Magic Footnotes | Exploring the nooks and cranies of magic history

With the beginning of the United States’ involvement in World War I there came a general fear of...

Researching magic history has changed a lot in the last few years with the growing number of searchable...

Hard to believe that just a week ago I was sitting in sunny (and dry) Los Angeles enjoying the Conference on...

The Mind Reader and the Anarchists

With the beginning of the United States’ involvement in World War I there came a general fear of sabotage and...

posted on: Nov 1, 2009 | author: Gary Hunt

Researching magic history has changed a lot in the last few years with the growing number of searchable newspaper...

posted on: Oct 29, 2009 | author: Gary Hunt

“Minerva is the only woman before the public today who juggles with the handcuffs as though they were gold bracelets...

posted on: Sep 14, 2009 | author: Gary Hunt

Patent battles in magic are not new. Here is an example from the October 24, 1863 issue of Scientific American. Note...

posted on: Sep 13, 2009 | author: Gary Hunt