Club & Stage Magic

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Bessie the 'Elusive' Cow -improved Block Cord  
M261-1990      NOW  $115.00
Effect

The Classic Block Cord effect has been taken to a whole new level. Using a polished four-inch solid block of Acrylic, you thread a nylon cord through the center of the block not once but twice. The cord is held up, showing that the block is suspended half way down its length. While holding the block in the other hand and using a slight flick of the wrist, the cord penetrates through he block, freeing the block from the cord! Included is Mr.Brewe's instructions explaining his improved handling of this great effect and his routine about Bessie the "Elusive" Cow. He has been performing for many, many years, and "Bessie" is always the most talked about trick in the show. 

Brand New, never used, with instructions

 
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children, club & stage
 

 
Bucket Head        M331-1992         NOW $95.00
A Kids' Show Winner from Professional Magician Brad Manuel!

Just imagine the laughter you'll receive from the kids (and their parents!) when you bring a child up on stage and pump his head up to over twice its original size!

The magician introduces his newly invented "Buckethead" device and brings a child up on stage to help. The Buckethead is placed over the child's head with a magician's hat on top and the magician connects an air inflator. He proceeds to "pump up" the child's head until the hat is now standing straight up! When the cover on the front of Buckethead is removed the child's head is seen to have doubled in size! This looks hilarious!

Comes complete with everything you need specially prepared bucket, hat, inflator and detailed instructions with Brad's professional routine.


condition: like new, I doubt it was ever used, with instructions
 
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children, club & stage
 

 
Coin Ladder by Jack Hughes   M101-1792   NOW $600.00

no original instructions, however includes photocopy of instructions from Hughes Volume 1, which is very complete.

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collectables    stage

 

 

Die Box Large Custom made   M191-1838    NOW  $225.00

Large 3.75 inch die, no double door.  Sliding gimmick sounds great.

Beautiful wood workmanship

This is really for collectors of die boxes, It looks great on your shelf beside your other collections, because of the beautiful inlaid woodwork on the doors, makes it very unique, however the shell when in the box, after the die has vanished from the box, is not well concealed.  So, I don’t think it is a good performance piece.

I paid much more for this piece, it was after I bought it, I realized how the shell looked in the box. Box is 10.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inches

Excellent Condition, like new – no instructions

collectables, club

 

 
Die Box Medium Custom made   M101-1839    NOW  $135.00

Large 2.5 inch die, no double door.  Sliding gimmick sounds great.

Beautiful wood workmanship

This is really for collectors of die boxes, It looks great on your shelf beside your other collections, because of the beautiful inlaid woodwork on the doors, makes it very unique, however the shell when in the box, after the die has vanished from the box, is not well concealed.  So, I don’t think it is a good performance piece.

I paid much more for this piece, it was after I bought it, I realized how the shell looked in the box.

Excellent Condition, like new – no instructions

collectables, club

 

 





Dove Pan               M191-RS1758          NOW    $65.00

By Rings’n’Things     NO LONGER Manufactured

Single load pan, it has been used, but the lid does not show any wear.  The outer bottom pan has a crease in the side (see photo), it however does not effect the working of the pan.

 

 

(stage & collectables)

 

 





Dove Pan - Single Load by RnT     M101-1998       NOW $65.00
by Rings'N'Things (original)
effect
Show the pan empty. Cover the pan, then remove the cover- and a live dove has appeared (or a pile of candy, prizes, etc.)!
 
Of course, the items you produce are up to you (and are not included).
 
condition, used, no signs of fire were used, some nicks in cover, not noticeable from short distance,  There is a small dent in the bottom outer pan on the bottom edge, but it is in a place that does not impact the inner pan, or the cover, or it's working.
 
there are NO instructions.
 
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club & stage   children  collectable
 

 


Dove Pan Merv Taylor   M101-1795    NOW $175.00
 no longer made
with original Merv Taylor Box!!
Dove Pan is in excellent condition, slight tarnish in bottom of bottom pan.
Box is not so great condition, but has Merv sticker on it!
Pan is hallmarked.
no instructions


collectables    stage
 

 
Drawer Box by Eden Magic Co   M101-1840   NOW $200.00 SOLD

I never heard of Eden Magic Co, they are probably someone that disappeared faster from the scene than they came, but I will tell you, this is an exceptional workmanship piece. Overall size 11.25 long, 6.5 wide, 6 inches tall.

Secret is via hole in bottom.

Excellent condition – no instructions

collectables, club

 

 


Forgetful Yogi Bear / Card in Balloon - Warren Hamilton    M990-1798     NOW  $185.00  ON HOLD

Yogi stands 18 inches tall. A card is chosen, yogi will try to do this trick, however he is about to lose his head while doing the trick, his head is removed (ala Forgetful Freddie) and vanished via devils hank, (supply you own), but no "magician can do a card trick without a head, so balloon is inflated, attached to Yogi's shoulder, where is head should be.  Suddenly when you are ready, the balloon burst and his head is restored, where it should be, AND he is also now holding the chosen card!

 

So what you have is 2 tricks in one, A forgetful freddie routine and a card in balloon trick all combined.

 

I don't know if Warren Hamilton got in to any trouble over this effect.

 

Some kids are still familiar with Yogi Bear, he is shown on Cartoon Network, and still many books written with Yogi as the star.

 

There are no instructions

Condition:  IN  good condition.  Item was not painted, it was a cutout of a picture of yogi transferred to wood, and then varnished over, so there is some natural cracking in the picture, but not noticeable from few feet away, the "cracking just makes it look antiqued. See photos.

colectable   stage

 

 




Goofus Plant (Marshall)   M101-2084   NOW  $450.00
Beautiful condition,  when I acquired this it did not come with the watering can, I was able to obtain the watering can and snakes on Ebay.  It does not have instructions, but I can include a set of instructions from a Supreme Goofus Plant.
The watering can part that is holding the snakes, is just bolted on the inside of the Watering Can, so if you would prefer to move the mechanism to another watering can, it appears to be an easy thing to do, with just the use of a drill.

A couple things you will notice when looking at the picture of the plant stalk -pre bloomed, the sleeve is black velvet, with the thin green stalk mounted on it, so if you were to be performing it in front of a black backdrop, it would be really, cool.
 
The unbloomed stalk measures 30 inches tall, that includes the pot.  The pot is weighted so it will not topple over, the stalk screws into the pot, with a very thick thread, unlike the Abbotts or Supreme who used a thin screw, so the Marshall one is far more durable.  The bloomed plant measures 25"tall with pot, and at its greatest width is 20" wide.

The watering can, I would not describe as mint, but there is nothing wrong with it, no dents or scratches, so let's just call it very good condition

The Goofus plant is absolutely beautiful and would be described as near MINT! 




club     collectable    comedy

 


Houdini's Escape         M101-2005         NOW $125.00
by Edwin's Magic Arts (not made anymore)
A colorful, visual effect which is at once good magic and entertainment.
 
A 12.5 inch v 7.5 inch plaque shows a muscular young Houdini.  The back of the card is in a psychedelic design and most effective.
 
Houdini is placed into a large hard plastic prison cell with bars at the front and back.  This hard plastic cage is gray and with turn button feet.  "The cell of course is inside a prison" the performer explains.  There is another silk screened plaque 14.75 x 10 inches that says "prison", and it is placed in front of the cell.
 
Houdini is placed into the prison cell with bars at the front and back, the performer shows the prison cell, front and back, and the audience can clearly see Houdini is behind the bars from front and back.  "Houdini is going to attempt his fantastic escape, from the cell", performer announces.  But when the performer removes the prison plaque, Houdini has not escaped!  So the prison card is placed on a nearby table on a wire stand, visible to everyone.
 
Performer then explains how Houdini also claimed to be able to walk thru a brick wall.  Another 14.75 x 10 inch plaque depicting a brick wall is placed in front of the jail cell, and when the performer lifts the brick wall away, holding the brick wall rather suspiciously, the jail cell is seen empty! 
 
Of course the kids start yelling that the performer is holding Houdini behind the brick wall, after all, the performer is holding the card rather suspiciously.  After the usual byplay, the performer turns the brick wall around and there is no Houdini, but the words printed on the back of the plaque are "Houdini Has Escaped!"
 
"Well, where is Houdini?" the performer asks, as he picks up the prison plaque, the kids can see Houdini peeking over the top, and they yell, "there is Houdini".  Of course when the performer looks at the prison plaque, he is not seen.  So the usual "look, don't see" by play happens.  Eventually the performer does see the Houdini plaque, and pull him away from the prison plaque, for the applause, and as that happens, performer turns the prison plaque around and it is printed with the words "Three Cheers for Houdini"
 
This trick when it was sold did not include a wire stand, but I will include a foldable wire stand for it.  As with most of Edwin's creations you get some silk screened cardboard plaques, but this one also includes the hard plastic, very well built jail cell.  Everything packs flat, yet very visual from the stage!
 
Brand New condition - never used. with instructions.
 
 
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club & stage    children
 

 


Man In The Moon (Supreme Magic)   M101-2064  NOW  $175.00  SOLD

Effect: So simple yet so powerful. The moon is removed from the single cloud and placed in the double-cloud frame. The door is shut then the box is tilted. When the door is opened the moon has vanished. You close the door, tilt the frame and the audience hears the moon roll to the other side. The audience yells for you to "Open the other door" but you keep rolling the moon behind the closed one. Finally, both doors are swung open and the moon has vanished. The moon then appears above the single cloud frame.  But you do not see it, the kids see it only when you are not looking, when you look he is nowhere in sight, you open the single cloud frame, and it is empty, but when you look else where, the kids see it again, above the cloud, after the usual byplay, you finally see it also.

condition: very good, a few scratches, but mostly on the back, and can easily be re-touched, works great, and includes instructions. 

 collectable      club   children
 

 


Mirror Box   M101-2060   NOW  $65.00
dimensions of box are  width 12"   depth 9.75" & height 9"
there were no instructions with this when I acquired it, but I will include a copy of MAK magic instructions 

condition ; excellent









club
 

 
*OBEDIENT ROPE, THE         M122-1641         Now  $ 5.00

by JERRY NOVACK

In this effect an ordinary looking length of rope becomes rigid, then limp. You begin with the rope wrapped around your hand to illustrate that it is "plain, ordinary rope." You continue to show the rope to be ordinary by tying it into a loose knot. Now you claim that you will "hypnotize" the rope. While holding the rope both ends, you wiggle it as you say, "Rope, you will become rigid." With a comedy routine, which is enclosed, you will suspend the rope to oohs and aahs of the audience!

After about ten seconds, you hold rope horizontally, with hands about 4" from each end, to show no sagging. You stare at rope, slowly saying, "And now back to the real rope world." You wind the rope around your hand or make a knot and take your bow. A second routine is also included in this cute rope effect. Wonderful for clowns and magicians who work with children.

Now what can be really great about this one version, is it is made from standard Magicians cotton rope, so you could switch it out and do something else, like hand it out for exam.

Regular Price $7.50

Now  $ 5.00

stage

 

 
Owens Double Load Chafing Dish   M101-2073  
NOW  $75.00
aka Dove Pan.
regular retail on this is $245
Hallmarked on bottom with Owens insignia
no instructions

used, but still good.


club
 

 


Presto Chango Chest        M331-2019        NOW $25.00
Effect: Magician shows an empty box, with a hole in the top, he drops a silk, or hard ball, just about anything that will fit thru the hole (which is a diameter of 4.25 inches.  Magician says the magic words, and dumps out or reaches in and pulls a different item out of box, also again just about anything that will fit thru the hole.  The magician can show the box empty again afterwards.
 
Interesting principle.  Unknown manufacturer.
 
condition excellent, with instructions.

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club and stage
 

 
Run Dragon Run   M101-2063   NOW  $ 275.00
 Mfrd by Hampton Ridge, No longer made.
measures 21 x 13 inches.  pivoting feet, so it can stand on it's own.

Condition:  Mint with the instructions


club

 

 


The Prince and the Pumpkin   M101-2061   NOW   $150.00   SOLD

  Here's a smashing kids' trick - One which packs flat and small in your bag, and which looks big and impressive when set-up in the show.
   A very clever principle is used, different to the usual methods employed during the traditional Type 'passé-passé', sucker effects.
   On display are two colorful Castle Holders. Holders are in grey, black:, blue and white. They are varnished for protection. Holders have a cut out window right through them. In front of the holders are two colorful 14" x 10" cards. One of the cards depicts a wicked old witch, the other one a Happy Pumpkin
   The magician explains how the pumpkin is really a prince, turned into a pumpkin by the witch. The witch card is placed into the castle, and to stop her from getting out a clip is placed over the top.
   Similarly, pumpkin is placed into the other castle and a clip is placed over. Telling of tales of the strange happenings which occur after dark, the magician partially covers one of the castles with a cloth, so that the window is obscured
   When he replaces the castle on the table, the children see him craftily turning this around
   Magician takes the remaining castle with the witch looking through the window, and passes this swiftly around his back.
   Immediately it is seen that the witch has gone, and there looking through the window is the Pumpkin. When the castle on the table is uncovered there is the witch!
   The effect is repeated, the witch and the pumpkin 'repeatedly changing places. The children lose no time in telling you that the pictures are really double-sided. - There's a pumpkin on the back of the witch and vice versa;  Now the cards are removed completely from their respective castles (which are seen to be empty, apart from these giant cards). Magician appears to misunderstand the children's request to turn the pictures around. He turns them upside-down and then back: again.
    Finally, he does turn the cards over. On the back of the witch card is an ugly frog, on the back of the pumpkin, a handsome young prince.

  

Now what really makes this unusual and a fooler, is the castles have a hole in place of the window, so when you pull the entire cards out of the castle, they are seeing completely thru the castle, and out the other side. And the magician is left with two thin placards depicting the changed items, takes Hippitty Hop Rabbits leaps and bounds ahead, and what's more, the props are far more colorful, done in the excellent silk screening that was the signature of Supreme Props.  AND it packs flat and plays BIG!!!

I have more than one set of these in my personal collection,, some had a turn style leg on the bottom of the castles, so they could stand upright by themselves, these do not, and in the instructions with these they refer to using the metal stands to support them on, well these did not have any stands with them either, so I am including a set, that are obviously not the original stands.  It should be noted that this set was probably the improved version over the set with their own feet, since the feet were the weakest part of the entire apparatus, they were forever falling off, or did not do a very good job of holding the castles upright, but using the collapsible stands that is not an issue.

Prop is in Very good condition, especially when you consider their age, And includes original Supreme instructions detailing routine, however the original instructions pages are numbered 1-5, only page 1 is missing, which is just the description of the effect, page 2 starts out discussing the working of the trick, and the detailed routine, however I will include a copy of the first page from one of my other sets, so you are complete.

Also the original included a 24" cloth to cover the first castle with, I will let you supply your own, since you may have your own preference of colors etc.  The original also included two colored clothes pins, which are no longer here, so I will include 2 standard clothes pins.

excellent condition with instructions

collectables    childrens    stage

 

 
*Senor Mardo Egg Bag M171-1967, NOW $30.00  SOLD
Manufactured by Martin Lewis
Nowadays it seems that the egg bag of choice is the Malini Style. Martin Lewis offers his variation of the Senor Mardo bag in his lecture as an alternative. His reasons for preferring this style bag are threefold. It is easier to handle, the (you know what) is invisible
even upon direct inspection, and far more effects are possible, as well as some novel moves. He also prefers the brighter coloring. Expert seamstress Gladys Lewis makes these bags and I believe them to be the most practical and deceptive egg bag available.

Condition - Brand New- never performed
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club
 

 
Silk Cabby Dragon    M111-1880    NOW $75.00  SOLD

Homer Hudson/Golden Magic Wand - Ca 1960

Pretty wooden Silk Cabby with the bright yellow dragon on both front and rear doors with a red background.

No instructions

Condition: Excellent

 

collectables, club

 

 
Simplex Invisible Dove Harness   M322-2037    NOW $20.00 each
By James Rainho
(The BEST on the Market)

Produce a live dove barehanded. THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST INVISIBLE HARNESS ON THE MARKET. MANY HAVE COPIED IT AND ADDED UNNEEDED FRILLS TO CLAIM THAT THEIRS IS DIFFERENT - BUT OURS IS THE SIMPLEST - OUR IS THE BEST. Ask Victor of Victor & Diamond. This is the safest and the easiest Invisible Harness to use.

Brand New, I actually have 2 of them, I had to open one of them to see if there was anything to photograph.  with instructions

Quantity Available:  2

club & stage

 

 
Starblade         M321-2041        NOW $25.00  SOLD
By Jay Scott Berry’s Celestial Sorcery

 

No longer made.

Effect: Produce a sparkling blade out of thin air! 14 inches long. Covered with small mirror tiles, so it will shine brilliantly.

Condition: Like New.  with instructions

Original retail $38.00

 

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club & stage

 

 
Surprise Box M101-1943 NOW $220.00
Mfrd By Supreme Magic -
No Longer Manufactured
The Supreme Magic Company of England was well known for producing some the the best magic effects. This Surprise Box is one of their best.

The Magician comes on with a mammoth greeting card made in hard wood, (15” x 11”), it bears the words “Happy Times” so it can be used for any special occasion. In its closed position the card is less than one inch thick.

When the card is opened there sits a rather large gift box some 11” x 7.5” x 5.5”.

Later on during the show the gift box is opened and anything that will fit inside can be produced including livestock.

Come complete with Edwin's Surprise Box EXTRA and original Supreme instructions.

Great for any Kids show or collector of Supreme Magic props.
Condition - Used But in Very Very Good Condition, a nick here and there

childrens, collectables   club
 

 
Surprise Box  M101-2058   NOW  $175.00
Mfrd By Supreme Magic - No Longer Manufactured
The Supreme Magic Company of England was well known for producing some the the best magic effects. This Surprise Box is one of their best.

The Magician comes on with a mammoth greeting card made in hard wood, (15” x 11”), it bears the words “Happy Times” so it can be used for any special occasion. In its closed position the card is less than one inch thick.

When the card is opened there sits a rather large gift box some 11” x 7.5” x 5.5”.

Later on during the show the gift box is opened and anything that will fit inside can be produced including livestock.

Come complete with Edwin's Surprise Box EXTRA and Supreme's instructions.

Great for any Kids show or collector of Supreme Magic props.

Condition -  Good Condition, a nick here and there, I have another one for sale here in my store, this one is not quite as nice, has more nicks and scratches.  With instructions



children    club      collectable
 

 
Visible Penetrating Block (Vampire Block)  
M101-1822      NOW $65.00

Effect: A tall wooden tube (coffin) is displayed. It is painted gloss black and decorated with skulls. A golden wood spike and a red wooden block complete the set.

The block represents Count Dracula and is dropped into the 'coffin', then impaled with the spike. The problem is, this only works in the movies. When the coffin is inverted, the block (Dracula) VISIBLY escapes, penetrating the solid wooden stake!

Block and stake may be examined.  A great bizarre magic effect, suitable for that unusual element in any show.

condition, works well, a little touch up black paint would be nice, with instructions.


11 inches tall, block is 3 inches square
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