WOOD AND CAST BRASS MECHANICAL WAFERPRESSWood and cast brass mechanical wafer press, ca. 1865, with a Prince of Wales feather design, purportedly used for funeral biscuits.
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Appears to be in working...
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RARE 18TH C. RELIGIOUS PAINTED SCENEBAROMETERRare 18th c. painted scene and gilded framed Barometer
The experts in the field of Barometers told us they had never seen a religious Barometer before, which makes...
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RISING CIGARETTES. CINCINNATI: VERNHARTMANN, 1985. TWO...Rising Cigarettes. Cincinnati: Vern Hartmann, 1985. Two cigarettes rise mysteriously from a pack. Bench-made mechanical device crafted from brass can...
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COLD DECK DEVICE.Cold Deck Device. Phoenix:Bill Gusias, ca. 2000. Mechanical device worn on the cheater’s body allows him to silently and quickly switch a shuffled pack for a stacked or “cold” deck. Silent pulley...
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DAGGER OF DAMOCLES.Dagger of Damocles.London: Harry Stanley, ca. 1950. A chrome plated dagger is dipped into a clear tumbler. Mysteriously, the tumbler remains suspended from the dagger. Clever mechanical device....
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GORDIEN’S MAGICAL CARD RISER.Gordien’sMagical Card Riser. Minneapolis: Henry Gordien, ca. 1931. Secret device affixes under a table and causes cards to rise one by one from a pack. Hallmarked. Suction cups perished,...
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MECHANICAL CARD BOX.Mechanical CardBox. Circa 1910. Copper box painted black facilitates the exchange of cards or billets placed inside. Elaborate and unusual locking mechanism for secret compartment. Upper...
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IMPORTANT GROUP OF EIGHT LETTERS FROMCARDINI TO DANNY ...Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Important Group of Eight Letters from Cardini to Danny Dew. Including both ALSs (6) and TLSs (2), spanning 1961...
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THE GREAT KOLAR’S “HANDCUFF KING”KEY SET.Kolar, Joseph. The Great Kolar’s “Handcuff King” Key Set. A collection of approximately 100 antique keys owned by escape artist and magician Joseph Kolar, used...
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T. NELSON DOWNS “MASTERPIECE GIMMICK.”T.Nelson Downs “Masterpiece Gimmick.” Toronto: Ross Bertram, 1972. Specially crafted gimmick manufactured by Bertram for the famous feat originated by T. Nelson Downs of...
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AN UNUSUAL LOUIS PHILIPPE GILT BRONZEPIRATE GENRE MANT... PIRATE GENRE MANTLE CLOCK, 1840s, crisply cast as a mustached pirate with long wavy hair beneath a capped helmet framing a stern expression, wearing an...
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A THREE PIECE ORIENTALIST BRONZE MOUNTEDGREEN ONYX MAN... GREEN ONYX MANTLE CLOCK GARNITURE, FRENCH, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, the Algerian green onyx Mosque style case with a circular glazed egg-and-dart detailed...
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A NEOCLASSICAL REVIVAL PATINATED BRONZEAND BLACK MARBL... AND BLACK MARBLE BACCHUS AND BACCHANTE MANTLE CLOCK, FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY, the stelae form arched rectangular case centering a gilt bronze glazed bezel...
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A REUGE "DOLCE VITA" 72 NOTE, 15 MELODY,ROSEWOOD AND E... ROSEWOOD AND EBONIZED WOOD MECHANICAL MUSIC BOX, FIVE CYLINDER, FIRST SERIES, SAINTE-CROIX, SWITZERLAND, the French polished serpentine rectangular domed...
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A REUGE 1865 “FIRENZE” 144 NOTEAND THIRTY-TWO MELODY B... AND THIRTY-TWO MELODY BURLED AMBOYNA MECHANICAL CYLINDER MUSIC BOX ON STAND, LIMITED SERIES 8/24, AXA.14.8047.000, CARTEL MOVEMENT, EIGHT CYLINDER,...
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A SANKYO BURL WALNUT AND MARQUETRY MUSICBOX, "ORPHEUS,... BOX, "Orpheus," JAPANESE AND ITALIAN, 21ST CENTURY, the Italian made case of burl walnut with floral marquetry and banded inlay, opening to a glass lid over...
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A REUGE WALNUT MUSIC BOX, "CANON IND," J. PACHELBEL, S...A REUGE WALNUT MUSIC BOX, "Canon in D," J. PACHELBEL, SWISS, 21ST CENTURY, the 144 note, three melody music box with walnut case and brass and stainless...
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PERISCOPE SYSTEM WALKING CANEA VERYUNUSUAL SYSTEM CANE WHICH DOUBLES AS A PERISCOPE, THE HANDLE IS MARKED "PERISCOPE ???, BECKLY 1918", THE COMPLETE BRASS CANE HAS AN ADJUSTABLE LENS AS THE END-CAP TO THE HANDLE,...
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7. EBONY HEAD CHOPPER CANE -CA. 1890-WELL CARVED EBONY...7. Ebony Head Chopper Cane -Ca. 1890 -Well carved ebony Black Man’s head with an elongated face showing the characteristic wide and flat nose and large...
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HIGH GRADE SWORD CANE-Ca. 1880 -Sizablehorn handle of a beautiful pale color fashioned in a well-proportioned L-Shape with a gently curving and plain hand rest and a longer vertical stem with simulated thorns,...
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5 CENT WATLING TREASURY TWIN JACKPOTSLOT MACHINEFive-cent Watling Treasury Twin Jackpot slot machine, a nicely restored example with an unusual brown paint scheme, fully functional with proper payouts, 24" h.,...
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TIN WIND-UP TOYS, SQUEAK TOYS, ETC.Tinwind-up toys, squeak toys, etc.
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Mamma with two babies - not working. Square cage - not working. Rounded top birdcage - working but Pook & Pook does not guarantee...
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Four early lighting devices: oil lampwith twisted and hinged hanging device, base with sliding mechanism for adjusting wick, 12 in., extensive rust, lacking one element on side ; finely made keyhole shape oil...
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***WROUGHT IRON LIGHTING DEVICE. ProbablyAmerican 19th century. Table top stand with betty lamp and candleholder on adjustable arm. 16 1/2''h. Very good condition and seems mechanically sound. This could...
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Quack medicine device, mechanism produceselectric shock, two hand held attachments, crank with bone handle, original label "Davis & Kidders", brass frame marked "Manufactured by W.H. Burnap",...
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BANJO CLOCK. American mid 20th century.Reproduction of a clock advertised by Israel Sack (ad included) with eagle finial and Constitution and Guerriere tablet. 42''h. Ex Bob Yates. Retains pendulum and...
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FOUR AMBROTYPES. One quarter-plate ambrotypedepciting a gentleman seated beside a mechanical device. 4 1/4'' w. 3 1/4'' h. Together with a ninth-plate ambrotype depicting a seated gentleman. 2'' w. 2 1/2'' h. One sixth-plate...
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Two Chicago Century of Progress World'sFair sky ride posters; the mechanical marvel people transporter became a symbol of the Fair. Only two such devices have been built in the U.S. 24 3/8" x 16 3/8". Good condition;...
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Merkel 16 gauge shotgun, over and under,28-1/2 in. barrels, possibly Mdl. 200E, serial number 26022, figured walnut stock with checkering and carved cheekplate, receiver engraved with scrolls and circular devices,...
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[NATURAL HISTORY] Books on Science andMedicine Lot of 6 vols. Goldsmith Oliver (1730-1774). A History of the Earth and Animated Nature. Glasgow: W.G. Blackie & Co. 1859. 8vo half-leather gilt spine marbled endpapers...
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A Continental Prisoner of War CarvedIvory Mechanical Whimsey the intricately carved device depicting four women attending to various tasks including one rocking a baby in a cradle the base containing multiple...
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Tortoiseshell singing bird automatonby Bontems Paris last quarter 19th century engraved silvered lid opens allowing bird with moving wings bone beak tail and perch to rise through gilded grill atop tortoiseshell...
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French Oak Mechanical-Action StudioEasel, late 19th century, with adjustable double worm-screw drive height and tilt mechanism controlled by a pair of front ratchets, the upper brace with thumb-screw adjustment,...
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Tin lighting device c.1860 with a keywind clockwork mechanism. 8"h....
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Two iron trammels: one with ratchetedlowering device, 32-3/4 in. (closed); one with adjustable mechanism fitting into holes, 46 in. (closed), probably American, 19th century or earlier. Both with scattered rust....
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A Fine American Innovative Cast IronArmchair mid-19th c. foliate crest the shaped back beautifully stencilled and painted padded arms with scrolled supports spring steel rocker mechanism casters. Provenance:...
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