1 review for Himber’s Fifth Dimension (Streamlined version) by Merv Taylor, Richard Himber
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Andy Martin –
Piece-by-Piece Card restorations began in the 19th century with Hofzinser and Roterberg, but these were relatively primitive compared to the Visible Restoratation of a Card created by Okito (c. 1909); (See: Conjuring Credits).
Richard Himber’s Fifth Dimension was cleary a descendant to Okito’s version, whether Richard Himber admitted it at the time or not. Himber’s initial version used a larger wooden frame, 5.5″ x 7″ x 1″, and the first copy reportedly sold for $200 in 1944 (which would have been approximately $3,681 in 2025), but most of them after that sold for around $25.
About a year after the original run Himber had Merv Taylor create a new streamlined thin steel version and it was quite stunning and was a lot smaller, particularly the thickness: 5″ x 6.5″ x 3/8″. This streamlined version really is a beauty and is significantly smaller than even Collectors’ Workshop’s Vienna Card Frame that was released over 40 years later (see the final photos at the end on this page).
This is a lovely piece of craftsmanship from Merv Taylor. It is easy to set and works perfectly. The only slight inconvenience is that it was built for bridge sized cards not poker. If I had a choice of this one or the CW one, I’d choose this one. In this case smaller is certainly better 🙂