My Vanishing Bird Cage collection just grew by another cage. This one popped up on eBay for $35 and I grabbed as soon as I saw it.
Without seeing it in person, I don’t know who made it or if its actually from the 1940’s. However for $35 it’s a gamble I’m willing to take.
Looking at the solders on the “U” joints in the pictures and the dimensions gives me confidence that this isn’t a cage from India, and I’m really hoping what is pictured is what will show up in the mail.
Another clue is in one of the pictures you can see the top of an instruction sheet that says: AN N.M.C. PRESENTATION ROUTINE. That would imply this is a cage that was sold by the National Magic Company.
We’ll see what shows up in the mail. Unfortunately I’ll probably be out of the country performing when it shows up, so I won’t be able to see it for a week or two.
-Louie
Wow, only $35.00 !
Looks like the same proportions as a Warren Simms’ cage (fortunately,I believe he always hallmarked his cages with an ‘S’ , so you should be able to confirm when you get it).
Also, I have a photo of a Milson Worth PRO cage , which was MW’s copy of the larger Simms cage (not the smaller Silver Meteor cage). So it is possibly one of the MW PRO cages. Here is the photo: https://i.imgur.com/0OaB6cA.jpg
I’m thinking it might be a Simms as well. I’m curious about the instructions that are kinda in the picture with the National Magic Company at the top. I hope they’re included, as older cages with instructions are hard to find!
-Louie
Well, I’ll be interested to know if it’s a Simms cage with the ‘S’ hallmark. Either way , Simms cage or the Milson Worth “PRO” copy of the Simms cage, I think you scored a rare find for an amazing price.
I’m super curious, I’m home for a bit tomorrow before I leave again. I hope it shows up and I can check it out before I go!
-Louie