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THB[HAND SHADOWS] Collection of Shadowgraphy Tin Fakes/Props. ...
Lot 126
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By Potter & Potter Auctions
Jan 24, 2026
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2026-01-24 12:00:00
2026-01-24 12:00:00
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[HAND SHADOWS] Collection of Shadowgraphy Tin Fakes/Props. Circa 1930. Eighteen metal cutouts used to enhance a shadowgraphy act or for the acting out of various scenes by a hand shadow performer. Includes hats for various faces (schoolmaster, etc.), a head with four sprigs of hair for the barber scene, a large gin bottle, a pulpit, a trumpet, and other fakes for popular shadow stories. In a wooden and paper box, as issued. Largest item approximately 7? in length. A few with wear from use, but generally very good condition. An uncommon set. Though many shadowgraphy shows featured faces, animals, and shapes made strictly with the performer?s fingers, Okito, Edward Victor, and other professionals added these tin fakes to their routines to create elaborate, funny, and realistic depictions of famous people or common situations, most often with great comic effects and visual jokes interwoven into the shadows themselves.
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