This effect dates back to 1827. After being unseen for some decades The Great Carmo reintroduced it in the UK c. 1932 and it is still often referred to as the Carmo Beads in the UK. The rights to Carmo’s was purchased by Davenport’s from The Great Carmo c. 1938 and they marketed it at …
_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 …
This is a clever switching device which is a poor man’s version of the amazing Devil’s Mail Box from Owens, and is in fact more closely related to the Jimmy Hearsum effect released by U.F. Grant called Switch-O-Frame. Whether Marshall knew of the Hearsum effect or not, clearly the name comes from the Owens item. …
This is a clever switching device which is a poor man’s version of the amazing Devil’s Mail Box from Owens, and is in fact more closely related to the Jimmy Hearsum effect released by U.F. Grant called Switch-O-Frame. Whether Marshall knew of the Hearsum effect or not, clearly the name comes from the Owens item. …
Dr. Stanley Jaks invented the Supersonic Card Prediction c. 1948 and it was a big hit worldwide. U.F. Grant used it as his inspiration for Slate of Mind. Many versions of this effect have been produced in both mini, regular and jumbo cards. This is a pretty standard version with regular sized cards. _EF The …
This effect was invented by E.J. Moore and marketed by him as Link-King Ropes c. 1951, it was later marketed by U.F. Grant and Tannen’s. This set was released by Bob King Magic and is easily the best set of Linking Ropes I have seen. _EF Ever wish you could do the linking rings at …
Spikes Thru Balloon was invented by Bob Gurtler (aka Andre Kole) and markted by U.F. Grant c. 1958. This version by Bill Taylor first appeared in Genii Magazine – December, 1960. The same version was later released by Owen Magic Supreme and what a beauty it is. _EF The spectator is invited to blow up …
A great production item from Gene Elmo. Of course you don’t have to use livestock. It has a very large load capacity and you can come up with all sorts of combinations of items to vanish and appear. This is basically a large version of U.F. Grants Crystal Silk Cylinder. Notice: It is missing the …
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. Mel Babcock makes beautiful wooden magic and even his painted work is breathtaking to see. _EF A coin is borrowed from …
This effect was invented by Syl Reilly (the founder of Magic-Fest) c. 1943 and sold by U.F. Grant, Kanter, Thayer and others. Tannen’s re-released it c. 1995. _EF mounted on a board is a battery with wires running through a push button switch to a flashlight bulb. At your command even though you do not …