Coin Dropper. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1988. Mechanical motor-driven device crafted from brass that automatically drops four half dollars, one at a time, into a drinking glass. Device designed to be concealed in a pack of cards. Hallmarked. Good condition.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
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
Coin Casket. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1990. Four coins placed inside this cloth-covered casket disappear one at a time, as the lid is opened Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
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 Read more…
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
Coin Vase. Lake Forest: John McKinven, ca. 1997. Finely turned hardwood vase changes one coin to another when the lid is placed over the coin Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2017-06-10
Appearing Brandy Glass. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1986. Elaborate mechanical tray on a bamboo waiter’s stand, on which a large brandy snifter appears, apparently Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
containing a two Austrian gold ducat restrike coins, dated 1915, in yellow gold bezel settings. Stamp: 14KT. 8.00 dwts. Property from a Chicago Collector, Formerly Read more…
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2017-04-24
Property from a Chicago Collector, Formerly of Lake Forest, Illinois Read more…
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2017-02-15
