MYSTO MAGIC
(Both sizes, cast as a pair from Magic Token Mold from Gilbert Kaster Set)
LOCATION: New Haven CT. U.S.A.
DATE: Unknown
OBV. Dancing Devil on World, "MYSTO" on World, "MAGIC" from wand
REV: Same
COMPOSITION: (Cast)
Mysto Magic two coins fresh out of mold from cast set, with mold sprue and joining channels attached
NOTE: Green Wax. Token Molds, from the Gilbert casting set were part of the inter-active exhibit at the
Eli Whitney Museum in New Haven in 1993. Exhibit was devoted to A. C. Gilbert & Company.
Visitors could cast the green wax tokens from a set of the original molds.
The MT number is from Kuethe/Curville Magic token book website, listed on line for free for all to share.
If MT number is not listed, this item is Not on the current Kuethe/Curville token book
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| Read It |
No |
| Location |
Magic Library (Home) |
| Condition |
Very Fine |
| Owner |
Bryan-Keith Taylor |
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THIS TOKEN AND ALL OTHERS ARE FROM THE
EX- WALTER GRAHAM COLLECTION
Mysto Magic Company started by A. C. Gilbert and John Petrie in 1909. The company would later become the A. C. Gilbert Company. Most magicians born at the beginning of 1900s remember the first Mysto Magic Set they received as a kid, sparking their interest in magic.
