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160: Fred Kaps' Rabbit from Cane. Maker unknown (Dutch)125: Holdout. Detroit, Al Caroselli, ca. 1930129: Houdini.  Signed program. 1922. St. Louis Mo.
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The Magic Collection of Jay Marshall Part IV

Potter & Potter's next public auction is scheduled for May 16th, 2010, in Chicago. It will be the fourth sale of memorabilia and magic material from the legendary collection of a legendary magician, Jay Marshall (pictured at left in 1947). Among the highlights will be apparatus of significant historic association, rare books, early posters and broadsides, ephemera and props suitable for all levels of collectors. Houdiniana will also be featured in the auction. Exhibition will be held during the week of May 10th, with special showings arranged for attendees of the Magic Collectors' Weekend (held in Rosemont, IL on the three days preceding the auction).
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Harry Houdini. Water Torture Cell large broadside: Houdini, Harry. Water Torture Cell broadside. [Glasgow], 1913. Large letterpress broadside (11 ¼ x 35 ¼") in bright blue ink on cream-colored stock. Houdini tops the bill at the Glasgow Coliseum
0145: Harry Houdini. Water Torture Cell large broadsideEst. US$2,000-US$2,500
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Hovey, William. Mind-Reading and Beyond. 1895: Hovey, William. Mind-Reading and Beyond. Boston, 1895. Publisher's grey cloth stamped in black. Illustrated. 8vo. Extremities rubbed and cloth somewhat soiled, but overall good condition.
0147: Hovey, William. Mind-Reading and Beyond. 1895Est. US$150-US$250
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Rupert Howard School. London, n.d. Complete file: Howard, Rupert. Rupert Howard School. London, n.d. (ca. 1930). Lessons 1-25. Complete file. Each lesson bound in publisher's colored wraps, illustrated with photographs and line drawings. 4to. The
0148: Rupert Howard School. London, n.d. Complete fileEst. US$100-US$200
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Imagino. Colon, Abbott's Magic, ca. 1948: Imagino. Colon, Abbott's Magic, ca. 1948. An effect devised by Robert Harbin in which a handkerchief, placed in an ungimmicked wooden tube resting on a tray, vanishes and appears in a matching tube
0149: Imagino. Colon, Abbott's Magic, ca. 1948Est. US$100-US$200
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Ink to Goldfish. Maker unknown, ca. 1910.: Ink to Goldfish. Maker unknown, ca. 1910. Large and heavy hand-blown glass goblet filled with ink instantly transforms into water filled with goldfish on the magician's command. Both goblet and
0150: Ink to Goldfish. Maker unknown, ca. 1910.Est. US$100-US$200
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Large archive of L.L. Ireland's personal ephemera: Ireland, L.L. Large archive of L.L. Ireland's personal ephemera and magic memorabilia. Hundreds of individual items filling one large carton, including early photographs of Ireland working as a
0151: Large archive of L.L. Ireland's personal ephemeraEst. US$800-US$1,000
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Laurie Lowell Ireland's own Cups and Balls: Ireland, Laurie Lowell. L.L. Ireland's own Cups and Balls. Set of three spun aluminum cups and three blue sponge balls made, designed and used by Chicago magician and magic dealer L.L. Ireland. This
0152: Laurie Lowell Ireland's own Cups and BallsEst. US$250-US$350
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L.L. Ireland's Linking Rings. American, ca. 1925: Ireland, Laurie Lowell. L.L. Ireland's own Linking Rings. American, ca. 1925. Laurie Ireland's personal set of eight metal rings for the classic effect, one of his trademark routines which he would
0153: L.L. Ireland's Linking Rings. American, ca. 1925Est. US$150-US$250
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L.L. Ireland's S.A.M. card, Houdini signed 1924: Ireland, Laurie Lowell. L.L. Ireland's S.A.M. membership card, signed by Houdini. Ireland held member number 566 in the S.A.M., as reflected on this pale blue card bearing his name, for the year
0154: L.L. Ireland's S.A.M. card, Houdini signed 1924Est. US$700-US$900
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Group of nine pieces of Dr. Jaks ephemera: Jaks, Dr. Stanley. Group of nine pieces of Dr. Jaks ephemera. Including six pen-and-ink sketches by Jaks, three of them being self-portraits (four of them cartoons of a mentalist rendered on thick
0155: Group of nine pieces of Dr. Jaks ephemeraEst. US$100-US$200
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Collection of 15 Japanese magic and puzzle books: Japanese Books] Collection of 15 Japanese magic and puzzle books. Including eight paperbound texts describing traditional and western stage and close-up tricks, three hardbound volumes of Sam Lloyd's
0156: Collection of 15 Japanese magic and puzzle booksEst. US$150-US$250
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Important archive of Emil Jarrow ephemera: Jarrow, Emil. Important archive of Emil Jarrow ephemera. Collected by Jay Marshall, and including an informal contract and manuscript pages for a book of Emil Jarrow's magic routines (including many
0157: Important archive of Emil Jarrow ephemeraEst. US$300-US$400
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Fred Kaps' Rabbit from Cane. Maker unknown (Dutch): Fred Kaps' Rabbit from Cane. Maker unknown (Dutch), ca. 1955. This faux metal walking stick was used by the great Dutch conjuror Fred Kaps (Abraham Pieter Adrianus Bongers) to produce a live rabbit.
0160: Fred Kaps' Rabbit from Cane. Maker unknown (Dutch)Est. US$2,500-US$3,500
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Lithographed bank draft of Kellar the magician.: Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). Lithographed bank draft of Kellar the magician. Cincinnati, Strobridge Litho, ca. 1905. Kellar's archetypal "imp" portrait decorates this unused bank check printed on
0161: Lithographed bank draft of Kellar the magician.Est. US$150-US$250
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One page ALS from Kellar to "Silent" Mora. 1916: Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). One page ALS from Kellar to "Silent" Mora. Dated October 13, 1916, the Dean of American Magicians discusses a pending trip to his hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania, and
0163: One page ALS from Kellar to "Silent" Mora. 1916Est. US$400-US$600
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Group of seven pieces of "Pop" Krieger ephemera.: Krieger, Louis. Group of seven pieces of "Pop" Krieger ephemera. Including three pictorial brochures advertising the Professor's services, an oversized calling card in two colors on laid paper, a
0165: Group of seven pieces of "Pop" Krieger ephemera.Est. US$150-US$250
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Louis "Pop" Krieger's own Cups and Balls.: Krieger, Louis. "Pop" Krieger's own Cups and Balls. Set of three plated tin cups, formed and soldered as opposed to the modern cups for this trick which are spun from a single piece of metal. Worn
0166: Louis "Pop" Krieger's own Cups and Balls.Est. US$500-US$700
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Leon's Miniature Haunted House. L.A. ca. 1940: Leon's Miniature Haunted House. Los Angeles, Leon M. Leon (Leon Levy), ca. 1940. This doll's house was modified by Leon M. Levy (The Great Leon) to perform a series of full-light spirit
0167: Leon's Miniature Haunted House. L.A. ca. 1940Est. US$700-US$900
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