Sold for:
$150
$150
127. Orrin’s Matchbox Routine. England, Davenports [?], ca. 1950. Clever transposition of a stack of matchboxes, which vanish from the top of a skinny wooden stand and appear in a previously empty tube. The gimmick for vanishing the boxes from the stand is particularly innovative. Stand and cover 15 ½” high. Shows wear; good. Perhaps one of the only magic props to use cloth shells in this way. Orrin devised a number of clever mechanical props. This is one of his best.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-10-26