POTTER AND POTTER AUCTIONS, INC.
CHICAGO, IL
WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) OF MAGICIAN MEMORABILIA FOR YOUR COLLECTION:
ORIGINAL 1920'S-1930'S
POSTER FOR
ALOIS KASSNER, FAMOUS GERMAN MAGICIAN AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR WHO IS SAID TO HAVE CONTINUED TO PERFORM IN GERMANY DURING WWII, AND WHOSE ELEPHANT, TOTO, WAS SACRIFICED FOR FOOD DURING A PERIOD OF SCARCITY IN GERMANY.
ROBERT LUND, FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF MAGIC IN MARSHALL, MICHIGAN, OFTEN SPOKE ABOUT KASSNER'S DAUGHTERS VISITING THE MUSEUM AND BREAKING DOWN UPON SEEING THEIR FATHER'S POSTERS ON THE WALL OF THE MUSEUM.
MEASURES 24 X 16"
CONDITION: ARCHIVALLY SEALED MARGINAL TEARS, PINHOLES AT CORNERS, VARIOUS FAULTS, HOWEVER IN GOOD, FRAMABLE CONDITION
PLEASE RELY ON THE IMAGES POSTED FOR CONDITION