The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins • IV
July's auction was the fourth and concluding sale of the vast magic collection of Jim Rawlins. Fine selections of magic apparatus, posters, props and memorabilia, and ephemera were reserved for the final sale.
Coin-Op & Advertising
Our August sale will feature hundreds of coin-operated machines in every popular category, from early and rare vending machines to slots, trade stimulators, and arcade games.
Online Only Magic Auction
Our September online-only magic auction features finely bound books and antiquarian titles, a strong selection of Karl Fulves publications, unique scrapbooks, ephemera, and contemporary magic props - and even a few stage illusions - suitable for collecting and performing.
Quicker than the Eye
Potter & Potter's Retail Store. 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.
Circus • Sideshow • Oddities
On September 26th hundreds of vintage circus posters will go on the block in our annual Circus sale. Complimenting the posters will be an eclectic assortment of unusual and macabre collectibles. From embalming tools to taxidermy, sideshow banners to scrimshawed whale teeth, the auction will feature our broadest array of unusual, outlandish, and outstanding oddities to date.
Fine Books & Manuscripts
Our October 10th sale this fall will feature nearly 1,000 lots spanning several notable categories including exploration, natural history, and early Americana.
Upcoming Auction
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Download PDFCoin-Op & Advertising
Our August sale will feature hundreds of coin-operated machines in every popular category, from early and rare vending machines to slots, trade stimulators, and arcade games. Casino memorabilia and gambling collectibles from several Reno institutions will also be offered, including memorabilia from Harold's Club and Harrah's. Complementing the machines will be a wide variety of advertising signs, clocks, and decorative items.
Catalogs ship approximately three weeks prior to the auction.
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Online Magic Auction
Our September online-only magic auction features finely bound books and antiquarian titles, a strong selection of Karl Fulves publications, Ed Marlo's personal library of his own published works (including his much sought-after Marlo Magazines), choice ephemera, and collectible contemporary magic props from several well-respected and sought-after builders.
No printed catalog will be issued for this auction.
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Circus • Sideshow • Oddities
Hundreds of vintage circus posters - from the heyday of Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey - will go on the block in our annual Circus, Sideshow & Oddities sale. Complimenting the stone lithographs of Strobridge and its contemporaries will be an eclectic assortment of unusual and macabre collectibles. From embalming tools to taxidermy, sideshow banners to scrimshawed whale teeth, the auction will feature our broadest array of unusual, outlandish, and outstanding oddities to date.
Catalogs ship approximately three weeks prior to the auction.