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The New Version of Stratospheres

You don’t care, but I do. My mom and dad we’re divorced when I was 12. I was (and am) the oldest of the group. As a present for the hard work I expended in keeping my siblings from walking into the street or drinking Drano, I was allowed to pick out any trick I wanted from the magic shop downtown.

I picked out Expert at the Card Table by S.W. Erdnase. I practiced the Mexican Turn-Over for hours on my bed. I eventually got the skill to do it even without doing a monte trick. I still use it when I screw up a prediction and need to do a top switch. I also learned — I think, the wrong way — to deal seconds. It was fine without an audience watching, but once I did it in public, I left the Mechanic’s Grip and moved to a modified Vernon version.

But then I received the Stratospheres. My pop’s friend told me that he received this from Jimmy King when he visited MAK Magic back in the 1970’s. It was beautiful and it was a stage effect. I finally had a stage effect. I later got the candle through arm — also by U.F. Grant and sold by Jimmy King — but this was my first.

It is such a great trick and can actually be done close up. I used to use the same outer tube as the one I would use for the Crystal Silk Cylinder. It made the cylinder seem magic rather than any other part of the trick.

If you have this effect or you have seen it, you know the kicker is when the yellow and green balls are put into the clear cylinder and the red is put into the box. With a flash, the box is broken open to be shown empty and the red is between the yellow and green.

I love my old set and I’ll put it in my magic case near my two trophies and ribbons. But I need a new one. As far as I can tell, the price for which it is being offered is about 1/3rd the price (in real dollars) of the one I received that was purchased in the early seventies.

I get nothing for this recommendation. Tim does, but I don’t. I recommend you buy it. You’ll love it. Buy it from Penguin Magic by clicking on the name and Tim will be rich!

Kathleen.

Buy this trick!



The New Version of Stratospheres

You don’t care, but I do. My mom and dad we’re divorced when I was 12. I was (and am) the oldest of the group. As a present for the hard work I expended in keeping my siblings from walking into the street or drinking Drano, I was allowed to pick out any trick I wanted from the magic shop downtown.

I picked out Expert at the Card Table by S.W. Erdnase. I practiced the Mexican Turn-Over for hours on my bed. I eventually got the skill to do it even without doing a monte trick. I still use it when I screw up a prediction and need to do a top switch. I also learned — I think, the wrong way — to deal seconds. It was fine without an audience watching, but once I did it in public, I left the Mechanic’s Grip and moved to a modified Vernon version.

But then I received the Stratospheres. My pop’s friend told me that he received this from Jimmy King when he visited MAK Magic back in the 1970’s. It was beautiful and it was a stage effect. I finally had a stage effect. I later got the candle through arm — also by U.F. Grant and sold by Jimmy King — but this was my first.

It is such a great trick and can actually be done close up. I used to use the same outer tube as the one I would use for the Crystal Silk Cylinder. It made the cylinder seem magic rather than any other part of the trick.

If you have this effect or you have seen it, you know the kicker is when the yellow and green balls are put into the clear cylinder and the red is put into the box. With a flash, the box is broken open to be shown empty and the red is between the yellow and green.

I love my old set and I’ll put it in my magic case near my two trophies and ribbons. But I need a new one. As far as I can tell, the price for which it is being offered is about 1/3rd the price (in real dollars) of the one I received that was purchased in the early seventies.

I get nothing for this recommendation. Tim does, but I don’t. I recommend you buy it. You’ll love it. Buy it from Penguin Magic by clicking on the name and Tim will be rich!

Kathleen.

Buy this trick!

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