The Davenport Collection
- a growing resource on magic and entertainment history

2011

Novelty pirate red ball point pen sold by Ryman the stationers

Novelty pirate red ball point pen sold by Ryman the stationers

Associated with Comic Relief’s “Red Nose Day”. Comic Relief is a British charity, founded in 1985. The concept of Comic Relief was to get British comedians to make the public laugh, while raising money to help people in need in Africa, and at home in the United Kingdom. The highlight of Comic Relief’s appeal is Red Nose Day, a biennial telethon held in March, alternating with its sister project Sport Relief.

Metamorph designed by Robert Byrnes

Metamorph designed by Robert Byrnes

This is a piece of card which can be folded several times to bring it back to its starting point. This was a gift to John Davenport from Robert Byrnes in 2011. Robert has patented this design and it is used for advertising pieces. Robert is the author of Metamorphs, a book published by Tarquin www.tarquingroup.com.