Month: February 2021

This effect was created by the Dutch magic dealer and craftsman Harry Keyl for his magic shop Keyl’s Magic in Holland.  Mr. Keyl made some wonderful magic in perspex including his fabulous Turtle Race which was also sold by Supreme Magic Company.

Keyl’s Magic is often confused with items from his fellow Dutchman: Eddy Taytelbaum.  However, although  Keyl’s items are very well made they don’t have quite the same color or detail of Taytelbaum. 

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This effect was renamed Flyaway Discs in December 1972 as Alan realized it clashed with the name of an effect called “Flight of Gold” released by Roy Roth of R.A.R. Magic (c. 1970).

Flight of Gold is a rare effect from the very first year Alan began his Mini-Magic business in 1972.  It appears that Alan sold this for just about a year ending in late 1973 because it was never advertised again and did not appear in any of Alan’s Catalogs. 

It was not made in teak or brightly colored as his other items in his fledgling Mini-Magic line and is the only effect that I can think of that featured gimmicks made from metal.  Nearly all of his other effects have been primarily created from wood which was either left natural or painted in bright colors.

It is a clever item that is easy to do and although there are a couple of moves I would not call them sleights and everything is routined smoothly to keep the heat off the action. I chose to add a couple of extra items instead of the pen that is suggested in the original instructions as you can see in the video.

I’ve only ever seen one other of these before which is featured in George Guerra’s collection so if you are an Alan Warner collector you are in luck.

Includes:

• Wooden Board with three Silver Discs and Gimmick.
• Gold Disc and Gimmick.
• Orange Silk.
• Gold and Silver loops as shown in the video.
• Bag to protect the apparatus.
• Full instructions.

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Wow what a great little effect from Roy Roth and his company R.A.R. Magic this item is.  It could be played for laughs or in the right hands this would really freak them out.  The little doll is made of a Play-Doh like material and although the figure that is pre-made is perfectly fine, it comes with eight other strips of colors to create a different effigy if you wish.  There is nothing gimmicked about the effigy or the coffin for that matter so you could use pretty much any modelling clay if you desired.

The method used to sever the limb or head is quite unique and very effective.  In fact, once the severance has occurred everything can be minutely examined.  I have added a better looking sword instead of the plastic one that comes with this.  I also created some bicycle card versions of the stick man cards because they are easier to work with, but the original set work fine too.

This is one you won’t see very often – this is in fact the first time I’ve seen it. I have not been able to find any ads for it in the old Abracadabra’s of the time, so I’m guessing there are not many of them out there.  It is a great idea.

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This is a wonderful no sleight version of the popular matrix effect from the British master craftsman, inventor, and performer Bob Swadling. It is a perfect effect to slip in after you have done some sleight of hand because it makes people (particularly magicians) think you are a true artist! The gimmicks are made really well and the routine is very clean and effective.

This uses half dollars which is much harder to find and is perfect 🙂

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What a great set of slates these are! There are four slates here and each slate has three different flaps:

1. A standard flap.
2. A flap with the corner cut away.
3. A flap with a red bicycle back on the other side.

They are well made and strong but still very thin and fit neatly in the shirt or jacket pocket and can be used for all manner of effects.  The included instructions has six pages with routines from Ken Brooke, Roy Johnson, George Blake, and Pete Biro.  But I’m sure you’ll find other uses for them too.  A real utility find!

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