This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/26/2019
Visible Die Through Hat. German, ca. 1925. A large white die with black spots rests on a table. The crown of a borrowed hat is placed on top of the die. On command, the cube slowly and visibly penetrates the hat, as if being pushed up through its material. The hat descends to the table, and the solid die is lifted from inside. Die penetrates hat from the top down. Table conceals mechanically complex device and sliding trap. Foot pedal control. With spring die for reproduction. Height 31 ½”. Mechanism a bit finicky, but working. Rare. Rudiger Deutsch went on to create his own version of this visible die penetration and offered it for sale in extremely limited numbers. Only one or two other original models such as this one are known.