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E.T. Bussian?s Checker Cabinet. Cleveland, ca. 1930. Unusual, large version of the Okito/Thayer Checker Cabinet, in which a stack of checkers and a glass of rice transpose between three compartments in the cabinet and a metal cover. Unusual mechanism incorporated into handles of cabinet doors actuating sliding mechanism. Extra feature allows live dove to appear in cabinet. Outfit packs into a wooden case, the lid of which becomes the top of a table on which the apparatus rests. Includes elaborate cast metal base with dragon motif. Checkers 4 3/8? diameter, height of table and cabinet 41?. An unusual, elaborate, and truly unique version of this classic trick.