Rare, complete, 1870's McLoughlin Brothers, chromolithograph wooden Boxed Magic / Occult Game titled “Chiromagica”. This is the rarer and nicer original issue in a wooden box, as opposed to the cardboard ones from a little later. This fascinating and highly desirable, “Magic” answer Game measures approx. 12” square and 2” tall. The wooden box has a sliding cover with a beautiful chromolithograph illustration of a Magician / Wizard with his charts and globes, black cat and hour glass, books and wizard’s robes. The cover slides off to reveal a glass top box with a magnetic, “floating” hand inside. There are 3 overlays which surround the glass cover and furnish answers to questions printed on 3 matching center disks. The game uses magnetic cues to correctly answer 100 or so questions printed on the disks. While we have seen perhaps a dozen “Chiromagica” Games over the past 31+ years, this is only the second or third we have come across with all 3 surrounds and all 3 discs present and intact. This wonderful and beautiful, magical “Chiromagica” Game / Toy is complete and intact and in very good condition. The Games retains all 3 of the original overlays and all 3 of the original disks - the magnetic hand needs to be readjusted to work, but I’m told it is an easy fix in this state. You can see it is still attached, and all it needs is to be reset. I don’t want to do it because I’m not exactly sure how, even though I have seen the insides of these things... I’ll leave it to the buyer. The chromolithograph cover is beautiful with only very light wear only and no significant damage. This game is often found in poor and incomplete condition and it is very rare to find one as well preserved as the example offered here!! A very rare and highly sought after, beloved by fans of the Ouija board and other occult and divination “games”. A truly gorgeous original and complete 1870's McLoughlin Brothers, chromolithograph wooden-boxed Chiromagica Magical Answer Game / Toy, hard to beat this one. 

The high-ish shipping is for its weight, plus insurance.