Review by Andy Martin for Coin Classic by Collectors' Workshop
5 out of 5
Easy and Truly Mystifying
If you perform this correctly, this is about as magical as it gets. A small amout of practice will leave you with one of the finest effects from the Collector’s Workshop stable – without selling your home!
Quite simply, 4 coins audibly penetrate the bottom of the class and a card case one by one. Very sweet!
(Thanks to Art Begun for reminding me how good this effect is.)
Review by Andy Martin for Clatter Box (Wooden) by Unknown
4 out of 5
The more expensive it looks the more fun!
When it comes to clatter boxes, the more real the box looks the better the impact on the audience. This box doesn’t use the typical Jack Hughes approach, but rather a magnet in the top which can be on or off. Nice prop, that looks like an expensive box, rather than a magicians prop.
Review by Andy Martin for Fall Apart Chair (Ghost Chair) by Mephisto-Huis
5 out of 5
The best!
This is by far the best Fall Apart Chair I have seen. It matches Mephisto’s Fall Apart Table and is very solid. The electronics are undetectable even under close examination. Just beautiful!
(The video does not do it justice since it was a a rubber base floor which really gripped the feet!)
Review by Andy Martin for Monster Spring Snake by Unknown
5 out of 5
12 Feet of Monster!
If you’re going to produce a spring snake make it look scary and large. This baby is 12 feet long, and has a rattle in its tail too! Great fun, and actually looks like a snake, rather than a spring in a sack!
Review by Andy Martin for Goofus Plant by Abbott's
4 out of 5
Great Running Gag with Color too!
This is a wonderful classic effect with the performer repeatedly returning to the plant to see if it will bloom. After flying snakes and all the business a beautiful bloom finally appears. Great fun!
Review by Andy Martin for The Magic Box by Arlen Studio
5 out of 5
Well this makes you feel very special! Beautiful!
I was in two minds about buying just a pretty box/table particularly at this price. But when you see this baby, your heart melts. It is bigger than you would expect, and provides a perfect working surface for performing. It also has plenty of room inside to store cards, coins, and everything magical. Even above the mirror there is space for cards and other small items. Also the door that folds down has felt on it to layout cards.
Arlen Studios advertise themselves as Magic Handcrafted by Magicians for Magicians. Well this was clearly thought out by a magician. Very strongly recommended.
Also, contrary to some dealers comments having nice equipment won’t make you a good magician. But having a box like this might just intice you to put together a great close-up routine that fits neatly inside. Having put together the effects, you’ll find practicing them much easier and more enjoyable. And all that might just make you a better magician!
Wonderful finish, very solid. This box is not overpriced at all. I wish the photos could do justice to it. Keep an eye on Arlen Studios for more wonderful, original magic. Their track record so far is outstanding!
Review by Andy Martin for Manchurian Dragon Sticks by Arlen Studio
4 out of 5
Nice and Different
These are not quite the best Chinese Sticks I have ever owned, but they still are very nice and certainly the most unusual. They are smooth, have a good weight and would look wonderful in any collection or for performance.
Keep an eye on Arlen Studios, they are going places.
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