This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/26/2019
Cortini (Paul Korth). Cortini’s Vanishing Gramophone. Prague: Adam [?], ca. 1930. An elegantly appointed gramophone is covered with a cloth, lifted from its wooden stand, and when thrown in the air, the music stops – the machine has vanished. Owned and used by German magician Cortini. Finely made from hardwood with brass accents and fabric-covered speaker cabinet. Height of table 34” (closed). Table restored; good working condition. Cortini was a prominent European music hall performer both before and after WWII. He was best-known for his version of the Miser’s Dream, which led to his nickname of “The man with $100,000.00”, as literally thousands of coins were produced when he performed the effect. His show also featured stage-filling illusions.