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Part 4
 VII. LIST OF DEALERS


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VII. LIST OF DEALERS


The following list of magic dealers is compiled from contributions from the
following people:
        [e-mail] (Bruce Barnett)
        [e-mail] (James x42773/RDCS/5-15-KO)
        [e-mail] (Brian C. Blake)
        [e-mail] (william.h.davies)
        [e-mail] (Frank)
        [e-mail] (George B. Clark)
        [e-mail] (Jill Marci)
        [e-mail] (James A. Lane)
        [e-mail] (Jeff Isozaki)
        [e-mail] (Paul Nielsen)
        [e-mail] (Jason Y Nocks)
        [e-mail] (Robert Allen)
        [e-mail]
        [e-mail]
        [e-mail] (Thomas E Zerucha)

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
[phone]
(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
[phone]

Amer. Magic Co.
3261 Trinity Road
Harrisburg, PA 17109

Axtell
230 Glencrest Circle - R
Ventura, CA 93003
[phone]

Balloon Box
(Balloons, & related books)
St. James Park
2416 Ravendale Court
Kissimmee, FL 34758
[phone]

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
[phone] (inquiries)
ORDERS: [phone]

Browser's Den of Magic, The
875 Eglinton Avenue West, Unit 13
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M6C 3Z9
[phone]

C & C Magic and Special Effects Company Inc.
P.O. Box 331
Littleton, MA 01460-0331
or
5 Elm Court
Maynard, MA 01754-1101
[phone]
(800) MAGIC-04

Camirand Academy of Magic
Dept. 300 Succ A
P.O. Box 269
Longueuil QC
J4H 3XC
CANADA
[phone]

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, NY 08502
[phone]
FAX: [phone]

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
[phone] (inquiries)
ORDERS: (800) MAGICCW
FAX: [phone]

Dallas & Co.
101 E. University
Champaign, IL 61820
[phone]
[phone] (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: [phone]

Daytona Magic
136 S. Beach Street
Daytona beach, FL 32114
[phone]
ORDERS: (800) 34-MAGIC
FAX: [phone]

Douglas Tilford
P.O. Box 650
Experiment, GA 30212-0650
[phone] (inquiries)
ORDERS: [phone]

Eagle Magic
(Larry Kahlow)
708 Portland Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55415
[phone]

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
[phone]

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
[phone]
E-mail contact: [e-mail] (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
[phone] or [phone]

Hades Publ.
Box 1414
Calgary, Alberta
Canada, T2P 2L6
[phone]
FAX: [phone]

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
[phone]

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
[phone]
FAX: [phone]
ORDERS: [phone]

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
[phone]

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
[phone]

International Magic,
89 Clerkenwell Road,
London EC1
Tel: [phone]

Jeff Busby
(Many unique books, close-up props)
612 Cedar Street
Wallace, ID 83873-2233
ORDERS: [phone]

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
[phone] (inquiries)
ORDERS: [phone]

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.
[phone]

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
[phone]

Kevin James
9682 Katella
Anaheim, CA 92804
[phone]
FAX: [phone]

Klamm Magic
(They stock a wide range of books, close-up effects and even stage sized
illusions.)
1412-L Appleton
Independence, MO 64052
[phone]

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
[phone]

L&L Publishing
P.O. Box 100
Tahoma, CA 96142
[phone]
ORDERS: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

La Rocks's
(Balloons + Clown Supplies)
2123 Central Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28205
[phone]
FAX: [phone] (10AM - 6PM)
ORDERS: [phone]

Lee Jacobs Prod
P.O. Box 362-L189
Pomeroy, OH 45769-0362
[phone]
old posters/books, repro posters..

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
[phone]
$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
[phone]

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
[phone]

Mark Leveredge
29 Wresfords Close,
Exeter, Devon
EX4 5AY, England
Tel: [phone]

Martin Breese International
(Close-up books, props, etc.)
P.O. Box 842
Sheffield
S2 5TB, England
Phone: [phone] (24 hour answering machine)
FAX: [phone] (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
[phone]

Meca Magic
Bloomfield, NJ
[phone]

Meir Yedid
P.O. Box 55
Rego Park, NY 11374
[phone]

Metaempirical Magic
P.O. Box 500-M
Stockbridge, MA 01262
[phone]

Mike Rogers
P.O. Box 461723
Escondido, CA 92046-1723
[phone]

More Than Magic
Bob Lloyd
11 Davenport St
Somerville, NJ 08876
[phone]

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
[phone]

Murphy's Magic
P.O. Box 7373
St. Louis, MO 63177-7373

Mystique Magic Mfg.
P.O. Box 577
Rush Springs, OK 73082
[phone]
FAX: [phone]

Old Curiosity Shop
409 16th Street
Watervliet, NY 12189
[phone]

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
[phone]

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
[phone]

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
[phone]
ORDERS: [phone]

Phila. Magic
141 N. 12th St.
(219 Market St ?)
Phila, PA ?????
[phone]

PM Magic
12977 View Mesa St.
Moorpark, CA 93021
[phone]

PM Productions
1701 Monroe St
LaPorte, IN 46350

Powerful Magic
1516 Purdue Ave #7
Los Angeles, CA 90025

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: [phone]

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
[phone]

Silques Etc.
P.O. Box 272
Renssselaer, IN 47978-0272
[phone]

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
[phone]

Stanford Prod.
P.O. Box 161
Stilwell, KS 66085

Stephen Tucker
Tel: [phone]

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
[phone]

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
[phone] or [phone]
FAX: (316) 68-MAGIC

Supreme Magic Company
(From: Andy J Taylor <[e-mail]>
This may be of some importance to you.  The Supreme Magic Company of
Bideford, Devon, England has ceased trading.  All the news I have at
present is that they went into voluntary liquidation.  This means that
there may be a reincarnation.  For the time being, however, don't order
from them...  More news as I get it.)
64 High Street,
Bideford, Devon, England.
Tel: [phone]

Tannen's Magic, Inc
(Large, impersonal)
6 W. 32nd 4th Floor
New York City, NY 10001-3867
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
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
[phone]

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
[phone]

Wheeler-Tanner Escapes
(Escape artist equipment)
P.O. Box 349
Great Falls, MT 59403
[phone]

Wheeler-Tanner Escapes
(Mainly escape artist supplies.  Catalog is $2, refundable with first
order).
3024 E. 35th
Spokane, WA 99223
[phone].



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