Andy Martin

This is the best version of the Pimpernel Card Box released by Peter Scarlett. If you compare it with the other version he produced, you’ll notice that this one does not have any clasp on the front so there is no way you can tell if the box has been turned over or not. Most people would not notice this, but from time to time you find those tricky types that do 🙁 Either way this is a great switching box for switching decks in plain sight.

It is perfect for performing Eddie Joseph’s Premonition.

Notice: this is designed to hold bridge sized cards in their box. It will handle Poker sized cards, but not the card case, just the cards themselves.

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For almost twenty years I have been performing John Kennedy’s amazing and beautiful Mystery Box. I’ve purchased every variation of John’s box that came along and also many other Card to Box variations.  But to this day I still prefer John’s version  (I use Mystery Box II, but all of the early ones have pretty much the same impact).  The Mystery Box is perfect in almost every way, and I have not wanted for more.  So when this new version came along from Dave Bonsall’s Propdog I didn’t really expect anything to change. Boy was I wrong …

What a clever idea filled with significant improvements over every previous version I’ve seen. Using legos is such a good idea because they look so innocent and normal.  Even though no one has ever commented on the Mystery Box not looking normal, clearly it is a special box.  But making a box out of legos in front of the audience and then tipping out their signed card from the lego box a few minutes later is simply beautiful and a genius idea too.  Mystery Blox will be the version of this effect I use going forward.

Really amazing stuff from PropDog, Steven Macrow, Nicholas Dakin, this is just perfect, thank-you so much for bringing it to the community 🙂

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You have to love these small PK items from Little Jimmy’s Prop Shop, great size very detailed and perfect magnetic strength for all of your PK needs. This beautiful PK Heart is even more juicy than Jimmy’s PK Brain, the story telling possibilities are endless 🙂

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You have to love these small PK items from Little Jimmy’s Prop Shop, great size very detailed and perfect magnetic strength for all of your PK needs. The brain is my favorite of the bunch, you can almost see the pulsing veins and grey matter – tasty!

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If you thought Little Jimmy’s PK Objects were detailed you should take a look at some of Buma’s! One of the unique features of this Scarab is how easy it rotates (it made taking a photo tricky!) but it is really useful for PK effects because even the slightest magnetic force will cause it to rotate.

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If you thought Little Jimmy’s PK Objects were detailed you should take a look at some of Buma’s! One of the unique features of this Ankh is how easy it rotates (it made taking a photo tricky!) but it is really useful for PK effects because even the slightest magnetic force will cause it to rotate.

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Here is a breathtaking beauty from the Master Wood Turner Eric Hansen. If you’re a fan of the old Tenyo item The Eye of The Idol, you are going to love this version. It works using the same method, but it looks absolutely stunning, works perfectly and has even more range than the Tenyo version. It really looks like a miracle.

I rarely keep anything to myself these days, but when I received this bad boy, I thought that I should let is grace my shelves for a while. It is so good that it warrants a place in this coveted list of spectacular magic.

When a magic effect inspires you to just sit down and play with it trying to figure out the best routine you know you have something special, and this is one such piece. Really beautiful work Eric 🙂

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This is a beautiful and realistic version of the magic sword optical illusion you can see here. You will swear that the metal sword passes back and forth through the upgraded ornamental sword.

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These boxes are meticulously hand made in very limited numbers by Creator Joe Litvinchuk, the custom home builder from Pleasanton, California, using a rare Brazilian Rosewood. Joe became interested in magic at the age of nine, and after over 35 years in the construction industry decided to begin Phantom Magic c. 2010 where he created a fine line of high-end magic for the discerning Magic collector and Professional magician.

Each box is polished to bring out the rich, natural beauty of the Rosewood. They are really stunning to look and at about half the size of the Mystery Box. They are much more finely made with a very different mechanism to the Mystery Box which allows for a very convincing almost visual exchange.  From an engineering perspective these are streets ahead, but I’m not yet convinced I prefer the effect, need to spend time with this one to see.  Either way a beautiful box.

This version was the rarer and more expensive of the two versions released – the other one was made from Padauk which you can see in the advert on this page.  The box is incredibly smooth and flawless.

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The end of an era … 🙁

I purchased this beautiful, perfect illusion ten years ago and it was then and continues to be in my mind the best, most dramatic and most convincing large scale magic effect I have ever handled. I had hoped to work up the energy to do a few more stage shows in 2020, but after not doing one for seven years I think it highly unlikely I’ll ever do a stage size show again. I’ll still do the close-up at Christmas for as long as I am able and people (namely friends, family and employees!) want to see me but I just don’t see me finding the time or the energy for a bigger scale show.

So I have decided to sell this bad boy and wanted to take some fresh photos before it leaves my home. I must say a tear formed in my eye as I was taking the photos. I still love this effect, but it is time. Enjoy these close-up photos of what I consider is the perfect illusion.

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