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Chicago, IL, United States
Auction Details
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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0339: The Mystic Coffer. London: Hamley’s, ca. 1900s. A container of beans is shown and a largeEst. $200-$400
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0340: The Mystic Tubes of Sea-Ling. Arizona: Richard Gerlitz, 2004. When the student drops a ball into twoEst. $200-$300
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0341: Abbott’s Miracle Cage Vanish. Colon: Abbott’s, ca. 1960s. A beautifully made bird cageEst. $400-$600
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0342: No Dice. Spalding: Five of Hearts Magic, ca. 2000s. A large black die vanishes from within theEst. $150-$300
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0343: Orange, Rice, and Checkers. Colon: Arturo, 1950s. An orange, a quantity of rice, and a stack ofEst. $300-$500
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0343A: Oriental Dice Box. Arizona: Richard Gerlitz, ca. 2002. The magician predicts the sum of three diceEst. $200-$300
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0344: Oriental Production Box. Florida: Paul Lembo, ca. 1990s. A decorated wooden cabinet is rotated andEst. $200-$400
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0345: Orrin’s Tennepin. Florida: Paul Lembo, 1990s. A large wooden ball teleports between twoEst. $300-$500
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0346: Parasol Production. Colon: Abbott’s Magic, ca. 1960s. A Howard Albright production of a smallEst. $100-$200
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0347: Gimmicked magicians’ candle collection (11). Including production candles (with originalEst. $200-$300
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0348: Passe Passe Bottles. New Haven: Petrie and Lewis, ca. 1960s. A set of two nested bottles and twoEst. $150-$250
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0349: Passe Passe Bottles. Colon: Abbott’s Magic, ca. 2000s. A transposition between a bottle and aEst. $100-$200
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0350: Passe-Passe Bottles. New Haven, Petrie and Lewis, ca. 1935. Stage-size set of two red painted tubesEst. $150-$250
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0351: Modern P&L Table Base. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis, ca. 1930. Traditional P&L slim metal table baseEst. $150-$300
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0352: Peacock Phantasy. London, Jack Hughes, ca. 1967. Four small grey birds on paddles change colors,Est. $150-$250
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0353: Pentablock. Scotland: Silray Magic, 1950s. A large red plastic block penetrates a solid clearEst. $100-$200
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0354: Penta Checkers. Colon: Arturo, ca. 1960s. A stack of colored checkers transposes between two tubes.Est. $100-$200
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0355: Perfect Prediction. Sedona: Signature Illusions, 2000s. Any three items are named. The performerEst. $1,000-$1,500
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0356: Performers Frame Penetration. Illinois: Douglas Wayne Illusioneering, ca. 2000s. A sheet of solidEst. $150-$300
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0357: Phantom Tube. New Haven: Petrie and Lewis, 1960. Tissue paper placed over both ends of an empty tubeEst. $100-$200
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0358: Phantom Tube. Connecticut: Petrie and Lewis, 1960. Tissue paper placed over both ends of an emptyEst. $100-$200
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0359: Dragon Table. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 2000s. Portable magician’s table with legsEst. $300-$400
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