This was invented by János Bartl from Hamburg in Germany c. 1934, and licensed to Davenport’s in April 1934 to sell under the name Demon Wonder Box. It was marketed in the 8th issue of the Demon Telegraph, a house-magazine from Davenport. In this early version only two sides could be opened. c. 1952 an …
The legendary British Inventor, Craftsman, and Dealer Jack Hughes invented many staples in magic that we take for granted today (including: TV Card Frame (1936), Coins in Glass (before Copenetro) (1939), Clatter Box (1951) and many more. He also invented this beauty, Attaboy, c. 1937. This version was manufactured c. 1946 by Abbott’s in Colon, …
What a wonderful and clever item this is by the inventive genius Ed Massey. I’ve only ever seen one other of these which is surprising for someone as popular as Ed Massey. It really is a great item and can be used for other effects too. What is really neat is the performer never needs …
_EF A book of magic book reviews by Paul Fleming. Second of three volumes. First volume published 1944, and the third not until 1978. Information from Magicpedia Contents (list of books reviewed, numbers are not page numbers): 1 The Art of Illusion by John Mulholland 2 Celestial Agent by Charles J. Maly 3 Patent Pending by …
Flexible Glass or Bending Glass (as it was known in the UK) was invented by British Magician Oswald Rae. It was first described in Oswald Rae’s book: Sub Rosa published in 1928 (Chapter IV, More Miscellaneous Tricks – Bending A Piece of Glass). Max Andrews released the effect in the UK through his Vampire Magic …
I was twelve years old when I first saw this effect demonstrated at Ron MacMillan’s International Unique Magic Studio on Leather Lane in London. Along with seeing Eddie Gibson’s Coin Unique for the first time this visit to Ron’s studio on my birthday remains with me because I had never seen such amazing magic before.; …
_EF The Best Tricks from the best brains in magic. A great book! Includes 193 contributions from over 115 magicians including Annemann, Bobo, Booth, Curry, Fitzkee, Gardner, Gibson, Hugard, Kaplan, Lorraine, Osborne, Tarbell, Warlock, Windsor, and many, many more. I really like Mr. Thompson’s style. Contents: iv Preface: J.G. Thompson, Jr. Pennsylvania 1945 vi Introduction: …
_EF Contents: 6 Chapter One: And The Pursuit Of Magic 9 Chapter Two: How To Be Deceptive 9 The Egg Bag 3 Chapter Three: The Magic Counterpane 13 A Conjurer’s Cut 15 Perpetual Motion 16 A Toss-Up Vanish 17 The Burned And Restored Sheet 20 Chapter Four: The Magic Tea Table 20 Invisible Passage I—quarter And Lemon 23 Psychic …
The legendary British Inventor, Craftsman, and Dealer, Jack Hughes, invented Card Go c. 1938 when he was building magic for Davenport’s. This is a very rare find and the first time I have seen this improved version from Jack Hughes. This is even better and smoother than the original Jack Hughes version. It works with …
What a unique and clever item from Charles T. Jordan. It was first released directly by Jordan c. 1923 and then published in Jinx c. 1935 and then Max Holden released it c. 1943. This appears to be the version released by Max Holden c, 1943. It is well made and the effect is easy to …
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