5 out of 5 This is really a simple and useful switching stand for Jumbo cards. It can be used for a clean Four Aces effect or for the transformation to any desired set of a few cards. According to Verrall Wass (Tomorrow’s Devant, The Sphinx, August 1944, pg. 154) this effect was actually invented …
4 out of 5 The original version of this effect was invented by the genius Robert Harbin c. 1946 as Dippy Magnet. The Dutch Micro Magic master, Eddy Taytelbaum, created a stunning version which earned him third place at the 1961 FISM Close-Up/Card Competition. Another beautiful version was built by Carl Williams in the Okito-Williams …
For 2020, Thomas Pohle has created a group of very pretty items known as the Egyptian Series, and this item is a beauty. The Amazing Ankh Penetration is Thomas Pohle’s version of Jack Hughes’ Think-A-Bell which itself was based on Norman’s Exclusive Triangles. It uses the same basic method, but Thomas flipped around when the …
“It was twenty years ago today …” Twenty years ago, I began MartinsMagic.com. I didn’t consider myself a serious collector, but I was accumulating a decent, modern collection including items from: Alan Warner, Mel Babcock, Richard Gerlitz, Collectors’ Workshop, Viking Mfg. My profession was creating complex web-systems and so I built a website for my …
5 out of 5 The original version of this effect was invented by the genius Robert Harbin c.1946 as Dippy Magnet. The Dutch Micro Magic master, Eddy Taytelbaum, created a stunning version which earned him third place at the 1961 FISM Close-Up/Card Competition. This beautiful version was built by Carl Williams in the Okito-Williams style, …
5 out of 5 These beautiful boxes are based upon an idea by the genius Robert Harbin often referred to as <em>The Harbin Boxes. </em>A routine using these boxes was first featured in his effect called Card in Bottle (Abra. 18th Sept, 1948). Steve Cook worked with Tony Curtis and Magic Wagon to create the …
5 out of 5 Robert Harbin was probably most responsible at a young age for me getting into magic. Every time I saw this illusion performed growing up I was just amazed by it. Harbin created this beautiful illusion c. 1965 and it is probably the most copied stage illusion of all time. I was …
These beautiful boxes are based upon an idea by the genius Robert Harbin often referred to as The Harbin Boxes. A routine using these boxes was first featured in his effect called Card in Bottle (Abra. 18th Sept, 1948). Steve Cook worked with Tony Curtis and Magic Wagon to create the amazing outfit you see …
5 out of 5 It turns out that just because your wife can jump into a Zig Zag box 16 years ago, doesn’t mean she can do it again today without some practice. So although my wife was almost able to demonstrate the full illusion when I was taking photos she could not quite make …
_EF This is a magic book. Not only does it contain detailed workings of the tricks that Alan used throughout half a century of performing magic professionally, but it also reveals Alan’s constant sense of wonder at his world. In my experience of him, he never tired of travelling and never tired of being with …
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