Sold2015Card Sword. North Hollywood, Merv Taylor, ca. 1955.Card Sword. North Hollywood, Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. Handsome metal sword with bronze handle. Magician skewers selected cards on the sword as the pack cascades through the air. With original wooden carSee Sold Price
Sold2016Pad-O-Rang. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. TwoPad-O-Rang. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. Two Lucite boomerang-shaped paddles used to demonstrate an optical illusion or perform a paddle trick, both being crimson on one side and black on tSee Sold Price
Sold2015LeonÕs Improved Glass Penetration. North Hollywood,Leon’s Improved Glass Penetration. North Hollywood, Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. A sheet of glass is placed in a wooden box. The box (and glass, apparently) is then perforated by metal spikes, yet the glaSee Sold Price
Sold2017Gambling Demonstration Suitcase.Gambling Demonstration Suitcase. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. Sturdy suitcase converts into a freestanding, tiered easel with hidden servante and shelves from which the lecturer can deliverSee Sold Price
Sold2017Card Sword.Card Sword. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. Handsome cast metal sword with silver-tone handle. Magician stabs a selected card from dozens falling through the air. Original wooden case, elasticSee Sold Price
Sold2016Table & Brief Case. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca.Table & Brief Case. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. Sturdy and compact all-metal brief case unfolds to become a working surface for close-up or parlor magic tricks. Two interior trays. 18 x 12See Sold Price
Sold2016Mixamaster Shakers. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca.Mixamaster Shakers. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. Set of matching stainless steel cocktail shakers (7" tall), one gimmicked, and including a small funnel, to produce any drink called for. BoSee Sold Price
Sold2016Square Circle. Tampa: Warren Hamilton, ca. 1955. RoundSquare Circle. Tampa: Warren Hamilton, ca. 1955. Round and square tubes are each shown empty, then nested and placed on a short stand. A giant production is made from within. Stencil painted in the HaSee Sold Price
Sold2016Square Circle. Tampa: Warren Hamilton, ca. 1955. RoundSquare Circle. Tampa: Warren Hamilton, ca. 1955. Round and square tubes are each shown empty, then nested and placed on a short stand. A giant production is made from within. Stencil painted with a geSee Sold Price
Sold2017Por-Mor Pitcher - Merv TaylorA small pitcher that allows a seemingly large quantity of liquid to be produced., a'la a lota. Ca 1955. Precision made by Taylor in stainless steel. Condition: Excellent.See Sold Price
Sold2018Giant and the Dwarf - Merv TaylorCirca 1955. The giant shrinks and dwarf grows inside the “castle” during this perennial children’s effect. This is the original by Merv Taylor. Hallmarked. Condition: Very good.See Sold Price
Sold2017“Starlet” Production Cage - Star MagicCollapsible wire mesh bird cage for production from silks or apparatus. Made by Stan Payne/Star Magic. Circa 1955. Uncommon. Condition: Mint in Box.See Sold Price
Sold2017Owen/Merv Taylor Medium Production CageStainless steel bird cage appears from a silk. Opens automatically, stands rigid and can be done surrounded. Medium sized – approximately 12”. Condition: Excellent.See Sold Price
Sold2018Merv Taylor Stainless Steel FunnelTaylor-made funnel for the production of water from a spectator’s elbow or other unlikely spot. Condition: Very Good. c. 1955.See Sold Price
Sold2018Merv Taylor Foo Can – StainlessTaylor-made stainless steel Ching Ling Foo can for the production and vanish of water. Condition: Very Good. c. 1955.See Sold Price
Sold2017Merv Taylor Foo Can – StainlessTaylor-made stainless steel Ching Ling Foo can for the production and vanish of water. Condition: Very Good. c. 1955.See Sold Price
Sold2018Merv Taylor Foo Can – StainlessTaylor-made stainless steel Ching Ling Foo can for the production and vanish of water. Condition: Very Good. c. 1955.See Sold Price
Sold2018Merv Taylor Funnel – StainlessTaylor-made funnel for the production of water from a spectator’s elbow or other unlikely spot. Condition: Very Good. c. 1955.See Sold Price
Sold2017Merv Taylor Funnel – StainlessTaylor-made funnel for the production of water from a spectator’s elbow or other unlikely spot. Condition: Very Good. c. 1955.See Sold Price
Sold2018Dell O’Dell Canary Cage ProductionCirca 1955. Likely built by O’Dell’s husband, Charlie Carrer. A large foulard is shown from which is produced a large metal birdcage filled with canaries, placed atop a table. Tabletop is mountedSee Sold Price
Sold2020Cage Production Table. Circa 1930. Giant brass cageCage Production Table. Circa 1930. Giant brass cage with live birds is produced from an empty foulard draped over the magician’s arm, then set on a table before him. Spring-loaded mechanism in tSee Sold Price
Sold2023Antique Brass "Hendryx" Birdcage, Ca. 1910Type: Bird cage Materials: Brass Markings & Inscriptions: Marked Date: 1905 Maker: The Andrew B. Hendryx Company Description: A late Victorian brass "Hendryx" birdcage. Dimensions: 17.5"x 13.5" ProSee Sold Price
Sold2019Grp: 2 20th c. Inuit Soapstone CarvingsGroup of two 20th c. Inuit soapstone carvings. One carving of a woman stretching hide, with Ulu and Kudlik, ca. 1950s-1960s. One carving with sinew of a hunter with birds, ca. 1955. Dimensions: StandiSee Sold Price
Sold2021Hendrik Van Keppel & Taylor Green, Folding Coffee TableHendrik Van Keppel & Taylor Green Folding coffee table, ca. 1955 Pine, painted steel. Manufactured by Van Keppel-Green, USA. 15.5" H x 25" W x 76" DSee Sold Price
May 16DuMouchellesMeissen (German) Painted Porcelain Figurine, Emblematic of Wind, Ca. 19th C., H 5" W 4.5" Depth 3"$100(1 bid)
5 days LeftArarity AuctionsSmall Contemporary Cast Iron White Painted Garden Bird Bath w/Perched Birds on Rim$50
2 days LeftRail & Road AuctionsPair of Chevrolet Rocket Style Hood Ornaments - 1955 Full Size and 1957 Bel Air & Nomad Rocket$20(1 bid)
1 day LeftSanta Fe Art AuctionBror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt, Indian Portrait, San Juan Pueblo, ca. 1919$4,500
Jun 02Taylor & Harris12 Herend Hungary Rothschild Bird Hand Painted Porcelain 8 in Rimmed Soup Bowls$600(1 bid)
May 21Freeman's | HindmanVerot & Clément c. 1955 Satinwood Cabinet with Painted Roundels France$3,250(5 bids)