Physique Magic Set. Paris: JAF, ca. 1880. Large child's magic kit with metal, wooden, and paper props for a variety of tricks. Includes a small set of Linking Rings, various ball vases (one mechanical for a color change), tin cups for the Cups and Balls, Bonus Genius, Scotch Purse, Card Tripod, coin boxes, a lacquered Coin Tray, and more. Housed in a gilt-decorated pebbled cloth-covered box with tiered interior elaborately decorated. The interior of the lid outfitted with basic mirrors. Includes an instruction booklet. Considerable wear to interior of box including separations to corners of interior paper, and splitting to bottom exterior. A handsome and large set, with some components possibly replaced, but handsome, presentable, and including many uncommon pieces of conjuring apparatus. 18 x 12 ? x 6.