The same but with this lead (Listo Pencil), the writing can be seen even in stage. The Most Powerful Tool a Mentalist Can Use. With Vernet Swami Writers you can perform some of the most baffling mental effects.

Predictions, Mind Reading, Mind Control, Guessing, Spirit Writing and Occult Comunication. It's really very difficult to believe that with such little and cheap gimmick you can produce the quantity and quality of effects that look like real miracles. With the help of these subtle devices you can write: letters, numbers, check marks, etc., surreptitiously, in front of the audience given the impression it was written before the effect or event. It give you plenty of possibilities. You can change the lead very easily and in seconds. The lead is not glued, it fits with precision into the gimmick. They are specially made with the famous Vernet Thumb Tip material. Perfect flesh color that makes it absolutely invisible. Can be used for close-up, stand up or stage conditions. Designed and manufactured by professionals for professionals. Precision-made gimmicks.

A large wooden stock having a large hole in the centre is placed on the table. Performer opens the stock, takes out a wooden plate having a handle at the top. He shows the plate freely, which is also found to have a large hole in the centre, matching with the hole in the wooden stock.

Spectators also notice interior of the stock is without any preparation. The wooden plate is replaced in the stock, which is then closed. Next performer lifts the plate above the hole in the stock; a spectator places his hand in the hole, wooden plate is clearly seen to be resting above his hand.

Performer suddenly pushes down the wooden plate, which passes through the spectator's hand resting in the hole of the wooden stock, and of course his hand remains unharmed!

At the end performer once more opens the wooden stock, further clearly showing that the wooden plate has truly passed through the spectator's hand without causing any harm to same!

The performer explains that the ring is made of a special material capable of neutralizing gravity inside the ring, so that any object in the center of the ring will float freely in the air. He then takes the ring back to the table, slowly lowering it along with the object and putting both on the table. The spectators may inspect all the objects.

But that is not all. The magician can immediately repeat the effect with any object at all that does not weigh more than 2 lbs, 1kg. He does not have to pick up or palm anything, he does not have to touch his body (no, there are no strings stretched across the room either!) or make any new preparations! A member of the audience simply puts any object on the table (a handkerchief, a banknote, a lighter, a pack of cigarettes, a candlestick with a burning candle, a burning petroleum lamp, anything). The magician takes the ring, moves it over the chosen object - and, just like before, it floats in the middle of the ring!

Catalogue talk! you might say, That is just impossible! On the contrary, we say, Of course it is possible. Astor performed this effect any number of times and totally amazed his audiences with it. And you might be even more amazed when we tell you:

• The magicians hands are always empty!
• He does not pick up any aids, so he does not have to secretly put any away!
• He can float any object as often as he likes (and, of course, not only things borrowed from the audience, but also anything of his own, such as a large ball, a glass, a bottle with liquid - in other words, anything that isn't very heavy).
• The ring and the objects are completely unprepared, and can be examined at any time!
• No wires, ring pullers, magnets or that sort of thing!
• This effect can be performed before surrounding audiences, at a distance of 7 feet / 2m.
• No training required!

Can you imagine a better effect? We can't! You can use any larger ring for this effect and it can be of metal, wood, plastic or just about anything. Of course an aid is actually used; you can easily make it yourself. The richly illustrated instructions explain everything clearly, so that even a beginner can perform this amazing trick.

The trick can be immediately repeated with any object of no more than approx. 2 lbs, 1kg in weight.

This trick contains no gimmick!

Act One

The magician removes the four aces from the pack, displays them in a spread and places them on top of the deck. He explains that the pips on playing cards are actually a solid model which has been greatly compressed. After the understandably skeptical reaction from the audience, the performer offers to prove his claim. One of the aces is rubbed on the magician's left palm and when it's lifted away, a sponge spade has appeared and when the card is turned the spade pip on the card is gone! One by one, the effect is repeated with each of the three remaining aces in a variety of ways-the pips may be plucked from the card, scratched or slapped off as the magician chooses.

Using the four sponge pips, the magician then performs any of his favorite sponge routines, making them jump from hand to hand, even into a spectator's closed fist!

All four of the sponge pips are then placed into the magician's hand, he places his closed hand over the deck and opens his hand, quickly bringing out down onto the top of the deck. When he lifts his hand, it's seen to be empty-the sponges have disappeared! Upon turning over the top card of the deck, the Joker is seen-with the four missing pips strewn across the face!

After giving the audience sufficient time to recover, the performer removes the four deuces from the deck and spreads them showing the faces. The four cards are slapped against the palm of the magician's hand and when they're pulled away, he's holding all four sponge pips and the 2's are shown to be missing their bottom pips!

Again, any of the performer's favorite sponge routines may be performed using these sponge pips. To conclude, the magician places the heart sponge pip into his left hand, then the club, diamond and spade into his pocket. He asks the audience what is left in his hand and no matter what the response, the performer opens his hand to reveal a four-inch sponge heart!

A large cane over three feet in length held with between the performer's hands visibly vanishes, or transforms into a pair of silks or ribbons.

These Canes are made of plastic, and do not have the same spring tension as Steel Canes, and are not suitable for transformation to flowers etc. But if your requirement is for just a Vanishing Cane, you can get this model for less than a third of the cost of the other steel models.

imagine an effect that packs in to your wallet, taking up very little room. an effect that packs such a punch when you perform it that your spectators get goosebumps just thinking about it. imagine an effect that people talk about for years to come. heirloom is all of this. it is a mental/magic kind of effect, suitable for casual performance, table-hopping, strolling magic and more. it comes with a very strong presentation that will captivate your audience and lead to a shattering climax. it could possibly be the greatest performance piece you ever own! the heirloom is a old sepia photograph. of your great uncle charlie - a superstitious old gambler. the photograph clearly shows a prediction made by the spectator to be 100% correct. and... it can always be examined. heirloom takes the whole concept right to the very edge; the new ideas introduced will blow your audience away. the presentation, which you are given in full, delivers an emotionally charged moment of astonishment to your spectators and shows no mercy! this is the first and only time kenton knepper has authorized his principle for use in an effect. you will fool magicians who already know this principle with 'heirloom'! and what's more, just look at the quality of the work involved. it is beautiful. heirloom includes high quality props and a full description of the kolossal killer principle and a completely scripted presentation for the effect that will absolutely blow your audience away. check out the companion trick the heirloom wallet. what people are saying: i think heirloom, is a fine effect that would really kick laymen in the head. - michael close

This is a new model with a plastic handle and comes in two colors (red and black) and enables you to do the change with one hand.

Also supplied along with the change bag is a fabulous book containing 101 tricks that you can do with this bag or other types of change bags. This Soft cover book, 5.5 inch x 8.5 inch size with 48 pages contains tricks that can be performed by beginners, amateurs or pro's, kid show performers or mentalists.

Outer diameter 16 cm, inner diameter 10.5 cm, length 30.7 cm.