This has been a LONG TIME COMING, as these cards are impossible to find, and without them, the instructions are hard to decipher, in fact, even with them it's still confusing! But we got it down, so THIS IS GOOD STUFF!

I was talking 'Diminishing Cards' recently with the brilliant Gaetan Bloom, and this method in particular, and he describes the inventor, Jim Hooper, as an almost a 'Doc Brown' character, in his genius and eccentricity. He had to be, to create this intricate and stunning version of the classic Diminishing Cards effect.

The method is completely different and light years ahead of anything else before, or since.

Thanks again to Quentin Reynolds for finding me an original set. These were sold by Harry Stanley's UNIQUE MAGIC STUDIOS well over 50 years ago.

I had to fix the original set with tape, but I'm hearing rumors that they used more of a latex hinge, hope to get confirmation on that soon.

Also shown here, is a version that I made myself, including a new finish for the final set that's a visual knockout.