Magic Props & More - The Bill King Collection 2013-10-26 Auction - 385 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL
347. Harry Blackstone. Birth of Fashion litho poster.86. Fan to Cigar.  Loyd, ca. 1945281. T. Nelson Downs "King of Koins" window card.
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Magic Props & More - The Bill King Collection

385 LOTS INCLUDING MAGIC APPARATUS, POSTERS, COMIC BOOKS, EPHEMERA, MAGICIANS' ARCHIVES, PHOTOGRAPHS, ASSOCIATION ITEMS (FRED KAPS, DANTE, THURSTON, ET AL), HOUDINIANA, AUTOGRAPHS, POSTERS AND WINDOW CARDS, COLLECTIONS, S.S. ADAMS, ABBOTTS, REDMON, VIKING, TEITELBAUM, AND MANY OTHERS)
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1. A-B-C Blocks. House of Babcock, ca. 1995: 1. A-B-C Blocks (Jumbo). Cashmere Washington, House of Babcock, ca. 1995. A block vanishes from a stack of three covered by a wooden tube, and appears elsewhere. Fine hardwood construction. 3 ½”
0001: 1. A-B-C Blocks. House of Babcock, ca. 1995Est. $200-$300
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2. Over 70 vintage Abbott’s magic props.: 2. [Abbott’s Magic] Collection of over 70 vintage Abbott’s magic props. Colon Michigan, Abbott’s Magic, 1940s – 60s. A large group of pocket tricks, small props, and gimmicks manufactured and
0002: 2. Over 70 vintage Abbott’s magic props.Est. $400-$500
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3. Over 700 S.S. Adams Magic and Novelty Products.: 3. [S.S. Adams] Lifetime Collection of over 700 S.S. Adams Magic and Novelty Products. New Jersey, 1910s – 2000s. The most recognized name in the “funny business,” S.S. Adams was the company
0003: 3. Over 700 S.S. Adams Magic and Novelty Products.Est. $6,000-$8,000
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4. P & L Aladdin Magic Outfit, ca. 1930: 4. Aladdin Magic Outfit. New Haven Connecticut, Petrie & Lewis, ca. 1930. Magic set with elaborately lithographed cover, containing nine tricks in wood and paper. Box measures 12 x 9 x 1 ¼”. Worn
0004: 4. P & L Aladdin Magic Outfit, ca. 1930Est. $150-$250
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5. Ringing Alarm Clock Production Stand. P & L, 1939.: 5. Ringing Alarm Clock Production Stand. New Haven, Petrie & Lewis, ca. 1939. Six alarm clocks are produced from an empty hat and hung on this stand one at a time, Accompanied by a facsimile of a
0005: 5. Ringing Alarm Clock Production Stand. P & L, 1939.Est. $1,500-$1,800
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6. Archive of Aldini ephemera and tricks.: 6. [Aldini] Archive of Aldini ephemera and tricks. Including publications explaining his tricks, lecture notes, a signed and inscribed 8 x 10” photograph, correspondence, marketed tricks, and more.
0006: 6. Archive of Aldini ephemera and tricks.Est. $50-$100
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9. Astro Ball Cabinet. Worth Magic, ca. 1970.: 9. Astro Ball Cabinet. Sun Valley California, Worth Magic, ca. 1970. A ball and glass are placed in a cabinet and the doors are closed. When opened again, the ball is now inside the glass. Painted
0009: 9. Astro Ball Cabinet. Worth Magic, ca. 1970.Est. $200-$300
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10. Attaboy, two examples. Abbott's and Hugues.: 10. Attaboy, two examples. Including one manufactured by Abbott’s Magic of Colon, Michigan; and one by the originator, Jack Hughes of England. The bellhop appears to identify cards selected by an
0010: 10. Attaboy, two examples. Abbott's and Hugues.Est. $100-$200
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11. Baffo Box. Tampa, Warren Hamilton, ca. 1955.: 11. Baffo Box. Tampa, Warren Hamilton, ca. 1955. A borrowed ring is made to appear inside an orange placed in the box. 5 x 5 x 5”. With instructions and a letter of provenance stating that this was
0011: 11. Baffo Box. Tampa, Warren Hamilton, ca. 1955.Est. $300-$500
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14. Black Art Cabinet. Worth Magic, ca. 1970: 14. Black Art Cabinet. Sun Valley California, Worth Magic, ca. 1970. A cage-like cabinet is shown empty, then a rabbit or four doves are produced from inside. Handsomely decorated in the Okito style
0014: 14. Black Art Cabinet. Worth Magic, ca. 1970Est. $150-$250