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Alcham Card Rise.: Alcham Card Rise. England: Burtini, ca. 1950. Any chosen cards rise from the Bakelite box in the magician′s hand. The pack and box can be examined before and after the trick. Locking mechanism.
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Card Star.: Card Star. Circa 1900. Selected cards appear on the points of a nickel plated star. Victorian base in the style of Martinka. Small tabletop model, 17 ¼″ high. Base possibly a later addition.
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Card Star.: Card Star. Bridgeport: Sherms, ca. 1935. Nickel-plated star on Art Deco-style base. Five selected cards appear on the points of the star on command. 24″ high.
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Card Ladle.: Card Ladle. Circa 1880. Long-handled toleware ladle secretly switches, vanishes, or produces cards or billets placed inside. A large and early example, 22 1/2″ long. Paint chipped as expected.
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Jumbo Albeniece Card Rise.: Jumbo Albeniece Card Rise. Circa 1940. Jumbo cards are placed in a chromed houlette suspended from ribbons. As the holder swings gently back and forth, the selected cards rise from the pack. 6 x 2 x 7
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Card Rise Houlette.: Card Rise Houlette. Circa 1890. Chosen cards rise from the pack isolated in a glass houlette atop a black wooden wand. Early model, with gimmicked pack of Steamboats. 14 ¾″ long. Finish worn; g
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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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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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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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Jumbo Slat Card Frame.: Jumbo Slat Card Frame. Holland: Eddy Taytelbaum, 1970s. A card vanishes, appears or changes in an empty wooden frame. Jumbo version (7 ¼ x 5 ½”). Original mechanical Bicycle Jack of Sp
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Flap Card Boxes.: Flap Card Boxes. 1940s – 70s. A collection of eight different vintage wooden boxes used for switching, changing, producing, or vanishing cards or billets, including an Owen-style lock flap box,
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Mento Card Box / Thayer′s Mento Mystery.
Mento Card Box / Thayer′s Mento Mystery.
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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 number of time, even though the cards are concealed in the case. With a vintage X-Ray Steamboat pack.
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Mento Card Box / Thayer′s Mento Mystery.

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