Saturday 4 September 2010

New set of objects.

A lovely set of magic apparatus for conservation arrived recently from a private collector who kindly agreed to let me publish the work on here.

There's a superb, complete 1950s Ernest Sewell magic set, really quite a scarce thing, though the box is going to need a lot of attention to get it back to good condition.


Another item where the box is the problem is this L. Davenport and Co Match to Rose. The trick itself is in great condition, but the box lets it down so I'm going to completely rebuild it.


Finally a much earlier item, known as a Welsh Rarebit Pan. It allows the magician to cook a meal in a borrowed hat, involving a lot of mess and finally a fire in the hat! Following this the magician produces a live rabbit from the pan. This item has had a hard life, and has quite a lot of rust, but this will be given a new lease of life ready for display.