This trick, made in China, is number 12 of a series of 20 tricks wholesaled by Henbrandt. Henbrandt is an established B2B distributor of pocket money toys, novelties, party and fancy dress goods based in the UK. The audience have to guess which cup has the ball underneath.
Folded by good friend David Hay. David printed out the grid using a CAD package and then used his expert origami skills to fold the model. The many folds ensure that the model is very flexible, to the extent that it can be turned inside out.
This novel folding greetings card was sent to John and Anne Davenport as a Christmas 2013 and New Year card. Dany is a magician and very knowledgeable on many topics including paper engineering and pop-up cards.
Anne has unearthed new information on the eight year journey that took Maskelyne and Cooke from Cheltenham to the Egyptian Hall in London. On the way she explains how Maskelyne and Cooke could call themselves Royal Illusionists, despite not having performed before royalty.
Lewis Davenport and his first wife, Julia, had some success with this act in 1904-09. It was a fast-paced act and, unusually for the first decade of the 20th century, both Lewis and Julia performed the magic. Anne’s talk follows their progress and focuses on the tricks that made up the act. Click below to read how the act developed and what was in it.
Anne Goulden explains why Maskelyne & Cooke felt able to use this billing, despite never having performed before royalty.
This reproduction poster was one of a number presented to attendees of the 5th European Magic History Conference in Hamburg, 28 – 31 August 2013.
This poster was one of a number presented to attendees of the 5th European Magic History Conference in Hamburg, 28 – 31 August 2013.
This poster was one of a number presented to attendees of the 5th European Magic History Conference in Hamburg, 28 – 31 August 2013. The speakers at the conference included Anne Goulden, then known as Anne Davenport.
The exhibition ran from 22 July to 30 September 2013. The gallery is owned by Wittus Witt. This poster was one of a number presented to attendees of the 5th European Magic History Conference in Hamburg, 28 – 31 August 2013.
Gallerie-W is an exhibition space owned by Wittus Witt in Hamburg. The exhibition ran from 19 April to 30 June 2013. This poster was one of a number presented to attendees of the 5th European Magic History Conference in Hamburg, 28 – 31 August 2013.
Gallerie-W is an exhibition space owned by Wittus Witt in Hamburg. The exhibition was mounted by Levent, Thomas Otto and Wittus Witt. This poster was one of a number presented to attendees of the 5th European Magic History Conference in Hamburg, 28 – 31 August 2013.