GERMAIN, Karl (Charles Mattmueller, 1878 – 1959). Collection of Gimmicks and Props used by Karl Germain. 1900s – 30s. A group of gimmicks and props from Germain's show, including an ungimmicked pointer for the Spirit Clock, Dove/Rat Bottle gimmicks, group of throw-out coils and silk gimmicks, small servante with chair back clip, Handkerchief to Bouquet gimmick with spring flowers, small leather bag with wire rim possibly for the Green Silk Mystery, the Chameleons Color Changing Silks gimmick, two portions of the Spray of Flags or Congress of Nations production (tattered and in poor condition), a stand and tube for a vanish and production of liquid (lacks the glass), two imitation fountain pens with concealed internal hooks, a table clamp of unknown use, and a ratchet noisemaker possibly used for backstage sound effects or in a darkened séance setting. Most items obtained from Stuart Cramer, Germain's biographer and protégé, who describes “hauling" things out of Germain's “old house" in Cleveland.