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
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
Sold2016Silk Cabby. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940.Silk Cabby. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. Attractive wooden cabinet is shown empty, yet handkerchiefs pushed through holes in its sides vanish, change or are otherwise transformed. Scarab designSee 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sold2016Glass Penetration. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer [?], ca.Glass Penetration. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer [?], ca. 1935. A piece of glass held in a wooden frame is pierced by a metal rod or pen, yet is shown unbroken a moment later. Finely made of hardwood, cornSee Sold Price
Sold2016Enchanted Tube. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1936. AEnchanted Tube. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1936. A small metal tube (7" long) is shown empty, yet silk handkerchiefs are produced from inside. Red finish with gold and black trim. Minor paint chipsSee Sold Price
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
Sold2018Blue Phantom.Blue Phantom. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1935. A blue checker stacked among yellow checkers inexplicably travels to different positions while covered by a decorative metal tube. 17” high. Very goSee Sold Price
Sold2017Mysto Die and Frame (Jumbo).Mysto Die and Frame (Jumbo). Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. The magician places a stencil-painted wooden cube depicting dragons into a wooden frame resting on a pedestal. A ribbon is threaded thrSee Sold Price
Sold2016Radio Simplex Gazing Ball (a/k/a “Meccano”). LosRadio Simplex Gazing Ball (a/k/a “Meccano”). Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. A chromed metal ball (5” diam.) into which the mind-reader gazes, cleverly constructed so as to conceal the answeSee Sold Price
Sold2018Talking Skull.Talking Skull. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer [?], ca. 1925. Papier-mache skull raps out answers to questions posed by the audience, clicking its jaw once for “yes” and twice for “no.” Thread methodSee Sold Price
Sold2020Kuma Tubes / Marvelous Japanese Cylinders. Los Angeles:Kuma Tubes / Marvelous Japanese Cylinders. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930s. Two large tubes are shown empty, then a giant production of silks or livestock is made. A large copper pot filled with wSee 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
Sold2017Billet Changing Basket.Billet Changing Basket. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. Cleverly designed basket exchanges one stack of billets for another. Wooden basket, fabric lined. 7 x 11 x 5 ½".See Sold Price
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