These boxes were designed by Roy Roth for his cabaret act and they are very compact. The loading mechanism is very similar to Himber’s Her Majesty’s Box (c. 1945) which has also been used by Viking Mfg. and Davenport’s.
These work well but the quality is not as fine as Himber’s original or the later versions. But it is quite amazing how small the boxes are. However, don’t confuse this with Roy Roth’s other Nest of Boxes and his Prediction Chest/Nest of Boxes which are have also been called Nest of Boxes in R.A.R. magic adverts and catalogs. This is the first version I have seen of this style.
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