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In 1948 Wilbur-Suchard Chocolate Company, Inc started the "Mandrake's Magic Club".
Mandrake's Magic Club from 1948 have a picture with the same image of Mandrake as used in newspaper advertisements for the radio show.  
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:
===Membership Card and Club Pin===
*A two-pice trick which changes a magic coin into a dime.
 
*Mandrake's illustrated Magic Book - How to do his ten best tricks.
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*Colorful membership button in Mandrake's Magic Club.
Image:club-1948-membercard.jpg
*Certificate of membership signed by Mandrake.
Image:club-1948-pin-02.jpg
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===Mandrake's Story of Magic===
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Image:club-1948-paper-01.jpg
Image:club-1948-suchard-mc.jpg|''Milk chocolate bar''
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>


===Mandrake's Magic Coin===
===Mandrake's Magic Coin===
A slightly smaller coin will fit inside the "coin shell", so it's easy to make a coin appear or disappear.
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.
 
The token was listed in a catalogue of magic tokens; TAMS journal V.18 #5 Oct.1978 (part 2). It is # MT236 issued 1941 and the insert was a US 1 ct with the tail side ground down.
 
There is uncertainty about the origin of this token. Some suppose it originates from one of the [[Mandrake the Magician - Magic Kit|magic kit's]] that were made ​​in the years 1949 to 1957.
 
But the similarity between this token and the "Mandrake's Magic Club" badge indicates that this has something to do with the [[Mandrake the Magician (Radio Show)|Radio Show]]. The coin shell could be a premium for "Mandrake's Magic Club" late 40s or [[Taystee Bread Company|Taystee Bread's]] [[Mandrake Magicians Club]] early 40s. Another possibility is that the token could be a candy premium put out by the Suchard Chocolate company about the same time the radio show was aired.  


==Mandrake the Magician over WCRS==
From May 1947 WCRS in Greenwood South Carolina aired a Mandrake radio serial sponsored by Diximaid Ice Cream. It is unknown if the radio serial was a replay of the original serial and if it still was aired in 1948.
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Image:add-radio-serial-1947.jpg|from 1947<br>Greenwood, South Carolina
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==Note==
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 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.
At [http://bryan-keith.angelfire.com/details/13158.html 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==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 15:46, 27 March 2022

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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

  • Mandrake's Magic Coin

  • Mandrake's Story of Magic

  • inside pages

  • Club Pin (made by L J Imber Co, Chicago)

  • 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.

Mandrake the Magician over WCRS

From May 1947 WCRS in Greenwood South Carolina aired a Mandrake radio serial sponsored by Diximaid Ice Cream. It is unknown if the radio serial was a replay of the original serial and if it still was aired in 1948.

  • from 1947
    Greenwood, South Carolina

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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