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Catalog of Illusions. C.W. Parker. Abilene, Kansas, ca. 1910. Printed wrappers. Profusion of illustrations and photographs of sideshow illusions and amusement devices manufactured by the famous Kansas-based carousel factory. 24 pp. Chips and wear, disbound but complete. Rare. Several illustrations in this catalog – specifically for the Living Half Lady and other mirror illusions - are nearly identical to those in the catalog of G.W. Allen of New York. A curious two-page spread in this Parker catalog depicts, in three photographs, a heretofore unknown illusion called “The Pharaoh’s Daughter.” Parker is best-remembered today as a builder of shooting galleries and carousels.