Sold2017BRAN VASE – F.G. THAYERMay be used as a companion to the Coffee and Milk trick, above. A clear, stemmed glass goblet is shown and filled with bran. A cover is placed over the glass and when lifted, the bran has been transfoSee 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
Sold2017Multiplying Billiard Balls.Multiplying Billiard Balls. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer and others, ca. 1930s. Fifteen solid balls comprising at least three complete sets of the popular stage trick in which solid wooden balls multiplySee Sold Price
Sold2017HANDKERCHIEF AND SOUP PLATE – F.G. THAYERA handkerchief vanishes and reappears under an overturned soup plate resting on a piece of newspaper. 9” diameter faux china plate turned of wood by Thayer. c. 1940. Very Good condition.See 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 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
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
Sold2017VANISHING/APPEARING DIE - F.G. THAYERA skeleton wood box atop a turned pedestal is shown empty and covered with a handkerchief. When it is removed, the box is filled with a large red and white die, approximately 5 inches square. Die maySee Sold Price
Sold2016Pink Art Glass Handkerchief Vasefluted wave edges orange trim pink Venetian hand blown glass ball base. Measures height app 10.5 inches diameter app 11 inchesSee 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
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
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
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
Sold2024MURANO GLASS Handkerchief Art Glass Vase ItalyTag reads vetro eseguito secondo la tecnica dei maestri di murano Made in Italy Vase is glass. Piece has brown tone with transition tone gradient to beige. Vase has handkerchief style rim. Piece measuSee Sold Price
Sold2018Large Ball Vase Deluxe.Large Ball Vase Deluxe. Viking Mfg. Co., 2007. A red ball is removed from the vase, vanishes, and reappears inside. The ball also changes into a handkerchief and back. Finely turned mahogany. 9” talSee Sold Price
Sold2018Standard Ball Vase Deluxe.Standard Ball Vase Deluxe. Viking Mfg. Co., 2007. A red ball is removed from the vase, vanishes, and reappears inside. The ball also changes into a handkerchief and back. Finely turned mahogany. 6”See Sold Price
Sold2016Chinese Monochrome Green Glaze Ball VaseChinese Monochrome Green Glaze Ball Vase, decorated with the pattern of the inscribed dragon,,Qian Long mark on the gilt base. Good condition. H: 18 inSee Sold Price
Sold2017WONDER SCREEN MEDIUM – F.G. THAYERApproximately 18" tall and beautifully stenciled in traditional red, black and gold. Very, very rare, with rubber "two-way" hinges. Operates perfectly. Show both sides of the screen at any time, yet pSee Sold Price
Sold2017Morrison Cannon Ball Vase – Les SmithThis is a remarkable Morrison Cannon Ball vase that was hand turned and signed by Les Smith at Owen Magic Supreme ca. 1987. The story goes that Bill was visiting with Les and Gertrude one afternoon anSee Sold Price
Sold2022Chinese Antique Qing Dynasty Qianlong Celestial Ball Vase From Sotheby'sA celestial ball vase with blue and white patterns on yellow ground, Qianlong period, Qing Dynasty, "Qianlong Year of the Qing Dynasty"Yellow Earth Blue and White Celestial Ball Vase The Celestial BalSee Sold Price
Sold2022Ming Dynasty Underglaze Red and Blue Dragon Pattern Celestial Ball VaseH:45cm D:31cmSee Sold Price
Sold2020Vanishing Radio. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, 1940s. AVanishing Radio. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, 1940s. A solid and sturdy wooden radio, its dial alight, with music playing, is covered by a cloth and lifted from the table. The cloth is flung in the air;See Sold Price
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