C. 1940s Mechanical (Magic!) Cigar Fan, with Heart Studded Flowers promitive and with the right image

and with the right image printed more darkly than the left

Signed at bottom left and I believe that what appears to be a "3J" at bottom right likely refers to his Alt's class in school

"River People") and Papago (Tohono O'Odham) are renowned for coiled baskets like this one

with a little darkening to the wood in a few spots

C. 1940s Mechanical (Magic!) Cigar Fan, with Heart Studded Flowers promitive and with the right imageBeyond the novelty of this, as a cigar that opens to a fan, is the great delight of actually enacting that transformation, by slowly sliding the top upward; it feels akin, I would imagine, to pulling a rabbit from a hat! I also quite like the transformation of a phallic object into a full, crenulated, heart studded pink one! And closing it back up is equally satisfying. 5 1 4 l closed; 12 1 4 l open. Very good condition. C. 1940s or so, I believe.