Wanted: A Davenport Demon Wonder Box

[Richard Kaufman]

Friends, I am looking to purchase a Davenport's Demon Wonder Box in very good to mint condition. Please email me at moobooks@verizon.net if you have one to sell. Thanks.

[Q. Kumber]

If you will be at Blackpool, then check with the used magic dealers there. Adrian Harris, Brian Berry and Mel Harvey come to mind.

I was at a Magic Car Boot sale today and someone had for sale in what appeared to be copper. It had the Demon head.

[Leonard Hevia]

Yes--Jonathan Neal Brown is a very talented and skilled magician.

[Leonard Hevia]

Quicker Than the Eye has one:

https://quickerthantheeye.com/p/silks-h ... r_Box-7960

[Richard Kaufman]

Thanks, Quentin, but I won't be at Blackpool.

Leo, that one doesn't close properly (as noted).

[Leonard Hevia]

Thanks, Quentin, but I won't be at Blackpool.

Leo, that one doesn't close properly (as noted).

All right--what about this one?

https://foliniandsons.ecrater.com/p/754 ... ed-vintage

Or this one from Fantasma Magic in NY:

https://fantasmamagic.com/products/demo ... 3370715251

[Richard Kaufman]

The top one is an old eBay sale that is long over.
The one from Fantasma is made in India, I believe, and is not the original size.

[Leonard Hevia]

Andy Greget in Arizona might have one. He stocks up on collectible old props. If not he might know somebody that has this.

[Jim Riser]

Richard, here is one: https://haversatewing.hibid.com/catalog ... 2/?cpage=2

[Richard Kaufman]

Thank you.

[Bob Farmer]

A friend of mine had one. It was sold to someone in Ottawa, possibly Roy Cottee. John Pert might know:

https://magicbyjohnpert.ca/

[Brad Jeffers]

If you're going to be using your box, I suggest you get a copy of this ...

[Richard Kaufman]

Have one, thanks.

[David Kaplan]

Brad: Do you have any pointers on where to locate the Jonathan Neal manuscript? A Google search didn't turn up any results. Thanks -- David

[Leonard Hevia]

Brad: Do you have any pointers on where to locate the Jonathan Neal manuscript? A Google search didn't turn up any results. Thanks -- David

JNeal's contact: wonderbiz@earthlink.net

[Tom Gilbert]

Didn't Steve Valentine lecture on this box at the Genii Convention?

[Bill Mullins]

Richard, here is one: https://haversatewing.hibid.com/catalog ... 2/?cpage=2

It went for $82.

[jtosterloh]

Hi Richard,

Not sure if you were able to locate a Davenport Demon Wonder Box or not but I saw this Merv Taylor item on ebay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Magic- ... Swd8hdERvu

Best Regards,
--John Osterloh

[Richard Kaufman]

Thanks. I have obtained two of the devices.

[JonathanNeal]

Just a word or two. I have never posted on the Genii Forum as I could never get my password to work. Richard was kind enough to get me squared away...so kudos to him.

Anyway, yes I do sell the a manuscript on this trick and it is entirely unrelated to whatever Steve Valentine has done. Steve has seen my version and agrees we are on separate paths with this. It is strange that two people both decide to take on this venerable classic after so many years of neglect, but in a world of over seven billion people, I guess anything can happen once in a while.

[Richard Kaufman]

Jonathan, do you sell your manuscript? How can people purchase it?

[Q. Kumber]

Funny how all of a sudden The Demon Wonder Box has become popular with professionals. They do crop up with reasonable frequency at UK magic auctions and swap meets. Eric Sharp published a great routine for children which includes the extra load gimmick.

Any of Jonathan Neal's articles in GENNI are worth a year's subscription and a welcome respite from the close-up tricks. Likewise Steve Valentine's published works are exceptional in research, detail and professional thinking.

At a recent magic auction in Manchester I acquired a Supreme Master Silk Tube, which is really clever and works on a similar load gimmick to the Wonder Box. It last appeared in a Supreme 60's catalogue. Derek Lever, who has an encyclopaedic knowledge of used magic apparatus said he had only ever seen one of it.

[JonathanNeal]

Just wanted to let those who want to know more about the Demon Wonder Box routine that I created... that I will be demonstrating and talking about it in my lecture at the Genii Convention. (This will be late Wednesday night!)

[Q. Kumber]

I've just returned from a lecture tour of Germany. A highlight was visiting the Zentrum Für Zaunerkunst near Münster. Michael Somdermeyer who runs it showed me around this truly magical Hogworts.

Of relevance to this thread is the wide variety of used magic for sale. There's a tray of appx twenty different Wonder Boxes, one of which all four sides drop down. I suspect that all the original Davenport Wonder Boxes were manufactured in Germany.

Michael speaks excellent English and the website is http://stiftung-zauberkunst.de

The centre also has a good range of used magic books, mostly in German. I bought a full set of Marconick's Original magic booklets, early Tony Binarelli Playmagic, Nic Niberco and El Duco lecture notes (all in English).

[JonathanNeal]

Do you have an email for Michael? I'd like to contact him. Thanks!

JonathanNeal

[Q. Kumber]

PM'd you.

[JonathanNeal]

updated information about my manuscript: my newest email is JNWonderbiz@gmail

The current selling price for the 50 page manuscript is $27.00 and postage... typically about 4 or 5 dollars in the USA
PayPal is the preferred payment form. My email above is my PayPal acct info.
I have about 5 copies left in my current print run.
Thanks all!