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Devil’s Mailbox – F. G. Thayer

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Devil's Mail Box/Devil's Card Rise. Los Angeles: F.G.: Devil's Mail Box/Devil's Card Rise. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1944. A lacquered picture frame on an elaborate base allows the performer to visibly yet secretly switch one envelope for anothe

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Devil’s Card Rise - F. G. Thayer: From a packet of ten cards, three are chosen. All ten cards are shuffled by a spectator and sealed in an envelope that is placed in an open-faced stand on the table, the envelope never leaving sight o

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Golf Ball Box – F. G. Thayer: This is a rare Thayer Golf Ball Die Box. Operates the same as the Billiard Ball Die Box, but with a Thayer Klingo style white ball as the fake. Does not include the regular Klingo Ball, but will work

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Wizard Cigarette Case - F. G. Thayer: Magician removes a metal cigarette case from his pocket, shows it full of cigarettes and removes one. A spectator then opens the case and finds it empty. c. 1930. Scarce. Condition: Very Good.

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Culpitt’s Bathing Girl Illusion – F. G. Thayer: English stage magician Fred Culpitt (1877-1944), invented many classics of magic such as The Doll House Illusion, Silk to Egg, Costume Trick Illusion, as well as this fun effect. A cloth banner is sho

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“Bonus Genius” Collection – F. G. Thayer: Assortment of four Thayer-made wooden dolls used in various versions of the “Bonus Genius” vanishing doll effect. Includes: Soldier (“Private Pat” - both solid and gimmicked dolls), Girl with

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Eli’s Die Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1920.: Eli's Die Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1920. Handsome turned hardwood box allows the magician to control the roll of three fair dice, no matter how vigorously the box is shaken. 2 ½" diameter.

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Two Slat Card Frames. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, 1940s.: Two Slat Card Frames. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, 1940s. Including a jumbo and standard example, which change, vanish, or produce cards inside, visible through the slatted openings. The larger 8”

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Card Star. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1925. Five: Card Star. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1925. Five selected cards appear on the points of this star when the pack is thrown at it. Gesso-covered wooden star with turned wooden column and base, painte

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Deck Changing Tray. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer & Co., ca.: Deck Changing Tray. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1930. Mechanical mahogany tray facilitates the switch of one deck of cards or one small object for another. 6 5/8 x 9 ½”.

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Changing Tray. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer & Co., ca.: Changing Tray. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1930. Mechanical wooden tray facilitates the switch of one deck of cards or one small object for another. 11 x 9 ½”. Good.

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Rising Card Tray. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer & Co., ca.: Rising Card Tray. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1935. Selected cards magically rise from the pack isolated in a goblet on a shallow wooden tray. Tray 9 ¾” diameter. Light wear, but overall ve

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Turban Mystery. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A: Turban Mystery. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A length of rope or a long turban is cut in half and placed in the box. When removed, it is restored. 8 x 8 x 4". Exterior somewhat distressed from

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VANISHING/APPEARING DIE - F.G. THAYER: A skeleton wood box atop a turned pedestal is shown empty and covered with a handkerchief. When it is removed, the box is filled with a large red and white die, approximately 5 inches square. Die may

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“CIGARETTE CATCHING EXTRAORDINARY” – F.G. THAYER: A neat walnut humidor box is shown. Reaching into the air, the magician produces 20 or more cigarettes with his bare hand, each cigarette being dropped into the humidor, which may be emptied and shown

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CHAN GING SILK CABINET– F.G. THAYER: Original Thayer Silk Cabby. One of many that the company manufactured over the years. Unusually intricate stencil work and operates perfectly. Silks appear, vanish or change when placed inside this go

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Finely crafted wooden desktop secretary in mahogany and gold that allows envelopes to be switched in plain view. c. 1940. By merely placing the envelope in the open rack, the change is made. So undetectable that no suspicion is aroused as to what has happened

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Devil’s Mailbox – F. G. Thayer

Name: Devil’s Mailbox – F. G. Thayer
SKU: 55519722
Price: 325 USD
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