1982
Written by Robert Albo
Work of Robert Albo, Various
346 pages (Hardcover), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with photographs and drawings
Language: English
113 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Robert Albo Dedication
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Robert Albo Foreword
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Robert Albo Magic Collectors on different collections and collectors around the world, Houdini, John McManus, Victor Barbour, Charles Larson, Morris Young, Charles Kalish, Jacque Voignier, Rüdiger Deutsch, Topper Martyn, Edwin Dawes, Robert Lund etc
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Robert Albo Okito Show on Okito's show performed around 1906 in Europe
  • The Act
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Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Bowl of Confetti and Water bowl is filled with confetti from a box, confetti changes into water, uses the Substitution Principle, with a more concrete description of Okito's Handling than in "The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs"
Also published here 14
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Tray and Silks handkerchiefs vanish in the hands of performer and appear between two soup plates
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Theo "Okito" Bamberg "Where Do the Ducks Go?" three versions, box to make ducks disappear, break-a-way type, with variation
Also published here 19
Theo "Okito" Bamberg "Where Do the Ducks Come From?" production of two ducks, apparatus
Related to 21
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Couch Illusion vanish of a person, laid on couch and covered with handkerchief, then person is lifted into the air and vanishes
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Robert Albo The Remainder of the Program more notes on the Okito show
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Robert Albo Addendum to the Duck Production apparatus, with variations of Norm Nielsen and Eric Lewis
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Robert Albo A Brief Outline of Other Okito Programs
  • Early Program (about 1904-06)
  • 1920 (At the Empress Theatre, Brixton, England)
  • 1921. Maskelyne's Theatre
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Robert Albo The Okito Show on Edmund Spreer, former stage manager of Fu Manchu
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Robert Albo Rice and Confetti
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Rice Vase rice inside a vase change into orange, ball or checkers, various models by Bland, Conradi, Willmann, Thayer, Klingl, John Gaughn, Owen, Mysto Magic, Tayeda
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Wand to Rice wand is placed inside tube and changes to rice
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The Rice and Orange Trick orange and rice change places, using cones
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Rice Bowls various models, Hamley Magic Company, Klingl, John Mulholland, Brahman, Hoyam, Bartl, Roterberg, Mysto Magic, P&L, Hanson, Holden, Abbott, Nelson
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Rice Vanish Chest Rice in chest vanishes visibly, original put out by Thayer as "The Chest of Chu Chin Chow", variation by Owen
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Checker Cabinet variations of Okito's Checker Cabinet, Thayer, Owen, Hamilton, Resor, Hughes, Loring Campbell
Inspired by 48
Confetti Glass glass filled with confetti is covered and confetti turns to candy / water and fish / animal, different methods
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Bran Vases confetti in vase vanishes or changes into other object
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Confetti Vase To Blooming Flowers vase with confetti is covered with lid and confetti changes into flower
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Sand Cannisters two cannisters of different sizes, sand is filled from small to large cannister and vanishes, repeated
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Water To Confetti water poured in vase changes to confetti
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Confetti Cup water poured into cup changes into confetti, different models
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Coffee, Cream And Sugar Trick cotton placed in coffee pot changes into coffee, confetti into cream and silk into sugar
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Rice Bell rice vanishes from small barrel, and appears under bell
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The Confetti Plates confetti placed between two plates changes into doves
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Vase, Cone, Beans and Orange Trick orange, cone and beans vanish and appear, with vase and handkerchief
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The Rice and Liquid Combination rice in cylinder transposes with water in bottle, Foo Can
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Confetti and Dove Bowls from two bowls confetti and doves are produced
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(Klingl) Rice Vanish Can covered with handkerchief
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The Rice Tubes (Klingl) tubes to produce silks etc.
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Robert Albo Balls, Bells and Eggs
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Ball Vases different models, Thayer
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The Marble Vase
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Orange Vase "Larson-Thayer Vase" or " Tarbell Orange Vase", wooden orange multiplies and changes to silk, with vase
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Color Changing Ball Vases
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Morrison Ball Vase
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Cannon Ball Vase
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Ball Cup vase for adding shell to a ball
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Ball and Cone spring mechanism
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Ballot Box Mystery one of three different-colored balls is placed inside ballot box, color is divined
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The Saturn Ball saturn-shaped ball changes color
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The Ball Tube ball vanishes and appears inside tube
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Multiplying Balls different models
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The Ball on the Wand ball balances on wand and rolls from left to right
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Patriotic Billiard Balls different colored balls are placed in three hats, balls transpose, Thayer, P&L
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Spooky-Ookum ball placed inside tube vanishes
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Billiard Ball Wands ball appears inside cup, cup attached to wand
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Balancing Billiard Balls on a Wand
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Rising Ball ball with hole is placed on rod and moves up and done, with variations
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The Croquet Trick croquet balls, head and and handle of mallet are placed under three cylinders where the change places, Thayer
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The Mysterious Balls and Tube three balls with different colors are placed into a tube where they change the order
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The Transposition Ball Effect and the Perfection Color Changing Billiard Ball four different-colored balls, three are placed on a rod and covered with a tube, fourth ball transposes with center ball, order of colors can be chosen, with variations
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Billiard Ball Vanish Box four different types of boxes, die box, Thayer
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The Goldstone Billiard Ball Stand four balls are removed from triangular stand, vanish and reappear on stand
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Robert Albo Cups and Balls
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The Ring on the Rod ballon rod is removed under handkerchief and finger rings are attached
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Billiard Ball Stands different models, Thayer, Willmann, Conradi, Klingl, Abbott
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Eggs - Egg Vases
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The Egg and Ring Cup finger ring vanishes and appears inside egg
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The Egg Cup egg in egg cup is covered with handkerchief and removed, then it vanishes
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The Chosen Card in the Egg two versions, stand and wand
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The Handkerchief to Egg several methods
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The Egg to Dove egg is produced, it grows and when broken apart a dove appears
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Confetti to Egg several methods, egg on fan
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The Egg and Dove Production handkerchiefs are produced from box, then a large egg appears, broken apart out flies a dove
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The Hot Ball small brass ball becomes hot
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The Vanish and Reproduction of the Bells (No.1) with stand and drawer box, Martinka
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The Vanish and Reproduction of the Bells (No.2) with frame and stand, Thayer
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The Vanish and Reproduction of the Bells (No. 3) with frame and crystal bowl, Conradi
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Obedient Ball stops on string
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Ball Thru Glass Penetration with small box
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The Flying Spheres balls travel from one box to another, brief
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The Ball And The Handkerchief Vase handkerchief transposes with ball inside a vase
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Robert Albo Additions
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Rising Cards houlette on rod, different methods
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The Rajah's Ransom necklace vanishes and appears inside box, two methods, Thayer, Owen
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The Cut and Restored Necklace
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Coins In The Casket casket made from wood and glass is hung, coins vanish and appear audible inside casket
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Exchange Flower Box objects in box change to flowers
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The Crystal Block Miracle (Klingl) die on stand vanishes and appears again in hat
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The Mirror Card Production selection appears visibly on hand mirror
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Vanishing Coin Box box to vanish coin, similar to card box
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Silk Tube silks produced from sealed tube, with rings and paper
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Coin Ladder (Klingl) brief
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Coin Star five coins appear on ends of star
Related to 186
Coin Vase coins vanish from vase, apparatus
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Spider Web Card (Klingl) apparatus, spider spins web and selection appears
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The Cords of Cairo similar to chinese stick, blocks stand upright on stand
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The P&L Books of Ching Soo four books hanging on ropes
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The Magic Incubator tube is filled with confetti, then cages and animals are produced
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The Repeat Die Box
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Arthur H. Buckley Buckley Coin Stand four coins on triangular stand, vanish and reappear on stand again
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Richard Himber Card Box (Himber)
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Card Box (Gammage)
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The Jumbo Card Rise houlette on table, stand filled with sand and method to add cards
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Card Stars different models, one formed as hand
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The Card In Balloon two mechanical methods, stand for balloon
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The Card Bouquet similar to card star, with flower bouquet
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Will Goldston Card Production Frame (Goldston)
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Card Restoration torn pieces of card vanish and appear one by one in frame where they restore again
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The Birth of Flora flowers are produced in large vase
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Tea Caddies box with several compartments to vanish objects
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P&L Appearing Cages with table and stand, made for Dell O'Dell
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The Card-Rise Box Klingl, three cards
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Eric C. Lewis (Eric Lewis) Block Vanish from tube, held with rod, stand
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Flight Of The Coins Klingl, glasses placed on stands, are covered with tubes, coins travel from one to the other
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Robert Albo Color Section
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Magic Apparatus with pictures from various collections of props and magic sets, Rüdiger Deutsch, Leslie Cole, Clayton Albright, Ken Klosterman, Raphael Ellenbogen, David Price, Robert Lund, Prentis Taylor, Francois Voignier, Joe Stevens, Mario Carrandi, Claude Klingsor, Hans "Wittus" Witt, Topper Martyn
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Robert Albo Dr. Albo's Collection of Magic Apparatus pictures of tricks by Thayer, Klingl, Bartl, Hofzinser, Eric Lewis, Martinka, Bland, Conradi, Okito, P&L, Abbott, Willmann, Owen, Abbott, Baker, John Gaughan, Burtini, Olson, Roterberg, Hughes
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär.