$150
O’Dell, Dell. Dell O’Dell Advertising Novelty archive. Over 25 pieces, including her famous Dancing Doll, Mystifying Magical Card, Initial D Puzzle, Coo Coo Square puzzle, What Men Know about Women, a set of Horoscope Cards, and more. Primarily 1940s. Condition generally good. A relentless promoter, Dell O’Dell defied all odds by becoming one of the busiest professional magicians of her era in a male-dominated field. Advertising novelties like these became one of her trademarks, and were one of many methods she used to keep her name before the public.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-04-04