Sold2016Percy the Penguin. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co.,Percy the Penguin. Colon: Abbott's Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1948. Wooden penguin figure dips his head into a top hat to pick out a selected card. Lacquered in bright colors. A precursor of the HamiltonSee Sold Price
Sold2016Rabbit Side Table. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co.,Rabbit Side Table. Colon: Abbott's Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1950. Side table painted to represent a head-on view of a white rabbit. Wooden top and rear support fold flat. Finish worn; good.See Sold Price
Sold2016Name-It Magic Bar. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co.,Name-It Magic Bar. Colon: Abbott's Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1947. A box hinged together at its center is shown empty by lifting two panels, one on either end. Then, any drink called for is produced fromSee Sold Price
Sold2016Bowl Production. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co., ca.Bowl Production. Colon: Abbott's Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1950. The magician produces a bowl full of water on a chrome table draped with velvet. Metal table breaks apart for packing. Heavy glass bowl. USee Sold Price
Sold2018Strait Jacket.Strait Jacket. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1960s. Contemporary heavy canvas strait jacket with vinyl trim and leather straps, gimmicked for escapes. Leather cracked and brittle; gimmickedSee Sold Price
Sold2017Fly-To Cage.Fly-To Cage. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1940. A brass cage vanishes from an open stand and reappears in a box shown empty moments before. Finish worn.See Sold Price
Sold2017Coffee Vase.Coffee Vase. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1950. Spun aluminum vase magically transforms cotton into steaming hot coffee. Large model. 14" high. Very good.See Sold Price
Sold2016Nest of Alarm Clocks. Colon: Abbotts Magic NoveltyNest of Alarm Clocks. Colon: Abbotts Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1940s. Set of six nesting metal clocks, with hallmarked dials, to be produced from a hat or handkerchief. 4 _ diam. Very good.See Sold Price
Sold2023Five Shot Lota. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1950...Five Shot Lota. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1950. The performer empties a small brass vase into a shot glass, takes a drink, and pours four more shots in succession, the vase magicallSee Sold Price
Sold2019Shrunken Head Illusion.Shrunken Head Illusion. Colon: Abbott′s Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1940s. Following an extensive sideshow-style monologue, the performer reveals the shrunken head of an assistant or a skull within tSee Sold Price
Sold2017Twin—Di Box.Twin—Di Box. Colon, Mich.: Abbott’s Magic Co., ca. 1980s. Stencil-painted wooden boxes on a black stand, holding a yellow die which vanishes and reappears between the magician’s hat and both boxSee Sold Price
Sold2016Cabinet of Foo – Stage Size. Colon: Abbott’s Magic, ca.Cabinet of Foo - Stage Size. Colon: Abbott's Magic, ca. 1970. A floor-model version of Abbott's classic production effect. Custom made with a load chamber that holds two specially made Abbott fishbowlSee Sold Price
Sold2016Crystal Ladder Coin Pail. Colon: Abbott's Magic, ca.Crystal Ladder Coin Pail. Colon: Abbott's Magic, ca. 1965. Coins produced from mid-air are dropped down the ladder landing in the hammered brass pail at the bottom. Wooden and glass, with gimmick to fSee Sold Price
Sold2016Crystal Ladder Coin Pail. Colon: Abbott’s Magic, ca.Crystal Ladder Coin Pail. Colon: Abbott's Magic, ca. 1965. Coins produced from mid-air are dropped down the ladder landing in the hammered brass pail at the bottom. Wooden, glass, and Plexiglas, withSee Sold Price
Sold2016Cuban (Cube-On) Release. Colon: Abbotts Magic Mfg.,Cuban (Cube-On) Release. Colon: Abbotts Magic Mfg., ca. 1965. A sturdy block is tied to a wooden frame by two ropes running through holes in the block and frame. With a tug, the block penetrates the rSee Sold Price
Sold2016Florabella. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Mfg., ca. 1965.Florabella. Colon: Abbott's Magic Mfg., ca. 1965. Gigantic metal tube is repeatedly shown empty, yet the magician produces a seemingly endless quantity of feather flowers from its interior, which he tSee Sold Price
Sold2016Cabinet of Foo. Colon: Abbott’s Magic, ca. 1970. ACabinet of Foo. Colon: Abbott's Magic, ca. 1970. A small cabinet on a low stand is shown empty; after its doors have been closed, a substantial production is made from within. Operates identically toSee Sold Price
Sold2016Card Sword. Colon: Abbott’s Magic, ca. 1970. A selectedCard Sword. Colon: Abbott's Magic, ca. 1970. A selected card is impaled on the blade of the sword when the pack is thrown in the air. 31" long. Chrome plated, with original box.See Sold Price
Sold2016Latest Coin Pail. Colon: Abbott’s Magic, ca. 1961.Latest Coin Pail. Colon: Abbott's Magic, ca. 1961. Champagne bucket-type pail facilitates the performance of the Miser's Dream. Heavily chrome plated. Gimmicks with twenty-four coin capacity. 7 ¾" hiSee Sold Price
Sold2018Den-O-Zen.Den-O-Zen. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Mfg., ca. 1980. An empty box fills with silks, flowers, and livestock at the command of the magician. Subtle design of load chambers allows for large capacity and clSee Sold Price
Sold2017Talking Skull.Talking Skull. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Mfg., ca. 1975. Imitation skull raps out answers to questions, once for yes, twice for no. Grant-style gimmick. Very good.See Sold Price
Sold2018Buried Treasure (Bean Box).Buried Treasure (Bean Box). Colon: Abbott’s Magic Mfg. (Arturo), ca. 1970. A borrowed, marked coin appears in the smallest of three nested wooden boxes lacquered in bright colors. Largest box 5 x 6See Sold Price
Sold2016[Tokens] Bamberg, Theo (Okito). Bamberg Magic & Novelty[Tokens] Bamberg, Theo (Okito). Bamberg Magic & Novelty Co. New York, ca. 1908. German silver advertising token for the short-lived magic shop operated by Okito and Joe Klein. Horned devil’s head onSee Sold Price
Sold2018Checko.Checko. Colon: Abbott’s Magic, ca. 1939. A blank black board transforms into a checker board or backgammon board. A set of checkers are then shaken out of a handkerchief. 11 ½ x 11 ½". Fine. UncomSee Sold Price
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