Review by Andy Martin for Death Toll by Bruce Ballon, Taylor Imagineering

Review by Andy Martin for Death Toll by Bruce Ballon, Taylor Imagineering
Review by Andy Martin for Death Toll by Bruce Ballon, Taylor Imagineering
5 out of 5

When I first saw this a few years ago I missed getting one primarily because I was happy with the wonderful Cesaral Spirit Bell (I even brought one of each!).  However, I recently picked up Death Toll and am very pleased that I did.  Although the Cesaral has a bunch of extra programmable features they are only any good if you plan on using them, and most of us use a Spirit Bell to ring the bell unattended, and nothing else.  This is where Death Toll excels.  Not only does it look 100% genuine, the bell is very clear and loud and you can actually see the plunger pushed. It looks wonderful!

Death Toll is extremely authentic looking too.  In fact when I first received it I thought there is no way this is not a real bell retrofitted. I looked into it further and found out that Taylor Imagineering had these built from the ground up just for this effect.  It also uses two standard AAA batteries, and even the top bell can be removed to see all the innards inside – there looks like nothing going on except the ringer.

Death Toll comes in two versions: the Bright Finish (featured on this page) and the Antique Finish. Although I often go for the antique finish, in this case I went for the Bright Finish as I have mainly seen bright and shiny bells at all the hotels I have visited.  Both versions are the same otherwise and they all sound amazing.

The remote works perfectly and you can ring the bell about once every second, you have to wait for the ringer to fall back before it can be rung again, which is just like a real desk bell in fact. There is also an extra toe switch that you get so you can operate this 100% hands free.  The toe switch plugins into the remote so you don’t have to have wires going all the way up your leg, just tuck it into your sock. I’m pushing it down as I write this and it works perfectly.

Unless your routine actually needs the advanced programming capabilities of the Cesaral this is my new favorite Spirit Bell,  I love it 🙂

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Review by Andy Martin for Imperial Vase Mystery by Magic Wagon

Review by Andy Martin for Imperial Vase Mystery by Magic Wagon
Review by Andy Martin for Imperial Vase Mystery by Magic Wagon
4 out of 5

Magic Wagon had a phenomenal 2020 and created some amazing items.  This is Magic Wagon’s version of U.F. Grant’s Bamboo Chest and Glass. Until I saw Rob’s video (brotherbor on youtube) I was going to write this one off as a bit of a dud, but Rob really brings it home with the extra vanish – that was a stroke of genius!

I still think that by removing the liquid piece and making the vase smaller Magic Wagon have made this less amazing than the original.  But as Rob clearly shows, with a little big of imagination you can still perform this and make it seem quite amazing and entertaining 🙂

It is beautifully made, and if you perform it the way Rob does with the bonus “vanish” I think it can be a fooler.  But if you don’t, I think this is more of a puzzle and not an outright fooler as the original version clearly was (assuming of course it was performed well!).

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Review by Damir Djanis for Tiger and Dragon Mystery by Magic Wagon

Review by Damir Djanis for Tiger and Dragon Mystery by Magic Wagon
Review by Damir Djanis for Tiger and Dragon Mystery by Magic Wagon
5 out of 5

The Tiger and Dragon mystery is my favorite props for the reason that finally something so beautifully artistically crafted can be given to the audience to control so that they too can freely enjoy a beautiful art object.
the trick needs to be rehearsed a bit before performing and must be normal light in the room because in this case the light can only help you identify 8 possibilities.
of course it’s great with this trick that you can give everything control at any time.

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Review by Damir Djanis for Da Vinci Clock by Magic Wagon

Review by Damir Djanis for Da Vinci Clock by Magic Wagon
Review by Damir Djanis for Da Vinci Clock by Magic Wagon
5 out of 5

The Da Vinci Clock is for me one of the best tricks from the M Wagon series. Why? Because you look out the window and you don’t see it because it’s perfectly hidden. In my opinion, there is a small revolution in hiding a secret. In addition, everything is made at a high level of quality and is very easy to handle and nothing looks suspicious.
Feel free to give this prop to spectators to examine.

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Review by Damir Djanis for The Four Elements by Magic Wagon

Review by Damir Djanis for The Four Elements by Magic Wagon
Review by Damir Djanis for The Four Elements by Magic Wagon
5 out of 5

This is also one of the best M. Wagon effects, and the complete design is perfectly done.
This is really mechanical engineering perfectly hidden.
Also the story itself with four main elements is very interesting for the audience, and just performing the trick for the magician himself is not complicated and difficult and there are no suspicious movements.

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