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The Collection of Michael Wolf — Webb's

Auction House:Webb'sNumber of lots recorded:297
Sale Title:The Collection of Michael WolfLots with images:296
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:262
Date:5-Nov-2016
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An assorted collection of magician alarm Clocks, all chrome plated seventeen various patterns in sets plus odd parts. Height to top of bell 14 cm.
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An arcade 'Lolly Crane' by international Mutoscope Reel Co. New York, the 'Electric Travelling Crane' cast metal fittings, pulleys, stainless steel rods and slides etc. Height 174 cm.
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A battery operated composite Laughing Policeman figure, Chinese manufacturer. Height 34 cm
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A composite resin painted Charlie Chaplan and boy figure group, both standing under a street light. Height 5.3 cm
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A Waco Japanese painted Melody porcelain musical clown clock, music box base with moveable head. Quartz movement in lampost. Height 40 cm
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A German Hutchenreuther painted porcelain clown with Bass drum figure, Numered 124 with date 1981 'Eurico Carusa Pagliacci' on wooden base (striker deficient). Height 23 cm
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A large 19th century Swiss music box in rosewood inlaid case, cylinder length 33 cm and all teeth on combs intact. Two extra cylinder barrels in seperate case, sold together. Dimensions 82 cm x 5 cm x 2 cm
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Large French Pathe Gramophone with external horn, cast nickel plated brass fittings and stylus. 'Pathephone No10' on brass plaque. Horn width 58 cm
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A magician's box top stand table, tubular centre column with tricorn base. Open box top to allow for apparatus etc. Height 85 cm.
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An Italian Crucianelli piano accordion, in cream lustre plastic with minor loses. Width 53 cm
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A mottled red plastic Tientan piano Accordion, some key covers missing. Width 51 cm
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A magicians 'barrel of Spirits', Taken from the Thayer magic catalogue, with wooden spigot and black tin cylinder. Sheet instructions. Height 31 cm.
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A pair of stage or show portable Floodlights, made in Taiwan with alloy cases and bracket fittings. Length 36 cm
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A small oak cased 100 year Anniversary 'Hurdy Gurdy' machine, with external handle and electronic components. Inside MPV4000 OSI ERIE, PENNA, dimensions 60 cm x 3 cm.
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An assortment of coloured magical Cylinders, the largest with a circular base. All varying diameters and approximately 30 cm in height.
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An early-20th century electric revolving Niagara Falls lamp C. 1920, cast iron base and dome shaped pierced top with painted glass cylindrical shade, the air updraft causes scene rotation. Height 24 cm.
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A painted pottery musical Scottie dog cigarette dispenser, shaped as a kennel with removable roof (repaired). Marked Crown Devon. RDNO818823
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A suede head mask with deer antlers and Jerkin, Used as magical illusion prop. Antler length 50 cm with fourteen points.
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A battery operated Lubor Fiedler card Trick clock, beehive shaped in black plastic with clear plastic panels. Height 24 cm
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A large spherical folding alloy bird cage, flat wire, riveted sections. Diameter 46 cm, height 54 cm
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A limited edition 'Snow white' musical Jack-in-the-box, numbered 2964 fom the long Ago and Far Away series. The hexagonal box with spring loaded lid is decorated on all panels with classic story scene. Needs attention. Height 16 cm
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An American Remo Snare drum, Weather King Diplomat Batter. New in box. Diameter 38 cm
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A bronzed spelter lady dancer table lamp with shade C. 1930s, semi-nude with simulated grass skirt (needs rewiring). Height to top of shade 63 cm.
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A bag lot of magicians coloured feather props, some with tubes and stands etc. Sprays and bouquets. Lengths up to 60 cm.
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A pair of Oriental Shaw Signs. Canton Fantasy' wood cutout letters on black hardboard. Dimensions 79 cm x 8 cm
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An original American coin operated Mutascope arcade machine. Made by the international Mutascope Reel Co. New York . Hand wound flipping photo card reel. Patent 1896 on ironwork stand. 800 approx cards. Height 136 cm.
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A 19th century German upright Polyphon music machine with reproduction pediment, 'Penny in the Slot' walnut case with glass front and turned column sides. Together with ten music disks. Pediment with carved scallop shell and scroll over turned finial (one ball end missing). Polyphon diameter 50 cm, height 96 cm. Pediment length 52 cm.
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An ornate Oriental black Laquer framed toilet mirror, decorated with scenes of cranes amongst a flowering prunus tree landscape. Height 92 cm.
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A small vintage Spanish Barrell Organ. By 'Enrique-Salva Mane' fom Barcelona. Together with an extra barrel (6 tunes) by Faventia. Side carrying handles. Height 60 cm, width 58 cm.
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An old painted wooden house pistol shooting arcade game. Glass sides with a row of cats to shoot at. (needs overhaul), height 162 cm.
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A set of beechwood converting library steps C. 1920, from a chair to a three step shelf ladder in a flip-over motion. Height 92 cm.
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A fine quality American 1920s serpentine mahogany cased Regina phone, the lift top with shell and carved lions head and paw supports. Plays music box discs and 78 records.
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A vintage Collaro tape transcriptor machine. English make contained in a brown leather suitcase. Dimensions 39 cm square.
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A brown Vulcanite suitcase containing Edison cylindrical Records, thirty one blue Amberol phonograph records, mostly in original cardboard tubes.
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An American Tycos Recording Sphygmomanometer machine in case, patent date 1925 with circular original recording charts. Case length 39 cm.
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A 19th century American regulator wall clock, oak case with brass bezel and octagonal surround above the original glass pendulum door. Height 85 cm.
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A vintage black lacquered harpsichord, probably French C. 1910, with ebony key bridge. Length 50 cm.
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A miniature black lacquered grand piano and stool, Used a as magicians' stage prop. Marked 'Bridgecraft'. Height 50 cm, width 50 cm.
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A pipe barrel circus or Shaw rifle, bolt action single shot fires blanks. Length 102 cm
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Two vintage fencing and kendo masks, (1) the fencing mask with hard and soft leather and canvas surround and close woven steel grill. (2) the kendo mask padded and quilted with chromed grill plate. Length 42 cm and 46 cm.
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An English professional 'Music Saw' in a case, made by Mussehl and Westphal with violin bow and other bits. Length 80 cm
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A rare German Klingsor miniature bureau cased gramophone, the oak case with leadlight doors above that open to reveal a cast iron harp frame with strings. Original motor. Height to top on pediment 96 cm.
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An assortment of various red velvet magicians show booth curtains, some with gold gimping and brass rings attached, five in total.
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An Edison home model Phonograph C. 1900, oak case (needs restoration). Part of the large external horn is missing. Case length 41 cm.
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A grotesque rubber severed head with long hair, circus ghost train or similar prop. Length 40 cm.
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A set of circus or magician act movable stocks, painted brown with wrought iron straps and castors. Height 134 cm.
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A vintage French Pathe Elf Gramophone, in light coloured oak case. Dimensions 29 cm x 4 cm.
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A Victorian gem roller organ with cobs, painted brown with gold details. Together with fifteen extra cob rolls. Dimensions 36 cm x 2 cm.
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A rare standing upright gramophone by Chapman Taylor, the Garrard Super turntable with Beltona Peridulce reproducer. Wooden horn and sound box below with four column legs. (turntable deficient), height 1,20 cm
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A rolled up painted magicians show sign on canvas, Mascar the Mystic'. Length 190 cm, width 92 cm.
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A magicians painted black and yellow mirror box on stand, tubular chromed supports on castor base. Total height 135 cm.
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A large handpainted on hardboard clown act sign, the 'Celebrated Eccentric Original Musical Comedy Act'. Dimensions 2,20 cm x 02 cm.
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A German mantel clock with Swiss musical movement C. 1910, mahogany case with Helvetia (Swiss) disc music box. Comb length 4 cm with all teeth intact. Disc 11 cm.
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A stylish cream Bakelite Vitascope Dioramic electric clock, chrome plated chapter ring with pierced numerals and hands. Diorama of sailing ship on the sea (with instruction sheet). Height 32 cm
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An alloy flat wire hanging spherical cage with bird, height 30 cm.
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A vintage Showtime Acme Stentor conical Loud Hailer, in riveted sheet aluminium, with handle. Height 46 cm.
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A handmade and painted Pelham puppet, black boy in original cardboard box. Box 37 cm long.
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An assortment of twelve various magical Props and Apparatus, bottle, tubes, scarves etc. Silver and multicoloured (box lot).
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A small Schuco tinplate clockwork clown toy, working, with original key and clothing. The red plastic feet marked 'made in U.S. Zone Germany'. Height 11 cm.
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A 1920s vintage American 'little Duke' one armed bandit fruit machine 19A, cast metal with painted stylish decoration stamped number 20198 (needs attention). Height 63 cm
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A mottled Bakelite Rolmonica C. 1920, together with twenty paper player rolls. Nine in original boxes
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A quantity of 45rpm juke box records, village people, meat loaf, Beatles, Joan Jett, etc. Approximately 100 in all.
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Vintage 1960s Skill Ball machine panel, saved from a wall machine front panel only. Dimensions 37 cm x 4 cm
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A hanging five board sign with magician cards, twenty eight cards from New Zealand, English and American magicians 1944-1970. Length 34 cm
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A vintage ringmaster top hat and stockwhip and stand, box lot together with copper magical apparatus, lamps etc.
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Two vintage sidekick puppets and a double parasol, (1) a soft toy bear with hat. (2) Charlie McCarthy type boy figure. Plastic and composite body. Length 70 cm.
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A bag lot: miniature Stereoscope, Fatima, animated portrait, pitch pipe, all C. 1910.
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A mid-sized German Arabella piano accordion, silver grey plastic, body in need of restoration.
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Two orange plastic Penny Cadburys chocolate machines, stamped Peter Pan, Made in England. Height 22 cm
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Three vintage Showtime items, a cast iron shooting gallery fliphead clown, enamel 'Test your Strength' sign, cast iron nickel plated cash register panel. Clown height 31 cm.
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An old cast alloy frame and painted plaster HMV dog, the frame formerly part of an arcade machine. Dimensions 30 cm x 5 cm. HMV dog height 18 cm.
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A spectrum pursuit vehicle Dinky toys 104, made under license for Century 21 Toys Ltd. Sky blue enamel. Length 16 cm
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A rolled up, printed on both sides, vinyl Wellington Carnival sign, 1990, the banner in bright colours with Coca Cola. Dimensions 245 cm x 8 cm.
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An assortment of Seventeen American contemporary coloured lithograph magic show posters, Le grand David', 'Thurston', 'Chung Ling Soo', 'Bancroft', 'Carter' etc. Printed on paper and fabric by Otis, Strobridge, Illinois etc. Sizes up to 60 cm x 0 cm
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A rolled paper vintage magician poster 'Sorcar - the Worlds Greatest magician', by Asy litho works, Madras. Dimensions 2,20 cm x 00 cm
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A vintage enamel on tinplate sign, the Bristol piano Co. Ltd. For pianos and organs. Branches Everywhere, dimensions 99 cm x 3 cm
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A vintage enamel on tin plate sign, the Dresden piano Co. Ltd. Branches and Agencies throughout New Zealand, (some enamel lost), dimensions 54 cm x 9 cm.
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A framed Pears lithographic print, Sweethearts' 1905 from the original painting by Fred Morgan. Dimensions 72 cm x 6 cm.
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A framed 'Virgils' magicana show poster, paper laid down on hardboard and framed. Featuring 'Julie the sweetheart of magic' and the Indian rope trick. Printed by W.E. Smith Ltd, Sydney. Dimensions 99 cm x 4 cm
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A vintage Fairground curved novelty wall mirror, of serpentine shape with distorted reflection, cedar frame. Dimensions 83 cm x 0 cm.
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A vintage magician poster 'The great Lyle', lithograph on paper laid on a framed hardboard panel. Dimensions 77 cm x 1 cm.
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A vintage Empire show poster C. 1940, featuring 'Julian rose', 'Decima and Eddie', 'McLean' and others. Paper on hardboard backing. Dimensions 84 cm x 3 cm.
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A vintage Victorian 'Colemans Starch' advertising poster, twin young girls in period dress standing on a wooden box. Paper stuck on a linen backing with wooden stretchers. Dimensions 73 cm x 9 cm.
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Four New Zealand 1950s magician and Vaudeville show posters, Laid down on hardboard. Nola Brothers, the great LeVante, Benyon, magicians and Illusionists, etc. Dimensions 102 cm x 8 cm (one smaller).
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A very stylish Paul Colin 'La Revue Negre' music hall poster, Paris 1925 Champs Elysees. Paper laid on thick cardboard. Printed H. Chachoin Paris 1925. Dimensions overall 102 cm x 6 cm.
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A framed 'Dividing a lady in two' original poster and 'The great Benyon' magician poster, the 20th century miracle, C. 1920. Dimensions 78 cm x 1 cm. The original 'Bam-Boo-Zalem' dated 1948, paper on hardboard. Dimensions 68 cm x 9 cm.
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Two Organ prints and one Jukebox print, (1) a Wurlitzer Organ print. (2) a Gebroeder Organ framed print and (3) a very stylish 1940s a Rockola Jukebox print. Dimensions 88 cm x 9 cm (the largest).
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A pair of oak framed floral panels, each with three prints of floral sprays. 'Flower of Titoki' by S.Featon. Length 730-76 cm.
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A magicians bi-fold table screen, the framed bamboo style panels with a relief Old English capital letter D. Dimensions 73 cm x 0 cm.
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Two New Zealand Pears and Apples framed prints, plus 1950 'Calvert' the magician poster, the framed prints 26 cm x 2 cm. The poster 50 cm x 0 cm.
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An original 'Wizard of Oz' movie poster, 1939 starring the young Judy Garland, laid down on thick cardboard. Dimensions 60 cm x 3 cm.
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A framed Wilmer and Vincent Circuit artists Agreement, signed between Martini and Fabrini, August 1913. Dimensions 46 cm x 6 cm.
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A 'Carter the Mysterious' framed poster, showing five colour special lithographic printing. Dimensions 31 cm x 4 cm
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Six English vintage framed music hall show Signs, the lily of Laguna', 'the Bing Boys are Here', 'Betlini', 'the tin Gee Gee', 'Burlington Bertie', 'Cheer Boys Cheer'. Largest 47 cm x 7 cm.
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A box lot of various vintage magicians Props and Apparatus, Clocks, boxes, tubes, frames etc.
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A wooden framed and Glassed Penny Lane sign, dimensions 29 cm x 4 cm.
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Two original vintage N.Z. Release film and show posters, printed in green and red ink on paper. Laurel and Hardy, 'A Chump at Oxford'. The great Benyon,' 'New Sensations and Illusions. Dimensions 68 cm x 3 cm.
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19th century floral pierced and inlaid wooden panel, rosewood with foliate decoration around an oval panel inlaid with a young boy reading. Dimensions 30 cm x 2 cm.
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An old American Acoustic Martin Coletti Guitar in a case, C. 1940, paper label inside, serial number 1278. The back with scratched World War II enlistment forms, other venues and dates. English owner, well used condition. Length 104 cm
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An Italian 'Settimio Soprani' piano Accordion, with silver grey mottled plastic cover. Width 48 cm.
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