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Magician's 'publicity banknote'

Advertising Card
mid 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Novelty banknote, advertising the illusionist Bev Taylor.

Bev Taylor (1924-2005) founded the company Town House Magic, which was based in St Louis in the 1940s and 1950s. The company designed magic effects and equipment for the stage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMagician's 'publicity banknote' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed paper
Brief description
Magician's 'publicity banknote', advertising the illusionist Bev Taylor
Physical description
Novelty banknote, advertising the illusionist Bev Taylor. On one side, printed in black and white, a photograph of Bev Taylor wearing a fez, centre, with, at top, the words 'THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT WORTH A CENT / THE UNTIED SLATES OF ANNEMANN'; on the reverse, printed in green, two circles to left and right of a central blank space, the left hand circle containing a sketch of the cup and ball trick with the words 'CUPTUM BALLUM / A FIRST MAGICAL MYSTERY', and below the circle the words 'GREAT SECRETS', the right hand circle containing a sketch of the Indian rope trick with the words 'HINDUS ROPEUS', and below the circle the words 'OF MAGIC', with, at top edge, the words 'FASCINATING ENTERTAINMENT' and, at lower edge, the words 'MAGIC MONEY'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14cm
  • Width: 31cm
Credit line
Given by John Palfreyman
Summary
Novelty banknote, advertising the illusionist Bev Taylor.

Bev Taylor (1924-2005) founded the company Town House Magic, which was based in St Louis in the 1940s and 1950s. The company designed magic effects and equipment for the stage.
Collection
Accession number
S.190-1987

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2012
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