382. Powell, Frederick Eugene. F.E. Powell’s Catalin Handkerchief Vanishing Wand. American, ca. 1930. Finely made wand allows the magician to vanish a handkerchief from a paper cone. Reported to be the first wand made from Catalin, material developed to take the place of Bakelite. Together with a pictorial Powell brochure, throw-out card and letter of provenance.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-10-26
[Powell, Frederick Eugene] Powell’s Own Holy Bible. New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1901. Cloth with buckram panels, gilt edges, ribbon page marker. Powell’s full Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-10-31
157. Powell, Fredrick Eugene. Frederick Eugene Powell’s Fairy Ribbon (stage size). New Haven Connecticut, Petrie & Lewis, ca. 1935. Specially-crafted scissors which allow the magician Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-10-26
Powell, Frederick Eugene. F.E. Powell’s Checkbook. Issued by the Delaware County Trust Co. of Chester, Pa., where Powell was born. Cloth-covered boards, with several stubs Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-10-31
Powell, Frederick Eugene. Eden Musée. Powell’s Wonders. Every Evening at 8:45. Circa 1890. Handsome pen-and-ink style vignettes of Powell performing various tricks from his repertoire Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-06-25
Powell, Frederick Eugene. F.E. Powell’s Military Academy Presentation Sword. New York: Shuyler, Hartley & Graham, ca. 1876. Most likely presented to Powell upon his graduation Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-10-31
Powell, Frederick Eugene. F.E. Powell’s S.A.M. Membership Card. For the year 1905. Membership number 92. Blue stock, printed in two colors. Plain back. Signed by Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-10-31
Powell, Frederick Eugene. Two letters from Frederick Eugene Powell. The first a TLS on Powell’s own letterhead, with an explanatory typed note pasted down; the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-02-02
Powell, Frederick Eugene. Photograph of Frederick Eugene Powell in Mexican costume. Mexico City [?], ca. 1913. Full-length portrait of the American magician dressed as a Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-02-02
Powell, Frederick Eugene. Important Archive of Hundreds of Letters. 1910s—30s. A trove of several hundred letters, many of them multiple pages long (the longest spanning Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2017-06-10
[Powell, Frederick Eugene]. Majilton, Frank. To Be Seen Only With Powell’s Wonders. Majilton Grotesque Fantacist. Cleveland: J. Morgan & Co., ca. 1895. A Japanese juggler Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-06-25
