What's old is new again... I really mean it this time!

Some things we take for granted... thumb tips, egg bags, shell coins... they've always been there and consequently we never think to really explore them. give them the time they deserve.

Over the years I've attacked various tricks this way,...

Hi and happy new year!!

Some knowledge in magic, comes through long research and some through sudden necessity.

This came suddenly.

For many years, I have used various versions of Wayne Rogers’ Appearing Pole. The trick popularized and marketed by Wayne Rogers of New Zealand, but a method ...

Along the way I come across really fun pieces of antique magic apparatus that are in danger of being lost to history… this is such a piece.

Sensation Coins is a prop that does come up every now and then on the auction sites and e-bay.

The method is cool and visual and I think wouldn’t be too h...

I love vintage magic, but sadly so much of it has been lost to time. So I'm often thrilled when I uncover something good, or that has promise and deserves to be resurrected. This effect is by the British magic dealer Edward Bagshawe(1902-1940).

Edward Bagshawe was a professional dealer during t...

Hey, wait a minute, we are not done with this incredible topic yet! I’m about to share something of a personal journey in magic, and anyone who has EVER ordered a magic prop from a magic dealer will understand every emotion of this experience.

We have all loved to read the old magic catalogue...

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, a...

Over the course of lockdown, I did a fair bit of shopping on eBay, didn’t we all.. ?

Anyway I was very excited to come across a collection of diminishing cards from various eras.

Naturally.. I grabbed them.

So I thought you’d like to sit down with me, and un-box them, and take a look at oth...

On my search for Egg Bags I came across an old pro named Eddie Diijon in Niagara Falls Canada, he had an amazing tale to tell.. and some fabulous old props. Eddie was a gracious and kind host and we spent a few wonderful afternoons with him.

Now sadly passed on, these two videos are tip-of-the-...

Part two of my nod to Eddie Diijon, and the fez egg bag!

I was very lucky to know Peter Biro and call him a friend, few people LOVED magic as much as Pete.

After he passed, his wallet collection came into my possession (he knew I was a tad obsessed)

Within the collection were some fascinating vintage magic wallets.

in this video I share them with...