Bob Farmer

"... The PAT Switch will have you rethinking many of the tricks you know and probably have in your repertoire, as well as suggesting new ideas." - Matt Field

There was a time when Doug Henning roamed the earth, a time designated B.C. (Before Computers). It was a time when armed only with an Olivetti portable typewriter, a deck of cards and a dream of unseating Max Maven as the inventor of more damn card tricks and sleights than anyone else in history, I devised many, many effects, some really awful with short life spans ("Spanish Inquisition," lie detector with Ascanio spread), some acceptable...

2018 / 6 / 29

$10.00

£7.84
€8.76
Ca$13.52
Au$13.85
¥1146.94

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"The sleight ... is to my knowledge new and is certainly a lovely maneuver promising wide applicability. If anything can shine through the welter of material being published today, I should think this sleight deserves to. It is quite simply, very, very good ... your applications ... [are] ... excellent in their construction." - Stephen Minch
"... [Turnantula] ... is quite excellent and I have never seen anything like it before." - Roy Walton
"The venomous bite of the Turnantula caused me to see outstanding close-up card magic that may not have been possible otherwise. Buy it now before an antidote is...

2018 / 5 / 14

$20.00

£15.69
€17.52
Ca$27.05
Au$27.71
¥2293.88

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"Verrrry nice!" - Roberto Giobbi
"This is a gem." - Matt Field
"This looks terrific, in no small part because it addresses three items I've always been fond of: the Christ Aces, Vernon's "Aces to Order" and Semel's Pirandello Cut. ...Your approaches are fascinating ...." - Stephen Minch

No Skill? No problem!

Look like a card cheat without years of practice, self-denial, cheap bourbon and wild women. The most impressive thing you can do with their deck - the one they just handed you - is to discover the four aces in a variety of astounding ways. And it's even more impressive if they tell you...

2018 / 4 / 12

$9.50

£7.45
€8.32
Ca$12.85
Au$13.16
¥1089.59

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A three-phase, coin box routine with no difficult sleights. Perfect for the magician who doesn't do coin magic but wants to add an astounding effect to the repertoire. Can be performed close-up and surrounded. Included is Bob's "Beat the Devil" bizarre patter story.

You will need one Boston Coin Box and two Okito Coin Boxes to perform this routine.

M.D. "A blast to play with ... I have been having so much fun ...."

R.R. "... (The routine is) a classic, down to professional quality patter."

D.S. "A real nice piece of work ... great ideas and routines ... I ... was quite impressed...

2018 / 3 / 25

$9.50

£7.45
€8.32
Ca$12.85
Au$13.16
¥1089.59

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Balls, Eggs, Dice & Cups

Coins, Chips & Buttons

One-Ball cups and balls routine

One large ball and three cups are examined by the spectators. The magician's hands are empty - so are his pockets.

Covered by a cup, the ball vanishes
It jumps from cup to cup
It penetrates the bottom of a cup
It jumps from pocket to cup
It appears under any cup the spectator picks
It multiplies to three balls, one under each cup

Features

No special equipment required
Performable under almost any conditions: close-up, standing, sitting, kneeling - even begging
5 second reset
Do it in your (or someone else's) underwear
Short, easy-to-follow,...

2017 / 10 / 3

$9.50

£7.45
€8.32
Ca$12.85
Au$13.16
¥1089.59