Self-Rising Pack of Cards. British, ca. 1930. Chosen cards rise from the pack one at a time as if guided upward by an unseen hand. Mechanical pack with Swiss motor. Ten-second delay between each card, a la the packs designed by Martin. With original winding key, instructions, and a sturdy chromed metal houlette.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2017-06-10
Adams, Graham. Watches, Slates, And A Pack of Cards. London, n.d. (1962). Red cloth. 4to. Photographs tipped in. Ex-libris Roland Winder. Boards slightly bowed, otherwise Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2009-04-26
Maker Unknown “Leçon” (Lesson)” Pack of Cards. France, ca. 1850. 48/48 (?). Lesson cards in French. Exc. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-06-28
Pietro Barelli Italian “Vocabulary” Pack of Cards. Milano, Italy, ca. 1910. 59/59 (?) + title card. Barelli opereated a small shop or stand in the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-06-28
Pulitzer, Walter. Cupid's Pack of Cards. Boston: Luce and Co., 1908. Publisher's faux wooden paper boards with decorative playing card title label. Lithographic illustrations by Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-05-21
Maker Unknown “Grammar Teaching” Pack of Cards. France, ca. 1860. 48/48 + Rules of the Game Card. Exc. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-06-28
Hand Drawn Folk Art Pack of Cards. With leather case, maker unknown, ca. 1900. May very well have been drawn by a prison inmate, complete Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-06-23
Napoletane (Naples) Pattern Pack of Playing Cards. Maker Unknown, ca. 1880. 39/40 (Lacking 6 of Coins), VG (scrapbook remnants on versos). In the latter half Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-06-01
Targetto. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A pack of cards flies into the air when fired on by the magician, yet the spectator's selected Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Translucent Pack of Playing Cards. French, ca. 1870. 52. Not an erotic pack; instead, the figures, when backlit, seem to be performing acrobatic acts. Courts Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-06-28
Erotic Pack of Etched Playing Cards. French [?], ca. 1810. 32/32 + Case (likely a replacement). Cards are non-transparent, with explicit depictions of sexual positions, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-06-28
