FUN Co., Ltd.
Fake vomiting was invented in Chicago. So what makes this classic gag so successful in its overseas imitations? FUN Co., Ltd. Still making fakes The old-fashioned way: A slurry of latex and colored foam pieces is poured onto a Teflon sheet, shaped into a pancake, and left to dry. If mock vomiting isn’t your thing, entertain your friends and confuse your foes with a host of other American-made novelties and tricks, including fake blood pools and “while you’re pooping” message pads.
Category: Novelty items, gag gifts, magic tricks
Founder: Jules Traub
Established: 1941
position: Wheeling, Illinois
Number of employees: 12
Current leadership: Andrew Michaels, President and Owner
representativeproduct: Laugh RX, The Great Magician’s Secret Royal Magic Set, Oops, fake vomit
At a glance:
- The owner, Andrew Michaels, is a magician himself.
- We provide a full-fledged alternative to magic shops that are gradually disappearing or moving online.
- We operate a 25,000 square foot warehouse.
- The Chicago-based facility is capable of plastic injection molding, precision cutting, assembly, silk screening, pad printing, 3D prototyping, die cutting, electronics, spring and wire forming manufacturing, printing and more.
- Work with famous magicians such as David Copperfield, Penn & Teller, and Jamie Allen
- He runs a “Talk to a Magician Hotline” at 888-57-MAGIC.
- We welcome new ideas for magic, gags and novelties. here.
- Founder “Traub first developed the idea of using rotating display racks to sell merchandise through mainstream retailers, not just magic and novelty outlets.”
In his own words (Michal):
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It grew over time. My family is his third generation owner of this company. I bought his company in 2012. We sell everything, including magic kits for all levels. Their most famous product is the “Magic Coloring Book,” a trick that’s been around for centuries.
I fell in love with magic at a young age. When I was 10 years old, I got my first magic kit and started doing magic shows. I was the youngest magician in Chicago, and I was doing shows at birthday parties and things like that. The advertisement in the newspaper said, “Magic for children, performed by children.”
We also sell all kinds of pranks. We manufacture our own fake vomit in our Vomit Chamber. We were the first to make rattling teeth, jumbo sunglasses, clown gags and more, something we’ve been making for decades. We also have whoopee cushions, fart machines, smelly gum and all kinds of other things.
It’s great to imagine the product eventually getting into the hands of aspiring magicians and future professional magicians.
