As Willi Wessel created his unique custom boxes for each of his Alan Warner items he also created four Collections where he grouped together multiple pieces to form Mini Collections all contained in their own custom box.
I cannot think of anyone who has spent so much time and effort to store, protect and display Alan Warner’s magic or dare I say anyone else’s. It is such a treat to see all of the effort Willi went to for one of his biggest influences: Alan Warner.
_EF This second Mini Collection includes the following items:
One of Alan’s earliest teak items from his second Mini-Magic catalog c. 1981. This is a unique and difficult to find item with an interesting story line. What is also great about this effect is that you can change the final production item to suit a different patter line should you want to tailor the effect to a specific event. Magical and flexible, what more could you ask for?
Another rarer item from Alan’s second Mini-Magic catalog c. 1981. The mechanism is very similar to the classic Vampire Die created by Ben Wallace but it has been changed to work in a close-up environment with a much smaller tower just 3 1/2″ high. The illusion is very effective even close-up and Alan’s has worked through all the angles as always to produce a very clean penetration.
Alan really jams a lot into this effect and it demonstrates another characteristic of Alan’s unique Mini-Magic – if he can squeeze more magic out of the same prop he normally will. This is a great looking prop with a unique effect that I’m sure you will love.
One of Alan’s rarer items from his early painted period. Easy to do and very convincing with instant reset. Interestingly enough this does not work the same way as Eddy Taytelbaum’s Bomba Atomica and other similar items as the wand is 100% ungimmicked, and this makes it easier to perform too.
This effect originally called Bloxo, was invented by John Rice and sold by Harry Stanley c. 1960. Eddy Taytelbaum created an exquisite version c. 1968 which many of the modern day versions emulate because they use a rod instead of a ribbon to secure the blocks.
This was my third Alan Warner effect when I was a teenager and really what began my love affair with beautiful and clever magic props. As a teenager I used to perform this all the time.
There is no reset and everything can be examined and yet you are able to amaze them with magic in their very own hands. You should see the look on their faces when they lift the miniature pagoda up and out drop their two freely chosen blocks and yet the metal spike is still securely held in their fingers.
There has never been any doubt about how beautiful Alan’s work is, but where he equally scores top marks is how he thinks through all the nuances of a relatively simple effect. This is easily one of the cleanest and easiest multiple out predictions I have seen. What is so good about it is that whatever color they choose the result almost looks the same and no matter what color they choose the result is shown directly and it looks perfect every time.
This is a wonderful combination of clever gimmicked props and a cleverly thought out routine. With this beautiful prop the spectator is asked to select any one of the 4 colors shown on the front of the fine teak holder. Then without any strange moves you simply take all 4 dominoes out and there predicted is the one chosen by the spectator. The dominoes can be replaced and are instantly ready for the next performance. It must be noted, that although there is no force of the colors the seemingly clean method of revelation of the color does not bear repeating to the same audience.
What strikes me with all of Alan’s magic is how he makes use of every chance to help the performer. In this case, the holder itself with the layout of the colors provides a subtle reminder how to remove the dominoes.
Review by Andy Martin for Voo Doo (Willi Wessel Collection) by Alan Warner
5 out of 5
One of Alan’s most popular items. It looks mystical and magical and is open to a number of bizarre and standard patter themes. No matter which three holes the spectator freely pegs the manikin inside the box always matches without any funny business or change in procedure.
The clever mechanism that Alan uses is itself quite magical because even though the instructions explain what is going on inside the box it is still a little hard to fathom how this crazy box actually works 🙂
Review by Andy Martin for Cocobolo and Zebrawood Wand by Shamrock Magic
5 out of 5
About twenty years ago Shamrock Magic were making beautiful wands and then they disappeared from the scene. But now they are back as cloistersales on ebay with wands that are better than ever!
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