Winter Magic Auction: featuring the Collection of Max Maven
Sun, Dec 14, 2025 12:00PM EST
Live Auction
Lot 413
Jumping Matchbox. [London: Jon Martin?], ca. 1940s. Novelty...
Estimate: $250 - $500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Jumping Matchbox. [London: Jon Martin?], ca. 1940s. Novelty matchbox that hops around on two concealed metal feet. Includes the turnkey. Approx. 2 ? x 1 ? x ??. Working. Good.From the estate of Oliver MacKenzie, who attributed the prop to Martin. MacKenzie was a customer of the well-known maker of precision magic apparatus; that said, no other examples of a matchbox of this description made by Martin are known.
