Salon de Magie: The Klosterman Collection Part I

Virgil (Virgil Harris Mulkey). Sensational Talking Skull. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1949. Papier-mache skull mounted on a spun metal base sits on a table well away from the magician, yet the conjurer and the skull all but carry on a conversation, the skull rapping out answers to questions, clicking its jaw once for “yes” and twice for “no” in response to various queries. Height 9". With the original wooden packing case. Accompanied by a script, the winding key, cap, and a LOA tracing the ownership of the skull to Virgil, who performed the trick extensively. See Salon de Magie, page 286.