Ganson, Lewis: A New Look at the Okito Box Ganson's Magic Teach-In Series ©1983 1st edition The Supreme Magic Co. Ltd Softcover, saddle-stitched, 9x10", 45 pages

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Comments: Part of the famous Ganson Teach-In series originally published by Supreme Magic Inc. Rights are now owned by Martin Breese. Available as an e-book from Lybrary.com

Contents:

4 Contents
5 Introduction: about OKITO and the development of the Okito Box

7 The Basic Moves: introduction
7 The Okito Turnover Move: the essential move
9 The Toss From Hand to Hand: a casual fooler
9 Righting The Box: while dropping the bottom from the lid
10 Blu-Tack: as a replacement for magician's wax

11 Some Basic Effects
11 Coin through Box and Hand: simple effect utilizing the basic move
12 Coin through Card: variation on above, but coin falls thru card into a glass
13 Repeat Penetration through Card: credited to Horowitz for an approach to repeating the card penetration

15 Magnetic Coins: how to apply them in use, a move by Bob Gill described, Eddie Gibson's Coin Unique, and Rink's discovery of magnetic plastic

17 Routines:
17 Two Times Ten: a 2p and 10p coin penetrate a cigarette packet. Uses the Coin Unique gimmick
23 Box Clever (Bob Gill): Clean penetrations using an Okito Box, two identical magnetic coins, a card, and a small glass
27 Sympathetic Okito (Aldo Colombini): three coins join a fourth coin when covered with a Jumbo card, including one coin in an Okito box. Uses the Okito Box, four coins, a Jumbo card, and a close-up mat.Aldo performs one move seated, and Lewis provides an alternative in case you need to perform standing.
33 Boston Two Step (Alex Elmsley): Routine originally from Gen Vol 17, No. 3, updated a bit. Uses a Boston Box.

36 Additional Moves With the Okito Box
36 Colombini Turnover Move: as the box is transferred from hand to hand
37 Turnover Move After Gus Davenport: another method in a hand to hand transfer
38 Variation on Kaplan's Righting Move: George Kaplan's method of righting the base and then a variation by Lewis
39 Edward J McLaughlin's Moves with the Okito Box:
39 - Placing the Cover on the Bottom of the Box - Using One Hand
40 - Placing the Coin Between the Bottom of the Box and the Lid
41 - Visible Penetration of Coin Through Bottom of Box
42 - Placing the Lid on the Bottom of the Box - Using Both Hands
43 - Variation For Placing The Lid on the Bottom of the Box
43 - Transfer of Open Box From Hand to Hand

45 Conclusion: for further study, see Mohammad Bey's Routine With the Okito Coin Box; Ed Marlo's Coining Magic; George Kaplan's The Fine Art of Magic; and Robert Gill's Magic As A Performing Art