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The Magic Collection of David Baldwin

Sat, Oct 29, 2016 12:00PM EDT - Sun, Oct 30, 2016 12:00PM EDT
Lot 273

File of Photos, Postcards, and Ephemera (Al Flosso)

Estimate: $200 - $300

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Flosso, Al (Albert Levinson). File of Photos, Postcards, and Ephemera. 1920s – 40s. Including a vintage photograph of Flosso at a pitchman’s stand with the Al. G. Barnes Big Side Show (8 x 10”); an early Al Flosso “Magician DeLuxe” pictorial engagement brochure with a Coney Island address printed in the margin; a photo of Flosso performing magic with a young assistant (8 x 10”); pieces of stage money; and three postcards, including Flosso’s Punch and Judy Theatre, Hormann Magic/Flosso Punch Whistles for Pitchmen, and Flosso the Coney Island Fakir. Generally good condition.

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