$300
Hindoo Wonder Tub. American, ca. 1930. A six-sided wooden tub is displayed and set on a small tabouret. From inside the previously empty tub, the magician then produces an enormous quantity of ribbons, handkerchiefs, garlands, and several live ducks. Overall height of 35". Tub and tabouret likely repainted, but overall good condition. Uncommon. Many manufacturers of magic tricks, including Thayer, advertised this effect their catalogs between the years of 1890 and 1940, but due to the high cost of the props, few were sold. Many incarnations included nickel-plated stands on which to display the items produced from the tub, as well as some of the articles.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-05-22
