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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.

If you are interested in any more information on the items below then drop me an email or ring me 11-4 Tel: 01752 667401


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Hand Of Cleopatra (UK Exclusive)

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! But now the time comes to pass this on to someone who will give it a good home and actually use 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.

Is is one of the originals that was sold thru Paul Stones Ace Place

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

Price: £175


Newman Rings

A very rare chance for you to obtain your very own set of Newman Rings!

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

These are as new, A piece of history!

Price: £75


Free Lunch by Paul Romhany & TC Tahoe.

Most performers realize the importance of handing out their business cards, but just as important is getting the business card of your audience members. Free Lunch, an ingenious new mentalism routine that is fast becoming the hottest item amongst professional magicians in the know.This can be performed two different ways, one for stage and the other for walkaround. Both versions are included with this set.

STAGE ROUTINE:
Performer brings out a small fish bowl, containing about thirty business cards and reads off a few of the names on the cards showing the cards to the people in the front couple of rows. He talks about how restaurants have bowls like this and each week they draw a card out and somebody wins a free lunch. Of course the performer can't give away a free lunch, but might have pickles and jam somewhere.

The performer then drops the cards back in the bowl and shakes them up, mixing them. A spectator is then asked to take out any card while the performer turns his head. Without seeing which card was chosen, the performer is then able to mentally determine information on the card such as phone number, name and even the zip code!

At the end of your show the bowl can be placed out for clients to drop their own cards in the bowl, building up your client list! TC Tahoe uses this on cruise ships to promote and sell his magic DVD.

WALKABOUT ROUTINE:
This is the perfect routine if you want to collect business cards from potential clients in any close-up or walkabout situation and hand out your own. These cards have been prepared enabling you to include the spectators cards to the pile.

Again, spectator chooses a card and without seeing it you know exactly what the name on the card is, the phone number and a surprise climax that will knock their socks off! You your own business card to write on and let them take it away with them.

Free Lunch Set includes:
• Full instructions with routines for the Stage and Walkabout Versions by TC Tahoe and additional ideas by Paul Romhany
• Thirty professionally printed business cards for the Stage Version and 20 cards for the Walkaround version.
• Fish bowl included
• CD ROM with PDF and JPG files so you can create your own special business cards to make this more personal for you.

Pristine condition as new unused!

Price: £80


"Informatico Principal" - Ted Lesley Wonder Workshop

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!

Price: £125


Deadly Duo

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.

In as new condition!

Price: £120


Faust's Bill in Fountain Pen - Granvill Taylor (Faust) - Set #13

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.

Although used this is in excellent condition

Price: £75


The Meditation Book Test - Ted Karmilovich

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...

Price: £35


Box of Buddhas - Eduardo Kozuch

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.

The magician is able to name each color Buddha's and who took it!

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.

Very nice prop. Great Classic Effect!

Collectors Item!!! No Longer availiable!!! Dont miss out!

Price: £125


Paul Fox Rising Cards - Original! Owned by Karrel Fox

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

The Paul Fox Rising Cards.

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.

Price: £190


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: £175


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: £95


Mouse Trap - Wooden Puzzle

This very simple looking wooden puzzle involves a wooden maze and a marble.

The problem is, that being made from wood, you can't actually see the maze!

Devilishly clever

And yes we do provide you with a copy of the solution

Frustrate your friends

Price: £8


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: £18


Stunning - Wayne Dobson

After someone freely names a playing card, the deck is mixed so that some cards are face up & some are face down. The deck is clearly seen to be in a mixed state. With no moves, the deck is spread to show that all the cards have magically righted themselves with ONE exception. THE SPECTATORS FREELY CHOSEN CARD!! For the mind blowing finale their FREELY selected card is shown to have a completely different coloured back to the rest of the deck!!!

Remember there is no sleight of hand or awkward moves or handling whatsoever!
Comes complete with all Bicycle cards & all gimmicks.

Price: £10


Golden Three Shell

From the olden days of carnivals, city back alleys, to magic shops, the three shell game has fooled them all. Our shells grip perfect and perform with an expert feel. The shells are made in brass then twice gold plated.

Set includes three shells, 3 yellow rubber pea's (sweetcorn?!?) and a collector’s carrying case. No routine.

Price: £20


Mystic Chips

A brass Container, Lid, and five Coloured Chips are presented. With the performer's back turned, the spectator is asked to select a chip, remember it's colour and place it into the place it into the container.

The spectator screws on the lid and hides the remaining four chips in their hand. The performer then turns around, not being able to see inside the container or into the spectator's hand. You TELL the spectator their selected colour.

Missing the original instructions, however there is a little note with the 'code' to help! Comes it's own carrying bag.

Price: £13


Ascension - Nick Langham

A major breakthrough of a classic effect that will go straight into your repertoire!

Walk up to someone with two decks of cards. They choose one and deal through the cards to select any one they want. Keep in mind that you are totally hands off at this point.

They take a look at their card and just concentrate on the value of it. Now slowly and eerily a single, solitary card begins to emerge from the second deck; forcing its way out of the deck and into view. As the face of the card comes slowly into view the audience can see that it is the exact same card that they are thinking of!

Ascension is carefully hand made to be both durable and reliable out of Bicycle stock playing cards.

Totally self working and self contained, Instant reset, Ultra small gimmick can be added to your regular deck quickly and easily

This is one effect that you will be performing!

Ascension comes ready to go with the special deck, gimmick and instructional DVD containing bonus ideas & handlings. You need to supply a regular red deck of bicycle cards. No box.

Price: £20


Top Hat - Scotts the Hatters

If you are looking for a beautiful top hat then look no further!

This was made by Scotts Ltd. The Hatters. The hat is in excellent condition.

Comes in the original box, which has some stains and tears to the cardboard at the corners..

On the box is the date 1903 March 19th

Hatters to the King and Royal Family (they were in Old Bond Street)

Could be used on stage for a card manipulation act, use it to put the produced cards into etc.

Price: £150


Folding Top Hat - Jousha Turner

A folding top hat.

Made by Joshua Turner (was Gresham Street, London).

An antique folding top hat.

Add a touch of class to a stage act.

Come with original storage box

Price: £60


The Master Routine Series- Collected Works

The Master Routine Series first began in 1984 and over the next 20 years a total of 12 routines were released. Originally available as separate instruction booklets, all 12 have now been brought together into one hard backed book thus providing a worthy format for some of my best work.

All the text has been looked at and re-written where necessary and every diagram has been completely re-drawn by magician artist JAMES FORTUNE, and his excellent illustrations make a helpful and stylish addition to the text explanations.

The 12 routines encompass a wide variety of themes for both close up and stand up work. Each one has been carefully thought through, broken down into easy to manage stages, and then thoroughly and carefully described and illustrated in order to give you the very best chance of learning the magic. The routines are:

No.1 - The Commercial Sponge Ball Routine - A direct no-nonsense sponge ball routine for all occasions
No.2 - The Free Selection Collectors - Using a regular deck you perform a multi-phase card routine
No.3 - Stay At Home Coins - Four coins and a Boston Box - pure visual magic
No.4 - The Ring Competition - Stand up routine with a 5” chrome ring and rope - terrific presentation
No.5 - Wild Dice - Cups and balls and walnut shell and pea with matchbox drawers and dice
No. 6 - The Ring And String Routine - Four exquisite moves using a borrowed finger ring and cord
No.7 - Spot The Difference - A Jumbo ‘3 Card Trick’ with a presentation that actually makes sense!
No.8 - The Security Pen - Three coins are magically inserted into and then removed from a pen
No.9 - The Borrowed Ring On Pencil - Three strong ways to get a ring onto a pencil
No.10 - The Emperor’s Coins- Unusual entertaining presentation for a Boston Box routine
No.11 - A Bic Too Far - Stand up effect using mini Bic lighters
No.12 - Slo-Mo - Beautiful table hopping coin effect

125 x A4 size pages, hard backed with laminated dust jacket, 292 illustrations - a quality book to grace your bookshelf!

Price: £25


Classic Renditions Ammar - #2

A true Magician / Intellectual, Michael Ammar takes you through all his routines using the latest findings in brain research and sports training techniques that will make learning the fundamentals easier than ever.

Impromptu Rubber Band Magic is worth its weight in gold to the performing magician. Practical for the casual performer, captivating for the trade show performer, and absolutely perfect for the professional magician who wants to retain their performance credibility in social situations. Including The Crazy Man's Handcuffs, Dan Harlan's Traveling Cash, and The Broken and Restored Rubber Band-simple, yet stunning effects.

You'll see all three effects performed in the ultimate challenge situation: surrounded, in the middle of a swimming pool! Then each technique is carefully explained, along with the performance philosophies that make each effect come across as real magic.

Price: £18


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: £43


ITR (Boss) 2000 (Plus Refill) - Sorcery Mfg

ITR (Invisible Thread Reel). The thread reels in and out as needed. So quick to set and unset. Freedom of movement.

From the original manufacturers, this works like a dream. Splits in half for repair.

Float that fiver wherever you are.

INCLDUES A REFILL! Ex Display with instructions. Clip needs re-attaching (glue or bands depending on your personal style).

Price: £28


Silver Bullet (Original) - Lee Earle

It's An Act In Your Pocket! Triple Threat Book Test Anytime, anywhere, and with any paperback book. Your participant opens the book to any page, chooses a word and closes the book. In an instant, you know the word! A brand-new principle in book tests! Bullseye Bill Challenge Ask someone to look through the money in his wallet and memorize one bill's serial number. In a flash you can reveal the number! Shooting Blanks Your participant only imagines designs on three blank-both-sides index cards. He secretly turns one 'face up' and you know the design he's thinking of!

* All of these amazing routines are made possible by the precision-made Silver Bullet utility device-it's not a shim, a glim, a punch or a crib.

* No pumping, counting or forcing

This is only the Silver Bullet device and carrying bag. Does not come with video or the original instructions or box.

Price: £35


The Lie Detector - Michael Close

Regardless of a spectator's truthfulness, the magician finds a selected card.

Three succesively stronger kickers, plus a memorable souvenier for the spectator!

Only average card handling ability required.

Price: £8


The Frog Prince - Michael Close

A playing card that has been folded into an origami frog transposes with a freely selected card!

Price: £8


The Official Kolossal Killer Wallet Set - Kenton Knepper

Once in a while something REALLY special comes along. If you buy nothing else EVER you really should buy this! "M"

Spectator just NAME'S a playing card, and you have the correct card in your wallet! YOU ARE ALWAYS CORRECT!

The spectator can mess with you all they want - RELAX - you can still produce a playing card from your wallet, as absolute proof that you knew their card all along! No sleight of hand, no palming, no nothing. No, there are not 52 cards, or even 20 cards somehow packed into the wallet. It's all very ingenious and devious.

Kolossal Killer has become the ultimate card out, and the perfect mentalism effect with cards. It can be performed close-up or on full stage. Jeff McBride, Terry Seabrooke, Allan Ackerman, Larry Becker, and a host of the biggest names in mentalism and magic have relied on Kenton's Original Kolossal Killer.

Until now however there was not a "proper" wallet for this effect. This is the official wallet, made by Tony Curtis to Kenton's exacting specifications. It has taken years to get this, and now we have it. Of course the full Kolossal Killer routine and more is also included.

This is no ordinary wallet! The wallet can be shown empty and the named card immediately produced. No equivoque, no fumbling, no trying to find or separate cards. You open the wallet and instantly remove the proper card. Now it is EASY, they can name any card, and you will not have to fumble or worry about cards falling out, etc. Yes, it holds POKER size cards!

This set includes the very special soft black leather hip/billfold style wallet, so you can use it as your everyday wallet (Kenton does) full routine and manuscript, additional work on how to use the wallet for readings and predictions, special envelopes that seem far too small to hold the poker size card you produce, extra envelopes, and even the poker size cards pre-printed and ready to go to work for you. It has never been easier to perform this effect, and now with the special wallet it is even more amazing to the audience than ever before.

See why the pros snapped these up the moment this new wallet set was announced. This is the ONLY OFFICIAL Kolossal Killer wallet made according to Kenton's exact specifications. Don't settle for anything less. Only a very select few have been privileged to own Kenton's Kolossal Killer - until now. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE! Ex Demo, great condition.

Price: £65


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: £35 for the two volumes.


Weerd! - Docc Hilford

Weerd! is a collection of over two dozen effects, on two audio tapes, that pushes the envelope on mentalism and bizarre magick. Docc makes this kind of material fun for any adult audience. On these tapes, Docc gives you complete plots, methods, and performance hints.

The key here is entertainment. These routines have been performed, for money, for live lay audiences. Docc knows, and tells you, how these routines play for real people in professional situations. For example, there's Yours Truly, Jack The Ripper, a beautifully crafted effect that gives you all the impact of a dark seance in a party setting.

There's VooDoo II, The ESP Turn Around, Curse of the Undead, Humanoids from the Deep (in which water spirits reveal the future, visibly, under water!), and many, many more — over thirty effects in all. What a deal! Weerd!

Price: £15


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).

Price: £72


Matchbook Follies - Don Wayne

You display a matchbook.....you gesture and slowly the matchbook cover opens by itself revealing just one match. You gesture hypnotically at the match and it moves, swaying back and forth. A snap of your finger stops all movement and the match then reclines to a horizontal position.

The match then float up and out of the matchbook into midair! You remove your finger ring to act as a hoop and pass it over and around the match.

Mysteriously, the match descends back to the matchbook to rest, then returns to the vertical position an for a finale...it bends at the "waist" as if taking a bow!

Only then does the match straighten up as the cover closes on itself, to finish a most unusual performance.

Includes special matchbook, gimmicks for animation and levitation, routine, and instructions.

As performed by David Copperfield...a real collectors item!

Price: £40

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Bare Handed - Kirk Kokinos

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

Price: £16


26 Round Card Games - Clifford Montrose

Universal Publications Ltd - 1936?

Paper Back 90 + Pages

Book itself in good condition just usuall signs of age for a book this old.

Price: £4


40 Patience Games - Berdard Stanley

Universal Publications Ltd - 1936?

Paper Back 90 + Pages

Book itself in good condition just usuall signs of age for a book this old.

Small tear out of dust cover (you can see this in the picture)

Price: £4


Playing with Magic - Wilfred Tyler

A guide to the successful entertainment of children...

Many routines and business for the childrens entertaintainer...

Very nice book for the collector... Who knows you might even find something that will still work today!

Hard back good condition But this is missing the dust jacket! 107 pages + adverts many Diagrams and photos

A magic wand publication Published by George armstrong in 1953! (Dust cover is missing, hardcover is plain green!)

Price: £7


Devil Cards - Magictrix

An Easy to do club or cabaret effect.

Six cards are shown. Three thrown away. But there are still six cards left. This is repeated twice more. Then cards start to vanish one by one to be found in the performers shown empty pockets.

Special jumbo cards and full instructions.

Price: £10


Flicking Fingers - The Movie (DVD)

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

Over 3 1/2 Hours of Mind-Blowing Magic!

Price: £30


Shocking - Tricks that Make People Scream - Vincenzo Ravina

These 16-page notes contain 21 easy-to-do tricks designed to shock your spectators into screams. You'll learn how to:

Apparently break your own neck! Stick a needle straight through your hand! Swallow entire saltshakers of salt! And much more...

Be warned the production values of this are shocking too...there are some ideas in there, but the instructions are not always detailed...and many of the tricks appear to be available in other peoples books...you have been warned!

Price: £7


Cranial Contortion - Vincenzo Ravina

Put knives through your head! Twist your head 360 degrees around and pull it off! 8 different variations and routines! As with shocking the production values are not really that great...though this one is a little better

Price: £4


Sticky Situation - Andy Leviss

A Totally New Approach To Real World Magic! Just as you approach your audience, you realize you're chewing gum. As you apologize for the "social faux pas," you remove the gum from your mouth and search in vain for a place to put it. Since nothing is handy, you'll have to resort to magic. With a wave, the gum visibly transforms back into a brand-new dry stick of gum! Another magical pass and it's now completely wrapped!

Price: £7


Twist Off - Eddie Gibson

A brass nut and a brass bolt are shown. The nut is threaded on the bolt. The assembled nut and bolt are covered with a handkerchief.

The performer makes a few magical passes (with the hands) over the handkerchief and a movement is seen underneath.

After the movement ceases the handkerchief is removed and it is seen that some mysterious force has removed the nut from the bolt!

Excellent condition

Price: £30


Wonder Wand

A borrowed coin or ring is dropped into a cup, the wand (black with white tips) is placed inside the cup and used to stir the coin around. Then the cup is shown to be empty!

Price: £9


Universal Rope - Pavel

An everlasting prop. No replacements needed!

Based on the principal of the Walking Knot, Pavels universal rope allows you to seemingly cut the rope and restore it several times, each time the rope is shown to be complete in one piece. Comes with the 8ft length of rope and of course instructions.

This no longer available...

Brand new!

Price: £40


Linking Rings - Owen Supreme - Locking ring

This is a stunning set of rings, 10" Diameter. Made by Owen Supreme USA. That makes them the very best money can buy!

Hollow Stainless Steel. They really are beautiful. With this set are 4 rings. 2 single, 1 standard key & 1 LOCKING key.

These were custom made and do not come with a routine. Originally cost nearly £350. If you want perfection you have just found it!

Price: £199


The Mark - Al Cohen

A Half Dollar is marked on both sides. The coin is then vanished only to reappear locked inside a key chain that is being held by the spectator throughout the performance!

The coin is actually inside the key chain! You have to unscrew the Key chain and remove the coin.

The Mark is "The best new coin trick of the 90's" says Mike Rogers

Price: £18


Club Sandwich

A regular deck of cards are shown and shuffled, Two cards are selected one is signed. Both cards are replaced into the deck. Two jokers are removed and flipped face down onto the top of the deck. Without any moves the top 3 cards are spread and the first selection is trapped between the jokers! The selection is handed to the spectator who inserts it anywhere in the deck. The two jokers are again flipped on to the deck and once more the first card is found trapped between the jokers!

The spectator is asked to shuffle the deck and then you will find the 2nd signed card. Without ANY moves the jokers are spread and the SIGNED card is trapped between them! The signed card is handed to the spectator as a souvenir.

Price: £6


Stretch of the Imagination

Taking a large safety pin you stretch it slowly to double it's length, and then hand it out to be examined. Comes with a special gimmicked pin (a regular one might be useful for comparison but is not supplied)

Price: £5


Swing-A-Ring

Two rings are threaded on a shoe lace and shown to the audience. One ring is removed by the magician and placed into his pocket. The other ring is seen still to be on the lace. The magician now swings the rings and lace back and forth until suddenly with a snap of the lace the ring falls from the lace to the floor.

Price: £8


Merlins Coffer - Tenyo

A ball at the end of a string, a small metal ring, and a clear box: the ring is threaded on the string where the ball keeps it imprisoned. The other end of the string is threaded through a hole in the lid of the box. Obviously, the ring cannot escape from the string. Yet with one shake the ring is free inside the box

Not in packaging but in good condition.

Price: £7


Funnel Vision Tenyo - Toru Suzuki

The lid is opened to show the inside of the case. Coins are inserted into the top of the funnel. When they drop out, they have shrunk to smaller coins. The case is turned over and two of the tiny quarters are dropped inside. Suddenly, they become a full-sized half dollar!

Designed to use with quarters and a half dollar (not supplied), but you can use 10p pieces instead. Mini coins are supplied.

Price: £5


Second Hand Books

The Complete Magician - Marvin Kaye HB 255pp £10

Burkes Pastime Series Magic - Harry Clarke HB 127pp £10

The Book of Magic - Edwin Dawes HB 190pp £10

Making Magic - Edwin Dawes HB 190pp £10

Successful Conjuring - Pearson HB 256pp £10

Varied Deceptions - Milbourne Christopher HB 152pp £8

Giving a Magic Show - Bill Severn HB 195pp £6

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Double Bill Tube - Brema / Viking

Clone Pad / Kopy Kat - Earl / Becker

Jon Allen - Destination Box

Forbes Portfolio by Michael Forbes

"The" Robert Harbin Book!

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

Martin Risng Cards. Made by Martin (The man who used work for MI5

Fakini Multiplying Balls

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


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