Rising Card Chest. [London]: [Davenports Magic], ca.

Demon Card Box. London: Davenports, ca. 1950. Chrome-plate brass card box with side flap, in which cards appear or disappear. 3 x 2 x 1”. Good.

Marvelous Cups & Corks Mystery. London: Davenports Magic (Demon), ca. 1940. Three hallmarked chrome cups and gimmicked corks for a Cups and Balls type effect, this version made famous by the late Merl

Rabbit Rising Cards. Alhambra: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1960s. Stencil-painted rabbit figure whose ears collapse in surprise as the selected card rises from the houlette. Marked on the reverse. 16&#822

Carl Rosini’s Card Transposition. London: L. Davenport & Co., ca. 1948. Complete set of as-new apparatus including copper-finished calling card tray (8 ” diam.), gimmicked packet and full deck of

VERNON’S OWN, SPECIALLY BOUND [VERNON]. GANSON, Lewis (1913 – 80). Dai Vernon’s Ultimate Card Secrets. London: Harry Stanley Unique Magic Studio, ca. 1967. Full red modern leather wi

[Miscellaneous] Two Magic Sets and Various Packet Tricks. London: L. Davenport & Co./Demon Magic and other manufacturers, 1920s – 40s. Including a “Demon Modern Card Tricks” magic set, boxed wit

Gilbert, Charles. Card Tricks, Conjuring, Magic and Mystery. London: Dean & Son, ca. 1897. Contemporary blue board with leather spine and corners, gilt spine and title compartment. Illustrated, with d

Collection of Counter and Window Display Cards for Magic and Novelty Toys. London, ca. 1930s – 50s. Approximately 50 pieces, with pictorial examples printed in colors, for products including Strip-T

[MAK] Collection of MAK Magic Props. Columbus, Ohio: U.F. Grant/MAK, ca. 1960s 80s. Including Buddha Tubes; French Arm Chopper; Torch Through Head (one mirror broken); Card Rise Chests (2); Vanishing

Three Miscellaneous Decks of Magic Playing Cards. 1) A. Dougherty “Tally-Ho #9”, New York, ca. 1940. 52 + OB + Wrapper + Ribbon + OB. Being a magic rising deck, the ribbon original to the trick. N

Cups and Balls. London, Davenports, ca. 1940 [?]. Set of three chrome-plated cups. 4 ” high, mouth 3”. Very good.

Six Lanterns from Hat. London: Davenports, ca. 1933. Set of six collapsible lanterns the magician produces from a borrowed hat. Brass frames with colored cellophane panes (some with small cracks).

Demon Wonder Box. London: Davenports, ca. 1940. A small chrome plated box (2 x 3 x 2”) is clearly shown empty, yet handkerchiefs are produced from inside. Hallmarked with Demon logo and registration

Reynolds & Sons Playing Cards. London, ca. 1860 [?]. 52 (complete). Single-ended courts, no indices. Embossed green diamond back design.

Spirit Rapping Hand. London: Davenport’s, ca. 1920. Papier-mache model hand (approx. 6” long) mysteriously raps out answers when placed on a pane of glass. Hand painted.

Thumb Stocks/Thumb Screw Illusion. London: Davenports, ca. 1940. No matter how tightly the hardwood stocks are screwed down on his thumbs, the performer easily escapes. 4 x 2 ”. Very good.

Thomas Creswick Portrait Playing Cards. London, ca. 1830. 32 (complete). Bezique deck with an “Old Frizzle” Ace of Spades. The court cards are inset in the middle of the card in imitation of a fra

Wonder Clock. London: Davenports, ca. 1930. Walnut box with encased clock; performer predicts the hour that the spectator has moved the clockÕs hand, even though the clock is covered with a sliding d

Thomas Creswick Portrait Playing Cards. London: ca. 1830. 32/32. Excellent. Bezique deck with an "Old Frizzle" ace of spades. The court cards are inset in the middle of the card in imitation of a fram

Mlle. Clifford Sword Swallower Cabinet Card. London, ca. 1905. The verso bears a pencil inscription reading "compliments from Mlle. Clifford from London, England." Water stains to mount not affecting

Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo Lewis). Tricks with Cards. London, ca. 1884. First Edition. Scarce variant with publisher's color lithographed pictorial boards. Frontispiece. Illustrated with engravings.

Finger Chopper. London: Vampire Magic, ca. 1960. Precision-layered sheet metal chopper (5 x 2 ¼") cuts through a cigarette or other object but leaves a spectator's finger unharmed. Hallmarked. Minor

Mikado Playing Cards. London: Goodall, ca. 1896. 52+J. Art nouveau back design. Gold edges. Box fragile, and lacks upper and lower panels, else very good.

Jumbo Rising Cards. European, ca. 1950. Selected cards from a jumbo pack rise from a nickel-plated houlette. 17Ó. Similar mechanics to AbbottÕs ÒNu-PowerÓ Card Rise. Gimmick repaired at top, else