Great example of British magic from the heydays of colorful props, ca. 1967 – hallmarked with Jack Hughes sticker, with original English instructions
The colourful apparatus of a large Bird standing in front of a Silver Spider’s Web is seen with a rack in front. In the rack are four paddles, each bearing a picture of a small Grey Bird.
To the accompaniment of a lovely children’s story, a brightly coloured ribbon is wrapped around each paddle which is then put in the rack. When it is removed and unwrapped the Bird is seen to have assumed the colour of the ribbon in which it was wrapped. The large Bird is covered with a foulard, which when removed reveals a surprising and colourful finale. In place of the large Bird there is a PEACOCK IN ALL ITS GLORIOUS COLOURS.
The ideal children’s effect.
The pictures of the birds on the paddles could do with a touch of paint (see photos) as they get damaged by being put in and out of the metal rack. The apparatus itself could use some touch up paint as well as it has some loss of paint that is noticeable from close-up. However, the apparatus is in perfect functioning condition.
This is a large, showy effect suitable as a finale for your children’s show or perhaps just to treasure as a product of one of Britain’s biggest names in magical apparatus.
See pictures: Used condition with some paint loss on paddles and peacock stand. Would benefit from some touch up! The bird paddles have been filled in with some paint but this could be improved to restore this great piece to its former splendor!
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