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Craig Ousterling’s Aged Okito / Boston / Slot Boxes & Coins
Reviewed by David Diamond
Craig’s
name may not be known to many UK magicians. Nor is he a house hold name within
the magic fraternity of the USA where he resides. However to his ever growing
list of select collectors, professional and amateur magicians he is widely
recognised for producing the very best, custom handmade coin boxes available.
They come in Dollar and Half dollar sizes. The Boxes are heavy weight and handle
beautifully with rounded polished edges making moves faster and even easier than
your standard boxes. His Boston box is perfect, it is impossible to tell the
gimmicked side from the real side, something which cannot be said of some of the
commercially available boxes.
Craig is famous for is patina work. I for one have never been a fan of shiny
coins and Okito’s / Boston’s they have always screamed ‘prop’. (Could just be
me!)
Craig can age his boxes with several different beautiful patinas which make your
box stand out from the crowd and looking like an expensive antique. I also had
my sliver half dollars aged to be in keeping with the box.
Everything is made to order and customer service is second to none.
Check out Craig’s work on his Google page at
https://plus.google.com/102618863123713149123
© David Diamond, May 2014