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[Magic Set] Oaks Latest Tricks Puzzles, Novelties Sensational Escapes and Illusions. Oshkosh, Wisconsin, ca. 1913. Boxed magic set containing wooden and cardboard props and pranks, including a coin pedestal, die divination, flap card box, snapping matchbox, color changing handkerchief, deck vanisher and much more. Nearly all contents manufactured in Germany. Includes original instructions. 11 x 7 x 2”. Dust soiling to lid; box sturdy and contents clean. The Oaks Magical Co. was a short-lived enterprise, an importer and retailer, but not a manufacturer. The firm issued two catalogs and cobbled together the above magic set with items from its inventory. Very few were sold in the company’s short lifespan; even fewer have survived the years.