This wonderful Haunted Hanky effect was invented by George Blake c. 1962 and I used to open my kids show for years with it as I talked about the magic spirits we needed to do the show. I’d kneel down on the floor with all the kids around me and you should have seen their …
_EF A folder made like a farm is shown – but there’s something wrong. The children soon tell you that all the animals are missing. Well , you find the animals and a whole lot of fun is created as , with the help 0f the children, you make the various animal noises! As the …
_EF A lovely pocket-version of the popular “Bathing Beauty” effect which is good for inclusion in your more intimate-type shows too! The young lady by the sea is holding a sunshade in front of her. The magician waves Ills hand over the card and the parasol disappears! When he passes his hand over the card …
This was invented by Carl Wolf and sold through his company Merriss Magic. It is an an improvement to Carl’s earlier effect Lock of Gilbraltar c. 1958. It became the standard by which many later similar locks were measured. The grandfather of modern mentalism locks was this ground-breaking offering, created by Carl Wolf. Wolf presented …
_EF This adds to material previously presented in Classic Secrets of Magic (1953) and The Best in Magic (1956) and gathers together inventions of many magicians. Again the tricks are graded from performances geared to beginners on through those to be used by advanced amateurs and experts, and from acts requiring little skill or preparations …
Owen’s consistently produced some of the most amazing magic for over 100 years from small pocket tricks to large stage sized illusions they are always held up as the standard to beat. I’ve always loved the Spirit Hand effect and although I’ve tried a few the best ones come from Thayer Quality Magic and Owen …
Owen’s have consistently produced some of the most amazing magic for over 100 years from small pocket tricks to large stage sized illusions they are always held up as the standard to beat.
The Slat Jumbo Card Frame was created by Harlan Tarbell c. 1936 when it first appeared in the Thayer catalog and it subsequently appeared in the Owen’s catalog.. _EF Owen’s is a beautiful hard wood frame that can be used for many puzzling effects, including: Card is inserted in one end of frame, exhibited back …
The most convincing switching device I have ever seen is the amazing Devil’s Mail Box by Thayer and later by Owen’s. It is so clean you really can’t believe anything has happened. After the initial success of the original design Thayer released a new version attributed to Len Sewell and called The Devil’s Card Rise …
_EF Revealing the secrets of favorite tricks and illusions performed by the world’s greatest magicians – plus three dozen new easy tricks you can do. Contents: 1 Foreword 5 Contents 7 Chapter 1 – Twizzlers: Puzzles and stunts, mostly. 8 Coin and Saucer: Pick up coin from water-filled saucer without getting fingers wet. 9 Dimes and …