Professor Heller's Magic Trick Cards, c. 1870s, Extremely Rare carved mother of pearl game token 17 5/8" x 3 1/2"

17 5/8" x 3 1/2" 3/4"

An interactive dial allows one to scroll through the codes or flag positions that correspond to each letter of the alphabet

approx 4 3/4" across with handle

I've found a few other old French hand-painted souvenir boxes

especially for the contrast between the brown leather glove and the black leather mitt to which it is sewn--which brings the construction of the whole thing into relief

Professor Heller's Magic Trick Cards, c. 1870s, Extremely Rare carved mother of pearl game token 17 5/8" x 3 1/2"You know how much I love antique square corner no indices playing cards, so you can imagine how excited I was to find these antique magic trick cards! Even cooler to learn about the fascinating life of "Professor" Robert Heller (born William Henry Palmer; 18261878) the English magician, mentalist and musician who devised these (more about him below) and to find no other sets of these trick cards anywhere out there, at least that I can see. When