One prop I don’t really like, but spend way too much time thinking about is the Money Paddle. I’m not sure what it’s supposed to be.
Is it an olde tyme drink stirrer?
And if it is, how do you give it context for a modern audience?
One thing that it reminds me of is a strop for sharpening blades.
The strop pictured above is probably 18 -24 inches long, where a money paddle is about 6 inches. That’s a small point to give it context. A knife and a strop belong together, so the props are connected.
I glued some black and white paper to my money paddle and now the next thing is to try to figure out a routine to do with them.
Also on a side note, the only reason I own a money paddle is that some were made out of wood from Houdini’s house in New York. I thought that was a fun thing to own, but since it see it everyday, I want to figure out something to do with it!
-Louie