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rexgetz New user Manhattan, Ks. 84 Posts |
Can anyone tell me about the National Magic Spirit Bell. When was this made? Anything about National Magic. Thanks for the help.
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hugmagic Inner circle 7655 Posts |
National Magic was out of Chicago in the 1940's and 50's. Jim Sherman was the head man.
They were known for very well written directions for their exclusive NMC (National Magic Company) effects. The spirt bell was one of their most famous creations. I will look tomorrow and see what I can find in an old National Magic Catalog I have.
Richard E. Hughes, Hughes Magic Inc., 352 N. Prospect St., Ravenna, OH 44266 (330)296-4023
www.hughesmagic.com email-hugmagic@raex.com Write direct as I will be turning off my PM's. |
Julie Inner circle 3936 Posts |
I have an instruction sheet for National Magic's Spirit Bell, but the apparatus itself is a more "modern" set that Bob Little was selling 20 or more years ago...?
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Parsoni New user Bill Crawford 9 Posts |
There is a new Spirit Bell on the market Made by Tom Todd. I will contact Tom today and ask him to respond to your interest. Tom's bell is remote control.Parsoni
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maxello New user Norway 60 Posts |
Is there somebody that have some more info about this bell, because I think I have one but I am not sure.
It have no instruction and its made from brass as far as I can see. Thanksful for more info. Best regards
Arve Lisland
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Sid Mayer Special user Santa Fe, NM 656 Posts |
The National Magic Company had a showroom on the third floor of the famous Palmer House Hotel. I was owned by Jim Sherman who was a more than competent magician. Jim also had the Palmer House Gift Shop in the hotel's ground floor arcade. Victor Torsberg managed NMC. His brother, Chuck, who I believe is still alive managed the gift shop.
Yes, I've actually worked with one and was a National Magic customer during my ill spent youth. Sid
All the world's a stage ... and everybody on it is overacting.
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santlerconjurer Veteran user 364 Posts |
I purchased one in San Francisco in the late 1970's. Amazingly enough the ringing sound always seems to come from the bell.
No amount of tinkering seems to be able to eliminate the slight mechanical clockwork "whirring" that accompanies the regular bell ringing, but spectators typically seem to think the mechanics are built somewhere into the bell, the bell frame, the saucer on which it rests, or even the glass that's put over the whole thing to prove no threads are attached. I might be persuaded to sell or trade the darn thing (if I could find something or other to replace it for the one or two times I use it every few years, that is.) |
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