This effect was invented by R. N. (Norm) Menge c. 1954 and sold as the Egyptian Water Box by U.F. Grant. When Harry Stanley imported it to the UK he renamed it Neptune’s Chest. The version pictured is a later version sold by Ron MacMillan’s Internation Magic Studio c. 1975. _EF Box is shown EMPTY …
_EF If you could choose just one book on magic … … I believe this would be a very worthy contender. Bruce Elliott’s Classic Secrets of Magic is a small book by modern standards: it has only twelve fairly short chapters, with each chapter focusing on a single basic effect and some variations. However, if …
_EF Okito is Theo. Bamberg who is from the famous Bamberg dynasty of seven generations of Magicians. The book is divided into two parts. Reminiscences contains invaluable advice on the theory and practice of magic. Part two contains selected tricks divided in to several chapters. B&W illustrations. Illustrated by Robert Johnstone. Contents (from book ToC): 1 …
What a clever, convincing and easy to perform production item this is from Bev Taylor’s Town House Magic. It was invented by Magic dealer Gene Jeffries who first opened his store in Oklahoma City c. 1947. When researching this item I was briefly confused because Town House Magic released a different rabbit effect called the …
_EF In this text Jean Hugard has combined his great talent for exposition with the creative mind of Bill Simon. Bill has achieved an astounding mastery of his craft. His mind is constantly probing for new and subtler moves and bold effects. Readers of this books will benefit from his thinking and experience. Bill will …
The first reference I could find to a Silk Gun or Pistol was in Stanyon’s Magic May, 1910: Pistol to Vanish a Handkerchief. Mr. Joseph created his version c. 1925 and released it in small quantities. By the time of World War II all supply was eliminated and there was no supply until Lloyd Chambers …
The Magic Sword Illusion was invented by Moritz Henrich Boninger c. 1932. This El Torero version of the Boninger’s idea was released c. 1950 and proved to be very popular. What was great about this version was the chain contained the bull’s head which was permanently attached and not easy to lose. You can see …
I’ve often appreciated the extra effort that Jim Sherman’s National Magic Company put into their instruction sheets, the N.M.C. Presentation Routines, as they were called. They are consistently formatted, with tips, ideas, and details, and much better than many magic dealers and manufacturers. So imagine my surprise when I found these three volumes of well …
According to Dr. Albo in (Albo 11, pg. 85 and The Ultimate Thayer, pg. 166) this very clever Drawer Box was devised by Floyd Thayer c. 1930 and then later produced by Owen Magic Supreme. It became known as the Joss House Drawer Box c. 1950 and was featured in Owen Brothers List #3 c. …
_EF Cyclopedia of Magic was written to provide the magician with a wide and solid background of magical knowledge. It provides definitions, descriptions, biographies and some routines on hundreds of magic topics. The “articles” are contributed by magicians such as August Roterberg, Charles Bertram, Eddie Joseph, Ellis Stanyon, John Mulholland, and many others. Contents: I …
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