Passe Passe Silks. Hornmann Magic Co. [?], ca. 1928

Phantom Checker. Lima: Resor Magic Co., ca. 1965. A red checker passes through a stack of yellow checkers when covered with a metal cylinder, later penetrating the cylinder entirely to be found in the

Animated Hand. New York, Hornmann Magic Co., ca. 1918. A carved wooden hand, resting on a sheet of glass, raps out answers to questions posed by the audience. Requires no special board. 9” long. Bla

Miracle Rice Chest. Lima: Resor Magic Co., ca. 1961. A box with a slatted front is filled with rice, which instantly transforms into a quantity of silks. Then, the box fills with spring flowers. 7" cu

Miscellaneous Lot of Magic Props. American and Imported, ca. 1940s 2000s. Over fifty pieces, including Card Star; Change Bag; Hippity-Hop Rabbits; Vanishing Coke Bottle; Passe Passe Bottles; Lota Bowl

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

Head Chopper. St. Louis: Town House Magic, ca. 1960. The blade of the guillotine passes through a spectator’s neck without harming it. 40" high. Legs removable for packing. Good working condition.

Slow Motion Block Penetration. Cashmere: Magic House of Babcock, ca. 1999. A solid wooden block mysteriously passes through two steel blades bisecting a wooden tube. Large size. Hallmarked.

Mills Novelty 5 Cent Slot Machine. [Chicago: Mills Novelty Co., ca. 1928]. Three-reel slot machine with wooden frame and cast iron curved front panel. Metal panel has cast decorations of an owl, insec

Spirit Bell. Chicago, National Magic Co., ca. 1945. Chrome-plated bell on skeleton stand, glass tumbler, ringing device, and carrying case. The bell, though isolated under the glass, rings out answers

Watch Stand. Chicago, Ireland Magic Co. [?], ca. 1939. Mechanical stand facilitates the production or vanish of six pocket watches. 17 ¾ x 12". Needs re-threading. Good. This prop is said to have bee

Finger Chopper. Chicago: National Magic Co. [?], ca. 1940s. Precision manufactured chopper constructed of layered green, butterscotch, and black Bakelite with brass hardware for the classic comedy eff

Wrist Guillotine. California: Wallace Magic Co., ca. 1950. Metal guillotine for the chopper effect in which a spectator's wrist is unharmed, yet other objects placed in the guillotine are severed in h

Coin Wand. Chicago: National Magic Co., ca. 1940s. Mechanical black metal wand (13 ¾" long) with nickel-plated tips that produces or vanishes a Walking Liberty half-dollar at one end. Minor dent to o

Cleveland: The Otis Litho. Co., ca. 1928. Thurston holds a skull in his outstretched hands. Smoke curls from its open eye sockets, and from it comes a spectral woman, demons, ringing bells, and ghostl

“Real Ten Pin” 1 Cent Bowling Game Trade Stimulator. Cleveland: William Gent Mfg. Co., ca. 1928. Wooden case with aluminum gumball box, each with a window. When a penny is inserted and a b

Thurston, Howard. Thurston's Greatest Mystery. The Vanishing Whippet. Cleveland: The Otis Litho. Co, ca. 1928. Striking one-sheet poster depicts a Willys-Overland Car vanishing in mid-air at Thurston'

Spirit Trumpet. Chicago: H.S. Paine (Chicago Magic Co.), ca. 1920. Collapsible aluminum trumpet used in spirit séances to aid in the projection of voices from “the great beyond.” Hallmarked. 29 �

Thurston, Howard. Thurston's Greatest Mystery. The Vanishing Whippet. Cleveland: The Otis Litho. Co, ca. 1928. Striking one-sheet color lithograph poster depicts a Willy’s-Overland Car vanishing in

DOWNS, T. Nelson. The King of Koins. Kenton: Scioto Sign Co., ca. 1928. Two-color stiff window card with a central image of Downs in black-and-white, and the date slip for his appearance at the Fort W

Coca-Cola Cooler. Atlanta, Georgia: Coca-Cola Co., ca. 1928. Four embossed tin panels on each side and an original double panel lid. 30 x 29 x 22.

Downs, T. Nelson. The King of Koins. World's Unequalled Manipulator. Kenton, Ohio: Scioto Sign Co., ca. 1928. Two-color pictorial window card bearing a classic image drawn from an earlier lithograph o

8-gallon San Antonio Pottery Co. (ca. 1928-1937, San Antonio, Texas) crock, salt glaze, cobalt mark "San Antonio Pottery Co. / 8 / San Antonio, Texas" height 16 in. x width 13.5 in. x depth 1

Improbability. Chicago: National Magic Co., ca. 1945. A handkerchief or steel rod is placed in a hole running through a wooden frame. A jumbo Jack of Hearts with a corresponding hole is pushed down th

Twin—Di Box. Colon, Mich.: Abbott’s Magic Co., ca. 1980s. Stencil-painted wooden boxes on a black stand, holding a yellow die which vanishes and reappears between the magician’s hat and both box