[5] As the Michigan Historical marker on the site notes: this "unique collection … celebrates the magician's arts of wonder and delight.

The museum has thousands of files on everyone from Doug Henning to Donna Delberts, 'the world's only lady fire eater', who turned out to be an AWOL American GI and a man.

"[4] Specifically, the museum includes 2,009 heralds, handbills, and window cards, 587 show-bills, and over 5,000 programs, 10,000 books, 24,000 magazines, and 46,000 photos.

The museum's collection also includes apparatus, magic sets, letters, diaries, manuscripts, scrapbooks, and a half million pieces of "ephemera.

It is said Mr. Lund liked the craft and skills, but decided early on that he lacked the showmanship necessary to become a world class magician.

She silk screened window posters, restored floors, installed cabinets, and did major clean up.

In 1985, on the 100th anniversary of his father's birth, Harry Blackstone Jr. donated to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. the original floating light bulb - Thomas Edison designed and built it - and the original Casadega Cabinet, used in the "Dancing Handkerchief" illusion.