This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/3/2018
[P&L] Dream Tube Trick. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L) for Steen, ca. 1932. Handkerchiefs or a billiard ball are produced from an empty tube. Objects can also vanish or change when placed inside. Heavy brass, lacquered in crackle, red, and gold. 3 x 3 x 8”. Fine condition. Rare. P&L manufactured this trick for Steen, New York firm. This example is an oddity in that the paint was likely applied by Owen Brothers, as the crackle-gold-red scheme was a popular finish with the firm in the 1950s.