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A versatile coin magic prop. Can be used to make coins vanish, appear, multiply, travel, etc. The prop itself is ungimmicked and examinable. | A versatile coin magic prop. Can be used to make coins vanish, appear, multiply, travel, etc. The prop itself is ungimmicked and examinable. | ||
| − | Invented by [[Theo Bamberg]] (also know as Okito) some time around 1911 | + | Invented by [[Theo Bamberg]] (also know as Okito) some time around 1911<sup>1</sup>at his magic shop in New York City. |
His partner Joe Klein, who suffered from indigestion, kept a drawer full of pills. | His partner Joe Klein, who suffered from indigestion, kept a drawer full of pills. | ||
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The boxes were manufactured by Roterberg, Yost and Company, Sam Bailey, W.D. LeRoy, and Martinka and Company. | The boxes were manufactured by Roterberg, Yost and Company, Sam Bailey, W.D. LeRoy, and Martinka and Company. | ||
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| − | + | <sup>1</sup>One of the first explaination of this box was in The [[Magic Wand]], Vol. 5, N° 49, sept. 1914, page 30, entitled ''A Novel Coin Box'' but not attributed to Okito. | |
| − | == | + | == Variations == |
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| − | [[ | + | Variations of the coin box, both gimmicked and those that can be switch in for a kicker ending include |
| + | *[[Boston box]] (not invented by [[George Boston]]) - features a recessed bottom that allows the box to appear full even after the steal has been made. | ||
| + | * [[German Box]] - a Boston Box without a lid | ||
| + | * [[Slot Box]] - an internally modified Okito Box | ||
| + | * [[Solid Box]] - A solid Okito box. Also called the Plug box. | ||
| + | * [[Small Diameter Box]] - a smaller opening so that coins will not fit in it. | ||
| + | * [[No Bottom Box]] - no top or bottom (e.g. a ring). | ||
| + | * [[Chop Boxe]] - Modified with a [[Chop Cup]] gimmick. | ||
| + | * [[Clear Box]] - Can see the coins in the box. | ||
| + | == Commercial versions == | ||
| + | * The Beyond Okito Box (BO-Box) by Definitive Magic (Bob Solari and The Trickery) | ||
| + | * Buddha Boxes by Chazpro | ||
| + | * David Roth Boxes | ||
| + | * "O" Kito Box by Dean Dill and manufactured by Jamie Schoolcraft Precision Magic | ||
| + | * Dragon Boxes by Dr. Bob Dogget | ||
| + | * Duvivier Coin Box by Dominique Duvivier | ||
| + | * Aqua-Okito Box by Eddie Gibson | ||
| + | * T.C. Coin Box at Hank Lee's Magic Factory | ||
| + | * Star Okito Box by Viking Manufacturing | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | * [[Modern Coin Magic]] (1952) and [[New Modern Coin Magic]] by [[J.B. Bobo]], Chapter X, 1966. | ||
| + | * [[David Roth's Expert Coin Magic]] by [[Richard Kaufman]], 1985. | ||
| + | * http://magicref.tripod.com/magref/artokito.htm | ||
[[Category:Coins]] | [[Category:Coins]] | ||
[[Category:Prop]] | [[Category:Prop]] | ||
Revision as of 00:34, 14 September 2008
A versatile coin magic prop. Can be used to make coins vanish, appear, multiply, travel, etc. The prop itself is ungimmicked and examinable.
Invented by Theo Bamberg (also know as Okito) some time around 19111at his magic shop in New York City.
His partner Joe Klein, who suffered from indigestion, kept a drawer full of pills.
One day, Theo was idly toying with one of the boxes when he discovered that the lit would fit on the bottom as well as the top. He started using this idea to make the pills disappear and reappear elsewhere. Theo then conceived the idea of making the box a size to fit a fifty-cent coin and the coin box was born.
The boxes were manufactured by Roterberg, Yost and Company, Sam Bailey, W.D. LeRoy, and Martinka and Company.
1One of the first explaination of this box was in The Magic Wand, Vol. 5, N° 49, sept. 1914, page 30, entitled A Novel Coin Box but not attributed to Okito.
Variations
Variations of the coin box, both gimmicked and those that can be switch in for a kicker ending include
- Boston box (not invented by George Boston) - features a recessed bottom that allows the box to appear full even after the steal has been made.
- German Box - a Boston Box without a lid
- Slot Box - an internally modified Okito Box
- Solid Box - A solid Okito box. Also called the Plug box.
- Small Diameter Box - a smaller opening so that coins will not fit in it.
- No Bottom Box - no top or bottom (e.g. a ring).
- Chop Boxe - Modified with a Chop Cup gimmick.
- Clear Box - Can see the coins in the box.
Commercial versions
- The Beyond Okito Box (BO-Box) by Definitive Magic (Bob Solari and The Trickery)
- Buddha Boxes by Chazpro
- David Roth Boxes
- "O" Kito Box by Dean Dill and manufactured by Jamie Schoolcraft Precision Magic
- Dragon Boxes by Dr. Bob Dogget
- Duvivier Coin Box by Dominique Duvivier
- Aqua-Okito Box by Eddie Gibson
- T.C. Coin Box at Hank Lee's Magic Factory
- Star Okito Box by Viking Manufacturing
References
- Modern Coin Magic (1952) and New Modern Coin Magic by J.B. Bobo, Chapter X, 1966.
- David Roth's Expert Coin Magic by Richard Kaufman, 1985.
- http://magicref.tripod.com/magref/artokito.htm
