Val Evans Stop Trick. Massachusetts: Val Evans, ca. 1940s.
A shuffled deck is placed into a wooden houlette and dealt through one card at a time. At the spectator’s call of “stop,” the next card is shown to be the previously selected card.
Green-stained wooden houlette with rectangular viewing window and metal clip at rear. Compact tabletop size, 4.5 × 3.75 × 2”. Finish shows light, even wear consistent with age. Very good. No instructions.
Val Evans Stop Trick. Massachusetts: Val Evans, ca. 1940s.
A shuffled deck is placed into a wooden houlette and dealt through one card at a time. At the spectator’s call of “stop,” the next card is shown to be the previously selected card.
Green-stained wooden houlette with rectangular viewing window and metal clip at rear. Compact tabletop size, 4.5 × 3.75 × 2”. Finish shows light, even wear consistent with age. Very good. No instructions.
