Salon de Magie: The Klosterman Collection Part I
Sat, Oct 30, 2021 12:00PM EDT
Lot 74
Davenport Brothers Spirit S?ance Bell. Small brass bell wit...
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
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Davenport Brothers Spirit S?ance Bell. Small brass bell with short brown hardwood handle terminating in a sturdy brass loop, said to have been used in the spiritualistic performances of the Davenport Brothers, circa 1870. Height 2 ?". With a hand-lettered card from the Circus Museum of Sarasota identifying the bell as ?One of original bells of Davenport Bros.? and a handwritten note stating ?Original Davenport Brothers Bells presented (by Kellar) to Houdini on stage at Kellars [sic] last show in New York S.A.M. (See M.U.M. Nov. 1925).?
