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Helmann (William Morgan Robinson). Helmann’s Startling Sensation. The Astral Flight; or, The Mahatmas Outdone. Buffalo: The Courier Litho Co., ca. 1900. Lithograph in colors depicting the vanish of a man seated in a chair inside a curtained cabinet, his hands held by two audience volunteers. Masonic symbol at lower right. Gilt frame, 32 x 25”. Old folds visible; linen backed. A-. Rare. Helmann claimed to be a student of Alexander Herrmann. He was the first magician Dante ever witnessed. This poster shows his version of the Oh! Chair illusion made popular by Kellar and Thurston.