FAUST'S MAGIC IN STORE

All illusions are in wooden boxes, painted black.  All small tricks are in Taylor-Made "scrimmed"travel boxes, painted black.  All prices shown exclude postage or delivery charges.

1.   Cingalee's "Broken & Restored Dinner Plate".  Unique. £1,000.

2.   Amac's Giant Three Card Illusion "Find the Lady", with sole performing rights throughout the world.  Featured in turn by Amac, The Great Lyle, and Faust. Positively the Most Amazing Illusion Ever Conceived. Offers invited around £75,000.

3.   Taylor-Made Thin-Model Dove in Balloon.  £250.

4.   Abbott's Duck Pan.  Plated.  £75.

5.   Vanishing Bowl of Water on Tray.  Mephisto-Huis large copper bowl and original aluminium circular tray.  Plus large circular brass tray from Port Said, Egypt, for improved appearance.  £175.

6.   Giant Botania, in a large brass bowl (Bowl from Egypt) on a low wooden stool.  Improved method of fixing the flowers for easy repair if necessary, designed by my mechanic Arthur Cradock.  £175.

7.   Black & White Umbrellas trick.  Lyle's "Duet with Umbrellas". Unique.  £450. SOLD.

8.   The Mutilated Parasol.  Bought in Japan.    My promoter's favourite small trick.  £275.

9.   The Smoke Vase.  (A replica of Chung Ling Soo's from Dick Ritson).  Delayed action.  In padded travel box. £250.   (Price reduced to £125 because the lid has a small piece of glass broken out of the rim.  The prop works  perfectly well, and the working of this delayed action is a closely guarded secret.  I can give the buyer the address of two glassblowers who could make another glass lid to fit the vase.)

10.  Vanishing Radio.  Robert Harbin version.  Taylor-Made.  £250.

11.  Fire Torch to Cane.  Two available.  £20 each.  Both SOLD.

12.  Upside-Down Production Box.  (Robert Harbin).  Taylor-Made. £350.

13.  Hat & Cane to Table.  £175.

14.  Coin Pail.  (Camtryx).  Complete with coins. Plus Coin Klink by Kennedy Enterprises, a coin holder for half dollars, and a half dollar coin holder to hang inside the Coin Pail.  £150. SOLD.

15.  Coin Shooter.  Made for me by my mechanic Arthur Cradock.  £150.  SOLD.

16.  Dove Bottle.  Made for me by Nelson Metalcraft.  £75.

17.  Production of two trays of beer glasses from under a cloth, with special antique style table.  Taylor-Made.  £450.

18.  Lubor Die.  £45.  SOLD.

19.  Giant Die, Ribbon, & Frame.  Taylor-Made.  £125.

20.  Harbin's Surefire Fire Bowl. £50.  SOLD.

21.  Vintage Okito type wooden Canary Cage for the appearance of a canary. Rare. £200.  SOLD.

22.  Automatic Lighting Fire Torch.  Made for me by Arthur Cradock.  £125.

23.  Broken & Restored cotton, smoke from mouth, chrome balls from mouth, followed by a long string of flags.  Balls made for me in POrt Said.  With authentic classical Egyptian routine taught to me by Gali-Gali magician Mohammed Selim.  £250.

24.  Dove from large Egg.  Replica of Cingalee's.  Taylor-Made.  £40.

25.  The Money Machine.  Geared mechanism by Arthur Cradock.  Taylor-Made.  £175.

26.  Smoking the Thumb.  £45.

27.  Okito's Multum in Parvo Production Boxes & Chair & Production Bag for Livestock.  Taylor-Made. £1,250.  SOLD.

28.  Large Tear-Apart Dove Vanish, with easy fix panels for paper, and folding table stand.  Taylor-Made.  £250.

29.  Changing Ladle.  Taylor-Made.  £150.

30.  Two Brass Telescopic Flagstaffs, without flags.   (Abbott's).  £120.  SOLD.

31.  David Devant Vest Servante.  "Dural" covered with black cloth.  Taylor-Made.  £25.  SOLD.

32.  Zelka Hat Feke and Bowler Hat.  Brass adjustable band and black elastic overlap.  £50.  SOLD.

33. Die to Silk, on Tray.  Visible transformation. (ViennaMagic),  £35.  SOLD.

34.  Stanyon's Jumbo Size 3-Card Trick, with Display Stand.  £45.

35.  Stanyon's Diminishing Cards.  £40.  SOLD.

36.  Medieval Stage Backcloth.  Approx. 40ft. x 20ft.  Aniline dye on canvas. Made at the Kabuki Studios in Tokyo.  £500.

37.  Royal Court Backcloth.  Approx. 40ft. x 20ft.  Aniline dye on canvas. Made at the Kabuki Studios in Tokyo.  £500.

38.  Scenic Backcloth.  London Silhouette Scene. Approx. 40ft. x 20ft.  Aniline dye on canvas. Made at the Kabuki Studios in Tokyo.  £500.

39.  Two Black Velvet Backcloths.  Approx. 40ft. x 20ft.  £250.  Approx. 35ft. x 20ft.  £150.

40.  Special Effects Switchboard.  £35.

41.  Smoke Box.  Strand Electric. 750/1000 Watts.  Slow burning smoke powder (one teaspoonful) is sprinkled on the plate of the box.  When switched on there is a 15 second warm up time before smoke is produced, and smoke continues to be produced for 3-4 minutes. As new.   £25.

42.  Goat's Head.  (To fit over the head of an assistant).  Made by Peter Pullen.  £175.

43.  Blackamoor Figure in Papier Mache. A stage set-piece on its own base.  (Bought from Lucille Lyle).  £150.

44.  Small Brass Gong.  £20.

45.  Water Hose Reel.  (Used for filling Water Churn).  £25.  SOLD.

46.  Giant Skull.  Papier Mache. Skull measures 12" high, 11" wide and 16" from front to back of skull.  Movable jaw.  In a scrimmed travel box measuring 18.5" x 12" x 14".  Skull used to be on display on a top shelf at Davenport's Magic Shop in New Oxford Street in the early 1970's until Betty Davenport kindly sold it to me.  £40.  SOLD.

47.  Replica Prince of Wales Crown.  £50. Used for Faust's re-creation of Devant's "Guarding the Crown" as staged in Japan.  SOLD.

48.  Replica Coronet.  £35.  Worn by Court Lady in Faust's re-creation of Devant's "Guarding the Crown" as staged in Japan.

49.  Brass Fanfare Trumpet.  £5.

50.  Sony Reel-to-Reel Professional Tape Deck.  In strong wooden travel box.  £450.

51.  Tamura Seisakusho Sound Mixer.  £200.

52.  Tamura Seisakusho Radio Microphone & Receiver.  £450.

53.  Faust's Wardrobe Trunk, small, for Cruising work.  £50.  SOLD.

54.  Faust's large Wardrobe Trunk, tall, black.  Tall enough to hang Faust's Chinese costumes and tail suits without folding.  £75.  SOLD.

55.  Another of Faust's Wardrobe Trunks.  The first one he bought when playing Moss Empire Theatres in the 1950's.  Been around the world with him on 7 tours of Japan and the Far East. £50. SOLD.

56.  6-ft. Dragon Plywood Cut-out, "scrimmed" and painted, on stand.  Taylor-Made. To hold paper bag for "Broken & Restored Plate" trick if working with one assistant.  £50.

57.  Collapsible "Jimmy" for "Asrah".  One of only three made by "Marco".  "Dural", brass, and piano wire.  £450.  SOLD.

58.  Canary thro' Mirror into Cage inside Locked Box.  Taylor-Made.  Based upon the Howard de Courcy original, with my own methods, not necessarily those used in the original.  £1,500.

59.  Black Velvet Banner, 5ft. wide and 7ft. drop, on an ornamental pole, with black nylon hanging cords to attach to theatre batten, to work billiard ball manipulations in front.  £45.

60.  Flowering Rose Bush.  Taylor-Made.  Growing 21 real roses. Brass leaves.  Modified wind-up gramophone motor mechanism.  6-months to make.  £4,500.

61.  Flowering Rose Bush.  Taylor-Made. Growing 12 real roses.  Brass leaves. Modified wind-up gramophone mechanism.  6-months to make.  £3,000.

62.  Three Juggling Balls. Black and silver leather. With Juggling video. £20.

63.  Three Cigar Boxes for Juggling.  Professional model.  Made in Germany.  Wood, with plastic tape edges and felt ends.  £40.

64.  Antique Changing Bag.  Polished turned wooden handle, chrome frame, floral pattern cloth bag.  £50.  SOLD.

65.  The Citrus Tree.  Taylor-Made. Brass leaves, with two independent clockwork motors.  Grows 12 white blossoms, followed by six real oranges or lemons.  Dedicated by Faust to Moi-yo Miller.  12 months to make. £7,500.  SOLD.

66.  Faust's Snake Basket.  Taylor-Made. Rising and falling mechanism designed by Faust's friend "Marco".  Clockwork motor. 15 months to make. £1,250.

67.  A replica of Lyle's "Flying Gramophone".  (The original, presnted to The Magic Circle museum was "lost", as predicted by Lucille Lyle).  Re-created by Granville Taylor from information given to him by Lucille Lyle, and from the Bartl imitation in the collection of John & Anne Davenport.  Made from Brazilian mahogany, with brass and nickel-silver fittings, and the use of two antique wind-up gramophone motors.  18-months to make.  Granville Taylor made an improvement on Lyle's original by use of the second motor instead of a line running off-stage, thereby making it possible to present the effect in cabaret conditions. With a George Hammerton 'take-up' Reel "Pull".  £4,000.  SOLD.

68.  Drawer Box. Taylor-Made. Made from Brazilian mahogany, with locking inner drawer and brass fittings.  Large enough for a rabbit.  £250.

69.  Glass Penetration Frame.  Taylor-Made.  Based upon the original Chris Charlton model, but much larger, and made from "Duralumin", with an improved design.  £400.

70.  Flowering Bouquet.  Taylor-Made.  Growing 7 real roses.  Made almost entirely of brass, like the flowering rose bushes and the Citrus Tree.  2-months to make. Hand operated.  £1,250.

71.  Card Frame. (Picture Frame).  Taylor-Made.  Based on the effect as featured by The Great Lyle, who used a John Martin made frame.  £450.  SOLD.

72.  Bill into Cigarette Loader.  Stull Magic Co., San Francisco, U.S.A.  £30.  SOLD.

73.  The Golden Rose Bush.  Taylor-Made. Grows 10 real roses.  Brass leaves. Bush can be removed for touring.  Tub fits in one box, and Golden Rose Bush in another special box.  Modified wind-up gramophone mechanism.  Patter about the legend of King Midas, and magician making the tree come back to life.  £3,500.  SOLD.

74.  Dog to Duck Table.  Taylor-Made.  Brazilian mahogany table, with top covered in red "Rexine" leathercloth.  Working mechanism is a replica of the Ali Bey original.  £500.  SOLD.

75.  Dog Kennel Illusion.  Taylor-Made.  A replica of the Ali Bey original. Produce a Pekinese dog or similar.  £550.  SOLD.

76.  Dove Cage Vanish for Six Doves.  Taylor-Made. On Brazilian mahogany antique style pedestal table.  £750.

77.  Coin Ladder.  Taylor-Made.  Small electric motor, battery operated, delivers a coin every 5 seconds.  Holds 20 coins.  Plus two coin holders, built into the table, each holding 20 coins, for a shower of coins from the hands for finale.  £2,000.

78.  Combined Close-up Carrying Case/Table top.  Taylor-Made.  Brazilian mahogany.  £500.

79.  Vintage Rosini Silk Winder.  £40.

80.  Ad Infinitum.  (Robert Harbin).  £45.  SOLD.

81.  George Hammerton Set of Eight 10" Steel Linking Rings.  £80.

82.  Marco's Card Spider.  Taylor-Made.  £175.  SOLD.

83.  Davenport's Wonder Box.  Plated. With silks. £60.

84.  Conradi Mutilated Parasol.  2-in-1 type, with plated tube. Rare.  £175.  SOLD.

85.  Penetraspheres (Jack Hughes).  £175.

86.  Donald Holmes' Nesting Alarm Clocks, with Taylor-Made black velvet display board.  £100.  SOLD.

87.  Vintage Wrist Reel for Invisible Table effect.  £30.  SOLD.

88.  Abbott's Repeat Vanishing Birdcage (Type used by Blackstone Snr. & Jnr.) With Taylor-Made "Pull".  £125. (Also advertised again at number 205 in error!).

89.  Vintage Davenport's Card Sword.  £150.  SOLD.

90.  Antique Sand Frame.  £35.  SOLD.

91.  A Carl Willmann (New York) Handkerchief Pistol.  £350.  SOLD.

92.  Abbott's Travelling Garter.  £100.

93.  Taylor-Made "Picture Frame to Live Canary in Cage" Transformation.  Brass.  £250.  SOLD.

94.  Owen Oversized Dr.Q Spirit Slates.  £300.

95.  Kirkendall Double Reel for Invisible Table effect.  £50.  SOLD.

96.  Karl Norman's Hydrostatic Glass, with special routine.  £25.  SOLD.

97.  Vintage Thornton Reel.  £75.  SOLD.

98.  Jack Miller Holdout.  £35.

99.  Vintage Egg "Pull".  £15. 

100. Merv Taylor Por-Mor Pitcher.  £30.

101. 1930's Bartl "Flying Ring" Reel. Plated. £225.  SOLD.

102. Rare Vintage 1900's Stanyon's Mechanical "Pull".  £155.  SOLD.

103. Tannen's Glass Gone.  £30.

104. Airborne Champagne Bottle.  £25.

105. Early Morrisey Rarebit Pan.  £20.  SOLD.

106. Original Don Alan Ranch Bird Trick. £35.  SOLD.

107. Abbott's Hole in One. £175.

108. Vampire Diminuendo.  £125.

109. Inzani-Henley Double Flower Production Box. £35.  SOLD.

110. Original Jack Hughes "Dippy Duck".  £90.  SOLD.

111. Taylor-Made "Spacious" Production Box on Pedestal. (Jack Hughes).  £175.

113. The Girl on the Scimitars Illusion. Taylor-Made.  Three plated scimitars with sliding section in handles to fit into concealed sockets in base, so that the swords appear to balance on the padded couch.  Couch has removable short steel legs.  Complete with harness (with tapered socket for easy lift-on and lift-off), and costume.  As featured by Faust on all his 7 theatre tours of Japan.  One only made.  £2,500.  SOLD

114. The Witch on the Broomstick.  The only illusion ever made by John Martin, the World's Master Magical Mechanic.  "Dural" harness, with automatic locking in three positions as girl is suspended on a broomstick.  Complete with heavy base, two broomsticks (one "Dural" pole with tapered socket for easy "on and off", and the other in wood), two stools (for diferent heights of girl assistants), and witch costume.  As featured by Faust in all his theatre tours of Japan, in cabaret in London's West-End, in Blackpool's Ice Show season, and on luxury cruise ships around the world.  One only.  Offers over £3,500.  SOLD.

115.  Original Brema Spirit Nut. Kantner's original two prong method. Hallmarked.  With original instructions. £60.

116.  Vintage Davenport's "Magic Welding".  £25.  SOLD.

117.  Vintage De Muth Salt Shaker.  £17.50.

118.  Petrie & Lewis Windlass for Rising Cards.  £30.

119.  Multiplying Eggs.  3 Eggs and Shell.  £6.50.  SOLD.

120.  Three Shell Game in leatherette case (Robert Swadling).  £17.50.  SOLD.

121.  Sybil Rising Cards.  (Thayer).  £35.  SOLD.

122.  Cut-off Ladies' Head.  Weird!  Perfect for Guillotine 'gag'.  £25.

123.  Double locking Drawer Box.  Taylor-Made.  Brazilian mahogany with brass fittings, and brass nameplate engraved "Taylor-Made Magic".  £150.

124.  Double Locking "Exchanging" Drawer Box.  Brazilian mahogany, with brass fittings, and "Taylor-Made Magic" brass nameplate.  (For exchanging white billiard balls for a Dove a la Dante.)  £175.  SOLD.

125.  Another double locking Drawer Box, to produce the props required for a close-up magic act.  Brazilian mahogany with brass fittings, and brass nameplate engraved "Taylor-Made for FAUST".   £150.

126.  Flying Ring Purse.  Mak Magic Co.  Complete with original instructions, and in a Taylor-Made "scrimmed" wooden travel box. .£40.

127.  Props for "Four Eggs, Glasses, and Tray" feat of knocking tray away and eggs drop into glasses of water.  Taylor-Made.  £50.  SOLD.

128.  Lightweight 4-legged Table, with shelf, for solo act.  Aluminium tubular legs.  Dismantles and packs flat.  Taylor-Made. £125.

129.  A set of 50mm wooden Multiplying Billiard Balls.  Red, with wooden shell.  Made in Germany, 1920's.  £40.  SOLD.

130.  The Oswald Williams "Signature Tune".  Torn & Restored Paper Strip.  £20.  SOLD.

131.  Vintage Jap Box.  £35.  SOLD.

132.  Petrie & Lewis Coin Catcher.  £20.

133.  Glass Penetration Frame.  Taylor-Made.  Based upon the original Chris Charlton model, but much larger, and made from "Duralumin", with an improved design.  £500.

134.  Demon Improved Pillars & Cords.  Two sets available.  £35 each.

135.  Signed Card in Balloon.  £30.  SOLD.

136.  Visi-Vanish.  The vanish of two doves, visibly, inside a "Perspex" front box.  Made for Faust by Gil Leaney for Faust's Japanese tours. Rare.  £75.  Doves re-appeared inside next two items.

137.  The Devil's Birdcage.  Visible appearance of a dove in a cage.  Taylor-Made.  As featured in Faust's Show touring Japan.  £100.

138.  The Crystal Casket on Small Stool.  The visible appearance of a dove inside the crystal casket.  Taylor-Made.  £150.

139.  Fire Torch to Cane.  £30.  SOLD.

140.  Harbin's Great Book Test.  Taylor-Made.  See Harbin's book for details.  £150.  SOLD.

141.  Three Linking Rings, including magnetic key ring.  Rings are 10-3/4" diameter.  With instructions for routine.  £40.  SOLD.

142.  Vintage Jack Hughes original Coins in Glass. Pedestal version. Complete with glasses.  £150.

143.  Mechanical Bird for finding a chosen card.  Made by Guy Bert (Paris).  This mechanical bird has real feathers.  Very rare. Complete with cards.  £225.  SOLD.

144.  A 'looped' red wooden billiard ball, and two special wooden balls (one half red/half white, and the other half blue/half yellow).  In Taylor-Made "scrimmed" wooden box. £25.  SOLD.

145.  Arabian Vase & Rope.  Large authentic brass vase from Turkey, rope inside, and vase remains suspended, and can be swung from side to side.  Spectator tries, but cannot do it.  One only.  £35.

146.  Doves from the Air.  Chu's Magic Studio Dove Basket and Taylor-Made Net.  Produce two doves from the air.  £75.

147.  Another Dove Basket, made by Jack Hughes.  £45.

148.  "Say When" Glass trick, and a trick Beer Jug with fake insert for apparently drinking the beer rapidly, plus another Beer Jug with fake insert for "Evaporated" Beer in Paper Cone and reproducing the beer in the "Say When" glass.  £45.  All in a scrimmed wooden travel box. SOLD.

149.  Beer from an Empty Barrel.  Featured in Granville Taylor's "Devil's Bar" act, and on all of Faust's seven tours of Japan.  Copper Barrel made for Granville Taylor in Sheffield, with brass tap.  Taper ball socket for tap made by an engineer friend.  Stainless steel spring for spring-loaded socket made by John Martin.  Taylor-Made stand for barrel.  Perfect for getting sponsors to supply the beer at every performance, and to print the paper sheets for sealing the barrel.  Unique.  £750.

150.  Dove Vanish Caddy.  Dove placed in box, and the sides drop down to show dove has disappeared.  Perform surrounded.  £30.

151.  Fire Box. (Taurus Magic). Stainless steel box with open top and bottom is shown empty.  Fire appears from box, then is suddenly extinguished, silks produced, more fire from box, fire extinguished, and dove appears from box.  £85.

152.  The Ultimate Rising Wand.  Taylor-Made.  18" long.  Polished aluminium.  No knotted elastic ends showing, as the end caps unscrew for replacing the elastic.  £15.  SOLD.

153.  The "Bean" Card Shooter Holdout.  Taylor-Made.  £85.   Several available.

154.  The "Miracle" Billiard Ball.  Taylor-Made.  £10. Several available.  Red or white.  48mm.

155.  Multiplying Billiard Balls.  Three red wooden balls, 48mm diameter, with fibreglass shell.  Shell is a perfect fit, so a ball with shell can be tossed in the air without separating.  Taylor-Made.  £40.  SOLD.

156.  Harness for "The Lady Floats" from Harold Fielding's "Man of Magic" Show.  £60.  (Male dancer wore this harness, and suspended a girl dancer horizontally across his body as he moved around the stage with his hands held high above his head).

157.  Firing Wand, with blanks.  £15.  SOLD.

158.  Wooden Box for transporting six doves, with removable framed wire mesh insert, so that the lid can be left open in the dressing room.    £20.

159.  Wooden Box for transporting canaries.  £20.

160.  Brunel White 'Utility' Tray for switching envelopes.  £15.  SOLD.

161.  Single Load Production Bag.  Shake a bunch of 36" silks and produce a rabbit or several doves.  Taylor-Made.  Instant release. (Silks not supplied).  £18.  SOLD.

162.  Tip-Over Rabbit/Dove Vanish Box.  Professional model Taylor-Made.  As used by Murray and Faust. £65.

163.  Skull Lamp.  £5.  Withdrawn.  Rubber Skull has perished!

164.  36" Rice Silk King Studios Devil-design Silk.  Rare, and in excellent condition.  £25.  SOLD.

165.  The Nikola Coin Vase.  See one of the Hoffmann books for the workings of this trick with a special table.  Glass Vase & Lid only.  £80.

166.  Carmo's Beads Mystery. £20.

167.  Box of various Coin Holders.  Made by "Marco" in brass for Faust to use for "The Miser's Dream" with an ordinary champagne bucket.  A pair of coin droppers for 1/2 dollar size coins (coins drop one at a time), a Kellar type Coin Holder for 1/2 dollars, a pair of spring-loaded coin producers with finger clips for 2p size coins, and a pair of coin holders fitted with safety pins for producing two stacks of 2p size coins.  Lot for £50.

168.  Untying Rope, with brass reel.  £20.

169.  Red velvet cushion with gold tassel corners for Prince of Wales Crown previously listed.  £15.

170.  Money Print.  Blotter type magnetic action.  £35.  SOLD.

171.  Set of three red Multiplying Billiard Balls, wood, 2-1/16" diameter, with fibreglass shell to replace the original damaged metal shell, as used by the late Leo Burns.  Shell made for me by "Marco".  £50.  SOLD.

172.  Cane to Two Fire Torches.  £60.  SOLD.

173.  Finger-Flame.  Made by Theatre Effects.  £7.50.

174.  Candles to Silks, with brass candelabra.  A replica, Taylor-Made, of the trick as performed by Cingalee.  £40.

175.  Kennedy half-dollar "Coin Spider".  £20.  SOLD.

176.  10 Multiplying Pocket Watches plus cloth loader, for Watches from Paper Cone.  £18.

177.  Large Petrie & Lewis Reel for Rising Cards.  Classic windlass version. With original instructions.  £45.

178.  Glass Crystal Ball.  50mm diameter, with aluminium stand.  £5.  SOLD.

179.  Pair of Brahmin Rice Bowls.  Approx. 3-1/2" diameter.  Nickel plated.   £40.

180.  Repeat Handkerchief Vanish.  Props as used by The Great Lyle, with box of special fingertips and hollow lemon and the standard repeat handkerchief "pull". £75.  SOLD.

181.  Jack Hughes Card in Tumbler.  £25.  SOLD.

182.  Special Sound Effects Siren.  Blow through this small plated trumpet, and fan inside revolves rapidly to produce a whirring sound.  Used by a Faust assistant off-stage for certain vanishing effects e.g., Girl Vanish from Net in Mid-Air, Tip-Over Rabbit Vanish, etc. Also included is a Bird Warbler from Pro.Guy Higgins. He used to give it to an off-stage assistant or to a member of the theatre orchestra to blow through during his presentation of the Vanishing Birdcage to create the impression that he was using a live canary.   £15 for both.  SOLD.

183.  Pair of Petrie & Lewis Thimble Holders with 8 metal thimbles.  White thimbles. £25.  SOLD.

184.  Serpent Silk, with German Reel.  £25. SOLD.

185.  Vanishing Violin Bow.  From Jack Le Dair's book "Tricks of a Trouper".  £15.  SOLD.

186.  Three Handkerchief eggs (metal).  £20.  SOLD.

187.  Vintage Walsh Vanishing Cane.  In original box plus instructions.  £30.  SOLD.

188.  Rice's original Double Colour Changing Silks.  Mint.  £25.

189.  A  Bartl "Flying Ring" Reel, with backing plate for fixing to waistband of trousers.  Superb quality. Plated.  Next best thing to a Martin reel.  £225.

190.  A Bartl Vanishing Birdcage with Taylor-Made "Pull".  The "Pull" is a replica of the one made for me and as used by Howard de Courcy.  £500.  SOLD.

191.  Very large Firebowl stage set-piece.  Chrome plated.  Measures 11-1/2" diameter on a stand 10-1/2" tall.  Bowl has a slotted tube in its base containing material for soaking in paraffin or whatever to keep the bowl burning for at least 3-4 minutes, or longer if simulated asbestos is used.  £50.

192.  Polished Stainless Steel Hoop, 40" diameter, 3/4" tubing. For levitation or suspension illusions.  £75.

193.  Box of 7-1/2" Clay Pipes, and box of 9" Clay Pipes for "Smoking Clay Pipes" trick as featured by Lyle.  £5.  SOLD.

194.  A Magnetic Locking Slate, and a Prediction Slate with sliding panel.  Small.  Pair for £5.  SOLD.

195.  Cane to Bouquet.  £75.

196.  Cane to Parasol.  £55.

197.  Mechanical Egg for Silk to Egg.  Excellent working order.  £80.

198.  Another Mechanical Egg for Silk to Egg.  Made by Conradi, Germany, c.1919.  Lovely patina on the egg, and in perfect working order.  Rare.  £100.

199.  Two Silk Holders.  Pinned under the edge of the coat to hold a rolled-up silk until ready for production.  Taylor-Made for Faust.  £4 each.  SOLD.

200.  Silk to cane in mint condition, and two Taylor-Made rolled-up silk holders.  £30.  SOLD.

201.  White Rubber Mummy Mask.  Covers all the head.  £4.

202.  Burtini's Multum in Parvo, with chromed circular tray and glasses.  £175.  SOLD.

203.  Ten Fake Goldfish Bait for "Aerial Fishing" as used by The Great Lyle before he bought the John Martin version where no bait is used.  From Lucille Lyle.  £20 lot.  SOLD

204.  Two large Hand Mirrors (plated metal, set in wooden frames with handles).  As used by two Lyle girl assistants, one either side of stage, to reflect spotlights on to Lyle in the audience during the Rising Cards and Crystal Clock presentations.  Memorable!  From Lucille Lyle.  £25 the pair. SOLD.

205.  Abbott's Repeat Birdcage Vanish, with Taylor-Made "Pull".  £125.

206.  Firing Wand (Caps).  £10.

207.  The Davenport Cabinet.  Vintage.  See pages 195-197 in "Modern Magic" by Hoffmann.  £50.  SOLD.

208.  'Demon' Triple Tier Flag Spray.  Professional model.  Metalwork by John Martin.  Excellent condition.  With Taylor-Made load bag.  £225.  SOLD.

209.  The Growing Tie.  Taylor-Made.  An excellent running 'gag'.  £20.  SOLD.

210.  Six 9-Bloom Feather Bouquets, to resemble red roses, made by Wauldron for Faust.  Complete with individual load bags.  Never used.  Each is 14" long including ring at the end.  £150 lot.

211.  Another identical set of six 9-Bloom Feather Bouquets, to resemble red roses, made by Wauldron for Faust.  Complete with individual load bags.  Never used.  Ideal for Wunda-Villa production, or similar.  £150 lot.

212.  Lyle's "Sands of Pekin".  From Lucille Lyle.  A large quantity of wax, coloured dyes, frying pan, and three large brass trays 24" diameter.  £100.  SOLD.

213.  Set of Silks.  100% pure Chinese silk of a heavier momme and better quality than the usual Jap silk.  Each silk measures one metre by one metre.  Bought in Taiwan.  Excellent condition.  One red, and two each of orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and black.  Lot for £150.

214.  One 5 metres by 5 metres square multicoloured silk.  100% pure Chinese silk.  Heavy momme.  In Taiwan, Faust bought the 5 metre square white silk, and tie-dyed it on his return to the U.K..  Fills the stage when produced.  £175.

215.  A rare vintage Hoffmann type of gadget in metal, to fix into a table top, for the vanish of a bottle from under a cylinder, or to vanish a glass  from under a handkerchief.  Cylinder is 9" long and 3" diameter with a plate top and a lever.  Painted matt black. £10.  SOLD.

216.  Abbott's Interchange of Form.  Silk in one hand becomes a white billiard ball, and white ball in other hand becomes a silk.  Comprises a metal Handkerchief Ball, approx. 2" in diameter, and a metal shell with a wire loop insert.  £15.

217.  Silk Cylinder.  A brass cylinder 2-3/4" long and 1-1/4" diameter, with end caps, and an insert, are used to produce a silk handkerchief.  Cylinder shown empty before and after.  £10.  SOLD.

218. 'Demon' Dragon Silk.  36" square.  Excellent condition.  £20.

219.  Vintage Watch Box.  Beautifully polished wood and perfect mechanism for release of end panel of box.  £25.  SOLD.  (An identical Watch Box is in Close-Up Box Number 5.  See Close-Up Magic page on this site.)

220.  Vintage Abbott's Condensed Milk.  Milk poured into this opened can of condensed milk, vanishes.  £3.  SOLD.

221.  Merv Taylor Cigarette Loader, with original instructions.  £35.

222.  Crystal Ball, 4" diameter, as used by The Great Lyle in his presentation of De Biere's "Asrah".  In "scrimmed", padded, wooden box.  £25.  SOLD.

223.  Three Jumbo Changing Cards.  Taylor-Made. Red back Bicycle Rider. For a Jumbo Rising Cards Routine.  Four of Clubs to Six of Clubs (or vice-versa) whilst held in hand.  Four of Spades to Queen of Hearts, and Eight of Diamonds to Queen of Clubs, whilst card is rising.  £40.  

224.  Tannen's Car Buggy.  Wooden car for finding a chosen card.  With instructions by Granville Taylor about how to repair it if necessary.  This model has been re-threaded with "Kevlar" thread, so should never need attention.  Complete with cards.  £35.

225.  The Morlas Car.  The transparent plastic car for finding a chosen card.  Complete with cards.  £40.

226.  Berland's Multiplying Thimbles.  With full instructions for Berland's routine, plus several Taylor-Made individual thimble holders.  Nine red thimbles, wood, plus one extra large red thimble.  £45.

227.  Pecking Mechanical Bird to find chosen card.  Tin-plate bird. With cards and instructions. £20.

228.  Dancing Charlie Chaplin.  In original envelope with original instructions. Vintage. £5.  SOLD.

229.  Herrmann the Great's Trunk.  Bought by De Biere in 1932, and later the property of The Great Lyle.  Known as "Lyle's Lucky Trunk" because he insisted in having this trunk in his dressing room for some of his smaller tricks.  Lyle has written his world tours inside the lid of the trunk in ink, and added his signatures.  Faust has done the same.  This trunk has been on three world tours with Lyle and on seven tours of the Far East with Faust.  A photograph of the trunk can be seen in the book by Eddie Dawes about Lyle, on page 143.  Names of Herrmann and De Biere can just about be seen on the lid.  A rare collector's item.  With letter of authenticity from Lucille Lyle.  Offers invited over £1,000.  SOLD.

230.  The Great Lyle's Revolving Cane.  Used by Lyle in his "Cavalcade of Mystery" and "Mystery Box Review" for his entrance for the De Biere Billiard Ball routine. With letter of authenticity from Lucille Lyle.  £40. SOLD.

231.  The Psychokinetic Nut & Bolt.  Red briefcase type model.  £75.

232.  Merv Taylor's Por-Mor Fil-Mor, with metal Por-Mor jug, special milk bottle, 4 glasses, and instructions. £45.  SOLD.

233.  Colour Changing Silk Handkerchief.  Maroon red/green.  Mint condition.  £5.  SOLD.

234. The Great Lyle's Fan, as used in the Chinese scene in his show.  Made by one of Lyle's male assistants of thin wood, and painted with a dragon design.  Unique.  £25. SOLD.

235.  Small wooden mallet.  Used by Horace Goldin for his presentation of his "Walking thro' A Sheet of Glass" illusion to tap the glass, and by The Great Lyle for same illusion, and also for hitting the 5-ft. cross saw for Goldin's "Sawing a Woman in Half", bending the saw to create a musical sound.  Unique, and another piece of magic's history.  £10. SOLD.

236.  The Siberian Chain Escape.  As featured by Murray and Faust.  £35. SOLD.

237.  A replica of Murray's coat-tails servante, with pockets for holding six shot glasses for the running gag whereby Murray produced a tot of beer from under his coat tails at the end of small tricks involving spectators from the audience he had invited on stage.   Use your own shot glasses.  £15.

238.  Bag for the Blindfold Drive Publicity Stunt.  Bag placed over spectator's head and he cannot see anything.  Bag over magician's head and he can see well enough to drive a car.  £10. SOLD.

239.  Sitta's Leopard Silk.  Shake spotted cloth and spots fall off.  Throw a shower of spots in the air, shake the cloth, and spots re-appear.  Excellent condition.  £35.  SOLD.

240.  A 36" colour Change Silk.  Purple/Yellow. Excellent condition.  £35.

241.  Authentic Chinese costumes as worn by Cecil & Lucille Lyle in the Chinese scene in their shows, and later by Granville & Valerie Taylor in their Chinese act.  £300. SOLD.

242.  An authentic Chinese costume also from The Great Lyle show.  Brown, with elaborate silver and blue embroidery dragon pattern.  £150.  SOLD.

243.  A short (3/4 length) authentic Chinese robe from The Great Lyle show, and worn by my principal girl for the "Aerial Fishing" number.  Elaborate floral embroidery.  £85.

244.  A rare, identical pair of elaborately embroidered authentic Chinese robes. Perfect for an illusion involving a "double".  From The Great Lyle Show.  £300 for both.  SOLD.

245.  Authentic Chinese boots made for Faust in Taiwan in 1968.  Light blue silk uppers, with gold embroidery, and thick soles.  £100.  SOLD.

246.  Authentic Chinese Headress, made for Faust in Taipei in 1968.  £125.  SOLD.

247.  Authentic Egyptian Fez.  £15.

248.  36" Colour Changing Silk.  Red/Multicolour.  Excellent condition. £25.  SOLD.

249.  Arabian Costume.  Made for Faust in Taipei in 1968.  Elaborate turban and red and gold costume.  £75.  Red leather shoes with turned-up toe. Size 8-1/2.  £20.  SOLD.

250.  A beautiful sequinned Arabian costume, floral design on white satin, made for Faust in Taipei.  £100.  SOLD.

251.  Aluminium Chop Cup. (Ken Brooke).  Complete with full original instructions by Ken Brooke for a great routine.  In dark green velvet drawstring bag.  £45. SOLD.

252.  White Rubber Skull Mask.  Fits over entire head.  £5.

253.  Giant Spider Prop.  9" high x 24" x24".  In wooden travel box 29" x24" x12".  Used by Faust for dramatic effect and  to hide a flash box on stage.  £25.

254.  Small Colour Changing Silk in mint condition.  Purple/yellow.  £5.  SOLD.

255.  Top Hat with fake insert. (Perfect for "The Mutilated Parasol" for exchanging silks and parasol cover).  In a Taylor-Made "scrimmed" wooden travel box.  £35.  SOLD.

256.  Four Appearing Cane Holders.  Made for Faust by "Marco".  £20.  SOLD.

257.  Wooden Devil Mask.  Solid wood, carved, and painted red with white teeth. Faust used it hanging as the centrepiece to his Flame Archway Illusion.  £20.  SOLD.

258.  The Aldini Salt Shaker.  £30.

259.  A unique collection of faked coins and gimmicks made by Granville Taylor's mechanic, the late Arthur Cradock, for Faust the Magician, comprising a hooked coin, a coin with wire loop for coin productions, a coin "Spider", a coin with a jewel mounting with gimmick for spinning coin at fingertip, a gimmick with three special faked coins for balancing and spinning one on top of each other on forefinger, and a stretched penny (maker unknown).  In a green velvet covered box.  £50.

260.  A superb Vest Servante.  Made by Granville Taylor from a vintage model that sold on eBay for over £200.  This improved version has metal parts made from "Dural", which has the strength of steel but only half the weight, and is flexible, yet always retains its original shape.  £50.  SOLD.

261.  Card Sword.  Harry Stanley model as sold by Unique Magic Studio, London.  One sold.  Another for sale.  As used by Faust throughout his professional career.  £100.  SOLD.

262.  Rigid Rope.  £10.  SOLD.

263.  Jack Miller Holdout.  £35.

264.  Horace Goldin Chair to Suitcase.  With documents about its history.  £300.  SOLD.

265.  Davenport's Chair to Suitcase.  1920's.  £300.  SOLD.

266.  Vintage "BANG" Book.  A surprise novelty.  Rare.  £8. 

267.  Vintage Bamboo Rod & Beads.  Superb quality with brass end pieces.  £50. 

268.  Flash Bang Wand.  Kaymar Magic Co. Produces a loud bang and a flash.  Can be repeated immediately. 16" all metal wand, chromed, with black ends.  £15.  SOLD.

269.  Jumbo Chase the Ace.  Repro 71 Production.  £7.50.  SOLD.

270.  Wrist Reel from Harry Stanley's Unique Magic Studio for Flying Silk or for Card Rising from deck to hand above.  With watch face added to reel.  £15.

271.  Harry Stanley's Locking Flying silk Reel, with 66" line, and a Petrie & Lewis Utility Reel for Flying Dollar Bill.  Both for £25.  SOLD.

272.  "Snappy" Barehand Silk Production.  Silk appears at fingertips.  £15.

273.  Coin Penetration Box.  Complete with Kennedy half-dollar and a Kennedy folding half-dollar and rods with coloured bead heads.  £20.  SOLD.

274.  "Demon" Square Pig, or The Pig that turned Round.  Stage size version.  19" x 12". £20.  SOLD.

275.  "Snappy" Torn & Restored Newspaper.  £7.50.

276.  The latest from Taylor-Made Magic.  A 5-Bloom Flowering Rosebush, growing 5 real roses.  Brass leaves.  Modified wind-up gramophone mechanism.  £2,500.

277.  Magic Welding.  A "Demon" tray re-sprayed black.  Chain is 19" long with loose links.  Brass plated, but not the originals.  £20.  SOLD.

278.  1950's Davenport's "Just Chance" Tray.  £10.  SOLD.

279.  Box designed by "Marco" and made by Granville Taylor for Faust for vanishing the garter in the Abbott's Travelling Garter routine, instead of the silk handkerchief method.  Box can be used for vanishing other items.  Revolving false bottom of box tips the garter into the base.  £38.  SOLD.

280.  "Dovenus".  Made by the inventor, the late Professor Guy Higgins, for Faust.  £75.

281.  A powerful Bartl "Pull" on a webbing harness for wearing on the back of performer under tail-coat or jacket.  Plated.  For vanishing birdcage with very little movement of the arms.  £225.  SOLD.

282.  Load bag for producing a rabbit from hat.  Circular black cloth with brass rings on tapes around circumference for suspending the bag on a rod behind chair or table.  £5.  SOLD.

283.  Six one metre square silks of heavy momme Taylor-Made by Granville Taylor for Faust for The Sympathetic Silks Routine.  Made from best quality pure Chinese Silk.  With instruction booklet. Two each of purple, yellow, and blue.  In canvas bag.  £60.

284.  Bartl's Card Sword.  Three effects in one.  Sword through Body, and Three Selected Cards Caught along the length of the Sword. Or, Silk on Sword.   Beautifully made, and in perfect condition.  With the original English instructions.  In Taylor-Made travel box.  £275.  SOLD.

285.  Vintage Hot Ball.  2" diameter brass ball. Performer gives the ball to a spectator, but the ball becomes too hot for him to handle.  Ball has a star hallmark.  Chemical required is readily available from a hardware store.  £80. SOLD.

286.  "The Ghost of Hoffmann".  A vintage pair of boxwood Ball Vases. £75.  SOLD.

287.  The Six Card Repeat. (Barry Gordon). Two sets available.  Both brand new.  £4.50 each set.

288.  Piatnik Fanning Cards by Magic Christian.  Never used, so as new.  £3.  SOLD.

289.  Vintage strong steel box with original lock and key.  Measures 19.5" x 14.5" x 10.5".  £5.  SOLD.

290.  Vintage Travel Trunk.  Very strong, with padlock and key.  Measures 30" x 18" x 16". Painted black, with FAUST painted in white on the lid, and 721 on lid and front of trunk.  Very good condition.  £37.  SOLD.

291.  Granville Taylor's version of "CODOLOGY".  One only made.  A Rod, Three Ropes, and a Red Ribbon.  £15.  SOLD.

292.  Jumbo Card-Go.  Jack Hughes.  Rare. £50.  SOLD.

293.  'Demon' Breakaway Wand.  1940's.  Bakelite.  £15.  SOLD.

294.  Opera Hat.  Springs work well.  Good to fair condition.  OK for use with tricks. Complete with a removable hat fake for exchanging items.  £15.  SOLD.

295.  Vintage Cabin Trunk.  £40.  SOLD.

296.  Vintage "Sympathetic Cubes".  £15.

297.  A Taylor-Made "scrimmed" travel box containing:  Fantasio's Dancing Cane/Vanishing Cane with Dancing Cane gimmick, a gold looking metal Cane to Silks, and an Appearing Cane, with silks required.  £60.  SOLD.

298.  Fanning Cards from Japan.  Fan beautifully.  Superb designs.  As new, in original box, with original leaflet.  £6.  SOLD.

299.  Vintage Demuth Milk Bottle.  £25.

300.  Faust's 'Gag' Letter.  Marked "For Adults Only".  When opened a whirring sound is heard and the envelope vibrates.  £10.

301.  Rare old Triple Force Steamboat Cards 999.  Plus a deck of Steamboat 999 Cards. Both decks in excellent condition.  £10.  SOLD.

302.  Gimmick for Thayer's "KOBRA".  The charmed feat of India.  With instructions by L.Davenport & Co.  £12.

303.  Large Aluminium Costume trunk.  36" x 21" x 22", with interior wooden tray, and leather handles at each end.  With keys.  Made by KOWA, Japan.  Number 703.  £15.  SOLD.

304.  Large strong wooden travel trunk, with key.  40" x 20" x 20".  With "FAUST" and 504 painted in black on the trunk.   £25.  SOLD.

305.  The Guy Higgins "Liberty" Pull for vanishing a silk handkerchief visibly...no stuffing the silk into the closed fist!  £55.

306.  Special Coin Slide consisting of a brass slide mounted on a circular wooden disc for the Chung Ling Soo version of "Coin in Ball of Wool".  Slide will accept a half-dollar size coin.  Complete with full Soo routine.  £15.

307.  A pair of Taylor-Made "Martin" replica Cigarette Droppers.  The best!   £100.  SOLD.

308.  Abbott's Dollar Bill between Metal Plates, with original instructions.  £35.

309.  Kato's Die Box.  Kato was an English Music Hall performer in the early 20th. Century.  I bought this Die Box  from Guy Higgins many years ago and neither of us knew Kato's routine or how to perform it. Solved it just before selling it.  £10.  SOLD.

310.  Set of 2" lightweight plastic Multiplying Billiard Balls:  3 white plus shell, and one each of red, purple, orange, yellow, green, and blue.  Also two wooden balls 48mm diameter:  one "looped" ball, and one handkerchief ball.  All in a "scrimmed" wooden box.  £75.

311.  Cardboard Production Die.  £5.  SOLD.

312.  The 'Edgar' Liberty "Pull" for vanishing a birdcage at any time in the act, or for vanishing a silk handkerchief visibly without stuffing it in the closed fist.  £50.

313.  Duck/Doves Tub with Tray and Silk Production.  £85.

314.  Adams' Chinese Linking Rings.  Set of eight 5" diameter rings, with original cardboard box, with original instructions.  £10.

315.  Coin Dropper, with coins.  Made for Faust by his watchmaker/mechanic, Arthur Cradock.  Coins drop singly into the hand each time the pressure pad is depressed.  Worn under the jacket for "The Miser's Dream".  £10. 

316.  Paper to Money.  Blank pieces of paper change to real money. (Korean or Chinese notes in this case).  Complete with a black snake-skin wallet, instructions, and instructions for making another set in your own currency.  £15.

317.  A set of eight 10" chromed steel Linking Rings made by George Hammerton.  Rare.  In a blue velvet bag.  £65.

318.  A set of eight 10" chromed steel Linking Rings in a wooden box lined with green baize, with carrying handle. £45.

319.  A very rare metal wand with a built-in spring-loaded reel towards one end.  £40.  SOLD.

320.  A rare wooden tray for vanishing a silk handkerchief from a small tot glass on top of the tray.  A very fast instant vanish of the silk.  Pulley mechanism inside the tray.  Maker unknown.  £35.

321.  A George Hammerton "Take-Up" Reel with chiffon square for the "Slow Motion Birdcage Vanish" as performed by Faust the Magician and Billy McComb.  Use your own birdcage.  Useful for vanishing items at any time in your act.  The next best thing to a John Martin reel.  Rare.  In a Taylor-Made scrimmed wooden travel box.  £300.  SOLD.

322.  Silk to Appearing Cane.  Pink silk, metal cane, and chrome effect tip to top of cane.  Excellent condition.  £20. 

323.  Rabbit Vanish Tray.  Metal tray, Taylor-Made, type as used by Horace Goldin.  £30. For vanishing a rabbit on a tray by covering it and wrapping it in a sheet of newspaper.

324.  Repeat Changing Cards in Wine Glass.  Complete with miniature cards and a spare special wine glass.  With instructions and all in a Taylor-Made scrimmed wooden box.  £45.