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    Coin Op, Advertising & Carnival by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Coin Op, Advertising & Carnival

    Start: Oct 15, 2026 11:00AM EDT
    Add to Calendar 2026-10-15 11:00:00 2026-10-15 11:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : Coin Op, Advertising & Carnival https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/coin-op-advertising-carnival-23648
    Featuring the collection of lifelong coin-op enthusiast and bon vivant Tim LaGanke, our fall auction features arcade machines, carnival rides, automatons, animated window displays, and all manner of unusual mechanical novelties.

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    Featuring the collection of lifelong coin-op enthusiast and bon vivant Tim LaGanke, our fall auction features arcade machines, carnival rides, automatons, animated window displays, and all manner of unusual mechanical novelties. Buy Catalog

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    Penny "Simplex 'Electricity Is Life'" Electric Shock Machine. Caille Brothers 1 Cent Dice Popper. Ingersoll Watches Trade Sign. Early 20th century. Graham Dice Edger. [Chicago]: Graham, ca. 1950s. Optometrist Reverse Glass Lithographed and Painted Sign. Card Trimmer and Corner Rounder. U.S.: M&H, ca. 1940s.
  • Houdini Returns: The Centennial Auction by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Houdini Returns: The Centennial Auction

    Start: Oct 31, 2026 04:00PM EDT
    Add to Calendar 2026-10-31 16:00:00 2026-10-31 16:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : Houdini Returns: The Centennial Auction https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/houdini-returns-the-centennial-auction-23392
    Marking 100 years since the death of Harry Houdini, Potter & Potter will present a landmark sale of Houdini memorabilia on October 31, 2026 at the famed Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. The sale brings to the public for the very first time 100 historic items from the collection of Kevin Connolly, many of which were personally owned by Houdini.

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    Marking 100 years since the death of Harry Houdini, Potter & Potter will present a landmark sale of Houdini memorabilia on October 31, 2026 at the famed Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. The sale brings to the public for the very first time 100 historic items from the collection of Kevin Connolly, many of which were personally owned by Houdini. PURCHASE CATALOG PURCHASE DELUXE CATALOG

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    HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini Welsh Brothers Circus Annotated Photograph. Magic Made Easy by Harry Houdini. King of Cards…Monarch of Shackles and Handcuffs. HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Signed Cabinet Card Photograph of Houdini in Chains. Invitation to the Final Houdini Seance. Houdini Spirit Photograph. HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Harry Houdini's Engraved Pocket Watch.
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    Houdini Returns: The Encore by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Houdini Returns: The Encore

    Start: Oct 11, 2026 11:00AM EDT End: Nov 01, 2026 05:00PM EST
    Add to Calendar 2026-10-11 11:00:00 2026-11-01 17:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : Houdini Returns: The Encore https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/houdini-returns-the-encore-24090
    This second session of our Houdini-focused October sale features books, ephemera, and Houdiniana - as well as selected magic memorabilia - for beginning and advanced collectors alike from the collection of Kevin Connolly. Over 150 lots will cross the block, all offered with low starting bids, and no reserves. Please note that this is a TIMED AUCTION - no live auctioneer will conduct this sale.     Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com

    This second session of our Houdini-focused October sale features books, ephemera, and Houdiniana - as well as selected magic memorabilia - for beginning and advanced collectors alike from the collection of Kevin Connolly. Over 150 lots will cross the block, all offered with low starting bids, and no reserves. Please note that this is a TIMED AUCTION - no live auctioneer will conduct this sale.

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    Froggatt Leg Irons. REYNOLDS, Charles (1932 - 2010) and Regina. 100 Years of Magic Posters. Pair of Gilt Houdini Busts. HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 – 1919). More Magic. HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Pair of Houdini Bookplates. DUNNINGER, Joseph (1892 - 1975). Dunninger Photos Performing the Indian Rope Trick.
  • Political & Historical Americana by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Political & Historical Americana

    Start: Nov 05, 2026 11:00AM EST
    Add to Calendar 2026-11-05 11:00:00 2026-11-05 11:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : Political & Historical Americana https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/political-historical-americana-23580
    Join us on November 5th for an exciting Political & Historical Americana sale. The auction features material dating to the 18th and 19th century, including a rare George Washington free frank, and a desirable John Quincy Adams Pewter mirror. Collectors will also find a wonderful selection of three-dimensional campaign items, an amazing Howard Hughes signed photograph, important association items, campaign posters, Lincolniana, and historical autographs.     Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com

    Join us on November 5th for an exciting Political & Historical Americana sale. The auction features material dating to the 18th and 19th century, including a rare George Washington free frank, and a desirable John Quincy Adams Pewter mirror. Collectors will also find a wonderful selection of three-dimensional campaign items, an amazing Howard Hughes signed photograph, important association items, campaign posters, Lincolniana, and historical autographs.

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    George Washington: Free Frank Signed Envelope Panel Addressed to Governor George Clinton. 30 Star Flag: Rare Medallion Configuration. Susan B. Anthony: Minnesota Woman's Suffrage Association Badge. Harry S. Truman: Complete copy of the most famous "error" newspaper of all time, the November 3, 1948 edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune. Abraham Lincoln: Albumen Photograph by Samuel Fassett. McKinley & Hobart: Colorful Salesman's Sample of a Jugate Street Banner. 
  • Autumn Chills: Fine Horror and Mystery Literature by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Autumn Chills: Fine Horror and Mystery Literature

    Start: Nov 12, 2026 11:00AM EST
    Add to Calendar 2026-11-12 11:00:00 2026-11-12 11:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : Autumn Chills: Fine Horror and Mystery Literature https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/autumn-chills-fine-horror-and-mystery-literature-24254
    Our fall sale of fine books & manuscripts focuses on rare horror and mystery first editions, scarce pulps and zines, manuscripts, and more by the most famous authors of modern works in the genres of horror and mystery.

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    Our fall sale of fine books & manuscripts focuses on rare horror and mystery first editions, scarce pulps and zines, manuscripts, and more by the most famous authors of modern works in the genres of horror and mystery. Buy Catalog

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    STOKER, Bram (1847-1912). Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable and Company, 1897. [BOVA, Ben (1932-2020]. The Winston Juvenile Science Fiction Series, Complete Set of 37 Volumes. Philadelphia and Toronto: The John C. Winston Co., 19 [THE EXORCIST]. [PERRI, Dan (b. 1945), designer]. "The Exorcist" American Advance Poster. [DE KOVEN, Reginald, subject]. CHAMBERS, Robert W. (1865-1933). The King in Yellow. Chicago and New York: F. Tennyson Neely, 1895. WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The War of the Worlds. London: William Heinemann, 1898. [SHERLOCK HOLMES]. DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan (1859-1930). The Hound of the Baskervilles. London: George Newnes Limited, 1902.
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    Art & Design by Potter & Potter Auctions

    Art & Design

    Start: Nov 19, 2026 11:00AM EST
    Add to Calendar 2026-11-19 11:00:00 2026-11-19 11:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : Art & Design https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/art-design-23792
    Our Art & Design auction features three Outsider Art stars: Martin Ramirez, James Castle and Bill Traylor. The Fine Art session features a Rookwood monumental fish vase by Maria Longworth Storer, complemented by a David Maass painting, he being a two-time Federal Duck Stamp contest winner. The Contemporary Art session features another extensive run of Tony Fitzpatrick originals and prints, and a large archive of 1950s snapshots from France captured by Vivian Maier. The sale concludes with an important early work, a Peruvian Poncho with multicolored stripes dating to 300 A.D.     Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com

    Our Art & Design auction features three Outsider Art stars: Martin Ramirez, James Castle and Bill Traylor. The Fine Art session features a Rookwood monumental fish vase by Maria Longworth Storer, complemented by a David Maass painting, he being a two-time Federal Duck Stamp contest winner. The Contemporary Art session features another extensive run of Tony Fitzpatrick originals and prints, and a large archive of 1950s snapshots from France captured by Vivian Maier. The sale concludes with an important early work, a Peruvian Poncho with multicolored stripes dating to 300 A.D.

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    TRAYLOR, Bill (American, 1854-1957). Untitled. Circa 1939-1942.  LONGWORTH NICHOLS STORER, Maria (American, 1849-1932) for Rookwood Pottery. Monumental Fish Vase. Late 19th Century. MAASS, David (American, 1929-2026). Ruffed Grouse in Flight Among Birch Trees. Circa 1970. CASTLE, James (American, 1899-1977). Untitled. Not dated. FITZPATRICK, TONY (American, 1958-2025). No 9. Original Mixed Media Collage with Drawing. Not dated. WILLIS, Wesley (American, 1963-2003). Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs. 1998.

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