This effect was first known as The Mystery of Mysteries and was created c. 1880 by Martinka in the USA and Zauber-Klingl in Europe. This is a beautiful piece of magic perfectly made by Mephisto-Huis. It is very similar in design to the one made by Zaubertechnik Haug . It has a method that is …
Harold Voit has marketed some great magic. The Hand of Cleopatra and one of my other favorites, Wandering Mummy, 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 you can control what the hand points to …
When Jim Simon of Worth Magic (before Milson-Worth) created the Astro-Ball Cabinet c. 1965 it caused quite a stir because Jim basically took Phase 1 of Stewart James’ Sefalaljia which was a ground breaking five phase routine when it appeared in issue 69 of The Jinx December 2, 1939. As Stewart James himself said in …
When Jim Simon of Worth Magic (before Milson-Worth) created the Astro-Ball Cabinet c. 1965 it caused quite a stir because Jim basically took Phase 1 of Stewart James’ Sefalaljia which was a ground breaking five phase routine when it appeared in issue 69 of The Jinx December 2, 1939. As Stewart James himself said in …
Harold Voit has marketed some great magic. The Hand of Cleopatra and one of my other favorites, Wandering Mummy, 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 you can control what the hand points to …
What a great way to vanish a silk. Similar to the Wonder Silk Vanishing Tube and looks totally convincing to the spectator. I think the Wonder Silk is a little easier, but they are very close and people certainly like the cleanness of the transparent tube. And the price is right too. _EF The performer …
Harold Voit has marketed some great magic. The Hand of Cleopatra and one of my other favorites, Wandering Mummy, 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 you can control what the hand points to …
The Seven Keys theme was created by Joseph Kolar in 1927, see here for more details. This has to be my favorite Anverdi effect! This is the version that has been cleverly updated by Tim Hill with a modern remote control unit. The changes include: The standard key box remote plus a small separate fob …
_EF Most of us respond with thrill to feats of the impossible. Whether the tricks are small, as when four kings are found in the middle of the pack, or large as when a beautiful woman floats across the stage, the excitement is the same. It is difficult to pin down the reason. We know …
While playing around with Don Alan’s Ranch Bird, I gave thought to doing a routine without a gaffed deck, and came up with the following idea, which is real easy to perform, as all the work is done under terrific cover of misdirection. I sent the outline of the idea to Jay Marshall, distributor of …