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Television Card Frame. American, ca. 1949. A selected card appears between two panes of glass in a flash of fire. Handsome metal-covered frame includes box in front in which flash paper can be ignited, thereby activating the gimmick. Assembled prop measures 12 x 11 ½”. Very good.


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2013-07-27

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