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Slim Price Inner circle 1935 - 2006 1326 Posts |
Hand of a witch
Listed in category: Collectibles > Fantasy, Mythical & Magic > Other Items Sideshow Attraction! Mummified Hand. REAL Gaff. Mummy Real sideshow attraction! Take a look! One of a kind!! Item number: 6522348703 Seller of this item? Sign in for your status Email to a friend |Watch this item in My eBay Larger Picture Starting bid: US $10.00 (Reserve not met) Time left: 4 days 22 hours 5-day listing, Ends Apr-03-05 22:23:55 PDT Start time: Mar-29-05 21:23:55 PST History: 0 bids Item location: Boston United States Ships to: United States Shipping costs: Check item description and payment instructions or contact seller for details Go down Shipping, payment details and return policy Seller information crazy_cat_entertainment ( 287Feedback score is 100 to 499) Feedback Score: 287 Positive Feedback: 100% Member since Sep-25-01 in United States Read feedback comments Add to Favorite Sellers Ask seller a question View seller's other items PayPal Buyer Protection -- Up to $1,000 coverage PayPal Buyer Protection New Free Coverage now up to $1,000. See eligibility. Description *Please read ENTIRE auction and TERMS before bidding* Up for auction (WITH A VERY LOW RESERVE) is a genuine (brand new) sideshow “gaff.” A Gaff is any item that is fake, but presented to the public as real. This has been very commonplace in sideshows for over 100 years. This particular gaff was made by Sideshow performer, gaff artist and banner painter, Ses Carny. It is BRAND NEW. Ses is a professional sideshow performer (sescarny.com), and had made one of these exact same gaffs to use in his show. However, due to the overwhelming response of curiosity seekers looking to purchase gaffs by Ses, he is now making them in his off time from the road and starting his new company Carny Creations. The pictures simply do NOT do this piece justice. The camera can’t really pick up all the detail very well that was put into this creation. You are looking at a life size “mummified hand of a witch.” Of course this is not real, but it is made to look as genuine as possible. The hand is removeable from the box it displays in, and is professionally aged and artificially mummified all around. I can not reveal Ses’s secrets to gaff making, but I can tell you this, the hand was “mummified” using a technique that was created and taught to him by classic gaff artist Mark Frierson. Mark is a true pioneer of sideshow gaff making, creating pieces that are still holding up very well after all these years. Mark has been in the business for over 25 years and is now no longer taking commissions for sideshow art. He has taught Ses well and you will NOT be disappointed in this item. PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT some cheaply made item. It is a professional sideshow gaff. This is NOT some kind of shameful thing you would find at your local store around Halloween time!! It was made to last whether in your home or on the road. What you get is a whole sideshow attraction! READ ON!! You not only get the hand, but you also get the following items that have been professionally, artificially aged (everything looks very old): box for the hand filled with aged raffia that has been set in place and will not fall out and an aged, rusty looking, face plate on the box with an aged tag in it that reads “Hand Of A Witch.” An aged, framed document stating the “facts” behind this cursed hand (all aged including the back of the framed document!), and also a certificate of authenticity, signed by the artist stating this is an original, one of a kind piece of sideshow art made entirely by Ses Carny. Here is what the “factual” (again not real) document reads: “The Evil Hand of Amara” Witchcraft has taken place in many countries of the world, for hundreds of years, and in 1678 a.d., the small town of Kymi, Greece, was thought to be bewitched. Many people were burned alive for the sins that they may, or may not have, committed in an effort to save their souls from ***ation. One such witch that found her fate on a burning stake was Amara Dyonysius. She was believed to be a high priestess of black magic, able to conjure storms by sheer willpower, which would ruin the town’s crops and harvest. Her accuser, Alexander Timotheus, claimed she had forced his wife, Penelope, into miscarriage when their first son was stillborn, using her black magic. She was accused of containing her supernatural powers in her left hand, by perhaps some pact with Lucifer. When she was convicted of witchcraft, she was sentenced to die by burning, as it was believed that fire would cleanse the soul and send the accused to heaven for judgment. However, before her sentence would be carried out, the court judge ordered her hand to be severed from the wrist and buried on hallowed ground. Over 250 years later, the holy cemetery where Amara’s supposed “evil” hand was buried, was excavated. All that remained of the bodies in the cemetery were mere dust and brittle fragments of their coffins. However the workers found a single box buried on the outskirts of the holy ground. The box itself had only minor deterioration and the locks were still in place. The work crew unfastened the locks and upon opening the container they found the mummified remains of Amara’s “evil” left hand. As it had become local folklore, the tale of “The Evil Hand Of Amara,” was now shown to be true. The hand remained in the city hall of Kymi, stowed away in the basement of the building for many years until one fateful night in August of 1934, when robbers broke into the building and stole many valuable items, one of which was Amara’s hand. It was sold to a traveling showman and has continued to pass through the hands of showmen for over half a century.” This story is copyrighted 2005, sescarny.com, used by permission. All This With A One Year Guarantee!!! No two gaffs made by Ses are identical! He prides himself on making everything himself, one at a time, and no two items are alike! That makes this truly a curiosity collector’s dream! ALL of Ses’s gaffs come with his personal guarantee, which is this: If within a years time from the sale, anything at all flaws in the workmanship of his gaffs, you simply pay the return postage and send it back to him and Ses will either fix it or send you a brand new one FREE!!! He is so confident in his work he can make this guarantee. Ses’s gaffs are made to withstand the rigors of the road. They are NOT CHEAPLY MADE!! This hand has the look and feel of real mummified skin, but will hold up to traveling in your own road show. Being a professional performer himself Ses knows what it takes to make something that can stand up to time and conditions of the long, hard road. As a special bonus, everything (the hand, box, and document) have been given a professional “dusty” application that will not come off! Everything looks as though it has been sitting for years in a dark cellar somewhere, but it is BRAND NEW! The dusty look is NOT painted! It is yet another guarded secret of gaff making. Here’s a little insight into Ses’s gaff making. He does not use latex with his gaffs! Latex, over time and weather conditions, will begin to break down and rot itself away. Ses uses only the materials he was taught to use (closely guarded gaff secrets), to ensure a lifetime of enjoyment (and potential profit making) from his creations. Ses is currently in the works of having a web site created for his sideshow art as it is in high demand. If you would like higher resolution pictures of this amazing piece, email me and I’ll be glad to send them to you. THE PICTURES BELOW ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEMS YOU WILL BE BIDDING ON. You get ONE hand, ONE box, and ONE aged document. I used multiple shots of the same items from different views so you can see it all around. The price you pay for this incredible collectible of sideshow art, you will never remember. But what you win in this auction you will never forget! BID NOW, WIN, OWN A PIECE OF SIDESHOW HISTORY! *Please remember, this is not a real mummified hand and the story on the document has been manufactured by Ses to add a little more believability to the hand. It is a Sideshow Gaff. But in the world of the sideshow, everything is real. It’s all either really real, or really fake, but it’s all really fun! TERMS: High bidder to add $15 for brand new packing materials, plus s/h and insurance for this incredible piece of sideshow art. Open to US BIDDERS ONLY!! Sorry. Payments accepted are Money Order or PAYPAL. NO personal checks!!! Personal checks will be returned and negative feedback will be given. SERIOUS BIDDERS ONLY! Non Paying bidders will be reported to eBay and negative feedback will be given. Shipping ONLY within the UNITED STATES. Payment MUST be received within 7 days of auctions end (if paying by money order) or 3 days of auctions end (if paying by PAYPAL) or item will be re-listed, no exceptions! NO Refunds. Any questions, EMAIL ME PRIOR TO BIDDING. If you do not agree to these terms, then do not bid. Otherwise, thanks for looking and happy bidding! counter 2 FREE Counters and Services from Andale Shipping, payment details and return policy Services available Check item description and payment instructions or contact seller for details. Will ship to United States. Seller's payment instructions See Item Description. Payment methods accepted Seller's Preferred Payments This seller, crazy_cat_entertainment, prefers PayPal. PayPal - Fast, easy, secure online payments.MasterCardVisaDiscoverAmerican ExpressECHECK Money order/Cashiers check Other - See Payment Instructions for payment methods accepted Learn about payment methods. Ready to bid? help Sideshow Attraction! Mummified Hand. REAL Gaff. 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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
Thanks Slim. Interesting copy! 1 year gurantee too! (Mine are Lifetime for ANY reason whatsoever)
Good for Ses...'cept I do not abide putting the stuff on ebay for the great unwashed to see 'behind the curtain'....but what the hell, that's me. The style looks very much like a Frierson from when Mark was using rubber (before I taught him the real way to do it...hahaha) There's a few things in those pictures that's pretty telling to me but that's insider stuff for another conversation. Doug
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Slim King Eternal Order Orlando 18012 Posts |
Up to $150 already!
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
Not surprising Slim K. Sideshow items of all kinds do very well on eBay. It is virtually the only place the Gen Pub can run into such things for sale. I also think Ses did an outstanding job with the copy making it interesting to keep reading.
Doug
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