Passe-Passe Bottles. New Haven, Petrie and Lewis, ca. 1935. Stage-size set of two chrome tubes and three faux bottles which allows the magician to magically transpose the position of the bottle and glass when covered with the tubes. Tubes 11” high. Bottles lightly worn; good.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-04-26
Mechanical Passe Passe Bottles. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1949. Comedy effect in which a bottle and glass change places underneath two separate Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Passe Passe Bottles. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1940. A bottle and glass magically change places underneath two separate metal tubes. Uncommon yellow Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
[P&L] P&L “deluxe” magic set. New Haven, Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1939. Large and elaborate magic set includes many P&L products, among them the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-10-31
Sand Pencil. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L)/ Mysto Magic, ca. 1930s. Two examples, one chrome (4 ¾") and one wooden (5 ¼"), both with Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Four Nickels to Four Dimes. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1930. Brass and aluminum holder (1" diam.) transforms nickels into dimes. In original Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Soup Plate Production. New Haven, Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1915 [?]. An empty china bowl plate visibly fills with flowers or other small objects. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-04-04
Wonder Box. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1940. A quantity of silks is produced from a mirrored box (3 ¼ x 2 x Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
[P&L] Dream Tube trick. New Haven, Petrie & Lewis (P&L) for Steen, ca. 1932. Handkerchiefs or a billiard ball are produced from an empty tube. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-10-31
Sympathetic Silk Stand. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1940. An apparently innocent nickel-plated stand facilitates the magical knotting and untying of three silk Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-12-03
Card Tripod. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1930s. Nickel-plated tiered stand changes one card for another. 4 ¼” tall. Hallmarked base. A single Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-12-03
