The Elusive Rabbits or Hippity-Hop Rabbits was invented by The Great Norman (Norman Hazeldene) c. 1947.
This is one of the best quality versions I have seen. All wood construction with bright colors and good size of about 11″. They use a simple and reliable mechanism without magnets, so there are no surprises 🙂
It was created by B.C. Magic Mfg. Co. – a higher-end magic manufacturing company started c. 1977 by Dr. Armand Brodeur and Mr. Robert Chaney. They began by leasing some space from the original Rings ‘n’ Things on Helen Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri and Mike Brazill endorsed their work. They were a wholly separate company from Rings ‘n’ Things but Mike helped them by obtaining distribution for them through the RNT network. From what I can tell they only lasted a few years and closed down c. 1980 when Mike first closed the RNT doors.
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