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 …
The Imp Bottle (or Bottle Imp as it was also known) was first sold in the United States c. 1873 in the Hartz Catalog. The Imp Bottle was clearly described in Professor Hoffman’s Modern Magic c. 1876 and more recently in Dr. Albo Volume 9. The basic idea was advanced considerably by Floyd Thayer when …
“Brothers, I am sorry I have no Morison Pill for curing the maladies of Society” (Francis Carlyle, 1843). The Morison Pill Box is a piece of magic apparatus which is very much sought after and prized by collectors, yet it is a curious fact that the name is often misspelled, and sometimes has an incorrect …
The Coin Wand was first exposed in Hoffman’s Modern Magic as The Half-Crown (or Florin) Wand (pg. 203), it was first used in performance c. 1872. Stanyon’s advertised their version c. 1902, Roterberg advertised there version c. 1904, and Thayer were advertising theirs at least as early 1921 but probably earlier. Thayer also had a …
This effect is based upon the Wonder Blocks or Bewlidering Blocks effect which was most likely invented by the German (Prussian) magic dealer and manufacturer F.W. Conradi as Conradi-Horster c. 1899 and described in Hoffman’s Latest Magic c. 1918. Clarence’s first version was called Pento Blocks c. 1985 and this version c. 1999. The size …
The Coin Wand was first exposed in Hoffman’s Modern Magic as The Half-Crown (or Florin) Wand (pg. 203), it was first used in performance c. 1872. Stanyon’s advertised their version c. 1902, Roterberg advertised there version c. 1904, and Thayer (which would be the closet decedent to this Owen’s one) were advertising theirs at least …
The 20th Century Silk was invented and first performed c. 1893 by David Devant and explained in Hoffmann’s Later Magic c. 1904 as Devant’s Handkerchief Trick: This is a trick of three distinct stages; consisting of, first, the production of three white handkerchiefs in succession; next, changing their colour to red, green and yellow respectively, …
The coin tray has been a common dealer item since the mid-1800’s. The great Robert Houdin in his Secrets of Conjuring of Magic c. 1868 (pg. 108-115) describes the basic effect in The Multiplication of Money using golden coins – and just in case you were thinking otherwise, he wisely reminds you not to use …
On page 386 of Modern Magic Professor Hoffman described The Domino-Box. In 1994 Douglas-Wayne Illusioneering, founded by George Richbark and Dave Dorsett, created this beautiful reproduction staying true to Professor Hoffman’s description. _EF Like a drawer box, but different. This is essentially allows you to do what a drawer box does, but has a slightly …
On page 121 of More Magic Professor Hoffman described A New Changing Card-Box. In 1994 Douglas-Wayne Illusioneering, founded by George Richbark and Dave Dorsett, created this beautiful reproduction staying true to Professor Hoffman’s description. _EF After many design changes they settled on a simple, beautiful design which houses a sure quiet mechanism to allow you …
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