Leat, Harry - Humpty Dumpty Up to Date
Updated September 21, 2026
| Lot number | 132 |
| Auction | #54 Featuring Houdini & The Robert Olson Collection |
| Date | October 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Haversat & Ewing LLC |
| Location | Yardley, Pennsylvania |
Here's a magic effect for children unlike any other. Produced by Harry Leat in the 1920's, the effect involves the magician producing from a sheet of paper an illustrated silk handkerchief showing Humpty Dumpty. As the silk is returned to the paper, another one is produced, this time showing Humpty Dumpty sitting on the wall. In all, five silks tell the story of the nursery rhyme. At the end of the trick a 3-D Humpty Dumpty is produced from the paper and all the silk handkerchiefs have vanished. In remarkably good condition for an effect over 100 years old. Comes with all the silks, Humpty Dumpty doll, and original instructions. $125+
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