Summer Magic Auction 2021-06-19 Auction - 490 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 12
Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Photograph of HoudiniThurston, Howard. Thurston. World’s GreatestAnimated Human Skull. Vienna: S. Klingl, 1920s. Genuine
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Summer Magic Auction

Our June sale of magicana brings together an array of ephemera dating to the Victorian era and beyond, features props and memorabilia from the careers of many heroes of magic (Cardini, Paul Daniels, Chan Canasta, Jay Marshall, Ricky Jay and others), includes a wide array of choice Houdiniana (signed photos, ephemera, pitchbooks, and letters), and concludes with the third offering vintage and modern magic apparatus from the collection and workshop of Rüdiger Deutsch.
Auction Curator:
Gabe Fajuri
Gabe Fajuri
President
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Coin Gimmick Collection. Primarily of European: Coin Gimmick Collection. Primarily of European manufacture, and being a collection of over fifty different coin holders and droppers of different makes and models. Models included drop individual
0266: Coin Gimmick Collection. Primarily of EuropeanEst. $300-$600
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Collection of Magicians’ Production Items.: Collection of Magicians’ Production Items. European, 1900s – 80s. Large collection of over twenty-five items that collapse or nest and can be produced from various props. Includes
0272: Collection of Magicians’ Production Items.Est. $250-$500
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Magicians’ Secret Gimmick Collection. European: Magicians’ Secret Gimmick Collection. European and American, 1930s – 60s. An enormous grouping of over one hundred different sub rosa gimmicks used in the production, vanish, change, or
0273: Magicians’ Secret Gimmick Collection. EuropeanEst. $400-$600
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Cold Deck Device. European, 1940s. [?] A men’s: Cold Deck Device. European, 1940s. [?] A men’s dress cummerbund with built in metal and cloth servante to facilitate switching one deck of cards for another. Switching device 15 ½”.
0278: Cold Deck Device. European, 1940s. [?] A men’sEst. $200-$300
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Gimmicked Glassware. European. Five pieces of: Gimmicked Glassware. European. Five pieces of magician’s gimmicked pieces of glassware. Two bottomless glasses, a finely made Okito-style glass, a Mirror Glass, and a Vanishing Glass with metal
0283: Gimmicked Glassware. European. Five pieces ofEst. $200-$300
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Hammerton’s Billet Knife. London: George: Hammerton’s Billet Knife. London: George Hammerton, ca. 1960. Bakelite knife allows the magician to load a prediction into a sealed envelope. Length 8 ¼”. Very good.
0285: Hammerton’s Billet Knife. London: GeorgeEst. $200-$300
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Billet Knife. German, 1950s. A billet knife with: Billet Knife. German, 1950s. A billet knife with similar design to the Jaks knife used to load a prediction into a sealed envelope. Can be shown freely on both sides. Length 10”. Minor wear to
0287: Billet Knife. German, 1950s. A billet knife withEst. $200-$300