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Chicago, IL, United States
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Summer Magic Auction
Potter & Potter Auctions
Our summer sale will be an extravaganza of vintage and modern magic apparatus, featuring further selections from the collections of Jim Deloach and William Trotter. Rarities from the shops of P&L, Abbott's, Collector's Workshop, Thayer, Okito, and others will cross the block. A strong offering of books, posters, and ephemera from magicians of yesteryear - including selections from the library of Ken Klosterman's Salon de Magie - will round out the sale.
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0217: Ball Vase and Mallet. England: Inzani-Henley, 1950s. A ball vanishes from a turned wooden vase whenEst. $200-$400
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0218: Billiard Ball Grouping. Circa 1900s. A grouping of different styles of the classic MultiplyingEst. $150-$250
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0219: Block Go. Colon: Abbott’s Magic, ca. 1960s. A wooden block dropped into the upper tube visiblyEst. $100-$200
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0220: Blocks of San Yen. England: Colin Hughes, 1978. A Robert Harbin creation in which a ribbon runningEst. $200-$400
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0221: Blow Yur Stack. West Richland, WA: Wolf’s Magic, ca. 2000s. Magician and spectator compete toEst. $600-$1,200
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0223: Brahmin Rice Bowls. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1950. Chrome plated copper bowls in whichEst. $150-$300
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0224: The Buddha Fantasy. London: Harry Leat, ca. 1930s. A dragon printed on a silk vanishes when placedEst. $150-$250
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0225: Burning Handkerchief Globe. London: Hamley, ca. 1920s. Brass vase which exchanges one object forEst. $300-$500
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0226: Busking Table. California: School for Scoundrels, ca. 2000s. A finely made, folding wooden tableEst. $400-$600
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0227: Calculator and Prediction Book. Arizona: Richard Gerlitz, 2008. After several calculations areEst. $200-$300
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0228: Round-Top Vanishing Birdcage. German, ca. 1920. Fine brass cage visibly vanishes from between theEst. $400-$600
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0230: Card Castle. Florida: Paul Lembo, ca. 1990s. A castle of bridge sized playing cards appears atop aEst. $100-$200
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0231: Case of the Mysterious Zombie Ball. Colon: Abbott’s Magic, ca. 1960s. A specially made woodenEst. $100-$200
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0232: Champagne Chop. West Richland: Wolf’s Magic, ca. 2000s. A close-up Chop Cup style routine withEst. $100-$200
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0233: Chandelier Production. England: Penguin Magic, ca. 1960s. A large metal and plastic, lightedEst. $150-$300
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0234: Change Bag. New Haven: Petrie and Lewis (P&L), ca. 1940. Faux cheetah cloth bag with tassel on theEst. $100-$200
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0235: Chinese Chopper. Colon: Abbott’s Magic, ca. 1960. A guillotine-like device with an AsianEst. $200-$400
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0236: Ching Soo Firecracker. California: Milson Worth, ca. 1980s. A lit candle is placed in a brass tubeEst. $100-$200
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0237: Chink A Chink. ca. 1960s. Two sets of “weights” used in the classic “Chink AEst. $100-$200
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0238: Chrome Paul Fox Cups. Phoenix: Danny Dew, ca. 1970. Three chrome plated spun copper cupsEst. $400-$600
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0239: Church Silk Cabby. Colon: Abbott’s Magic, ca. 1980s. A small wooden “church” isEst. $100-$200
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