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The Great Virgil′s Bird Cage Die Box.

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Fly-To Cage.: Fly-To Cage. Paris: A. Mayette [?], ca. 1940. Nickel-plated cage vanishes from a box and reappears in a nickel-plated stand, or vice-versa. Cage 4 x 4 x 4″, stand 9″ high. Very good.

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Money Maker.: Money Maker. Cornwall: Alan Warner, ca. 2000. Finely made teakwood box allows the performer to change a blank piece of paper to a one dollar bill, and then make a second change of the single to a $100

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Der Kleine Zauberer Magic Set.: Der Kleine Zauberer Magic Set. Germany: Wittus Witt, ca. 1990. Finely crafted reproduction of a 19th century magic set with turned wooden props, card tricks, magic wallet, instruction book and box. Co

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Die Box and Chimney.: Die Box and Chimney. Circa 1910s. Sturdy wooden box with brass hardware. A black wooden die vanishes from the box and reappears in a wooden chimney some distance away, after being shown empty just a m

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Alphabet Block Die Box.: Alphabet Block Die Box. English, ca. 1925. Wooden alphabet block vanishes from the hardwood box, reappearing in a borrowed hat previously shown empty. Unusual double door in one compartment of box. 3

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Sliding Die Box.: Sliding Die Box. Circa 1920. Hardwood box from which a wooden die vanishes, then reappears elsewhere. With collapsible cloth die and clever solid/shell die. Inlaid with ebony fretwork. 10 x 5 x 6&Prim

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Wooden ″Sure Shot″ Dice Box.: Wooden ″Sure Shot″ Dice Box. American, ca. 1930s. Turned and finely finished wooden box, with convex interior, allowing a skilled operator control of the dice. Diam. 2 ¾″. Light scr

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Sucker Cigarette Box.: Sucker Cigarette Box. Los Angels: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. Cigarette pack vanishes from a hardwood box after comedic ″by-play,″ a la the Die Box trick. Deluxe model. 6 ¼ x 1 ¾ x 4″.

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The Great Virgil′s Rapping Hand.: Virgil (Virgil Harris Mulkey). The Great Virgil′s Rapping Hand. American, ca. 1920s. Carved and painted realistic wooden hand with lace-trimmed velvet cuff which raps out answers posed by

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The Great Virgil′s Spirit Bell.: Virgil (Virgil Harris Mulkey). The Great Virgil′s Spirit Bell. Chicago: National Magic, ca. 1940. A small bell isolated under a clear cover rings out answers to questions, once for

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French Magic Set.: French Magic Set. Circa 1880. Filled with hand-painted and lacquered wooden and metal props, including tin cups, Die Through Hat, coin boxes, wand, Bottle Divination, Linking Rings, and more. Original

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Die Geldmaschine (Money Machine).: Die Geldmaschine (Money Machine). Munich: Zauberzentrale, ca. 2000s. Flat-bed model money maker changes blank sheets of paper into currency. Length 7 1/2″. Instructions. Original box.

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Fly-to Cage.: Fly-to Cage. Kansas City: Donald Holmes, ca. 1930. A metal cage vanishes from a pedestal-like stand, reappearing in decorated box that was, moment before, shown empty. Stand 11″ high. Instructio

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Blackstone′s Break-Apart Production Box.: Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone′s Break-Apart Production Box. Circa 1950. Large box is shown empty through the clear front door, and a moment later, rabbits or other objects appea

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Del Ray Card Finding Bird, and Signed Photo.: Del Ray (Raymond Petrosky). Del Ray Card Finding Bird, and Signed Photo. Three pieces, including an electronic toucan figure owned and used by Ray in his close-up act. In the effect, the bird chirped

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One-Hand Production Box.: One-Hand Production Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940s. Handkerchiefs or other articles are produced from a cabinet that was shown empty. 6 ¼ x 5 x 4″. Butterfly pattern stenciling with g

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Virgil (Virgil Harris Mulkey). The Great Virgil′s Bird Cage Die Box. Circa 1940. A brass bird cage placed in the wooden box, after repeated comedic by-play (a la the venerable Die Box routine), vanishes from the box without a trace. 14 ¼ x 6 ¼ x 5 ¾″. Clever mechanism. Owned and used by Virgil.