Maxello Magic

The magician presents a wallet to the spectator, and offers them a free choice of the three objects that are inside the wallet, a credit card, business card, and a bank note. Before the spectator can choose the items, the magician writes down a prediction of which items will be placed in which pocket of the spectator. The magician then looks away and shields his eyes, and asks the spectator to take the three items out of the wallet one at a time. As the spectator pulls out each item, the magician tells them to put that item in a certain pocket. Once the spectator has finished randomly selecting the objects, the magician turns back to the spectator and pulls out his prediction. One by one, the magician names the location of each object, to the amazement of both the spectator and the audience!

The control thread reel is ideal for slow motion animation effects.

A classic example of this is the Serpentine Silk effect, where a knot is tied in a large handkerchief, and the knot visibly unties, making for one of the most effective pieces of visual magic ever conceived.

This reel does not have the snap action of our other reels, and is not the best for say, having a silk jump from the floor into your hand, or pass through a Microphone Stand. But where control over the speed is required, as for the Serpentine Silk effect, these reels give you perfect control over the movement.

The control thread reel is made of brass, painted flesh color, and comes to you with instructions for use, along with the presentation for the routine above.

A completely inexplicable mental effect. Is it real telepathy? It remains a mystery.

The medium (who could be your partner) is blindfolded by members of the audience in the following manner: First, two cotton-wool balls are put over his or her eyes and taped crosswise with sticking plaster. Then the eyes are further firmly blindfolded with a piece of cloth, and a second, large cloth is placed over the head. It is not a trick blindfold! The medium really can't see anything!

After this is done, two members (any!) of the audience lead the medium out of the hall and make sure that he or she is completely unaware of the goings-on in the hall.

You now hand somebody in the audience a simple wooden box and six silk scarves of different colors and tell him or her to choose a scarf, put it into the box, padlock the box and put the other scarves into his/her pocket. You now take a seat in the auditorium and sit motionless. You may also be led out of the hall, so as to avoid any contact with the medium at all. Brought back into the hall, the medium takes the box in his or her hand and immediately tells which scarf is locked in it!

Instead of silk scarves, it may be any objects at all, such as playing cards, dice of different colors, different coins borrowed from audience members, etc.! Also, the number of objects is not limited to six, but can even be higher.

Astor's Sealed Miracles is a series of some of the best creations of the famous Hungarian magician Astor. Enjoy his creating thinking and his outstanding effects!

The performer introduces a deck of cards. It is spread face up on the table to show there is nothing funny about it. The cards are squared and turned face down.

Two of the spectators take part in this trick. Each of them takes a card and remembers its rank and suit. The performer chooses a card, too. He signs his name on a sticker and places it on the face of his card. The two volunteers do the same thing. Their selected cards are replaced into the deck and the deck is inserted halfway into its case. The magician pushes the deck all the way and takes a pause. Then he tilts the case to slide out the deck. The magician's selection has appeared on the face of the deck. He puts it aside. Without any suspicious move, the deck is inserted again into the case. He tilts the case and the deck slides out with one of the spectators' cards on the face!

Of course, it has a spectator's signature. The performer repeats the above procedure to reveal the second spectator's card. The deck is spread to prove it is regular.

Comes complete with gimmick Bicycle deck, sticker sheet and instruction sheet.