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TStone V.I.P. Stockholm, Sweden 769 Posts |
Frank Bemelman, the late Tommy Wonder's brother, placed Tommy's stage act for sale at eBay.
Hopefully, the act will get a good home! The act, as it looked in 1988: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAP7fVQcHWw Check out this link. Please spread the word. |
Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
If I were a rich man, but I spent all my money on magic tricks for the last 50 years.
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JNeal Inner circle I used to have 999 posts, now I have 1616 Posts |
Am I the only one who finds this macabre?
Make you pine for the days when the widow or surviving family member would build a bonfire and toss it all in...
visit me @ JNealShow.com
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TStone V.I.P. Stockholm, Sweden 769 Posts |
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On 2009-10-21 10:51, JNeal wrote: Frank is following the wishes of his brother. Since he, himself, has no ties to the magic world, it would be unfair to expect him to act contrary to what Tommy has asked of him. |
jimhlou Inner circle 3698 Posts |
Why would anyone buy this? Why not develop your own OLP routine?
Jim |
jimhlou Inner circle 3698 Posts |
I guess this would be valuable for serious collectors - the price is up to $2700. And if this is what Tommy wanted, than so be it.
Jim |
hugmagic Inner circle 7655 Posts |
I know of a couple of collectors who would treasure and preserve this is item in memory of Tommy. Most of these guys the documentation is of the prime importance not ever doing the routine.
Richard
Richard E. Hughes, Hughes Magic Inc., 352 N. Prospect St., Ravenna, OH 44266 (330)296-4023
www.hughesmagic.com email-hugmagic@raex.com Write direct as I will be turning off my PM's. |
JNeal Inner circle I used to have 999 posts, now I have 1616 Posts |
Richard-
That would be a fitting tribute to an original thinker like Tommy...
visit me @ JNealShow.com
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
With just over a day to go the price is at $8,600.00. I hope we are told who the collector/owner is. Could it be D.C. ???
STAY TOONED... @ www.pete-biro.com
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hugmagic Inner circle 7655 Posts |
I have another name in mind. I will probably be able to verify this in LA.
Richard
Richard E. Hughes, Hughes Magic Inc., 352 N. Prospect St., Ravenna, OH 44266 (330)296-4023
www.hughesmagic.com email-hugmagic@raex.com Write direct as I will be turning off my PM's. |
JamesTong Eternal Order Malaysia 11213 Posts |
Let's hope that the Tommy Wonder's Act goes to someone who treasure the historical and intellectual value of those items.
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
If you look at the "bidders" you will see the top bidder has "0" prior buys and the second high bidder has 1,634.
STAY TOONED... @ www.pete-biro.com
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JamesTong Eternal Order Malaysia 11213 Posts |
Any idea who that top bidder is? Just curious.
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kiketron Loyal user 297 Posts |
As fas as I know he/she is a french bidder.Frank says that in the question/answer fields and is the one who offered $15000 before auction began.
Step into the unknown
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TStone V.I.P. Stockholm, Sweden 769 Posts |
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On 2009-10-25 20:25, kiketron wrote: And it went for US $16,101 |
DJ Trix Inner circle 1197 Posts |
Has anyone noticed the anomaly on the front image of Tommy's books of wonder? He is standing behind his table, but his left leg is touching the front left leg of the table. It also looks as if he is at a sleight lean backwards. I was just intrigued by this and wondered if there was substance behind it, a story to be told.
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JamesTong Eternal Order Malaysia 11213 Posts |
Is that an intended optical illusion?
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DJ Trix Inner circle 1197 Posts |
I don't know, its unusual. that's what I was wondering about, if it were intentional or not.
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