The Giant & The Dwarf - Owen Magic - All Metal - Instructions - - V. FINE - Af
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:53594544 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Genre: Magic |
The Giant & the Dwarf-Owen Magic-All Metal-Instructions--v.FINE
(No Reserve-Bid & the Item Will Sell)
ITEM: This is The Giant & the Dwarf, put out by Owen Magic, California. It is all in colorful metal parts, with a copy of the instruction sheets. Instruction sheet is in the last attached image.
The third image is from the Owen catalog, that shows a "ghost" image of the Dwarf getting taller, and the Giant shrinking. The images of the Dwa...rf and Giant match those on this offering. The Castle paint is different, as they must have changed the stencil to color the Castle. The following description is also from the Owen Catalog:"4108
THE GIANT AND THE DWARFThe harassed dwarf grows to 18 inches, toweringover the giant who shrinks to a mere 6 inches, considerably smaller than theoriginal dwarf. Made of metal and fully decorated, including the castle. Awonderfully entertaining trick for young and old alike."The top half of the first image shows the beginning of the routine. The Giant and Dwarf each are seen on their stands, to the left and right of the castle. The Castle is held up and shown to be empty. The Dwarf tries to hide from the Giant so he goes to the top of the castle. He slides down on the top and is left peaking out of the top. The Giant wants the Dwarf so he goes in the bottom of the Castle. Castle is lifted and placed over the Giant. But the Dwarf outwits he Giant. Dwarf is not lifted up from the top of the castle and he is now taller than the Castle. The Castle is now lifted off of the Giant and he is found to have shrunk to about 6 inches tall. The Dwarf is now a giant and is safe.All parts are colored metal, with bright finish as seen in the photos. A former owner had made some alterations to the figures but they did now work. A peaked roof was added to the top of the Castle. It blocked the Dwarf. This was removed. Two small holes at V V in the second image are all that remain. Former owner riveted an extension to the bottom of the long legs that the Dwarf slides into to make him tall. This extension caused the legs to jam in the hidden compartment of the Castle. The rivets were carefully filed away, removing the extension. These now no longer jam in the hidden Castle compartment. Two small holes can be see on the lower left of the second image. A narrow felt strip was added to the bottom of the legs and the Dwarf. The strip was removed from the Legs to remove the added extension. The felt strip was left on the bottom of the Dwarf, as it did not impede the mechanics of the effect.I could not find the price of this when sold by Owen. There is one for sale on the internet for $179.00 Our staring bid is lower and there is no reserve. Bid and the item will sell.
DATE: Late 20th Century.
SIZE: Castle is 13 by 5 3/4 by 3 1/4 inches. All parts are in card folders to protect the paint, and all fit into the Castle for packing. A cloth bag, made by the former owner is seen in the fourth photo..
COND: Minor use marks, a few scratches here and there. Alterations made by former owner have been removed with details in the description.. All is in otherwise very Fine, almost Mint condition. Please view the attached image to see the quality of this fine item.
PLEASE NOTE AND READ: Insurance costswill be added to the final shipping. For low cost items, insurance may beadded at no additional cost. With NO insurance, there would be no refundif lost or damaged. Actual total must be put on Customs Forms. ItemCANNOT be marked as a gift. Multiple lots can be consolidated into onepackage with one invoice. If you are bidding on more than one lot, do NOT pay right away. If you do PayPal, I have to ship the next businessday. Once you pay, I will put positive feedback on ebay. I do notwait as some other sellers may do. If you are not happy with the items, please email me to let me know. I work with buyers to resolve anyproblems. I pack items as if I were shipping them to myself. I havebeen selling on ebay for over 16 years, with 100% positive feedback. Read thecomments, do not just look at the numbers. I sometimes over-describeitems, with all known problems, so you will always know what you aregetting. Please email me with any questions.
(No Reserve-Bid & the Item Will Sell)
ITEM: This is The Giant & the Dwarf, put out by Owen Magic, California. It is all in colorful metal parts, with a copy of the instruction sheets. Instruction sheet is in the last attached image.
The third image is from the Owen catalog, that shows a "ghost" image of the Dwarf getting taller, and the Giant shrinking. The images of the Dwa...rf and Giant match those on this offering. The Castle paint is different, as they must have changed the stencil to color the Castle. The following description is also from the Owen Catalog:"4108
THE GIANT AND THE DWARFThe harassed dwarf grows to 18 inches, toweringover the giant who shrinks to a mere 6 inches, considerably smaller than theoriginal dwarf. Made of metal and fully decorated, including the castle. Awonderfully entertaining trick for young and old alike."The top half of the first image shows the beginning of the routine. The Giant and Dwarf each are seen on their stands, to the left and right of the castle. The Castle is held up and shown to be empty. The Dwarf tries to hide from the Giant so he goes to the top of the castle. He slides down on the top and is left peaking out of the top. The Giant wants the Dwarf so he goes in the bottom of the Castle. Castle is lifted and placed over the Giant. But the Dwarf outwits he Giant. Dwarf is not lifted up from the top of the castle and he is now taller than the Castle. The Castle is now lifted off of the Giant and he is found to have shrunk to about 6 inches tall. The Dwarf is now a giant and is safe.All parts are colored metal, with bright finish as seen in the photos. A former owner had made some alterations to the figures but they did now work. A peaked roof was added to the top of the Castle. It blocked the Dwarf. This was removed. Two small holes at V V in the second image are all that remain. Former owner riveted an extension to the bottom of the long legs that the Dwarf slides into to make him tall. This extension caused the legs to jam in the hidden compartment of the Castle. The rivets were carefully filed away, removing the extension. These now no longer jam in the hidden Castle compartment. Two small holes can be see on the lower left of the second image. A narrow felt strip was added to the bottom of the legs and the Dwarf. The strip was removed from the Legs to remove the added extension. The felt strip was left on the bottom of the Dwarf, as it did not impede the mechanics of the effect.I could not find the price of this when sold by Owen. There is one for sale on the internet for $179.00 Our staring bid is lower and there is no reserve. Bid and the item will sell.
DATE: Late 20th Century.
SIZE: Castle is 13 by 5 3/4 by 3 1/4 inches. All parts are in card folders to protect the paint, and all fit into the Castle for packing. A cloth bag, made by the former owner is seen in the fourth photo..
COND: Minor use marks, a few scratches here and there. Alterations made by former owner have been removed with details in the description.. All is in otherwise very Fine, almost Mint condition. Please view the attached image to see the quality of this fine item.
PLEASE NOTE AND READ: Insurance costswill be added to the final shipping. For low cost items, insurance may beadded at no additional cost. With NO insurance, there would be no refundif lost or damaged. Actual total must be put on Customs Forms. ItemCANNOT be marked as a gift. Multiple lots can be consolidated into onepackage with one invoice. If you are bidding on more than one lot, do NOT pay right away. If you do PayPal, I have to ship the next businessday. Once you pay, I will put positive feedback on ebay. I do notwait as some other sellers may do. If you are not happy with the items, please email me to let me know. I work with buyers to resolve anyproblems. I pack items as if I were shipping them to myself. I havebeen selling on ebay for over 16 years, with 100% positive feedback. Read thecomments, do not just look at the numbers. I sometimes over-describeitems, with all known problems, so you will always know what you aregetting. Please email me with any questions.
