Very Scarce 1936 Superior Magic Co. Svengali Magic Deck (with Patter!) etching A really elegant piece

A really elegant piece

both from the same estate--both are very large

Cyr changed his name to Louis when his family moved to Lowell

late 19th/very early 20th c

which were make to represent a wide variety of humans and animals

Very Scarce 1936 Superior Magic Co. Svengali Magic Deck (with Patter!) etching A really elegant pieceA Svengali deck is a trick deck of cards that allow for the performance of a range of tricks included are a series of duplicate cards, in this case aces of hearts, that are cut slightly shorter than the rest. As such, when arranged with an Ace placed behind each "regular" card, the aces will skip one's thumb when riffling through the deck, but anywhere that a spectator cuts the deck can be made to reveal an Ace.) This is a rare deck (I can find no