Club & Stage Magic

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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.

tsxxx    3.3

 

collectables    stage

 

 
Cube Release M241-1944 NOW $125.00

Mfrd by Abbotts- NO Longer Manufactured
Condition Excellent- just a few nicks, not noticeable from short distance, with instructions

club & stage, collectables
 

 

Die Box Large Custom made   M101-1838    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 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

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    M991-1798     NOW  $185.00

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

 

 




Hippety Hop Barneys       M101-1802     NOW $ 385.00

Hippety Hop Barneys, OH  VERY LARGE, STAGE SIZE, the covers alone are 15.25 inches high, 9.5 inches wide, 1.75 inches deep. The dinosaur is 15.25 inches tall with base, and at it's widest point 8 inches. 

 

The dinosaurs change colors, back and forth between purple and blue, just like the regular white and black bunnies of hippety hop rabbits, but the kicker ending is they change to a boy and girl.

 

The shells are made of hard plastic kind of material, and the dinosaurs are on a nice hardwood, painting has been done by silk screening.  If this were not Barneys, and obviously not in trademark infringement, this would retail easily for $300 plus. You will not be disappointed in the quality of this product.

 

The story behind this (what I was told): Douglas Magicland designed these to be made back in the 80's or

90's, they commissioned a local craftsman to build them, high quality.  They originally ordered 12 sets to be made.  Either Barney trademark owners got wind of it, or Douglas Magicland got nervous and realized their legal exposure, causing them to cancel the order.

 

The craftsman had not completed the full order, but was stuck with what they had already built.  A friend of mine, got wind of it and ordered them directly from the craftsman (Douglas did not want to touch it).  My friend has had them wrapped carefully and stored under perfect conditions all these years, and has now dug them out to sell them.

 

There were never instructions made for these, since they never made their way to Douglas, so I will include a copy of instructions for regular Hippety Hop Rabbits.

 

The flap is of simple design, no magnets.  These are heavy made, they weigh a total of 8 pounds.

 

Condition:  NEW!

(Childrens & collectables)   stage

 

 
Knife thru Coat, Stage Version     M191-1605       NOW   $ 20.00 SOLD

By Dave Powell

Brand New                                     

NOW   $ 20.00

(stage)

 

 
*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)

 

 






Prince and the Pumpkin by Supreme Magic  M101-1811  NOW $150.00
   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

collectables    childrens    stage


 
*Senor Mardo Egg Bag M171-1967, NOW $30.00
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
0.3

club
 

 
Silk Cabby Dragon    M981-1880    NOW $75.00

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

 

 
Visible Penetrating Block (Vampire Block)   M101-1822   NOW $65.00
excellent condition, with instructions
11 inches tall, block is 3 inches square
thes  1.5

  childrens    stage
 

 

 

 




 





Zoo Pizza   M101-1828   NOW  $300.00

 an original Louis Histed effect.

Effect:  Magician shows a scarf and demonstrates how it disappeared during a practice session. He tells how he search unsuccessfully for it, gave up and ate a midnight pizza which resulted in a crazy dream which he illustrates.  From a pizza box he removes a stage-filling array of colorful animals and finally magically recovers the missing scarf.

 

These were all hand made, hand painted, this item has been used.   I have not seen another one on eBay, because it is too hard to let it go.

 

collectables     childrens    stage   comedy

 

 
 

 

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