[CHAVEZ STUDIO]. Chavez Studio of Magic Props and Gimmicks. California: Chavez Studio, 1962. Collection of gimmicks and apparatus issued by the Chavez Studio to a student, and including a billiard ball shell, ball clip, thimble devices, imitation cigar, cigarette holder/gimmick, and a set of turned wooden thimbles (including one jumbo) for manipulation routines. Many items hallmarked “CHAVEZ" or “CHAVEZ STUDIO OF MAGIC." With the original mailing carton partially sealed with Chavez-branded tape. The first set of these props we have encountered; SCARCE. The Chavez College of Magic, founded in 1941, was the first school to dedicated to teaching the art of conjuring. Its graduates include Norm Nielsen, Channing Pollock, and Neil Foster.