This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/27/2019
Eddy Taytelbaum Die Box and Chimney. [Surinam, ca. 1939]. Hand-painted and varnished wooden die box and chimney for the traditional sucker effect, handmade by Taytelbaum from a wooden sardines crate, the tubed feet drawn from a cash register, luggage trunk handles. Box 11 ½ x 7 ½ x 4 ½”. Chimney height 9 ½”. Sturdy and stable, working condition. Featured in Robert Albo’s History and Mystery of Magic (pp. 284, 394): “…by far the rarest piece in this collection and also the oldest. Eddy made this die box when he was just 14 years old. The earliest known surviving prop made by Taytelbaum, who was just 14 years old when he built the piece. The letters “M” on the chimney and box stand for the Great Magini, Taytelbaum’s boyhood performing name.