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MagicMan11 New user 71 Posts 
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Okito and Boston, I've come up with some ideas for myself as a routine.
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Brad Jeffers Veteran user 381 Posts
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On 2007-10-27 17:01, Shufton wrote: Steve, I like the design of your box. Will you ever make matching Boston and slot boxes? |
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Curtis Kam 1960 - 2025 same as you, plus 3 and enough to make 3498 Posts
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Steve, I like the way your box looks, as well. And I agree about the height of the box--five coins rules.
I can't tell from your site, however, what size coins the box takes. I assume it's halves, and so do you make the boxes in dollar size?
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Douglas.M Elite user 467 Posts
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I too used to own a plastic Fu Manchu box (1970's?). It was yellow with a red dragon embossed disk. It did have a weird insert-load that you could use to produce water at the end! I also had an old Rings and Things Okito box which was based, I think, on the original pillbox concept in that the lid and body were almost identical in height and there was no "overlap" to betray which was actually the lid. When inverted, the box looked exactly the same.
I think the most baffling/interesting routine for an Okito Box is Stahl's World's Most Expensive Okito Box Routine. I currently use an aging Roth set, but those Jim Zee boxes with the rounded edges and shallow lids look killer. Douglas M. |
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Vlad_77 Inner circle Somewhere Past the Planets 5881 Posts
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I found a VERY cool handling of the Okito Box by Roy Benson in the New Phoenix. And it is for Mentalism, not coins.
Best, Vlad |
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Julie Inner circle 3947 Posts
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Dr. Sawa's Okito Box had Magicians around the world mystified for a long time.
The half dollars would vanish one at a time from inside the box WITHOUT a turn-over move! Julie |
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harris Inner circle Harris Deutsch 8833 Posts
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Dr. Sawa has some great art/magic..Do you have a reference in print of that routine. (The book with the piano...lady bugs...as I recall does not have an okito routine)
Harris
Harris Deutsch aka dr laugh
drlaugh4u@gmail.com music, magic and marvelous toys http://magician.org/member/drlaugh4u |
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Julie Inner circle 3947 Posts
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On 2007-12-03 11:24, Harris wrote: Hello Harris Yes, I have both booklets AND the special Sawa equipment. However, the routines alone would be of no value to you without the special equipment... Julie 
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harris Inner circle Harris Deutsch 8833 Posts
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Enjoy...it is nice to have things that are a bit exclusive.
That is why I enjoy creating using "interesting props" from non magic store sources. Be safe, well and creative. Happy HOYC. Harris
Harris Deutsch aka dr laugh
drlaugh4u@gmail.com music, magic and marvelous toys http://magician.org/member/drlaugh4u |
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Steve Burton Loyal user 246 Posts
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Is it the TC Coin Box that appears to be a solid brass block at the end? I've used that a number of times and it's very effective.
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Chad Barnard Special user Mt. Airy, NC 763 Posts
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What's a TC Coin Box?
Roth's Sokito Box ends with a solid brass block at the end. It was originally released in an issue of Apocalypse in 78. |
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Mitch Schneiter Special user West Linn, Oregon 672 Posts
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If you are sitting then John Carney's Okito Oddity from Richard's Almanac is certainly offbeat. Instead of a coin vanishing from the box the box vanishes off the table leaving behind a coin. The coin is then transformed into the box lid, the bottom of the box is plucked from the air, and finally the coin is caused to reappear in the box.
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Shufton Veteran user California 335 Posts
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On 2007-11-17 20:01, Curtis Kam wrote: Hi Curtis and Brad- I may make a boston or slot box at some point if the demand is there. Unfortunately, Curtis, there is even less demand for a dollar box. My box will accomodate an english penny WITH a shell. I have developed some sleights that have made a slot box less necessary (IMO). I discuss them on my video. The video is not so much performance stuff, but more about wrinkles and handling techniques I have developed for coins, matrix, Okito box, cups and balls, etc. If you are looking for pure entertainment, skip my video. If you are looking for some clever maneuvers and ideas that will get you thinking, you might want to consider it. Best to you- Steve
Fobulous, Emergency Cash, 3D Paradox, PS-I Love You, X-Ray, The Portal, Ultimate Floating Match, Miracle Premonition... and more!
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ElCoral New user 54 Posts
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Joe Rindfleisch's Okito box routine is the one I use. His idea of using a shell w/ the box creates some very magical looking routines.
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ShaunRobison Loyal user 255 Posts
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There is also another fine routine in Apacolypes by Woody Landers. May he rest in peace.
2 coins one is placed in the box and the lid is put on. All one handed to eliminate any trickery. The other coin is rubbed with the fingers and it changes to the coin that used to be in the box. A spectator opens the box and finds the other coin. It is the cleanest I have seen, and I have seen A LOT of OKITO box stuff. As I said on my DVD's that is my favorite thing to play with. I would also suggest the OKITO box routines of Shigeo Futagawa of Japan Shaun
www.shaunrobison.com
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msc455magic Inner circle Taipei, Taiwan 1523 Posts
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I second Shaun. Futagawa's routine with the Okito box is superb!
Magic of Japan:
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TWOCAN Special user PORT RICHEY FL 895 Posts
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Quote: Julie you are 100% correct. I have the same feelings about this box and its the only one I use. I can make every slight that's done with other boxes all in one.
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gerryc New user 83 Posts
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It was back in the late 80's and early 90's but Robert Bengel had some really good work with coin boxes. His lecture notes or VHS tapes may be available on ebay or used from someboy like H&R. The were some real gems in there
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Rob Johnston Inner circle Utah 2060 Posts
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I am glad you made this topic. The boxes are some of my favorite magical tools. I was disappointed I couldn't use them much when I was working a restaurant regularly (not much room, no sit down for me, etc.).
I use Boston, Okito, and a Plug. The Plug is my final phase and gets great reactions. Roth's Expert Coin Magic got me started on these boxes, and I still use that to this day as a source.
"Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable." - Margot Fonteyn
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JerryB New user Florida 19 Posts
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I use Paul Diamond's "Hoo's coin box"
I am a fan of Roth's material. JerryB |
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