Jumbo Hippity-Hop Rabbits. Azusa: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1...

Dr. Q Slates. Azusa: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1990. Though examined by the audience, these slates will produce “ghostly” messages on their surfaces. 10 x 8”. Hallmarked. Very good.

Burning Alive – Cremation Illusion. Azusa: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1980. An assistant laying on a tray is slid into a casket. The lid is removed and the casket is set ablaze. When the doors of the c

Spirit Bell. Azusa: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1990. A bell on a wooden platform, covered by a glass dome rings – once for yes, twice for no – as if activated by an unseen spirit hand. Ringing device

Rapid Rabbit Vanish. Alhambra: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1965. A rabbit is placed into a brightly-painted chest, which is disassembled piece-by-piece. The animal has vanished. Sucker mechanism in base.

Rabbit Rising Cards. Alhambra: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1960s. Stencil-painted rabbit figure whose ears collapse in surprise as the selected card rises from the houlette. Marked on the reverse. 16&#822

Jumbo Lock Flap Card Box. Alhambra: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1970. Finely crafted walnut box exchanges, vanishes, or produces jumbo playing cards when opened and closed. Locking gimmick. Fine.

Azusa. 1977. Owen Magic Supreme. First Edition. The story of Carl Owen. 303 pages. #943 of 1000 copies. Bound in red fabric with ¼ leather. Autographed by Les Smith. Fine condition.

Miscellaneous Lot of Magic Props. American and Imported, ca. 1940s 2000s. Over fifty pieces, including Card Star; Change Bag; Hippity-Hop Rabbits; Vanishing Coke Bottle; Passe Passe Bottles; Lota Bowl

This clockwork motor Jumbo Card Rise is from Conradi-Horster ca. 1933. Bill considered this the ultimate card rise houlette due to the complexity of the mechanism that is used to make the cards rise.

John Snyder, Jr. Ca. 1936. Jumbo version of the steel ball through glass but works differently than the standard effect. Very cleverly gimmicked for incredibly smooth operation. Includes exquisite fit

An empty frame is displayed. A card is selected and torn into 4 parts. The parts are vanished and then reappear a 1/4 at a time in the previously empty frame. Ca 2000

Large box with hinged doors front and back is opened to show a clear view through the empty interior. Box is closed and opened to reveal a rabbit or other production items. 1 of 25 made. Built and dec

This is a remarkable Morrison Cannon Ball vase that was hand turned and signed by Les Smith at Owen Magic Supreme ca. 1987. The story goes that Bill was visiting with Les and Gertrude one afternoon an

Card Trimmer and Corner Rounder. Asuza: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1999. Magnificent machined brass devices used to alter playing cards. Adjustable settings make possible the creation of short, narrow, a

Circa 1990. Spectacularly turned polished wood vase with large, 4” diameter red ball that vanishes and reappears. Hallmarked. Condition: Excellent. (Card shown for size comparison.)

This beautiful coin casket (Ca. 1976) will vanish each of 4 coins one at a time and magically have them all appear simultaneously at the end of the routine. Covered in black leather with some wear and

Ca. 2000 Described from the original instructions: "No other item comprising the series of ten will be either as expensive or as rare as this piece of apparatus." It is "...built of the finest of mate

Nicely bound set of The Sphinx, starting with Volume 1, Number 1 (March, 1902) thru Volume 27, Number 12 (February, 1929). This is with William Hilliar as Editor until Volume 3, Number 8 and then A.M.

A spectacularly baffling piece of apparatus invented by Len Sewell and made by Eric Lewis when he was working with John Gaughan ca. 1970’s. The cabinet can be shown completely empty through the fron

Limited edition of 500 copies each. This was published by Mike Caveney’s Magical Publications in 1991 & 1992 respectively. These are copies of the Howards Thurston illusion show workbooks that were

1988 First English edition limited to 300 copies. Beautiful 2 volume set with matching slipcase. Volume 1 (431 pages) describes the history and workings of Fechner’s award-winning act. Volume 2 is a

An incredible collection of 28 Pierre Mayer miniature automatons in a custom wood display case. Most of these moving figures feature a magic theme such as pulling a rabbit out of a hat, Zig Zag Lady,

From the act of the famed female magician, this box was built by her husband, Swiss juggler, Charles Carrer. Heavy-duty box trimmed in ribbed metal with a paper-covered front door is shown empty (and

A lovely French automaton believed to be from Jean Farkas (1917-2014). With his wife Anne, who was a seamstress and created the costumes, they created and repaired automata. In 1974 they moved from Pa