Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins III 2020-02-29 Auction - 488 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 5
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Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins III

Our first magic auction of 2020 is the third sale from the collection of Jim Rawlins. Featuring choice association items - including treasures from the careers of Harry Blackstone, Doug Henning, McDonald Birch, and others - the auction will be filled with items in nearly every collecting category, from unusual and rare props, to handsomely framed stone lithographs, to uncommon ephemera, books, costumes, Houdinana, and decorative objects. Catalogs ship approximately three weeks prior to the auction. Previews will be held in our gallery February 27?28, 10?5pm
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Gabe Fajuri
Gabe Fajuri
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Snuff Vase.: Snuff Vase. Circa 1910. Nickel plated vase changes, vanishes, or produces objects. Spring-loaded mechanism. Height 5 ¾”. Unusual design. Minor dents not affecting working.
0097: Snuff Vase.Est. $400-$600
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Spirit Bell.: Spirit Bell. Germany: Haug [?], ca. 1960. A bell rings out answers to questions by ringing once for “yes” and twice for “no,” even though it is isolated under a glass jar. Vintage Martin’s
0098: Spirit Bell.Est. $300-$500
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Spirit Clock Dial.: Spirit Clock Dial. Chicago: Roterberg, ca. 1900. A clear clock dial with nickel plated pointer answers questions, divines chosen numbers, or answers questions. The hand stops on command, or moves
0099: Spirit Clock Dial.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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Frank Pierson’s Spirit Clock Dial.: Frank Pierson’s Spirit Clock Dial. New York: Martinka & Co. [?], ca. 1900. Glass clock dial with metal pointer stops on numbers called out by the audience, reveals selected cards, or a chosen
0100: Frank Pierson’s Spirit Clock Dial.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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Magician’s Side Table.: Magician’s Side Table. Circa 1910. Metal table with fabric-covered wooden top. Breaks down into four sections; legs fold. Height 35 ¾”. Top recovered.
0101: Magician’s Side Table.Est. $150-$250
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Tambourine/Drumhead Production.: Tambourine/Drumhead Production. Circa 1930. Metal cylinder is capped with paper on both sides, which is then punctured; a large production is made from within. Diameter 5 ¼”. With specially-spun
0102: Tambourine/Drumhead Production.Est. $200-$300
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Vase, Cone, Beans and Orange.: Vase, Cone, Beans and Orange. American, ca. 1920. Magical transposition of a wooden skittle, a quantity of beans, and an orange. With two metal shells and solid wooden skittle. Nickel-plated vase
0103: Vase, Cone, Beans and Orange.Est. $300-$500
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The Great Virgil’s Vanishing Candle.: Virgil (Virgil Harris Mulkey). The Great Virgil’s Vanishing Candle. Circa 1940. Thick white candle resting in a short stand is covered by a brass tube with a turned lid and, moments later, the tube
0104: The Great Virgil’s Vanishing Candle.Est. $200-$300
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Dai Vernon Tribute Magic Wand.: Dai Vernon Tribute Magic Wand. Pasadena: Carl Williams Custom Magic, 1994. Cocobolo wand with matching sterling silver tips, bearing relief busts of Dai Vernon. With felt-lined black walnut carrying
0105: Dai Vernon Tribute Magic Wand.Est. $500-$750
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Julie’s Sawing in Half Body Form.: Virgil (Virgil Harris Mulkey) and Julie (Julie Capriotti Mulkey). Julie’s Sawing in Half Body Form. Hand-made of papier-mache, cheesecloth, wire, and fabric, a body-form of Julie used as a fake for
0106: Julie’s Sawing in Half Body Form.Est. $300-$500
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Two of Julie’s Stage Costumes.: Julie (Julie Capriotti Mulkey). Two of Julie’s Stage Costumes. Circa 1950s. Pair of black and sequined costumes owned and used by Julie, one cleverly gimmicked for Virgil’s version of the
0107: Two of Julie’s Stage Costumes.Est. $400-$600
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Von Arx’s Umbrella to Table.: Von Arx (Charles Nicol). Von Arx’s Umbrella to Table. German, ca. 1910. Black silk umbrella visibly and quickly transforms into a flat table with nickel-plated legs on command. With original wooden
0108: Von Arx’s Umbrella to Table.Est. $400-$600
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Ticking Watch Box.: Ticking Watch Box. European, ca. 1870s. A borrowed watch is locked inside the beautifully crafted mahogany box, cloth-lined and bearing a mirror on the inside lid. The box is left on a table and
0109: Ticking Watch Box.Est. $1,500-$2,000
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Watch Stand.: Watch Stand. Chicago: Ireland Magic Co., ca. 1939. Large version of this mechanical stand facilitates the production or vanish of six pocket watches. 17 ¾ x 12”. Very good condition.
0110: Watch Stand.Est. $400-$600
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Whip Cup and Dice.: Whip Cup and Dice. American, ca. 1980. Dice cup lined with fabric that allows the operator to control the roll of special dice. Includes seven shaved whip dice. Some wear to interior fabric,
0111: Whip Cup and Dice.Est. $200-$300
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Acme Money Maker.: Acme Money Maker. Connecticut: Anatoly Zaya-Ruzo for Fantasma, 2010s. Hardwood and brass Rube-Goldbert-like money maker allows the magician to magically print currency in seven denominations ($1, $2,
0113: Acme Money Maker.Est. $400-$600
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Delben/Okito Blotter.: Delben/Okito Blotter. Pasadena: Okito-Williams, ca. 2005. A blotter that changes blank paper into real paper money. Decorated in the Okito style. Uncommon red variant. Hallmarked; one of three signed
0114: Delben/Okito Blotter.Est. $400-$600
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Blotter-Style Money Maker.: Blotter-Style Money Maker. Circa 2000. Wooden blotter changes blank paper into real bills. Hand carved, with marquetry-like veneer. Base 8 x 4 ¾”.
0115: Blotter-Style Money Maker.Est. $100-$200
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Flat Model Money Maker.: Flat Model Money Maker. Columbus: U.F. Grant, ca. 1950. The original roller-type money maker, in which the roller visibly changes a blank sheet of paper to a real dollar when passed over the paper.
0116: Flat Model Money Maker.Est. $100-$200
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Magical Money Machine.: Magical Money Machine. New York: Frank Paris, 2004. Motorized machine with a coil of blank paper that apparently endlessly prints real dollar bills. Wooden cabinet measures 10 x 6 ½ x 8”. Requires
0117: Magical Money Machine.Est. $250-$350
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Horizontal Money Maker.: Horizontal Money Maker. Huntington Valley: Harry G. Franke, 1999. Handsome wooden device turns paper into real bills. Unusual design; paper is cranked through lengthwise. Has the capacity to print 14
0118: Horizontal Money Maker.Est. $300-$500
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Antique Money Maker.: Antique Money Maker. Circa 1891. Blank paper cranked through cloth rollers becomes real currency. Cast metal base with four legs, wooden handles. Height 4”. Unusual and handsome design. Believed to
0119: Antique Money Maker.Est. $1,500-$2,000
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Money Maker.: Money Maker. London: Hamley’s [?], ca. 1920. Vintage wooden stand with rollers (5 ¼ x 2 ½”) that changes blank sheets of paper into pound notes (or dollar bills). Good.
0120: Money Maker.Est. $100-$200
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