208: Tom Mullica's Harbin Table.

Tom Mullica's Harbin Table. Wooden attaché-type case converts into a stage table modeled after a design developed by Robert Harbin. A sliding panel on the bottom of the tabletop is removed and from inside comes a set of collapsible legs on which the case rests. The interior of the case contains felt-lined compartments for Mullica's act, as well as a thread reel. Attached to the front of the case is a hand painted sign advertising the Tom-Foolery. Case measures 15 x 12 ½ x 7 ½ when closed. Table stands 34" high when open. Accompanied by a smaller top made by Mullica that also attaches to the table legs. Shows wear from professional use, particularly inside the table, but overall good condition. The tabletops were built by Mullica while working for Abbott's Magic in the 1970s. Later, the larger table was used by Mullica in his performance at the 1984 Desert Magic Seminar, where he won first place – Siegfried & Roy's Golden Lion's Head Award. The "legs" of the table were commercially manufactured; Mullica himself built the box that houses them and commissioned the hand painted sign.