Rising Cards. Massachusetts: Val Evans, ca. 1945.

Rising Cards. Massachusetts: Val Evans, ca. 1939. Chosen cards rise from the pack while it is isolated in a wooden houlette on a tray. Locking gimmick defies detection. Tray 12 x 12". With instruction

Paul Fox Rising Cards. Colorado Springs: Paul Fox, ca. 1945. Lucite houlette and gimmicks cause selected cards to mysteriously rise from the pack on the magician’s command. Hallmarked. With a supply

Arguably the most devious card rise extant, since all pieces and parts may be fully examined and a borrowed deck may be used. Operates smoothly and quietly. Ca. 1939. Condition: Mint.

Jumbo Rising Cards. European, ca. 1950. Selected cards from a jumbo pack rise from a nickel-plated houlette. 17Ó. Similar mechanics to AbbottÕs ÒNu-PowerÓ Card Rise. Gimmick repaired at top, else

Circa 1940. Clever apparatus consisting of an examinable wooden slat tray and houlette from which selected cards will rise. Condition: Very good.

McComb, Billy. Two Packs of Billy McComb’s Jumbo Rising Cards. Carl Willmann (?), ca. 1917. Two packs of faux jumbo cards, both apparently complete, but in need of repair. One with a cloth bag b

Neyhart Rising Cards. Los Angeles: A.P. Neyhart, ca. 1940. Complicated mechanical Bakelite card houlette and custom-manufactured deck of Bee-back playing cards. Wear to gimmicked rubber rollers as usu

Nu-Power Rising Cards. Colon: Abbott’s Mfg. Co., ca. 1965. Pneumatically-driven handsome chrome-plated houlette from which the selected card mysteriously rises. 9 ½” tall. Very good working condi

Card Gallows. Chicago: Joe Berg, ca. 1945. A chosen card is the only one that remains in the noose of a miniature gallows when the trap is opened and the balance of the deck falls through it. With car

Card Rising Stand. American, ca. 1905. Handsome nickel plated stand with wooden platform and attached metal Houlette. Selected cards rise from the pack isolated in the Houlette. Base reminiscent of th

Neyhart Rising Cards. Los Angeles: A.P. Neyhart, ca. 1940. Complicated mechanical Bakelite card houlette and custom-manufactured deck of Bee-back playing cards. Wear to gimmicked rubber rollers as usu

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

Gammatration/Cosmovision. Glendale: Loyd, ca. 1945. A jumbo card placed into a wooden slat frame is pierced with a needle, yet is entirely unharmed when removed from the frame. 11 ½" tall assembled.

John Evans (American/Massachusetts, b. 1945) "Boston Common", 1976 oil on canvas unsigned. Unframed. 60" x 76-1/2" Provenance: Deaccessioned property of a Southern institution.

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 ve

Improved Card Drawer (Double Load). Chicago: Joe Berg, ca. 1945. Miniature drawer box transforms cards or paper placed inside two times as the drawer is opened and closed. Hardwood. With original inst

Rising Cards Ð Plate and Houlette. McAllen, Tex.: Viking Mfg., ca. 1991. Selected cards rise from a wooden houlette resting on a handsome hardwood tray. Based on the Thayer design. From a limited edi

Ultra Card Rising Reel. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis, ca. 1940. Compact vest reel aids in the levitation of chosen cards from one hand to the other above it. 1 ¼ x 3/8". Hallmarked. Very good, boxed wit

Massachusetts, ca. 1790-1810 29-1/8"h x 36"w x 17-1/4"d

Wrist Watch Reel. New Haven: Petire & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1950. A retractable reel built in to a faux wristwatch, used in the Rising Card effect. With instructions. In an enveloped stamped with P&L's nam

[Massachusetts] North Shore Massachusetts Souvenir Playing Cards. Gloucester, ca. 1906. 52 + J + OB. Gilt edges. Each card having an oval halftone of scenes from Gloucester and nearby towns. Backs a f

John Evans (Born 1945) is active/lives in Massachusetts. O/B Modernistic Cape Cod Massachusetts country landscape signed J.E. bottom right and pencil signed on reverse "Truro (Provincetown) / John Eva

John Evans (Born 1945) is active/lives in Massachusetts. O/B Massachusetts country scene signed J. Evans and titled on reverse "Plum Island 9/91" (Northeast coast of Massachusetts). Very good conditio

Lot of 23 Vintage Books and Pamphlets on Gambling Tricks. Including How It’s Done: Cards and Coins (ca. 1930s) by A. E. Wilson, ten Little Blue Books (ed. E. Haldeman-Julius), The Open Book (1945) b