France the Magician - We serve Honey

14" x 22"

Condition OK - Some tearing, staining, fading and general dirtiness - Edges and corners have some chipping - Litho (cardboard)

Proclaims in bold red letters: "WE SERVE PURE HONEY, With Hot Breads, Hot Cakes, Waffles, Etc."

At the bottom: Guaranteed Pure and Distributed By E.D. France (Small picture of France inserted) Berlin, Maryland, U.S.A.

France, Edwin D.

(1906-1992) American magician from the Baltimore area who billed himself as the "Del-Mar-Va Magician" and "France the Magician". He performed some spectacular stunts such as driving a car blindfolded. Also ran a mailorder magic shop, specializing in inexpensive tricks, jokes and novelties. An energetic and enthusiastic self-promoter, France took one of Howard Thurston's scaling cards, pasted his own photo over the face of Thurston, and reprinted the cards with his own name on them.