Sold for:
$750
$750
Allerton, Bert (Bert Gustavson). Bert Allerton’s Otto the Automaton Duck. Chicago, Ireland Magic Co., ca. 1933. The original wooden card-finding duck as used and owned by famous Chicago close-up magician Bert Allerton. Metal beak and feed box, wooden body. 22 ½” long. Allerton’s initials are painted on the rear of the platform on which the duck sits. Accompanied by a copy of Ireland’s Magic Catalog No. 7, in which Allerton (under his given name, Bert Gustavson), poses with the duck; and a letter of provenance. Very good condition.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
