As is often the case, the real interest is in the story which lies behind this item. It was probably in the 1930s ...
Apparatus
The top of the cloth is attached to a length of wood so that it can be held in one hand and waved over piece of ...
This is a utility piece of apparatus used by a comedy magician. For example, using their favourite method, the ...
The advertisement from a Davenport catalogue shows the effect. The magician shows a sheet of glass held within a ...
This was presented to John Davenport in 1994 by Cambridge magician Claude Perry. Claude told John that John ...
At The Magic Circle Collectors' Day in 1996 there was a sale of some of Tommy Cooper's possessions. The proceeds ...
This trick was invented by British magician J.F. Orrin. A card is chosen and then the magician causes it to ...
Unfortunately one of the white ends is missing.
John Ramsay was well known for first class close up magic. He lived in Ayr in Scotland. His tricks included items ...
The effect is the magical production of a huge display of flags. Davenports sold this trick in the 1930s based on ...
The magician shows six coloured balls and one colour is selected by a member of the audience. The magician places ...
The magician places a small glass on the tray and then covers it with a larger upturned glass tumbler. The tray is ...
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