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Thayer Croquet Illusion.

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Shrunken Head Illusion.: Shrunken Head Illusion. Colon: Abbott′s Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1940s. Following an extensive sideshow-style monologue, the performer reveals the shrunken head of an assistant or a skull within t

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Bonus Genius. (Vanishing Devil).: Bonus Genius. (Vanishing Devil). Los Angeles: Thayer Studios, ca. 1946. A Larsen-era version of the venerable vanishing doll effect. Red cloth ″cape,″ two Mephistophelean dolls (one gimmic

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Golly Wobble.: Golly Wobble. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1936. A large version of the Imp Bottle effect. The bottle will lay on its for the magician, but not the spectator. Unusual method and gimmick. With the ori

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The Money Machine / Money Maker.: The Money Machine / Money Maker. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. Blank sheets of paper visibly change into dollar bills when run through the paper rollers mounted on the wooden stand 5 1/2 x 3 x 4

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One-Hand Production Box.: One-Hand Production Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940s. Handkerchiefs or other articles are produced from a cabinet that was shown empty. 6 ¼ x 5 x 4″. Butterfly pattern stenciling with g

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Bathing Beauty.: Bathing Beauty. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. Cloth picture of a lady in a bathing costume is disrobed piece—by-piece, but at the critical moment, the picture changes by magic and the tide com

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Mento Card Box / Thayer′s Mento Mystery.: Mento Card Box / Thayer′s Mento Mystery. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer & Co., 1940s. Cleverly designed mahogany box allows the performer to name a chosen card - a feat which may be repeated any numbe

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Miniature Blue Phantom.: Miniature Blue Phantom. Munich: Zauberzentrale, 1985. Small version of Thayer′s popular trick in which a blue checker travels through a stack of white checkers when covered by a tube. Turned met

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Jack Gwynne Rabbit Vanish.: Jack Gwynne Rabbit Vanish. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1930. After comedic by-play – the audience suspects the rabbit is moving from one chamber of the decorated box to another – all doors

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Frame and Ribbon Mystery.: Frame and Ribbon Mystery. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1937. A jumbo card inserted in to a hardwood frame is held in place with a ribbon running through both the card and the frame, yet a moment late

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Sucker Cigarette Box.: Sucker Cigarette Box. Los Angels: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. Cigarette pack vanishes from a hardwood box after comedic ″by-play,″ a la the Die Box trick. Deluxe model. 6 ¼ x 1 ¾ x 4″.

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Card in Egg Pencil.: Card in Egg Pencil. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1935. Faux mechanical pencil loads a selected card into an egg. Metal construction with original tube. Length 6″. Paint worn. Uncommon.

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Mechanical Cigarette Production Box.: Mechanical Cigarette Production Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. Hardwood box with internal spring-loaded mechanism secretly and swiftly delivers a cigarette in to the waiting hand of the magi

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William Tell Card Tray.: William Tell Card Tray. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1930. While the magician′s back is turned, three cards are placed in a separate compartment on a mahogany tray. One card is noted by a

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Card in Balloon.: Card in Balloon. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A selected card appears in the center of a balloon held in a metal framework mounted on a tray. Tray 10 ¾ x 8 ¾″. Wood exposed under base,

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Flap Card Box.: Flap Card Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. Mahogany flap card box changes, vanishes, or produces flat paper items inside. 4 ¼ x 3 ¼ x 1″. Very good.

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Thayer Croquet Illusion. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, 1920s. Three balls and the head of a croquet mallet are placed in tubes arranged on a trio of tables. In succession, the balls vanish from the first tube, reappear in place of the mallet head in the second, and from the third rolls out the mallet head. Complete outfit consisting of three tables (height 35″), balls, mallet, and covers. Original mimeographed instructions. Tubes expertly refinished in the Thayer style by Carl Williams. Rare; one of perhaps only two complete sets known.