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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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0121: Dr. Jak’s Prediction Impossible. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, ca. 2000s. A jumbo card is selectedEst. $200-$400
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0122: Genie Tube. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, ca. 2000s. A decorated wooden tube with inlaid magnets is shownEst. $100-$200
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0123: Ghost Ring Box. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, ca. 2000s. A solid wooden ring is placed into a box. A wand isEst. $200-$400
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0124: Hung Too Restoration. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, ca. 2000s. A cut and restored ribbon originally sold byEst. $100-$200
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0125: Mirror Box. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, ca. 2000s. A stained wooden box with glitter interior is shown toEst. $100-$200
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0126: Mystic Card Frame. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, ca. 2000s. A new version of the Thayer Presto Card Frame. AEst. $100-$200
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0127: Nest of Boxes. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, ca. 2000s. A set of nested boxes in which a ring, coin orEst. $600-$800
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0128: Old English Wrist Stocks. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, ca. 2000s. A set of solid wooden stocks with vintageEst. $200-$300
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0129: Sucker Vanish. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, ca. 2000s. A dove vanishes from within two nested tubes. TheEst. $400-$600
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0130: Ultissimo Deluxe. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, ca. 2000s. A finely made wooden stand for performing aEst. $150-$250
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0131: All Seeing Eye. Chatsworth: Joe Porper Originals, [ca. 2000s]. Performer inserts three predictionEst. $300-$600
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0132: BERGERON, Bev (1930-2020). Appearing Golf Club Used by Bergeron in his Comedy Magic Act. [Chicago:Est. $100-$200
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0133: ABC Blocks. Cashmere: House of Babcock, ca. 1990s. A decorated block vanishes from between two otherEst. $200-$300
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0134: ABC Blocks. Cashmere: House of Babcock, ca. 1990s. A decorated alphabet block vanishes from betweenEst. $200-$400
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0135: Block Release. Cashmere: House of Babcock, ca. 1990s. A large version of the classic pocket effect.Est. $200-$400
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0136: Block and Silk Transposition. Cashmere: House of Babcock, ca. 1990s. A silk placed into a hat and aEst. $300-$500
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0137: Buddah Tubes. Cashmere: House of Babcock, ca. 1990s. Two nested, inlaid wooden tubes are shown emptyEst. $150-$300
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0138: Die Tunnel. Cashmere: House of Babcock, ca. 2000s. A die turns over within a tube that is just largeEst. $100-$200
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0139: Finger Chopper. Cashmere: House of Babcock, ca. 2000s. A finely made wooden finger chopper withEst. $150-$300
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0140: Flip Over Box. Cashmere: House of Babcock, ca. 2000s. A finely made inlaid wooden box used to vanishEst. $200-$400
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0142: Fraidy Cat Rabbit. Cashmere: House of Babcock, ca. 1990s. A jumbo wooden version of the Gene GordonEst. $200-$400
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