Albo 02 – Classic Magic With Apparatus by Robert J. Albo, Patrick Page, Marvin Burger

This is the smallest of all the volumes with 208 pages. This volume covers block magic, drawer boxes, mirrors, cages, and has a section with miscellaneous magic. The blocks section is nearly half the book with various types of die boxes and other classics such as Squeeze-away blocks Vampire Block, Bewildering Blocks, and many more. This book includes 11 pages of full color photographs. 1000 copies printed.

Contents:

Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xiii

MAGIC CRAFTSMEN PAST AND PRESENT 1

Chapter One / BLOCKS 7

Die Box and Chimney Vanishes 9
Phantom Die Cabinet 22
Die Flyto 26
Block Transposition 28
Mysterious Die, Flag and Casket 30
Block-Go 32
Vanishing and Reappearing Block 36
Block Box 40
Die Drawer Box 43
Appearing Die in Crystal Casket 44
Baffling Blocks (ABC Blocks) 46
Passe, Passe Jumbo Dies 49
Goblin Die 50
Block and Ribbon Release 52
Block and Cage Transposition 54
Die to Canary 56
Eric Lewis’ Miraculous Blocks 59
Confusing Blocks 62
Find-the-Lady Cubes 64
Squeeze-Aw’ay Block 66
Vanishing Three Blocks 68
Die, Cage and Canary 71
Block Penetration 74
Vanishing Die in Mirror Box 76
Block Release 78
Histead Block Release 80
Rod and Block Release 82
Visible Penetrating Block (Vampire Block) 84
Visible Block Release 86
Cube of Confucius 88
Miniature Visible Block Penetration 90
Altar of Allah 92
House of Chin Lee 94
Bewildering Blocks (Cube Libre) 96
Blue Phantom 99
Architect’s Nightmare 102
Mysterious Blocks 104
Chapter Two / DRAWER BOXES 107

Standard Drawer Box 109
Reversible Drawer Box 112
Double-Load Drawer Box 114
Dissecting Double-Load Drawer Box 116
Ultimate Drawer Box 118
Removable Drawer Box 120
Changing Coin Slide 122
Enchanted Bells 124
Watch-Vanish Drawer Box 126
Double-Coin Drawer Box 128
Exchange Drawer Box 130
Egyptian Cabinet 132
Production Drawer Cabinet 134
Davenport Cabinet 136
Chapter Three / MIRRORS 139

Mirror Glasses and Vases 141
Mirror Casket 143
Mirror Glass Turntable 144
Enchanted Hand Mirror 146
Rose Mirror (Hofzinser) 148
Magic Looking-Glass 150
Flash Handkerchief Vanish 152
Mirror Boxes 154
Utility Tube 156
Miraculous Glass Cylinder 156
Chapter Four / CAGES 159

Martin Bird Cage 161
Cage Transposition 164
Bird Production Cage I 167
Bird Production Cage II 169
Bird Production Cage III 170
Bird Production Cage IV 172
Dove Cage Vanish and Reappearance 174
Vanishing Cage on Stand 176
Magic Incubator 179
Balloon to Rabbit Cage 180
Vanishing Bird Cage (Non-Rigid) 182
Vanishing Bird Cage (Rigid) 182
Giant Vanishing Cage 184
Phoenix (Target to Cage) 186
Appearing Cage (Ireland) 188
Marvelous Incubator Cage 190
Chapter Five / MISCELLANEOUS 193

Kuma Tubes 195
Pyramid Production 200
Rabbit Transposition 202
Expanding Ball 206