Professor Heller's Magic Trick Cards, c. 1870s, Extremely Rare carved mother of pearl game token 1967) manages to feel totally

1967) manages to feel totally cartoonish (I keep thinking it is actually going to start signing and dancing) but also pretty classy

I don't know a lot about this doll

approx 4 3/4" across with handle

and the overall wear to the wood suggests it served him long and well

Williams spent his adult life in Ypsilanti

Professor Heller's Magic Trick Cards, c. 1870s, Extremely Rare carved mother of pearl game token 1967) manages to feel totallyYou know how much I love antique square corner no indices playing cards, so you can imagine how excited I was to find these antique magic trick cards! Even cooler to learn about the fascinating life of "Professor" Robert Heller (born William Henry Palmer; 18261878) the English magician, mentalist and musician who devised these (more about him below) and to find no other sets of these trick cards anywhere out there, at least that I can see. When