Review by Andy Martin for Hand of Cleopatra (Original) by Tony Lackner

5 out of 5 Ah Original and Quality Magic!Harold Voit has marketed some great magic. This item and one of my other favorites, the Wandering Mummies, are both beautifully made, effective, and clever – a collector’s dream. This particular piece, made by the German Master Craftsman Tony Lackner, is really a utility item, in that …

E2, Extractor 2 (DVD and Gimmick) by Rob Bromley, Peter Nardi

Wow, talk about an amazing utility device. This is by far my favorite card find of the decade. A bit like when you first come across a card box or a himber wallet, you start thinking of all these wonderful ideas. Built by the genius with cards Rob Bromley, and refined, marketed and distributed by …

Johnny Paul Cups (Steel, Bright Chrome) by RNT II

_EF The Johnny Paul Cups in Bright Chrome! When Johnny Paul performed the Cups and Balls, he used techniques that fooled everyone, even magicians. The magician Al Wheatley studied Johnny’s performances of cups and balls, trying to discover his technique. Wheatley eventually invented the Chop Cup so he could do what Johnny did. You could fairly …

Shake ‘n’ Snake (2013) by Nick Wenger

This is the current version (since 2013) of Nick Wenger’s amazing Shake ‘n’ Snake.  It is basically the same but the basket is now a hand woven basket from Gypsy Baskets instead of a hard shell (firbeglass?) basket and the snake is now more realistic than before and in fact very similar to one supplied …

High Caliber by John Bannon

_EF John Bannon’s highly-engineered, yet easy-to-do brand of magic shines in this retrospective. Over forty complete routines are described in Bannon’s easy-going readable style. Here are the tricks and the clever, innovative thinking behind them. Collected from Bannon’s publications over the ten years since his internationally best-selling Dear Mister Fantasy, you’ll find an impressive variety …

Enchanted Cylinders by Viking Mfg.

Jan’s Mfg. created the effect Enchanted Cylinders (Divination Rods) c. 1976. They have been off the market for many years, but Viking have decided to bring them back in typical Viking quality.  It is another easy to do but very effective routine that can be used with any object that fits in the tube and …

Review by Andy Martin for Ultimate Color Changing Records (+ Silks) by Trix

5 out of 5 A Great Version of the Color Changing RecordsI’ve had various color changing records/cds over the years but this is the most magical and visual. It even includes a final color change at the end using the Instant Art principle which looks very clean indeed. The props are well made and the …

Coin Classic (2013) by Collectors’ Workshop

Collectors’ Workshop first created this beauty in 1985. This extraordinary piece of apparatus was first developed by England’s master clock maker, John Martin.  In that version, four half dollars were placed in a glass and covered by a silk. The glass was balanced on a cigarette case which was, itself, balanced on a second glass. Then the performer …

Intercessor 2.0 by Gaetan Bloom

The original Intercessor is here. _EF The Intercessor is a unique gimmick that makes miracles possible. Created by the inventive Gaetan Bloom and used in his professional shows for many years, it enables you to do most baffling versions of the classic card in orange. Indeed any effect in which a selected card is torn …

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