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It is a connection between Mandrake's Magic Club and the "Mandrake the Magician" [[Mandrake the Magician (Radio Show)|radio serial]] from 1940-1942. [[Taystee Bread Company|Taystee Bread]], the sponsor for the radio serial had a similar [[Mandrake Magicians Club|club]], but the logo and name are different. It is also a time gap between the "Taystee Bread" club in 1941 and "Mandrake's Magic Club" from 1948. From May 1947 WCRS in Greenwood South Carolina aired a Mandrake radio serial sponsored by Diximaid Ice Cream, and and may have been the firm behind the Mandrake's Magic Club. It is unknown if the radio serial was a replay of the original serial and if it still was aired in 1948.
In 1948 Wilbur-Suchard Chocolate Company, Inc started the "Mandrake's Magic Club".
The logo used for the club, where Mandrake's wand emits lightning similar to radio signals, indicates that the club has something to do with the [[Mandrake the Magician (Radio Show)|radio serial]] from 1940-1942. Like the similar [[Taystee Bread Company|''Taystee Bread'']] [[Mandrake Magicians Club|club]], the sponsor for the radio serial in the early 40s.  


==Membership Package==
==Membership Package==
On the back of a milk chocolate there is an ad for the "Mandrake's Magic Club". One could join the club sending 15¢ plus 2 Suchard Almond, Milk or ''Crisp'' Chocolate bar wrappers to Suchard ''(P.O. Box no 261, New York 8, N.Y.)''. Limited to May 31, 1949, the members would receive:
*A two-pice trick which changes a magic coin into a dime.
*Mandrake's illustrated Magic Book - How to do his ten best tricks.
*Colorful membership button in Mandrake's Magic Club.
*Certificate of membership signed by Mandrake.
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:club-1948-membercard.jpg|Membership Card ''(1948)''
Image:club-1948-suchard-mc.jpg|''Milk chocolate bar''
Image:club-1948-pin-02.jpg|Club Pin ''(made by L J Imber Co, Chicago)''
Image:club-1948-paper-01.jpg|Mandrake's Story of Magic ''(1948)''
Image:club-1948-paper-01-inside.jpg|Mandrake's Story of Magic / inside pages ''(1948)''
Image:mtm-coin-shell-01.jpg|Mandrake's Magic Coin
Image:mtm-coin-shell-01.jpg|Mandrake's Magic Coin
Image:club-1948-paper-01.jpg|Mandrake's Story of Magic
Image:club-1948-paper-01-inside.jpg|''inside pages''
Image:club-1948-pin-02.jpg|Club Pin ''<small>(made by L J Imber Co, Chicago)</small>''
Image:club-1948-membercard.jpg|Membership Card
</gallery>
</gallery>
The similarity between "Mandrake's Magic Coin" and the "Mandrake's Magic Club" logo indicates that this might be part of the membereship package.
 
===Note===
===Mandrake's Magic Coin===
There is a leaflet issued in 1948, "Welcome to Mandrake's Magic Club!", with instructions on how to use the Magic Coin. On the back a coupon offering more Mandrake Kits - with expiration date of January 31, 1949.
 
==Note==
At [http://users.pullman.com/fjstevens/tokens/tokens/5437.html Forrest's Token Page] it is suggested that the ''coin shell'' is:
At [http://users.pullman.com/fjstevens/tokens/tokens/5437.html Forrest's Token Page] it is suggested that the ''coin shell'' is:
*from the "Taystee Bread" club in 1941
*from the "Taystee Bread" club in 1941
*from one of the "Mandrake the Magician" [[Mandrake the Magician - Magic Kit|Magic Kit]] from 1949 to 1957.
*from one of the "Mandrake the Magician" [[Mandrake the Magician - Magic Kit|Magic Kit]] from 1949 to 1957.
*a candy premium put out by the Suchard Chocolate company.
*a candy premium put out by the Suchard Chocolate company.
 
At [http://bryan-keith.angelfire.com/details/13158.html Bryan-Keith Taylor's Magic Collection]:
==Mandrake the Magician over WCRS==
*Kuethe, F. William Jr. ''Magicians' Tokens And Related Items - An Illustrated check-list with estimates of values and rarities'', TAMS Journal, Volume 18, Number 5, October 1978, (Part Two):
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**Magic Token-Mandrake the Magician-MT236-Shell coin-Suchard Chocolate Premium-
Image:add-radio-serial-1947.jpg|from 1947<br>Greenwood, South Carolina
**Magic Token-Mandrake the Magician-MT236 This was a shell coin made by S.S. Adams, as part of a Suchard Chocolate magic kit done in the early 1940s. This would fit over a US dime, and a magnet in a block of wood would pick up the shell, revealing the dime.
</gallery>
***Extras Limited Minting, Promotional Item, Rare


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 16:06, 2 December 2024

Country: USA / English


In 1948 Wilbur-Suchard Chocolate Company, Inc started the "Mandrake's Magic Club". The logo used for the club, where Mandrake's wand emits lightning similar to radio signals, indicates that the club has something to do with the radio serial from 1940-1942. Like the similar Taystee Bread club, the sponsor for the radio serial in the early 40s.

Membership Package

On the back of a milk chocolate there is an ad for the "Mandrake's Magic Club". One could join the club sending 15¢ plus 2 Suchard Almond, Milk or Crisp Chocolate bar wrappers to Suchard (P.O. Box no 261, New York 8, N.Y.). Limited to May 31, 1949, the members would receive:

  • A two-pice trick which changes a magic coin into a dime.
  • Mandrake's illustrated Magic Book - How to do his ten best tricks.
  • Colorful membership button in Mandrake's Magic Club.
  • Certificate of membership signed by Mandrake.
  • Milk chocolate bar
    Milk chocolate bar
  • Mandrake's Magic Coin
    Mandrake's Magic Coin
  • Mandrake's Story of Magic
    Mandrake's Story of Magic
  • inside pages
    inside pages
  • Club Pin (made by L J Imber Co, Chicago)
    Club Pin (made by L J Imber Co, Chicago)
  • Membership Card
    Membership Card

Mandrake's Magic Coin

There is a leaflet issued in 1948, "Welcome to Mandrake's Magic Club!", with instructions on how to use the Magic Coin. On the back a coupon offering more Mandrake Kits - with expiration date of January 31, 1949.

Note

At Forrest's Token Page it is suggested that the coin shell is:

  • from the "Taystee Bread" club in 1941
  • from one of the "Mandrake the Magician" Magic Kit from 1949 to 1957.
  • a candy premium put out by the Suchard Chocolate company.

At Bryan-Keith Taylor's Magic Collection:

  • Kuethe, F. William Jr. Magicians' Tokens And Related Items - An Illustrated check-list with estimates of values and rarities, TAMS Journal, Volume 18, Number 5, October 1978, (Part Two):
    • Magic Token-Mandrake the Magician-MT236-Shell coin-Suchard Chocolate Premium-
    • Magic Token-Mandrake the Magician-MT236 This was a shell coin made by S.S. Adams, as part of a Suchard Chocolate magic kit done in the early 1940s. This would fit over a US dime, and a magnet in a block of wood would pick up the shell, revealing the dime.
      • Extras Limited Minting, Promotional Item, Rare

See also

Mandrake Magicians Club



Team Ups, Mandrake outside the comic strips, Varia
Team Ups

Defenders of the Earth • Kings Watch • King: Mandrake the Magician • Kings Quest

Adaptations

1939 Movie Serial • 1940 Radio Show • 1954 TV Pilot • 1967 Killing vs Mandrake • 1979 TV Movie • Unproduced and Unfinished Films • Musical: Mandrake the Magician and the Enchantress • Prose Stories • Defenders of the Earth • Comics on TV • Pop Art

Memorabilia

Memorabilia • Defenders of the Earth

Other

Easter Eggs and Cameos • Fanzines and Fan Magazines • Reference Books

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