Phantomo. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer, ca. 1942. Drumhead tube-type production from an apparently empty square tube. Tube specially gimmicked. Wooden “bands” hold drumhead paper in place. Tube 6” high. Fine condition. Uncommon.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-04-26
Master Coin Tray. Los Angeles, FG Thayer, ca. 1935. Coins can be secretly added to a quantity already on the tray, or vanished from the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-08-23
Welsh Rarebit Pan. Los Angeles, FG Thayer, ca. 1920. Tall tin faux saucepan with wooden handle that allows the performer to produce livestock from a Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-01-30
Radio Simplex Gazing Ball (a/k/a "Mecanno"). Los Angeles, FG Thayer, ca. 1930. A brightly chromed metal ball 5" in diameter into which the mind reader Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-01-30
Ball Vase. Los Angeles, Floyd Thayer, ca. 1930. A ball vanishes and reappears inside a wooden vase. Expertly turned from maple by Floyd Thayer. Ball Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-02-07
Ball and Silk Vase Combination. Los Angeles, Floyd Thayer, ca. 1919. Finely polished wood, finished with black lacquer. An early example of a finely turned-to-order Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-12-05
Here-There-Or Where? Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer & Co. ca. 1930. A startling transposition trick in which a bottle, orange, and quantity of rice magically change Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-10-29
Dai Vernons Thayer Die Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1935. Handsome hardwood die box with double door feature and brass hardware. Black die with Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-08-27
Spirit Painting. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. An eerie and visible materialization of a picture on a blank canvas set in a handsome gessoed Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-04-09
Multiplying Billiard Balls. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. Group of fourteen finely turned wooden billiard balls painted in various colors, with two red shells. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Thayer Die Box. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A die vanishes from the box and reappears elsewhere. Blue and silver paint scheme. One double Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-04-04
