Victorian Prediction (Drawer) Box by Dave Powell

This is probably the prettiest and most convincing card Drawer Box created and is still available from time to time from Dave Powell. The mechanism does not operate like a traditional drawer box and is designed for the effect below. However, you can do any routine with this box that can be done with a …

Hofzinser Non Plus Ultra – V2 – Hofzinser’s Card Artistry by Magic Christian

_EF J. N. HOFZINSER presents all of the master’s card magic, which was a specialty of this brilliant magician. This volume provides an in-depth study and explanation of Hofzinser’s huge contributions to the field. Descriptions of card tricks can be found as early as the sixteenth century. During the centuries that followed, a body of …

Victorian Card Star (Remote Control) by Dave Powell

_EF Our Victorian Card Star is based on Professor Hoffman’s version as described in his book MODERN MAGIC c. 1876 under the title The Fairy Star. The performer coming forward with a pack of cards, allows 6 to be chosen. His assistant brings out an attractive stand, and rests it on a table. The cards …

Silken Mystery Box by Tony Karpinski

The Hank Box or Jap Box as it is sometimes referred to traces back at least as early as Hoffman’s Modern Magic c. 1876 where it was referred by the name Japanese Inexhaustible Box (pg. 393), with versions being made by Bland, Kling, and Thayer. What is particularly pleasing about this item is that the …

Glass and Tray by Mikame Craft

The Mirror Glass was invented c. 1872 by Viennese master inventor and magician J.N. Hofzinser.  English Magician and Manufacturer J.M Hartz who specialized in glass props started making them c. 1890, and it first appeared in print in 1904 in Hoffmann’s Later Magic. This Mirror Glass also features a magnet at the bottom, and comes with …

Hoffman’s Obedient Ball (The Japanese Ball) by Colin Rose

This effect is of Japanese origin and is sometimes known as the Japanese Ball. Colin’s version is true to the early versions in Professor Hoffman’s Modern Magic.  There were some advances made to the basic design, but it wasn’t until Floyd Thayer and Lloyd Chambers created their version that this effect was really turned on …

Coin Wand by Joe Porper

Professor Hoffman your Coin Wand is here! Ever since I saw the Coin Wand in Hoffman’s Modern Magic (page 203 in my edition) I have always thought this was a cool utility device. Until this baby arrived I had never actually seen one up close. _EF The wand is nicely made and works very smoothly. …

Review by Andy Martin for Coin Wand by Joe Porper

4 out of 5 Professor Hoffman your Coin Wand is here!Ever since I saw the Coin Wand in Hoffman’s Modern Magic (page 203 in my edition) I have always thought this was a cool utility device. Until this baby arrived I had never actually seen one up close. The wand is nicely made and works …

Rising Coin Castle by Mikame Craft

Different from Douglas-Wayne Illusioneering, But More Practical! If you have ever seen the Douglas-Wayne Illusioneering version of this effect you will at first be a bit disappointed. The Douglas-Wayne Illusioneering version is a faithful reproduction of the drawings in Hoffmann’s Modern Magic. It is smaller, particularly the tower the coin rises up on, and it …

Review by Andy Martin for Rising Coin Castle by Mikame Craft

5 out of 5 Different from Douglas-Wayne Illusioneering, But More Practical!Ok so if you have ever seen the Douglas-Wayne Illusioneering version of this effect you will at first be a bit disappointed. The Douglas-Wayne Illusioneering version is a faithful reproduction of the drawings in Hoffmann’s Modern Magic. It is smaller, particularly the tower the coin …

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