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A Milton Berle powderpuff from his "Makeup!" gag
5 May 2013, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesSold for US$3,125 inc. premium
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A Milton Berle powderpuff from his "Makeup!" gag
A round, thin, fabric pillow, with white powder extant, housed in a circa 1970s Eastman film canister. In a running gag on The Milton Berle Show, Berle would yell "Makeup!", a stagehand would hit him in the face with a giant powderpuff loaded with white powder, and Berle would stagger around, dazed. This skit became a true pop culture trope, and has been used on shows ranging from The Brady Bunch to Family Guy, including by Berle himself when he hosted The Muppet Show in 1977. Berle's most famous prop, this lot is a piece of television history.
Canister: 15" diameter.
Canister: 15" diameter.



















