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The Salon de Magie Part IV

Sat, Jun 21, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Lot 261

Umbrella to Table. Hamburg: Willmann, ca. 1909. Black silk ...

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

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Umbrella to Table. Hamburg: Willmann, ca. 1909. Black silk umbrella visibly and quickly transforms into a flat table with nickel-plated legs. With original cloth cover terminating in a nickel-plated ferrule. Nickel-plated legs and handle. Length 31 ?". Owned and used by Glenn Jester, a west coast-based magician who purchased the item from the Bamberg Magic & Novelty Co. of New York, ca. 1909; accompanied by a letter of provenance from John Pomeroy, who purchased (and later sold) the Jester show. SCARCE.