Month: February 2004

Wow – what a treasure trove of magic in these volumes!

As I buy more books I realise how much magic is out there, and how few truly new ideas have occurred in the last 10, 20, 30, or more years!

These are a wonderful historical document of 100’s of the marvellous items that came from Thayer. When you read through the effects with their accompaning instruction sheets you recognise so many effects that are still being pushed today as new ideas!

The first time I saw Shakespeare’s Hamlet I remember thinking how many cliches were used, forgetting of course that when the Bard wrote the play the phrases were new. These Thayer volumes are reminiscent of that – so many of these effects were new with Thayer, but today we consider them public domain.

If you have any abilities to construct magic you could be building your own magic for years to come!

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Probably the best course on magic!

So many tricks we see today are in Tarbell in one form or another. This is a very comprehensive course on every aspect of magic. A well deserved classic, that should be in everyones collection.

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Thanks Fabrice and Joe this truly is a beauty!

This is the original version that looks much less like a magic box and more like a simple keepsake box.

About a year ago I purchased this effect from Fabrice Delaure is way more than the modern day Anverdi, his electronic magic is beautiful, foolproof, and so devoid of any notion of electronics it is perfect.

The effect is simple: you hand the box of giants to the audience and they can take out as many of them as they desire. I have affixed names to the bottom of each giant so you can tell who they are. You then can determine which giants are out even though you were out of the room or blindfolded at the time. I hand a sealed wallet to the audience and they unzip the compartment only to reveal 3 (say) cards with the names of the precise giants chosen.

If you have not checked out the incredible electronic magic of Fabrice Delaure you should do so – it is so amazing. I would like to thank Joe Stevens for putting up with me and giving me a second chance on this baby and Fabrice for his incredible talent – I am very happy to own this again.

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Funny and Beautiful

Howard Hale makes some very fine quality woodwork – he’s not always punctual, but is worth waiting for. This is based on the old Jack Hughes Legs Table I guess, and it really is very beautiful, and looks like a real ornate table until the legs fall off. Then where do you go? Out pop those sexy pair of legs, and you have a huge comedy piece!

This is number 1 of a very few. It’s beautiful and rare.

Grab it now!

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