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The Collection of Edwin A Dawes, Part I

Sat, Feb 24, 2024 12:00PM EST
Lot 327

The Devil’s Fan. Circa 1900. Circular fan with moveable han...

Estimate: $100 - $200

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$0 $5
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$1,000 $100
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The Devil?s Fan. Circa 1900. Circular fan with moveable handle/tongue based on Sam Loyd?s ?Get off the Earth? puzzle; when the handle is rotated, one of the thirteen devils printed on the fan disappears. Height 10 ??. Optical illusion printed on verso. The first we have encountered.