Nylon Mystery. Chicago: Sedghill Industries, ca. 1945.

Nylon Mystery. Chicago: Sedghill Industries, ca. 1945. A nylon stocking hangs through a cabinet and is cut in half, then is magically restored. Attractive pin-up art design. With instructions. 12 x 5

Hathaway Card in Balloon. Chicago, Sedghill Industries, ca. 1947. A signed chosen card appears inside a balloon on a small chrome stand when the balloon bursts. Gleaming metal prop in fitted hardwood

Mills 5 Cent $10 Special Award Hi Top Slot Machine. Chicago, ca. 1945. Lock, no key. Working.

Wrist Chopper. Chicago: Sedgehill Industries, ca. 1946. The blade of a miniature guillotine passes through the wrist of an audience volunteer without harming her. Even so, a carrot placed below her wr

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey in Chicago. N.p., ca. 1945. Advertisement for the combined shows south of Soldier Field in Chicago. 28 x 25”. Folds, marginal tears and chipping, some repaired.

Card Gallows. Chicago: Joe Berg, ca. 1945. A chosen card is the only one that remains in the noose of a miniature gallows when the trap is opened and the balance of the deck falls through it. With car

The Great Virgil (Virgil Harris Mulkey). Virgil Presents the Stage Sensation “Ghosts Take a Holiday”. Monster Mystery Circus. Chicago: Globe, ca. 1930s. Three-color spook show window card depictin

Improved Card Drawer (Double Load). Chicago: Joe Berg, ca. 1945. Miniature drawer box transforms cards or paper placed inside two times as the drawer is opened and closed. Hardwood. With original inst

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

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

WWII 1945 USN Navy USS Helena Lot. This lot consists of The Commissioning of the USS Helena CA-75 September 1945 Program & 1946 Naples Silk / Nylon Embroidered Tapestry. The size of the tapestry is ap

Kar-Mi (Joseph Hallworth). Kar-Mi: Presenting Mysteries of the Spirit World. Chicago/New York/St. Louis: National, ca. 1914. Three-sheet poster with central medallion bust of the magician. Linen backe

Zhang DaQian 張大千 (Chinese, 1899-1983) painted in Yi You year, 1945. A presented painting as gifts to General Chen CangQuan. Chinese ink and color scroll painting on paper. Hand pa

Qi BaiShi 齊白石 (1864-1957), Chinese ink and color painting on paper, circa 1945. Hand painted in soft colors, and vigorous strokes, fresh and lively manner, expressed nature and li

Thomas Molesworth (1890-1977), Bridge Lamp ca. 1945, wrought iron, goatskin shade, 57 x 24 x 20 approx Provenance: Glory "B" Ranch, Saint Ignatius, Montana From a Private Collection

H.C. Evans Casino Roulette Wheel. Chicago, ca. 1930s. A beautiful professional size roulette wheel, satinwood and rosewood with nickel handle (stamped H.C. Evans & Co./Chicago), with gilt painted nume

William Spratling(1900 - 1967)Handmade Silver Chain, ca. 1945sterling silverstamped on clasp: WS Spratling / Made in Mexicolength: 22 in. (55.9 cm.), hanging length: 10 in. (25.4 cm.) The Gene Russell

Dine [Navajo] General Area Rug, ca. 1945handspun wool, natural and aniline dye78 x 44 in. (198.12 x 111.76 cm.) Private Collection, New Mexico

Zhang Daqian (張大千; 1899-1983) Framed Chinese traditional painting, ink and color on paper laid to silk, signed and dated. In the Eighth month of Yiyou year (ca. 1945) A Lively thr

Mills 10 Cent Panoram Floor Model Movie Machine. Chicago, ca. 1941. Highly desirable arcade machine not normally found in this excellent condition. 80 x 30”. Lock and key. Not tested.

O.D. Jennings & Co. One Dollar Prospector Slot Machine in Wood Floor Stand. Chicago, ca. 1946. Excellent. Original machine mechanism in contemporary casting and cabinet. Working, with keys. 62”.

All Real Photo, loose, approx. (225) many 1870s-80s views of the US, Pennsylvania, Chicago, ca 1890-1900 Utah, Colorado, New York, Los Angeles; PLUS The Philadelphia Exposition of 1876; PLUS Views of

Peter Busa (1914-1985). Oil on board abstract painting titled "Trio II," ca. 1945-1950. Signed along the lower right.This artist was a member of the Indian Space movement which included the artists St

Mills Five Cent Jockey Poker Hand Trade Stimulator / Slot Machine. Chicago, ca. 1900. Five-reel trade stimulator, in oak cabinet with fancy cast metal marquee, round glass front covering five reels of