This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/3/2018
No-Assistant Nest of Boxes. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1950. A vanished object appears in the smallest of four locked, nested boxes. Largest box bound with brass, measures 9 ½ x 8 ¾ x 8”. Handsome crackle finish. With four matching keys. Unlike other models this unit requires no offstage assistance to load the object; the “dirty work” is done nearly instantly by the performer himself. Likely a custom-made version of this Thayer effect, with a heavy brass ring attached to the outer box.