The S.S. Adams Co. produced classic pranks and great beginner magic tricks from 1906 into the mid-1990s. Many magicians, including the top professionals, got their first taste of magic when they bought one of the inexpensive Adams magic tricks in the cartoon packaging. When company founder Sam Adams died in 1963, the company lost it's driving force, and over the years became an almost forgotten chapter in American childhood memories.
That all changed on April Fool's Day, 2009, when the company was purchased by Magic Makers, Inc. Dedicated to remaining true to Sam Adams vision, Magic Makers revived the best of the Adams novelties line. Some of America's favourite tricks and pranks are available again such as the famous Adams Ball Vase seen in this video. The original vase was produced in early Bakelite plastic.
