HERRMANN Leon (1867 1909) Postcard with two mounted images o

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HERRMANN Leon (1867-1909). Postcard with two mounted images of Hermann the Great, the images removed from magazines and mounted to the card, one being a bust portrait of Alexander and the other a picture of him levitating a woman, on a standard government postal card with undivided back; addressed to Henry Darvin, c/o Herrmann the Great Co.; ownership label of Chevalier Ernest Thorn. Postmarked Denver, 11 March 1904.

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A curious piece with all types of associations. Henry Darvin or Darwin is the Americanized name of Chevalier Heinrich Thorn, brother of Chevalier Ernest Thorn, and once a partner in the act Thorn and Darvin (or Darwin). After an American tour, Heinrich remained in the United States while his brother returned to Europe. Given the evidence of this card, Heinrich went to work for Leon Herrmann. The postcard eventually migrated to Ernest Thorn's large collection of magical memorabilia, and bears his ownership stamp. As the card is postmarked 1904, it must be associated with Leon Herrmann, since Alexander died in 1896.