EARLY S. S. ADAMS HINDU BEADS (1930s / 1940s) / Vintage Magic Trick
Item History & Price
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EARLY VINTAGE S.S. ADAMS "HINDU BEADS" CIRAC 1930s / 1940s- MARVELOUS AND MYSTERIOUS -
This listing is for a very early S.S. Adam's magic trick, the Hindu Beads, also called by some Grandma's Necklace., circa 1930s/40s.
EFFECT
Three large painted wooden beads are threaded on two cords, and one cord tied in a single overhand knot. A spectator holds both ends of the double cords, and yet you can remove the three beads, leaving the two cords st...retched out between the spectator's two hands.
No sleights of hand, quick and easy set-up. Beads and cords are solid, no secret openings or manipulations. Everything is examinable afterwords.
This is all is packed in a small fitted cardboard box, with the instructions neatly folded in the bottom of the box.
This is in the original box, with name and image of effect on the box lid. Tiny letters in lower right corner, "S. S. Adams Co., Asbury Park, . N. J.". The beads are all strung on the two cords, with the gimmick set as it should be, done at the factory. Original instructions are here, including a small fine metal hook that is to be used to re-set the two cords.
SIZE
This is all is packed in a small fitted cardboard box, with the instructions neatly folded in the bottom of the box. The box is 1 1/8 inches by 1 1/8 inches by 6 1/8 inches.
CONDITION
Very Fine.
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF S.S. ADAMS CO.
Born Soren Sorensen "Sam" Adams (May 24, 1879 – October 20, 1963), “Sam" was a Danish-American inventor and manufacturer of novelty products, including the Joy Buzzer.
He was born Søren Adam Sørensen in Kolding, Midtjylland, Denmark in 1879 to Hans Sørensen, a clog maker, and his wife Sofia. They moved to the USA when Soren was two, and settled in the Scandinavian community of Perth Amboy, New Jersey where his father operated a saloon. In 1904 Adams found himself employed as a salesman for a dye company. One of the products he sold caused workers to sneeze, and Sam found a way to extract this derivative from the dye and called this new powder “Cachoo". He was inundated by requests for this product from his friends and so, he decided to sell his interest in a hotel in York, Pennsylvania, and used the money to launch the Cachoo Sneezing Powder Company in Plainfield, New Jersey.
Within a few years, the sneezing powder craze that swept the country had subsided, and Sam set out innovating new products. He also changed the name of the company to S.S. Adams Co. to reflect that it was no longer a one product company. The Exploding Cigarette Box, the Snake Nut Can, Itching Powder, the Stink Bomb, and the Dribble Glass all entered the Adams line in the next decade.
In 1928, Sam invented the prototype of what was to become the Joy Buzzer, a mechanical device placed in the hand, which emitted a loud vibrating buzz, when a button on the buzzer was depressed. This would usually occur when two people shook hands. He took the prototype to Dresden, Germany, where a tool and die maker created the tooling to make small parts for the item, which was now just 3.2 cm (1-1/4 inches) in diameter and 1.8 cm (3/4 inch) thick. The final item was patented in 1932. The success of the item allowed him to greatly increase his staff and purchase a stately new factory building in Neptune, New Jersey, all during the Great Depression.
In the 1940s, the owner of JEM Rubber Co. of Toronto Canada, approached Sam with a newly invented item, it was the precursor to what would soon become known as the Whoopee Cushion. Sam said that the item was "too vulgar" and would never sell. JEM Rubber then went and offered the idea to the Johnson Smith Company which ended up selling it with great success. S.S. Adams Co. later released its own version, but called it the "Razzberry Cushion."
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TERMS
1. Since you will be receiving the secret of this illusion, there can be no returns after delivery so please review images carefully.2. If you have a question - please ask before you buy! I will answer all questions honestly and quickly.3. Your product will ship within 48 hours of clearance or receipt of payment.4. I appreciate all my customers and will do my very best to make sure you are happy with your purchase so please let me know how I can help.
_gsrx_vers_795 (GS 7.0.7 (795))
This listing is for a very early S.S. Adam's magic trick, the Hindu Beads, also called by some Grandma's Necklace., circa 1930s/40s.
EFFECT
Three large painted wooden beads are threaded on two cords, and one cord tied in a single overhand knot. A spectator holds both ends of the double cords, and yet you can remove the three beads, leaving the two cords st...retched out between the spectator's two hands.
No sleights of hand, quick and easy set-up. Beads and cords are solid, no secret openings or manipulations. Everything is examinable afterwords.
This is all is packed in a small fitted cardboard box, with the instructions neatly folded in the bottom of the box.
This is in the original box, with name and image of effect on the box lid. Tiny letters in lower right corner, "S. S. Adams Co., Asbury Park, . N. J.". The beads are all strung on the two cords, with the gimmick set as it should be, done at the factory. Original instructions are here, including a small fine metal hook that is to be used to re-set the two cords.
SIZE
This is all is packed in a small fitted cardboard box, with the instructions neatly folded in the bottom of the box. The box is 1 1/8 inches by 1 1/8 inches by 6 1/8 inches.
CONDITION
Very Fine.
……………………………………………….
A BRIEF HISTORY OF S.S. ADAMS CO.
Born Soren Sorensen "Sam" Adams (May 24, 1879 – October 20, 1963), “Sam" was a Danish-American inventor and manufacturer of novelty products, including the Joy Buzzer.
He was born Søren Adam Sørensen in Kolding, Midtjylland, Denmark in 1879 to Hans Sørensen, a clog maker, and his wife Sofia. They moved to the USA when Soren was two, and settled in the Scandinavian community of Perth Amboy, New Jersey where his father operated a saloon. In 1904 Adams found himself employed as a salesman for a dye company. One of the products he sold caused workers to sneeze, and Sam found a way to extract this derivative from the dye and called this new powder “Cachoo". He was inundated by requests for this product from his friends and so, he decided to sell his interest in a hotel in York, Pennsylvania, and used the money to launch the Cachoo Sneezing Powder Company in Plainfield, New Jersey.
Within a few years, the sneezing powder craze that swept the country had subsided, and Sam set out innovating new products. He also changed the name of the company to S.S. Adams Co. to reflect that it was no longer a one product company. The Exploding Cigarette Box, the Snake Nut Can, Itching Powder, the Stink Bomb, and the Dribble Glass all entered the Adams line in the next decade.
In 1928, Sam invented the prototype of what was to become the Joy Buzzer, a mechanical device placed in the hand, which emitted a loud vibrating buzz, when a button on the buzzer was depressed. This would usually occur when two people shook hands. He took the prototype to Dresden, Germany, where a tool and die maker created the tooling to make small parts for the item, which was now just 3.2 cm (1-1/4 inches) in diameter and 1.8 cm (3/4 inch) thick. The final item was patented in 1932. The success of the item allowed him to greatly increase his staff and purchase a stately new factory building in Neptune, New Jersey, all during the Great Depression.
In the 1940s, the owner of JEM Rubber Co. of Toronto Canada, approached Sam with a newly invented item, it was the precursor to what would soon become known as the Whoopee Cushion. Sam said that the item was "too vulgar" and would never sell. JEM Rubber then went and offered the idea to the Johnson Smith Company which ended up selling it with great success. S.S. Adams Co. later released its own version, but called it the "Razzberry Cushion."
________________________________________________________________________
TERMS
1. Since you will be receiving the secret of this illusion, there can be no returns after delivery so please review images carefully.2. If you have a question - please ask before you buy! I will answer all questions honestly and quickly.3. Your product will ship within 48 hours of clearance or receipt of payment.4. I appreciate all my customers and will do my very best to make sure you are happy with your purchase so please let me know how I can help.
_gsrx_vers_795 (GS 7.0.7 (795))
