Climbing Coin. Lake Forest, Ill.: John McKinven, ca. 1990. A borrowed half dollar placed in a drawer at the bottom of a cabinet visibly travels up a column and into a box resting on top of the cabinet, which had previously been shown empty. Walnut and brass construction. 12" high. Hallmarked. Very good.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-10-29
Climbing Florin. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1987. A coin climbs up through an open-fronted hardwood cabinet apparently of its own accord, then appears inside Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
Egg Vase. Lake Forest, Ill.: John McKinven, ca. 1990. An egg is removed from a wooden vase then magically reappears inside. Finely hand-turned ebonized hardwood Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-12-03
Dice Vase. Lake Forest, Ill.: John McKinven, ca. 1990. Ebonized hardwood vase allowing the magician to determine the roll of the die even after it Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-12-03
Passe Passe Egg Vases. Lake Forest, Ill.: John McKinven, ca. 1995. Hand-turned pair of hardwood and ebony mechanical vases, used in the transposition of red Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-10-29
McKinven, John. Morrison Pill Box. Lake Forest, Ill., ca. 1990. Finely turned hardwood vase with red ball and shell. The ball is removed from the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-08-27
McKinven, John. Ball and Cone. Lake Forest, Ill., ca. 1990. Seamless leather cone with turned hardwood insert, used for the sleight-of-hand trick popularized by Dai Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-08-27
McKinven, John. Spirit Clock Dial. Lake Forest, Ill., ca. 1990. Hand-painted Lucite clock dial 12" in diameter and wooden framework which holds it. Though there Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-08-27
Coin Vase. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1994. Turned wooden vase changes one coin for another, or can make coins appear or disappear inside it. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-12-05
Coin Boxes. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1990. Three turned wooden coin boxes, two being Boston Boxes (one a dollar-size box, the other half-dollar size), Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
Coin Casket. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1990. Four coins placed inside this wooden casket disappear one by one each time the lid is opened Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-02-07
