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Ball and Cone. Los Angeles, Bill Gusias [?], ca. 1965. Leather cone and three snooker-size billiard balls (two white, one red) for the Ball and Cone trick popularized by Dai Vernon. Cone stands 5 ½" high. Good condition.


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