A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
Just once, I want to find an original Houdini poster in my basement. Whenever I hear a story about someone finding rare treasures in their attic and basement it makes me want to buy an old house where I can take a sledgehammer to the walls. Of course, in this case, the woman “found” her [...]
The good folks at Guernsey’s will be holding another incredible auction tomorrow. This time the items up for bid are focused on vintage circus items and carousel animals. I’m not too interested in the carousel animals (though some of them are pretty cool) but I would be more than happy to own one of these [...]
Charles Joseph Carter (1874 – 1936) was the American stage magician, known as “Carter the Great.” During the heyday of magic acts in the U.S., Carter gained his greatest fame abroad. Among the highlights of Carter’s stage performances during his career were the classic “sawing a woman in half” illusion (an elaborate surgical-themed version with “nurses” in [...]
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