Conjurers’ Monthly Magazine (Vols. 1-2) by Harry Houdini

_EF Conjurers’ Monthly Magazine was a magic periodical by Harry Houdini that only ran for one year from September 1906 until August 1907 as a competitor to the Sphinx. The magazine touted Houdini’s importance to the world of magic, gossiped about magicians he did not like and offered criticism of his imitators. The series, “Unknown …

Vernon Chronicles Vol. 3 – Further Lost Inner Secrets by Stephen Minch

_EF (Omar Domenech): Illustrations and cover design by Tom Gagnon.  This is third volume of Dai Vernon’s material culled from Bruce Cervon’s legendary “Castle Notebooks”. This is arguably the last great installment of the Vernon Chronicles, since the fourth and final volume contains only a biography of The Professor. This volume, like the first in …

The New Jinx by Bill Madsen

_EF Continuing on in the great tradition of The Jinx, The New Jinx was a tribute to the thinking of Ted Annemann.  Monthly periodical for stage mentalists and magicians that ran from May 1962 to April 1968 for 72 issues. Bill Madsen used the pen-name “Arlecchino” as the editor (information from Genii’s Magicpedia). The entire …

Super De Luxe Die Penetration by Harries

The first version of this remarkable illusion was invented by Okito c. 1904 (Dr Albo Vol 1, pg 103).  Among others, variations have also been built by Thayer, National Magic Company, Henry Bohlen and Town House Magic (Deluxe Visible Block Penetration c. 1946), Richard Gerlitz, Mel Babcock, Magic Wagon, Mikame Craft, and Nielsen Magic.  It …

Blarney Die by Bud West, Abbott’s

The first version of this remarkable illusion was invented by Okito c. 1904 (Dr Albo Vol 1, pg 103).  Among others, variations have also been built by Thayer, National Magic Company, Henry Bohlen and Town House Magic (Deluxe Visible Block Penetration c. 1946), Richard Gerlitz, Mel Babcock, Magic Wagon, Mikame Craft, and Nielsen Magic.  It …

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