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Modern Magic Masters

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This auction features relics, posters, books, and props from the shows, collections and workshops of modern magic masters. Included are items owned or used by The Amazing Johnathan, Johnny Thompson, and Tom Mullica. Purchase Catalog
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Lot 59

THOMPSON, Johnny (1934 - 2019). Tomsoni's "Polish Academy Award."

Estimate: $300 - $600
Current Bid
$200

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THOMPSON, Johnny (1934 - 2019). Tomsoni's "Polish Academy Award." Circa 1980. A brass bowling ball perched atop a reproduction Wells Fargo & Co. brass spittoon, owned by Johnny and Pam Thompson and referred to by Thompson as his "Polish Academy Award." Height 17 1/2". Offered with a memorial card and button from Tomsoni's memorial service. 

Condition

Ball with one flat dent, minor oxidation to spittoon. 

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Collections of Johnny Thompson and Fielding West.