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Coin in a Ball of Yarn. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca.

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Coin in a Ball of Yarn. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca.: Coin in a Ball of Yarn. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A marked coin is discovered inside two nested, locked metal boxes, which are wrapped in a ball of yarn- which is inside two nested, hardwood

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Multiplying Billiard Balls. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer,: Multiplying Billiard Balls. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. Group of fourteen finely turned wooden billiard balls painted in various colors, with two red shells. Ten balls and three shells 1 5/8"

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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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Multiplying Billiard Balls.: Multiplying Billiard Balls. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer and others, ca. 1930s. Fifteen solid balls comprising at least three complete sets of the popular stage trick in which solid wooden balls multiply

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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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Eli’s Die Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1920.: Eli's Die Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1920. Handsome turned hardwood box allows the magician to control the roll of three fair dice, no matter how vigorously the box is shaken. 2 ½" diameter.

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Private Pat. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1942. A: Private Pat. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1942. A doughboy-themed version of the Bonus Genius vanishing doll. Complete with two figures and tent (often lacking) from which the doughboy vanishes. Doll

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Card Star. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1925. Five: Card Star. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1925. Five selected cards appear on the points of this star when the pack is thrown at it. Gesso-covered wooden star with turned wooden column and base, painte

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Tarbell Treasure Chest. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca.: Tarbell Treasure Chest. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1945. Small brass-bound wooden chest is opened, tipped forward, and shown empty. It is closed, and a moment later a huge production is made from w

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Turban Mystery. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A: Turban Mystery. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A length of rope or a long turban is cut in half and placed in the box. When removed, it is restored. 8 x 8 x 4". Exterior somewhat distressed from

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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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New Wonder Silk Cabby. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca.: New Wonder Silk Cabby. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. Wooden cabinet (7 ¾ x 5 x 3 ½") on raised feet, decoratively stencil-painted with dragons, in which silk handkerchiefs vanish, appear, or c

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Two Bathing Beauty Props. [Los Angeles]: F.G. Thayer, ca. 2...: Two Bathing Beauty Props. [Los Angeles]: F.G. Thayer, ca. 20th century. Two cloth images of women in yellow coverups to red bathing suits, disrobed piece-by-piece, but at the critical moment, the imag

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Glass Penetration. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer [?], ca.: Glass Penetration. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer [?], ca. 1935. A piece of glass held in a wooden frame is pierced by a metal rod or pen, yet is shown unbroken a moment later. Finely made of hardwood, corn

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Silk Cabby. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940.: Silk Cabby. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. Attractive wooden cabinet is shown empty, yet handkerchiefs pushed through holes in its sides vanish, change or are otherwise transformed. Scarab design

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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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Coin in a Ball of Yarn. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca.

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Coin in a Ball of Yarn. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A marked coin is discovered inside two nested, locked metal boxes, which are wrapped in a ball of yarn – which is inside two nested, hardwood boxes. Largest box measures 5 x 5 x 5 ”. Smaller wooden box worn, else good.