One of our best selling items is our Fortune Teller Miracle Fish. Ours are made in Japan in the 1930s and come in a delicate tissue paper envelope. These should NOT be confused with the later Taiwanese versions that are packaged in a plastic enclosure. So if you are picky about your Fortune Telling Fish, buy ours . . . the original 1930s Japanese versions.
We actually carry FOUR different styles, probably the biggest selection anywhere of something you don’t really need.
We have a tiny “Fortune Tellor Fish” replete with some charming Japanese misspellings in the instructions. We also have a medium size version in both red and blue paper envelopes, and even a larger version in a red wrapper. And if you don’t like fish, we also carry a Japanese Fortune Teller Miracle Clown. You will find them all in the JOKES, NOVELTIES & MAGIC section of our online store.
If you are not familiar with these novelties, here’s what they do. You put the thin cello-type fish in your hand, and depending upon how the fish moves or curls (or doesn’t) determines your fortune, which is printed on the back of the tissue envelope. Some experts believe that these Fortune Teller Fish work as they react to body heat in one’s hand. However others in the scientific community conclude that they are made of long-strand polymers that grab water molecules causing them to curl. Whatever the method, this is certainly a classic penny toy.
Trivia: A Fortune Teller Fish was the title and subject of the 2009 Academy Award Nominated Short Film “Miracle Fish.”
We actually carry FOUR different styles, probably the biggest selection anywhere of something you don’t really need.
We have a tiny “Fortune Tellor Fish” replete with some charming Japanese misspellings in the instructions. We also have a medium size version in both red and blue paper envelopes, and even a larger version in a red wrapper. And if you don’t like fish, we also carry a Japanese Fortune Teller Miracle Clown. You will find them all in the JOKES, NOVELTIES & MAGIC section of our online store.
If you are not familiar with these novelties, here’s what they do. You put the thin cello-type fish in your hand, and depending upon how the fish moves or curls (or doesn’t) determines your fortune, which is printed on the back of the tissue envelope. Some experts believe that these Fortune Teller Fish work as they react to body heat in one’s hand. However others in the scientific community conclude that they are made of long-strand polymers that grab water molecules causing them to curl. Whatever the method, this is certainly a classic penny toy.
Trivia: A Fortune Teller Fish was the title and subject of the 2009 Academy Award Nominated Short Film “Miracle Fish.”
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