Magic Collection Database

These items are part of my private collection, which I maintain for personal tracking and reference as I continue to collect. While they are not actively for sale, I am always open to conversations and inquiries from fellow collectors. I can be contacted at magic@davidscott.info.

Karlini Poster

"The Great Karlini" was the stage name of Ludwig Trinka, a Dutch magician born in 1907 who died in 1963. He performed in Berlin before World War II. He is best known today through ...

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English Die Box

imported from UK - English tradition--doors hinged on the bottom, front and rear, hardwood and brass....

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Thayer Silk Cabby

Silk Cabby. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. Wooden cabinet allows for the magical change, production, vanish, or restoration of silk handkerchiefs placed inside. 7" long. Very ...

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Sesame Drawer Box

Sesame Drawer Box. Alhambra: Owen Magic, ca. 1965. Large drawer is shown empty, closed, and when re-opened, is filled to the brim. Sides and rear of box that hold the drawer can be...

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Garcia, Frank. The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic

Garcia, Frank. The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic. [New York: Author, 1976]. Red cloth with jacket. Illustrated. 8vo. Very good condition...

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Traveling Block. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940

Traveling Block. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A red block, stacked between a yellow and blue block and covered with a tube, vanishes, only to reappear elsewhere. Faux Asian ...

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Silk Pedestal. Circa 1920s

Silk Pedestal. Circa 1920. Plated metal pedestal secretly introduces a handkerchief into a glass tumbler resting atop it. Powerful spring-loaded mechanism. Height 10" Well-made exa...

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Silk Pedestal. Berlin: Conradi, 1920s

Silk Pedestal. Berlin: Conradi, 1920s. A nickel-plated pedestal cleverly gimmicked to secretly deliver a silk handkerchief into a tumbler resting atop it. Manually operated. Large ...

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Card Star. Alhambra: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1970

Card Star. Alhambra: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1970. Five selected cards appear on the points of this handsome wooden star when the deck is thrown at it. Height 21" . ...

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Inlaid Drawer Box. 1920s

Inlaid Drawer Box. 1920s. A number of silks or other small objects are produced from within the inlaid hardwood drawer previously shown empty. Some wear and warping from age. 11" x...

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