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Spring Magic Auction: The Collection of Bill Trotter

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  •  Sea of Skulls Chop Cup Collection. Mike Busby, 2000s. A col...
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    $150 - $200
    Lot 436

    Sea of Skulls Chop Cup Collection. Mike Busby, 2000s. A col...

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    $150 - $200
  •  Anverdi Talking Skull. Holland: Anverdi, 1970s. A miniature...
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    $700 - $900
    Lot 437

    Anverdi Talking Skull. Holland: Anverdi, 1970s. A miniature...

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    $700 - $900
  • Card Sword. Azusa: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 2000.
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 438

    Card Sword. Azusa: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 2000.

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    $600 - $800
  •  Thornton Windlass. New Britain: Thornton Mech. Lab, ca. 193...
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 439

    Thornton Windlass. New Britain: Thornton Mech. Lab, ca. 193...

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    $100 - $200
  •  John Calvert Magic Wand from Salvaged Yacht. Teak wand with...
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    $250 - $350
    Lot 440

    John Calvert Magic Wand from Salvaged Yacht. Teak wand with...

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    $250 - $350
  •  Casper Dancing Handkerchief used and signed by John Calvert...
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 441

    Casper Dancing Handkerchief used and signed by John Calvert...

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    $100 - $200
  •  Haunted Chimneys. Harold Rice, 1950s. The magician shows tw...
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 442

    Haunted Chimneys. Harold Rice, 1950s. The magician shows tw...

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    $100 - $200
  • Skittle Trick. Azusa: Owen Magic Supreme, 1990s.
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 443

    Skittle Trick. Azusa: Owen Magic Supreme, 1990s.

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    $100 - $200
  • Magician's Wand. North Hollywood: Entertainment Design and Fabrication, ca. 2000s.
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    $150 - $200
    Lot 444

    Magician's Wand. North Hollywood: Entertainment Design and Fabrication, ca. 2000s.

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    $150 - $200
  •  Electronic Rapping Hand. Kansas: Louis Gaynor (for Stevens ...
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    $600 - $1,200
    Lot 445

    Electronic Rapping Hand. Kansas: Louis Gaynor (for Stevens ...

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    $600 - $1,200
  •  Delben Two Hole Arm Chopper. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, 2000s. A...
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    $700 - $900
    Lot 446

    Delben Two Hole Arm Chopper. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, 2000s. A...

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    $700 - $900
  •  Delben Clown Magician?s Side Table. Springfield, MO: Ben St...
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 447

    Delben Clown Magician?s Side Table. Springfield, MO: Ben St...

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    $300 - $500
  •  Louis Gaynor Mental Magic. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, 2000s. A c...
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    $300 - $600
    Lot 448

    Louis Gaynor Mental Magic. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, 2000s. A c...

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    $300 - $600
  •  Louis Gaynor Collection. Kansas: Louis Gaynor (for Stevens ...
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    $150 - $300
    Lot 449

    Louis Gaynor Collection. Kansas: Louis Gaynor (for Stevens ...

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    $150 - $300
  •  Tilting Table. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, 2000s. A beautiful til...
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 450

    Tilting Table. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, 2000s. A beautiful til...

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    $400 - $600
  •  Freer Tile Puzzle. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, 2013. A beautiful ...
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    $800 - $1,000
    Lot 451

    Freer Tile Puzzle. Kansas: Louis Gaynor, 2013. A beautiful ...

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    $800 - $1,000
  •  Tommy Wonder Card in Ring Box. Holland: Auke Van Dokkum, ca...
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 452

    Tommy Wonder Card in Ring Box. Holland: Auke Van Dokkum, ca...

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    $200 - $300
  •  Chop Bowl. Florida: Knotty Girl Turnings, 2000s. A beautifu...
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 453

    Chop Bowl. Florida: Knotty Girl Turnings, 2000s. A beautifu...

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    $100 - $200
  •  Chop Cup and Wand. Florida: Knotty Girl Turnings, 2000s. A ...
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    $150 - $200
    Lot 454

    Chop Cup and Wand. Florida: Knotty Girl Turnings, 2000s. A ...

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    $150 - $200
  •  Chop Cup. Florida: Knotty Girl Turnings, 2000s. A beautiful...
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 455

    Chop Cup. Florida: Knotty Girl Turnings, 2000s. A beautiful...

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    $100 - $200
  •  Chop Cup. Florida: Knotty Girl Turnings, 2000s. A beautiful...
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 456

    Chop Cup. Florida: Knotty Girl Turnings, 2000s. A beautiful...

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    $100 - $200
  •  Silver Cups and Balls. San Francisco: Buma, 2000s. Three so...
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    $250 - $350
    Lot 457

    Silver Cups and Balls. San Francisco: Buma, 2000s. Three so...

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    $250 - $350
  •  Mark Wilson?s Allakazam Hat. California: Jay Leslie (for Ma...
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    $300 - $600
    Lot 458

    Mark Wilson?s Allakazam Hat. California: Jay Leslie (for Ma...

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    $300 - $600
  •  Allakazam Anniversary Magic Wand. California: Mark Wilson P...
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 459

    Allakazam Anniversary Magic Wand. California: Mark Wilson P...

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    $150 - $250
  •  Allakazam Doorway. Florida: Fairchild Entertainment (for Ma...
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    $250 - $500
    Lot 460

    Allakazam Doorway. Florida: Fairchild Entertainment (for Ma...

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    $250 - $500
  •  Mark Wilson Owned Chinese Robe. China, ca. 1980. A robe tha...
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 461

    Mark Wilson Owned Chinese Robe. China, ca. 1980. A robe tha...

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    $200 - $400
  •  Giant Ball Vase and Hammer. Circa 1920. Hardwood vase for t...
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 462

    Giant Ball Vase and Hammer. Circa 1920. Hardwood vase for t...

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    $400 - $600
  •  Dice Vase. European, ca. 1900s. Turned boxwood vase in whic...
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 463

    Dice Vase. European, ca. 1900s. Turned boxwood vase in whic...

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    $150 - $250
  •  Dice Vase. Early twentieth century. Wooden vase, painted bl...
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 464

    Dice Vase. Early twentieth century. Wooden vase, painted bl...

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    $100 - $150
  •  Nest of Boxes. Circa 1910s. Set of seven lathe-turned hardw...
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 465

    Nest of Boxes. Circa 1910s. Set of seven lathe-turned hardw...

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    $100 - $150
  •  Coin Vase. Late 19th/early 20th century turned boxwood vase...
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 466

    Coin Vase. Late 19th/early 20th century turned boxwood vase...

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    $200 - $300
  •  Silent Mora (Louis McCord). ?Silent? Mora Chinese Sticks. B...
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 467

    Silent Mora (Louis McCord). ?Silent? Mora Chinese Sticks. B...

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    $300 - $500
  •  Okito Stage Used Wand. Holland, ca. 1939. A beautiful silve...
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    $3,000 - $6,000
    Lot 468

    Okito Stage Used Wand. Holland, ca. 1939. A beautiful silve...

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    $3,000 - $6,000
  •  L&L Publishing Studio Table. Connecticut: Jim Zee, 1980s. A...
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    $3,000 - $6,000
    Lot 469

    L&L Publishing Studio Table. Connecticut: Jim Zee, 1980s. A...

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    $3,000 - $6,000
  •  Blackstone, Harry. Signed and Stage-Used Dancing Handkerchi...
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    $700 - $1,000
    Lot 470

    Blackstone, Harry. Signed and Stage-Used Dancing Handkerchi...

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    $700 - $1,000
  •  Moretto, Toni (1929-2011). Magician at Table. Italy, ca. 19...
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    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 471

    Moretto, Toni (1929-2011). Magician at Table. Italy, ca. 19...

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    $1,000 - $2,000
  •  Moretto, Toni (1929-2011). Cups and Balls Magician. Italy,...
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    $600 - $900
    Lot 472

    Moretto, Toni (1929-2011). Cups and Balls Magician. Italy,...

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    $600 - $900
  •  [CAGLIOSTRO]. The Life of Joseph Balsamo, commonly called C...
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    $250 - $350
    Lot 473

    [CAGLIOSTRO]. The Life of Joseph Balsamo, commonly called C...

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    $250 - $350
  •  Dean, Henry. The Whole Art of Legerdemain; or Hocus Pocus i...
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 474

    Dean, Henry. The Whole Art of Legerdemain; or Hocus Pocus i...

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  •  Decremps, Henri. The Conjurer Unmasked. London: T. Denton, ...
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    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 475

    Decremps, Henri. The Conjurer Unmasked. London: T. Denton, ...

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    $3,000 - $5,000
  •  Forsythe, J.S. Demonologia: Or, Natural Knowledge Revealed....
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    $250 - $350
    Lot 476

    Forsythe, J.S. Demonologia: Or, Natural Knowledge Revealed....

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    $250 - $350
  •  [Leurechon, Jean] Mathematical Recreations: or, A Collectio...
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 477

    [Leurechon, Jean] Mathematical Recreations: or, A Collectio...

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    $400 - $600
  •  [OCCULT]. Glanvill, Joseph. Sadducismus Triumphatus, or A F...
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 478

    [OCCULT]. Glanvill, Joseph. Sadducismus Triumphatus, or A F...

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    $400 - $600
  •  Parlour Magic: A Manual of Amusing Experiments, Transmutati...
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 479

    Parlour Magic: A Manual of Amusing Experiments, Transmutati...

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    $200 - $300
  •  [White, John]. A Rich Cabinet, with Variety of Inventions. ...
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 480

    [White, John]. A Rich Cabinet, with Variety of Inventions. ...

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    $800 - $1,200
  •  Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin). The Life and Mysteries...
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 481

    Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin). The Life and Mysteries...

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    $400 - $600
  •  Albo, Robert. Classic Magic Series, Vols. 1 ? 11. San Franc...
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    $2,500 - $3,500
    Lot 482

    Albo, Robert. Classic Magic Series, Vols. 1 ? 11. San Franc...

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    $2,500 - $3,500
  •  Albo, Robert. The Ultimate Okito, Encore, and Addendum. Dou...
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 483

    Albo, Robert. The Ultimate Okito, Encore, and Addendum. Dou...

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    $300 - $500

Auction Description

Spring Magic Auction: The Collection of Bill Trotter by Potter & Potter Auctions

This April, we present the first auction from the remarkable magic collection of Bill Trotter. Assembling what is unquestionably one of the largest gatherings of contemporary magic props in America, Bill's dedication to developing his collection will be evident in every lot of the sale. From near-complete runs of props made by Mel Babcock and Chance Wolf, to giant gatherings of props built by Owen Magic Supreme, John McKinven, Michael Baker, and other modern craftsmen (and a few magic factories, too), anyone seeking uncommon, unusual, or uncommonly well-made magic constructed in the last fifty years is sure to find a useable prop or choice collectible in this auction.

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