Salon de Magie: The Klosterman Collection Part I

Taylor, Merv. Merv Taylor’s Gimmicked Magic Cane. Circa 1940. A complete act built in to a complicated mechanical cane, each section outfitted with gimmicks and secret aids. Incorporated into the body of the cane are a ball dropper, coin dropper (for individual coins), silk winder (for vanish or change), cigarette dropper, large load chamber, match dropper, second silk winding/changing device, and, at the tip, a coin-catching mechanism ala the Coin Wand, with a specially machined 1915 silver US Half Dollar. Cane unscrews into eight separate sections. Assembled length 35 ½". Paint worn, but very good working condition overall. Obtained from the Merv Taylor estate.