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$400

[Blueprints] Over 200 magic trick and stage illusion blue prints and building plans and illusion books. Including the schematic plans printed and sold by Thayer, Abbott's, Tannen, Supreme, Menge, Harry Stanley and others. Effects described include the parlor and stage effects, among them the Bloodless Amputation, Drop Model Production Cabinet, Aga Levitation, Gamolo Levitation, Girl in the Tub, and many dozens more, as well as a small cache of paperbound books of illusion plans by various publishers from the 20th century. The massive collection contained in three large cartons. Good condition overall. Should be seen.


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Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter

Date:
2010-05-16

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[Trade Cards] Over 280 magic trick and puzzle cigarette and trade cards. Including a complete set of 36 cards, colored illustrations, A. & B.C. Chewing Read more…


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[Trade Cards] 200 magic trick, shadowgraph and puzzle cigarette/trade cards. A complete set of 70 cards, colored illustrations and advertisement panel on fronts, instructions in Read more…


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[Trade Cards] Over 340 magic trick and puzzle cigarette and trade cards. Including Sim Sala Bim, complete set of 96 cards with colored illustrations of Read more…


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2014-02-08


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[Membership Cards]. Collection of over 200 magic organization membership cards. Including S.A.M. cards, The Wizards Club of Chicago, Magic Masters of Chicago, I.B.M., Harlan Tarbell Read more…


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Potter & Potter

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2009-04-26


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Downs, T. Nelson. Large archive of magic trick instructions from the collection of T. Nelson Downs. From the archives of the "King of Koins," a Read more…


Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter

Date:
2010-05-16


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[Instruction Sheets] Large archive of vintage magic trick instruction sheets and manuscripts. Typed, handwritten and mimeographed instructions issued privately and commercially produced that reveal the Read more…


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Potter & Potter

Date:
2010-05-16


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$175

[Catalogs] Over 12 vintage magic trick supply house catalogs. Including Thayer’s No. 9 (Vols. 1 – 5), Halton & Jansen No. 12, Nelson Enterprises (two Read more…


Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter

Date:
2014-04-26


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$800

[Photographs] Collection of over 200 photographs of magicians. Portraits and performance pictures of many 20th century magicians including W.W. Durbin, Virgil, John Calvert, Dorny, Ricki Read more…


Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter

Date:
2010-05-16


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[Photographs] Over 200 photographs from (Ed) Miller's Museum of Magic. Primarily 8 x 10". Magicians represented include F. E. Powell, Sir Edwards, Shade, H. Johnston, Read more…


Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter

Date:
2009-04-26


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$325

[Miscellaneous – Close-Up & Pocket Magic] Collection of over seventy classic magic tricks. Including Joe Berg’s Mento Card Box (Viking-Haenchen); The Box (Flying Carpet); Mirror Read more…


Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter

Date:
2015-02-07