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Birdlos Lamp. Hamburg: Janos Bartl, ca. 1925. A live canary...
Birdlos Lamp. Hamburg: Janos Bartl, ca. 1925. A live canary...
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Birdlos Lamp. Hamburg: Janos Bartl, ca. 1925. A live canary vanishes, then instantly and visibly reappears inside the glass bulb of the lamp that was lit a moment before. 17 ½” high. With special bulb.
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Birdlos Lamp. Hamburg: Janos Bartl, ca. 1925. A live canary...

Estimate US$800 - US$1,200
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US$400

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