Slate of Mind (Book of the Mind) by Maverick Magic, Peter Warlock

Slate of Mind (also know as Book of the Mind) employs a clever mechanical slate used for a book test and was invented by Peter Warlock and marketed by Harry Stanley and Max Holden c. 1958. (It is not to be confused with a slate and 6 card effect of the same name invented by …

Ultimate Finger Chopper by Chance Wolf

This finger chopper really is a beauty to behold. Very solid construction, beautiful finish, perfect mechanism, and great value. But if you look very closely you will see that this one is slightly different from the first one I owned in 2005. Chance used Cocobolo wood for just 15 units and they were sent to …

Small but Deadly by Paul Hallas

_EF Small But Deadly is a reference guide to Packet Tricks that will have you running to your shelf of books to locate many of the references so you can rediscover many of these clever plots. Paul presents a history of packet card magic, with a discussion of many of the major themes, and provides …

Chips (Colors) Electronic by Paul Picha

This is an advanced version of the old sucker effects such as Betcha Buzz Box (U.F. Grant c. 1957) or Lucky Light (Harry Stanley c. 1962) with three chips and a small box with three colored push button switches. It is created by the Austrian electronic wizard Paul Picha, who also created such wonders as …

Perspex Prediction by Rob Bromley

This is a wonderful improvement on U.F. Grant’s original effect called Slate of Mind from Rob Bromley.  Adding the cards under the elastic is a little stiff but the illusion is perfect.  Notice how all of the front and the back of the cards are shown which is not possible in the original version. Includes: …

Tricky Bowling Pins by Jay Leslie

Tricky Bottles was invented by U.F. Grant c. 1954 (though James Swoger is claimed to have invented them c. 1958, but I think Grant was the originator). This version by Jay Leslie, doesn’t use bottles it uses Bowling Pins. Not only is the method different from the bottles the tubes are very high quality and …

Okito’s Mystery Paddle by Okito-Williams

Here we have another beautiful recreation by Carl Williams of the Okito Mystery Paddle that was originally created by Okito c. 1950 as Paddle Card Prediction.  This version by Carl Williams was released c. 2000 in a limited edition of less than 30. The instructions say this is an adaption of a well-known slate trick …

Electronic Radio Controlled Lucky Light by Nick de Palma

This is an remote control version of Nick de Palma’s previous offering here. Unlike the normal Lucky Light effect stretching back to Betcha Buzz Box (U.F. Grant c. 1957) or Lucky Light (Harry Stanley c. 1962) , this one lights up 100% under you control and you don’t have to touch the box or stick …

The James File by Allan Slaight

_EF Sometimes More Is More! Within these volumes are meticulously described 556 tricks and routines conceived by Stewart James. Of these, 478 have not been published before. Many of the originations of this extraordinary man appearing here for the first time are brilliant, some are transcendent. And of the 148 choice variants of his inventions …

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