Demon Wonder Box. London: Davenports, ca. 1940. A small

Demon Wonder Box. London: Davenports, ca. 1940. A small chrome plated box (2 x 3 x 2”) is clearly shown empty, yet handkerchiefs are produced from inside. Hallmarked with Demon logo and registration

Demon Card Box. London: Davenports, ca. 1950. Chrome-plate brass card box with side flap, in which cards appear or disappear. 3 x 2 x 1”. Good.

Marvelous Cups & Corks Mystery. London: Davenports Magic (Demon), ca. 1940. Three hallmarked chrome cups and gimmicked corks for a Cups and Balls type effect, this version made famous by the late Merl

Finger Chopper. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca. 1940. The blade of a small guillotine passes through a spectator’s finger without harming it, but cuts through the cigarette below. Hardwood constr

The magician shows a small metal box, with very thin sides. Holding it in one hand, the two doors of a steel box are dropped open showing a completely empty box. The doors are closed and upon opening

The magician shows a small metal box, with very thin sides. Holding it in one hand, the two doors of a steel box are dropped open showing a completely empty box. The doors are closed and upon opening

Wonder Clock. London: Davenports, ca. 1930. Walnut box with encased clock; performer predicts the hour that the spectator has moved the clockÕs hand, even though the clock is covered with a sliding d

L. Davenport & Co. Illustrated Catalogue of New and Up-To-Date Magical Wonders. London, ca. 1921. Orange pictorial wrappers. Illustrated. 8vo. 52 pages. With two price lists. Small tear at head of spi

Cups and Balls. London, Davenports, ca. 1940 [?]. Set of three chrome-plated cups. 4 ” high, mouth 3”. Very good.

Thumb Stocks/Thumb Screw Illusion. London: Davenports, ca. 1940. No matter how tightly the hardwood stocks are screwed down on his thumbs, the performer easily escapes. 4 x 2 ”. Very good.

Oswald Williams’ Signature Tune. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca. 1940. Charming and clever handling of the sucker torn and restored strip of paper, as presented by Oswald Williams during his many

Wonder Box. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1940. A quantity of silks is produced from a mirrored box (3 ¼ x 2 x 2") shown empty on all sides. With a "modernistic" crackle finish. Very good. Tra

Six Lanterns from Hat. London: Davenports, ca. 1933. Set of six collapsible lanterns the magician produces from a borrowed hat. Brass frames with colored cellophane panes (some with small cracks).

Wonder Clock/X-Ray Clock (Miniatures). London: Demon Magic, ca. 1940s. Two hand-held variations on the same trick, where the hour at which the clock is set may be guessed by the magician. Sliding chro

YAMATO-GUMI (active in Japan 1899-1960). Art Deco jewellery box, ca.1940. Manufacture in copper-plated metal decorated in relief with bamboo canes and dragons. With "Made in Japan" stamp on the revers

Dine [Navajo] Sterling Silver and Turquoise Box and Bow Squash Blossom Necklace, ca. 1940sterling silver, turquoiseHanging Length: 18 in. (45.7 cm.), Naja: 4 1/2 x 4 in. (11.4 x 10.2 cm.) The Gene Rus

Bauer, Carl Johann, Nuremburg, early 19th c. ''The Earth and Its Inhabitants''- small terrestrial globe with original box, ca. 1825, the lid has colored plate with three figures, ' tipped into the box

Automatic Hostess Juke Box. Grand Rapids, Michigan: National Automatic Music Co. (re-named Automatic Music Instrument Co. (AMI) after World War II). Back door, lock and key. Not tested. ca. 1940. 63 x

Various Ages, Includes an old Chehalis soft sided strainer basket, rim breaks multiple spots, ca.1940, 12" x 12"; a double-sided polychrome Casas Grandes bird effigy bowl with traditional design eleme

[PELHAM PUPPETS]. A group of 9 rare Alice puppets. London: Pelham Puppets, Ltd., [ca. 1940s-1950s]. Wooden marionettes with strings. Puppets in seven original manufacturer’s boxes. Some puppets

East Asia, Japan, Nagano Prefecture, Kusagoe, ca. late 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden theater maskette of Hannya, the vengeful female demon. Included is a wooden box with Japanese writing in re

HO ga, 1st version, ca 1947, w/slotted linkage screws, small smooth sand boxes, button pick ups, frame has zinc pest, body sections intact, instruction sheets, orig box minor wear, w/wood insert, C7.

Lancaster County, ca. 1800-1840, poplar. Dovetailed with tacks and square nail construction. Tin hasp and hinges, latter held by rosehead nails. Original robin egg blue with red and white compass star

CARLO BUGATTI (Milano, 1855 - Molsheim, 1940). Tavolino finemente decorato in rame sbalzato e peltro con inserti in pergamena. 1902 ca. Mancanze. Mis. Alt. cm. 73 Diam. cm. 44 ca. Val. 5000/7000