Magic Collection (page 8)

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

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

Magic Lantern
Using a double lantern, which makes it possible to superimpose one image on another, giving a crude illusion of movement

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