Set Reminder2023-12-09 12:00:002023-12-09 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Select Secrets https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/select-secrets-21918 From J.N. Maskelyne's toolbox to rare Houdiniana (posters, handcuffs, autographs), David Devant's passport to a magic trick that helped predict the outbreak of WWII, Robert Harbin's sketch for the Zig-Zag Girl and Al Delage's Sub Trunk, our December sale of magicana was a closely-curated offering of real rarities.
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DEVANT, David (David Wighton, 1868 – 1941). Moveable Advertisement for The Box Trick/Escape. Circa 1900. A small folding “throw out” or ephemeral giveaway, issued for David Devant’s performance at the Circus, Hull and featuring the Maskelyne Box Trick. When the front three panels are unfolded, the man locked in the wooden trunk escapes his confinement, revealing bewildered spectators surrounding the platform. 5 ½ x 6 ¾” (unfolded). Verso printed with the evening’s program, including “20 Animated Photos.” First example we have seen.