Professor Heller's Magic Trick Cards, c. 1870s, Extremely Rare universal glass flask The world of Japanese Netsuke

The world of Japanese Netsuke is incredibly complex (and incredible

5 1/8" long x 3 7/8" deep x 2 1/4" tall

all held in a hinged box

The bowl with wider incised band near the lip measures 7 1/8" across at widest x 3 7/8" tall

a few with horns

Professor Heller's Magic Trick Cards, c. 1870s, Extremely Rare universal glass flask The world of Japanese NetsukeYou know how much I love antique square corner no indices playing cards, so you can imagine how excited I was to find these antique magic trick cards! Even cooler to learn about the fascinating life of "Professor" Robert Heller (born William Henry Palmer; 18261878) the English magician, mentalist and musician who devised these (more about him below) and to find no other sets of these trick cards anywhere out there, at least that I can see. When