There is a nice Copper-Silver routine from S. The format of the magazine now includes a lead trick explained by a famous magician of the day, and there are some really excellent ones. The inflation calculator at calculates that $150 then was worth about $2400 today.
The ad says that they are offering “the magical and mental profession the first ultra short wave sending and receiving set for mindreading purposes that can be completely and logically concealed under ordinary wearing apparel.” A later ad prices the unit at $150. Mindreading is all the rage, and with the advent of somewhat portable electronics, ads like this from Nelson and others begin to show up: Though the Sphinx is still closely associated with the SAM, they declare themselves “An Independent Magazine for Magicians.” There are still reports from SAM assemblies across the country, but there are also reports from IBM as well and the heads of the SAM Parent Assembly have a conspicuous notice that their listing in the Sphinx is a paid advertisement. Paul LePaul is on the cover, and John Mulholland is now the editor. We’re riding on twenty years further from last time, arriving at 1937.
Once more (see here and here for previous installments), we take a wild gallop through The Sphinx.
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