_EF This is a massive collection of Brother John’s best work. Rather than presenting separate sections for sleights and effects, this book shows you the necessary sleights as they are needed by a particular effect. Most of the effects in this book are simple but ingenious and some have been featured in other collections such …
_EF Roy Johnson wrote this scarce book to commemorate his silver wedding anniversary in 1982. But it was never published. Until seven years later when it ”mysteriously surfaced”. Great magic as you have come to expect from Mr. Johnson! A virtual treasure trove of baffling, practical and entertaining Roy Johnson material. Everything from close-up and …
One of my favorite items from Mark Leveridge made beautifully by Per Clausen. A borrowed ring mysteriously transports itself from the silver box to the green box all very cleanly and right in front of the Spectator. Great props, routine and easy to do. _EF This routine concerns a demonstration of how you, if you …
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 …
The Jumbo Card Guillotine was an invention of Eric Lewis in the 1930s. A number of craftsmen have created versions including Bob Kline (for personal use), Milson-Worth, and Tabman. According to a letter from Martin Lewis dated 2/18/1992 Tabman’s version is the only one with permission to manufacture the Jumbo Card Guillotine for resale. This …
This is by far the best Fall Apart Chair I have seen. It matches Mephisto’s Fall Apart Table and is very solid. The electronics are undetectable even under close examination. Just beautiful! _EF With the Ghost Chair, it’s as if any invisible man takes hold of the chair, folds it up and drops it to …
This effect appears in Richard Kaufman’s impressive and detailed book The Secrets of Brother John Hamman. _EF The effect is a four phase routine using four gaffed cards. The phases include: Ace-Sational Fantabulous
_EF Five thin wooden tablets are thoroughly mixed and one of them is then randomly selected by a spectator. The performer then places the selected tablet to one side without revealing its face. Next, four small wooden discs are likewise mixed and another random selection is made by the spectator, his selected disc then being …
_EF This is, without doubt, one of the single greatest card tricks ever invented. It has absolutely everything going for it and we can’t think of a single bad thing to say about it. It’s a wild card effect. That is, you show four Tens and four blank cards. One by one, you “print” the …
_EF The magician displays a large board on which is printed a spread of five jumbo cards. Four are black spot cards: the one in the middle is the queen of hearts. The board is turned over, revealing the printed backs of the cards. The spectator is given a large clip to try to locate …