With the wave of his hand, the magician takes a dollar with your signature from you. Later in his act, he cuts open a juicy lemon. Inside the lemon your signed dollar appears. Your mouth opens in amazement.
Magicians have enthralled and tantalized us for decades with their sleight of hand, their knowledge of science, their play with new technology and psychology of the times, and their love of film. Many of them, brilliant, contributed greatly to the culture of the world through their inventions and creative thinking, inspiring others to reach beyond the usual.
At the American Museum of Magic (AMM) in Marshall, Michigan, founded in 1978, by Robert Lund and his wife, Elaine, you can find the largest collection of magic memorabilia open to the public in the Western Hemisphere, including artifacts from such greats as Harry Houdini, Howard Thurston and Harry Blackstone and his son, Harry Blackstone Jr.
Robert Lund was a Detroit-area journalist who had a passion for magic and acquired as much of its memorabilia he could. By his death, his collection was one of the greatest in the world, including more than 12,000 books, letters, diaries, memorabilia, photographs,
