Title | Okito Box |
People | Theo Bamberg |
Year | 1909 |
Source | "New Modern Coin Magic", J.B. Bobo, Chapter X. |
Description | An unassuming metal box with a lid where coins vanish, transpose and penetrate. |
Details | Developed from a pill box and conceived of the idea of making the box of a size to take a fifty-cent coin. The boxes were manufactured by Roterberg, Yost and Company, Sam Bailey, W.D. LeRoy, and Martinka and Company. Variations include the Boston box (not invented by George Boston), German Box, Slot Box, Solid Box, and Small Diameter Box. |
Researched by | Joseph Pecore |
Category | gimmick |
Subcategory | coins |