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The Salon de Magie Part IV

Sat, Jun 21, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Lot 154

Perfection Fire Bowl to Flowers. New York: Hormann Magic Co...

Estimate: $400 - $800

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Perfection Fire Bowl to Flowers. New York: Hormann Magic Co., ca. 1919. A ?modernized" version of this production item, with features advertised in the 1918 Hornmann catalog: intricate grid pattern to contain the burning elements and ignition system, a handle to protect the performer's hands, three feet to keep the magician's table from burning, and no chemicals required. ?The mechanism is so arranged failure is impossible, as there are four lighting contacts." Diameter 6 ?". Owned by Werner ?Dorny" Dornfield and purchased from him in the late 1960s.