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{{See also| a short lived electronic magic magazine [[The Foo Can]]}}  
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'''Foo Can''' is a magic prop that looks like a odd shaped can, sometimes shaped like a pitcher. It can perform effects similar to a [[change bag]] (with solid objects) to vanish, transform or produce liquids.  [[File:FooCan.jpg|thumb|right|Sphinx (Sept. 1909)]]
 
'''Foo Can''' is a magic prop that looks like a odd shaped can, sometimes shaped like a pitcher. It can perform effects similar to a [[change bag]] (with solid objects) to vanish, transform or produce liquids.  [[File:FooCan.jpg|thumb|right|Sphinx (Sept. 1909)]]
  
Said to be named after [[Ching Ling Foo]], it had been described by [[Heron of Alexandria]].<ref>An Illustrated History of White Magic Before Robert-Houdin by Fanch Guillemin (2002)</ref><ref>http://www.conjuringcredits.com/doku.php?id=misc:foo_can</ref>
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Said to be named after [[Ching Ling Foo]], it had been described by [[Heron of Alexandria]].<ref>An Illustrated History of White Magic Before Robert-Houdin by Fanch Guillemin (2002)</ref><ref>{{cc|misc:foo_can}}</ref>
  
 
== Publications ==
 
== Publications ==

Latest revision as of 15:36, 25 January 2015

For the short lived electronic magic magazine, see The Foo Can.
Foo Can is a magic prop that looks like a odd shaped can, sometimes shaped like a pitcher. It can perform effects similar to a change bag (with solid objects) to vanish, transform or produce liquids.
Sphinx (Sept. 1909)

Said to be named after Ching Ling Foo, it had been described by Heron of Alexandria.[1][2]

Publications

  • 25 Foolers with a Foo Can by Johnny Sayer (1948)
  • Tips on the Foo Can and Funnel by Imp Smith (1959)


References

  1. An Illustrated History of White Magic Before Robert-Houdin by Fanch Guillemin (2002)
  2. Conjuring Credits' article on misc:foo_can