Set Reminder2021-06-19 12:00:002021-06-19 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Summer Magic Auction https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/summer-magic-auction-21966 Our June sale of magicana brought an array of ephemera dating to the Victorian era and beyond, features props and memorabilia from the careers of many heroes of magic, includes a wide array of choice and concludes with the third offering vintage and modern magic apparatus from the collection and workshop of Rüdiger Deutsch.
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Platt, John. Johnny Platt P&L Cups and Balls. New Haven: Petrie and Lewis, 1940s. A set of gold-plated P&L Cups and Balls custom engraved for famous Chicago close up magician Johnny Platt. Engraved ?Johnny Platt: Master of Cups and Balls.? Height 3 ??. Mouth diameter 2 ??. Minor wear, but overall very good.Platt was best-known as a bar magician and close-up worker who began his career in Chicago at the Hotel Lasalle as the feature attraction at the ?Gay 90s Bar.? He later moved to California and became a fixture at the Magic Castle. Among his most celebrated routines were a version of the Cups and Balls.