Images from Egyptian Hall

Images from Egyptian Hall

Egyptian Hall Museum is the oldest private magic museum in America, started in 1895 by W.W. Durbin and later nurtured for nearly fifty years by David Price of Brentwood, Tennessee. Mike Caveney and George Daily acquired the museum in 2000 and today Mike curates the collection in Pasadena, California. In a regular feature on the Conjuring Arts website, Caveney will be sharing some of the treasures from Egyptian Hall Museum.

On Magic Words; or, A Trick by Any Other Name

The word “magician” can mean many things, and one can be some, all, or any combination of those things. Some magicians make their living performing, some do it just for fun. Some magicians collect the equipment, ephemera, and even the secrets of bygone magicians. While they may not perform, they provide a valuable service by keeping our history alive. Some magicians are interested in the theory of magic…
Sold Out: MATTHIAS BUCHINGER: THE GREATEST GERMAN LIVING by Ricky Jay

Sold Out: MATTHIAS BUCHINGER: THE GREATEST GERMAN LIVING by Ricky Jay

Conjuring Arts’ great friend, Ricky Jay, has just finished writing his latest masterpiece, Matthias Buchinger: The Greatest German Living. Which will be officially published by Siglio Press in March of 2016. As a special commemoration Conjuring Arts and Mr. Jay have collaborated on a limited edition boxed set. Each set will be numbered and the box closed with a special numbered Buchinger seal. Included in the set is a copy of the book, two different limited edition decks of cards (the seals of each deck will have matching numbers and they will also match the set number) and a hand letterpress-printed special keepsake created especially for this boxed edition and signed by Mr. Jay.

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