C. 1940s Mechanical (Magic!) Cigar Fan, with Heart Studded Flowers young sailor fashioned of old crate wood

fashioned of old crate wood showing a stenciled tea label on the underside of the top lid

I'm always on the lookout for Burmese Yun-de lacquer

Some loss to the paper label on the box as evident and to the box itself at one corner

in which I see a complex mix of pride and concentration and perhaps some dissatisfaction

C. 1940s Mechanical (Magic!) Cigar Fan, with Heart Studded Flowers young sailor fashioned of old crate woodBeyond 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.