The Card Tripod is a popular item manufactured by many dealers over the years including: Martinka, Klingl, Willmann, Rotterberg and P&L. Most Card Tripods only allow a single change but some allow for a double change. Discussed in Hoffmann’s Modern Magic (pg. 139) and more extensively in Dr. Albo’s Classic Magic III (pg. 41). The …
_EF Cyclopedia of Magic was written to provide the magician with a wide and solid background of magical knowledge. It provides definitions, descriptions, biographies and some routines on hundreds of magic topics. The “articles” are contributed by magicians such as August Roterberg, Charles Bertram, Eddie Joseph, Ellis Stanyon, John Mulholland, and many others. Contents: I …
Divided Cards, where the card is misprinted such that when one part is covered the card looks like one value and when another part is covered it looks like another, have been around at least as early as 1593 with Horatio Galasso (see Hofzinser’s Card Artistry pg. 69). But Hofzinser really took their use to …
What a great utility effect this is. When I was a teenager my go to method to vanish silks was using a standard pull. What I really like about this Handkerchief “Casette” is it accomplishes two things: It makes the vanish seem even more amazing. It makes it easier to hide the method. These have …