Sold for:
$850
$850
O’Dell, Dell. Dell O’Dell’s Bird Cage Die Box. New York, Charles Carrer [?], ca. 1945. A square brass bird cage vanishes from an oblong wooden box after comedic “by-play,” only to reappear in another location. With vanishing and reappearing cages, box, gimmick, instructions, and letter of provenance. Box 14 ¼ x 6 ¼ x 5 ¾”. Owned and used by Dell O’Dell in her nightclub act. This prop was purchased from the Dell O’Dell estate auction by a semi-professional magician, who used it for over four decades.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-04-26
