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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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0434: Color Chip Divination Box (Edler Box). [N.p.: Karl Elder, ca. 1935]. Small chest (approximately 1Est. $400-$800
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0435: Conjuring Tricks Magic Set. Bavaria: J.W. Spear & Son, [ca. 1935]. Handsome pre-war magic set fromEst. $200-$300
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0436: DE LAND, JR., Theodore (1873-1931). Two Trick Booklets and Other Ephemera. [Philadelphia?, 1910s.]Est. $200-$400
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0437: Divination Box. Wien: S. Klingl, [ca. 1920s]. A beautiful example of a double divination box, withEst. $1,000-$1,500
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0438: Foo Can and Por Mor Vases. India: D. A. Tayade, ca. 1970s. Two metal gimmicked pitchers, including aEst. $150-$300
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0439: [FORCE BOOKS]. A group of Force Books and Gaffed Book Tricks. Including: Running the Numbers byEst. $200-$400
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0440: HUGARD, Jean (Gerard Rodney Boyce, 1871-1959). Original trick blindfold and TLS. [Brooklyn:Est. $100-$300
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0441: MARTIN, Jon (1882-1968). Butterfly Silk Production. [England: 1930s]. Lazy tong-like metal frameEst. $2,000-$4,000
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0442: Mirage. [N.p., n.d., ca. 1920s] A glass of water is set on a small table and covered with threeEst. $400-$600
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0443: Okito Checker Cabinet. New York: Okito (Tobias Bamberg, 1875-1963), [ca. 1911]. Club-size model ofEst. $4,000-$8,000
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0444: Razor Blade Stand. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, [ca. 1950s]. Decorative metal and wooden standEst. $150-$250
0445: [SILKS]. Five Silks by Tannen’s. New York: Louis Tannen, ca. 1960s. Three identical silks of aEst. $80-$100Lot Passed
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0446: [SILKS]. Four large silks and 25 smaller silks. [V.p., v.d.] Colorful silks of various designs. TheEst. $200-$300
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0447: STONE, Sol (1922-2021). Sol Stone’s Chop Cup. Metal cup approximately 3” tall, 3”Est. $150-$300
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0448: STONE, Sol (1922-2021). Sol Stone’s Close-up Kit with manuscript pages of magic trickEst. $200-$400
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0449: Magic Rabbit The Beast is Alive! Japan: Tenyo, ca. 1995. Stuffed rabbit puppet with gloves, usedEst. $300-$500
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0450: Utility Tube. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), [ca. 1940]. Short glass tube framed in nickel-platedEst. $100-$200
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0451: ACKERMAN, Allan (b. 1947). Las Vegas Kardma. A-1 Multimedia, 1994. DELUXE COLLECTOR’S EDITION,Est. $100-$150
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0452: ALAN, Don (1926-1999). Four Signed or Inscribed books by Alan, and Two Unsigned Titles. Including:Est. $100-$300
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0453: BARNWELL, Edward (“Signor Barnello”) (1857-1910). The Red Demons or, Mysteries of Fire.Est. $100-$200
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0454: BAUER, Ron (b. 1938). A group of 34 magic trick pamphlets. Michigan: E-GADS and Magic by Mail, ca.Est. $100-$200
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0455: BEHNKE, Leo (b. 1933, editor and illustrator). The Collected Mental Secrets of C.A. George Newmann.Est. $400-$600
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![[HOUDINI, Harry (Erich Weisz, 1874-1926)]. Harry Houdini. Cincinnati & New York: The Strobridge](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414182_1_x.jpg?height=300&quality=70&version=1684766857)
![[CHUNG LING SOO (William Ellsworth Robinson, 1861-1918)]. Suee Seen and Chung Ling Soo Marvellous](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414177_1_x.jpg?height=300&quality=70&version=1684766857)

![Color Chip Divination Box (Edler Box). [N.p.: Karl Elder, ca. 1935]. Small chest (approximately 1: Color Chip Divination Box (Edler Box). [N.p.: Karl Elder, ca. 1935]. Small chest (approximately 1 ½” x 2 ½”) with lock and key. The Magician is able to divine the color of the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414605_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1684766857)
![Conjuring Tricks Magic Set. Bavaria: J.W. Spear & Son, [ca. 1935]. Handsome pre-war magic set from: Conjuring Tricks Magic Set. Bavaria: J.W. Spear & Son, [ca. 1935]. Handsome pre-war magic set from the famous German toy manufacturers. Includes a wooden Marble Vase, Jumping Toothpick paddle,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414606_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1684766857)
![DE LAND, JR., Theodore (1873-1931). Two Trick Booklets and Other Ephemera. [Philadelphia?, 1910s.]: DE LAND, JR., Theodore (1873-1931). Two Trick Booklets and Other Ephemera. [Philadelphia?, 1910s.] Including: The Devil’s Dream or What Science Can Do with a Pack of Cards. Small folding sheet](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414607_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1684766857)
![Divination Box. Wien: S. Klingl, [ca. 1920s]. A beautiful example of a double divination box, with: Divination Box. Wien: S. Klingl, [ca. 1920s]. A beautiful example of a double divination box, with Klingl’s hallmark at the bottom of the larger box. Two nested polished wooden boxes with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414608_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1684766857)

![[FORCE BOOKS]. A group of Force Books and Gaffed Book Tricks. Including: Running the Numbers by: [FORCE BOOKS]. A group of Force Books and Gaffed Book Tricks. Including: Running the Numbers by Keith Fields (2007, with instructions); Insight by Keith Fields (1997, with instruction booklet);](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414610_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1684766857)
![HUGARD, Jean (Gerard Rodney Boyce, 1871-1959). Original trick blindfold and TLS. [Brooklyn:: HUGARD, Jean (Gerard Rodney Boyce, 1871-1959). Original trick blindfold and TLS. [Brooklyn: Hugard’s Magic Monthly, ca. 1940s]. Trick blindfold with original instruction sheet and order sheet](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414611_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1684766857)
![MARTIN, Jon (1882-1968). Butterfly Silk Production. [England: 1930s]. Lazy tong-like metal frame: MARTIN, Jon (1882-1968). Butterfly Silk Production. [England: 1930s]. Lazy tong-like metal frame with large hand-sewn colorful butterfly design silk, with original sequined accents. Size when](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414612_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1684766857)
![Mirage. [N.p., n.d., ca. 1920s] A glass of water is set on a small table and covered with three: Mirage. [N.p., n.d., ca. 1920s] A glass of water is set on a small table and covered with three tubes. These are removed one at a time from the stand. The glass has vanished. Suspecting that the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414613_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1684766857)
![Okito Checker Cabinet. New York: Okito (Tobias Bamberg, 1875-1963), [ca. 1911]. Club-size model of: Okito Checker Cabinet. New York: Okito (Tobias Bamberg, 1875-1963), [ca. 1911]. Club-size model of the prop, long considered the finest piece of apparatus manufactured by Okito, decorated in Chinese](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414614_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1684766857)
![Razor Blade Stand. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, [ca. 1950s]. Decorative metal and wooden stand: Razor Blade Stand. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, [ca. 1950s]. Decorative metal and wooden stand holds a quantity of loose razor blades around its perimeter and a spool of thread. The magician](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414615_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1684766857)
![[SILKS]. Five Silks by Tannen’s. New York: Louis Tannen, ca. 1960s. Three identical silks of a: [SILKS]. Five Silks by Tannen’s. New York: Louis Tannen, ca. 1960s. Three identical silks of a rabbit in a top hat, and one of a rabbit’s rear end, captioned “The End.” All](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414616_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1684766857)
![[SILKS]. Four large silks and 25 smaller silks. [V.p., v.d.] Colorful silks of various designs. The: [SILKS]. Four large silks and 25 smaller silks. [V.p., v.d.] Colorful silks of various designs. The large silks are approximately 6 x 6’; the smaller examples approximately 36 x 36” and](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414617_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1684766857)



![Utility Tube. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), [ca. 1940]. Short glass tube framed in nickel-plated: Utility Tube. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), [ca. 1940]. Short glass tube framed in nickel-plated brass; silk handkerchiefs or other objects appear, vanish, or change inside the device. With](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414621_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1684766857)


![BARNWELL, Edward (“Signor Barnello”) (1857-1910). The Red Demons or, Mysteries of Fire.: BARNWELL, Edward (“Signor Barnello”) (1857-1910). The Red Demons or, Mysteries of Fire. Chicago: E. Barnello, [1900]. 12mo. Publisher’s mustard pictorial wrappers (staining, worn,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414624_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1684766857)



![BLITZ, Signor (1810-1877). Signor Blitz’s Instructions in Sleight of Hand. New York: E.E.: BLITZ, Signor (1810-1877). Signor Blitz’s Instructions in Sleight of Hand. New York: E.E. Benedict, [ca. 1875.] Hand-colored pictorial wraps. Woodcuts in text. 12mo. [16 pp]. Light soiling and](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/289703/153414628_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1684766857)
