Magic Token-MT116.000-DUCROT, FRANK-NYC-1935-3 coin set-Box Lid-Instructions
Magic Token-MT116.000-DUCROT, FRANK-NYC-1935. This is a three coin set, with the box lid, and original instructions. Bottom of box is missing.
MT116.000 - DUCROT, FRANK
LOCATION: New York, New York.
DATE:1935
OBV: "MAHATMA GANDHI INDIA COIN MYSTERY".
Part 1: Steel box 25mm in diameter, 7mm deep, cover "MAHATMA / GANDHI".
Part 2: Stamped shell with Hindu face in center, silver colored.
Part 3: Copper coin, obv: shield, two rampant lions. Rev: Wreath, "MAHATMA/ GANDHI/ INDIA/ 1932".
Part 4: Same as 3, except Rev is silver colored.
REV: Blank on parts 1 and 2, except for Part 3 and Part 4 as listed above..
COMPOSITION: Box Lid is steel Other metals are copper and nickel. Shell is 23.5mm All have smooth edges.
COND: Spots on both sides. Dark toning from age. The is virtually no wear. Detail of clothing on Devil is complete.
Information From:
Magicians' Tokens And Related Items
An Illustrated check-list with estimates of values and rarities.
by F. William Kuethe, Jr.
TAMS Journal, Volume 18, Number 5, October 1978, (Part Two)
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No |
| Location |
Magic Library (Home) |
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Very Fine |
| Owner |
Bryan-Keith Taylor |
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Frank Ducrot
Born
T. Francis Fritz
Brooklyn, New York
Known for
Owner of Martinka
Notable works
Twentieth Century Silk
Frank Ducrot (1872 - 1939), was owner of the Martinka magic shop and a Chautauqua performer. His performances featured hand shadows, chalk talk, Punch and Judy shows and chapeaugraphy.
In the late 1920's, when Otto Hornmann tired of the magic business, he sold his company to Frank, who kept the name as the Martinka-Hornmann Magic Co.
He is known for inventing the classic Twentieth Century Silk trick.
When Ducrot died in 1939, Al Flosso, his friend from his Coney Island days, purchased the shop from his estate.
References
Obit Genii 1939 June
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Ducrot, Frank
(1872-1939)
Born T. Francis Fritz, he spent many years touring the United States as a Chautauqua performer. His performance featured hand shadows, chalk talk, Punch and Judy shows, chapeaugraphy (the art of making many different hats with one small circle of felt) and many other markers of the variety performer's trade. He is known in magic circles for inventing the classic trick called the Twentieth Century Handkerchief (in 1900 - the beginning of the 20th Century) and as inventor of the original Blendo, known as The Perfection Flag Trick and the version of the Chinese Rice Bowls used by many magicians today. During his long ownership of the Martinka company, Ducrot was very successful as a society entertainer. Many of his original silk magic effects can be found in Rice's Encyclopedia of Silk Magic.
