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THB[PICKPOCKETS] Warning! Look out for Pickpockets. [St. Louis...
Lot 273
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By Potter & Potter Auctions
Feb 25, 2023
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2023-02-25 12:00:00
2023-02-25 12:00:00
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Bidsquare : The Ricky Jay Collection
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This was Potter & Potter's first sale from the singular, eclectic collection of Ricky Jay, the lauded actor, celebrated sleight-of-hand magician, and noted author, who curated his own extensive collection of magic, circus, and showbiz ephemera. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
This was Potter & Potter's first sale from the singular, eclectic collection of Ricky Jay, the lauded actor, celebrated sleight-of-hand magician, and noted author, who curated his own extensive collection of magic, circus, and showbiz ephemera. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
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[PICKPOCKETS] Warning! Look out for Pickpockets. [St. Louis?], ca. 1915. Pictorial advertising card issued by the Whitney Company, and advertising its ?burglar proof pocket? device of an unknown design; a central full-length photograph depicts a bowler hat and three-piece-suit-clad commuter, on a train car, with a robber attempting to pick his outer pocket. Copy above and below states, ?The Whitney Burglar Proof Pocket Fools Them All. Get this pocket in your suit free.? Printed on stiff card in two colors, verso bears text advertising Whitney?s shoulder designs, with boxed-in areas for fabric samples (long removed). 22 x 16?. Linen tape along left edge, skinning and chips to right edge and lower corner chipped, staining.
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