Original 1950s COLORCRAFT BRANDON THE MAGICIAN Rare Stock Poster

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Brandon the Magician has pulled a disappearing act and can not be found, if anyone knows of him let me know, I can find nothing on him, however, his show looked elaborate according to the poster, so he must have been well known at some point
UPDATE! RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE A WHILE BACK AND JUST GOT AROUND TO ADDING IT TO THE DESCRIPTION.
"Don Brandon was the stage name of my father, Donald XXXX Sr. (I'm Jr.). Dad passed away in 2001. He was born in 1929 and was a protege of Harry Willard. By the early 50s he had a 2 1/2 hour show and a crew of 30 people, and had some moderate success until television killed the traveling shows. He revived the show in the 1970s on a smaller scale and continued to perform until a couple of years before he died. This poster is one I don't recall ever seeing, though there are familiar themes (Arabian Nights for one) to poster that we do have. He wrote a book on his experiences which of course is out of print, but I'm sure copies can be had."
THAT INFORMATION LEADS ME TO THE POSTER BEING FROM THE 1950s. BRANDON'S GRANDSON ALSO CONTACTED ME. HE HAS SEVERAL POSTERS DISPLAYED IN HIS HOUSE
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This is a stock poster that venues, promoter or performer would order and add the dates and times of the show or have Colorcraft add the information, so it is a virgin stock poster.
I have invoices and order blanks and it seems that 300 of a poster is what most venues ordered in big cities like Austin Denver Tulsa etc. A minimum order of 50 was very common.  That may give a person an idea on how many posters were originally printed with dates and times printed on them.
17" x 22" 6 ply heavy cardstock, a little yellowing on the edges from humidity, the paper is strong, not brittle at all. Can Not be folded so a little higher shipping than rolled
ON THE BOTTOM IT READS "THE TOP ENTERTAINMENT FROM THURSTON, WILLARD, HOUDINI AND BLACKSTONE COMBINED IN BRANDON'S 2 1/2 HOUR LIVE EXTRAVAGANZA"
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COLORCRAFT INFO BELOW
I have been contacted by the original owner's Son and Granddaughter and they have passed along this info to me. I very much appreciate it. Robert Curran and Harold Braucht rented a little space at the Oklahoma Publishing Co in the corner of a room in 1933 with one roller press. Robert was in charge of the art & production, and Harold was the sales and promotion guy. The early posters had the art drawn on wood, for each color and the wood carved away to elevate the printing surface. They then used block letter type faces to complete the layout. As the business grew they moved into a couple of locations on their own, and purchased more presses from a firm in Chicago.Those huge presses were so loud, almost all of the printers  had hearing problems later in life.
They were early users of lithography printing, making their own plates and photographic work. They pretty much stayed with entertainment printing. Circuses, and Amusement attractions. They did print a world war 2 bond poster, with the Minute Man and the Pioneer Woman statue on it. One may still be hanging in the state capital.
They did snipe printing for the Clyde Beatty Circus, and Barnum & Bailey Circus. To save the cost of shipping paper, sent the plates to a little shop they established in Lodi Ca.
During WW2, they enticed one of the Carnivals to set up in downtown Okla. City near the Civic Center to entertain the military men stations at Will Rogers, and Navy men from Norman. Later they booked Broadway show touring company's in Okla. City, bought a movie theatre
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COLORCRAFT POSTER COMPANY WAS THE PRINTING COMPANY OPENED IN 1933 THAT PRINTED SOME OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER COLLECTABLE POSTERS. MOST COLLECTORS ARE AWARE THEY ARE A LEGENDARY PRINTING COMPANY.   To view the other Colorcraft posters I am selling click here
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IN THE EARLY 1980'S COLORCRAFT SOLD OUT ALL INVENTORY AND EQUIPMENT TO A FELLA WHO CONTACTED ME. I RECENTLY BOUGHT THAT INVENTORY MINUS A FEW HUNDRED
POSTERS THAT HE HAD SOLD .
IN THAT INVENTORY IS ORIGINAL ART, NEGATIVES, CUTS ETC. IT WOULD TAKE TO LONG TO INVENTORY AS A WHOLE. I AM GOING TO BE PULLING OUT POSTERS AND OTHER ITEMS AND LISTING THEM ON EBAY AS FAST AS I CAN. I WILL BRING OUT SOME OF THE ORIGINAL ART AND NEGATIVES AS SOON AS I CAN
THIS IS A EXTREMELY UNIQUE AND RARE FIND. I LITERALLY HAD TO DEAL WITH BARN BEES BUZZING ME, THOUSANDS OF WASPS AND THEIR NESTS ON STORAGE BOXES. A BABY SKUNK, POISON RECLUSE SPIDERS AND FINALLY A WATER MOCCASIN THAT HAD TO BE KILLED BECAUSE HE WANTED TO FIGHT. SEE PIC IF YOU WANT BY CLICKING HERE
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RICK HOLLYWOOD SLAYS VICIOUS POISON SNAKE
, I TOOK A PICTURE OF HIM SO NO ONE WOULD THINK I WAS EXAGGERATING
I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY GETTING THESE ITEMS AND WILL BE LISTING AS FAST AS I CAN TO GET BACK SOME CAPITAL
I AM SELLING 100'S OF POSTERS THAT I HAVE COLLECTED FROM AROUND THE WORLD,
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