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May Magic Auction

Sat, May 2, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 134

Chanin, Jack. Jack Chanin Napkin Swami Souvenir. Handmade ?...

Estimate: $100 - $200

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Chanin, Jack. Jack Chanin Napkin Swami Souvenir. Handmade ?Hindu? man, replete with turban, crafted from a cloth table napkin, spoon, and toothpick by Jack Chanin, the Philadelphia magician and magic shop owner, based on published directions by Bert Allerton and others. Height 4 ??. With a letter of provenance signed by magician Bobby Bernard, who obtained the figure directly from Chanin at a Tannen?s Magic Jubilee. Bernard states that Chanin, ?Took my cloth table napkin?and made the figure locking the bottom by sliding one of the Brown?s Hotel spoons, into place. ? We were observed by Mrs. Brown, who with a smile said keep the spoon as a gift, you magicians give me so much pleasure when you come here for your convention each year.?