Sold for:
$175
$175
Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Tube for Carrying Human Hair. Brass tube painted black with end caps and exterior clip housed in cloth-lined leather case. Apparently used to house lengths of human hair for use in various magic tricks. 10 ¾” long. A holographic note in the hand of Dr. John Henry Grossman accompanying the tube states: “Tube for human hair presented [to] JHG by Dick Cardini 6/13/71. TED ARNOLD’S/to Cardini from Dai Vernon.” Arnold was a noted New York amateur magician and close friend of Ted Annemann. He died in 1938.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-10-31
