This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/10/2022
Fastest Trick in the World. Akron, Ohio: Horace Marshall, ca. 1950. A feather flower plant resting on a tall, thin table vanishes in the blink of an eye. Includes the original reset tool. 60” high. Very good. Used by a member of the Walter family in the 1960s. From the collection of Wisconsin magicians Joseph and Curt Walter. Joseph Walter was a founding member of Wisconsin's Houdini club, and had ties directly to Beatrice Houdini. His son, Curt, was a comedy magician of local renown who in later years specialized in mentalism.