Spring Magic Auction 2018-04-28 Auction - 702 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 11
Sleight of Hand.Glass Negative of Houdini Outside Villa (Wiljalba)Spirit Photo of Houdini with Abraham Lincoln’s Ghost.
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Spring Magic Auction

Our spring sale features two recently-rediscovered Houdini scrapbooks as well as Houdiniana in the following categories - glass slides, autographs, books, and photographs. Also on the block is a diverse offering of vintage and antiquarian magic books, posters, broadsides, ephemera, and vintage magic apparatus.
Auction Curator:
Gabe Fajuri
Gabe Fajuri
President
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De Kolta Card Cascade.: De Kolta Card Cascade. Middleburg: Collectors Workshop, ca. 1995. Secret device shoots playing cards in the air from a pocket, top hat, or other receptacle. Original box, instructions, and
0243: De Kolta Card Cascade.Est. $100-$200
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Checker Cabinet / Ghosts of Quong Hi.: Checker Cabinet / Ghosts of Quong Hi. Circa 1930s. A homemade club-sized version, from the collection of Magic Inc. (Chicago), hand-painted in teal with Chinese-style characters. With checkers, tube,
0244: Checker Cabinet / Ghosts of Quong Hi.Est. $300-$500
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Checko.: Checko. Colon: Abbott’s Magic, ca. 1939. A blank black board transforms into a checker board or backgammon board. A set of checkers are then shaken out of a handkerchief. 11 ½ x 11 ½". Fine.
0245: Checko.Est. $200-$300
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Chinese Flame Clock.: Chinese Flame Clock. Pennsylvania: Ed Massey, ca. 1959. A candle placed in a cabinet is trisected by two scimitars. When the doors of the box are opened, the center of the candle has vanished even
0246: Chinese Flame Clock.Est. $200-$300
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Den-O-Zen.: Den-O-Zen. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Mfg., ca. 1980. An empty box fills with silks, flowers, and livestock at the command of the magician. Subtle design of load chambers allows for large capacity and
0247: Den-O-Zen.Est. $200-$300
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Die Box.: Die Box. British, ca. 1920. Heavy and handsome mahogany box with brass hardware and four doors. A block painted with Asian characters vanishes from inside, reappearing elsewhere. Fine cabinetry.
0248: Die Box.Est. $300-$500
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Walnut Die Box.: Walnut Die Box. California: Milson-Worth, 1970. A solid die vanishes from the cabinet, only to appear elsewhere. Walnut box with one double door. 3 ½" die. Fine condition; as new. Die wrapped in
0249: Walnut Die Box.Est. $300-$400
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Twin Doves in Balloon.: Twin Doves in Balloon. Vandalia: Walter Sheppard, ca. 1990. A balloon placed in a small archway pops, two doves appearing in its place. Highly decorated with transfers in the Okito style. With
0250: Twin Doves in Balloon.Est. $150-$250
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Dove Paradise.: Dove Paradise. Hong Kong: Chu’s Magic, ca. 1970. A live dove appears in the miniature pagoda when a balloon placed inside suddenly pops. Handsomely hand painted finish. One-bird model.
0251: Dove Paradise.Est. $100-$200
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Drawer Box (Jumbo).: Drawer Box (Jumbo). Sun Valley, CA: Worth Magic, ca. 1970. Oversize box is shown empty, then instantly fills with solid objects, or a small rabbit. 6 ½ x 13 ¼ x 5 ¼". Decorated in the Okito style.
0252: Drawer Box (Jumbo).Est. $200-$300
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Divination Bottle.: Divination Bottle. German, ca. 1920. The performer knows which of five colored rods is placed in the neck of a varnished hardwood bottle. 4 ¼". Very good.
0253: Divination Bottle.Est. $100-$200
Don Alan Chop Cup.: Don Alan Chop Cup. St. Louis: Rings N Things Magic, ca. 1970s. Aluminum cup with mirror finish for the classic routine popularized by Don Alan. 3 ¾" tall. Wear to finish, scuffs and small dent at
0254: Don Alan Chop Cup.Est. $100-$200Lot Passed
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Educated Pencil.: Educated Pencil. Birmingham: AMAC, 1938. A volunteer tries and fails to stand a pencil on its flat end; when shaken within the tube, the performer is able to balance the pencil without it falling
0255: Educated Pencil.Est. $100-$200
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Group of Vintage Escape Artist Items.: [Escapes] Group of Vintage Escape Artist Items. Including an Australian Belt (Wheeler-Tanner, with original instructions), two pairs of vintage Thumb Cuffs, and two boxed sets of handcuffs.
0256: Group of Vintage Escape Artist Items.Est. $100-$200
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Leon Pillory Escape.: Leon Pillory Escape. Los Angeles: Thayer Manufacturing, ca. 1940. Full-size standing wooden stock from which the magician can escape despite being locked in it securely. Hardwood stock on metal
0257: Leon Pillory Escape.Est. $600-$800
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Quick-Release Handcuffs.: Quick-Release Handcuffs. Contemporary manufacture. Heavy steel handcuffs locked with brass padlocks appear to hold a prisoner securely, but can be escaped from quickly, without picks or special tools.
0258: Quick-Release Handcuffs.Est. $50-$100
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Stocks of Zanzibar.: Stocks of Zanzibar. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Mfg., ca. 1980. Sturdy wooden stocks with chains locking the performer’s head securely inside, yet the clever construction of the apparatus allows for
0259: Stocks of Zanzibar.Est. $200-$300
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Eclipse Vanishing and Appearing Lamp.: Eclipse Vanishing and Appearing Lamp. Alhambra: Owen Magic Supreme, 1966. An illuminated electrical lamp is wrapped in paper and lifted from the table. The paper is crushed; the lamp is gone. A
0260: Eclipse Vanishing and Appearing Lamp.Est. $4,000-$5,000
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Find the Lady.: Find the Lady. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Mfg., ca. 1965. Giant mechanical version of the Three Card Monte. No matter how closely they look, they can never find the Queen of Hearts. With original
0261: Find the Lady.Est. $100-$200
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Five Shot Lota.: Five Shot Lota. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1950. The performer empties a small chrome vase into a shot glass, takes a drink, and pours four more shots in succession, the vase magically
0262: Five Shot Lota.Est. $50-$100
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Anthology of Love Poems.: [Force Book] Burne, S. Wynne (pseud. Stanley Collins). Anthology of Love Poems. London: [Davenports, ca. 1940]. The performer is able to "force" certain words on an unsuspecting participant. Blue
0263: Anthology of Love Poems.Est. $100-$200
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The Sherlock Holmes Force Book.: [Force Book] The Sherlock Holmes Force Book. Magico, 1979. Number 219 of 500 copies of the limited edition. Black buckram, numbered staple-bound instruction pamphlet. Fine.
0264: The Sherlock Holmes Force Book.Est. $100-$200
Genii Vase.: Genii Vase. Colon: Abbott’s Magic, ca. 1940s. Gleaming chromed vase into which water is poured. A moment later, a mammoth production of dry silk handkerchiefs is made from inside, followed by a
0265: Genii Vase.Est. $200-$300Lot Passed
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Giant Flag Vase.: Giant Flag Vase. British, ca. 1950. A chromed metal vase transforms liquid into dry silk flags. Large version of this classic trick. 15 ½" high. Several minor dents, else good.
0266: Giant Flag Vase.Est. $250-$350