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The Collection of Jim Rawlins Part II

Sat, May 25, 2019 03:30AM EDT
Lot 181

Vanishing Lamp.

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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Vanishing Lamp. Florida: Paul Lembo, ca. 2010. After the Willmann design used by Kellar and other professional magicians of the early twentieth century. An oil lamp, burning brightly, is covered with a cloth and placed on a glass-topped table. When the cloth is lifted and thrown in the air, the lamp vanishes in to the ether. Pedestal incorporates silent mechanism with improvements in design over the original. A handsome outfit.