A little toy nostalgia with the ‘Hat Full of Magic’ or just Magic Hat as we used to call it.
This may or may not be the exact version we had in the 1970’s, but it looks like it. The hat itself was if remembered correctly a hard plastic shell with hidden buttons on the inside of the rim. Being hard plastic with sharp edging it wasn’t very comfortable when placed on one’s head. The tricks were fun and entertaining though, and often a show of magic skills was demanded from the adults after dinner. ‘Don’t remember it being too popular in Ireland, only heard one other guy in my school who had it. It definately wasn’t a toy you would take into school with you, too many small items and easily broken if in the wrong hands!
But a few hours fun at home was guaranteed!
Irish Nostalgia 