Joe Berg created the first version of the Mento-Card Box c. 1941 from an idea by Harlan Tarbell. In fact it was originally advertised by Joe as: Tarbell’s Unique Card Box. Sometime after 1965 it became known as Mento-Card Box. In The Berg Book it is referred to as Berg’s Unique Card Box. When George …
Joe Berg created the first version of the Mento-Card Box c. 1941 from an idea by Harlan Tarbell. In fact it was originally advertised by Joe as: Tarbell’s Unique Card Box. Sometime after 1965 it became known as Mento-Card Box. In The Berg Book it is referred to as Berg’s Unique Card Box. When George …
_EF Enlarge your magic repertoire and amaze your friends with mystifying rope tricks you can easily learn from this legendary encyclopedia of rope tricks for magicians. Containing over 150 tricks, many created by masters of rope magic, this book shows you step-by-step how to perform the best rope tricks ever devised. No matter how often …
This very clever effect and equally clever piece of apparatus was invented by Laurie Ireland and Carlton King c. 1932 (Carlton was the chief demonstrator for the Ireland Magic Company). It was available for purchase for about fifteen years but after that Ireland Magic stopped making it and only sold the workshop plans and instructions. …
5 out of 5 This beautiful item was created by Owen’s c. 1973 as a limited edition. It is a truly beautiful prop and an amazing production item. In essence this is a oversize version of the classic Bran Vase first described by Ponsin c. 1853 and later described in Professor Hoffmann c. 1876 (The …
5 out of 5 Dr. Daley’s Last Trick c. 1954 (The Dai Vernon Book of Magic, pg 210) is a very popular effect which has spawned many variations. The effect itself also has much in common with Milbourne Christopher’s Red and Black Aces c. 1948 (Tarbell Course in Magic Vol. 5). Many purists are going …
Another treat from Craig Brooks. It took a year to develop and is something special. _EF Mystic ice combined a Dr. Zodiac method with a clear ice cube, a second effect with the shoelace (G.W. Hunter’s Bow Knot – Tarbell Vol 1. pg 374), and Blok Kord to finish. The advantage to the Zodiac method, …
Dr. Daley’s Last Trick c.1954 (The Dai Vernon Book of Magic, pg 210) is a very popular effect which has spawned many variations. The effect itself also has much in common with Milbourne Christopher’s Red and Black Aces c.1948 (Tarbell Course in Magic Vol. 5). _EF Many purists are going to stick with the non-gimmicked …
_EF Illustrated by Robert Lorayne. The Apocalypse series are bound versions of one of the top magic magazines of the 1980’s and 90’s. These volumes contain tons of close up material with cards, coins, money, and various other items. Each of the volumes is highly recommended. This is the final volume in the series of …
This is a version of the Afghan Bands which is based upon the mathematical principle known as the Mobius Strip discovered by mathematicians in 1865 and adopted by magicians by the end of the 19th century. A description of the Afghan Bands appears in Later Magic by Professor Hoffmann (1904) and also in Vol. 4 …
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