The Princess Flying Carpet was invented by Jack Gwynne c. 1967 and Jack sold the rights to U.F. Grant who started marketing the effect c. 1968. The illusion was inspired by U.F. Grant’s Super X Levitation. _EF The carpet & the spectator revolve in mid-air at the same time! THE SPECTATORS SEE ALL SIDES! A …
The Eureka Table Base began as a Floyd Thayer and Louis Christianer item when they owned the Magic Shop of the West c. 1912, made in wood. Then I suppose the name was taken by U.F. Grant c. 1965 when he started making them as they were clearly different in style and material and continued …
_EF Volume One has 10 chapters, covering the Story of Silk, Dyeing your own Silks, Methods of Folding Silks, Single and multiple Silk Productions with or without Apparatus, Vanishes, Changes and Transpositions. Although this is an encyclopedia of silk tricks, it also covers all types of conjuring props, making it of interest to any magician. …
This effect was called Buried Treasure and invented and originally built by the ever creative genius Ed Massey c. 1957 and later built by Arturo (Glenn Babbs) and marketed by U.F. Grant and Abbott’s. And this is an unusual version item from the Ken Klosterman Collection. It works smoothly and looks great! It is also …
A good looking plastic Mirror Glass from famed Chicago magic distributor Edward O. Drane & Co (Enardoe’s). The included instructions say Philip Morris (the new owners of Enardoe’s) but they are the exact same instructions released by U.F. Grant decades earlier 🙂 _EF A most useful piece of apparatus for vanishing, producing or changing various …
This was created by Nick Trost and released by U.F. Grant c. 1971. _EF A disc with ten playing cards printed around it is shown. Disc is turned face down so backs of cards show. Spectator then eliminates five of the cards by clipping them with five paper clips, leaving five cards for himself. When …
A popular U.F. Grant effect first marketed c. 1968 and possibly invented by Bill Foust. _EF The magician displays a black metal tube to the audience along with a candle. He lights the candle and places his arm through the tube, pointing out the small holes through the sides of the tube. In fact, the …
_EF Enlarge your magic repertoire and amaze your friends with mystifying rope tricks you can easily learn from this legendary encyclopedia of rope tricks for magicians. Containing over 150 tricks, many created by masters of rope magic, this book shows you step-by-step how to perform the best rope tricks ever devised. No matter how often …
The original Vampire Block was created by Ben Wallace, see here for more details. This version was first released by U.F. Grant and invented by Daniel A. Brock III and though the effect appears to be the same as Ben Wallace’s earlier Escaping Vampire the method is quite different. _EF This version from Mak Magic …
Spikes Thru Balloon was invented by Bob Gurtler (aka Andre Kole) and markted by U.F. Grant c. 1958. This is Jimmy King’s enhancement and really takes the effect to the next level! _EF A beautifully decorated metal tube, showing the visage of a terrible Turkish pirate is shown. Two gleaming daggers are placed through slots …