mysto Die and Frame (Jumbo). Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. The magician places a stencil-painted wooden cube depicting dragons into a wooden frame resting on a pedestal. A ribbon is threaded thr

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Radio Simplex Gazing Ball (a/k/a “Meccano”). Los: Radio Simplex Gazing Ball (a/k/a “Meccano”). Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. A chromed metal ball (5” diam.) into which the mind-reader gazes, cleverly constructed so as to conceal the answe

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Talking Skull.: Talking Skull. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer [?], ca. 1925. Papier-mache skull raps out answers to questions posed by the audience, clicking its jaw once for “yes” and twice for “no.” Thread method

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Billet Changing Basket.: Billet Changing Basket. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. Cleverly designed basket exchanges one stack of billets for another. Wooden basket, fabric lined. 7 x 11 x 5 ½".

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42 Asstd Sotheby PB Chinese Auction Catalogues: 42 Asstd Sotheby Parke Bernet & Sotheby's Chinese Auction Catalogues, New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris; NY 20 January 1977 to Paris 13 June 2012; including NY The Bull Collection 6 December 1983,

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[ARTIST'S BOOK]. CAGE, John. Rolywholyover, A Circus. NY et al, 1993. A compilation created in: [ARTIST'S BOOK]. CAGE, John (1912-1992). Rolywholyover, A Circus. New York and Los Angeles: Rizzoli and the Museum of Contemporary Art, 1993. A collection of reprints of documents, specimens an

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World Time "9 Cities" Battery Operated Clock Display: WORLD TIME "9 CITIES" Clock display with metal case featuring 9 different cities including: Los Angeles, New York, Buenos Aires, London, Berlin, Moscow, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo 16" x 15"

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New Vanishing Blocks. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer.

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New Vanishing Blocks. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer, ca. 1943. Three blocks are stacked in a wooden tube; two vanish. Elaborately stenciled. Tube 11 ¾” high. Good. Scarce.

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New Vanishing Blocks. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer.

Name: New Vanishing Blocks. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer.
SKU: 25739388
Price: 350 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $350 - $450

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Starting Price $175

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