Duchampian Sliding Screens Salesman Sample (or Moire Pattern Making Machine) 1940s shuttlecocks threaded on the inside--perfect for

threaded on the inside--perfect for holding a few pills or some precious little thing inside

1 5/8" w x 1 3/8" t x 1 5/16" w and in very good condition

Stamped ''EWA'' and "Made in'Vienna

Of course it makes me think of Duchamp’s Rotoreliefs (Optical Discs) and Anemic Cinema - the best

Duchampian Sliding Screens Salesman Sample (or Moire Pattern Making Machine) 1940s shuttlecocks threaded on the inside--perfect forAnother example of a thing made for one purpose, but which, recontextualized, feels quite like an artwork, this one feeling very Duchampian to me, including for his ongoing interest in thresholds and portals (doors, windows, peepholes, glass, etc..) I believe it was made as a salesman sample for sliding screens, here with three screens, each with handles for sliding them in one direction or the other. They can all be slid, one by one, to one side or