Vintage Coin-Op "Magic Puppet Act" Tabletop Fortune Teller by Cragstan buenos ares - Providence

- Providence

Antique cleaver with wooden handle

while the hand tray is modeled with naturalistic anatomy and shallow cupping to receive ash or the pipe itself

Six medium drawers and two deep lower drawers accommodate larger instruments or stock

and a subtle backward lean when standing upright-characteristics that underscore its working history in an institutional or office setting

Vintage Coin-Op "Magic Puppet Act" Tabletop Fortune Teller by Cragstan buenos ares - Providencec. 1950s; Craig Stanton Elmaleh, Inc. New York City, NY Tabletop coin operated fortune teller machine featuring a mechanical monkey musician staged behind a theatrical proscenium window. The figure is dressed in a red plaid jacket with yellow trousers and a green hat, holding a guitar beside a small microphone, all framed by bright pink printed curtains. A side panel reads "WATCH THE MAGIC PUPPET ACT! TELLS YOUR FORTUNE FOR TODAY! INSERT 5,"