91. Finger Chopper. California, Wallace Magic Co., ca. 1948. Sheet metal chopper cuts through a cigarette but leaves a spectator’s finger unharmed. Heavy, with removable metal base and unusual handle. 7” tall. Very good.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-10-26
89. Finger Chopper. Colon Michigan, Abbott’s Magic, ca. 1945. Lacquered in red, gold, and black. Cuts through a cigarette, but not the spectator’s finger. Wooden Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-10-26
Finger Chopper. London: Vampire Magic, ca. 1960. Precision-layered sheet metal chopper (2 x 5”) cuts through a cigarette or other object but leaves a spectator’s Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-04-09
Finger Chopper. Chicago: National Magic Co. [?], ca. 1940s. Precision manufactured chopper constructed of layered green, butterscotch, and black Bakelite with brass hardware for the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Finger Chopper. London: Vampire Magic, ca. 1960. Precision-layered sheet metal chopper (5 x 2 ¼") cuts through a cigarette or other object but leaves a Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Finger Chopper. French [?], ca. 1950. The chopper blade passes through a finger without harm but cuts the cigarette in half that lies below. Heavy Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-08-27
Wrist Guillotine. California: Wallace Magic Co., ca. 1950. Metal guillotine for the chopper effect in which a spectator's wrist is unharmed, yet other objects placed Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
Micro Shark Chopper. West Richland: Wolf's Magic (Chance Wolf), 2005. Figural metal finger chopper with jaw pouch and detachable base. Instructions included. Signed and numbered Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
[Miscellaneous – Close-Up & Pocket Magic] Collection of over seventy classic magic tricks. Including Joe Berg’s Mento Card Box (Viking-Haenchen); The Box (Flying Carpet); Mirror Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-02-07
Vernon, Dai. Close-up magic tricks owned by Dai Vernon. Including a Bakelite Finger Chopper, Brass Cubio, Phantom Tube, brass Key and Ring puzzle, brass die Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-10-23
Self-Locking Deluxe Finger Guillotine. New York: Tannen's Magic, ca. 1970. All-metal chopper (5 ¾ x 2") with manufacturer's instructions. Very good. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
