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If you don't have the time to shop our entire store, this is the place to look for some of the best effects in magic. Here you will find tricks in every price range and every skill level, from the classics to new effects, and from close-up pocket tricks to those big enough to perform on stage...
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3D Rabbits [Magic by Gosh]
$14.95
Now you can perform the classic multiplying rabbit routine with a wonderful new set of sponge bunnies from Goshman! Comes with 5 baby rabbits and 3 adult rabbits with instructions written by Michael Ammar!
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Ball Vase
$4.95
Ball vanishes and appears! An excellent pocket trick for those starting out in magic. Easy to perform. Finest quality. A small vase is shown to contain a ball. The ball is placed in the pocket. After a magic pass, the ball is found inside the vase! Ball can be vanished from the vase and found in the pocket! A incredible pocket trick! Very mystifying to spectators, but easy to do! Everything can be then examined by the audience...
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Bang Pen [includes Bang Caps]
$4.95
Perfect when your friends ask to borrow your Pen!!! Pen appears to be a popular brand sold in most stores, but when your victom opens it...a loud BANG is heard! What a great joke to play on your BOSS. Includes pen and several dozen demo caps. You can purchase replacement BANG CAPS in at your local store store or discount department store.
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Bewildering Ball & Bunny - Giant Size [Magic by Gosh]
$14.95
The magician displays a red sponge ball and claims that They will actually make it disappear in front of the spectator's eyes. Slowly and methodically, the magician places the ball into their pocket and claims, "It's gone!" After the groans have died down, the magician offers to do it again - this time for real. The magician places the ball on top of their left closed fist and pushes it down inside. When The magician opens their hand the ball is seen to have changed into a large (7 inches tall) sponge rabbit!
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Bill Tube [Peerless / Brema]
$59.95
The performer borrows a dollar bill from a spectator. The bill is initialed by the spectator and the serial number is noted. Bill is now folded, secured with a rubber band, and placed within the folds of a handkerchief held by the spectator. Performer nows displays a small brass tube with a threaded lid, a brass bar running through the lid, and secured with a padlock. This is given to the spectator to hold in their free hand. Performer now snatches the hank from the spectator's hand - the bill has vanished! Spectator themselves remove the locking bar and unscrews the lid to the brass tube which they have been holding throughout the routine. Inside they find the missing, signed bill!! No amount of examination will reveal the secret to this mechanical masterpiece. The World's Finast Brema Bill Tube made to last a lifetime by Viking- Haenchen. Make your reputation with this effect! Bill Tube, lid, bar, lock, and several other routines included...
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Chinese Linking Rings [8"]
$29.95
The Mystery of the Chinese Linking Rings! Eight separate and solid metal rings are linked together to form a chain and separate just as easily. Method is easy when you know the secret. This set of ‘Rings' is extra heavy and beautifully chromed. This 8" diameter set of Chinese Linking Rings is the ideal size for everything from Birthday Party shows, to platform magic, to stage. A trick that has puzzled audiences down through the ages and will continue to be one of the most popular and beloved tricks. Steel rings shown to be solid, are linked and unlinked under the very eyes of the spectators. Various designs may be formed, all linked together and all finally released. A real mystery presentation. Easy instructions included. The real magic in this effect is learning a presentation, and for that we recommend Dai Vernon's Symphony of the Rings book (available in The Library [N - Z Listings] Department) or one of these videos: 25 Amazing Magic Tricks and Tips with Linking Rings, Fedko, John - Video #1 - Classics of Magic, or Quick Trick Video - Chinese Linking Rings (all available in The Multimedia Room Department).
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Clatter Box [Deluxe Wood Version]
$59.95
Comedy and Magic go hand-in-hand with this effect! First you show a decorative wood box to your spectators. Next, you make a silk vanish (Silk or Silk Vanish Not Included)! Hand the box to the spectator, asking them to be very careful with it, as it is a valuable antique. As the
spectator opens the door to the box, it flies apart leaving them holding only the top with the vanished silk attached! Boy, will they be surprised! Although this Deluxe Version is similar in appearance to our Standard Version, the wood construction is superior, and the hardware is more decorative. This Clatter Box really looks the part of an valuable antique. Easy to set up and perform...
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Color Changing CD's [European Version]
$34.95
The Color Changing CD's is a beautiful update of the classic 'Color Changing Records' (Remember 'Records' - some small children 'Don't!!!'). To begin this popular effect you show three bright silver 'compact discs' front and back. Now put one CD into a small 'case' and insert a colored ribbon through the center hole. As this CD comes out of the 'case' it changes color, matching the ribbon! You repeat the process with the remaining CD's, transforming them to 'red', then 'yellow', and climax with 'blue'!! You show the 'case' empty each time. There are many different presentations possible. The 'case' isn't required to perform this miracle effect. Right before the audiences eyes, the disks can change color and then back, all in plain view. The handling is very smooth with this quality item. There are no duplicates or shell pieces. This contempory version is made of hard plastic, just like real 'compact discs', and will last a lifetime. Full instructions, all neccessary compact discs, ribbons, case, and full routine are all included.
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Coloring Book [Magic]
$9.95
The Coloring Book - Magic supplies 3-Way Action for a triple treat of ‘Magic'! First, it appears to be a regular child's coloring book with line drawings of children performing magic, floating lady, magician with Chinese Linking Rings, etc. As if by magic, all the pictures suddenly take on full color!! If that's not enough, the pages then mysteriously turn totally blank!!! For the finale, the pages all then revert back to their original black line drawings! Action, Color, Excitement and a must for any entertainer! Very easy to do, even for young children - we've taught a 3 year old. For even more fun, get our new Coloring Book - Magic [Dummy] listed below...
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Coloring Book [Magic] [Dummy]
$5.95
The Coloring Book - Magic [Dummy] is a great follow up to our Coloring Book - Magic. Leave this ‘book' out for your spectators after your performance is over. They'll run up to inspect it, and show you they ‘know the secret'! Boy, will they be surprised when they find out that the pages are totally blank, and they can't make anything appear! The only way they'll get pictures and color in this ‘book' is if you give them a black ink pen and some crayons!!! A perfect match and ending for the Coloring Book - Magic!!!
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Cups and Balls [Plastic]
$5.95
The Cups and Balls is a true classic in magic - were solid Balls penetrate solid Cups. Balls mysteriously jump from Cup to Cup. Looks like difficult sleight-of-hand, but isn't! This famous effect is one of the oldest and best concepts in magic! Balls are caused to appear and disappear under the Cups. Finally, all the Balls gather under one Cup! Requires some skill, but our clearly printed and illustrated instructions show you a great beginning routine. This colorful plastic set of Cups, includes balls, and is an excellent set of Cups and Balls for the beginner, but does everything the professional sets can do. For even more fun and amazement with the Cups and Balls we highly recommend the following videos that are available in one of our Video Departments: Cups and Balls - Teach-In Sessions or the 25 Amazing Magic Tricks and Tips with Cups and Balls. Many excellent books on Cups and Balls Magic are available in our Library Departments.
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D'Lite - Red [Adult Size] [Rocco Silano]
$14.95
You'll want to perform with 2 D'Lite at this price! The D'Lite also works great for Holiday Magic Performances or if you eat dinner anytime of the year at Hooters or Joe's Crab Shack (if you haven't been there, they both use Holiday Lights for decoration)!
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D'Lite - Red [Junior Size] [Rocco Silano]
$14.95
You'll want to perform with 2 D'Lite at this price!
The D'Lite also works great for Holiday Magic Performances or if you eat dinner anytime of the year at Hooters or Joe's Crab Shack (if you haven't been there, they both use Holiday Lights for decoration)!
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Deluxe Blendo [for "Vanishing Silk Gimmick"]
$7.95
Presenting a trick that you will be able to perform right under the noses of your friends or on the stage. Four small silks, each a different color, are pushed into your fist. In an instant, your hand is open to reveal just one silk made up of the same four colors! Your hands are otherwise empty! All silks are included, but requires a "Vanishing Silk Gimmick" sold separately... available in our Xtra! Xtra! Department
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Double Color Changing Silks [12"]
$11.95
Tie a Blue Silk and Green Silk together and they change to red and yellow! Give them a tug and they change color again to Blue and Green! Can be repeated again and again instantly! Made of real silk for easy, smooth operation.
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Dove Pan [Single Load] [Morrisey]
$39.95
Magician starts to cook, and a large fire flares up from their pan. They place a lid on the top, and when they open it there is a big surprise! in the pan is anything from a baked birthday cake (or our Dove Pan Sponge Cake), candy, a load of silks, popcorn, or a dove! The Dove Pan is made from the finest polished aluminum, and will last a lifetime! 7" in diameter x 5 1/2 high. One of the most versatile props in magic! A must for birthday party magicians.
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D’Lite - Blue [2 Pack]
$29.95
See Rocco's Best selling Lite from anywhere in a whole new light..Blue light to be exact! This great crowd pleaser is now available in blue light pairs. Just imagine your audience’s amazement when you reach into thin air with a hand that’s clearly empty and pluck a glowing ball of blue
light out of nowhere! You can pass the light from hand to hand, make it vanish and reappear, etc. A staple item in the acts of professional magicians world-wide, the incredible D’Lite Blue is also amazingly simple to perform! Sold 2 in a box!
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Electric Cards
$4.95
Do Not confuse these Electric Cards with the old comedy trick card deck called, "Electric Deck" (also available in our Card Magic Department). This is a trick with only 6 playing cards. Spectator Thinks of a card and you can tell by touching the backs of the cards. You can patter that the design on the back of the cards are printed with a special metallic ink that picks up thought waves and converts them into electric energy, and by touching the backs if these card you can tell them which card they are thinking of! A very surprising ending and with this amusing routine!! Cards can even be examined after the trick is finished. This trick has amazed professional magicians (they've also purchased it), but is easy to do even for beginners!!! Made of Zodiac Back Bridge Size Cards...
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Haldeman-Julius Monthly: Houdini Interview [Reprint]
$14.95
The Haldeman-Julius Monthly was a publication that appeared in the 1920's and became popularly know as the "Little Blue Book". In this Reprint of 1924 Publication, Houdini gives a very detailed interview regarding the Boston Medium, Margery.
The interviewer also gives a detailed description of the Houdini Home at 278 West 113th Street in New York City. This interview is a must for any serious Houdini Collector, and for those interested in Spiritualism.
Please Note: Reprint Publication is identical to Original, and has no indication of new printing date or that it's a Reprint, so be careful if someone is trying to pass one of these as the Original from 1924.
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Hopping Half Plus
$55.00
An excellent set of coins for the beginner as well as the
more advanced. Two coins are shown. An English Penny and a U.S. half dollar. One coin is placed in your pocket and immediately reappears in your hand! This is repeated again and again!! Then for the finale, your hand is opened and shown empty!!! This trick will amaze everyone. No skill is required, as the coins do all the work. This "Hopping Half" set also includes a 'true expanded' half dollar shell. A very popular trick and one of our best sellers.
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Houdini Chain Escape of Siberia! - Deluxe Stage Version
$16.95
With the Houdini Chain Escape of Siberia! - Deluxe Stage Version the performer offers for examination a chromed metal chain and padlock. He is then securely chained and locked by a member of the audience. There is no doubt that they are tightly chained. This is the same system used to transport prisoners in Siberia. After a bit of byplay, magician frees themself in full view, leaving no clue to their escape. The chain and the lock are still intact! Everything may be examined before and after. No lock picking or trick links. Finest quality chain and lock. Complete with escape instructions! Now includes a Special Crystal Box effect and 15 Routines...
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Houdini: Expose On Boston Medium Margery [Reprint]
$19.95
Exposes the Tricks used by the Boston Medium, Margery.
At one point in Houdini's fabulous career, he exerted a lot of pressure against spirit mediums, who, in that day, were numerous, and some times took advantage of the trust people put in them, and swindled their clients. Since most of them used fakery to convince the public, and since Houdini knew the fakery and how it worked, he was very successful in his drive on unscrupulous mediums. Publicity ,pminded organizations and individuals put up large sums of money on these challenges, and of course everyone involved received plenty of public notice.
Houdini covers a number of personal experiences in this book, and the odd methods used by mediums to convince their patrons are also explained. It makes up to an interesting document, written by one of the greatest names in our profession. This belongs in your library.
Please Note: Reprint Publication is almost identical to Original, and has no indication of new printing date or that it's a Reprint, so be careful if someone is trying to pass one of these as the Original from 1924. Photo is of the Original 1924 Booklet. This Reprint has a yellow cover.
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Incredible Traffic Light
$7.95 $5.48 Special Price!
Two, clear plastic sleeves are seen to be holding black cards. One card is blank on both sides, and the other has three colored spots, red, yellow and green. The cards are taken from the sleeves and put face down on the spectator's hand. When the cards are turned over one spot has magically jumped to the blank card.
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Magic with the iPhone [Nicholas Byrd][DVD]
$19.95
Introducing the very first DVD dedicated to the iPhone and iPod Touch! Enjoy an interactive ride into the magic of iPhone with your host, Nick Byrd. Magic with the iPhone is a full-length, full-feature DVD that makes learning iPhone magic easy!
You'll discover new and unusual ways to use your iPhone and perform some of this world's most unique street magic!
iHotrod: Turn your iPhone into a Hotrod, with a twist! A spectator picks one of six colored dots from the screen. To prove you knew she was going to pick the yellow dot, all of the dots turn yellow and a note with today's date says, "You will choose yellow!"
iWallet: After showing off your virtual wallet, you're able to remove any one of the items inside, right out of the phone! You'll never leave home without it!
iATM: Same idea as the "iWallet," but you explain the newest iPhone feature is your own personal ATM. Show a picture of a twenty and magically pull one from the phone. No lines or transaction fees!
X-Ray: Go deep and demonstrate the new iPhone X-Ray feature with a quick x-ray of your own empty hand! Uh oh, it's not an exact match. There's something round in the image. Remove the phone from your hand and an actual coin appears!
iConic: Use the icons from your home screen to perform a cool prediction effect!
Lovely Assistant: A chosen card is lost in the deck. After many attempts, you're unable to locate the card so you ask your lovely assistant for help. She appears on the screen and reveals the chosen card, washing away any doubt of your powers!
Telecommunication: Why do all the work yourself? A random person from your phone's contact list finds the spectator's freely chosen card! The spectator makes the call, not you!
Card from iPhone: That's right, pull a chosen card right out of your phone!
Princess Card Trick: A classic, now better than ever and in your face on iPhone! The spectator just thinks of one of six cards. The iPhone goes to work and makes the spectator's card VANISH!
Penny to Dime: A penny, displayed on the screen of your iPhone, magically changes into a dime! But wait, the penny you were holding under the phone also turns into a dime! An amazing effect that comes complete with a special gimmick.
Wallpaper Magic: Use your iPhone wallpaper to perform a trick. Now you're ready to perform whenever opportunity calls!
This amazing magic set for your iPhone includes a DVD with more than 70 minutes of professional quality video, a CD-ROM (PC and MAC Compatible) containing video and picture files ready to load on your iPhone or iPod Touch, plus the special Penny gimmick for Penny to Dime! Works on both PCs and MACs!
The Magic with the iPhone DVD works with any iPhone or iPod Touch under regular default settings, and doesn't require third-party software. This product is not associated with iPhone, iPod, or iPod Touch, which are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc.
Running Time Approximately 77 minutes. Save your cell minutes, and do Magic with the iPhone instead!!!
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Maxwell, Mike - Learn to Levitate! [DVD]
$14.95
With this DVD you’ll Learn to Levitate! cool stuff, including money, matches, cards, knives, canes, balls, and even YOURSELF! Defy Gravity! Learn the Secrets of Levitation! Learn the most amazing feat of magic possible - LEVITATION! No effect compares to having an ordinary, everyday object seemingly defy gravity. Watch your audience gasp with delight as they witness the miracle of Levitation!
On Learn to Levitate!, you will learn the closely-guarded secrets of making objects float in mid-air - things like money, matches, cards, knives, canes, balls and the coup de gras, YOURSELF! Yes, it’s true! With no special gimmicks whatsoever, you can perform the perfect illusion of levitating yourself right off the ground. Featured by David Blaine in his first television special on ‘Street Magic’! And even more, it’s easy to do! Quality production video includes the following magic effects: The Floating Dollar Bill (using an ITR), The Floating Dollar Bill (featuring the ‘Burr Secret’), The Levitating Dollar Bill, The Floating Match, Swiss Movement (Paul Harris’ Animated Pocket Knife), The Floating Card, The Dancing Cane (a favorite of David Copperfield as a teen Magician), The Floating Ball (for Stage), and the Balducci Levitation (Floating Yourself). Several of the magic effects you will learn require the use of magic props sold separately - all readily available from us. Video is approximately 40 minutes. Please Note: This Video does not contain the
performance or teach the ‘Flying’ Illusion as performed by David Copperfield.
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Maxwell, Mike - Self Levitation [DVD]
$14.95
Self Levitation now on DVD making it even easier to get a rise out of your audience! Ever since man first saw a bird take flight across the sky he has dreamed of defying the law of gravity. For centuries magicians have sought to invent the perfect illusion of levitation. Many elegant and deceptive methods have been created and performed. As ingenious as all previous methods of levitation have been, they all have one thing in common they require some kind of gimmick - That is, until now! What has been called "The Balducci Levitation" requires no special gimmicks at all - just your body and your performing skills. That's right, no gimmicks, yet you give the perfect illusion that you are floating right off the ground. On this video tape, Michael Maxwell not only teaches you how to properly perform The "Balducci Levitation" but he also shares exclusive inside tips from David Roth. David has made the levitation one of his featured effects for lay audiences for many years and has never tipped the "real work" until now!
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Needle Thru Balloon
$14.95
The magician introduces a long steel needle with a piece of yarn at the end of it. The magician pushes the needle thru an inflated balloon both needle and yarn come out the other end. Amazingly the balloon did not pop! Needle Thru Balloon Can be used with any color balloons clear balloons make it more incredible, becouse you actually see the needle and yarn go thru the balloon. Includes: clear balloons, long steel needle and yarn. For extra clear balloons they are available in our Magical Accessories Department.
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Needle Thru Balloon Wand [Lubricated] [Ickle Pickle]
$11.95
For use with the Super Needle Balloon effect, the Needle Thru Balloon Wand [Lubricated] is the perfect holder. Not only can you use this special wand for your show, it also serves as a carrying case to transport the needle and, better yet, it lubricates the needle every time you remove it from the wand. If you own a Super Needle Balloon, the Needle Thru Balloon Wand [Lubricated] is a must! Note: Needle is not included!
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Nickels to Dimes
$9.95
A great trick at a great price! This effect was invented by a very good friend of mine, the late Walter Gibson (Magician, Creator of the 'Shadow', ghostwriter for Houdini, Blackstone and Thurston, and one of the most creative minds in magic). A brass cover is placed over four nickels. A spectator is asked to remove the cover - and four dimes are discovered! What an easy way to 'double' your money. The nickels have appartantly vanished into thin air! The brass cover may be examined! Many other startling effects can be performed with this precision made effect. No skill required - easy to do for beginners. Made to last a lifetime in brass. Several different routines are possible - use your imagination...
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Trick]
$74.95
Peanut Butter and Jelly Trick is an “Audience Tested Routine”! What Starts Out As A "Sucker Effect" Ends With Audience Participation, A Magical Climax and A Happy Ending. The Trick That Kids Instinctively Love...And With Good Reason! Original routine conceived by Timothy Wenk!
The magician displays a large jar of Peanut Butter on one side of the stage (or living room) and a jar of Jelly on the other side. He covers both jars, and after the magic words, he explains that the Peanut Butter and Jelly have changed places! The kids are skeptical, but they're ready to believe. Before he lifts the covers to verify his claim, he offers to repeat the , miracle "magically" returning the jars to where they first started. The kids are even less convinced than before, in fact they're ready to boo him off the stage. Negotiating for one last chance to prove himself, a child from the audience is invited up to examine two pieces of real bread, which are placed into an ordinary brown paper bag. The child is asked to hold the bag and stand precisely between the two jars. This time, at the magician's command, the Peanut Butter and Jelly change places! He lifts the covers and shows that the change has happened! As further proof of the invisible flight across the stage, the Peanut Butter and Jelly left some evidence behind! The child reaches into the bag to remove the bread and instead finds a complete Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich, which is his or hers to keep! Comes With Everything you need except your favorite Jelly and some bread for sanwiches! Very Easy to Perform...
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Pen Thru Anything
$29.95
NEW LOWER PRICE!!!
The original trick from John Cornelius. A New Breakthrough... penetrate spectator's signed bill and much more! It's the perfect carry-around pocket effect. Recently, John has redesigned the 'Pen' so it now closely matches his other trick Perfect Pen. Bonus instructions are also included for a Pen Through Coin effect! For even more great routines to do with your Pen, see our Pen Thru Anything - The Video in our Multimedia Room Department... Pen may appear different than photo, which shows different model...
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Perfect Pen
$59.95
It's finally ready, and the waits been very well worth it. John Cornelius' newest creation is a Pen Thru Anything that's EXAMINABLE! Perfect Pen does everything the original does, but it's EXAMINABLE! A true executive looking pen with John Cornelius class! It's 5 3/4 inches long, shiny chrome, with a gold plated clip and point. The pen actually writes and is refillable. Danny Orleans (Genii Magazine Product Reviewer) says, "Perfect Pen will guarantee John Cornelius a position as one of the most creative magical inventors of our time". If you already have the original Pen Thru Anything now's the time to get the perfect effect Perfect Pen. If you don't have it already, what are you waiting for!!! For more great routines with this effect, see the Pen Thru Anything Video in our Multimedia Room Department.
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Rabbits, Rabbits Everywhere [Professional] [Magic by Gosh]
$7.95
Two small (2.5 inches tall) sponge rabbits are displayed. the “Mama” rabbit is placed into a spectator's hand, and the “Papa” rabbit is placed in the magician's pocket. Somehow, the Papa rabbit jumps into the spectator’s hand! The two bunnies are placed back into the spectator’s hand,
and when they opens their hand a whole family jumps out! Rabbits, Rabbits Everywhere Comes complete with all of the necessary sponges. 3 large bunnies, 20 small bunnies [one of them black] and sponge “aspirin tablet”!
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Rabbits, Rabbits Everywhere [Regular] [Magic by Gosh]
$6.95
Two small (2.5 inches tall) sponge rabbits are displayed. the “Mama” rabbit is placed into a spectator's hand, and the “Papa” rabbit is placed in the magician's pocket. Somehow, the Papa rabbit jumps into the spectator’s hand! The two bunnies are placed back into the spectator’s hand,
and when they opens their hand a whole family jumps out! Rabbits, Rabbits Everywhere Comes complete with all of the necessary sponges. 3 large bunnies and 5 small bunnies!
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Rising Cards [Bicycle Poker]
$19.95
Ever wanted to do close-up/impromptu version of the great rising card effect without difficulty. These professional quality rising cards are perfect for this type of presentation! Just have up to three cards selected and returned to the deck. Each card now rises from the deck which is held in the hand, in its card box, or even in a glass! Super clean! Gimmick comes with a deck of Bicycle Poker cards, but can easily be adapted to any Poker size deck you prefer.
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Scotch & Soda
$21.95
Scotch & Soda is the most popular coin trick in the world. Requires no skill and can be learned in 5 minutes. If you want to have fun with your magic, make friends, and win 'bets' - this is the trick for you. The coins do all the work. Put the U.S. half dollar and the copper Mexican Centavo in your spectator's hand, while showing them that 'Mexican' coin is smaller. Have them place both hands behind their back, then put one coin in each hand. Wager them that they can't hand you the smaller 'Mexican' coin. When they do hand you the coin, they immediately realize their coin changed to a U.S. quarter! Amazing!! This version of the trick comes with a replica "Mexican Centavo' - your audience will never notice the difference. For even more tricks with this great trick we recommend the book Amazing Magic Tricks with a Scotch & Soda / Dime & Penny that you'll find in our Library Department.
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Secret Life of Houdini [Limited Edition - Signed by Authors William Kalush & Larry Sloman]
$37.95
The Secret Life Of Houdini is an intereting new book available in an exclusive Hardcover Limited Edition that is signed by both Authors - William Kalush and Larry Sloman.
Handcuff King. Escape Artist. International Superstar. Since his death eighty years ago, Harry Houdini's life has been chronicled in books, in film, and on television. Now, in this groundbreaking biography, renowned magic expert William Kalush and best-selling writer Larry Sloman team up to find the man behind the myth. Drawing from millions of pages of research, they describe in vivid detail the passions that drove Houdini to perform ever-more-dangerous feats, his secret life as a spy, and a pernicious plot to subvert his legacy.
After years of struggling on the dime museum circuit, Harry Houdini got a break that put him on the front page of a Chicago newspaper. He never looked back. Soon Houdini was performing for royalty, commanding vast sums, and exploring the new power of Hollywood to expand on his legend.
At a time when spy agencies frequently co-opted amateurs, Houdini went to London and developed a relationship with a man who would run MI-5. For the next several years, the world's most famous magician traveled to Germany and Russia and routinely reported his findings.
After World War I was successfully concluded, Houdini embarked on a battle of his own. He created a group of disguised field operatives to infiltrate the seamy world of fake spirit mediums. In doing so, Houdini triggered the wrath of fanatical Spiritualists, led by the esteemed British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Death threats became an everyday occurrence, but the group would pose an even greater danger to Houdini's legacy.
Rigorously researched, and as exciting as a good thriller, The Secret Life of Houdini traces the arc of the master magician's life from desperate poverty to worldwide legend, initiating the reader along the way into the arcane world of professional magic. In this remarkable book, Kalush and Sloman decode a life based on deception, providing an intimate and riveting portrayal of Houdini, the man and the legend.
Hardbound and Signed by Authors William Kalush and Larry Sloman. 592 Pages.
Note: In our opinion, although some of the information in this book is hard to believe, it should be read by every serious Houdini Collector.
Please Note: This is the book that caused the recent publicity regarding the Exhumation of Harry Houdini. Let His Legends Live, and Let Him Rest in Peace...
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Secrets of Houdini [J.C. Cannell]
$14.95
World-famous illusionist, master deluder, showman; Harry Houdini (alias of Ehrich Weiss) is one of the most legendary figures of the modern stage, and probably the most controversial and misunderstood magician of all times! So fantastic were his tricks that many thought him to be supernatural, a mystic and an amazing spiritualist. Exposing his closely kept professional secrets, and
revealing in general terms the whole art of stage magic, this book is now considered a classic study of Houdini's strange deceptions.
J.C. Cannell, professional magician, friend and colleague of Houdini in The Magician's Club, was the first to explain rationally how Houdini achieved his tricks. These include the famous challenges to death, escapes from bank vaults and from a Russian prison vanlined with zinc,
walking through brick walls, escapes from crates under waters, disappearing ladies, women floating in mid-air, vanishing elephants, ghostly manifestations, seances, card tricks, rope tricks, mind reading, spirit messages and miracles. All of these and much more discussed in clear, simple language and for better understanding, the author has included numerous line drawing of Houdini's ingenious escape devices, with diagrams of the more complicated tricks. Twenty-four new photographs have been added to the twenty-three in the original edition, illustrating scenes
from the magician's life as well as his performances!
When this book was originally published shortly after Houdini's death in 1926, it caused such a controversy that many people simply refused to believe the author. Yet, if you are interested in magic, the stage or the fabulous life of Harry Houdini, you are certain to find this book a
fascinating experience. Perhaps the only way to really understand Houdin is is to tread this book and judge for yourself. Don't be surprised if the author keeps you glued to each page as you follow step-by-step some of the most incredible stunts of the century! Paperbound, 279 pages 5
3/8" X 8 1/2", 51 line drawings! Another great Harry Houdini paperback. By J.C. Cannell - 98 Illustrations.
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Spirit Hankie
$9.95
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Spirit Nut [Brass]
$9.95
Spirit Nut is a classic magic trick! The magician threads a solid brass nut onto a length of cord. A classic magic effect in the style of brema. The only way off the cord is its ends - until the magician goes to work. With a spectator holding both ends of the cord tightly, the magician removes the nut from the cord with the greatest of ease!
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Stripper / Wizard Deck
$9.95
One of the most ingenious magical card decks ever devised. With this deck of cards you will look like a professional sleight-of-hand artist in just minutes. It can be used for numerous effects such as the Four Ace Trick, Card to Pocket, Card Through Table, and many more. One of the only magical cards decks that you can let the audience examine and play cards with. This is the best made Stripper Deck printed by high quality, name brand playing card stock. A great card trick for both beginners and professionals. Includes instructions for 6 fantastic tricks. See our "Library" and "Multimedia Room" Departments for great books and videos to teach you even more amazing effects with this deck. Available in either Bridge Size or Bicycle Poker.
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Svengali Deck
$9.95
One of the best trick card decks...the perfect deck to start with in magic! Many unique card tricks are possible with these cards! Have a card selected from a mixed deck of cards, then every card in the deck changes to the spectator's chosen card. No skill required!! Includes instructions for 10 amazing effects. This is the best made Svengali Deck printed by high quality, name brand playing card stock. A great card trick for both beginners and professionals. Includes instructions for 6 fantastic tricks. See our "Library" and "Multimedia Room" Departments for great books and videos to teach you even more amazing effects with this deck. Available in both Bridge Size or Bicycle Poker.
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The Wizard
$34.95
The Wizard is one of the newest and smallest of the ITR 2001 line! Imagine this: Magician borrows a dollar bill from a audience member, then makes it float in mid-air and leaves it suspended as you walk up to 10 feet away. It will, with no apparent movement on your part, float down to the ground and back up to your waiting hand. The bill can be then passed out for examination. This brand new method is so much better than the methods in use for the last several decades. This is an extremely small device that you wear, that does all the work for you. Learn even more routines with one of the three ITR videos available in one of our Multimedia Room Departments.
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Top Hat Surprise
$14.95
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Walter B. Gibson and The Shadow [Thomas J. Shimeld ]
$44.95
Foreword by Robert W. Gibson! "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? . . . The Shadow knows!" And who knew The Shadow better than his creator, Walter B. Gibson.
Relatively few people have heard of Gibson, but many more are familiar with The Shadow having listened to the program on the Blue Coal Radio Program in the 1930s and read the Street & Smith Shadow Novels.
Walter B. Gibson’s life and career come out from behind The Shadow in this biography. It covers his youth in Philadelphia, his development as a writer and magician, his wives, including the third, (Litzka, who was a harpist and magician in her own right), his time living in Maine and upstate New York, and his later years and death.
In addition to being credited with creating The Shadow (he used the pseudonym Maxwell Grant), Gibson wrote 187 books, contributed 668 articles to periodicals, created 283 stories for The Shadow Magazine, wrote 48 separate syndicated feature columns, reported the adventures of
The Shadow and Blackstone the magician in 394 comic books and newspaper strips, and helped develop 147 radio scripts and many other works under numerous pseudonyms. Gibson has
invented many widely used magic tricks and traveled with and befriended Harry Houdini, Howard Thurston, Harry Blackstone, Sr., and Joseph Dunninger.
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What's Next [Tenyo T-28]
$21.95
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