Carter, Charles. Carter’s Beer Barrel Illusion. Circa 1935. Faux wooden barrel is shown empty, then capped with paper at each end. A spigot is placed in one end of the vessel through the paper, and then, a seemingly endless quantity of beer or any other drink called for is poured from within. Heavy metal construction, finely painted to resemble a wooden barrel. Length 18", mouth diameter 11". Accompanied by a sturdy wooden cradle for display, and a LOA on Carter letterhead signed by Carter’s biographer, Mike Caveney, and Bill Smith, who together purchased the Carter show in 1990. Constructed for Carter in Melbourne, Australia by a mechanic with no connection to the world of magic, the barrel was shipped to Carter at the Cape Town, South Africa Opera House, where he was performing on his final world tour. Two receipts for the shipment of the barrel also accompany the prop.