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The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins

Our inaugural magic auction of 2019 is the first of four sales from the collection of Jim Rawlins, a devoted student of magic and its history, who spent nearly three decades building an impressive, important, and diverse collection. A finely curated selection will go on the block, including choice objects in every collecting category. Association items from the careers of modern master magicians - Germain, Joseffy, Thurston, Blackstone, and more - will be offered side-by-side with vintage apparatus.
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Miracle Flying Missiles.: Miracle Flying Missiles. New York: George J. Cook, ca. 1950. A card is chosen from a jumbo pack, which is placed in a holder on a table. A faux gun is pointed at the table. As each imaginary shot is
0146: Miracle Flying Missiles.Est. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
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Examinable Mirror Box.: Examinable Mirror Box. Circa 1930. Oblong box shown empty, then a production of livestock and other objects is made from within, climaxing with a large framed picture. The box may then be examined.
0147: Examinable Mirror Box.Est. $200-$300
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Mirror Vase (Crystal Jar Outfit).: Mirror Vase (Crystal Jar Outfit). Kansas City: Donald Holmes, ca. 1930. Heavy cut glass jar produces, vanishes, or changes items inside. 8 ½” high. New mirror.
0148: Mirror Vase (Crystal Jar Outfit).Est. $100-$200
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Morison Pill Box.: Morison Pill Box. German, 1920s. A ball is removed from a vase, vanishes, and reappears inside. Turned wood, internal mechanism. 6” tall. Original box, near fine condition. This model of the
0149: Morison Pill Box.Est. $250-$350
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Morison Pill Box.: Morison Pill Box. Indiana: William Tresslar, ca. 1999. Turned hard maple vase. A ball vanishes, then reappears inside. When the ball reappears, it can be tipped out of the vase and shown whole.
0150: Morison Pill Box.Est. $600-$800Lot Passed
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Mystic Key.: Mystic Key. London: Unique Magic Studio (Harry Stanley), ca. 1955. No matter how the keys are mixed, and despite the fact that the magician does not touch them, only he knows which one opens a lock
0151: Mystic Key.Est. $300-$500
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Mutilated Parasol.: Mutilated Parasol. Germany: Willmann, ca. 1930s. Finely crafted metal parasol which allows the conjurer to perform a magical transposition between cover of the parasol and a quantity of silk
0152: Mutilated Parasol.Est. $250-$500
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Mysterious Glass Jar and Flying Coins.: Mysterious Glass Jar and Flying Coins. Chicago: A. Roterberg, ca. 1910s. Five coins vanish and visibly reappear inside an empty glass jar, closed with a glass stopper. With gimmick and a vintage
0153: Mysterious Glass Jar and Flying Coins.Est. $300-$500
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Multiplying Billiard Balls.: Multiplying Billiard Balls. Vintage set of four turned wooden billiard balls with smooth and glossy red finish, with matching shell. A few light scratches and chips not affecting overall stability.
0154: Multiplying Billiard Balls.Est. $100-$200
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Nekko Omar Perfect Mystery.: Nekko Omar Perfect Mystery. Chicago: W.J. “Doc” Nixon, ca. 1932. Wooden cabinet hangs between two short uprights. Barred sides allow a clear view inside. Front and back doors are opened
0155: Nekko Omar Perfect Mystery.Est. $400-$600
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Jerry Conklin’s Nest of Boxes.: Jerry Conklin’s Nest of Boxes. Colon: Abbott’s [?], ca. 1960. A vanished watch, ring, or other small object is discovered in the smallest of seven nesting boxes. Hardwood boxes feature
0156: Jerry Conklin’s Nest of Boxes.Est. $500-$700
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Nicoli and Nicola’s Obedient Ball.: The Great Nicoli (John Nicol). Nicoli and Nicola’s Obedient Ball. Circa 1890. Large metal ball rises resting on a metal stand rises and falls of its own accord, in response to commands of the
0157: Nicoli and Nicola’s Obedient Ball.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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Niffen Tube.: Niffen Tube. Circa 1945. Chrome plated cocktail shaker allows the magician to switch liquids for dry silks, one object for another, etc. With a removable plate that conceals the gaff. 10” high.
0158: Niffen Tube.Est. $200-$300
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Okito Checker Cabinet.: Okito Checker Cabinet. Louisville: Okito/Redmon, ca. 1952. “Club Size” Checker Cabinet for the magical transposition of a stack of checkers and a glass full of rice. The props transpose
0159: Okito Checker Cabinet.Est. $8,000-$12,000
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Okito’s Cut-Restored Tape Mystery.: Okito’s Cut-Restored Tape Mystery. Chicago: Okito (for Joe Berg), ca. 1948. A cloth ribbon runs through an open frame. It is cut in half, then visibly restored to one piece. Hand-painted frame
0160: Okito’s Cut-Restored Tape Mystery.Est. $700-$900
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One Day Fly.: One Day Fly. Berlin: Conradi-Horster, ca. 1920. A prediction effect in which a spinning metal pointer is used to select miniature cards on three wheels. These match three cards previously placed on
0161: One Day Fly.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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Passe Passe Ball Vases.: Passe Passe Ball Vases. New York: Martinka & Co., ca. 1890. Magnificent set of lathe-turned boxwood vases, each containing a 2 ½” diameter wooden ball, one red, the other black. When
0162: Passe Passe Ball Vases.Est. $4,000-$6,000
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Passe Passe Bottles.: Passe Passe Bottles. French, ca. 1890. A claret glass and wine bottle change places repeatedly when placed underneath separate brass covers. 10” high. Wear to finish of bottles, minor dents to
0163: Passe Passe Bottles.Est. $400-$600
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Giant Phantom Tube.: Giant Phantom Tube. Circa 1930. Oversized metal tube decorated with black cloth and an embroidered dragon design. Shown empty, when set on end a massive production is made from within. An extremely
0164: Giant Phantom Tube.Est. $200-$300
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Pierced Palm.: Pierced Palm. Circa 1940. The magician’s hand is locked in a wooden cabinet just large enough to hold it, in a compartment ringed by spikes. Six small swords are thrust through the cabinet, yet
0165: Pierced Palm.Est. $200-$300
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Pistol Tube.: Pistol Tube. Circa 1910. Small “Defender” model pistol with attached funnel used to vanish watches or other borrowed objects by a magician, who later reproduced the object from a nest of
0166: Pistol Tube.Est. $200-$300
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Peter Pit’s Dancing Cane.: Pit, Peter (Herman Claassen). Peter Pit’s Dancing Cane. Circa 1970. White-tipped walking stick which floated and danced about at the command of the magician, even spinning around his body.
0167: Peter Pit’s Dancing Cane.Est. $500-$750
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F.E. Powell’s Foo Can.: Powell, Frederick Eugene. F.E. Powell’s Foo Can. Circa 1921. Tin canister causes water to vanish or appear inside. Well worn, having survived a 1921 flood that destroyed many of Powell’s
0168: F.E. Powell’s Foo Can.Est. $200-$300
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Production Cabinet.: Production Cabinet. American, ca. 1910. Mahogany cabinet shown on all sides, and doors are opened to reveal empty interior, yet a moment later, a large production is made from within. Accented with
0169: Production Cabinet.Est. $250-$350
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