Albo 09 – Additional Classic Magic With Apparatus by Robert J. Albo

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 17
Klingl Magic 21
Ottokar Fischer 22
Chapter One / The Magic of Austria (Magic Christian)

Card in the Frame 26
(Hartz Card Frame)
Mutilated Parasol 28
Flying Watches and Broken Plate 30
Wonder Clock 32
Mirror Glass 33
Vanishing Lamp on Tray 34
Magical Greenhouse 37
Ink to Goldfish 39
Wine and Water 42
Automatic Card Star 44
Production Fishbowl with Display
Stand 45
Automatic Handkerchief Pedestals 46
Automatic Card Spider 48
Lit Candle Production 50
Rice Production Cylinders 51
Lota Pitcher 52
Fire and Water 53
Marvelous Skittle Effect 55
Guinea Pig to Flowers 58
Rose Mirror 59
Card Mirror 62
Jumbo Card Rise 63
Watch Target 64
Chapter Two / The Magic of Holland (Piet Hart) 66

Okito: An Artist for all Seasons 67
Wonder Screen Production 78
Water Canister Production (Sensational Production) 80
Square Circle 82
Okito Blow Book 84
Okito Card Mystery 85
Chimerical Foulards 87
Foulard and Candle 89
Paddle Card Prediction 91
Canary Production Cage 92
Silk Beneath the Plate 94
Okito Tables 96
Double Penetration 98
Canary Vanish 100
Girl on the Ribbon Illusion 102
Okito Card Rise 104
Redmon-Okito Rabbit Production 106
Mysterious Buddha 108
Flower Production Plate 109
Novel Dove Pan Production (The Magic Chafing Dish) 110
Ribbon Plate Release 113
Wand-O-Ring Box 115
Handkerchief in the Bread Roll 117
Checker Cabinet 118
Card to Canary (The Magic Coffer) 121
Cups and Balls 123
Transposition Extraordinary 125
Duck Production Cabinet 128
Bamberg Egg Bag 130
Riddle of the Rabbit 134
The Vanishing Wand 136
Pearl Vase 138
Mandarin in the Box
Card Production 140
Enchanted Rice Trick 143
Shadow Cabinet Illusion 146
Die Box 148
Tea Chest Mystery 150
Inexhaustible Box 153
Fall-Apart Bird Vanish 155
Okito Coin Ladder 157
Production Tubes 160
Cage and Canary Transposition 162
Chapter Three / Now and Then 165

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