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 the early versions like this one only two sides could be opened. …
_EF This book was rated one of the ten basic books for a working library of conjuring by H. Adrian Smith, historian, collector and owner of the largest private magic library in his time. This is a thorough manual of the conjurer’s art. There is an essay on ” General Principles of Natural Magic,” another …
_EF In the first decades of the twentieth century magicians filled the magic journals with articles on card tricks, giving improvements on classic tricks and inventing new ones. If you could put together a collection of these magazines you would almost have a complete course on card tricks, by some of the world’s greatest magicians. …
A Super Card Penetration that was originally called Phantom Penetration and was invented by the English magician and inventor Brian “Tish” Godfrey c. 1933 and sold by Davenport’s. Brian Godfrey also created an improved version c. 1936 called Penetrating Giant Card Mystery. This was also released by Davenport’s, who purchased the sole selling rights. It …
Jack Hughes, the legendary British Inventor, Craftsman, and Dealer who invented many staples in magic that we take for granted today (including: TV Card Frame (1936), Attaboy (early 1930s), Clatter Box (1951) and many more. He also invented this beauty (or an earlier version of it at least) Coins in Glass (before Copenetro) even though …
Here he is the original Card Duck invented by Laurie Ireland c. 1936: Otto The Automaton Duck 🙂 I’m so pleased to track this rare find down and particularly one in such good condition and working order! Otto is a big duck – you can see the difference between Warren Hamilton’s Jo-Anne in the final …
This is Loyd’s wonderful mini illusion: The Jewel Chest of Ching See. I featured the Mike O’Dowd’s remake a few years ago and although I found the O’Dowd version quite serviceable there is no doubt this original looks better and works smoother. The Jewel Chest of Ching See itself is most likely derived from the …
This is a sophisticated and impressive production box that is similar to a Square Circle but has a better sequence of displays to convince the audience it is empty. Solidly made and a real treat for collectors since items from Fred Haenchen are harder to come by these days and they are in high demand …
This is a sophisticated and impressive production box that is similar to a Square Circle but has a better sequence of displays to convince the audience it is empty. Solidly made and a real treat for collectors since items from Fred Haenchen are harder to come by these days and they are in high demand …
Wow what cool chimneys these are. They are very durable and look amazing. I like the fluid moves of showing them empty too. This really is quite a departure from other approaches for producing items. I tried this with just 6 x 16″ silks but that is not even close to filling the load. This …
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