$125
[Martinka] Martinka’s Shower of Gold tokens. American, ca. 1910. Tokens sold by Martinka & Co. as part of the Shower of Gold trick, in which coins are magically passed into a crystal container resting on an undraped table while covered with a handkerchief, famously described in Hoffmann’s Modern Magic as “…one of the most brilliant stage-tricks…”. Three sizes. Keuthe AP 13-15.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-02-08