Silks
Handkerchief Magic
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This
is the granddaddy of the Color Changing Silk routines.
The Half-Dyed Silk
was devised and made famous by Billy Mc Comb (as per Mc Comb's Magic - 1972).
Manufacturing permission granted to us by Billy McComb.
The performer passes a white hank through his closed fist where it emerges a bright red. Then the performer decides to let the audience in on his little swindle. He uses two hanks! He now demonstrates how they can go home and amaze their friends, but something goes wrong and the silk hank comes out dyed half and half; half red, half white! Not to worry, says the performer, because you need real magic to get out of this one, and he slowly passes the half-dyed hank through his hand and it emerges all red!
The audience finds that he has been fooling them all the time and they really never did learn how the hank changed colors.
Some of the greats have made hits with this routine in their show: Billy McComb, Mark Wilson, Carl Ballentine and others.
Comes complete with all the necessary props; 16" silks and detailed professional instructions.
NEW
UPDATED VERSION: EXCLUSIVE OFFERING: Includes Billy McComb's ORIGINAL ROUTINE
and handling in his own words! Complete with magnetic gimmicks, silks, etc.
Price: £35
That Bottle Production - Kozak
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Clip"Even if you do not put this in your act, it should be in your Prop Case ready for that Celebration your entertaining at, ready for a Memorable Moment of Magic!" - Kozak
A no body load, anytime in the act, Production of a FULL Bottle of beverage!
The magician pulls
out a bundle of three silks, each of different colours.
After displaying all three silks individually with a toss in the air
To prove they are nothing more than silks, the magician bundles them together
and produces a full-sized bottle of wine, tequila, beer, etc. laying flat
on his hand!
Performed nearly
every day for 25 years by Kozak
Thorough DVD instructions
Lifetime Guarantee on gimmick
The bottle Production comes complete with 3 silks, high quality gimmick
and instructional DVD, guiding you each and every step of this performance!
Price: £99
We also stock the Kozak Salt Pour (£175)
Production
From Silks
Three
different colored silk hanks are shown. Each is tossed into the air to
show them free from any gimmickry, etc. The silks are placed together
as in drawing. The performer then reaches into the folds of the silks
and produces a large Champagne Bottle!
This is a great production device suitable for close-up, parlor and stage. No body loads. 100% self-contained.
You receive the silks, gimmick and complete instructions (you supply the Champagne, wine, coke bottle, etc.)
Really
an easy, visual production that can be done anytime. If you have seen Paul Kozak
perform his version you will know what I mean
Price: £20
20-Oz. Production - Michael Lair
Originally
appearing in Michael Lair's book "Stage Cool." Also featured
in the June 2005 'Talk About Tricks' column by Joshua Jay in "MAGIC"
magazine, and in Joshua Jay's Top 10 of 2005!
Produce a 20-Oz. bottle of liquid any time in your magic act. Works great for close up or stage work.
Comes complete with special gimmick, two 18" silks and detailed, photo illustrated instruction sheet.
Price: £20
Slydini's Knotted Silks - L&L Publishing
Learn a classic of magic from two masters - past and present
Slydini’s
Knotted Silks Includes: 42 pages of Slydini’s annotated instructions including
69 photographs, 2 custom made silks. DVD of Bill Malone performing AND explaining
his handling of Slydini’s Knotted Silks. Now, for the first time, everything
you need to add this classic to your own act is in one place. First, there’s
instruction from the master himself as Slydini guides you through the routine
step by step in the original meticulously written and photo-illustrated manuscript.
Then, pop the DVD in your player to watch Bill Malone, one of the world’s
greatest magicians working today, perform “Test of Strength,” his handling
of Slydini’s classic routine, for an obviously baffled and entertained audience.
Then get ready to learn as Bill teaches his routine in minute detail, complete
with all of his own handling nuances. The combination of the written word and
the visual medium of video have, perhaps, never been used to greater effect. Finally,
there are the props - two silks of the exacting requirements for the routine,
enabling you to have the right materials to begin the learning process immediately.
The mystery and entertainment of the Slydini’s Knotted Silks is now within
your grasp. The only thing missing from the equation - and a new generation of
enchanted audiences - is you!
Price: £30
The Original - Slydini Silks - Palmer magic
These are probably the very best 'Silks' available for this routine. Made of the finest imported parachute nylon. These 'Silks' were created especially for Slydini. These are the ones used by the Real Pro's.
NOTE these are the 'Silks' only NO routine included!
Available in 18" & 24" (white)
18" Price: £26
24" Price: £28
This
is one of the most beautiful and classic effects of magic! The magician shows
the audience five silks. One is red, one is yellow, one is green, one is blue
and one is white. The white silk is tied around the others. This white silk is
untied, and set aside. The other four silks are then held between the magician’s
hands. He twirls his hands for a moment. Suddenly, instead of four individual
silks, he only has one big 36" square silk scarf in his hands! It is composed
of four colors: red, yellow, green, and blue. The four scarves have "blended"
into one
Price: £20
Performer
shows two small silks, one red and one yellow. He ties a knot in the silks and
attempts to fuse the silks to a single silk, but nothing happens.
Then with
a wave of the hands and a few magic words the knot vanishes and the two silks
have fused into one another. Performer is now holding a single large silk half
red and half yellow.
Comes complete with all the required silks and detailed
instructions for different types of handling, ranging from those requiring absolutely
no practice, to more effective and direct presentations involving a modest amount
of practice.
Price: £8
Crystal
Tube
The
performer displays a clear acrylic tube about 10" long. He inserts
three different coloured silks into the tube, one by one.
Then he blows through the tube, shooting the silks high into the air and as they fall back to the performer it is seen that the silks are now tied end to end.
Three unprepared silks, tube and complete instructions.
A great visual interlude in any silk routine. (Colour of silks may vary)
Price: £14
20th
Century Silks
A
true classic of silk magic performed by all of the great magicians. Two
large handkerchiefs (12" or 18") are shown and tied together.
These are placed in full view in a clear glass on your table or held by
a member of the audience. A third, different colored silk is vanished
and mysteriously reappears tied between the first two. Stunning, visual
stage magic. Top quality, pure silk version, now at an incredible low
price. Supplied complete with all silks and instructions.
Price: £12 or £18
18" with Handkerchief Pull £23
Professional
Silk Magic...That's Easy to Do! The magician displays four small, different colored
silk handkerchiefs and pushes them inside his closed fist. When he opens his hand,
the separate silks have joined into one 8", 4 colored silk! Comes Complete
with 100% Italian Silk handkerchiefs, thumb tip and instructions.
Price: £7
The
Dye Tube is an indispensable utility prop for the silk worker. With this
specially produced metal tube you are able to perform visual color changes
all the while showing your hands empty. With this professional prop you
will be a able to do a double and even a triple color change. Uses
ordinary silk hanks, not supplied.
Price: £6
You
start by showing both hands empty. Then you take a red silk and push it
into the top of your fist.
When it emerges from the bottom, it will change to white.
If you want, the white silk can be immediately changed back to the original color.
Price: £8
Dye Tube - Joe Porper (UK Exlusive)
Joe's
metal Dye Tube is simple, practical and will last a lifetime. Its special
design allows the tube to be comfortably palmed in the hand while concealing
a much larger silk than its contemporaries.
The first batch of these, as soon as they arrived "Gazzo" the street magician saw it and took one straight away!
Price: £16
This
is a prized possession of professional silk workers. This simple but correctly
made gimmick will allow you to produce a volume of silk hanks, do color
changes, vanishes, etc.
Comes complete with instructions, but supply your own silk.
Made of spun metal-flesh color; long unavailable, manufactured by Viking Mfg. Co.
Price: £10
Hank
Ball - Stillwell/Viking
The
hank ball has been an indispensable hidden assistant for the professional
silk worker. Vastly overlooked by the amateur and unavailable in the traditional
Stillwell fashion, it has now been reproduced by the artisans at Viking
Mfg. Spun of lightweight metal and powder coated for durability.
With this unique prop the performer is able to vanish or produce an extremely large quantity of silk hanks. The hands are shown empty and yet a silk hank appears at the fingertips, then another and another. The silks can be produced in a 20 foot stream or a large and colorful silk streamer can be used as the production item.
Top quality metal work at an affordable price. Does not come with instructions or silk. This is the classic "Round" Ball not the Duane Laflin version which is slighlty smaller and has flattened sides!
Price: £10
This
'pull' will vanish up to an 18" silk hank. The unique design allows you to
pull it from your sleeve when needed and also allows it to vanish with little
or no bulge.
Made exclusively by Viking Mfg. in spun aluminum; flesh tone.
The photo does not show the true color. Our
Unique Silk Pull Vanisher is used by leading professionals the world-over.
Price: £8
Card Silks
These
100% Italian Silk handkerchiefs are great for 10 routines with card silks, written
by Vincenzo Di Fatta and with ideas by Duane Laflin
Includes instructions for 10 routines.
Available
in 12" and 18"
Price:
£3.50
Price: £5
Simply
Beautiful! There are just no other words to describe this silk.
This 100% pure silk handkerchief is the perfect addition to any production act. Load this beautiful silk into any production device (Square Circle, Crystal Silk Cylinder, Dove Pan, etc.) and magically produce a breath taking dragon image.
Comes in both 24" and 36"
Price: £10 / £14
These
wonderfully brightly coloured silks make a great finish to your act.
A final load for your dove pan, produce them from a hat, use them anyway you want. Available in two styles 'Goodbye' or 'The End'
Price: £14 each
Zombie
Silk Black
- di Fatta
These
silks are ideal for any zombie ball routine. The material is thicker than
the average silk allowing for more coverage but still maintains the pliability
of normal silks.
This silk is plain black, 24 inches.
Price: £12
These
beautiful, 100% Italian Silk streamers easily fit into any thumb tip for a magical
production.
About 36" by 1" multicoloured streamers. Please note the colouring may vary and the picture is a guide.
Price: £3
The
two doors of a steel box are dropped open showing a completely empty box.
The doors are closed and opening the top lid of the box you produce a number of silks from the empty box. This is a bargain...
of course as always supply your own silks.
Price: £14
100% silk handkerchiefs, these are some of the best quality silks that I have seen. The colours listed below are not the full range that are available, should you require other colours or sizes please call
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6" - £1.50
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9"
- £2
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12"
- £2.50
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18"
- £3.50
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36" - £9
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What
is a diamond cut silk? It is a silk scarf that is shaped like a diamond.
This way it appears to be bigger and longer than it actualy is. A diamond
silk seems to be as large as a standard 18" silk. Yet because is
only takes up the room of a 12" silk it will fit into a much smaller
space!
The diamond cut will make tricks more visible!
Price: £3
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