[Gimmicks] Group of More than 15 Magicians’ Gimmicks. English and German: L. Davenport Co. and other manufacturers, ca. 1940s. Including Demon Vanishing Thimble; Slick Coin Vanisher; Color-Changing Silk Ball; various coin and cigarette holdouts; and more. Primarily black painted metal. Generally very good, some with instructions.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-04-09
[Miscellaneous] Group of More than 30 Vintage and Contemporary Magic Books and Booklets. Including More Magic (1940s) by Hoffmann; Encyclopedia of Silk Magic Vols. 1 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-08-27
[Miscellaneous – Conjuring] Group of More than 40 Vintage and Modern Books and Booklets on Mentalism, Coin Magic, Card Conjuring, and More. Including Jennings ’67 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-12-03
[Gambling–General] Group of more than 75 books of general literature on gambling. Includes numerous comprehensive guides and companion books to casino gambling by authors such Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-05-31
[Gambling–History] Group of more than 50 books on the history of gambling, gaming and related subjects. Including Professional Criminals of America (1969) by Byrnes, The Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-05-31
[Supply Catalogs] Group of More than 25 Vintage Magic Catalogs. 1920s 80s. Representing numerous manufacturers and magic shops including Bartl & Willmann, Thayer, Regows Magic Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-08-27
[Houdini] Group of more than forty books and pamphlets on or by Houdini. Including Elliott’s Last Legacy (1923) by Houdini; the pamphlet Houdini exposes the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-11-01
[Petrie and Lewis] Collection of More Than 35 P&L Pocket Tricks and Gimmicks. New Haven: Petrie and Lewis (P&L), 1930s - 60s. Including the Pencil Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Lot of More than 30 Music, Theater, and Vaudeville Programs. American, 1900s—10s. Attractive group, in original printed or pictorial wrappers, several colorfully lithographed, of various Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2017-07-08
[Miscellaneous – History] Group of more than twenty magic histories, illustrated encyclopedias, and related books on conjuring. Including The Great Illusions of Magic (two vols., Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-04-04
[Miscellaneous] Group of more than 25 notes and manuals on card tricks. Including several with accompanying card decks and other pieces, being primarily privately composed Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-07-27
