Description

The Ninth of the Dr. Albo Books limited to 1000 copies.

Details: After a long wait, Volume 9 emerged as an outlet of newly discovered, old magic that Albo has come across in the past several years. This volume also marked the beginning of the “Laboratories of Legedemain” series with the “Magic of Austria” and “Magic of Holland” featuring the magic of Hofzinser, Klingl, Okito and more. The “Magic of Holland” is nearly a book on its own with nearly 100 pages describing tricks and accessories such as “Okito’s Wonder Screen Production”, “Canary Production Cage”, “Oktio Tables”, “Girl on Ribbon Vanish”, “Redmon-Okito Rabbit Production”, “Mysterious Buddha” and more. Next sup is the “Now and Then” section with an assortment of apparatus such as Mikado’s “Silk Flight”, “Novelty Billiard Ball Stands”, “Coins in the Glass”, “Japanese Inexhaustible Box”, “Talking Skull” and “Walking through a Ribbon” mini-illusion. Color section contains 28 pages with 320 pages in all.

Contents:

Foreword: Time and Again 12

Laboratories of Legerdemain in Austria

Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser 17Klingl Magic 21Ottokar Fischer 22

Chapter One / The Magic of Austria (Magic Christian)

Card in the Frame 26(Hartz Card Frame)Mutilated Parasol 28Flying Watches and Broken Plate 30Wonder Clock 32Mirror Glass 33Vanishing Lamp on Tray 34Magical Greenhouse 37Ink to Goldfish 39Wine and Water 42Automatic Card Star 44Production Fishbowl with DisplayStand 45Automatic Handkerchief Pedestals 46Automatic Card Spider 48Lit Candle Production 50Rice Production Cylinders 51Lota Pitcher 52Fire and Water 53Marvelous Skittle Effect 55Guinea Pig to Flowers 58Rose Mirror 59Card Mirror 62Jumbo Card Rise 63Watch Target 64

Chapter Two / The Magic of Holland (Piet Hart) 66

Okito: An Artist for all Seasons 67Wonder Screen Production 78Water Canister Production (Sensational Production) 80Square Circle 82Okito Blow Book 84Okito Card Mystery 85Chimerical Foulards 87Foulard and Candle 89Paddle Card Prediction 91Canary Production Cage 92Silk Beneath the Plate 94Okito Tables 96Double Penetration 98Canary Vanish 100Girl on the Ribbon Illusion 102Okito Card Rise 104Redmon-Okito Rabbit Production 106Mysterious Buddha 108Flower Production Plate 109Novel Dove Pan Production (The Magic Chafing Dish) 110Ribbon Plate Release 113Wand-O-Ring Box 115Handkerchief in the Bread Roll 117Checker Cabinet 118Card to Canary (The Magic Coffer) 121Cups and Balls 123Transposition Extraordinary 125Duck Production Cabinet 128Bamberg Egg Bag 130Riddle of the Rabbit 134The Vanishing Wand 136Pearl Vase 138Mandarin in the BoxCard Production 140Enchanted Rice Trick 143Shadow Cabinet Illusion 146Die Box 148Tea Chest Mystery 150Inexhaustible Box 153Fall-Apart Bird Vanish 155Okito Coin Ladder 157Production Tubes 160Cage and Canary Transposition 162

Chapter Three / Now and Then 165

Silk Flight (Mikado) 167Vanishing and Reappearing Lamp (first method) 171Vanishing and Reappearing Lamp (second method) 173Nest of Boxes 176Imp Bottle 180Novelty Billiard Ball Stands 181Vanishing Bowl of Water 184Watch Box 185Walking Through a Ribbon 186Automatic Spirit Bell 188Exchange Drawer Box 189Canary in the Light Bulb 191Clock Divination 192Ring Wand 193Temple Top Hat Finale’ 194Mammoth Bowl of Water Production 196Card Plate 198Casket for the Appearance of a Bird 199Sucker Jumbo Card Frame 200Marvelous Floral Tube 202Confetti to Rabbit 204Flower Mat Production 205Three Dukes 206Die and Box of Flags 208Conradi Block Penetration 211Crystal Casket Production 212Card Rise Box 214Glass Penetration of a Hat 216Bonus Genius 218Color Changing Fan 220Transformation 221Production VaseCoin Casket 222Shaker Coin Vanish 224Mysterious Salver 225Chinese Wands 227Confusion in the Ark 230Coins in the Glass (Silver Odyssey) 232Vanishing Bird Cage (circular) 234Coin in the Silver Nest of Boxes 238Card and Watch Frame 240Obedient Ball 242Japanese Inexhaustible Box 243Transformation of Bran to aBottle of Wine 246Ginger Bottle Transformation 248Inexhaustible Bottle 250The Talking Skull 252The 3D Slate 254Art with Shears 256Coffee Vase 258