This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/25/2018
Massive Collection of European Pocket Tricks. Mostly German in origin, with examples from the England, Vienna, Sweden and France, ca. 1960s – 80s. From a working magician’s personal collection, hundreds of pieces neatly stored in containers. Comprised of a wide variety of micro-magic and close-up props such as gimmicked dice; coins and boxes; prediction and ESP effects; trick cards; dominos; penetrations and transpositions; etc. Makers and tricks represented include Zodiac and Houdini’s Escape by Eckhard Böttcher; Auto Race by Theo Timmerman; 1-2-3 Blocks by Thomas Pohle; Card Calipers by Tony Lackner; Dr. Jak’s Supersonic by Harold Voit; Card Shapes by Fred Lowe; silk tubes by Klingl; Las Vegas Dice by Supreme; Close-Up Ring Routine by El Duco; and many more. Sold with a binder of German-language instructions. Materials, sizes and conditions vary; not all tricks checked for completeness. Should be examined.