Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins III 2020-02-29 Auction - 488 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 7
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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
Auction Curator:
Gabe Fajuri
Gabe Fajuri
President
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Sucker Cigarette Box.: Sucker Cigarette Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. Cigarette pack vanishes from a hardwood box after comedic by-play, a la the Die Box trick. One double-door. 5 ½ x 1 ¾ x 4”. Very good.
0145: Sucker Cigarette Box.Est. $200-$300
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Coin in a Ball of Yarn.: Coin in a Ball of Yarn. Los Angeles: Owen Brothers, ca. 1955. A marked coin is discovered in the center of a ball of yarn – which is inside of two nested, locked wooden boxes. Largest box measures
0146: Coin in a Ball of Yarn.Est. $300-$500
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Commando.: Commando. Alhambra: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1960. A wooden block threaded on a length of string stops and starts its journey along the cord at the performer’s command. 1 ½ x 1 ½ x 3 ½”.
0147: Commando.Est. $100-$200
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Eli’s Die Box.: Eli’s Die Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1920. Lathe-turned mahogany box allows the operator to control the roll of a pair of fair dice, no matter how vigorously the box is shaken. Diameter
0148: Eli’s Die Box.Est. $150-$300
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Devil’s Mail Box/Devil’s Card Rise.: Devil’s Mail Box/Devil’s Card Rise. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1944. A lacquered picture frame allows the performer to visibly but secretly switch one envelope for another. 6 x 9 x 2”.
0149: Devil’s Mail Box/Devil’s Card Rise.Est. $200-$300
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Die-A-Ball-Ic.: Die-A-Ball-Ic. Alhambra: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1960. A ping pong ball is passed through a tube and changes color four times. Mechanical wooden tube decorated with lacquer and felt measures 2 ½ x 2
0150: Die-A-Ball-Ic.Est. $200-$300
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Die Box.: Die Box. Alhambra: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1965. Wooden box from which, after sucker by-play, a large wooden die vanishes, only to reappear elsewhere. 3” die. One double door.
0151: Die Box.Est. $250-$350
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Break-Apart Die Box.: Break-Apart Die Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. A die vanishes from a hardwood cabinet and reappears in a hat previously shown empty. Two double doors; box can be separated into two boxes,
0152: Break-Apart Die Box.Est. $400-$600
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Mysto Die and Frame (Jumbo).: Mysto Die and Frame (Jumbo). Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. Large wooden cube tied to a wooden frame magically penetrates the ribbon that holds it, which remains hanging in place. Cube 6”.
0153: Mysto Die and Frame (Jumbo).Est. $700-$900
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Die and Silk Casket.: Die and Silk Casket. Alhambra: Owen Magic, ca. 1960. A metal large die and a silk handkerchief transpose magically between a borrowed hat and a glass cabinet trimmed with wood. 3” metal die with
0154: Die and Silk Casket.Est. $250-$350
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Phantom Die Cabinet.: Phantom Die Cabinet. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. A cube painted with Asian characters in an open cabinet visibly penetrates the crown of a hat resting atop it. 3” die. Exceptionally fine
0155: Phantom Die Cabinet.Est. $250-$350
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Joss House Drawer Box.: Joss House Drawer Box. Los Angeles: Owen Brothers, ca. 1950. Empty box fills with solid objects, then, before a second production of flowers is made, it is again shown empty by opening a rear panel.
0156: Joss House Drawer Box.Est. $400-$600
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Drop Model Production Cabinet.: Drop Model Production Cabinet. Asuza: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1975. Wooden cabinet is shown empty by dropping all four sides. Cabinet is reassembled, all sides are shown, then a gigantic production
0157: Drop Model Production Cabinet.Est. $600-$800
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Elephant Head Table.: Elephant Head Table. Los Angeles: Thayer Mfg., ca. 1930s. Attractively carved, hand-painted, and lacquered Hindu-themed side table depicting a trio of elephants in red and green headdresses. 34 x 20
0158: Elephant Head Table.Est. $400-$600
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Jumbo Find the Lady Cubes.: Jumbo Find the Lady Cubes. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1930. Three wooden blocks, each with a different jumbo card, are dropped into a wooden tube. The blocks are mixed, and spectators can
0159: Jumbo Find the Lady Cubes.Est. $1,500-$2,000
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Okito’s Floating Silver Sphere.: Okito’s Floating Silver Sphere. Los Angeles: Owen Brothers, 1950s. Metal sphere rises from a plush-lined chest, floats about the stage, then returns to the box. Crackle finish chest 11 x 9 x 9”.
0160: Okito’s Floating Silver Sphere.Est. $250-$350
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Miracle Frame.: Miracle Frame. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1935. Photos, cards, or other flat objects in the frame vanish, change, or appear. Two double doors. With stand. Height 11 ¾”.
0161: Miracle Frame.Est. $200-$300
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Handkerchief Frame.: Handkerchief Frame. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1935. Mahogany frame with handkerchief attached is inserted into an envelope. Magician stabs the envelope with a knife, yet the handkerchief is
0162: Handkerchief Frame.Est. $150-$250
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Hot Ball.: Hot Ball. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer [?], ca. 1930. Small brass ball which heats up to scorching temperatures when placed in the hand of an unsuspecting victim. Stamped with a five-pointed star. 2”
0163: Hot Ball.Est. $200-$300
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L&W Rabbit Box.: L&W Rabbit Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. A rabbit vanishes from a wooden box which is disassembled piece-by-piece. Classic Thayer dragon stencil on lid. Simple, subtle method. 13 x 13 x
0164: L&W Rabbit Box.Est. $200-$300Lot Passed
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Mysterious Flag, Die, and Chest.: Mysterious Flag, Die, and Chest. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1925. A die placed in a wooden chest magically trades places with a handkerchief placed in a borrowed hat. Mahogany box, 3” wooden
0165: Mysterious Flag, Die, and Chest.Est. $200-$300
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Divination Supreme.: Divination Supreme. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1925. A solid metal bar is placed into one of three compartments in a hardwood case. The performer instantly divines the position of the hidden bar.
0166: Divination Supreme.Est. $400-$600
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Flip Over Box.: Flip Over Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940s. Classic version of Jack Gwynne’s prop which cleanly vanishes two doves when the doors are flipped open. Thayer dragon on lid. 12 x 8 x 5”. Some
0167: Flip Over Box.Est. $150-$300
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Four-Ace Stand.: Four-Ace Stand. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. Gimmicked stand holds four packets of cards and facilitates the switching of cards without sleight-of-hand. Small model, 5 ¼ x 12”. Very good.
0168: Four-Ace Stand.Est. $150-$250
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