Salon de Magie: The Klosterman Collection Part I

Dell O’Dell (Odella Newton). Dell O’Dell’s Dove Transposition Props. 1940s. Including a version of the “Doc” Nixon Nekko Omar Mystery, being a cabinet on upright legs into which the dove is placed, then vanishes or changes into a silk handkerchief; and a low box with slatted front in which the vanished dove visibly appears. Both likely constructed for Dell O’Dell by Dr. Josephy Burgun and finished in crinkle chrome metal by her husband Charles Carrer. Height of vanishing prop 25 ?", production box 10 ¼ x 8 ¼ x 9 ½". Burgun, a friend of Dell O’Dell, constructed several props for her shows including her Doll House illusion. Her husband, noted juggler Charles Carrer, also assisted in the fabrication of props and the finishing or modification of apparatus built by other manufacturers for her show.