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Cardini’s billiard ball dropper. Secret cloth device used to deliver billiard balls in to the magician’s hand. Likely made by Cardini or his wife, Swan. 3 ¾ x 10 ¾”. (Ball pictured not included.)


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Potter & Potter

Date:
2013-04-06

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Cardini’s billiard ball tray. Circular brass tray with scalloped edge and engraved Asian design, used in Cardini’s act to catch the billiard balls after his Read more…


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Cardini’s last set of stage-used billiard balls. New York, Richard Cardini, ca. 1965. Set of four turned wooden billiard balls manufactured and used by Cardini, Read more…


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Cardini’s “imitators” scrapbook. Small scrapbook of newspaper clippings, correspondence, ephemera, and photographs compiled by Swan Cardini and chronicling many of the magicians who imitated – Read more…


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[“The Act”] Archive of typed descriptions of Cardini’s act. Including lengthy descriptions, some running to three pages, of each sequence of card, billiard ball, and Read more…


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Date:
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