Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins III 2020-02-29 Auction - 488 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL
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Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins III

Our first magic auction of 2020 is the third sale from the collection of Jim Rawlins. Featuring choice association items - including treasures from the careers of Harry Blackstone, Doug Henning, McDonald Birch, and others - the auction will be filled with items in nearly every collecting category, from unusual and rare props, to handsomely framed stone lithographs, to uncommon ephemera, books, costumes, Houdinana, and decorative objects. Catalogs ship approximately three weeks prior to the auction. Previews will be held in our gallery February 27?28, 10?5pm
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Gabe Fajuri
Gabe Fajuri
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Al-Jo Card Frame.: Al-Jo Card Frame. Cincinnati: John Snyder Jr., ca. 1940. Two chosen cards suddenly appear back to back, sandwiched between glass plates in a wooden frame. As cards appear, a flash bulb in the frame
0001: Al-Jo Card Frame.Est. US$300-US$400
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Magician’s Barber Pole Production.: Magician’s Barber Pole Production. Circa 1940. Collapsible barber pole with wooden tip, for production from an empty hat or other container. As used by Al Flosso and other magicians. Height nearly
0002: Magician’s Barber Pole Production.Est. US$50-US$150
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Billet Knife.: Billet Knife. Circa 1950. Flat brass letter opener-style knife secretly injects a billet inside an envelope as it is slit open. Length 8 ½”.
0003: Billet Knife.Est. US$150-US$250
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Billiard Ball Stand.: Billiard Ball Stand. Circa 1930. Nickel plated stand with gimmicks allows the performer to apparently produce solid red balls from mid-air, or vanish them. With one solid ball. Height 16 ¼”.
0004: Billiard Ball Stand.Est. US$800-US$1,200
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McDonald Birch’s Aerial Fishing Outfit.: Birch, McDonald. McDonald Birch’s Aerial Fishing Outfit. Circa 1945. Complete props for Birch’s version of the Dr. Nix classic, in which the magician baits his rod, and casts the line over the
0005: McDonald Birch’s Aerial Fishing Outfit.Est. US$1,500-US$3,000
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McDonald Birch’s Thayer Skeleton Side Table.: Birch, McDonald. McDonald Birch’s Thayer Skeleton Side Table. Los Angeles, ca. 1930s. Carved and hand-painted side table depicting a skeleton with a serpent coiled around its legs. Collapsible.
0006: McDonald Birch’s Thayer Skeleton Side Table.Est. US$1,200-US$1,800
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McDonald Birch’s Demon of Doom.: Birch, McDonald. McDonald Birch’s Demon of Doom. Los Angeles, ca. 1930s. Metal spikes are hammered into the wrists and neck of an assistant, yet have done no harm once the stocks are released.
0007: McDonald Birch’s Demon of Doom.Est. US$1,500-US$2,500
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Bird Coffer.: Bird Coffer. Circa 1900. A card or picture of a bird placed in the all-metal box transforms into the live feathered animal when the lid is closed and then reopened. Height 5”. Gimmicked activated
0008: Bird Coffer.Est. US$250-US$350
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Bird Decapitation Gimmicks.: Bird Decapitation Gimmicks. Circa 1920. Set of faux white and black bird heads with glass eyes for the ancient feat of decapitation pigeons and restoring them to life with differently-colored heads.
0009: Bird Decapitation Gimmicks.Est. US$100-US$200
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Harry Blackstone Beer Trick Beer Mug.: Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone Beer Trick Beer Mug. Circa 1940. Heavy “sham” glass beer mug owned and used by Harry Blackstone Sr. in his stage show. Accompanied by an
0010: Harry Blackstone Beer Trick Beer Mug.Est. US$400-US$600
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Harry Blackstone’s Silk on Candle Trick.: Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone’s Silk on Candle Trick. Circa 1945. A handkerchief vanishes, only to reappear tied around the center of a lit candle resting in a spun brass
0011: Harry Blackstone’s Silk on Candle Trick.Est. US$800-US$1,200
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Harry Blackstone’s Spirit Barrel.: Blackstone, Harry. Harry Blackstone’s Spirit Barrel. 1940s. Small wooden barrel with removable metal bands which is shown empty, then capped at the ends with paper. When a wooden spigot is inserted
0012: Harry Blackstone’s Spirit Barrel.Est. US$1,500-US$2,500
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Harry Blackstone’s Flower Production Basket.: Blackstone, Harry. Harry Blackstone’s Flower Production Basket. Round wire basket with floral print padding. The basket would be shown empty, but after whisking a cloth over it, it would instantly
0013: Harry Blackstone’s Flower Production Basket.Est. US$400-US$600
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Harry Blackstone Owned Tuxedo Jacket.: Blackstone, Harry. Harry Blackstone Owned Tuxedo Jacket. 1940s. Black wool tuxedo coat bearing tags of Jordan Marsh Company on the collar and inside pocket. Blackstone regularly performed in tuxedo,
0014: Harry Blackstone Owned Tuxedo Jacket.Est. US$500-US$1,000
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Dress Pants Owned by Blackstone.: Blackstone, Harry. Dress Pants Owned by Blackstone. Pair of navy wool dress pants tailored for Blackstone by John Herrmann’s Sons of Lansing, MI. Retaining a tag on the inside waistband made out in
0015: Dress Pants Owned by Blackstone.Est. US$500-US$700
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Bogert Tube.: Bogert Tube. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1930. Water is poured into a metal canister, which is capped with paper and set in a nickel-plated stand. Dry silks are then produced from the
0018: Bogert Tube.Est. US$1,000-US$1,500
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Breakaway Fan.: Breakaway Fan. New York: Martinka & Co. [?], ca. 1910. Large and handsome wooden fan with hand painted floral pattern remains intact for the magician, but falls apart when opened by a spectator.
0019: Breakaway Fan.Est. US$150-US$250
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Carter the Great’s Selbit Block Trick.: Carter, Charles. Carter the Great’s Selbit Block Trick. Circa 1920. Stage version of the venerable Cube-A-Libre effect in which six numbered blocks covered by a tube change their order in sympathy
0020: Carter the Great’s Selbit Block Trick.Est. US$1,000-US$1,500
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Casadaga Spirit Cabinet.: Casadaga Spirit Cabinet. Circa 1930. Wooden cabinet on short stand into which a magician places a borrowed handkerchief, bell, and tambourine. The bell and tambourine suddenly sound, and the
0022: Casadaga Spirit Cabinet.Est. US$300-US$500
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Chinese Sticks.: Chinese Sticks. Massachusetts: General Grant. Two finely made brass sticks threaded with cords and tassels for the classic comedy effect. Length 16”. With custom carrying bag, and a certificate
0023: Chinese Sticks.Est. US$200-US$300
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Crazy Bottle.: Crazy Bottle. Leiden: Anverdi, ca. 1970. The neck of a bottle is removed and placed on the bottom of the bottle, yet the bottle still pours. Or, a small glass resting on the bottom of the bottle
0024: Crazy Bottle.Est. US$200-US$300
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