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�Live the dream of a different era. Experience the high-quality magic that is Thayer, an opportunity not to bemissed.� --Bill Trotter

2520 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67214 !!!!! (316) 683-9582 !!!!! FAX (316) 686-2442 !!!!! [email protected] !!!!! www.stevensmagic.com2

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CollectionCollectionCollectionCollectionCollectionAlmost 200 rare, hard-to-find Thayer

items are depicted in this catalog.

Floyd Thayer was ahead of his time back in the early 1900�s. His high-qualityprops and illusions were at the top of all American manufacturers of magic. Andall popular magicians of that era frequented Floyd�s premises as often as theycould to see what�s new, what�s causing public interest, and his shop was THEplace for all professional and semi-professional artists in magic world!

His wood turning of ball vases and other wood magic props still stands unequaled,even by today�s high technology. Floyd sold the Studio of Magic to Carl andEmmett Owen in 1933. He kept his retail business and renamed it; �ThayerStudio of Magic�. In 1942, he sold the Thayer Studio of Magic to theLarsen family, (The Famous Magic Castle).

And the Larsens purchased Floyd and Jennie�s home as well. The Thayers tradedtheir house for what was then the Larsen house. After the Larsens� ownership,the business was sold to John Daniel and Carl Owen. As time went by, eventually,the name of Owen-Thayer again was sold to Les Smith, who to this day, eventhough Les Smith passed away some years ago, it is still owned by his family withAlan Zagorsky heading the operation. Alan is still very busy building illusions formajor performers as well as theme parks around the country. Alan is one of thegood guys and has continued the high quality standards set by Floyd Thayer yearsago. Many of the smaller props that were first made by Floyd are still made today.

If you are a first comer to Owen Magic Supreme, you well may be shocked at theprices the effects sell for, as a result of so many inferior magic props that come infrom all over the world! There is no question that the quality of Thayer Magic wasat a different level from much of the magic made throughout the world.

For those of you who know... Thayer-Owen Magic has no equal with regard toquality and superior uniqueness! Expensive yes, but as Floyd Thayer said yearsago... �Quality is remembered longer after price is forgotten.�

Floyd Thayer was a gentle, quiet, confident man who was known to be frugal.However, magic dealers aside, there were no discounts on his apparatus. Friendswere friends, but business was business!

The years 1902 to 1942 were the years that Thayer-Owen dominated the magicworld. Floyd passed away on July 29, 1959, but his legacy continues with wonders,beautiful, high-quality magic that collectors still seek out today.

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2520 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67214 !!!!! (316) 683-9582 !!!!! FAX (316) 686-2442 !!!!! [email protected] !!!!! www.stevensmagic.com 3

Thayer Collection

Card SpiderGood Condition

Break-Away Die Box Good Condition

Three Boxes, A Dove& Mysterious Flight

Good Condition

Ball VaseLike New Condition

Baffling Bottle OfKoke

Good Condition

Card Rising Plate

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Card Star Coin Ladder

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Colonial TableGood Condition



Thayer Collection

Chameleon Box &Silks

Very Good Condition

Devil�s Pillars

Cut & RestoredNecktie CabinetGood Condition


Drawer BoxGood Condition

Die & ChimneyGood Condition Wooden Cups &

Balls


Combined ContrastScreen

Good Condition

Drop DownProduction


FlowerVase





Thayer Collection

Ethereal FloatingTable

Good Condition


DyFlyTo Homer HudsonElephant TableGood Condition

Griffin CheckerCabinet

Haunted ChineseBird Chest

Good Condition

Inexhaustible BoxGood Condition


JumboFind The Lady

Cubes

Jack Gwynne�sFlip Over Dove

VanishGood Condition

Jack Gwynne�sRabbit Box

Good Condition



Thayer Collection

Lemon & OrangeTray Mystery

Money MakerMento Mystery

SOLDSOLDSOLDSOLDSOLD SOLD

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Miracle Frame(Small)

Good Condition

Miracle Frame(Large)

Good Condition

Loyd�s 20th CenturySilk Frame

Good Condition

Midget SlidingDie Box

Good ConditionLoyd�s Mirage

Vanishing Glass OfWater

Good Condition

Small Blue PhantomFair Condition



Thayer Collection

No AssistantNest Of Boxes

Very Good Condition

Rice - Checkers -Orange

Fair ConditionTops Of Tubes Do Show Wear.

Oriental Tubes OfMystery

Good Condition

Multiplying BallsGood Condition Phantamo

Milady�s ParasolWith Changing

Hand BagFair Condition

One HandProduction

Peerless Billiard BallStand With

Carrying CaseGood Condition

Sand FrameGood Condition




Thayer Collection

PhantomAviary

Stocks OfSolomon

Supreme FlowerProduction

Good Condition


Tumbler SilkPedestal

Good Condition

Spirit Painting Tarbell Orange VaseGood Condition



Production CabinetGood Condition

Talking VaseGood Condition


TenaciousBall




Thayer Collection

Yo Ho Ho &A Bottle Of RumGood Condition

Wrist ChopperGood ConditionWaller Enchanted

Tube (Large)Good Condition

WonderScreen


Card Rising BoxUnique

Very Good Condition

Nic�s NapkinsGood Condition

Find The LadyGood Condition


Thayer Collection

ABC BlocksGood Condition

ABC BlocksGood Condition

Aladdin�s Candles(Missing Compass)

Good Condition

Baffo BoxVery Good Condition

Ball VanisherGood Condition

Bang WandGood Condition

Acrobatic CandleGood Condition

Barbershop PoleProduction

Good Condition

Card In EggPencil

Good Condition


Thayer Collection

4 Aces Large CardStand

Good Condition

Billiard Balls & Shell(Red)

Good Condition

Billiard Balls & Shell(White)

Good Condition

3 Billiard Balls &2 Shells (Red)Good Condition

4 Billiard Balls &Shell (White)Good Condition

Bran VaseGood Condition

Block Go PenetrationGood Condition

Block Go PenetrationGood Condition

Break-Away Die BoxGood Condition

Cannonball From HatGood Condition

Card Houlette(Small) & Card

FrameGood Condition

Card Switch TrayGood Condition



Thayer Collection

Card Switch TrayGood Condition

Card TrayGood Condition

Card TrayFair Condition

Card Tray WithNewspaper Backed

InsertGood Condition

Wooden Change BagPlus Holder

(Small Rim Damage)Good Condition

Blue Rice Vase WithCheckers

Good Condition

Chest Of Chu ChinChow

Good Condition

Clingo Billiard Balls& Shell

Very Good Condition

Coin In Ball Of WoolVery Good Condition Master Coin Tray

Very Good Condition

Coin WandGood Condition

LSMFT Tray(Lucky Strike Means

Fine Tobacco)Good Condition


Thayer Collection

Chinko Side TableVery Good Condition

Devil�s PillarsGood Condition

Coin TrayGood Condition

Coin Box (Square)Good Condition

Coin Box (Round)Good Condition

Crystal Dove CoteGood Condition

Devil�s MailboxGood Condition

Crystal Coin VaseVery Good Condition

Diminishing Cards,Simplexo &Small Frame

Good Condition


Thayer Collection

Double-SidedLocking Jap BoxGood Condition

Double-Sided Non-Locking Jap BoxGood ConditionDove Production

BottleGood Condition

Dr. Q PredictionChest

Good Condition Flowers From BottleFair Condition

Dr. Q Slates WithExtra Slates(Real Slate)

Very Good Condition

Elton Houlette &Deck SwitcherGood Condition

Super X ChangingBasket

Good ConditionGreat Three Slates

Office StuntGood Condition

Dr. Q SlatesGood Condition

Large UngimmickedCard HouletteGood Condition

Wu Ling PagodaGood Condition


Thayer Collection

Elephant HeadCenter Table

Good Condition

Finger GuillotineVery Good Condition

Ghost TubeGood Condition

Card Through GlassGood Condition

Floating BallGood Condition

Spring-Hinged HalfBottle Production

Good Condition

Improved Penny &Brass Weight

Very Good Condition

Magical IncubatorGood Condition

Jumbo Card LockingCard Box

Good Condition


Thayer Collection

Keg Or Barrel OfPlenty

Good Condition

Lemon & OrangeMystery

(Orange Needs Paint)Fair Condition

Mirror BoxGood Condition

Large Card FrameGood Condition Little Red Riding

Hood Bonus Genius(No Cloak)

Good Condition

Medium SquareCircle With Leg Base

Fair Condition

Medium SquareCircle With Full Base

Fair Condition

Nesting Set Of CansGood Condition

Vanishing CandleGood Condition


Thayer Collection

New Miracle SlateGood Condition

Nickel Silk Stand(Large)

Good Condition

Nickel Silk Stand(Small)

Good Condition

Passe Passe BottlesGood Condition

Single-Sided Non-Locking Jap BoxGood Condition

Orange ShellVery Good Condition

Thayer�s ChangingCard Tray

Good Condition

Hand TurnedPedestal WithGazing Ball

Very Good Condition

Phantom DieGood Condition


Thayer Collection

Presto Card FrameGood Condition Gold Gesso Rice

VaseFair Condition

Card Sand FrameGood Condition

Private PatBonus Genius With

Pup TentGood Condition

Production BoxWith Cloth Holder

Good Condition

Rapid RabbitVanish

Good Condition

RainbowBilliard Balls

Very Good Condition

Silk Cabby With FourHorizontal BarsGood Condition

Silk Cabby WithDragon

Good Condition



Thayer Collection

Tom Seller�s CardRise

Good Condition

Silk VanishingBottle

Good Condition

Silk Wand WithWood Insert

Good Condition

Silk Cabby With4-Legged Creature

Good Condition

Silk CabbyWith Red CenterGood Condition

Silk Cabby WithScarab

Good Condition

Handkerchief PlateGood Condition

Simplex EnlargingThimbles

Good Condition

Smaller Slate WithNewspaper BackGood Condition


Thayer Collection

Slat Card FrameWith 7 Of HeartsGood Condition

Slat Card FrameWith Jack Of Hearts

(No Extra Card)Good Condition

Stage Size SpiritPainting

(Frame Only)Fair Condition

Small Locking CardBox

Good Condition

Small Non-LockingCard Box

Good Condition

Sucker Cigarette DieBox With Pall Mall

Good Condition

Solid Through Solid(Brown)

Good Condition

Solid Through Solid(Ebony)

Very Good Condition

Small Non-LockingCard Box

Good Condition


Thayer Collection

Sucker BilliardBall Box

Fair Condition

Spring BabyProduction

Good Condition

William Tell CardFrame

Good Condition

Taking Eggs ToMarket

(Egg Shell needs paint)Fair Condition

Torn & RestoredTurban

Good Condition

Trip To SpooksvilleCabinet Only

Good ConditionTurntable & Holmes

Mirror GlassGood Condition

Wand Of LaughterGood Condition

Super X ChangingBasket (Old Wicker)

Good Condition

Wanda WandGood Condition

Sucker Cigarette DieBox With CamelGood Condition

Torn & RestoredTurban

Good Condition



Thayer Collection

Table BaseGood Condition

Wood TurnedPedestal

(Hallmarked)Good Condition

U-235Original

Very Good Condition

Die BoxGood Condition

Die BoxGood Condition

Silk CabbyRed Center

(Black, Blue, Gold& Red)

Good Condition

Original SlateMystery

Good Condition

Original SlateMystery

Good ConditionPhantazma Coin

& Card TrayGood Condition


Thayer Collection

Wrist GuillotineGood Condition

Hong Kong Duck VanishGood Condition

Doc Albo�sThe Ultimate Thayer Collection

Books & DVDsBrand New Condition

Drawer BoxScarab DesignSmall VersionGood Condition

Any questions regarding these items pleasecontact Joe Stevens at [email protected]


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