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Germain, Karl (Charles Mattmuller). Early Germain playbill. Newington, Tribes’ Printing Works, 1906. Letterpress playbill for a variety show at the Duchess Palace, Balham. Germaine the American Wizard appears on an eight-act bill. 5 x 14 ¾”. Old folds and minor chips, unmounted; A-.


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Potter & Potter

Date:
2014-04-26

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[Germain, Karl] Germain Chautauqua Program. Circa 1915. Souvenir program for the Warrenton, Va. edition of the circuit Chautauqa, featuring Paul Fleming as Germain the Magician. Read more…


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Torrini. Weird Marvelous Torrini the Magician. Chicago: National Printing and Engraving, ca. 1900. Full-color lithographic poster claiming Torrini to be “The Only Worthy Successor to Read more…


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Thurston, Howard. Thurston the magician throw-out card. American, ca. 1910. Portrait of a young Thurston on the recto, an image of his spirit cabinet on Read more…


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Neff, Bill. Group of three Neff the Magician window cards. Including one bearing a striking three-color silk-screened portrait of Neff in front of a spider Read more…


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Germain (Charles Mattmuller). Magician Karl Germain’s “Work” Trunk and Magic Apparatus. Circa 1905. Massive metal-bound traveling trunk owned and used by famed Chautauqua and Lyecum Read more…


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Germain, Karl (Charles Mattmuller). Germaine The Magician. Cleveland: The Brighton Printing Co., ca. 1904. Black-and-white offset poster bearing a half-length portrait of Germain in white Read more…


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Germain Water Jars. Likely Roterberg, ca. 1915. The audience sees five heavy and empty nickel plated jars on a skeleton stand. The magician causes each Read more…


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Date:
2010-05-16


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Blackstone, Harry. Two early playbills. N.p., n.d. (ca 1914). Harry Boughton, later known as Frederik the Great and ultimately as Harry Blackstone performed with an Read more…


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Early Tableau Mecanique Automaton of a Magician, possibly by Theroude , circa 1850, with parian head, molded blonde hair, closed mouth, painted eyes, wood body Read more…


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[Ephemera] Large accumulation of magician's vintage ephemera. Included are a Reno, Master of Magic window card, Marquis window card, Green the Magician broadside, Dante program Read more…


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