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A New Home for Kovels

After a 70-year run, the brand founded by Ralph and Terry Kovel joins Antique Trader and Active Interest Media. “We couldn’t find a better home,” Terry says.

Have no illusions: magic items are collectible. Magicians’ props make the trick and are prized by collectors. And who doesn’t want a set of Harry Houdini’s handcuffs? Watch our story with props and their prices appear.

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