Sold2018Doctor Q Spirit Hand (Rapping Hand).Doctor Q Spirit Hand (Rapping Hand). Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. A carved wooden hand with lace cuff raps out answers to questions while isolated on a heavy wooden board. Light surface wear, pSee Sold Price
Sold2017“Dr. Q Dark Trumpet Séance” - F. G. ThayerCreated by C. Alexander (“The Man Who Knows”) and Carl Owen. The medium hands out small cards on which the séance sitters write their questions to be answered from the “Great Beyond.” The carSee Sold Price
Sold2017Spirit Painting – F. G. ThayerAs featured in Thayer’s 1928 catalog: two blank canvases set in a wooden frame, While all eyes are intent upon the white illuminated canvas, slowly and faintly at first, a dim shadow appears. GraduaSee Sold Price
Sold2017DR. Q's VISIT OF THE GHOSTS – F.G. THAYERAn original Thayer masterpiece and extremely rare. Operates flawlessly. A free-standing miniature door (approximately 16" tall) is openly displayed and may be examined. As the performer summons spiritSee Sold Price
Sold2017Egg Vase – F. G. ThayerWonderful hand turned piece from Floyd Thayer. An egg is removed from the cup, made to vanish, and then reappears back in the cup. Ca. 1935. Condition: Excellent.See Sold Price
Sold2017Floating Table – F. G. ThayerPerformer places his fingertips on top of an elegant table. Apparently channeling the spirits, the table rises into the air and clings to the magician’s fingertips. A cloth may be placed over the taSee 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
Sold2017“CIGARETTE CATCHING EXTRAORDINARY” – F.G. THAYERA neat walnut humidor box is shown. Reaching into the air, the magician produces 20 or more cigarettes with his bare hand, each cigarette being dropped into the humidor, which may be emptied and shownSee Sold Price
Sold2017Jack Gwynne's Floating Table.Gwynne, Jack. Jack Gwynne's Floating Table. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A four-legged side table clings to the magician's hand and floats in the air as if weightless. Owned and used by the famSee Sold Price
Sold2017Pedestal Reader - F. G. ThayerCirca 1930. Black and gold wood pedestal holds a heavy crystal ball. The pedestal will visibly cue the mentalist with answers to questions from the audience while looking in the crystal ball. BeautifuSee Sold Price
Sold2017Reappearing Alarm Clock - F. G. ThayerA beautifully decorated gold wooden picture frame is seen to be empty. Instantly, a ringing alarm clock appears within the frame. Mounted on a Thayer Colonio table base. Circa 1930. Thayer quality. CoSee Sold Price
Sold2017Watch Box - F. G. ThayerSmall box used to vanish a pocket watch or other small object. Precision-built by Thayer in Honduran mahogany. With key. Circa 1930. Hallmarked. Excellent.See Sold Price
Sold2017Architect’s Nightmare - Thayer – F. G. ThayerThayer version of the Blue Phantom effect where a blue disc repeatedly changes position among a stack of white discs. Here made in rectangular shape and decorated to represent a skyscraper with one flSee Sold Price
Sold2017Large Mirror Vase with Turntable - F. G. ThayerLarge, heavy glass vase rests atop a black wooden base. The vase is covered and when uncovered the vase is seen to be filled with candy or other items. May also be used to exchange items. Beautifully-See Sold Price
Sold2017Golf Ball Box – F. G. ThayerThis is a rare Thayer Golf Ball Die Box. Operates the same as the Billiard Ball Die Box, but with a Thayer Klingo style white ball as the fake. Does not include the regular Klingo Ball, but will workSee Sold Price
Sold2017Inexhaustible Box - F. G. ThayerFinely made mahogany box is tipped forward and shown empty. After being tipped upright, the lid is opened and a profusion of spring balls appear. Will also hold silks and other production items. EarlySee Sold Price
Sold2017Drawer Box - F. G. ThayerEarly “See Through” model. Allows drawer to be opened and end of box opened for a clear view through the cabinet. Drawer is closed and a large production of silks or livestock occurs. Thayer crackSee Sold Price
Sold2017Rice Vase - F. G. ThayerClassic wood turned vase that will vanish a quantity of rice or transform it into an orange (as in the “Orange, Rice and Checkers” Mystery.) Gold, gesso finish. Turned by Floyd Thayer, circa 1930.See Sold Price
Sold2017Sucker Alarm Clock Box - F. G. ThayerThayer/Owen version of the Sucker Die Box using a square alarm clock. The clock vanishes from the wood box and reappears in a hat. Finely made. Circa 1940. Uncommon. Condition: Very Good.See Sold Price
Sold2018Devil Pilliars - F G ThayerThayer Devil Pilliars. Over 12” long. In nice shape.See Sold Price
Sold2017Welsh Rarebit Pan - F. G. ThayerClassic effect where a fire is lit in a borrowed hat and a mélange of items added to a pan, eventually creating a live rabbit. Circa 1930. Most likely made by the Humphrey Brothers, who did most of tSee Sold Price
Sold2017Devil’s Card Rise - F. G. ThayerFrom a packet of ten cards, three are chosen. All ten cards are shuffled by a spectator and sealed in an envelope that is placed in an open-faced stand on the table, the envelope never leaving sight oSee Sold Price
Sold2017Wizard Cigarette Case - F. G. ThayerMagician removes a metal cigarette case from his pocket, shows it full of cigarettes and removes one. A spectator then opens the case and finds it empty. c. 1930. Scarce. Condition: Very Good.See Sold Price
Sold2017Challenge Vanishing Bird – F. G. Thayer – F. G. ThayerA bird in a cage trimmed with yellow ribbon is caused to instantly vanish. The effect is repeated with spectators holding the cage. Flexible-style. Thayer make. Uncommon. Condition: Very Good.See Sold Price
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