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Bamberg, [Tobias Leendert] "Toby", then since 1903 "Theo" Aka "Okito" (name derived from Tokyo). Eldest son of David Tobias "Papa" Bamberg. Learned at age 11 assisting father. Pro illusionist with pseudo-Japanese act since 1893. Invented vanishing wand in 1887 and fall-apart box (jointly with Carl Willmann) by 1908.

Played the Lisbon Coliseu 1900; Casino de Paris 1900, 1901, and 1902 (4 weeks); the Paris Folies-Marigny 1902 (2 weeks); Madrid; and the Winchester Hippodrome 1902-03. "Toby" (Tobias) informally became "Theo" (Theodore) in 1903 at the insistance of his bride. Then played the London Tivoli 1903 (as "Okito and Polising"); St. Petersburg 1904; Europe...

Wrote 3 booklets: Mohammed Bey's routines for the Jardine Ellis Ring on Stick (1952, 8pp), Mohammed Bey's Routine with the Okito Coin Box, and More Mohammed Bey Routines with the Okito Coin Box (1956, 11pp), the latter 2 being reprinted together as Mohammed Bey's Routines with the Okito Coin Box and More (1963). Tricks and articles in Greater Magic, Jinx, Sphinx, Phoenix, New Phoenix, Hugard's Magic Monthly, and Pallbearers Review.

Important: These are not plans for making this yourself. These are the directions that came with this illusion when it was on the market for $1950.00. This PDF is designed for collectors who may have the prop, but no directions, magic historians, and those simply curious as to how this trick was done. The trick still shows up on eBay, magic flea markets and auctions. If you need the directions, then here they are.

This was one of the best illusions ever released by Illusion Concepts. It was an improved version of cutting an arm in thirds, based on the original Okito Sawing A Woman Into Thirds....

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The Magigram, Volume 7, The Supreme Magic Company, Ken de Courcy, editor

856 pages. No page numbers on printed issues, page numbers refer to the page in the file.

1. Volume 7, Number 1, September, 1974, 68 unnumbered pages - Your Favourites Are Back!
2. advertisements
5. Let's Face It - editorial by Ken de Courcy
6. Ganson's "Teach-In"
   • Henry Hay's Coin Vanish
9. Kennaugh Kalling - Alan Kennaugh on the Show Business Scene
13. Ian Adair - Ideas Associated
    • Multicolour Paint
13. Have You Heard - jokes
14. [John] Wade's Wonderful Adventures Through Letter Box Land
15. [John] Wade's (and William's) Wanderings ...

1. ... a Magician - Harry Carnegie
   • Egg
   • Envelope
   • Elastic Band
   • Flower
   • Fan
   • Fountain Pen
   • Fork
32. 'Supreme' in Magic! - testimonial
33. Supreme in the U.S.A. - travel report
41. Routine for Nick Trost's Fool's Mate - Michael Symes
42. Cabaret Gloves to Flowers - Stanton Carlisle
43. Thanks to Okito - Dick Ferguson
46. Wade - Still in TV Land - John Wade
47. cartoon - Ken de Courcy
47. More Useful Tips!
48. Gremlins! - errata [Call Yourself a Magician]
48. Musical Note! - Reg Bicknell
48. Calling All British Magical Societies [for a lecture]
49. Mr. and Mrs. Green for Children - Len Belcher
50. Remember You're a Wombleician - Poz
51. Dual Mental Perception...

1. ... - Stanley Watson
34. Oh So Easy! - Richard B. Ferguson
35. Husky and Starch - Maurice Phillips
36. Patter Routine for Come Together Silks - Clarence Thorne
37. Torn & Restored Card - Borrowed Pack - D. Sargeant
37. Idol Gossip - Arthur Setterington
39. Reversing Kings - Colin Davies
41. Stixilk - Len Belcher
42. Mail-Box - correspondence
42. Superb Penetration! - testimonial
43. Cards Across in Cabaret - Stanton Carlisle
47. Super Silks and Winners All! - testimonials
48. Comedy Merry Switch Box - Johnny Geddes
49. News and Views from the Colonies - George Johnstone
51. A Dream Realised - Stanton Carlisle
52. advertisements
53. Adair's Dove Column - Ian Adair
    • Calendar...

1. ... of Arthur Carter
   • Oddity with an Oddity
50. Colour Changing Discs - Henrique
51. Black Sandwich Red Sandwich - M.G. Leveridge
53. News and Views from the Colonies - George Johnstone
55. Pro-Parallax - Len Belmont
56. At Homb with McComb - Billy McComb
58. Some Notes on Pseudo Memory Act - Tom Rigby
59. Mail-Box - correspondence about George Blake's "Six Fold Divination" - Edward Davies
60. I Owe You 50p! - Ken de Courcy
61. The ABC's of Magic - routine for ABC Stung - Brooks Anderson
63. Ganson's "Teach-In"
    • Still Growing Under Glass for Mo Howarth
68. Ringon-Ringon for Kids - Gerry Walker
69. advertisements

81. Volume 12,...

The Magigram, Volume 16, The Supreme Magic Company, Ken de Courcy, editor

Including an Index to Volume 16, 810 pages

• cover page and 24 page index to Volume 16

1. Volume 16, Number 1, September, 1983, 66 pages, including front & back covers
1. advertisements
7. Lets Face It - editorial by Ken de Courcy
8. The Supreme Slogan Competition - judged by Ken de Courcy
10. Your Face - Stan Lobenstern (USA)
11. Mental Hypnotism - Herb Rungay
11. Belted - Jack Bridwell
12. A Sucker Trick for the Tele-Frame - Pen-Ana - Ernie Jones
13. Patter Bits for Good-Bye Paper Tear - Eric Hawkesworth
14. A Routine for Nesto Box...

1. ...But Don't Do Any Magic - Leslie Melville
86. A Quick Thimble Colour Change - Wolfgang Riebe
87. Harry Stanley Reminisces
89. Even More Whispers from the Wings - Harold Long
90. Diminishing Aces - John Yeager
91. Ian Adair Showcase
    91. Fireproof Paperback Test
    93. Twin Cut Coloured Restoration
    94. Rising Damp
    95. Repeat Production - Using Two Panel Box
    96. Perplexing Penetration
    98. A Directory Enquiry
    101. Pasteurised Milk
    102. Baffling Balancing Card Illusion
104. At Homb with McComb - Billy McComb
107. Fabian's 'Come Along' - Aldo Colombini & Will Ayling
112. News and Views from the Colonies - George Johnstone
115. Styles with Punch - John Styles - The Punch...

1. ... including front & back covers
73. Super Day at Lewisham Supreme - announcement
74. advertisements
80. contents
81. Lets Face It - editorial by Ken de Courcy
82. King and Queen "Mr & Mrs Green Cards" - Jack Bridwell
83. The Magic of Shaun Lee
    • 2 Cards and 3 Coins
86. Arthur Carter Column
    • Black Art Box
87. The P...D (Paul & Debbie) Trick Column - Paul Daniels
    • Six Selection
88. Magic Square - puzzle
89. Kennaugh's Kaleidoscope - Alan Kennaugh
    • Richard Gill
92. Abrac-Adair - The Magic of Ian Adair
    • A Catching Match Trick
94. Zany Prediction - Clown Jacqui
95. Feed 'em and Fool 'em! - A Series...

1. ... - Alan Ward
97. Routine and Patter for the One-Two-Three Trick - Herb Rungay (USA)
98. Roy's Routines - Roy Baker
    • Coin Cap Caper (Routine for German Coin Cap)
99. Magisquare - puzzle
100. Make a Table - Simon Shaw
102. The Loch-Ness Monster - A Presentation Idea for the Supreme Snake in the Basket or Box - Val Andrews
103. Easy the Hard Way - Jon Shailes
104. Person to Person - Telephone Telepathy - Lewis Jones
     • The Line Up Principle (Duo)
107. Electric-Fantastic Trick - Ian Adair
108. Name Dropping - Edward Stokes
109. advertisement
110. Kennaugh's Kaleidoscope - Alan Kennaugh
     • Jewel Aich Show

1. ...
   • ... - George Johnstone
   • The Magic Die - Fabian (Aldo Colombini)
   • advertisements
   • Baker's Batch - Roy Baker
     • Spot On
   • MagicIan Adair's Trick Column - Ian Adair
     • Lively Labels
   • Tarot Card Tricks - Joe Hustler
     • match trick
   • The Balloon Goes Up - Henry Mayol
   • The Thought Box - Alan Ward
   • Princess Card Variation - Solyl Kundu
   • Clubs & Mags
   • Hard to Swallow! - poem - Norman Lee
   • Congratulations for 25 Supreme Years of Magigram
   • Magic Boxes - personal services ads
   • advertisements

1. Volume 24, Number 3, November, 1991, 44 pages, including front & back covers - incorporating Trixigram
2. The Lewisham Super Day - announcement ...

What a lovely, simple, but hugely effective coin routine this is. Although an Okito Box is used, none of the regular Okito Box moves are employed .... there are virtually NO SLEIGHTS involved in this effect! Lewis also gives credit to BOB SWADLING for his subtle idea which is incorporated and which makes the effect possible .... and what an effect! A close-up masterpiece!

A small piece of plastic the size of a playing-card is shown and placed across the mouth of a tumbler. A 2p piece (or USA 5 cent piece) is placed on top of the plastic and covered by the lid of a small brass box. On tapping...

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   • ... magazine
   • The Magical Bulletin - January 1920 magazine
   • The Magazine of Magic - February 1920 magazine
   • The Eagle Magician - October 1920 magazine
   • The Magi - February 1920 magazine
   • The Mahatma Circular - January 1920 magazine
   • The Magic World - January 1920 magazine
4. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
5. The Elusive Die; Another Improvement - Walter B. Gibson
6. The "Herbert" Card Frame - apparatus by Frank Herbert
7. Knitting To Order - effect by A. Payne
8. News and Notes
9. Wiring an Illusion for Coloured Electric Lights - Raamah
10. Novelty in Magic - article by C. H. Charlton
10. Tags - article...

1. ... by Norman Hunter
17. A Device for Billet Switching - Woodhouse Pitman
19. The Tangled Web - poem by G.J.
20. How the Saints Made the Flag - C. Barnard
22. Lemon-Aid Diversion - Ashby Lorton
23. Penetration - M.M.
24. The Functions of Magical Societies - article by Patric Playfair
30. The Mirror Glass - W. Morel
31. A Box for Vanishing, Exchanging or Producing - Bernard Carton
    • A Card Banner
    • Novel Wand Production
    • Rag Picture Combination
32. Correspondence
    • Adaptability and Plagiarism
33. Merely Discursive - article by Chris Van Bern
34. An Idea for the Miser's Dream - W. G. Phillips
35. Dressing Up - Chas. Waller
    • The Roll of Drake's Drum
    • The Lady...

1. ...
   • ... Flowers and Goldfish - Bert Douglas
   • Flying Coin and Matchbox - Max Holden
39. Wine by Wireless - Bernard Carton
41. The Detail of Presentation - article by Sydney Carton
43. New Apparatus
44. The Sympathetic Clock - Carlton King
45. The Egyptian Pyramid - S. H. Sharpe
47. Book Reviews
    • Quality Magic - Okito
    • Original Magical Novelties - Norman Hoole & J. J. Shepherd
    • Joe Strong, the Boy Wizard - Vance Barnum
49. Thinking it out - article by J. A. Esler
50. A Conundrum - poem
51. Magical Society Notes
    • The Magic Circle
    • The British Magical Society
    • Hull and East Riding Magical Society
    • Bristol Society of Magic
    • West of England Magical Society
    • Mahatma...

1. ...
   • History of Magic - recommendations
   • Biographical - recommendations
   • Cups and Balls Routines - recommendations
813. Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
     • Shiners
813. Unrehearsed Incidents
814. Backstage - Frank Joglar
     • Wizards at Work
     • Gambling
     • Quick Change
     • Dates
     • Okito
     • TV Topics
     • Jottings
     • Late Entry
     • Clothes Make the Magus
     • Peter Hauntz
     • Seen and Heard
     • Del Ray
815. Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
     • Box
     • Bread
     • Brick
     • Broom
     • Butter
     • Button
     • Cabbage
     • Calendar
816. Magicana - bits of wisdom
     • Popularity ...

1. ...
   • ... Smoke Trick
956. Backstage - Frank Joglar
     • News and Notes
     • Mail Go
     • Attention Leslie Guest
     • The Magic Mags
     • Bits and Pieces
     • In Print
     • Hyp News
     • Writing Dog
     • Roundabout
     • News and Notes
     • Boston Banquet
957. Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
     • The "Body-Load" Box - A Useful Appliance
     • Are Illustrations Necessary?
959. Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
     • Dice (continued)
960. Card Corner - Irv Weiner
     • Culling the Aces
961. Are You Psychic? - Joseph H. Fries, M.D.
961. The Magic Apple - Richard Weibel
963. Patter - Cliff Green
964. Classified...

1. ...
   • ...
   • Here and There
   • Nate Leipzig
   • Lambs Legerdemain
   • Magic Movies
   • Jottings
55. Magicana - bits of wisdom
55. Lines on Patter
55. Scientific Sorcery - E. Malcolm Davison
    • Crystal Ball
55. Force Control - Fred Braue
56. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
    • Mohammed Bey's Routine with the Okito Coin Box - S. Leo Horowitz
    • Superb Tricks - H. Adrian Smith
    • Minute Magic - Clettis Musson
57. Flash in the Palm - Frank J. Rigney
57. Patter - Cliff Green
58. The Odin Cards - Little-Known Methods of Using the "Stripper" Deck - Claudius Odin - translated by Victor Farelli - continued

1. ... 1954 - 12 pages
169. Poker Deal - Orville Meyer
170. Backstage - Frank Joglar
     • Who's Who
     • Simon Sounds Off
     • Bits and Pieces
     • TV Trickery
     • Palace Presto
     • Jottings
     • Busy Jack
     • Fan Letter
     • Reply
171. Two Coins Into Trousers Pocket - Horace E. Bennett
171. New Teeth in Old Saws - The Die Box - Abril Lamarque
172. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
     • Methods for Miracles - Willane, editor
       • #10 Victor's Billiard Ball Manipulation - Edward Victor
       • #11 Victor's Basic Cigarette Manipulation - Edward Victor
       • #12 Victor's Coin Manipulation - Edward Victor
       • #13 Victor's...

1. ... Coin Vanish - Gerald Kosky
335. Patter - Cliff Green
336. Endorsed Dealers Offerings

337. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XIII, Number 5 - October 1955 - 12 pages
337. What is Magic? - Jean Hugard
338. Backstage - Frank Joglar
     • TV Trickery
     • Bits and Pieces
     • Sorcery
     • Jottings
     • Sigurd Nathan
     • Mail Box
     • Grim Reaper
     • News and Notes
     • Genii
339. The R.W. "Close Work" Rising Cards - Reinhold Wora
340. Hands Across the Sea - Peter Warlock
     • Coincidence and Design
341. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • Golf Ball to Baseball
     • Thanks for the Pen
     • Magic in Iceland
342. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
     • La Technique...

Volume XIV (June 1956 - May 1957), Jean Hugard, editor

144 pages

433. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XIV, Number 1 - June 1956 - 12 pages
433. The Enchanted Cylinder of Benaiah - Okito
434. Backstage - Frank Joglar
     • Convention Sidelights
     • News and Notes
     • Dunninger
     • Rosskam
434. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
     • Slydini
435. Zero - A Coin Vanish - Cliff Green
435. Roundabout with Fred Braue
     • Card Index
     • Max Malini Trick
     • Variation
     • Rosini Show
436. Out of My Profonde - Arthur Leroy
     • Saturday at Ducrot's Dirty Dump
437. Hands Across the Sea - Peter Warlock

Volume XVII (June 1959 - May 1960), Jean Hugard & Milbourne Christopher, editors

144 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVII, Number 1 - June 1959 - 12 pages
1. My Favorite 4-Ace Trick - Max Katz
   • Different Variations
   • The Buckle Count
   • The Ace Stack
   • The False Shuffle
   • Deal Five Stacks
   • "You don't want it, I don't want it."
   • The Selected Stack
   • The Miracle
2. Backstage - Frank Joglar
   • TV Topics
   • Harry Lorayne
   • Dick Ryan
   • Jottings
   • News and Notes
   • Okito Writes:
   • Predictions
   • Into Thin Air
   • Bits and Pieces
   • More Re: Checker...