"Cool Magic" presents a selection of products with descriptions, submitted by our advertisers.

Cardfolio by Joshua Jay

This leather attaché holder is made to quality specifications in soft, premium black leather. It holds a full pack of Bicycle Playing cards, a pad of paper and a collapsible ball point Zebra pen that looks like it is from a James Bond movie, from how it collapses down small then pulls out fully to a full size pen and writes lovely.

Cardfolio zips closed for privacy and exhibits your business cards on the outside through a clear window, which can also hold an additional Card Trick, Gimmicked cards behind your business cards. Finally, you can have this case as an extra pocket when performing Strolling Magic, or when you are out and about casual, you can put a deck of cards, a few ESP Cards, several gaffed cards in the Cardfolio and you have a small act with you at all times, zipped up safe and sound ready for a performance.

The Zebra pen included in Cardfolio took us ages to locate and it's just the kind of pen a Magician should write with. It's an attractive black and silver pen that expands to reveal its ballpoint. This gadget-pen is heavy and just the sort of pen your best ideas deserve to be documented with.

Cardfolio is obviously for the Close-Up Magician and Mentalist who thinks seriously and critically about his own work and the Cardfolio delivers that acclaim.

£16.00

Also look out for Joshua Jay Pro Carrier Case all at www.magicianfx.co.uk.

Order from www.magicianfx.co.uk

Paul Gordon's Card Startlers 3-disc DVD set

Paul Gordon's Card Startlers 3-disc DVD set contains 47 powerful card tricks performed and fully taught. Nearly 5 hours of top-quality doable card magic! Watch Paul Gordon entertain (lots of laughs & dropped jaws) and “fry” his audiences with this material! Enjoy the live clips and then watch Paul teach. This is all powerful “worker” material and this set is jam-packed with great magic. Watch the video demos on his website (www.paulgordon.net) and see the full contents listing. £40 for the 3-disc set.

“Excellent DVD set! Highly recommended!” - Cameron Francis

“No fussy editing, no flashy content, no padding, no slow- motion walks, no pussy- footing! Card Startlers really is jam- packed with goodies. Nearly 50 beauties. All workers and all magical!” – Magic Cafe

See a very-special money-saving offer here: http://paulgordon.net/cardstartlers_card_magic_tricks_dvd.html

Do you need a Magic Showreel? - Introducing "Lightyear Films"

We want you to stand out and be leagues above your competition... so we make modern, original and outstanding showreels for magicians, illusionists and many other artists.

If you are in need of a professional showreel for your website or for a DVD to send to agents and potential clients then look no further. Lightyear Films is a fresh production company with television industry credits & experience, friendly, creative & productive staff who only use high definition broadcast standard equipment to make your content look and sound crystal clear.

• Let clients see the real audience reactions & how you achieve them
• Priceless television industry experience goes into every showreel produced
• Filming Magicians & Illusionists is our speciality, so no need to worry about angles and glimpses
• Whatever your talent, we can produce the showreel you have always wanted
• Let your showreel do the talking to gain bookings and generate more business
• Full HD, broadcast standard, filming and editing equipment is used to really show you off!
• The saying goes "a picture says 1000 words..." Therefore... a showreel must say millions...
• First impressions count... so it makes sense to use vision over verse

We don't just do showreels. We offer many other services, including...

• Live show filming (Magic / Dance / Comedy / Variety / Cabaret )
• Creating custom YouTube channels & video content for uploading
• Editing footage you may already have filmed
• Producing commercial magic DVDs
• Magic consultancy

Every film we produce is unique and tailored to our client, so please don't hesitate to contact us for pricing info... you may be pleasantly surprised!

To view some examples and for more information visit our website: www.lightyearfilms.com

Mastermind by Christopher Kenworthey £23.99

Chris Kenworthey's Mastermind (Any Card at Any Number) has been featured by Kreskin on both "The David Letterman Show" and "Live with Regis and Kathy Lee." Many top performers such as Wayne Houchin, Kreskin, etc. have stunned audiences using this powerful weapon in their daily work. Mastermind is now finally available in Bicycle Playing Cards produced by the US Playing Card Company.

Let's look at just a few of the many possibilities...

Here is the crowning achievement in test conditions mentalism! If you were permitted to perform only one effect before your town's local newspaper editor, before a Magic Castle membership audition, or for Grand Prix Competition at FISM, this would be it. Special thanks go to Hiro Hirata for releasing this peerless mind teaser to the magic fraternity.

Every mentalist or magician has the desire to foretell destiny, to look into the future. What follows is an eyewitness account of the extraordinary phenomenon now possible with Mastermind!

Imagine... A registered and notarized envelope is mailed to the mayor of your town seven days before your show is to take place. Inside this single, ungimmicked envelope is a single, ungimmicked playing card with a blue back. The mayor is instructed to keep the envelope in his possession and not let anyone tamper with it. (In fact, no one ever does, and there is never any switching of envelopes or cards ever throughout the entire routine.)

On the night of your show, a red-backed deck of cards is freely shown. Each of the cards is absolutely different, and the deck is honestly shuffled and fairly cut. (Note, there are no long or short cards, no roughed cards, no stacked arrangements, no marked cards, no stripped cards, no crimps, no false counts, and no sleight of hand involved whatsoever!) The deck, quite honestly, appears ordinary in every respect. It is openly ribbon-spread face-up on the table, offering a bird's-eye view that each card is in fact different.

Once the mayor is satisfied that the cards are thoroughly mixed, they are then ribbon-spread face down, allowing for an uninhibited, free choice of any card. The selection here is immaculately clean. To repeat, any card may be selected! The card the mayor himself slides out of the deck is immediately turned face-up. Let's say it is the three of hearts. The mayor himself opens the prediction envelope that is still in his possession, and inside is the one card-a matching three of hearts! The "impossible" has just occurred!

Now for the unprecedented test conditions of Mastermind:

1. No forcing procedure of any kind is ever employed! This includes psychological, mathematical, spelling, timing or classic. Just fair, free, and clean.
2. No roughed cards.
3. No duplicate cards relied on.
4. No stacked arrangements.
5. No Himber Wallets or switching of envelopes or cards ever!
6. The prediction card is actually in the envelope for the entire week. It is the same card removed from the envelope by the mayor!
7. Even if the prediction is tampered with, the outcome of the trick will remain unaltered. (This is a first in prediction effects!)
8. Can be done as a test in telepathy between two cities over the telephone.
9. Absolutely no sleight of hand required!
10. No long or short cards employed.

Imagine many other exciting possibilities with Mastermind....

An exceedingly clean selection process as described above is done to the host of your local radio station. Once the card has been selected in the fairest manner as described above, you ask the host to look in the classified ads of the local paper. There is the ad thanking the radio station, giving your contact details, and finishing with the name of the selected card. You have just done a prediction that is captured for all to see, all to remember for years to come.

These are just a few of the many incredible effects possible with Chris Kenworthey's brilliant Mastermind. Now better than ever before... now in Bicycle Playing Cards.

Note: Available in RED Bicycle backs only three spades or three hearts.

Order from www.mapromagic.co.uk

Madame Endora

Madame Endora Fortune Telling Cards are a modern set of fortune telling cards that immediately appealed to me for their colourful and rich symbolism and artwork by Christine Filipak and Joseph Vargo. From the start I could see that the characters and symbols of the cards were perfect for storytelling magic so I decided to stock them. I am very pleased that I did because now a powerful secret has been revealed hidden within the cards.

IF YOU CONCENTRATE ON ONE OF THE CARDS IT BECOMES SLIGHTLY HEAVIER! This is because Madame Endora cards are able to absorb your thoughts and the more powerful your thoughts the heavier the card becomes. We are of course only talking about a very, very small gain in weight but with practice YOU, being psychically sensitive will be able to feel the weight difference. This means that if your client chooses a card at random (unseen by you) and concentrates their thoughts upon it, when the card is returned to the deck, which is mixed up by them, you will be able to take the face down cards and detect which one they are thinking about because it is weighted down with their thoughts!

Okay so there is a ‘secret’ involved, but you won’t tell your audience that!

You get, a full set of Madame Endora cards, a sumptuous silk embroidered velvet drawstring bag and a set of instructions by The Black Hart.

There are no sleights involved, there are no forces, the cards are examinable at all times and the effect is immediately repeatable with a different card. Plus you can use the cards for fortune telling.
Cost £25.00 (including p&p by surface mail)

The Black Hart.

Order from: www.blackhart.co.uk

Melt Through Coins

EFFECT: The audience can't believe it as they watch a coin visibly melt into the back of your hand and then melt all the way through and drop into the spectator's hand.

You will get screams from the audience. Carry it with you everywhere for an instant miracle.

Order from: www.magicshop.co.uk

Escape (Volume 1) Danny Hunt
 

Welcome to Escape, the brand new DVD featuring one of today’s leading escape artists, Danny Hunt. For the first time learn the real secrets to escaping from ANY lock or handcuff, as you're taken into a side of magic that has rarely been looked into before.

CONTENTS INCLUDE:

TORN APART PERFORMANCE

LOCKPICKS
How lockpicks work
A close look at a lockpicking set
How to make your own lockpicks
PADLOCK ESCAPES
How to open a Tumbler Padlock
How to use a Lifter Pick
Shimming a Padlock
How to Shim a Combination Padlock
How to Rap open a Padlock
How a Warded Padlock works
How to open a Warded Padlock

DEATH TANK PERFORMANCE

HANDCUFF ESCAPES
How to open Handcuffs with Lock Picks
How to Shim open a Handcuff
How to escape from Derby Handcuffs (Old & New)

CHALLENGES
How a Challenge Escape works
The Handcuff Challenge Escape
Gimmicked Handcuffs
How to make your own gimmicked Handcuffs

DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE MATERIAL ON THIS
DVD, ALL OF THE TECHNIQUES ARE TO BE USED
FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY.

Worldwide Playback
Running Time 70 Minutes (Approx.)
Shot in High-Definition

Order from www.blackcatmagicuk.com

David Copperfield A Magic Life

David Copperfield A Magic Life
Written by Benoit Grenier
Translated by Rosalind Leveridge
Edited by Mark Leveridge
A Magicseen Publication

David Copperfield is arguably the most famous magician in the world as for decades he has dominated the world magic stage through his many widely seen TV specials, featuring some of the most staggering and memorable illusions of all time, and through his constant touring with his live stage show.

In this book, author Benoit Grenier takes a close look at Copperfield, both the man and master magician, and gives a candid view of what it is that makes David Copperfield such a long standing success.

Although none of David's illusion secrets are revealed, the reader is nevertheless taken behind the scenes and is afforded a unique perspective and insight into the life of this magic superstar. Benoit traces the path Copperfield has taken from his childhood right through to his modern day iconic standing in the world of entertainment, and it makes for a fascinating and enlightening read.

If you have ever wondered what it must be like to be the most recognised magician on the planet, this book will tell you and it goes a long way to explaining the Magic Life that David Copperfield enjoys.

Available from: www.magicseen.co.uk

Ring and String Deluxe

Ring and String Deluxe is the ultimate instruction package for learning SIX Mark Leveridge ring and string moves

Mark Leveridge’s original Ring And String Routine comprised of four moves - 1 ring on and 3 ring off handlings - and as No.6 in the Master Routine Series, it has proved hugely successful and popular for many years.

Now Mark has put together the best package yet to enable anyone interested in doing strong magic with a borrowed finger ring and a length of unprepared cord to add the moves to their magical armoury. As well as including the original four Ring And String moves, this new set also has an extra two handlings, one for ring on and one for ring off.

Ring And String Deluxe consists of the following components:

• A 35 minute instructional DVD. In this freshly shot footage Mark takes you carefully and thoroughly through all six handlings, with excellent close up performer’s view shots to make learning the moves as easy as possible.

• A 14 page colour photo illustrated reference booklet. This provides an excellent reminder of the six handlings shown on the DVD, so that when practising you have memory joggers to keep you on track.

• A 3 metre length of thin rope. This is the exact cord used by Mark and is enough to make 5 pieces of the correct length for using with this routine.

Ring And String Deluxe is a wonderful resource for anyone who truly wants to learn Mark’s ring and string moves. The moves do take some practice to get them smooth and convincing, but the DVD and written instructions supplied here give you every chance to get it right the first time.

Available from www.markleveridge.co.uk

Instant Radio

Here’s a great new effect from Shahid Malik’s new company: Magigadgets.com.
INSTANT RADIO. Take anything and make it come to life – instantly! Turn anything into a Radio.
Instant Radio has become a huge global hit since its launch 4 months ago.
Order yours now before the special introductory offer ends!

Don’t just take our word for it….. here’s what some of the world’s top reviewers have to say…

“This is definitely different. Shahid Malik has devised a new technique and set-up that is quick and can be activated almost at will. The sound really does seem like it is coming from your hands. The ‘Cushionair’ switch is the key to the effect and triggering it when necessary could not be simpler. No visible movement when you trigger it. Instant Radio is definitely worth checking out. It could make you an instant hit with your audiences!” – MAGIC Magazine – Marketplace reviews.

“Anything the performer holds can be ‘turned on’ to produce the sounds of a Radio. The illusion is perfect. 100% precision-control by the performer. I was immediately impressed and had my Instant Radio going in minutes. Based on the quality and thought behind ‘Instant Radio’ I look forward to future releases from this company”. – GENII Magazine – Reviews

“With the advances in technology now available, Shahid Malik has, by a dint of a huge amount of research and development, managed to create a set up which is not only practical enough to actually use, but reliable enough to work in nearly every venue and situation worldwide. Just cup your hands together and when the spectators place an ear to your hands they don’t hear the sea, they hear a real Radio station! A fantastic prop which has been well thought out and engineered”. ***** (5 star rating) - MAGICSEEN magazine - Reviews

Shipping worldwide. Order yours now before the INTRODUCTORY OFFER ends!

Order via www.magigadgets.com/Products_2.html

Four Appearing Guitars From Suitcase

Four Appearing Guitars From Suitcase! "An absolutely astonishing appearing act where you produce not one but four full size guitars from a suitcase. The guitars are made of wood and look like the real thing."

Visit www.maxello.com for more info, additional photos and to order.

Manipulation Cards

Presenting the "manipulationcards.com" deck - for perfect card productions...

• 52 super-thin cards per deck
• 89mm x 58mm x just 10mm thick!
• Shadow coloured backs - the ideal camouflage
• Indices in all four corners - for symmetrical fans
• Tough, durable, "soft-sheen" finish
• Perfect silky smooth fans straight from the box!
• Made from incredibly thin, yet strong, card stock
• Back-palm the whole deck and produce them one by one!
• Available exclusively from www.manipulationcards.com
• Boxed and factory sealed

• Actual photo above

Order from: www.manipulationcards.com

BigBlindMedia presents

LIAM MONTIER'S 'SUPERSTITION' (with gimmick)

A great new effect from the creative and slightly strange mind of Liam Montier! This is easier than a jigsaw with all the bits glued together!

Imagine offering your spectator the chance to select themselves a 'lucky card', which they do - say it is the Five Of Diamonds. You comment that while that is not a bad card, you have a REALLY good one that you keep on you at all times, attached to your keyring. It is trapped between two blank cards to ensure that nothing can happen to it. There are clearly only three cards on the keyring.

You then cleanly display your lucky card - say the Jack Of Spades. In a sudden display of goodwill, you offer to exchange lucky cards with the spectator, as you know your one is so good. Suddenly the Jack on your keyring CHANGES into the spectator's Five Of Diamonds. Again, there are clearly ONLY THREE CARDS on the Keyring - the double blanks and the spectator's selection. It looks cleaner than a soap-sudded gleaming thing with no grubby bits!

Calling attention back to what the spectator believed to be their selection, they now see a small hole has appeared through the corner. That is because, when they turn it over, they find it is the JACK OF SPADES, fresh off your keyring.

BONUS!

Superstition is SOOOO easy and visual that Liam just knew there was more to be done with it - and he was RIGHT. Also included on the DVD are FOUR sexy pieces of sexiness, all related to the hussy-like SUPERSTITION!

SANDWICH - A simplified version of the original Superstition, this effect features a totally new presentation, an even easier handling and a 'regular card' solution to the plot of a transposition between two selections while one is attached to your keyring.

THE HOUDINI EFFECT - An exciting, visual vanish of a signed 'Houdini' card, despite the fact it is clearly PADLOCKED between two security cards. You will LOVE the combination of simple sleight of hand, clever gaffs and sheer cheekiness!

TWILIGHT ZONE - Four red backed prediction cards reveal a selected card from a blue backed deck, despite being locked together on a keyring. The twilight zone part happens whenh the last prediction. no wait, that would be telling.

THE HOF THING - The classic 'Hofzinser' ace problem is reworked when four kings are clearly displayed face up and then PADLOCKED together. Despite these test conditions, the King matching the suit of a selection still turns face down - before changing into the actual selection! Everything can be examined in this true worker.

SUPERSTITION - IT IS COOL. BUY IT. BE HAPPY!

Order from: www.bigblindmedia.com

Jumbo Chop Cup

With a Veneer Inlay or 'Pyrogranhy Detail' This is a MUCH LARGER Version of 'The Classic Jumbo Chop Cup' - Using the standard presentation, you can load Spanish Onions, Large Apples and Lemons with ease... this item has been created with the same level of craftsmanship and quality that is the hallmark of Five of Hearts Magic Productions. Beautifully turned in a quality hard wood with 'pyrography detail' to enhance and lift the colours found in the Mahogany woods used. Highly polished and lacquered, an absolute delight to use and own and a 'Must Have Item' for your close-up magic. (Approx 8cm high x 8cm diameter).

Order from: www.fiveofheartsmagic.co.uk

Al Mann Lecture DVD

This DVD is a live recorded lecture Al Mann gave in Vienna, Austria, at the 1. Wiener Zaubertheater, on November 25th 1984. To my knowledge this is the only DVD available today showing Al Mann in action. The quality is remarkably good for a live unscripted recording from a single camera from the 80s. It runs for a bit over 1 hour and 40 minutes.

It is a wonderful video to watch and see Al in action, as well as pick up a number of tips and several excellent routines. He also explains a fantastic card force developed by Robert Parrish. This force is so fair and completely absent of any sleight-of-hand, that the knowledge of this alone is worth the entire DVD. Of course, this is just one little bit you are getting. Al shows two effects with his DiploMental pouch, several billet tests and two card tricks.

The second half of the lecture is performance only, where Al demonstrates the Lexicon Phenomenon, Master Slate Deluxe, and a symbol prediction. This is followed by a longer Q&A section which reveals quite a bit more in terms of inside mentalism knowledge.

Al Mann gives the lecture in English and a translator translates everything into German. Al says a few sentences, then the translator translates them, then Al says more etc. I spotted a few minor errors in the translation, but they should not prevent any German speaker to not understand the instructions and explanations. The DVD menu is bilingual. The only piece only in German is the introduction by Kaldy-Karo and the final thanks again by Karo. This means this DVD is usable for both English and German speakers.

My sincere thanks to the 1. Wiener Zaubertheater, of which I am a proud member, for making this recording available and allowing me to offer it for sale.

For more information and to order visit www.lybrary.com

King's Reel

This gimmick will allow you to perform effects which are closer than anything else to real magic!

Let a silk fly into your hands!
Let the pages of a book turn by themselves!
Let a selected card from a deck of cards shoot into the air!
Cause a pen to fall from the edge of a glass by the force of your thoughts alone!

.... And much more!

Visit www.my-magicshop.com

Clone Coin by Mark Lee

This is a super clean 'Special' coin that can be shown clearly as a regular coin. There are two effects included, but once you see the ingenuity of the coin, there are many more possibilities. Effect one, is a simple coins across in your hands effect. You start off by displaying two coins openly, there is obviously nothing else in your hands. You place the two coins, one at a time, and very cleanly, from your right hand to the left. You now pick the two coins up with your right hand, and display them. They are then thrown one at a time into your left hand (you can even hear them clinking), and you grip them, making a fist with both hands. You make a magical gesture, and although your hands never come anywhere near each other, you can now show that you have one coin in each hand! Effect two, is a coin matrix effect. Using four coins, which are shown and counted, and two regular playing cards, borrowed if you wish. The coins are spread out in to a square formation. Two of the coins are now covered by the playing cards. When one is lifted, a coin has gone, and when the other card is lifted there are now two coins under it. This is repeated, until all the coins are now under one card! You can now show you have only two cards and four coins! These are available in the 10p coin version as standard, but you can order any coin you require. - Standard 10p coin plus instructions - £25.00 + £2.95 UK postage or £4.95 overseas.

Order from: www.merlinswakefield.com

Astor Mental by Astor Magic

This high quality Mentalism effect from Astor Magic is virtually self-working and very user friendly. It is a superb example of Astor's craftsmanship and will have audiences who see you perform this miracle talking about you for months to come!

For this trick the magician uses a transparent perspex board, five E. S. P. cards with blue back and five E. S. P. cards with red back.

Every blue backed card has its matching red backed card.

You will have the same E. S. P. symbols on the faces of these cards.

The magician slips the blue cards into their slots on the board in an order only he knows. The spectator then has a free choice of which slots the red cards go in. When the magician turns the board around, the blue back and red back cards are in the same order (top to bottom). You can show the trick twice and the order of the cards won't be the same.

The cards are not specially prepared.

See a video demo and order from www.magicnevin.com

O.D. (Optical Delusion) by Aaron Paterson

From the creator of Icarus Effect comes this thought provoking, imagination capturing endeavour that will change the way your audience perceives you. Aaron Paterson has once again released one of his most closely guarded secrets to the magic world.

Imagine this...

A spectator’s business card is obtained...

That same spectator is asked to think of a playing card out of 52 possibilities...

The performer presents his cell phone camera and takes a picture of his own eye...

The spectator is asked to gaze into the photo eye...

And then...

Something inconceivable happens...

As the spectator gazes into the pupil of the photo eye, a card enigmatically begins to materialize and subsequently dematerialize only to materialize once again a moment later, permanently altering the photo. The spectator is stunned to find that the card in the photo is actually the card they merely thought of a moment ago. The performer is able to seemingly extract the thought of card from the spectators mind and cause it to appear in the photo.

The spectator abruptly departs uttering profanities...

Using the info from the previously obtained business card, the performer actually emails the transformed photo along with his contact info to the spectator from his cell phone (provided his cell phone has that capability). Leaving them his electronic calling card and an unforgettable memory.

Includes: Instructional DVD, complimentary access to the exclusive OD forum and free downloads.

- Can be performed with almost any cell phone that has a camera
- Can be immediately repeated with a different outcome
- Extremely easy to perform once prepared
- Includes no force variation
- Includes bonus Ideas section that alone is worth the price of the DVDThes.

Order from www.dudethatscoolmagic.co.uk

Reveal by Adam Topham

A World first ! Flash playing cards.

Visually transform one card in to another.

Jaw dropping results!!

Ever wanted that extra special finale to end your favourite routine? Well now anything is possible; it is only limited by your imagination…

Comes complete with:
• 14 flash cards.
• Instructions explaining how to perform this truly jaw dropping effect.
• Flash glue, along with what flash glue is, and where to buy it from, so no more high prices for an every day item.
• Lit match producer, works every time, no fail. Along with details on how to make your own.

Order from www.illusioncraft.co.uk

WD40 by Wayne Dobson

WD40 contains 40 great tricks from Wayne's own professional repertoire, and more than a quarter of them have never been published before. The tricks are real crackers and not too difficult to perform. The book also includes Wayne’s autobiography ‘Star Struck’, which charts his career from the very beginning to the present day and includes many anecdotes about his time performing in the working men’s clubs, on TV and in Las Vegas.

Available in both semi-hardback and a limited edition hardback version.

Please also note that the book is for ADULTS ONLY as it contains strong language!

Full details are available from www.waynedobson.co.uk

Appearing Ladder from Briefcase
By Wayne Rogers

At any time in the act you show a standard black vinyl briefcase, open it up and produce an 8 ft Ladder! Pick the ladder up and walk off with it over your shoulder.

It's absolutely unbelievable!

A three dimensional masterpiece you'll enjoy performing. The Appearing Ladder comes complete with briefcase. Nothing else is required. Work it with the audience on three sides. The case is specially designed to hide the secret. (NB. Ladder can be transferred to another container if you wish)

Price £285

Order from: www.kaymarmagic.com

The Dan and Dave System DVD

A few years ago at the first MAGIC Live! convention, Dan and Dave Buck (AKA, the Buck twins) were the only ones who received a standing ovation after they performed their flourish act at the Close-Up show! Even David Blaine was impressed! Now, you'll see why!

In February 2002 Dan and Dave set out to create a "magic DVD that would rule them all." The catch was that this DVD would have no magic. Nearly two years later The Dan and Dave System is finally released. Are you ready for it?

Visit our site for a full description and to order: www.world-of-magic.co.uk

Mental UFO II

Mental UFO II is an improvement on the original  technology - a wonderful utility device which is only limited by your imagination...

For details and to order visit: www.labcomagic.com

Duality - Gary Jones

Once in a while I have the privilege to be the exclusive distributor of a great new effect! Wow! This is outstanding and has impressed many of the best working professional magicians in the business today!

Gary is one the countries Top Professional WORKING Magicians. He eats, breathes and lives magic 24 hours a day if he's not performing he is coming up with a dozen different ways to produce the same effect until he finds the very best and most effective way. Finally Gary has been persuaded to part with some of his best effects... I am proud to say Gary has been a close friend of mine for many years and has asked me to make and distribute them for him... The first of these is here...

After placing a deck of cards on the table the Magician asks a spectator to THINK of both a number between 1-52 and any one of the 52 playing cards in a deck but not say anything yet! Then in full view writes two predictions on the reverse of his business card, a number and a playing card… Only now does the spectator tell him what number and card they were thinking of and these are then written under the magicians predictions. Taking the deck of cards, the magician explains that on the backs of the cards are written the numbers 1-52 in a random order. He now searches through the faces of the cards and removes the spectator's thought of card, turning the deck over and searching through the backs, he then finds the card with the spectator's thought of number on it. On the reverse of the spectators thought of card is the number the magician predicted. And on the face of the card with the thought of number is the very playing card he predicted.

Remember…
Only one deck is used - which is on view BEFORE the trick commences.
The Predictions are made BEFORE the spectator says anything!
No Sleights, no Forcing, no Rough & Smooth
And it instantly resets

Order from: www.topsecretmagic.co.uk

Tri-Color Nightmare Plus

From Gay Ljungberg: This is my best trick! I invented it in 1984 and has sold many, many hundreds over the years, it is always a hit at magic conventions. I have liking for doing "ungimmicked versions" of tricks, that are normally performed using gimmicks. This one of those.

Two effects:
PROFESSORS NIGHTMARE IN COLOR
You show thre unequal ropes, one is red, one is blue and one is yellow, counting them from hand to hand. With one simple tug, you make the ropes equal!

LINKING ROPES
Two spectators each choose a rope and you take the remaining one and you all tie a knot in the rope making a circle, a ring of rope. You gather the three rope rings in your and try to pull them a part, but they are linked to each other! The ropes are real, the knots are real and everything can be examined.
No magnets, no extra pieces of rope, NO GIMMICKS! Only knowledge is used. You receive three ropes in different colours, an illustrated instruction PLUS a dvd showing the effect and in detail, step by step, teaching you how to setup and perform the effect.

Bonus effect: ORDER OF YOUR THOUGHT
The spectator may tie the ropes in any order he likes, formig a long rope. You have a red handkerchief visible in your breast pocket. You pull out the handkerchief and there are two more handkerchiefs, all three in the same colours as the ropes, and tied to each other in the same order as the ropes. For this bonus effect you can use your own silks (not included).

You can perform one, two or all three effects in a sequence. Easy to learn! (Gay Ljungberg)

Order from: www.gycklaren.com

Magic's Biggest Secret with Russ Stevens - DVD

Join your host, master illusionist Russ Stevens, in this unique DVD video that teaches you all that you need to know about taking your magic onto the high seas.

This production has taken over one year to make, visiting three of the world's most luxurious ships, from the famous QE2 to the American mega ship The Constellation. Watch and learn just what it's like to work in this expanding and lucrative market.
• Interviews with Russ and two respected cruise directors
• A full look at the different stages
• Sneak peeks backstage
• Exclusive footage of Russ' current show on The Constellation
• Detailed discussion on the money YOU can earn!
• A complete explanation of Russ' version of the Victory Carton Illusion

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Strong Magic by Darwin Ortiz

Why is it that some magicians get great audience reaction while others who are just as skillful leave audiences so cold? The answers are in Strong Magic, the first-ever book on showmanship specifically for the close-up magician.

As a successful professional magician for almost twenty rears, Darwin Ortiz has appeared before thousands of audiences of all kinds. During that time he has studied what it takes to really move an audience. In Strong Magic, he presents the results of those years of study and experience in a way that every magician can benefit from.

Do you want applause, gasps, and praise? Do you want your performances to be talked about and remembered? Strong Magic tells you how. You already own countless books on card and coin manipulation. Here is a book on something far more important: audience manipulation. Not a dry, boring treatise, it's funny, fascination, exciting reading. Not a book of vague theory, it's loaded with countless examples and concrete techniques that you can put to use right away to give your magic more impact. These are the real secrets of close-up magic--and they are all in Strong Magic.

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HI HO HATS – Uncle Wiggy (EXCLUSIVE)

What a pickle! Here’s a young man, eager to set off to wizard school, but he’s missing something. Can you guess what it is? That’s right! A hat. His Mum offers to help him, as she’s got a trunk in the attic with all sorts of hats, but things go from bad to worse, as you can see!

In desperation, our young hero asks to go to the Hat Shop. You display a folder, which represents the Hat Shop, and the children can see a picture in the open window.

The shopkeeper tells the young wizard that he only has one hat left, but he thinks it will be perfect. The young wizard is not so sure! There are no other hats in the shop, as you prove by peering through the window, but the children help with a magic spell, and another hat appears in the window. Better still, it’s a wizard’s hat! - but it’s far too big! More magic happens and as you can see from the happy boy wizard, everything comes out right!

Stunning artwork, dazzling colours and a brilliant, highly topical plot all add up to make this one of the best new children’s tricks for a long time. Highly visible (the cards are approx. 10” x 7”) yet the whole things packs completely flat. One of the earliest copies of the trick went to Ian Adair. Here’s what he said: “Thanks for sending me the latest ‘Hi Ho Hats’ effect. It’s terrific!!! Great artwork, beautifully constructed and a wonderful theme. I performed it today and the kids loved it! It will be in the show forever!” And here’s another letter from busy professional, David Tomkins (Cheeky Dog Entertainments): “Many thanks for ‘Hi Ho Hats’. Was expecting something excellent and got it. Very pleased and it’s straight in the show.”

£37.50

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Fournier 505 Marked Deck

A New marked deck from Fournier, factory printed markings top and bottom of the card as per the Ted Lesley system.

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Revolution

A MagicBox Exclusive. Welcome to a new world of visual coin magic that will leave your audiences devastated and gasping for more! Imagine being able to take a 10p coin, throw it to a spectator and when they catch it they discover it has turned into a 2p. Imagine handing the spectator a 10p and a 2p, they then give you the 2p and you visibly change it into a 10p! They open their hand to find they are holding the 2p! With Revolution you can perform all these miracles and more!!

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Taurus Magic Supply

Taurus Magic Supply is a MAIL ORDER company operated by Derek Lever and Anne Lever and has been in existence for over 30 years. Taurus Magic Supply are the WORLD'S LARGEST SUPPLIERS OF USED MAGICAL APPARATUS with over 1,000 items usually in stock, ranging from books and close-up magic through to large stage illusions. They also manufacture hundreds of NEW ITEMS including stage illusions, comedy magic, and electronic magic, and are publishers of fine books, including the famous Jack Hughes World of Magic series.

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Psychological Subtleties - Banachek

This book offers subtle touches on handling volunteers and directing your audience. The book identifies and explains how to utilize psychological forces and ploys in your everyday performance to create mind blowing miracles! Packed full of advice (115 Hardbacked pages) you'll find tips and tricks to allow you to maintain control over every situation regardless of the response from any volunteer. Estimated Dispatch Time: Usually within 24 hours.

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Impossible Card Magic

Impossible Card Magic is a perfect title for this DVD. Every effect on this tape is impossible to figure out when you first see it - you will be fooled! The skill level ranges from intermediate to advanced but the effort involved in learning these routines will surely put you ahead of the crowd. All the routines are show-stoppers and all the methods are new and original. This is card magic that will fool and entertain. Includes Raise Rise - One of Ray's signature pieces, an ambitious card sequence where a signed selection is placed near the bottom of the deck, sticking out for half its length. Visually, the card jumps up to the middle of the deck, then near the top, then becomes the top card! The card magic contained on this DVD is not easy but each effect is well worth the practice. Highly Recommended!

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