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Fu Manchu’s Fan, ca. 1930s–1940s.
Painted fan attributed to the personal and stage use of David Bamberg (Fu Manchu). Acquired in the early 1970s by magician and collector Gale Molovinsky from Chicago magic dealer Joe Berg, a close friend of the Bamberg family, who stated that the fan had been used by Fu Manchu in his show. Bamboo sticks with painted paper leaf. Considerable wear, losses, and old repairs, including one stick broken at the pivot. Accompanied by a photograph showing the fan in Molovinsky’s Okito and Fu Manchu collection.
Fu Manchu’s Fan, ca. 1930s–1940s.
Painted fan attributed to the personal and stage use of David Bamberg (Fu Manchu). Acquired in the early 1970s by magician and collector Gale Molovinsky from Chicago magic dealer Joe Berg, a close friend of the Bamberg family, who stated that the fan had been used by Fu Manchu in his show. Bamboo sticks with painted paper leaf. Considerable wear, losses, and old repairs, including one stick broken at the pivot. Accompanied by a photograph showing the fan in Molovinsky’s Okito and Fu Manchu collection.