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− | '''Nickels to Dimes''' is an effect invented by [[Walter Gibson]] in 1926 and manufactured by [[Carl Brema]]. Its a variant of the [[Cap and Pence]]. [[File:NicklesAndDimesAd.jpg|thumb|150px|Ad in The [[Sphinx]], Vol. 25, No. 9 (November 1926)]] | + | '''Nickels to Dimes''' is an effect invented by [[Walter Gibson]] in [[1926]] and manufactured by [[Carl Brema]]. Its a variant of the [[Cap and Pence]]. [[File:NicklesAndDimesAd.jpg|thumb|150px|Ad in The [[Sphinx]], Vol. 25, No. 9 (November 1926)]] |
A brass box is placed over a stack of nickels and they instantly turn into a stack of dimes. | A brass box is placed over a stack of nickels and they instantly turn into a stack of dimes. |
Revision as of 10:27, 2 March 2012
Nickels to Dimes is an effect invented by Walter Gibson in 1926 and manufactured by Carl Brema. Its a variant of the Cap and Pence.A brass box is placed over a stack of nickels and they instantly turn into a stack of dimes.
Carl Brema made several models. Viking Mfg. currently owns the manufacturing rights to all Brema items. [1][2]
Variations
- Nickels to mini nickels (e.g. they shrink).
References
- ↑ The Conjurors' Magazine, Vol. 2, no. 3, May 1946, page 10.
- ↑ Viking Magic FAQ