- COLLECTION MAGIC TRICKS, CIRCA 1950S,
COLLECTION MAGIC TRICKS, CIRCA 1950S, 38 ITEMSCollection of vintage parlor and magic tricks, approximately 38 items, most in original packaging, including Vanishing Milk Pitcher, 6" H; Professional Hudson Die Box; Magic Light Bulb in original box; Wilfred Tyler's "Too Late" child's card trick, 10" x 8"; 11 items from Adams' including "Money Maker" and "Chinese Linking Rings", plus several other manufacturers from various countries, 1/2" H x 2-1/4" W x 1-1/4" D to 12-1/2" H x 6-1/2" W x 5" D, mid 20th century.
Condition:
Most in original packaging with some wear due to age. Others also with some surface wear due to age.
- HARRIS, PAUL. THE ART OF ASTONISHMENT,
HARRIS, PAUL. THE ART OF ASTONISHMENT, VOLUMES 1-3, AND...Harris, Paul. The Art of Astonishment, Volumes 1-3, and Over a Dozen Other Works. Author, 1996. Publisher's cloth stamped in gold. Number 1 of a limited, signed, numbered deluxe edition in publisher's slipcase. 4to. Corners of case bumped and chipped; books in very good condition. Each volume signed by Paul Harris. Sold with card magic tricks, including ÒThe Paul Harris Vanishing Deck,Ó ÒThe Paul Harris Screwed Deck,Ó and others; and booklets including P.H. Super Sampler (n.d., inscribed and signed on the cover to previous owner); Twilight (1979), Supermagic (1977), Paul Harris Reveals Some of His Most Intimate Secrets (1976), and others. All very good.
- SIMPLIFIED SNAKE BASKET. COLON: ABBOTT'S
SIMPLIFIED SNAKE BASKET. COLON: ABBOTT'S MAGIC, CA. 196...Simplified Snake Basket. Colon: Abbott's Magic, ca. 1965. A faux snake is thrown in a woven basket along with a pack of cards. After comedic by-play, the snake rises from the basket with a selected card in its mouth. Basket 9 _Ó high. Battery operated model. With wooden carrying case and accessories. For decades, the baskets for the magic tricks manufactured by Abbott's (this one included) were woven by a local Potawatomi Indian tribe in southeastern Michigan, not far from the magic company's headquarters.
- [SILKS] LARGE GROUP OF VINTAGE AND MODERN
[SILKS] LARGE GROUP OF VINTAGE AND MODERN MAGIC SILKS, ...[Silks] Large Group of Vintage and Modern Magic Silks, Handkerchiefs, Scarves and Gimmicks. Approximately 50 pieces, including an assortment of silks (Silk King Studios, Circle Magic, and others) in various sizes and shapes for magic tricks, together with three reels (one P&L) and a silk pistol funnel attachment (not hallmarked).
- LARGE LOT OF VINTAGE AND MODERN POCKET
LARGE LOT OF VINTAGE AND MODERN POCKET MAGIC TRICKS. OV...Large Lot of Vintage and Modern Pocket Magic Tricks. Over 50 pieces, including Kennard's Mystery Box; Clip-It (Clippo); Rice Bowls (Royden); Mirror Glass (Enardoe); Miracle Light Bulb; Egg Bag (Adams); Marked Cigarette in Case (Berland); Billiard Balls (Sherms); Many-Cut Rope Mystery (Tarbell); The Makings (Sherms); Money Maker (Adams); Lit Cigarette Producer (E-Z Magic); Instanto Rope (E.J. Moore); Knife through Finger (Tesmar); Miracle Card Case (Royal); Cubio (Royal); Birdwatcher (Tenyo); and many more. Many boxed with instructions. Generally good condition. Should be seen. Nice Lot.
- MISCELLANEOUS CONTEMPORARY MAGIC TRICKS.
MISCELLANEOUS CONTEMPORARY MAGIC TRICKS. APPROXIMATELY ...Miscellaneous Contemporary Magic Tricks. Approximately 70 pieces, including Rocky Raccoon; Mirror Box; Metamorpho Spots; Sponge Balls; Tricky Bottles; Mini Spirit Slates; Vanishing Leprechaun; Sand Frame; Abdul's Fez; Chick Pan; Dice Bomb; KEM cards; and many more tricks, primarily 1980s Ð 2000s. Some with instructions and original packaging.
- MISCELLANEOUS VINTAGE AND CONTEMPORARY
MISCELLANEOUS VINTAGE AND CONTEMPORARY MAGIC TRICKS. IN...Miscellaneous Vintage and Contemporary Magic Tricks. Including Flat Model Money Maker (Grant); Ball Through Hand (Viking); Hot Spot (Star Magic); Money Maker (Adams); Crazy Spots (Tenyo); Berg Card Frame (Thayer?); Supreme Clipboard (Tannen); Pass the Salt (Merv Taylor); Por-Mor (Merv Taylor); Ball and Vase (Adams); Coin Wand (unknown); Clutter-Buck (Harry Stanley); and more. Some with instructions, generally good condition.
- SID LORRAINE'S FRASNIA ACT CASE AND
SID LORRAINE'S FRASNIA ACT CASE AND PROPSLorraine, Sid (Sid R. Johnson). Sid Lorraine's Frasnia Act Case and Props. Circa 1960. Box-like suitcase custom made by Sid Lorraine for his trademark medicine pitch act called Frasnia. The lid of the case opens to reveal a sign heralding the name of the act, and the interior is filled with tiny foam-line compartments for the various props used in the act with tiny foam-lined 17 x 13 x9Ó. Well worn from considerable professional use. Accompanied by the felt hat Lorraine wore while giving the pitch, a bottles of ÒKlondike whiskeyÓ used by Lorraine in his act, Frasnia stationery, other memorabilia, and two photographs of Lorraine performing the act, one of which shows the case. With Lorraine's address label attached to the handle. Lorraine made a spectacle of his medicine pitch Ð in his case, the ÒmedicineÓ was a miracle substance called Frasnia. As Lorraine recited the lines of his script Ð ostensibly selling the medicine to the crowd he performed for, incorporating various magic tricks and jokes in the spiel Ð his voice became more and more hoarse. Near the end of the routine, barely able to talk, nearly everyone watching the performer hoped that someone Ð anyone Ð would give the man a glass of water. However, as a fitting denoument, Lorraine did little more than sip from a bottle of the miracle substance itself, and voila! Ð his voice was good as new. It was a masterful theatrical and comedic performance long-remembered by those who saw Lorraine perform it.
- COLLECTION OF STAGEMAGIC TRICKS AND
COLLECTION OF STAGEMAGIC TRICKS AND PROPS.Collection of Stage Magic Props and Tricks. American and Imported, ca. 1960s Ð 80s. Including Money Maker; Phantom Tube; Chinese Sticks; several Chop Cups; wands; Imp Bottle; Lippincott Box; Hippity-Hop Rabbit; and others. Generally good condition, not fully checked for completeness.
- COLLECTION OF EIGHT VINTAGE BRASS MAGIC
COLLECTION OF EIGHT VINTAGE BRASS MAGIC TRICKS.[Brasses] Collection of Eight Vintage Brass Magic Tricks. American, 1900s Ð 70s. Including a Devil's Bank (Sherms, ca. 1945); Mephisto's Cup (Hornmann [?], ca. 1900); Bill Tube (Kanter, ca. 1940s); Bill Tube (1930s); Divination Rods (Jan's Magic, ca. 1970s); Enchanted Cigarette Tubes (Tannen's, ca. 1960s); Yogi Coin Box (Brema, ca. 1960s); and Okito Coin Box (1950s). Very good.
- ROSS BERTRAM'S BOOK OF MYSTERY CLOSE-UP
ROSS BERTRAM'S BOOK OF MYSTERY CLOSE-UP CASE.Bertram, Ross. Ross Bertram's Book of Mystery Close-Up Case. Circa 1960. Faux leather-covered book owned and used by Ross Bertram Ð one of the original ÒStars of MagicÓ to transport and perform his close-up magic tricks when working in nightclubs and other intimate venues. Included are five Bertram palming coins, four small rubber balls used by Bertram in his Cups and Balls routine, and a signed postcard of Bertram in later years. 10 x 11 _ x 3Ó. Worn, but good condition. With a letter of provenance from Bertram's student, David Ben.
- NEWMANN, C.A. GEORGE. DR. C.A. GEORGE
NEWMANN, C.A. GEORGE. DR. C.A. GEORGE NEWMANN. MIRACLES...Minneapolis: The Linol-Litho Color Press, ca. 1940. This two color poster claims that the acclaimed mentalist’s show is the ‘America’s most unusual entertainment’ and touts the scientific and educational aspects of the performance. 17 ½ x 28 ½". Minor overpainting on edges; A-. A successful performer with a lengthy career, Newmann toured small towns in the Midwest ceaselessly for decades. In addition to magic tricks, he presented a diverse program of mind reading and hypnotism, and gave many performances under his own canvas tent. Collectors of magicana fondly remember Newmann as one of the pioneers in the field, as he amassed one of the art’s great libraries on the subjects of magic – both black and white – in the first half of the twentieth century. Others remember him for the publications he produced and the texts on magic he wrote, which are now prized collectors’ items themselves.