Sand and Sugar Canisters. London: Davenports, ca. 1935.

Sand and Sugar Canisters. European, ca. 1930. A quantity of sand is poured into a large canister from a smaller canister until the large canister is overflowing. Then, magically, the large canister is

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

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.

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).

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

Twenty Five Cent Working Model/ The Drunkard’s Dream Arcade Machine. London, ca. 1935. Wooden claw- footed floor model (71 x 23 1?2 x 21”) painted in teal, black, and silver. Originally built as a

Spirit Rapping Hand. London: Davenport’s, ca. 1920. Papier-mache model hand (approx. 6” long) mysteriously raps out answers when placed on a pane of glass. Hand painted.

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.

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

(Burtini?) A pair of highly chromed canisters are shown. White sugar is poured from the small canister until the large one is overflowing. The sugar vanishes from the large canister and now sand is po

Penny to Sovereign. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca. 1945. The magician promises to change an old English Penny into a Sovereign. Instead of changing one coin into another, the Penny is transformed

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

[Silks] Wedding of Mickey and Minnie Mouse. London: Demon Magic, ca. 1935. Early set of three pairs of magic silks featuring licensed appearances of Disney’s Mickey and Minnie Mouse, for the Demon M

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

Maskelyne’s Mysteries Magical Constructor No. 1. The Phantom Air Mail. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca. 1949. Stiff pictorial wrapper contains a 20 x 30” “working plan and instructions on how

Carl Rosini’s Card Transposition. London: L. Davenport & Co., ca. 1948. Complete set of as-new apparatus including copper-finished calling card tray (8 ” diam.), gimmicked packet and full deck of

Arrowsmith Glass Penetration. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca. 1946. A large sheet of plate glass in a wooden frame is partially covered. Objects pass through the frame, but the glass remains unharm

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

An antique ironstone lidded sugar jar by the Davenport Pottery in Longport, Staffordshire, England. Decorated with a blue village scene print and stamped in blue under the glaze with the manufacturer'

Georgian Period Sterling Silver Scissors Form Sugar Nips, by Gawen Nash, London, ca. 1750, with engraved GS monogram and shell form tips, 4 1/2" x 1 1/2", 0.87 ozt.

On The / London & North Eastern Railway / of England and Scotland ca. 1935 printed R.H. Perry [London] 40 x 25 in.

A George V sterling silver three-piece café au lait set, London 1935 by J B Chatterley and Sons Comprising a coffee pot, hot milk pot and twin handled sugar bowl. Each of rounded circular form upon

A George III style silver three piece tea service A George III style silver three piece tea service, by J B Chatterley & Sons Ltd, London 1935, comprising a teapot, 27cm wide, a swing-handle sugar bow

Lincoln / On the / London and North Eastern Railway / of England and Scotland ca. 1935 printed Adams Bros. & Shardlow Ltd., London 40 x 25 in.