Originally created by Randy Helms this effect took the originality trophy at the 1972 Southeastern Magicians Convention in Knoxville. It was manufactured by George Kimery (before he started Chalet Magic) under the Magic … by George! banner. _EF A jumbo white card with a hole near one side, and having a red arrow pointing to …
_EF Here is a foursome that will delight card workers who like clever entertaining material: JUMBO STRETCH is an effective development of his regular card stretch. Three spot cards and a Queen are shown. The Queen, apparently, stretches a couple of inches and viewers are sure to suspect an extra card…another Queen. There is an …
This was invented by Ben Stone. What I really like about Ben’s idea is that it looks incredibly clean and yet there are no sleights and no gimmicked coins or fancy mechanisms. Everything is in plain sight and can be examined at the end if desired. I think there are more sophisticated methods for the …
_EF A child is invited from the audience to assist the magician to make a cut-out felt picture by magic, the end result being the appearance of a colourful clown’s face in six colours on the previously shown plain banner. Large colourful props make this item very suitable for stage work and large audiences. The …
This is a wonderful coin effect from the British coin master: Eddie Gibson. It is often known as Kangaroo Coins, however it should not be confused with the Dai Vernon effect of the same name c. 1946 which relied on sleights and misdirection and is a coins through glass effect. Eddie’s version uses gimmicked coins …
_EF A sequel to Frank Garcia’s: Million Dollar Card Secrets by Frank Garcia. Illustrated by Tony Lamberta. Contents: 13 Dynamic Openers 13 New York Opener 15 Chicago Style 16 All Backs 22 Instant Change 25 Faro Flush 27 Startling Effects 27 Plunger Discovery 31 Dave’s Delight 33 Triumph Location 36 Jackrobatics 39 Dingle’s Elevator 44 Camouflage 46 …
Nine pages of instructions and just two counts (Elmsley and Jordan) so getting close to my level 🙂 Unfortunately the cards for this effect have not held up so if you wanted to perform this effect you would need to make up your own cards. _EF THE FOUR CARD TRICK by Larry West uses NUMBERED …
_EF Besides Lorayne’s typical ability to compose simple, clear card magic, Rim Shots features a great variety of technical innovations including: the One-Handed Top Palm, the Ribbon-Spread Palm, the One-Hand Instant Crimp, the Lap Switch, the Persistence of Vision Control, the Status Quo Shuffle, Amazing Prediction and HaLo Cut, HaLo Aces and much more. All …
The Standard Textbook on how to become a magician. Sleight of Hand does not only feature all types of Sleight of Hand, but also effects with apparatus for amateur and professional conjurers, and for both parlor and stage performance. There have been several editions of this classic book of manipulative magic. Editions/Reprints include: 2nd Edition …
_EF Mentalism must be considered a specialized branch of magic, much the same as comedy-magic, a dove act or a silk actin that we are dealing with a specific presentation of perplexing feats. Everything in Mental ism, or Mentology as I prefer to call it, must be in keeping with the basic concept. This includes …