Prediction Chest. Glendale, Loyd, ca. 1945. Hardwood chest bound in hammered brass, with small brass strongbox. Inside the two boxes sits a prediction of a newspaper headline or other event. Ingenious mechanism delivers prediction to inner brass box. Outer chest 5 x 4 x 3 ¼”. With three keys. Very good.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-02-07
Jewel Chest of Ching See. Glendale, Loyd, ca. 1945. A brass rod is run through an open wooden cabinet and block inside it, locking the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-04-04
Jewel Chest of Ching See. Glendale, Loyd, ca. 1945. A wooden block with a hole running through it is placed in an open hardwood cabinet. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-10-29
Vanishing Candelabrum. Glendale: Loyd, ca. 1945. Faux bronze candelabrum with three lit candles vanishes from atop a thin wooden tray; piece may be shown on Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Guinea Pig Box. Glendale: Loyd, ca. 1950. Painted hardwood cage with steel bars holds a live guinea pig. The magician removes the animal from the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Gammatration/Cosmovision. Glendale: Loyd, ca. 1945. A jumbo card placed into a wooden slat frame is pierced with a needle, yet is entirely unharmed when removed Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Sand Canisters. Glendale, Loyd, ca. 1943. A quantity of sand is poured into a large metal canister from a smaller canister until the large canister Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-04-04
Gammatration/Cosmovision. Glendale, Loyd, ca. 1945. A jumbo card placed into a wooden slat frame is pierced with a needle, yet is entirely unharmed when removed Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-02-07
Fan to Cigar. Glendale, Loyd, ca. 1945. A fan of cards transforms into a thick, brown cigar in the blink of an eye. Wooden cigar Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-02-07
Sybil Card Rise. Glendale, Loyd, ca. 1940. Cards rise from the deck which is isolated in a chrome-plated and glass houlette held at the tips Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-02-07
155. Phantom Flame. Glendale, Loyd, ca. 1950. The tip of a burning candle is pulled through a borrowed handkerchief without harming the fabric. Specially machined Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-10-26
