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THE PHANTOM AVIARY – F.G. THAYER

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Blue Phantom.: Blue Phantom. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1935. A blue checker stacked among yellow checkers inexplicably travels to different positions while covered by a decorative metal tube. 17” high. Very go

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Blue Phantom.: Blue Phantom. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940s. Among a stack of wooden checkers, resting on a tiered wooden base and covered by a metal tube, the blue checker mysteriously changes its position bet

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Eli’s Die Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1920.: Eli's Die Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1920. Handsome turned hardwood box allows the magician to control the roll of three fair dice, no matter how vigorously the box is shaken. 2 ½" diameter.

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Two Slat Card Frames. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, 1940s.: Two Slat Card Frames. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, 1940s. Including a jumbo and standard example, which change, vanish, or produce cards inside, visible through the slatted openings. The larger 8”

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VANISHING/APPEARING DIE - F.G. THAYER: A skeleton wood box atop a turned pedestal is shown empty and covered with a handkerchief. When it is removed, the box is filled with a large red and white die, approximately 5 inches square. Die may

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“CIGARETTE CATCHING EXTRAORDINARY” – F.G. THAYER: A neat walnut humidor box is shown. Reaching into the air, the magician produces 20 or more cigarettes with his bare hand, each cigarette being dropped into the humidor, which may be emptied and shown

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Card Star. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1925. Five: Card Star. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1925. Five selected cards appear on the points of this star when the pack is thrown at it. Gesso-covered wooden star with turned wooden column and base, painte

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Deck Changing Tray. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer & Co., ca.: Deck Changing Tray. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1930. Mechanical mahogany tray facilitates the switch of one deck of cards or one small object for another. 6 5/8 x 9 ½”.

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Changing Tray. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer & Co., ca.: Changing Tray. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1930. Mechanical wooden tray facilitates the switch of one deck of cards or one small object for another. 11 x 9 ½”. Good.

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Rising Card Tray. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer & Co., ca.: Rising Card Tray. Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1935. Selected cards magically rise from the pack isolated in a goblet on a shallow wooden tray. Tray 9 ¾” diameter. Light wear, but overall ve

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Turban Mystery. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A: Turban Mystery. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A length of rope or a long turban is cut in half and placed in the box. When removed, it is restored. 8 x 8 x 4". Exterior somewhat distressed from

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CHAN GING SILK CABINET– F.G. THAYER: Original Thayer Silk Cabby. One of many that the company manufactured over the years. Unusually intricate stencil work and operates perfectly. Silks appear, vanish or change when placed inside this go

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Devil's Mail Box/Devil's Card Rise. Los Angeles: F.G.: Devil's Mail Box/Devil's Card Rise. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1944. A lacquered picture frame on an elaborate base allows the performer to visibly yet secretly switch one envelope for anothe

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Multiplying Billiard Balls.: Multiplying Billiard Balls. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer and others, ca. 1930s. Fifteen solid balls comprising at least three complete sets of the popular stage trick in which solid wooden balls multiply

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ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM 4-DOOR SEDAN: Rolls-Royce Phantom 4-Door Sedan. White Exterior. Brown Leather Interior. Package: 4-door Sedan. MPG: 11 City, 17 Highway. 39,657 Miles. Engine: 6.8 L V12 Natural Aspiration. Transmission: Automatic 6

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1969 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Limousine Chassis no. PRX4565: 1969 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Limousine Coachwork by Mulliner Park Ward Chassis no. PRX4565 6,230 cc OHV V-8 Engine Twin SU Carburetors Adequate Horsepower 4-Speed Automatic Transmission Front Independe

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From Thayer Catalog #8 (1936): “What the spectators first see is an ordinary-looking light four-legged table with top about 24 inches square. The magician throws a large cloth over the table for a moment, and then suddenly raising the cloth by its center, a huge cage or aviary, some 20 inches square has mysteriously appeared and inside of which there are a number of live birds flying around. It is doubtful if any other illusion of a like size could be devised which would create more the effect of real mystery than this monster master production. Superb mechanical action with nothing to worry over. You merely lift the cloth and that’s all.” One of the rarest Thayer-made items, this is one of only three Phantom Aviaries known to exist today. Condition: Very Good. Operates smoothly. Lacking foulard. (Any cloth may be used.)

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THE PHANTOM AVIARY – F.G. THAYER

Name: THE PHANTOM AVIARY – F.G. THAYER
SKU: 57164091
Price: 1300 USD
Availability: InStock

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