The Gold Medallion by Al Koran

Al Koran was a British Mentalist who created or popularized some of the most enduring magical effects and ideas of the last century, including Ring Flite (1968), The Koran Deck (which was actually Audley Walsh’s Magician’s Dream), and this item The Gold Medallion which has inspired many copies and variations.  You can see some of …

Jet Set x 4 by Abbott’s

Don’t leave home without your Jets! These are great! If you want a simple and portable backdrop system that is well priced and versatile then look no further than these Jet Sets from Abbotts. Folds down to 3 feet long, 3 inches in diameter. Can hp set up in 5 minutes, no loose parts, makes …

Card Through Cork (Cork Penetration) by Eddy Taytelbaum

Eddy Taytelbaum has no equal and inspired the mini-magic line that Alan Warner took on as the next generation with splendid results. Eddy invented this effect and like many of his creations, including his amazing Mummy, it is the gold standard for this beautiful effect. I have seen others copy this effect, but there is …

Cork Thru Card by Ed Mishell

A budget version of this beautiful effect by Eddy Taytelbaum. This is probably not actually released by Ed Mishell (since he was not a dealer) but the instructions were illustrated by Ed. This version has plastic slides which do not open unlike other versions of the effect. _EF Here is a wonderful presentation for this …

Card Through Cork (Cork Penetration) by Eddy Taytelbaum

Eddy Taytelbaum has no equal and inspired the mini-magic line that Alan Warner took on as the next generation with splendid results. Eddy invented this effect and like many of his creations, including his amazing Mummy, it is the gold standard.  It is hard to always tell by photos alone, but with every single Taytelbaum …

New Premonition by Eddie Joseph, Bill McCaffrey

Below is what Eddie Joseph has to say in the introduction to his “New Premonition” effect c. 1966, which is quite revealing given that his first version of Premonition marketed by Abbott’s c. 1948 itself is basically the same effect and method as Bill McCaffrey’s The Prize Winner c. 1934.  This was first marketed by …

Chan Canasta’s Book of Oopses by Chan Canasta

_EF Being a Collection of thrilling experiments in which the book itself, plays the part of the mind-reader! This is the first ever book that can mind read. It is based on a completely new and unusual idea – you, the Reader, are the spectator, and the Book is the performer of a series of …

Improved Proxy Substitution Chest (Batman and Superman Smackdown) by U.F. Grant

This is U.F. Grant’s wonderful and overlooked Improved Proxy Substitution Chest. The original version released c. 1946 used just a single chest, but an improved version was introduced c. 1966 using two chests.  This is the latter kind.  It doesn’t look very much when you get it but it is a very convincing transposition that …

Vanishing Cane by Fantasio

The original Vanishing Canes were invented in Europe c. 1899 but it wasn’t until Russ Walsh came up with his changes and improvements c. 1935 that we had the Vanishing Cane to Silk we are so used to today. Fantasio took the Walsh steel cane to new levels with his plastic version c. 1966 and …

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