OKITO (TOBIAS BAMBERG). SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHOF OKITO. A L...Okito (Tobias Bamberg). Signed photograph of Okito. A later print, ca. 1960. Horizontal image of a young Okito standing on stage amidst the props used in his...
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DAI VERNON'S THAYER DIE BOX. LOS ANGELES:F.G. THAYER, ...Dai Vernon's Thayer Die Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1935. Handsome hardwood die box with double door feature and brass hardware. Black die with white...
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[MAK] COLLECTION OF MAK MAGIC PROPS.COLUMBUS, OHIO: U....[MAK] Collection of MAK Magic Props. Columbus, Ohio: U.F. Grant/MAK, ca. 1960s Ð 80s. Including Buddha Tubes; French Arm Chopper; Torch Through Head...
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MISCELLANEOUS LOT OF MAGIC PROPS. AMERICANAND IMPORTED...Miscellaneous Lot of Magic Props. American and Imported, ca. 1940s Ð 2000s. Over fifty pieces, including Card Star; Change Bag; Hippity-Hop Rabbits; Vanishing...
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MISCELLANEOUS LOT OF MAGIC PROPS. AMERICANAND IMPORTED...Miscellaneous Lot of Magic Props. American and Imported, ca. 1950s Ð 2000s. Approximately 30 pieces, including Card Duck; Ball Vase (German); Hot Plate; Full...
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SID LORRAINE'S FRASNIA ACT CASE ANDPROPSLorraine, 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...
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COLLECTION OF STAGEMAGIC TRICKS ANDPROPS.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...
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GROUP OF ABBOTT'S MAGIC PROPS.[Abbott's]Group of Abbott's Magic Props. Colon, Mich.: Abbott's, ca. 1950s Ð 80s. Including Disecto; Tear Apart Vanish; Foo Can; Dove in Balloon (in need of repair); Safety First Razor...
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LEROY, SERVAIS (JEAN HENRI SERVAIS LEROY).LEROY. TALMA...Hamburg: Adolph Friedländer, 1912. Bright and colorful poster depicts top hat and whisker-clad magicians clamoring to the top of a small hill, in an effort...
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ALEXANDER (CLAUDE ALEXANDER CONLIN).ALEXANDER. THE CRY...[Bombay: Av Yaga?], ca. 1920. Lithograph panel poster bears a striking portrait of Alexander’s turbaned visage surrounded by skulls, and hovering over...
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FOX, PAUL (PAUL FUCHS). GROUP OF SEVENSTUDIO PHOTOGRAP...Fox, Paul (Paul Fuchs). Group of Seven Studio Photographs. Circa 1930s. Sepia and silver prints, showing Fox in various poses, all but one involving magic...
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LARGE ARCHIVE OF FAUCETT ROSS-FRANKCSURI CORRESPONDENC...Ross, Faucett. Large Archive of Faucett Ross-Frank Csuri Correspondence. Spanning 1961-75, Ross's letters cover wide-ranging topics, from his opinions...
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ARCHIVE OF JOHN DAHMS-JEFF BUSBY CORRESPONDENCE.Dahms,John. Archive of John Dahms-Jeff Busby Correspondence. Spanning 1989 - 96, and comprised of dozens of letters in longhand by Dahms, best remembered as a master craftsman of...
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CSURI, FRANK. THE CSURI LEGACY.Csuri,Frank. The Csuri Legacy. Compiled 1950s. An apparently unpublished multi-volume work by Csuri, comprised of notes, indices, and illustrations describing nearly all of the...
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EUGENE BULSON'S AL BAKER NOTEBOOKS.[Baker,Al] Eugene Bulson's Al Baker Notebooks. Compiled in the 1920s and early 1930s from correspondence and personal meetings between Al Baker and Bulson, and comprising over one...
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CIGAR BOX AND MAGIC PROPS OWNED BY DAIVERNON.Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Cigar box and magic props owned by Dai Vernon. Vintage Bering-brand cigar box signed and inscribed on the lid "Property...
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AUTOMATED SEFALALJIA.Automated Sefalaljia.Wallace, Idaho: Jeff Busby Magic Inc., 1995. A miniature spirit cabinet devised by Stewart James in which bells ring, knots untie themselves, balls roll as if pushed by invisible...
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TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF ORSON WELLES WITHMAGIC PROPS.Welles, Orson. Two Photographs of Orson Welles with Magic Props. New York: W. Eugene Smith, for Life Magazine, ca. 1940s. Matte-finish silver prints, depicting...
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SPIRIT BELL.Spirit Bell. New York: NewYork Magic Co., ca. 1900. Metal bell rings once for “yes” and twice for “no” while hanging from a stand or suspended at the tip of the magician’s wand. Wand hallmarked....
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A.C. GILBERT MYSTO MAGIC SET NO. 2.A.C.Gilbert Mysto Magic Set No. 2. New Haven, Conn., 1938. Complete boxed set, including instructional booklet, props, original cardboard frame, and two small posters for the...
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LILIPUT “TRICK BOX” MAGIC SET. NO.2000 / 2020.Liliput “Trick Box” Magic Set. No. 2000 / 2020. Germany, ca. 1910s. Boxed set bearing a color lithographed label depicting a child conjuror, decorative paper...
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HAUNTED CABINET AND CHECKERS OF QUONGHI.Haunted Cabinet and Checkers of Quong Hi. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1929. Club-size version of the Checker Cabinet effect, as manufactured by Thayer. Dragon motif on...
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AUTOMATED SEFALALJIA.Automated Sefalaljia.Wallace: Jeff Busby Magic Inc., 1995. A miniature spirit cabinet devised by Stewart James in which bells ring, knots untie themselves, balls roll as if pushed by invisible...
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ARCHIVE OF CHARLES CATULLE—HARRY BLACKSTONECORRESPONDE...Catulle, Charles. Archive of Charles Catulle—Harry Blackstone Correspondence. Discussing the fabrication of illusions and props for the Blackstone show, built...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE AND PETER BOUTON SCRAPBOOK.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone and Peter Bouton Scrapbook. Thick photo album owned and kept by Harry Blackstone, and chronicling his earliest exploits as a magician...
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ARCHIVE OF ALSS AND DIRECTIONS FROMJON MARTIN TO DANNY...Martin, Jon. Archive of ALSs and Directions from Jon Martin to Danny Dew. Five ALSs (one incomplete), two signed Christmas Cards, and five handwritten...
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DANNY DEW’S COLLECTION OF COIN TRICKSAND GIMMICKED COI...[Coin Magic] Danny Dew’s Collection of Coin Tricks and Gimmicked Coins. American, 1950s–80s. Including over 50 tricks, many including solid silver...
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VAN WARREN’S FOUR MAGICAL ELEMENTS.[BizarreMagick] Van Warren’s Four Magical Elements. Ca. 1990. Complete set of props for the routine, including six sterling silver occult objects, crystal, small candles, miniature...
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VERACRUZ HUASTEC POTTERY STANDING FEMALESHAMANPre-Columbian, central Mexico, northern Veracruz, Huastec culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A fantastic standing ceramic figure of a woman boasting applied decorative ornaments...
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