This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/26/2019
Mind Reading Spider. Hamburg: Janos Bartl [?], ca. 1930. Large imitation spider with a glowing bulb at its center sits in the center of a large faux web. As the web spins, a tiny envelope appears in the spider’s grip. The message inside reveals the answer to a spectator’s question, or other information. Height 22”. Threads intact but some restringing required; light not tested with batteries. Rare. A rare variant of the Orrin Card Spider, this model allows the performer to choose one of over twenty different messages to be revealed by the spider. The first example of this unusual prop we have encountered.