Hathaway Rising Cards. S.W. Reilly, ca. mid-20th century.
A distinctive version of the classic Rising Cards effect in which three selected cards rise individually from a jumbo deck held in a decorated red houlette. Suspended between the performer and a spectator by two lengths of ribbon, the houlette swings freely while the selected cards rise one at a time.
Measures approximately 7.7″ tall. Includes original instructions identifying the apparatus as No. 174, Hathaway Rising Cards, by S.W. Reilly. Wear consistent with age and performance use, including scattered paint losses and surface marks. Cards included.
Hathaway Rising Cards. S.W. Reilly, ca. mid-20th century.
A distinctive version of the classic Rising Cards effect in which three selected cards rise individually from a jumbo deck held in a decorated red houlette. Suspended between the performer and a spectator by two lengths of ribbon, the houlette swings freely while the selected cards rise one at a time.
Measures approximately 7.7″ tall. Includes original instructions identifying the apparatus as No. 174, Hathaway Rising Cards, by S.W. Reilly. Wear consistent with age and performance use, including scattered paint losses and surface marks. Cards included.
