_EF John Scarne was an American magician and book author who was particularly adept at playing card manipulation. He became known as an expert on cards and other games, and authored a number of popular books on cards, gambling, and related topics. Contents: Meeting My First Card Cheats A Postgraduate Course in Marked Cards and …
The amazing Dutch FISM 1958 Grand Prix winner Tonny Van Dommelen created one of the most overlooked close-up miracles ever when in 1965 he started selling his wonderful close-up routine: Dizzy Dominoes. This is a nice set (in fact 2 sets are pictured) from Harry Stanley during his 30 Brewer Street days when none other …
Possibly inspired by Abbott’s The Pogo Ball c. 1947 which of course is none other than Phase 1 of Stewart James’ groundbreaking effect which you can read more about here. However, the method is quite different from the Astro-Ball Cabinet. This was built by Richard Resor and John Butorac c. 1966 for the Resor …
_EF Illustrated by Nelson Hahne, edited by John Braun. New Modern Coin Magic includes four additional Chapters in over 150 additional pages- that are not in Modern Coin Magic. It is my understanding that when Magic Inc. renewed the copyright for The New Modern Coin Magic, they didn’t realize this didn’t include the previous version of the book, Modern …
This effect was invented by Supreme Magic Company effect c. 1966. Sam Dalal’s company did make a couple of batches for Supreme before they closed. When Supreme closed the remains were sold to D. Robbins & Co who sold to 100’s of dealers worldwide. _EF This is a most revolutionary idea in coin stands. So …
The original Vanishing Canes were invented in Europe c. 1899 but it wasn’t until Russ Walsh came up with his changes and improvements c. 1935 that we had the Vanishing Cane to Silk we are so used to today. Fantasio took the Walsh steel cane to new levels with his plastic version c. 1966 and …
Supreme released this interesting little card box in yellow c. 1966 and released it again in blue c. 1977. There is little difference, apart from color, between the two though the lid fits on slightly differently. But the size and depth are the same. This is the earlier yellow version. (The final photos show the …
This is an unusual effect from Werry released by Supreme Magic c. 1966. It is very easy to do if a little cheeky, but it works surprisingly well and with a small amount of presentation you’ll have something they’ll talk about later. The more you play with the the more you will love it 🙂 …
If there is one effect that captures the imagination of most Magic Collectors it is The Mummy or Wandering Mummy routine. The Gold Standard for The Mummy is still the amazing beauty created by Eddy Taytelbaum. I recently received this version from the Ruediger F. Deutsch Collection created by an unknown craftsman. It is most …
The Escaping Vampire (or Vampire Block or Vampire Die or Visible Vampire as this type of block penetration is often known as today) was created by Ben Wallace c. 1945. This one was built by Homer Hudson and it looks great and works perfectly. Homer Hudson was a prolific builder of magic props for most …
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