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 beauty was built in 2020 especially for Hocus Pocus in a limited edition of just 12 units by a good friend and craftsmen. It …
5 out of 5 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 beauty was built in 2020 specially for Hocus Pocus in a limited edition of just 12 units by a good …
5 out of 5 Disecto was invented by Lester Lake (Marvelo) c. 1938 and it was first marketed by Abbott’s c. 1942. It is one of my favorite mini-illusions and certainly one of the most convincing magic choppers. This is Tannen’s version and is easily as well made and smooth as the early Abbott’s versions. …
This was a popular item of Scotty York’s in the early 1970’s. I have also included a letter from Fred Kaps with his routine (dated April 1972), and a full write up of Kaps’ routine by David Kendall called Goldfinger 2 that appeared in Genii (Magicana, May, 2013). I would love to have the time …
4 out of 5 This effect was invented by Marvillo and you can see his original one here. It sounds like a great effect and I would love to see this performed over the counter such that you would instantly purchase it 🙂 I think the routine is a little weak. As written you are …
What a beautiful set of coin cups these are from Inzani-Henley made in Italy out of quality leather. They look amazing 🙂 Also included are two sets of four foreign coins (of different sizes), made from nickel-plated copper so that they can be attracted by the cups without special shims as is often required. Ken …
Blasted was by created by Bob Swadling and sold by Harry Stanley c. 1964. And it quickly became a hit around the world! Originally it was called The Swadling Swindle but it’s name changed to Blasted when it was marketed in the USA. What I really like about this is if you perform it described …
5 out of 5 This effect was made by the English coin craftsman Eddie Gibson and sold by Mephisto (manufacturer and dealer from Belgium, now known as Mephisto-Huis), Hank Lee and others. It should not be confused with Eddie’s more famous bolt effect called Twist Off. The method appears to be basically the same as …
3 out of 5 I have no real information about this effect. It works and it easy to do. There is no forcing, but you do use up 2 envelopes each time you perform it. The coins can’t be examined and I’m not sure how convincing it is with the envelopes. I think if I …
4 out of 5 Thanks to Nick Trost (Card Magic of Nick Trost, pg. 99) the history of using playing cards for running a horse race traces back to at least 1914 and a race game called “Minoru” after King Edward VII’s racehorse. Then John Scarne described the Horse Race card game c. 1949 in …
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