Floyd Thayer invented the Crystal Coin Ladder in 1907. Thayer Magical Manufacturing Company produced it for decades. This one is pictured in the Ultimate Thayer books on the press now.
Within the top is a rotating disc that drops coins, one at a time, down through the glass-covered front. As the coins hit the stops or pins within the frame, they appear to the audience as a shower of silver (on the black background) as they fall. At the bottom, they drop out into a glass bowl (not included) making a pleasant sound of falling coins.
A nice piece in very good condition and perfect working order. To my knowledge, only two have been on the market in the last fifteen years. Click photo to enlarge.
SOLD.