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Tseng Tjeng (Cryptic Skeleton). Tony Lackner, ca. [?]
An elusive and wonderfully bizarre piece of micro magic from the inventive mind of Tony Lackner. Three black blocks—each bearing a section of a three-dimensional skeleton—are stacked inside a handsome wooden case. But when the case is lifted, the skeleton is always scrambled… its head mysteriously migrating from one position to another.
In the finale, the head block vanishes from a second, smaller chest—only to reappear in the correct place atop the body. But in the smaller chest? A surprise transformation: the head of a mystical Chinese figure, Tseng Tjeng, now stares back at you.
A clever mechanical marvel with that unmistakable Lackner precision. Wear consistent with age; very good condition overall. Photocopied instructions included.
Tseng Tjeng (Cryptic Skeleton). Tony Lackner, ca. [?]
An elusive and wonderfully bizarre piece of micro magic from the inventive mind of Tony Lackner. Three black blocks—each bearing a section of a three-dimensional skeleton—are stacked inside a handsome wooden case. But when the case is lifted, the skeleton is always scrambled… its head mysteriously migrating from one position to another.
In the finale, the head block vanishes from a second, smaller chest—only to reappear in the correct place atop the body. But in the smaller chest? A surprise transformation: the head of a mystical Chinese figure, Tseng Tjeng, now stares back at you.
A clever mechanical marvel with that unmistakable Lackner precision. Wear consistent with age; very good condition overall. Photocopied instructions included.