The Great Gorgonzola Traveling Egg.
There have been some variations of this effect during the past 125 years (although not all of them have been commercially available). In Professor Hoffrnann's day the fake was covered with bran. Confetti and sawdust have also been used. Confetti seems to have been the most favored material since it is the most colorful.
The magician shows an egg and vanishes it. He then shows a glass which he hands out for examination.The audience having been satisfied that the glass is an ordinary one, the performer now shows a brown paper bag which, he says, has some confetti in it. He thrusts the glass into the bag and brings it out heaping full of confetti. He levels off the top, dropping the excess confetti into the bag. During his subsequent patter, he scoops some confetti out of the glass and, if he chooses, tosses it up into the air. He then picks up a silk handkerchief and drapes it over the glass. After pronouncing the magic words, or other suitable hocus-pocus, he whips the silk from the glass, slowly raising it into the air, revealing that the confetti has disappeared, the vanished egg having taken its place. The raw egg may now be broken into the glass and thus proved genuine!
David Eldridge's first release in nearly four years, and it is a killer! This is one of the most commercial packet tricks ever devised. Here is the effect: It is simple. A four of a kind is shown front and back. One at a time the cards turn blank until all four cards are blank. Then instantly and visually the cards reprint! This is commercial magic at its best.
MindShades is a specially designed and custom-fabricated pair of stylish and modern sunglasses that enable the performer to retrieve secret information undetected by the spectators. MindShades employs a technology that was once used in the world of espionage. However, many of these earlier glasses were cheaply made, and more to the point are now out of style. After painstaking research and development, Peter was able to re-master the technology and greatly improve the quality. The result is a stealthy device manufactured into a professionally fabricated pair of quality glasses.
Do not confuse MindShades with other glasses that employ similar technology, but instead use cheap lenses and frames that are out of style. These inferior products are generally so poorly constructed, that the secret technology is very easily detected. In stark contrast, MindShades are made with top-quality frames designed with today's modern fashions in mind, and the lenses utilize a more advanced technology that renders the gimmick invisible! For this product, one manufacturer specially constructed the stylish frames, and a second company re-mastered the lens technology for MindShades. These glasses have been designed and built for professional performers living in today's modern times, and were created for use in professional applications. The best part is that MindShades look and function like regular sunglasses! You will be able to take these with you everywhere, and perform modern, impromptu miracles on demand without any set up.
With Peter Loughran's MindShades, you receive the special glasses and also the core of the product�the instruction manual. This handbook outlines several audience tested routines that have been well thought-out and designed. In addition the booklet contains several different techniques, styles and ideas that will help you to create and perform an unlimited number of effects. These miracles range from mind-reading effects, unbelievable card miracles without forces or gimmicked decks, seemingly dangerous acts that are completely impromptu, and incredible feats that would normally cost you thousands of dollars in gimmicks and props! All of these effects do not employ invisible ink, secret writing, etc. To be more precise, these versatile glasses let you see many other things that you are not supposed to see, all in ways that are completely undetected by the audience.
MindShades offers you a lifetime of impromptu effects that are limited only by your imagination. Using just one of the performance techniques included in the instructions will enable you to perform and create entirely different acts over and over again with just this one prop! MindShades is one item that won't be left in your magic drawer; it's perhaps one of the only props that you will need to leave your house with.
Here are just some of the routines and performance techniques listed below that are included with MindShades:
MindShades is perfect for magicians and mentalists, and is great for stage, and outdoor performance situations/venues such as fairs, amusement parks, walk-around, family BBQ's, and street work.
MindShades were designed with flexible spring joints on the arms, so that this pair of ultra-cool shades will fit practically any sized face. They also boast synthetic arm padding that goes over the ears, and the lenses offer UV protection from the sun, so you can wear these glasses all day long in total style and comfort!
A pair of regular sunglasses of this quality can cost over $100, but MindShades is a specially gimmicked pair of top-quality glasses that won't cost you anywhere near that amount! And best of all, MindShades is ready to go the minute you take them out of the case. There is no set up, and the trick requires virtually no mechanical skills, thereby leaving all of your practice time dedicated to performance, patter, techniques and routines.
Peter Loughran's MindShades comes complete with MindShades, 3 pages of instructions including routines and technique styles, and a high quality vinyl-bound protective carrying case.
The Possibilities are endless!
The performer places his business card wallet on the table, explaining that inside is a single business card containing a prediction. He then proceeds to take his deck of cards and deals a them face up onto the table one at a time. He explains that the spectator may call out the word "stop" at any time.
The spectator can see that all the cards are indeed different as they are being dealt face up. Suddenly, the spectator calls out "Stop!" Let us suppose that the card stopped at was the 8 of Clubs. The performer slowly opens the wallet showing the prediction inside. A business card will now visible. Partially removing it, the performer asks the spectator to take it and confirm that it matches the card they stopped at. INDEED IT DOES!
Not only will you find out just what the an acronym "S.N.A.K.E.S." stands for, but you'll also receive one of the most deceptive business card wallets in the world and Wayne's well thought-out routine for this mind blowing miracle!
Your firefall effect is just great. I will use it to perform the candle to ball effect - Fantasio
A Candle Vanishes In A Brilliant Flash Of Light!
A white, lit candle vanishes in a burst of fire when the left hand tilts lightly forward.
The magician shows four blue-backed jokers. One after another, in front of the audiences eyes, the jokers become red-backed. Then as their jaws drop, the magician changes all four jokers back to blue-backed cards! This amazingly visual routine comes complete with the necessary cards.
The performer displays an antique nail which he claims to be a relic from the cremated coffin of the dreaded vampire, Nosferatu. "A stake was driven through his heart, and the coffin lit ablaze," recite the magician, "but all that could ever be found among the ashes of the funeral pyre was this single nail." As it is held in the outstretched hand, the name Nosferatu is concentrated upon. "One can almost feel the nail becoming hot once again, and smell the burning flesh! A miasma of evil smoke can almost be imagined to be coming from the accursed nail!" As the performer speaks, and while holding the nail in the fingertips, it is seen to smoke and smolder! The performer drops the nail s if the heat from it has become unbearable. The nail can be handed out for immediate examination.
Comes complete with 2 nails, tin box and instruction sheet.
Nail Length Approximately 2 3/8" (6cm)
Tin Box Dimensions Approximately 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" x 2 1/2" (4.5cm x 4.5cm x 6.25cm)
The magician holds one ball between his thumb and first finger. With a wave of the hand, another ball appears, this one between the first finger and second finger! The magician continues this procedure until the spaces between his fingers are filled with brightly colored balls!
This classic effect, known as the Excelsior Billiard Ball Trick is now made better than ever with easy-to-grip balls by Vernet Magic of Argentina. Each set is supplied in a colorful box and comes complete with instructions and all necessary props. Perfect for the beginner because the balls have an easy to grip surface.
Three smaller silks, 18 inch, tied together which become the gorgeous 36 inch multicolored silk.
A large 7 inch X 13 inch mirror is shown and removed from its frame. Passed for examination. You place it back in the frame & into a cloth bag (passed down from a family friend).
A large SOLID knitting needle is shown and pushed RIGHT THROUGH THE BAG PENETRATING THE MIRROR!
That's not all! Now... you push the needle through again and again in several different spots!
For a finale, you BEND THE MIRROR AND FRAME IN HALF AS THOUGH THE MIRROR WAS FLEXIBLE!
Same mirror is removed & again passed for examination.
Complete with specially made frame, mirror, cloth bag, knitting needle and complete routine.
Magician shows ring and rope separately. The rope is fed through the ring, so that the ring hangs from the rope at the bottom. Magician gives ring a little tug, and it passes right through the rope! Next the rope is tied around the ring in a knot, and then ring is shown hanging. Once again, a small tug on the ring passes it through the rope! Rope is unharmed! Comes with DVD instructions.
Court Card Silk Outfit King of Hearts. The props supplied for this item comprises of:
