Wonder Clock. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. Cleverly designed wooden clock in a box (5 ¾ x 3 x 1") allows the prediction of the exact hour to which the spectator has set the hand, even though the dial is covered with a sliding door. Minor chip to one corner; very good overall.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Master Coin Tray. Los Angeles, FG Thayer, ca. 1935. Coins can be secretly added to a quantity already on the tray, or vanished from the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-08-23
Welsh Rarebit Pan. Los Angeles, FG Thayer, ca. 1920. Tall tin faux saucepan with wooden handle that allows the performer to produce livestock from a Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-01-30
Dr. Q. Wonder Slates. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. Precision-crafted set of two mechanical slates on which supposed "spirit messages" appear. Locking gimmick 10 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-10-29
Wonder Screen. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A large three-fold screen is shown on both sides, then formed into a triangle. A large production Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-02-07
Dr. Q. Wonder Slates. Los Angeles, Thayer’s Studio of Magic, ca. 1946. A precision-crafted set of two mechanical slates on which apparent spirit messages appear. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
New Wonder Silk Cabby. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. Wooden cabinet (7 _ x 5 x 3 _") on raised feet, stencil-painted in colors Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-08-27
New Wonder Silk Cabby. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. Wooden cabinet (7 ¾ x 5 x 3 ½") on raised feet, decoratively stencil-painted with Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Wonder Screen (small). Los Angeles, Owen Brothers, ca. 1958. A small three-fold screen is shown front and back to be ordinary. Then a quantity of Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-10-29
Radio Simplex Gazing Ball (a/k/a "Mecanno"). Los Angeles, FG Thayer, ca. 1930. A brightly chromed metal ball 5" in diameter into which the mind reader Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-01-30
Pixie Box. Los Angeles, Owen Brothers, ca. 1959. A small mahogany box is shown empty by opening its front and back doors and lid, yet Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-10-29
