It’s Magic!

An extremely rare, signed, self-published book by famed illusion builder Guy Jarrett sold for $60,000 to headline the early spring “Houdiana and Magic Memorabilia Event” at Potter & Potter Auctions. The 370-lot event in April realized $629,000. The top lot, Guy Jarrett’s (1881 – 1972) “Jarrett. Magic and Stage Craft Technical,” was self-published in 1936. […]

Postcards

Most postcards have a maker’s logo (called a colophon by the experts) printed on the back. If you find this logo on an old postcard, you know it was published by Curt Teich Co. of Chicago, Illinois. The company was in business from 1898 to 1974. After 1930 the publisher printed a letter code on […]

Daguerreotypes

Prices for daguerreotypes have doubled in the last few years. While you can still find some for less than $50, the more desirable daguerreotypes sell for hundreds or even thousands of dollars. This mark was used by Holmes, Booth & Hayden, a company that worked in Waterbury, Connecticut, and New York City in 1853 and […]

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