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Moderncelt Veteran user Twin Cities MN 347 Posts 
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Years and years ago, when Siegfried and Roy had a television special, there was a little filler bit before the "big finish" where they vanished an elephant. Siegfried was sitting at a table, and he took a little elephant carving and put in on the table in front of him, then he took two playing cards and he put one card behind the elephant, then put the other in front of the elephant. Then he slowly squeezed both cards together until they were flat against each other, then let the cards fall flat on the table.
Does anyone even remember this trick and was it ever published anywhere? |
Frank Yuen Elite user 458 Posts
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Sounds like it might have been done like Tenyo's Squeeze Play.
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Mark Boody Illusionist Inner circle 1370 Posts
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I do remember that!! What a great little effect.
However, I don't recall if I ever saw anything published about it. Looks like its's research time!
Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible. Frank L. Gaines
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Mark Boody Illusionist Inner circle 1370 Posts
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Here is a clip starting at 4:30, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm8D9l8aTFk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqAKOdH4iOQ Another performance NOT Siegfried.
Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible. Frank L. Gaines
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Moderncelt Veteran user Twin Cities MN 347 Posts
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BLESS YOUR SOUL! I had almost started to think I imagined the whole thing.
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Frank Yuen Elite user 458 Posts
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Okay, seeing the video it obviously does not use the Squeeze Play methodology. However, you can probably figure it out from the clip. I don't recall ever seeing anything like it in a book. I would say the closest thing would probably be Matrix.
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Dan Ford Special user Illinois 765 Posts
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On Nov 14, 2020, Mark Boody Illusionist wrote: I think these are 2 different methods used to vanish the elephant in the 2 videos. |
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Leo H Inner circle 1349 Posts
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Milt Kort published a vanish of a small elephant toy called "Umgowa!" similar to this S & R version in his book The Magic of Milt Kort. A practical real world version and not strictly for television. Kort was a brilliant man! This book is filled with great magic!
https://www.conjuringarchive.com/list/book/723 |
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federico luduena Loyal user Spain 254 Posts
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That's the one. Kort also published it in one of Sam Dalal 's magazines, either Swami or Mantra.
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts
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On Nov 13, 2020, Moderncelt wrote: The defunct Magic Company in England sold an effect just like you described. They were in business in the 1970's. It used a wire gimmick to hook the head. |
mindmagic Inner circle London 1753 Posts
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On Nov 15, 2020, Bill Hegbli wrote: Supreme Magic Company? |
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts
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Yes, of course it was Supreme Magic, The trick only sold for 2 pounds 75 pence.
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Moderncelt Veteran user Twin Cities MN 347 Posts
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In seeing it again, I can see the laping. But it didn't help that my memory of an event at least 35 years ago was not the same as what happened. In my memory, it truely was the cards came together and then were dropped on the table. Cest la vive. Still a nice trick.
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts
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On Nov 16, 2020, Moderncelt wrote: Memory is seldom correct in what a person see previously. |
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martini Special user delta, pennsylvania 549 Posts
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Syd Bergson also had a small vanishing elephant on the market in the 70's
the elephant had a small bit of line attached to its foot, and was pulled back and off the table by a reel. That one pops up from time to time on the used magic lists because it has to be done with spectator to the front, the angles are not good on the sides. All the best Marty |
Posted: Nov 14, 2020 03:13 am 