“Jap” Handkerchief Box. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. Apparently empty box with cleverly concealed load chambers in which silk handkerchiefs can be hidden. Double-locking model. 7 ¼ x 5 x 5 ¾”. Hallmarked. Exterior possibly refinished, otherwise very good.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-07-27
"Jap" Handkerchief Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1935. Silk handkerchiefs appear in an empty box with a removable bottom. Fine mahogany construction. Single-flap non-locking Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-10-29
Jap Handkerchief Box (Double Locking). Los Angeles: Thayer's Studio of Magic, ca. 1947. An empty wooden box from which handkerchiefs are produced, vanishes, or change Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Double-Load Locking Jap Box. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1940. An open-ended mahogany box with removable bottom is repeatedly shown empty, yet the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-10-29
Handkerchief Pull. Los Angeles: Thayer, 1922. Pear-shaped black metal devices worn by the magician, facilitating a handkerchief vanish. Instructions included with original mailing box. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2017-06-10
. Silk Cabby. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer, ca. 1942. Magician shows a box empty, closes the doors, and thrusts a silk through holes in its Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-10-29
Thornton Windlass. Connecticut, ca. 1930. Secret device which contains over 40' of fine black thread and will retract or distribute it. Used for the Dancing Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-01-28
