Newsgroups: alt.magic,alt.answers,news.answers Path: bloom-beacon.mit.edu!hookup!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!amiserv!vpnet!mike From: mike@vpnet.chi.il.us (Mike Kamlet) Subject: alt.magic FAQ part 4/4 Message-ID: Followup-To: alt.magic Sender: mike@vpnet.chi.il.us (michael kamlet) Supersedes: Reply-To: mike@vpnet.chi.il.us Organization: Vpnet - Your FREE link to the Internet! (708)833-8126 References: Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 21:27:28 GMT Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu Lines: 724 Xref: bloom-beacon.mit.edu alt.magic:3704 alt.answers:1968 news.answers:15721 Archive-name: magic-faq/part4 Last-modified: Feb. 20, 1994 Frequently asked questions in alt.magic/part4 (of 4) Last modified: Feb. 20, 1994 Please send suggested corrections and additions to: mike@vpnet.chi.il.us Topics: Part 4 VII. LIST OF DEALERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- VII. LIST OF DEALERS The following list of magic dealers is compiled from contributions from the following people: barnett@grymoire.crd.ge.com (Bruce Barnett) batten@kodak.kodak.com (James x42773/RDCS/5-15-KO) blake@cs.buffalo.edu (Brian C. Blake) drbill@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (william.h.davies) fmah@mta.ca (Frank) georgec@eng.umd.edu (George B. Clark) jillm@netcom.com (Jill Marci) jl3a+@andrew.cmu.edu (James A. Lane) jti01@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Jeff Isozaki) nielsen@crd.ge.com (Paul Nielsen) presto@bach.udel.edu (Jason Y Nocks) rja@batcomfs.Eng.Sun.COM (Robert Allen) scream@brahms.udel.edu st922964@pip.cc.brandeis.edu zerucha@shell.portal.com (Thomas E Zerucha) ASWAYE@HERMES.ACS.RYERSON.CA (Adam Swaye) Comments, appearing in parens after the dealer's name, represent the opinion of the contributor, though in some cases they have been edited for brevity. Abbotts Magic Company (Catalog is pretty good. Definitely of the thick variety. (about 500 large pages) It's got a heck of a lot of stuff in just about every area. The pricing seems fair to good, but probably not excellent in terms of good deals.) Colon, MI 49040 (616) 432-3235 (800) 92MAGIC Al's Magic Shop 1012 Vermont Ave. NW Washington, DC 20005 (800) ALS-MAGIC Aladdin Books (An independent Bookstore Featuring an Eclectic Selection of New and Antiquarian Books" has a very large selection of new, used and rare magic books and lecture notes. The owner is very knowledgeable about magic.) 122 West Commonweath Fullerton, CA 92632 (714) 738-6115 Amer. Magic Co. 3261 Trinity Road Harrisburg, PA 17109 Axtell 230 Glencrest Circle - R Ventura, CA 93003 (805) 642-7282 Balloon Box (Balloons, & related books) St. James Park 2416 Ravendale Court Kissimmee, FL 34758 (407) 933-8888 Barry's Magic Shop (The magicians who work at Barry's Magic Shop will teach a customer how to use anything they buy.) Wheaton, MD Bill Tarr Dept 21, Box 700 East Hampton, NY 11937 Brad Burt's 4688 Convoy St Suite 109 San Diego, CA 92111 (619) 571-4749 (inquiries) ORDERS: (800) 748-5759 Browser's Den of Magic, The 875 Eglinton Avenue West, Unit 13 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6C 3Z9 (416) 783-7022 C & C Magic and Special Effects Company Inc. P.O. Box 331 Littleton, MA 01460-0331 or 5 Elm Court Maynard, MA 01754-1101 (508) 897-7599 (800) MAGIC-04 Camirand Academy of Magic Dept. 300 Succ A P.O. Box 269 Longueuil QC J4H 3XC CANADA (514) 670-6026 Cards by Martin (High quality gimmicked cards/decks custom made) 44533 N. Date Lancaster, CA 93534 Carrandi (Old books, apparatus, magazines, posters, catalogs, puzzles, etc.) (The latest catalog is 72 pages long and goes for $7.) 122 Monroe Avenue Belle Mead, NJ 08502 (908) 874-0630 FAX: (908) 874-4892 Celestial Sorcery Inc. (Operated by Jay Scott Berry) 11333 Moorpark Suite 1000 Studio City, CA 91602 Collector's Workshop (Most all of their stuff is very expensive, catalog is $5.00. For folks who don't know, CW is one of the few shops to take a less draconian stance on returns. Ever since a shop refused to accept a strait-jacket after the T-bar tore out the first time I tried it on, despite a history of business with them and full knowledge of the methods before I got the jacket, I've started to appreciate CW's policy more and more.) Misty Morn Farm, Rt#1, Box 113A Middleburg, VA 22117 (703) 687-6476 (inquiries) ORDERS: (800) MAGICCW FAX: (703) 687-6122 Dallas & Co. 101 E. University Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 351-5974 (217) 351-9255 (fax) (owned by Andy Dallas who is primarily and escape artist. SAM #120 meets at the shop thrid tues. of the month) Dan Garrett 4929 Salem Rd. Lithonia, GA 30038 Davenports, 7 Charing Cross Underground Shopping Arcade, London WC2N 4HZ Tel: 71 836 0408 Daytona Magic 136 S. Beach Street Daytona beach, FL 32114 (904) 252-6767 ORDERS: (800) 34-MAGIC FAX: (904) 252-9037 Douglas Tilford P.O. Box 650 Experiment, GA 30212-0650 (404) 227-7634 (inquiries) ORDERS: (800) 537-5381 Eagle Magic (Larry Kahlow) 708 Portland Ave Minneapolis, MN 55415 (612) 333-4702 El Duco's Magic (Catalog $5) Box 31052 200 49 Malmo Sweden Fleming Book Co, 728 Madison Ave, York, PA 17404 Flora & Company (Videos and Audio tapes. Excellent material on practical marketing, etc.) box 8263 Albuquerque, NM 87198 Flosso Hornmann Magic Co. 304 W 34th St. New York, NY 10001 Flying Apparatus Catalogue (Juggling, etc.) 2121 Staunton Court Palo Alto, CA 94306 (415) 424-0739 Four Jokers Magic Shop (Visa/Mastercard orders accepted) (There are larger stores, but its hard to beat these guys. If they know you are a magician and are interested in a trick they will let you in on the secret. After all, to be honest, if you are in the comunity (magic) you are bound to eventually find someone who has purchased the same thing and will eventually find out the inner workings. BUT, you might see something that just blows your socks off, go and buy it THEN find out it is beyond your abilities. At least this way, you have the chance to 'test drive' it to see if it is something you really want.) 45 Main Street - P.O. Box 38 Tonawanda, NY 14150 (716) 693-7930 E-mail contact: blake@cs.buffalo.edu (Brian C. Blake) Great American Juggling & Fun Co., The (Call for a catalog. Their prices are discounted, and they ship quickly! They also have magic and balloon stuff. Most of the jugglers I know buy their props there.) P.O. Box 227 Pine Forge, PA 19548-0227 (800) 3-JUGGLE H and R Magic Books (Specializes in old books, catalog is $3) 3702 Cyril Dr. Humble, TX 77396-4302 (713) 454-7219 or (713) 488-4578 Hades Publ. Box 1414 Calgary, Alberta Canada, T2P 2L6 (403) 254-0160 FAX: (403) 254-0456 Hades Seattle Magic Sentre (A very wide selection, pay to get their catalog.) (Great selection, catalog is $12.00 Book catalog is $5.00. These guys are probably one of the more useful references on this list.) Box 2242, Seattle, WA 98111-2242 (206) 624-4287 Haines House of Cards (Retail, manufacture, and wholesale. Located near US Playing Card Co.) 2514 Leslie Ave Norwood, OH 45212 (513) 531-6548 Hank Lee's Magic Factory (Catalog is thick, chock full of good deals, and does what no other magic catalog I've ever seen do - offers fun to read descriptions.) Mail Order Division P.O. Box 789 Medford, MA 02155 (617) 482 8749 FAX: (617) 395-2034 ORDERS: (800) 874-7400 Hermetic Press Box 20383 Seattle, WA 98102 Hollywood Magic, Inc. (They carry a decent selection of standard effects in their catalog, which is about $7.50) 6614 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA (213) 464-5610 House of Magic, The (Carries both old and new stuff, and specializes in antiques, imported, and limited edition stuff. The primary drawback with this place is that it's full of rubber doggy-do, inflatable women, rubber snakes, etc., and seeing into the over-stuffed counters is sometimes tough. You have to become sort of known face to get the most value out of this store. It does have the largest local book section.) 2025 Chestnut St. San Francisco, CA (415) 346-2218 International Magic, 89 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1 Tel: 71 405 7324 Jeff Busby (Many unique books, close-up props) 612 Cedar Street Wallace, ID 83873-2233 ORDERS: (800) 445-0918 Jeff Busby (Carries mostly books, but also carrys some magic equipment. He uses a tremendous amount of hyperbola in his advertising, and makes it sound like he's the only guy who carrys the stuff that he carrys, which isn't true. But he does make unexcelled machined and spun copper, brass, and stainless steel cups for cups and balls (I'm not sure if he's doing this right now), and he also has some beautiful turned wood wands & cups.) 10329 MacArthur Blvd Suites 5&6 Oakland, CA 94605-5147 (510) 562-6340 (inquiries) ORDERS: (800) 445-0918 John Brownback (He has tons of books, new and old for sale. He's really good to work with and you're sure to get a good deal!) Springfield, IL. (217) 522-8500 Johnson Precision Magic Products, Inc. (Well known manufacturer of coin magic) P.O. Box 734 Arcadia, CA 91066 Johnson Smith Co 4514 19th Court East P.O. Box 25500 Bradenton, FL 34206-5500 Kennedy 8 Winchester Irvine CA 92720 (714) 262-1164 Ken-Zo's Party Place Ken & Bernie Horsman 1025-29 S. Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21230 410-727-5811 Kevin James 9682 Katella Anaheim, CA 92804 (714) 520-4381 FAX: (714) 535-5237 Klamm Magic (They stock a wide range of books, close-up effects and even stage sized illusions.) 1412-L Appleton Independence, MO 64052 (816) 461-4595 KT Magic (Collectable magic & books. Prompt service, good prices, and good quality merchandise. Catalog is $4.00.) 3925 Richardson Rd. Ste #24 Independance, KY 41051 (606) 525-1605 L&L Publishing P.O. Box 100 Tahoma, CA 96142 (916) 525-5700 ORDERS: (800) 626-6572 FAX: (916) 525-7008 La Rocks's (Balloons + Clown Supplies) 2123 Central Avenue Charlotte, NC 28205 (704) 333-3434 FAX: (704) 536-4600 (10AM - 6PM) ORDERS: (800) 473-3425 Lee Jacobs Prod P.O. Box 362-L189 Pomeroy, OH 45769-0362 (614) 992-5208 old posters/books, repro posters.. Magic by Post (Matchrite - The Funny Business) (Misc. & Tenyo. Free catalogue. "Refunds on unsuitable items") 167 Winchester Road Bristol BS4 3NJ England Phone/Fax (0272) 774334 Magic Center 739 8th Ave. New York, NY 10036 Magic Collector's Bulletin George Daily's Magacana for Collectors 3778 Cayuga Lane York, PA 17402 (717) 757-3098 $4 for current issue Magic Land (The most famous magic shop in Tokyo is Ton Onosaka's, "Magic Land". It's located near Kayaba-Cho subway station (Tozai-line or Hibiya-line). Near the Tokyo Station. The shop is very small and hard to find. Call for directions. Closed Mondays. Tu-Sat 10-18:00 (?)) Phone from Narita airport (outside of Tokyo city) : 03-3666-4749 Phone from inside of Tokyo city : 3666-4749 Magic Masters 2224C Stone Mtn-Lithonia Rd. Lithonia, GA 30058 (404) 482-1100 Magic Methods P.O. Box 4105 L Greenville, SC 29608 Magic, INC (Large publisher of books. Catalog is $7.00) 5082 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 (312) 334-2855 The Magic Shop Evan Katz 829J State St. Lemoyne, PA 17043 (near Harrisburgh) 717-737-7559 Mark Leveredge 29 Wresfords Close, Exeter, Devon EX4 5AY, England Tel: 0392 52000 Martin Breese International (Close-up books, props, etc.) P.O. Box 842 Sheffield S2 5TB, England Phone: 0742 737441 (24 hour answering machine) FAX: 0742-726420 (24 hours) Maxilla & Mandible, LTD The Natural History and Science Emporium (Bones, specimens, skulls, etc. Catalog: $9.95) 451-5 Columbus Ave New York, NY 10024 (212) 724-6173 Meca Magic Bloomfield, NJ (201) 429-7597 Meir Yedid P.O. Box 55 Rego Park, NY 11374 (718) 592-6082 Metaempirical Magic P.O. Box 500-M Stockbridge, MA 01262 (413) 243-4573 Mike Rogers P.O. Box 461723 Escondido, CA 92046-1723 (619) 489-1303 More Than Magic Bob Lloyd 11 Davenport St Somerville, NJ 08876 (908) 218-0065 Morrissey Magic Ltd. (This is probably an economical choice for the Canadians of the group. What with the Canadian dollar sitting so low and everything.) 2882 Dufferin Street Toronto, Ontario M6B 3S6 (416) 782-1393 Murphy's Magic P.O. Box 7373 St. Louis, MO 63177-7373 Mystique Magic Mfg. P.O. Box 577 Rush Springs, OK 73082 (405) 476-2481 FAX: (405) 476-2692 Old Curiosity Shop 409 16th Street Watervliet, NY 12189 (217) 273-1374 O'Dowd Conjuring (Mike O'Dowd) 7313 Kohler Drive Barnhart, MO 63012-2013 (314) 464-1026 (tons of old books and apparatus, autographed pictures, just about anything) Old Town Magic Shop, The ($2 for list?) 5770 W. Bronson Highway Suite 220 Kissimmee, FL 32741 Olde Towne Magic Shop 424 S. Main St. St. Charles, MO 63301 (314) 947-9292 Olde World Magick (Catalog: $1, Props for the Bizarre Magician) P.O. Box 162 Oakville, CT 06779 Palmer Magic, 23 Duane Number 6, Redwood City, CA 94062 (415) 365-3818 Paul Diamond's Magic Company (The place seems to have a HUGE selection of books, even things that are supposed to be out of print!) P.O. Box 11570 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33339 (305) 772-8067 ORDERS: (800) 330-2713 Perfect Magic 4781 Van Horne Ave. Suite 206 Montrea, Quebec, Canada H3W 1J1 (514)-738-4176 fax(514)738-9738 Toll Free 1-800-665-3754 Phila. Magic 141 N. 12th St. (219 Market St ?) Phila, PA ????? (214) 627-5128 PM Magic 12977 View Mesa St. Moorpark, CA 93021 (805) 529-8416 PM Productions 1701 Monroe St LaPorte, IN 46350 Powerful Magic 1516 Purdue Ave #7 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Quality Props 11 Hartridge Walk Allesley Park Coventry CV5 9LF England tel: (0203) 672512 Makers of Stage illusions, Cabaret props and Childrens Magic. Also stock close up items, and Terry and Norma products. Due to high shipping costs they will only send items inside the UK. Rabbit In The Hat Ranch 1017 Crystal Bowl Circle Casselberry, FL 32707-4536 Radella 9222 159th St, Suite #346 Orland Park, IL 60462 Repro Magic, 46 Queenstown Road, London SW8 3RY Tel: 71 720 6257 Richard Kaufman Suite 183-a 8401 Colesville Rd Silver Spring, MD 20910 Robbins 70 Washington St 9th floor Brooklyn NY 11201 ($3 catalog) Ron Allesi (Quality Used and Rare Magic) ($3 for current items, $18 for year's subscription) 364 W. Main Street P.O. Box 64 Fredonia, NY 14063 (716) 679-4073 Silques Etc. P.O. Box 272 Renssselaer, IN 47978-0272 (219) 866-4287 Sorceries Limited - (They carry about 50 effects, mostly handmade woodwork by C. Miller, at reasonable prices, but they also have a few unique publications, plus they periodically sell used magic.) P.O. Box 4169 Bethlehem, PA 18018 (215) 867-0711 Stanford Prod. P.O. Box 161 Stilwell, KS 66085 Stephen Tucker Tel: 0684 566485 Steven Dawsons Magic Touch (Steve Dawson owns and runs the place. Tends to carry new stuff only, not antiques or second hand. They also carry a few of their own manufactured tricks of various types. They have a newsletter which comes out every few months. He also is now in the mail order business, so he has a catalog available. Steve can get many more things than he stocks. What he stocks is a good selection of closeup stuff, including coins, plus standards like vanishing canes, cups & balls, etc. And some of the usual strangely painted boxes & tubes. Steve keeps a close eye on the trade, and can usually offer comments on new or old tricks.) 144 N. Milpitas Blvd. Milpitas,CA 95035 (408) 263-9404 Stevens Magic Emporium - (Much good stuff. Pay $7.50 to get on their catalog list.) (Catalog about $7.50, they carry imported magic, and intermediate priced magic in general. They carry lots of finely made brass pieces too.) 3238 East Douglas Wichita, KS 67208 (316) 683-9582 or (316) 683-5861 FAX: (316) 68-MAGIC The Supreme Magic Company Supreme House Bideford Devon EX39 2AN United Kingdom Tel +44 (0)237 479266 Fax +44 (0)237 421440 (There was a 'rumor' that Supreme had stopped doing business, but this is incorrect. They did change hands 1/93, but are up running business as usual) Tannen's Magic, Inc (Large, impersonal) 6 W. 32nd 4th Floor New York City, NY 10001-3867 (212) 239-8383 Fax: (212) 643-0199 ORDERS: (800) 72MAGIC Top Hat, The c\o Allan Adcock 2232 W. Richwoods Blvd. Peoria, IL 61614 Tosi's Magic Manufacturing (Little known manufacturer of coin magic) 4042 Cypress Landing Winter Haven, FL 33884 (813) 324-7122 Venture III (Magic, mentalism, antique magic. Part owned by magic's largest collector. They have a special mailing for collectors.) 106 Main St. Milford, OH 45150 (513) 248-1666 Wheeler-Tanner Escapes (Escape artist equipment) P.O. Box 349 Great Falls, MT 59403 (406) 453-4961 Wheeler-Tanner Escapes (Mainly escape artist supplies. Catalog is $2, refundable with first order). 3024 E. 35th Spokane, WA 99223 (509) 448-8457. \\ // \\// /00\ \> | | | | \____/ -- Mike Kamlet mike@vpnet.chi.il.us