An Early/Mid 20thC Magicians Travelling Suitcase; “Zurando The Great” c.1940 sub-Macabre- Medicine giving it a real edge

giving it a real edge of realism and elsewhere it is very well executed overall

having an iron spindled comb back with plain top rail

It did not just provide a local service but extended over the country and this mannequin would have been made to order for one of the top window displays of its day

imitating this cast

and so essentially represents one that has no past and no thought of the future

An Early/Mid 20thC Magicians Travelling Suitcase; “Zurando The Great” c.1940 sub-Macabre- Medicine giving it a real edgeOrigin: English Period: Early Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1935 45 Width: 26. 25 Height: 9 Depth: 13. 5 The hand painted magicians travelling suitcase painted in teal with a top hat, wand, die, three magic rings, balloons and playing cards, and signwritten "Zurando The Great" and Magician to the flank, with an ebonised handle and brass fitments, opening to reveal a vacant interior with the original paisley type paper lining, the