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WALLENDA, Karl (1905-1978). Carl [Karl] Wallenda’s Layout and Tool Trunk. Sturdy wooden trunk with handle, metal hinges and clasp, painted in gray with red lettering. Additionally, written in block capitals on the inside lid is the message, “Tell me if any tools are broken of missing/Your life depends on it.” 11 x 22 x 7”. Underside of trunk heavily worn. Accompanied by a framed 8 x 10” photographic print of the Flying Wallendas.Karl Wallenda was the founder and patriarch of the Flying Wallendas, the most famous high wire troupe of the 20th century. Their act, including their signature feat, the seven person pyramid, was done without a safety net. During a 1962 performance in Detroit, the pyramid collapsed, killing two members of the group. The next year, in Omaha, a third member was killed, and yet another perished in 1972. Karl continued to perform, including a high-profile crossing of Tallulah Gorge in 1970. In 1978, he fell from a wire in San Juan, Puerto Rico and was killed.