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AEDAlexander Herrmann's Silk Sword.
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About Auction
LiveJun 20, 2026
Highlights of this closely-curated sale include remarkable rarities from the golden age of conjuring: a diverse array of Houdiniana, Victorian magic apparatus, relics from the stages of St. George's Hall, rare posters, select modern props, and choice ephemera. Purchase Catalog Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
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- Lot Description
HERRMANN, Alexander (1844 - 1896). Alexander Herrmann's Silk Sword. Circa 1890. Specially crafted sword with detachable gimmick that allows the magician to instantly produce a colorful silk handkerchief at the tip of the blade on command. With fancy decorative cast brass handle and nickel-plated triangular blade. Requires new elastic (easily replaced). Length 33 1/2". With an LOA from Goulet tracing the ownership of the prop; for years, this sword was displayed in Ray Goulet's Mini-Museum of Magic in Watertown, Mass. along with several other Herrmann-used and owned props. A RARE relic from this famous Victorian conjuror's show, and one of only a handful of his props to have survived.
- Provenance
One of many Herrmann props owned and resold by Elmer Eckam, a professional magician and used magic dealer based in Rochester, New York (operating under the banner of his shop, "Art in Magic").
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