Magic Collection (#5)

PARANORMAL / MAGIC / WIZARDS
LE QUADRUPLE ORACLE DES DAMES ET DES DEMOISELLES A French manual of popular magic Date: circa 1900

Folklore - Jinn - Genie
When Aladdin rubs the magic lamp, this Jinn, or Genie, appears and announces that he will do whatever Aladdin wishes

BODHISATTVA
A BODHISATTVA This sign represents a powerful protective force of the Buddhists Date: 1933

WITCH WRECKING SHIP
A malicious witch of south- west Scotland calls up a storm which sinks a boat

YAKHOUT SHAMANS / MONGOLIA
Yakhout Shamans of Mongolia

Fawkes and his sleight-of-hand trick
Fawkes, a sleight-of-hand man, performs a trick; acrobats appear in a vignette. Date: circa 1780

The Magic City stands on yon hill - if it hasnt vanished it stands there still... Date: 1909

Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester, public penance London
Eleanor Cobham(c.1400-1452), Duchess of Gloucester, accused of practising magic to help her husband Humphrey to the throne, does public penance in the streets of London. Date: 13th November 1441

Nostradamus magic mirror, c. 1570
Nostradamus is commanded by Catherine de Medicis, Queen of France, to predict the future of the French royals : he does so, using a magic mirror in which figures seem to appear. Date: circa 1570

STARTING A HAILSTORM
Witches cause a hailstorm with their magic Date: 1626

PARANORMAL / MAGIC
A magicians consulting room, original William Hogarth Date: 17th Century

Wun-nes-tou, Medicine Man of the Blackfeet tribe
Wun-nes-tou, Medicine Man of the Blackfeet (Blackfoot) tribe of American Natives. Date: circa 1830

Theodore Hardeen brother of Harry Houdini 1905
Theodore Hardeen (1876 1945), Hungarian magician and escape artist, younger brother of the famous Harry Houdini, (with whom he formerly worked with), known simply as Hardeen or Brother of Houdini

Dreamland with Chevalier Ernest Thorn (22nd September 1853 -21st May 1928) was a touring magician and inventor from Austria

Witch uses distaff summon up a storm, 1537
An old witch working magic, using her distaff to cause a storm. Date: 1537

Fantastic Adventures scifi magazine, Goddess of the Golden Flame
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, July 1947, featuring the story Goddess of the Golden Flame by William P. McGivern

The magic washer, manufactured by Geo. Dee, Dixon, Illinois. The Chinese must go. Cartoon showing Uncle Sam, with proclamation and can of Magic Washer, kicking Chinese out of the United States

The Magic Mirror
A group of fairies and pixies fly through the air holding a magical mirror

Magician Chung Loo
Colour illustrated poster advertising magician Chung Loo, drawn by Clyff, dated 13 November 1922. HPF/5B/3

Witches in Hayloft 1807
Witches in a hayloft conjuring up all kinds of devils

Chinese Black Magic
CHINA To injure your enemy, make a figurine of him, damage it, then bury it in the ground with a magic incantation - and he will suffer !

Horse Brasses
HORSE BRASSES talismans favoured by English countryfolk to protect their horses and for general good luck

Roman Bulla
ROMAN BULLA TALISMAN featuring a Gorgons Head, guaranteed to ward off a magical attack

Gnostic Talisman
GNOSTIC TALISMAN which provided protection against evil, both physical and moral

Nostradamus / Magic Mirror
NOSTRADAMUS is commanded by CATHERINE DE MEDICIS, queen of France, to predict the future of the French royals : he does so, using a magic mirror in which figures seem to appear

The Devils Book
The Devil exchanges copies of his own book of magic spells for the Bible

Punch and Toby the dog magic lantern slide - Victorian period

Punch and Judy magic lantern slide - Victorian period

The Long Walk, Tresco Abbey, Isles of Scilly - Victorian period - from a hand tinted magic lantern slide

Cock Mill near Whitby Victorian period

Robert Burns from a Victorian magic lantern slide

Milk Boy Victorian period

Slide Movie Victorian Magic Lantern Wrench Projector
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New magic stereoscope for viewing carte de visite -- floral design. Date: circa 1890s

Ali Baba at the Cave by Rene Bull
Open Sesame - Ali Baba at the cave. Date: 1914

Siegfried slaying the great dragon Fafner
Act two : armed with the magic sword Notung, Siegfried kills Fafner, who has taken on the form of a dragon. Scene from Wagners Siegfried. Date: 1903

The Magic Carpet
A couple - he in Chinese costume, she in harem pants - flying on a magic carpet above the onion domes and minarets of an Arabian city. Date: 1932

Caliph Stork, an eastern tale -- the Caliph asks Selim the Learned to decipher a document for him which he has bought from the peddler

The Wooing of La Belle, by Felix de Gray
The Prince Charming who became a Monster, The Wooing of La Belle, by Felix de Gray. 1926

Magical wand. Egypt
Magical wand of ivory of hippopotamus tusk with images depicting deities and protective spirits to ward off evil spirits. To provide magical protection for mother and child. 1750 BC. 12th Dynasty

Funerary relief. Pentagram. Stone dated in 1284. Barcelos. P
Funerary relief. Pentagram. Stone dated in 1284, from Rio Covo Santa Eugenia. Archaeological Museum. Barcelos. Portugal

Advert for Carbolic smoke ball 1892
Carbolic smoke ball, Hay Fever positively cured and prevented. Testimonials include It acted like magic! It is simply invaluable!. 1892

LULLY / ARMIDE
Armide has seduced all the other crusading knights : will she also lure Renaud to his downfall ? Yes, but since its all done by magic it doesn t count... Date: first performed 1686

The sword excalibur returned by Sir Bedivere
Sir Bedivere returns the magic sword to the Lady of the Lake

Native American magic: the medicine horse
The medicine horse is conjured up by medicine men. Date: 1897

Circa turning men into beasts
Circe, a powerful magician and daughter of the Sun, turns men into beasts, as described in Homers epic poem, The Odyssey. Date: BCE

Maskelyne and Cookes Mysteries
Promotional postcard for Will, the Witch and the Watchman, one of the most popular magic playlets performed by John Nevil Maskelyne and George Cooke

Flora and Gill pursued by their enemy Luzbel, Mexico -- originally an illustration for a magicians programme. circa 1900

Magician with two white doves, Cornwall
Magician in a sparkly red costume and silver top hat with two white doves perched on her hands, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Fantastic Adventures scifi magazine cover - The Golden Princess
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, August 1940 featuring The Golden Princess, story by Robert Moore Williams. A magical fantasy woman hypnotises two men. Date: 1940

Illustration, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, by Kupka. Date: early 20th century

Triple form of Hecate around a column. Ancient Greek mythology goddess from Asia Minor and Thrace

Daniel Dunglas Home, medium, with skull
Daniel Dunglas Home (1833-1886), Scottish-American medium, contemplating a skull. Date: 19th century

Harry Houdini, Tied Up
Harry Houdini the Austrian-Hungarian escapologist (1874 to 1926) being tied up by two members of his audience. Date: circa 1910

Swimming a Witch
The art of Swimming a witch. The lady floating is the witch, who by dint of her buoyancy has failed the test

Advert for Kemt magic mist hairspray 1948
Kemt magic mist wakes the sleeping beauty in your hair. with a touch of a finger-tip on your kemt mist-ifier you release a magic mist as fine as frosted breath

Stage Magic Trick
TERRY SEABROOKE Novely British stage magician, about to saw a woman in half with a hacksaw! Date: late 1960s

Witches Wrecking Ship
Three witches, with their familiar, call up a storm to wreck a ship Date: 1931

Marriage of Puss in Boots Master to the Princess
Puss in Boots takes over the Rich Magicians castle and leads the King to believe that it belongs to his Master

Puss in Boots enters the Rich Magicians castle. Illustration to a fairytale by Charles Perrault, first published 1697

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