Houdiniana & The Davenport Magic Collection
Sat, Apr 9, 2016 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Apr 10, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 329
GermainНs Improved Coffee and Wool Trick. London: OrnumНs Magic, ca. 1907. Metal vase (4 _ x 13о) wi
Estimate: $300 - $500
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
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GermainНs Improved Coffee and Wool Trick. London: OrnumНs Magic, ca. 1907. Metal vase (4 _ x 13о) with cardboard cover and shallow lid is filled with wool, only to magically change into coffee or candy. OrnumНs advertised the apparatus as performed at St. GeorgeНs Hall with improvements by Karl Germain. Outer cover mildly stained with losses, some tarnish underside, else very good. With original printed instructions.
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