Magic Toy Box

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Peter G
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Magic Toy Box

Post by Peter G » Fri Nov 04, 2016 12:41 pm

Hi Guys

Today I received a new old Tenyo Item called "Magic Toy".
It's a magic box and consist of 5 tricks named
- Vanishing and appearing coins - angel coins (Tenyoism p 1101 & 1114)
- Cut and restored rope (Tenyoism p 1101 & 1115)
- Thimble (Tenyoism p 1101 & 1115)
- Vanishing Handkerchief (Tenyoism p 1101)
- An-gra (Tenyoism p 1101 & 1112)

They seem to be the exact same items as in the Magic Box pictured in Richard's book at p 1101 but wit a differend lid.
Does anyone has an idea about why the difference in lids?

Thanks!

Peter
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Re: Magic Toy Box

Post by VictorS » Fri Nov 04, 2016 12:51 pm

Wow Peter....I cannot answer your question but all I can say...congratulations on finding that gems.

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Re: Magic Toy Box

Post by Rob Rand » Fri Nov 04, 2016 4:25 pm

Yes,wow Peter... Never seen his before! Congrats with this gem!

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Re: Magic Toy Box

Post by BluBob » Sun Nov 06, 2016 12:59 am

Very cool ... guessing that the lids were printed at different times, for some reason.
and now, on with the show ...

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Re: Magic Toy Box

Post by Richard Kaufman » Sun Nov 06, 2016 10:05 am

Akira Yamada was constantly instructing his staff to change the packaging of products to reinvigorate interest in them.

That's a very cool lid on your set! It almost looks like it was done for export to the west. I assume all the instructions are in Japanese?

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Re: Magic Toy Box

Post by Peter G » Sun Nov 06, 2016 10:33 am

Hi Richard,

Thanks for your answer - that explains it probably!

I opened the boxes very carefully (it looks like the items haven't been used before so I had to be very careful - only the seals were broken) - but all instructions indeed are Japanese.

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