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$900

Dai Vernons Diminishing Cards. New York: C.J. Distel, ca. 1942. As a pack of cards is fanned, it shrinks four times, until the cards are miniscule, then finally vanish from the performers hands. Metal and cardboard apparatus with handsome leather case. Owned and used by Dai Vernon. Accompanies by a letter of provenance and two photographs of the props signed by Vernons son, Derek Verner.


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2016-08-27

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Vernon, Dai. Limited Edition Dai Vernon Playing Cards. Congress Playing Cards, June, 1982. Being four sealed packs of cards commemorating Vernon’s 88th birthday, housed in Read more…


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Vernon, Dai. Two Photographs of Dai Vernons Hands. Circa 1933. Both show Vernon from the neck down, cards spread on the table before him, the Read more…


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Dai Vernons Thayer Die Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1935. Handsome hardwood die box with double door feature and brass hardware. Black die with Read more…


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Vernon, Dai. Dai Vernon’s Vanishing Bird Cage. [New York, Martin Sunshine?], ca. 1940. Flexible-type cage owned and used by Vernon for the classic effect in Read more…


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Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Winfield Verner). Limited edition Dai Vernon playing cards. Four packs of cards produced to commemorate Vernon’s 88th birthday in 1982 housed Read more…


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Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Two Photographs of Dai Vernon’s Hands. Circa 1933. The first shows Vernon from the neck down, cards on the Read more…


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[Printing Plate] Steel printing plate for Dai Vernon's business card. Bearing the well-known text "Dai W. Vernon/The New York Card Expert" in script. Plate measures Read more…


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Vernon, Dai. Five packs of playing cards owned by Dai Vernon. Including two souvenir decks created for Vernon’s birthday, one double-backed Fox Lake deck, one Read more…


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2014-04-26


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