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| Type | Novelty toy |
|---|---|
| Company | Mattel |
| Availability | 1950–present |
| Materials | Plastic Alcohol Blue dye |
| Official website | |
The Magic 8-Ball is a plastic sphere, made to look like an eight-ball, that is used for fortune-telling or seeking advice. It was invented in 1950 by Albert C. Carter and Abe Bookman and is currently manufactured by Mattel. The user asks a yes–no question to the ball, then turns it over to reveal an answer in a window on the ball.
Origin[edit]
The functional component of the Magic 8-Ball was invented by Albert C. Carter, who was inspired by a spirit writing device used by his mother Mary, a Cincinnati clairvoyant. When Carter approached store owner Max Levinson about stocking the device, Levinson called in Abe Bookman, Levinson's brother-in-law and graduate of Ohio Mechanics Institute. In 1944, Carter filed for a patent[1] for the cylindrical device, assigning it in 1946 to Bookman, Levinson and another partner in what came to be Alabe Crafts, Inc., combining the founder's names, Albert and Abe. Alabe marketed and sold the cylinder as The Syco-Slate. Carter died sometime before the patent was granted in 1948. Bookman made improvements to The Syco-Slate, and in 1948 it was encased in an iridescent crystal ball. Though unsuccessful, the revamped product caught the attention of Chicago's Brunswick Billiards, who in 1950 commissioned Alabe Crafts to make a version in the form of a traditional black-and-white 8-ball,[2] which was possibly inspired by a gag in the 1940 Three Stoogesshort film, You Nazty Spy!.[3]
Design and usage[edit]
The Magic 8-Ball is a hollow plastic sphere resembling a black-and-white 8-ball. Its standard size is larger than an ordinary pool ball, but it has been made in various sizes. Inside the ball, a cylindrical reservoir contains a white plastic icosahedrondie floating in approximately 100mL of alcohol dyed dark blue. Each of the die's 20 faces has an affirmative, negative, or non-committal statement printed in raised letters. These messages are read through a window on the ball's bottom.
To use the ball, it must be held with the window initially facing down to allow the die to float within the cylinder. After asking the ball a yes–no question, the user then turns the ball so that the window faces up. The die floats to the top, and one face presses against the window; the raised letters displace the blue liquid to reveal the message as white letters on a blue background. Although most users shake the ball before turning it upright, the instructions warn against doing so to avoid white bubbles. Many users find entertainment with this device. It has continued to be a popular gift item since its release.
While the Magic 8 Ball has undergone very few changes, an addition in 1975 by new owners, Ideal Toy Company, fixed the bubble problem.[4] Their patented 'Bubble Free Die Agitator,' an inverted funnel, rerouted the air trapped inside. The solution has been utilized ever since.
Possible answers[edit]
A standard Magic 8 Ball is capable of 10 affirmative answers (●), 5 non-committal answers (●), and 5 negative answers (●).
● It is certain. | ● As I see it, yes. | ● Reply hazy, try again. | ● Don't count on it. |
Lucky 8 Ball Billiard
See also[edit]
Patents[edit]
- U.S. Patent 2,452,730—Liquid Filled Dice Agitator ca. 1944
- U.S. Patent 3,119,621—Liquid filled die agitator containing a die having raised indicia on the facets thereof, 1962
- U.S. Patent 3,168,315—Amusement Device ca. 1961
References[edit]
- ^Coopee, Todd. 'Magic 8 Ball from Alabe Crafts (1946)'. ToyTales.ca.
- ^Walsh, Tim. (2004). The Playmakers: Amazing Origins of Timeless Toys, pp. 94–5. Keys Publishing, Sarasota. ISBN0-9646973-4-3.
- ^Minichiello, Mia (2015). 'The Great Dictator (film)'. Salem Press Encyclopedia. Salem Press.
- ^'Today I Found Out'. Today I Found Out.
External links[edit]
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- 'The Inscrutable Magic 8 Ball Revealed!'. eBaum's World. Retrieved September 24, 2017.