Magic Memorabilia 2018-08-25 Auction - 468 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 10
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Magic Memorabilia

Our summer sale of magicana includes vintage posters, apparatus, antiquarian books, and ephemera. Among the highlights are rarities advertising the shows of the Hanlon Brothers, early and uncommon conjuring catalogs, and relics from the career of Howard Thurston.
Auction Curator:
Gabe Fajuri
Gabe Fajuri
President
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Newmann “The Pioneer Mentalist” Inscribed: Newmann, C.A. George. Newmann “The Pioneer Mentalist” Inscribed and Signed Photo. Minneapolis, 1946/49. Doubleweight matte-print portrait of the magician, inscribed in white ink:
0217: Newmann “The Pioneer Mentalist” InscribedEst. $250-$350
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Photograph of Okito and Polising.: Okito (Tobias Bamberg). Photograph of Okito and Polising. Holland, ca. 1900. Sepia-toned image of Okito and his assistant Polising, in blackface, posed performing an early version of Bamberg’s
0220: Photograph of Okito and Polising.Est. $700-$900
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Inscribed and Signed RPPC of Okito in Costume.: Okito (Tobias Bamberg). Inscribed and Signed RPPC of Okito in Costume. Dated March 1929 in Okito’s hand. Full-length photograph of the great Dutch magician in his costume and wig with prominent
0221: Inscribed and Signed RPPC of Okito in Costume.Est. $400-$600
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Important Okito TLS to Victor Barbour.: Okito (Tobias Bamberg). Important Okito TLS to Victor Barbour. Dated April 29, 1920, Okito writes from the Empress Theatre, Brixton, on a wide range of topics, including his love of America, props he
0222: Important Okito TLS to Victor Barbour.Est. $400-$600
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Three Okito Letters to Victor Barbour.: Okito (Tobias Bamberg). Three Okito Letters to Victor Barbour. The first a TLS on uncommon two-color letterhead billing him as “The Royal Chinese Illusionist in a Series of Startling Celestial
0223: Three Okito Letters to Victor Barbour.Est. $400-$600
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Four Group Photographs from The Pacific Coast: Four Group Photographs from The Pacific Coast Association of Magicians. Includes photo from the 4th Annual Convention in Seattle Washington, 1936, with Bess Houdini and Arnold Furst; a group portrait
0225: Four Group Photographs from The Pacific CoastEst. $200-$300
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Four Photographs of Classical Magicians.: [Photographs] Four Photographs of Classical Magicians. Including bust portraits of Compars Herrmann, John Henry Anderson, Harry and Mildred Rouclere; and a full-length portrait of Louis
0226: Four Photographs of Classical Magicians.Est. $200-$400
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Collection of Channing Pollock Ephemera.: Pollock, Channing. Collection of Channing Pollock Ephemera. Including a souvenir program for his Royal Command Performance before the Queen at the London Palladium (1955); a London Palladium program
0227: Collection of Channing Pollock Ephemera.Est. $250-$350
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Soirees Fantastiques Tour Handbill.: Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. Soirees Fantastiques Tour Handbill. Paris: Michelet, ca. 1860. Lithograph on fine, nearly translucent paper. Robert-Houdin listed as both founder and director. Finely
0228: Soirees Fantastiques Tour Handbill.Est. $1,200-$1,800
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Nine Photographs of Will Rock’s Illusion Show.: Rock, Will (William George Rakauskas). Nine Photographs of Will Rock’s Illusion Show. 1940s. Including images of his Stretching a Woman illusion, and two pictures that show Howard or Jane
0229: Nine Photographs of Will Rock’s Illusion Show.Est. $100-$200
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Will Rock’s Bicentennial License Plate.: Rock, Will (William George Rakauskas). Will Rock’s Bicentennial License Plate. 1976 commemorative license plate owned and used by the American illusionist Will Rock. Minor wear around mounting
0230: Will Rock’s Bicentennial License Plate.Est. $200-$300
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Seventeen Pieces of Tarbell Ephemera.: Tarbell, Harlan. Seventeen Pieces of Tarbell Ephemera. Including four photographs (one a large dramatic portrait); brochures, Christmas cards, and three TLSs on letterhead regarding a course on
0231: Seventeen Pieces of Tarbell Ephemera.Est. $200-$300
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Howard Thurston 1925-26 Tour Scrapbook.: Thurston, Howard. Howard Thurston 1925-26 Tour Scrapbook. Small folio, approximately 100 leaves, filled both sides, and kept by Thurston or a member of his company and collecting the press notices
0233: Howard Thurston 1925-26 Tour Scrapbook.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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Howard Thurston 1926-27 Tour Scrapbook.: Thurston, Howard. Howard Thurston 1926-27 Tour Scrapbook. Green cloth bound book, small folio, approximately 100 leaves, filled both sides, and kept by Thurston or a member of his company and
0234: Howard Thurston 1926-27 Tour Scrapbook.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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Thurston Buried Alive Photograph.: Thurston, Howard. Thurston Buried Alive Photograph. Circa 1927. Thurston “hypnotizes” Chandra Bey, who rests in glass coffin as five assistants look on, waiting to secure the fakir inside
0235: Thurston Buried Alive Photograph.Est. $250-$350
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Early Photograph of Thurston on Stage.: Thurston, Howard. Early Photograph of Thurston on Stage. Circa 1905. Most likely depicting the setting for an exchange illusion; the magician stands between two suspended cabinets, dressed in a
0236: Early Photograph of Thurston on Stage.Est. $250-$350
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Thurston Miller Tires Throw Out Card: Thurston, Howard. Thurston Miller Tires Throw Out Card. 1916. Stiff card with a color portrait of the “World’s Greatest Magician” to recto, a lithographed advertisement
0237: Thurston Miller Tires Throw Out CardEst. $100-$200
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Thurston Wrigley Throw Out Card.: Thurston, Howard. Thurston Wrigley Throw Out Card. 1912. Stiff card with a black-and-white portrait of the “World’s Master Magician” on the recto, a chromolithographed advertisement
0238: Thurston Wrigley Throw Out Card.Est. $150-$250
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Thurston Perfect Breather Throw Out Card.: Thurston, Howard. Thurston Perfect Breather Throw Out Card. Ca. 1930. Portrait of Thurston on the recto; advertisement for his anti-snoring device, the 18K gold filled “Perfect Breather”
0239: Thurston Perfect Breather Throw Out Card.Est. $100-$200
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Howard Thurston TLS.: Thurston, Howard. Howard Thurston TLS. Dated Jan. 27, 1930, and addressed to Thurston’s close personal friend Thomas C. Worthington from the Akron, Ohio Goodyear Theatre on Thurston’s
0240: Howard Thurston TLS.Est. $150-$250