Top Secret Magic - Second Hand Magic

Please note all the items listed below we only have ONE of... So if you are interested place your order quickly to avoid disappointment. In the event that 2 people order the same item the earlier order will take preference.

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Wow! I have spent most of my life searching for just one of these!!! And for a while I had several in stock. In my youth I used to see these in Ken Brooke's studio and wished I could afford one. Never could or did, then as I got older tried to track one down but no one would part with theirs well eventually I got one! Well that got passed on to someone else who I hope is still tresuring it.

The Original Hand Of Cleopatra! A beautiful piece of magic! Clever...diabolic...and fools magicians as well as spectators.

Cleopatra’s Hand will find objects in envelopes, cards and miscellaneous items placed around her pyramid. A golden pyramid, along with a golden sarcophagus is placed on the table and her hand is placed upon the top of the pyramid and given a spin. When it stops, it will be pointing to the selected item that is ONLY known by the spectators. Can be repeated immediately and it always stops wherever the selected secreted item is! Performer does not handle the pyramid or the hand during the routine! Everything takes place in the spectator’s hands. You supply the cards or envelopes.

To buy one of these new now (if you can even track one down! With the current value of the euro) will cost you about £300

These rings were first produced in 1981 and are in the magic museum in Spain ! And were sold by Joe Riding. They come complete with a booklet, (with a different cover to the one shown), Showing Moves and Routines to accompany the rings. with contributions by Roger Crosthwaite , Les Sunderland , Bill Shewan and Tony Hammond

The first edition of this trick was limited to 50 sets and was a complete sell out within four weeks. That was about seven years ago. This item got rave reviews from professional performers around the world. For example the English master magician and mentalist Mr. PAUL DANIELS used it in one of his appearances on the telly and wrote us a letter in which he praised it highly. Many mentalists phoned or wrote during the past years asking if "INFORMATICO PRINCIPLE" was still available. For this reason we are re- releasing it now in a limited edition of only 20 sets worldwide. This principle "steals the thoughts" of the spectators in such a diabolically clever way, that it leaves the audience - and your fellow mentalists - speechless. Many routines are explained including Ted Lesley´s "Berlin-Bears" in the beautiful 30 page manuscript, written by our friend LARRY BECKER, who uses the principle also in all his shows. CHARLES REYNOLDS, EUGENE BURGER and many more saw the principle in action and were completely flabbergasted by it. This is the last time that we will make it available!

Remember, what you are buying with "Informatico" is a beautifully designed SECRET. For this reason the trick comes without our usual "money back guarantee with no questions asked"! You get a few samples and everything else you need to rehearse and perform "Informatico" a couple of times. The starter kit and a package of refills of Ted Lesley´s "Teleport Professional Envelopes" is included also. After a while you will have to buy some picture postcards and plain cards, which are used in the effects, at your next stationary shop.

I am not sure whether this is one of the first printings or 2nd maybe some out there can enlighten me. I think it is one of the original 50. as it has 40 pages not 30!

Now completely unavailable as Dick Barry handmade only a few of these special props. (I think there were about 12 made).

While your back in turned a spectator places a sharp steel spike into one of two holes on a simple looking wooden stand and covers it with a disposable cup. The spectator then places a second cup over the remaining empty hole. When this is done you turn around and SMASH your hand down on one of the cups. IT IS THE CUP COVERING THE EMPTY HOLE, NOT THE ONE WITH THE STEEL SPIKE. NO ELECTRONIC, MAGNETS OR FAKE ITEMS ARE USED. EVERYTHING CAN BE EXAMINED BEFORE AND AFTER THE EFFECT. The wooden board is only 9-1/2 inches by 5 inches, so it is easy to transport.

THIS PROP IS ABOUT AS FOOL PROOF AS WE CAN MAKE IT, HOWEVER, IF YOU DRINK TOO MUCH, HAVE POOR EYESIGHT, CANNOT READ OR UNDERSTAND WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS OR ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE THIS PROP IS NOT FOR YOU.

This is a very nice prop and unless you are a complete idiot it is foolproof! Also with care it can be repeated immediately.

Faust Bill In Pen - The Magic Fountain Pen -A rare John Martin Classic RE-Created By Granville Taylor-This is one of a kind. You can’t find this anywhere!!!!! Extremely rare and a highly collectible piece of magic! Many professionals have marked their career with the signed bill (banknote) to impossible location. Now, you can do the same with this creative twist on a classic plot where in a signed bill travels inside a fountain pen!

Imagine having a spectator sign their own bill with a marker only to have the magician "destroy" or "lose" it. Having it reappear inside a fountain pen (all the while having to unscrew parts in order to get to the bill in a time-consuming fashion) will devestate any spectator behond words! You receive the special, precision manufactured fountain pen, detailed instructions, special pocket holder, special handkerchief and tweezers. And the best part is that this will work with ANY type of bill or banknote whether you work at home or abroad.

A very limited number of these matt black chrome pen sets were made for sale. Each set is numbered and consists of a 'Parker' type fountain pen, 'push' rod for setting, a 24" square pure Chinese silk, a special holder for the pen inside your jacket, and one other item, plus detailed instructions.

From the inventor of the "Mother of all Book Tests" comes the "The Meditation Book Test"

Effect: A spectator peeks at a word (ala flashback) and the performer reveals it!

The uses an ordinary book! (one is supplied).
The Book is examinable!
You can give the book away!
The words will be different every time!
Portable...

A very nice looking box sits on your table upon which are sat five different color "Buddha" statues. Each one is taken by a spectator and box is closed.

Great trick no longer available. The box is about 10"x6"x6" There is a slight mark on one corner of the box and slight marks to a couple of the Buddhas (these would touch up very easily) otherwiseit is in perfect working order.

The original instructions are missing but I have written a set of basic instructions.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a real collectors item and a piece of magical history.

This is an original Paul Fox rising cards. It has his stamp on the unit (see photo on right). It is in outstanding condition for something that was originally purchased in the the late 1940s!

It was originally purchased by Karrell Fox. When he died it was purchased from his widow by Abb Dickson who passed it on to Artie Kidwell for his personal collection on display at his magic shop. It was then purchased by ME! in march 2003,. where it has sat in my personal collection for the last 6 years. Tucked away where the only one could see it was me! It is time for this wonderous piece of history to be passed on to somone else to enjoy.

It comes complete with the original gimmick and instructions, also a letter from Artie Kidwell detailing its history. I shall of course add to this so that it can retain its provenance for the future.

Don't miss out on this once in a lifetime opportnuity... It may never come again.

Harbincadabra - Deluxe Leather bound Limited edition

The Brainwaves and Brainstorms of Robert Harbin from the pages of Abracadabra. Printed in 1979. This is copy No. 35 of ONLY 100 copies WORLDWIDE!

In outstanding condition (still in the original box from Goodliffe)

This was originally presented to the Devon Magic Circle and is decicated to the memory of John Lewis Luscombe a past President and Librarian of the Devon Magic Circle and a founder member of the Plymouth Magic Circle

Very Rare!

This is signed and certified by Goodlife and includes Harbin's signature (on a piece of paper approx 4" square). Signed in blue ink. An exceptionally rare item indeed.

Price: £150

Long Salt Pour - Pressley Guitar

Wow what a piece of history.

There have been several salt pour gimmicks released over the years the most famous of them Paul Fox and Pressley Guitar.

What we have here is one made by Pressley Guitar. in excellent condition apart from a few small chips from the paint arond the very top rim. This is a nice size (not too big to handle like some) and a nice weight too. The rim is just a nice comfotable size for clipping with the thumb!

This has with it the original instructions!

Whether you want to perform the trick or just own a piece of magical history, this is a superb item to treasure.

Price: £85

The World's Best Card Riser (With DVD) - Ted Biet

Three cards are chosen and returned to the deck. The magician holds the pack at his fingertips and asks for the name of the first card. It slowly rises out of the center of the pack. The cards are now shuffled and fanned. The magician asks for the name of the second card. It rises slowly from the center of the fan (this looks really unbelievable!). Finally, the pack is placed into the cardcase and given to a spectator to hold. The third card is announced and the spectator is told to "tickle" the deck just a bit. He does so and, amazingly, the third card rises from the cased deck!

This is the only original Ted Biet's card riser, the best ever created. No threads, no weight no magnets, the gimmick can be introduced into and stolen from a borrowed deck with utter ease, if desired. This device is never even suspected, much less seen. With this DVD you can learn how to use this wonderful gimmick and if you really take the time to learn this (and it does not require a great degree of skill), you will fool all the boys at the magic club and every layman you perform this for.

Comes complete with card riser gimmick and instructional DVD. Blue Bicycle gimmick in good condition

DVD Running Time Approximately 7min

Price: £25

Mysteries at a Magic Bar Gaston Quieto - DVD

You saw Gaston on his first video "Twenty." Now, six years later, you have the chance to learn the visual and powerful routines with cards, coins, and finger rings that Gaston is using today in his professional close-up repertoire.

For the past four years he has been performing around the globe in some of the best resorts and casinos in the world. While in Argentina he recorded this DVD at "Il Mago" his own magic bar.

Routines Included:

Multiplication, Breeze coins, V.V, More Discrepancies, Cardportation, Double Impact, Ring Thing I, Ring Thing II, Card to Box

Price: £15

Kevlar Pen Reel (Plus 2 Refills) - Sorcery

Wow! – Now you can have all the advantages of the Kevlar Invisible Thread Reel (tm). built inside and ordinary ball point pen. Nobody will be the wiser, it’s built inside a very nice black ball point pen that can easily be clipped inside your breast pocket in a moments notice. Because of the stronger thread you will incredible retraction distances out of this reel.

This thing is beautiful, precision and you can depend on it!

Ex demo INCLUDES 2 REFILLS!!!! (worth £30!). No instructions.

Price: £35

Inside the Mind of Garrett Thomas Vol 2 and 3 - DVD

Volume 2

CHINESE SURPRISE — Garrett has taken Fred Kaps’ classic coin routine and added a surprise ending that will hit any audience hard. After several visual transpositions of a silver and copper coin, the audience will swear that more than two coins are in use. This is confirmed as the performer’s hands are opened and four Chinese coins . . . and nothing else . . . are shown!
IMAGINATION COINS — A new twist in the Coins Across plot as coins travel from the spectator’s hands to the performer’s hands! Then, the coins visually fly between the performer’s hands before finally vanishing and ending up back in the spectator’s hand. Also included are Garrett’s touches on Robert Bengal’s famous move for the final coin.
ABSTRACT MATH — A lesson in abstract math and thinking as three copper coins very cleanly change into a silver coin, a silver ring . . . and a silver Sharpie-brand marker!
COLOR MONTE — Garrett’s take on the Emerson and West classic using regular cards, a great presentation, and a very clean and easy handling. This is an effect you’ll carry with you and perform everywhere.
THOUGHT — Design duplication the Garrett Thomas way! Garrett shares all of the touches on how to make a spectator swear that they actually see you reading their mind!
ANNIVERSARY WALTZ — Garrett’s version of the trick made famous by Doc Eason. Garrett has analyzed the dynamics of performing this routine for a couple and has structured his version of this now-classic routine to maximize these dynamics. And at the end? The spectators are left with a souvenir . . . and an experience . . . that they’ll cherish forever!

BONUS: Performances only of Garrett Thomas’ RUBIK’S CUBE and THE RING THING.

Volume 3

BRASS BLOCK — This one’s worth the price of the entire DVD set! It’s a Card to Matchbox routine with a stunning climax that will blow your spectators away. In fact, this is the one trick the studio audience kept talking about long after the shoot was over.
LOOK A CARD — Garrett’s multi-phase version of the legendary Think of a Card plot. Garrett delves into all of the dynamics and outs in great detail.
BALL IN BAG — This isn’t your grandfather’s Egg Bag! A heavy steel ball inexplicably appears inside a small black bag . . . and vanishes again just as mysteriously.
PEN THRU QUARTER (LASER) — Garrett’s ultra-clean handling of the Pen Through Borrowed Quarter using a Marco Tempest idea that dramatically strengthens the routine.
COMBINATION LOCK — A strong and practical mental routine using an ordinary combination padlock where the spectators divine the correct combination.
SHARPIE SHRINK — A Sharpie-brand marker visibly shrinks in size in a startling manner and is immediately handed to the spectators. If you like the Mini-Sharpies, you’ll love Garrett’s routine with them.

BONUS: DECREASING DECK TO SELECTED CARD (performance only)

BONUS: Performances only of Garrett Thomas’ RUBIK’S CUBE and THE RING THING.

Price: £25 for the two volumes.

All-Round Silk - Magic Hands

This beautiful silk was from the Magic Hands range. It is in absolutley brand new condition. It will enable you to produce either a bottle of champange or a 30m long ribbon from within the folds of an empty 36" silk.

Although not originally supllied with it when purchased, this also comes with a Magic Hands Champagne bottle (also in pristine condition). This is hollow and designed to hold a cascade of silks (not supplied). But there is included a long length of ribbon and wind up holder (not pictured).

On this DVD (also available on VHS), Kirk Kokinos will show you how to perform seven coin miracles, "bare handed." These visual routines may even be performed in a T-Shirt! Contains:

Coins Through Table - the last coin actually falls into the spectator's waiting hands in this reputation making version!
CTP - You'll find out what it stands for...
Space Shuttle Pass - Kirk's brand-new method for switching out coins.
FreakCoinCy - You make a coin disappear completely, then make it reappear just as miraculously.
Kirk's Coin Vanish - It's just this clean: you place your hand over a coin, lift your hand and the coin is gone!
Kirk's Coins Across - The spectators will swear you have super powers!
Angel Coins - One of the most beautiful coin vanishes the audience will never see!
With the instant-access features of this DVD, you can jump directly to any performance or explanation!

"Kirk Kokinos is a name to watch in the world of magic. He uses very creative methods to fool you really bad! There's a lot any student of magic can learn from watching Kirk perform. Great magic!" - Michael P. Lair

Tricks and Fiction from the Road. In October 2002 the ten-man team of Germany's best close-up magicians known as "The Flicking Fingers" set out on a ten-day tour for a number of public shows and convention appearances. Lucky for us, they were accompanied by a professional film crew and the result is The Flicking Fingers Movie-a DVD like no other you have ever seen. Follow the Flicking Fingers on their incredibly entertaining European road trip. Meet the goofy Gisbert and Gimmick-Man, watch magic TV ads and many more surprises! The Movie contains over 20 terrific routines, tricks, and moves showcased in a 2 1/2 hour road movie including the most entertaining explanations ever seen on a magic DVD and one hour of bonus materials like: the FISM acts of Pit Hartling, Jorg Alexander, Nicolai Friedrich, Thomas Fraps and more, plus out-takes, trailers and much more. The Flicking Fingers is a team of ten of Germany's best close-up magicians, known to the magic community most from their unforgettable FISM '97 group lecture, as winners of Seigfried and Roy's 1998 Sarmoti Award and from their highly acclaimed "The Book-or don't forget to point" published in 1998. In October 2002 the team set out on a ten-day tour with a number of public shows and convention appearances. They were accompanied by a professional film crew and the result is this truly unique DVD.

"...hilariously funny and brilliantly entertaining. All fine magicians individually, but as a group, an absolute knockout." - Mike Caveney

WANTED !

Have you got any of these lying around that you'd like to part with….?

Is there something you are looking for drop me a line and we'll see what we can do!

Jean Merlin Table Collapsible Tripod table sold by Jean Merlin (pieces stack inside each other) Similar to the Sicilian table sold by Pat Page

Casino Royale LITE

Flying Ring. (Jim Hoopers / Nemo) Made for Ace Place / Ken Brooke. Reel mechanism comes free of key case.

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