Sold for:
$500
$500
Thurston, Howard. Thurston. World's Famous Magician. Cleveland, Otis Lithograph Company, ca. 1926. Color lithograph window card (14 x 22") bearing a portrait of Thurston with imps perched on his shoulders. Extremities worn, but not affecting image; fair condition. Both of these Thurston window cards were printed for a performance that never took place. Before Thurston could appear in North Carolina at fulfill these engagements he suffered a stroke from which he would never recover. The window cards were later distributed to the magic community by well-known magician Wallace Lee.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-03-26
