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1877
BryanKeithTaylor's books
Original Vintage 2 Sided De La Mano Magic Poster
original 14 3/8" x 5" poster
Genre
- Magic
Subject
- Magic Poster
Plot
Magic Poster 2 Sided Genuine 1870s
This is from the 1870s. A two sided poster. DeLaMano means "Of The Hand".
It measures 14 3/8" long X 5" wide. Marked under portrait "electro eng co N.Y." Marked at bottom "A.S. Sear's Engraving and Printing House 26 Union Square N.Y.
DeLaMano was born in Austria. He toured Europe for four decades before performing in America.
He mysteriously disapeared, leaving all his belongings in a barn in Westerlo, New York,
In the 1980s they were discovered and sold to an area dealer.
This and other magic posters was found still wrapped in the original printer's invoice dated 1877.
Minor foxing near the edges. Very nice for the age.
Personal
| Owner | Bryan-Keith Taylor |
|---|---|
| Location | Magic Library (Home) |
| Index | 1553 |
| Added Date | Jul 18, 2018 17:05:26 |
| Modified Date | Apr 06, 2026 13:51:35 |
Value
| Book Condition | Mint |
|---|
Notes
De La Mano
Born: Zell Dreitzehn
Died
Austria
Nationality Austrian
Flourished l830s-1880s
De La Mano (fl. l830s-80s), born in Austria, was the stage name of Zell Dreitzehn. he Toured Europe for 4 decades before his 1st USA tour in 1876, with a third and final one in 1881.[1]
Biography
Dreitzehn came from a wealthy Austrian family who owned a successful European circus. By the age of 20, he was a highly skilled illusionist.
He traveled to New York in the 1870s due to the area's growing interest in Spiritualism. He supposedly vanished while investigating hauntings at a home in Westerlo, New York in 1882.
He was last known to be investigating psychic occurrences at a farm in Westerlo, New York during the fall of 1882. While locked in his room during a particularly severe rainstorm, Dreitzehn vanished and no one ever heard from him again. His entire illusion show, stored in some forgotten warehouse, was never found. He also left behind a trunk full of broadsides and posters. These came to light in August of 1987 when a farmer found the trunks tucked away in a corner of his barn and contacted collector and stage magician Peter Monticup. Just hours after Monticup took the trunk from the barn, the building wass truck by lightning and burned to the ground.
Dreizehn, which translates to thirteen in German stage name translates to "of the hand" in Spanish but his was also billed as French.
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