Sold2016Magical Woodcraft. Los Angeles: Thayer & Christianer,Magical Woodcraft. Los Angeles: Thayer & Christianer, ca. 1912. Publisher’s wraps, illustrated with photographs, including portraits of proprietors. 56 pages. Wraps chipped and with ink markings, otSee Sold Price
Sold2017Silk Cabby.Silk Cabby. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. Wooden cabinet allows for the magical change, production, vanish, or restoration of silk handkerchiefs placed inside. 7" long. Finish worn.See Sold Price
Sold2016The Money Machine/ Money Maker. Los Angeles: Thayer,The Money Machine/ Money Maker. Los Angeles: Thayer, ca. 1930. Blank sheets of paper turn into dollar bills when run through the rollers mounted on the wooden stand (7 ½ x 5 ½"). Minor surface scratSee Sold Price
Sold2016Rice, Orange and Checkers. Los Angeles: Thayer, ca.Rice, Orange and Checkers. Los Angeles: Thayer, ca. 1945. An orange, a quantity of rice, and a stack of checkers magically transpose under two lacquered covers and a handsome metal rice vase. Vase 12See Sold Price
Sold2016Mysto (Mysterious Die & Frame). Los Angeles: ThayerMysto (Mysterious Die & Frame). Los Angeles: Thayer Manufacturing Co., ca. 1930. A solid wooden die is threaded to a wooden frame through holes running through each. The die then penetrates the ribbonSee Sold Price
Sold2019Bonus Genius. (Vanishing Devil).Bonus Genius. (Vanishing Devil). Los Angeles: Thayer Studios, ca. 1946. A Larsen-era version of the venerable vanishing doll effect. Red cloth ″cape,″ two Mephistophelean dolls (one gimmicSee Sold Price
Sold2016Wrist Guillotine. Los Angeles, Thayer’s Studio, ca.Wrist Guillotine. Los Angeles, Thayer's Studio, ca. 1947. A spectator's wrist is unharmed by the guillotine's blade which passes through it magically. Hardwood construction. 9 x 14 ¾". With instructiSee Sold Price
Sold2020Vanishing Radio. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, 1940s. AVanishing Radio. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, 1940s. A solid and sturdy wooden radio, its dial alight, with music playing, is covered by a cloth and lifted from the table. The cloth is flung in the air;See Sold Price
Sold2016Eli’s Die Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1920.Eli's Die Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1920. Handsome turned hardwood box allows the magician to control the roll of three fair dice, no matter how vigorously the box is shaken. 2 ½" diameter.See Sold Price
Sold2016Coin in a Ball of Yarn. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca.Coin in a Ball of Yarn. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A marked coin is discovered inside two nested, locked metal boxes, which are wrapped in a ball of yarn – which is inside two nested, hardwSee Sold Price
Sold2016Private Pat. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1942. APrivate Pat. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1942. A doughboy-themed version of the Bonus Genius vanishing doll. Complete with two figures and tent (often lacking) from which the doughboy vanishes. DollSee Sold Price
Sold2016Coin in a Ball of Yarn. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca.Coin in a Ball of Yarn. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A marked coin is discovered inside two nested, locked metal boxes, which are wrapped in a ball of yarn- which is inside two nested, hardwoodSee Sold Price
Sold2020Two Slat Card Frames. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, 1940s.Two Slat Card Frames. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, 1940s. Including a jumbo and standard example, which change, vanish, or produce cards inside, visible through the slatted openings. The larger 8”See Sold Price
Sold2016Card Star. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1925. FiveCard Star. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1925. Five selected cards appear on the points of this star when the pack is thrown at it. Gesso-covered wooden star with turned wooden column and base, painteSee Sold Price
Sold2020Deck Changing Tray. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer & Co., ca.Deck Changing Tray. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1930. Mechanical mahogany tray facilitates the switch of one deck of cards or one small object for another. 6 5/8 x 9 ½”.See Sold Price
Sold2016Tarbell Treasure Chest. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca.Tarbell Treasure Chest. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1945. Small brass-bound wooden chest is opened, tipped forward, and shown empty. It is closed, and a moment later a huge production is made from wSee Sold Price
Sold2015Changing Tray. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer & Co., ca.Changing Tray. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1930. Mechanical wooden tray facilitates the switch of one deck of cards or one small object for another. 11 x 9 ½”. Good.See Sold Price
Sold2016Multiplying Billiard Balls. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer,Multiplying Billiard Balls. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. Group of fourteen finely turned wooden billiard balls painted in various colors, with two red shells. Ten balls and three shells 1 5/8"See Sold Price
Sold2015Rising Card Tray. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer & Co., ca.Rising Card Tray. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1935. Selected cards magically rise from the pack isolated in a goblet on a shallow wooden tray. Tray 9 ¾” diameter. Light wear, but overall veSee Sold Price
Sold2016Turban Mystery. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. ATurban Mystery. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A length of rope or a long turban is cut in half and placed in the box. When removed, it is restored. 8 x 8 x 4". Exterior somewhat distressed fromSee Sold Price
Sold2016New Tumbler Pedestal. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca.New Tumbler Pedestal. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1925. Silk handkerchiefs appear in a glass tumbler placed on top of the wooden pedestal. Novel operation (not spring loaded). 10” high. Very good.See Sold Price
Sold2016Coin Easel. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer [?], ca. 1920. ACoin Easel. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer [?], ca. 1920. A lyre-type easel that allows the magician to vanish four coins without sleight-of-hand. 9 ¾" high. Good. Scarce.See Sold Price
Sold2016New Wonder Silk Cabby. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca.New Wonder Silk Cabby. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. Wooden cabinet (7 ¾ x 5 x 3 ½") on raised feet, decoratively stencil-painted with dragons, in which silk handkerchiefs vanish, appear, or cSee Sold Price
Sold2023Two Bathing Beauty Props. [Los Angeles]: F.G. Thayer, ca. 2...Two Bathing Beauty Props. [Los Angeles]: F.G. Thayer, ca. 20th century. Two cloth images of women in yellow coverups to red bathing suits, disrobed piece-by-piece, but at the critical moment, the imagSee Sold Price
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