I don’t know why this prop was designed to look like this, but it’s a great trick! Although there is an angle issue, it really works.
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Review by Peter Chiang for Excalibur (New Version) by Future Magic
Review by Peter Chiang for Dice-A-Matic by Alan Warner
This is my favorite piece by Alan Warner — it’s simple and straightforward, and its elegant look is like a piece of art.
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Review by Peter Chiang for Lightning Box by Alan Warner
My second favorite trick among Alan Warner’s works — one of the few that involves playing cards. The routine is convincing, and the craftsmanship of the prop is solid! Don’t miss it if you ever get the chance to see it!
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Review by Peter Chiang for Squeeze Thru by Angelo Carbone
A truly diabolical trick — featuring a carefully engineered mechanism and deceptive color design. Don’t let the fact that it came from a magic toy set fool you!
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Review by Gerard Anthony H for Reincarnation by El Duco's Magic
I own this effect by El Duco, probably now for 20 years. It is quite impactful. In my handling I allow a volunteer to put the watch in the box and with correct stage direction, they can hold the box until the disappearance.
The reappearance/reveal of the watch is quite dramatic. It all seems quite impossible. I have created my own script and patter to make logical use of the props.
The patina on the brass watch and chain are aged now and I quite like it. Looks more like a vintage piece and lends itself to the baffling presentation. If one does any bizarre magic or even a Halloween show, well, there are terrific possibilities here!
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Review by Don Gardner for Flexible Glass by Wellington Enterprises
I have been doing the flexible glass for 45 years. This is the best version I have seen.
Much thought went into the design,from the mirror to the bag. The props are high quality, Bill really went above and beyond! It is not cheap but you will only cry 1 time.
If it was good enough for Doug Henning it is good enough for me.This is the actual unit that I use.
I know because I won this auction!
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Review by Jon Wilson for Mystery of Three Boxes by Michael Baker
OMG! Such a beautiful piece of magic! I absolutely love it!
There is a lot of illusion going on with the trick that unless you own it, read the instructions and really understand everything, it is very hard to explain. Not only is it beautiful, it’s secrets are just as beautiful. Just Amazing!
And Michael, such a nice person. I call it for what things are, this is just beautiful, amazing and wonderful to perform.
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Review by Andy Martin for The Hand by Mick Hanzlik
This wonderful item is from the British lock expert Mick Hanzlik and what a unique item it is. I don’t believe Mick had these custom manufactured (particularly based on the original price), so my best guess is he saw found in a store and immediately saw the potential for a card effect. What is interesting is you have to handle the deck slightly differently from how you normally do to get the best out of the movement. So Mick clearly spent some time with it once he found it. I could be completely wrong, here but it seems like the sort of item you could find around Halloween and Mick was smart enough to see the potential 🙂
Depending on how you spread the cards and where precisely you place the hand down on the cards you can get better results. In fact, when I was just posing it for photos I had the hand moving more cards than I did in my video.
The effect is not is not hard to do at all, but if you play with it you can maximize the number of cards that are moved. Something a little different to keep them on their toes 🙂
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Review by Andy Martin for Reincarnation by El Duco's Magic
Reincarnation is one of the most popular and unique items created by El Duco. It is one of those items that seems like it will be harder to perform than it is. A switch is required right in front of the audience after all. However, there is not really any heat on you at the time of move as no one is suspecting anything yet.
Once you do it to real spectators you might be surprised of their reaction and that will diminish how big the move is in your mind until you can do it without guilt or fear 🙂
The reset is very fast and I could see performing this a lot once you got over the first time. In that regard it reminds me a lot of John Kennedy’s Mystery Box – I put off performing that for years, but after I did it the first time the result was so strong the effect became one of my most popular live items and I still perform it today.
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Review by Andy Martin for Jack and Jill Jumbo by Viking Mfg.
This is an updated version of the Steve Dusheck and Jim Hill effect: Cases of Metamorphosis c. 1984. All of these effects are versions of Al Baker’s Cherchez la Femme.
This is a finely made version by Viking Mfg. for Howie at The Trickery. The Jumbo frames are very substantial and long lasting. The real problem with this effect, is the routine is over too quickly and there is no real meat to it. This is not true Baker’s original because you have the by play of finding where the queen is.
To overcome this I suggest you using just a single frame in conjunction with a McCombical Deck to make the routine a little more interesting as I demonstrate in the Speed Demo.
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