Incubator trick. F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940

Turban 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 from

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 design

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 fam

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, hardw

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, hardwood

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 c

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.

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 multiply

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.

Private 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. Doll

Card 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, painte

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 w

Two large nickeled goblets are shown. One is filled with red confetti, the other with white confetti. The goblets are each covered with a lid and when removed, the red confetti has transformed into st

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.

Coin 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.

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 imag

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, corn

Enchanted 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 chips

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, p

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 go

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 thr

Radio 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 answe

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 method

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 w