This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/3/2018
[Gimmicks – Thumb Tips] Over 150 Magicians Thumb Tips, False Fingers, and Spirit Hands. 1900s – 60s. A massive collection of fake digits, thumb tips, and finger tips, including unusual and unique examples of these secret devices. Among the collection are tips owned and used for various effects by Virgil, Lee Edwards, and Willard the Wizard (so marked either on the object or with handwritten notes inside), as well as tips and false fingers for secret writing, ribbon restoration, vanishing effects, and one unusual tip with an incorporated folding coin meant as an aid for manipulation. Sizes and styles vary; virtually all versions and iterations of this classic device are represented. The majority crafted from metal, with several examples from celluloid, plastic, and wood included. An impressive collection of secret devices.