This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/29/2019
Golly Wobble. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1936. A large version of the Imp Bottle effect. The bottle will lay on its for the magician, but not the spectator. Unusual method and gimmick. With the original $3.50 price tag hanging from its neck. 6” high. Rare. Floyd Thayer himself turned ten of these Golly Wobble bottles from wood, and advertised them in Catalog No. 8. Despite the unorthodox modus operandi, none were sold, so Thayer gave away several bottles to friends. In the ensuing years, the bottles have become one of the most sought after of the Thayer-turned props, due both to their scarcity and the ingenuity of operation.