Simplified Snake Basket. Colon: Abbotts Magic, ca. 1965. A faux snake is thrown in a woven basket along with a pack of cards. After comedic by-play, the snake rises from the basket with a selected card in its mouth. Basket height 9”. Clockwork mechanism.
This is one of many baskets woven by a Potawatomi Indian tribe in southeastern Michigan, not far from Abbott’s manufacturing plant.