The first time I saw this was about 1957. It was not packaged and it had no instructions. It was sold over the counter by various and sundry magic shops. I'm really curious as to when Lubor Fiedler invented it.
In 1957, Lubor was living in Czechoslovakia, which was behind the iron curtain, so it would have been difficult for us to get the proper information on how and where this came into the US.
"The first description of the CTRT was published by him [20] in 1958. The trick was subsequently marketed by Gene Gordon without permission or credit as Dam Deception [21] in 1963."
In the world of magic, tricks and effects are very difficult to protect legally and, as a result, many unscrupulous dealers simply copy the creations of others without permission.
In an effort to help those who wish to buy ethically and support the original creators while avoiding the "new" versions of their effects, Magic Fakers was set up.
(If you are able to help us by leaving comments under the relevant tricks, we are also trying to add dates to establish when each trick was first released)
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The first time I saw this was about 1957. It was not packaged and it had no instructions. It was sold over the counter by various and sundry magic shops. I'm really curious as to when Lubor Fiedler invented it.
In 1957, Lubor was living in Czechoslovakia, which was behind the iron curtain, so it would have been difficult for us to get the proper information on how and where this came into the US.
I bought it back in the 1960s. If my memory is correct it was called "Gozinta" and was sold by the Inzani-Henley Magic Company of London.
Peter Zenner
I disagree when a product is that old and later copies are called fakes.
I disagree when a product is that old and later copies are called fakes.
"The first description of the CTRT was
published by him [20] in 1958. The trick was subsequently marketed by Gene Gordon without permission or credit
as Dam Deception [21] in 1963."
https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1509/1509.06232.pdf
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