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Salon de Magie: The Klosterman Collection Part I

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Lot 186

Scotch and Water Separation. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, 1930...

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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Scotch and Water Separation. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, 1930s. Two metal tubes decorated in blue, black, and silver lacquer cover two glasses on turned stands; a bottle of Dewar?s White Label is displayed on a matching stand. Scotch and water are poured into the bottle from separate glasses, which are then covered. The liquid vanishes from the bottle, only to reappear in the two glasses, separated, just as it was at the outset. Height of pedestal and tube 12 ?". Lacks glassware. Rare.Possibly manufactured by Thayer for the son of Asa Candler, owner of the Coca Cola Corporation, who purchased many Thayer props as a boy. A somewhat modernized version of the Wine and Water effect in that the bottle requires no cover to vanish the liquid; it is simply turned over to show that the contents have disappeared. This is the only example by Thayer we have encountered.