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'''Nickels to Dimes''' is an effect invented by [[Walter Gibson]] and manufactured by [[Carl Brema]]. Its a variant of the [[Cap and Pence]]. [[File:NicklesAndDimesAd.jpg|thumb|150px|Ad in The [[Sphinx]], Vol. 25, No. 9 (November 1926)]]
'''Nickels to Dimes''' is an effect invented by [[Walter Gibson]] in 1926 and manufactured by [[Carl Brema]]. Its a variant of the [[Cap and Pence]]. [[File:NicklesAndDimesAd.jpg|thumb|150px|Ad in The [[Sphinx]], Vol. 25, No. 9 (November 1926)]]


A brass box is placed over a stack of nickels and they instantly turn into a stack of dimes.  
A brass box is placed over a stack of nickels and they instantly turn into a stack of dimes.  

Revision as of 05:26, 2 March 2012

Nickels to Dimes is an effect invented by Walter Gibson in 1926 and manufactured by Carl Brema. Its a variant of the Cap and Pence.

Ad in The Sphinx, Vol. 25, No. 9 (November 1926)

A brass box is placed over a stack of nickels and they instantly turn into a stack of dimes.

Carl Brema made several models. Viking Mfg. currently owns the manufacturing rights to all Brema items. [1][2]

Variations

  • Nickels to mini nickels (e.g. they shrink).

References

  1. The Conjurors' Magazine, Vol. 2, no. 3, May 1946, page 10.
  2. Viking Magic FAQ