A great close-up effect! _EF With no sleight-of-hand, a $2 bill is folded and, when unfolded, changes into two $1 bills. The Two ones are then unfolded and changed into a $5 bill. Complete with four real bills, ready to work and self contained. Instructions and patter included. You immediately have $9.00 back when purchasing …
This is a great little effect that seems similar to many chip effects years later. In fact this might be the one that inspired later “chip” effects from Sam Dalal, Per Clausen, and Eddie Gibson to name a few. Although the mechanism is slightly different than the later ones (a tight fit vs magnetism is …
This effect is based on a an old children’s toy of the 1930’s: “The man in the barrel”. Others, including: Fred Kaps, Ken Brooke, Herbert Martin Paufler (called Hing Fong, c. 1967), Tony Lackner, Vienna Magic, Gary Ouellet’s Thingamagig, and more recently Francois Danis, have also created effects with the same basic principle. Of the …
_EF Block Go, the effect where a solid square block drops through two square tubes separated by a glass or plastic plate was invented by prolific British inventor and magician J.F. Orrin c. 1925. It has been recreated by large and small manufacturers ever since. Norm Nielsen created a pretty and very solid version that …
_EF As Harlan Tarbell so aptly pointed out in his introduction to the Encyclopedia of Mentalism, no one was better qualified to present the facts, methods and inner secrets of mentalism than Bob Nelson. Every aspect of the mentalism and psychic entertainment fields is covered in detail in this comprehensive and authoritative manual – from …
The Classic Egg Bag in it’s many forms has been around since as least as long ago as 1584 when it was first reported by Prevost. I used to perform it as a teenager – I remember performing it as a show and tell at school one time, and actually broke the egg! Good times …
The Milk Jug or Milk Pitcher was co-invented in Britain by Louis Nikola and Roy Enoc c. 1917. It was not invented by prolific author and inventor Peter Warlock as mentioned in the 1976 Owen’s catalog, which certainly seems very plausible but is inaccurate. This is one of the best value milk pitchers available. My …
_EF This is a wonderful book on card effects without skill of sleight of hand. Contains the classic effect by Paul Curry: Out of This World, and many other wonderful routines. This was one of the very first books on magic I ever purchased and it certainly changed my world! Contents (updated 4/2014 with full contents): …
This is the children’s version of Don Potts’ wonderful creation: The Mystery of the Pyramids released by U.F. Grant c. 1958. _EF The ingeniously clever routine in which five blocks are shown stacked on a wooden rod, largest on the bottom, smallest on top … like the classic children’s toy. A cover is placed overall and …
This is Regow’s House of Enchantment’s version of Len Belcher’s and Harry Stanley’s “Wun Fang and His Chinese Coin” originally released by Harry Stanley c. 1954, and released in America with permission of Harry Stanley. And what a great effect it is. The patter would need to be tweaked for modern day audiences but otherwise …
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