Set Reminder2023-08-23 12:00:002023-08-23 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Vintage & Modern Magic https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/vintage-modern-magic-21923 Highlights of our August sale included a rare one-sheet poster advertising Servais LeRoy, a strong offering of Houdiniana, including inscribed and signed books, an assortment of magic books, and rare ephemera.
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Spirit Lock. European [?], ca. 1920s. Oversized hammered bronze lock is displayed and locked. At the command of the performer, the lock, which hangs from a chain wrapped around its hasp, then visibly and instantly opens as if an invisible key had been inserted into it and turned by a ghostly hand. 5 ? x 4 ? x 1?. Face plate removable to expose mechanism. Includes two specially made keys. A trick featured in the shows of Charles Bertram, Karl Germain, and others. The first example we have seen manufactured in this form.