Quicker than the Eye • Potter & Potter's Retail Store
Take a look at Quicker than the Eye, Potter & Potter's retail division. Shop now for vintage magic, gambling, circus, and oddities. Our inventory includes used, rare, and out-of-print books, along with vintage magic posters, photographs, magic tricks, playing cards, and more.
The Magic Collection of Ray Goulet
A well-loved collector, publisher, producer, performer, and friend to all magicians, Ray Goulet amassed one of the great American collections of conjuring memorabilia. On April 27th, many of the scarce and rare props, magic sets, magic-themed sheet music, framed posters, and other elements of his Mini-Museum of Magic went on the block. Goulet's offerings were complemented by a spectacular offering of posters from the collection of Charles and Regina Reynolds.
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Vintage Posters
Our May auction is composed of mid-century travel posters, including many fine airline posters advertising TWA, American, and United Airlines, many from noted designers of the era. The sale will be rounded out by a fine selection of movie, magic, theatrical, advertising, and exhibition posters, as well as French posters by Cheret and his contemporaries.
Spring Magic Auction - Online Only
On May 18th Potter & Potter will offer some 200 choice magic collectibles in an online-only auction. A mix of ephemera, magic sets, large lots of vintage apparatus, and choice books and posters will be offered for sale.
Automata: Life and Other Illusions
Our August 24 sale features the automaton collection of Michael Kam. Over 150 vintage and modern mechanical marvels will go on the block, including rare and unusual examples by Vichy, Lambert, Phalbois, and their contemporaries.
Upcoming Auction
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The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins • Part II
Our June auction is the second of four sales from the important and historically significant magic collection of Jim Rawlins. Highlights include memorabilia from the careers of Alexander Herrmann, Harry Houdini, and their contemporaries. A strong selection of vintage and modern magic apparatus will make up a majority of the sale.
Catalogs ship approximately three weeks before the auction. Previews will be held in our gallery June 27—28, 10—5pm.