45: Gambling Demonstration Suitcase. Merv Taylor.

Gambling Demonstration Suitcase. North Hollywood, Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. Faux leather-covered suitcase converts into a freestanding, tiered easel with hidden servante and shelves from which the lecturer can deliver and perform a gambling exposé entitled "Cheating At Cards." Includes a copy of the original lecture with dozens of hand-tipped explanatory photos, ring shiner, pipe shiner, tin of Lanum, Deland's Automatic Playing Cards and four decks of Bee cards as issued, but lacking original holdout (which has been replaced with Taylors card forcing device); case shows wear and leather handle broken but present.