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8001
THE CARL OWEN BOOK
"Keep the Wheels Turning..." In 1913 Carl Owen went to work
for Floyd Thayer and worked for him until 1933. At that time Carl and his brother Emmett purchased Thayer Manufacturing at 334 South San Pedro Street. Today Owen Magic is not only used by leading working
professionals throughout the world, but is also treasured as fine works of art and displayed by proud collectors everywhere. Now you can read the story of Carl Owen, the man whose magical artistry and
mechanical inventions were the foundation of quality magic craftsmanship. Here is his life, from boyhood days that shaped his skills and ingenuity until his final day in 1975. A life full of wry humor,
famous personalities and human warmth. "Keep the Wheels Turning..." includes over 300 pages of narrative, valuable historical facts, true anecdotes and more usable magical information than any
magic book ever published. This red linen and black leather hand bound book also contains over 100 photographs, 132 blueprints and over 100 of Carl's drawings and reproductions never before published. |
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8002
THE FLOYD THAYER BOOK
"Keep the Wheels Turning..."
Volume 2 The most
comprehensive and authoritatively researched volume regarding the life, heritage, times and associates of the man who most influenced magic in his own era and beyond is now offered to the magical fraternity.
This book chronicles nearly a century of magical events with which Floyd Thayer was involved. Twelve chapters in 372 pages of historical data, maps, charts and anecdotes are illustrated with over 200 actual
photographs and hundreds of line drawings; most never seen by this generation of magicians. These unusual and rare photographs will take you back to those intriguing time of yesterday and give you an
in-depth insight into the foundations of today's magical show business. Many of the actual blueprints and drawings used by The Thayer Manufacturing Company are completely delineated in this volume. 17 pages
in full color and many reproductions of Floyd Thayer's drawings of magic props and clips from several of his personal scrapbooks. The book is meticulously hand bound in black leather and green linen fabric
then gold stamped with title, logo and trademark. |
