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Musical Automatons at Auction 29 October
By Gabe Fajuri

A lovely musical magician automaton, a Mandarin cup-and-ball magician
automaton clock by J.F. Houdin, and a Lambert-made clown conjurer
automaton are among the featured lots of 19th-century automatons and
mystery clocks in the October 29th auction at Potter & Potter Auctions
in Chicago.

The objects come from the collection of David Baldwin, a prominent
New York businessman who collected magic memorabilia, mystery clocks
and automatons for twenty-five years.  The balance of the 372-lot
auction includes rare magic books, posters, and apparatus.

The auction takes place in Potter & Potter's Chicago gallery.  Bids
can be placed online at http://www.bidsquare.com/ and other online
bidding platforms.

Gabe Fajuri - President,
Potter & Potter Auctions, Inc., Chicago
http://potterauctions.com/ 

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