Finger Chopper. French [?], ca. 1950. The chopper blade passes through a finger without harm but cuts the cigarette in half that lies below. Heavy chrome plated brass, similar to a Vampire Magic model. 3 7/8 high.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-08-27
Hades' Improved Finger Chopper. Calgary, ca. 1985. Wooden apparatus (5 ¼ x 3") employed in the close-up guillotine routine, here incorporating the design innovation that Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Finger Chopper. North Attleboro: Tony Karpinski, ca. 2005. Mini guillotine-style finger chopper; blade drops from a distance and yet the finger in the stocks is Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Finger Chopper. London: Vampire Magic, ca. 1960. Precision-layered sheet metal chopper (2 x 5”) cuts through a cigarette or other object but leaves a spectator’s Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-04-09
Finger Chopper. Chicago: National Magic Co. [?], ca. 1940s. Precision manufactured chopper constructed of layered green, butterscotch, and black Bakelite with brass hardware for the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
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 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Finger Chopper. Bridgeport, Conn.: Sherms, ca. 1950. All-metal chopper (4 x 2 1/8") that leaves the spectator's finger unharmed yet slices through other objects. In Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
91. Finger Chopper. California, Wallace Magic Co., ca. 1948. Sheet metal chopper cuts through a cigarette but leaves a spectator’s finger unharmed. Heavy, with removable Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-10-26
90. Finger Chopper. New York, Virgil Anjos, ca. 1950. All-metal chopper which cuts through a cigarette but not a spectator’s finger. Withstands rigid examination. Anjos Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-10-26
89. Finger Chopper. Colon Michigan, Abbott’s Magic, ca. 1945. Lacquered in red, gold, and black. Cuts through a cigarette, but not the spectator’s finger. Wooden Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-10-26
Finger Chopper. New York: Virgil Anjos, ca. 1964. All-metal chopper cuts through a cigarette but not a spectator’s finger. Withstands rigid examination. Anjos manufactured several Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2017-06-10
