Magic - Old and New - Conjuring from the 16-20th Century
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![[McComb, Billy] New Generation Card Fountain. Boston: Victor and Marcelo Contento, 1993. Battery-operated apparatus shoots cards four feet into the ai](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/1659/1659060.jpeg?t=1EMVcG)
Lot 80
[McComb, Billy] New Generation Card Fountain. Boston: Victor and Marcelo Contento, 1993. Battery-operated apparatus shoots cards four feet into the ai
Estimate: $500 - $750
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
[McComb, Billy] New Generation Card Fountain. Boston: Victor and Marcelo Contento, 1993. Battery-operated apparatus shoots cards four feet into the air from a top hat. The first unit manufactured, made expressly for McComb, and bearing a gift plaque on the side stamped with McComb's name, date of manufacture, and serial number. In a drawstring carrying bag. Sold with a letter of provenance from Victor Contento, a framed contemporary advertisement for the apparatus, and a copy of Magic (May 2001) on which McComb is featured on the cover with the apparatus.
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