Morrison Pill Box. Maker unknown (likely German), ca. 1920. Mechanically operated wooden vase which accommodates a red wooden ball 1 " in diameter. Removed from the vase, the ball vanishes, only to reappear inside. Vase stands 5 ½" high and is highlighted with black lacquer. Light wear to exterior finish, otherwise good condition.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-01-30
140. Morrison Pill Box. McAllen Texas, Viking Mfg. Co., 1996. A ball is removed from a lathe-turned wooden vase, and reappears inside. Mechanically operated. Number Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-10-26
Morrison Pill Box. Asuza: Owen Magic Supreme (Les Smith), 1993. Finely turned maple vase in felt-lined standing display case with sliding glass cover. A 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
Morrison Pill Box. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1995. A ball is removed from a vase, vanishes, and reappears inside. Turned maple, with internal mechanism. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-02-08
Morrison Pill Box. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1988. Tall version of this classic effect as described in Hoffmann’s Modern Magic. Mechanical vase hand-turned from Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
Morrison Pill Box. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1990. A red ball removed from a hardwood vase vanishes, only to reappear in the vase in Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
Morrison Pill Box. Maker unknown, ca. 1900. Expertly turned maple vase allows the magician to remove a ball from its interior, vanish the ball and Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-05-16
Morrison Pill Box. German, ca. 1930. A ball vanishes, then reappears inside the wooden vase from which it was removed. 5 ¾” high. Finish of Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-02-02
Morrison Pill Box. Maker unknown (likely German), ca. 1920. Mechanically operated wooden vase which accommodates a red wooden ball 1 " in diameter. Removed from Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-01-30
Morrison Pill Box. Maker unknown (likely American), ca. 1880. Mechanically operated nickel plated brass vase which accommodates a red wooden ball 2 ¾" in diameter. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2009-04-26
