Name/Title
"HEANEY MAGIC COMPANY CATALOG, 1924"Entry/Object ID
2000.25.1.2Description
Color: Black; Orange
Catalog number 25, issued by the Heaney Magic Company, 1924. The 224-page item has a paper cover with the company name at the top of the front in purple ink and an image of a magician in a black tuxedo, cape, and top hat, with the inner lining of the cape and hat in orange. Some of the contents are listed to the right. An orange line is below the magician image and the catalog number and place of business for the company are below. The back cover is an extension of the catalog, offering five products. The inside front cover contains ordering information and the first page is a message to readers by company founder Gerald V. Heaney. The next two pages contains information on Heaney as a magician, followed by sections on magic in general, a 13-year old magician, and comments from satisfied customers. Page eight is the beginning of the product offerings, which include an image of the items with a description of the trick and the price. At the back, on pages 221 and 223, are order forms. Types of tricks include card tricks; mind reading effects; crystal gazing acts; spirit tricks; novelties and jokes and others. There are also books and supplies offered. The cover has slight discoloration and a few creases and the pages are slightly discolored, but the artifact is in good condition.Lexicon
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Three-dimensional, Catalogs, Heaney Magic Company, Coin tricks, Conjuring--Equipment and supplies