320: Leslie Guest’s nightclub act magic case with props

Guest, Leslie. Leslie Guest’s magic case. Black attaché-type case containing the props used by magician Leslie P. Guest in his nightclub act. Including playing cards (jumbo, fanning, regulation and gimmicked decks), gimmicks and supplies for Al Baker’s ribbon trick, a toy blank pistol, gimmicked coins (some silver), Guest’s Egg Bag trick, and brass Chinese Sticks. All items in used but good condition. Leslie P. Guest (1898 – 1981) was a professional magician and one-time editor of M-U-M, journal of the Society of American Magicians. He also served as associate editor of The Linking Ring, the journal of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Guest spent his early days as a magician in Cincinnati, learning from John Braun and Stuart Judah. He spent latter part of his career in New Jersey. In addition to magic, Guest was a noted performer of hand shadows.