CARD RISE - VAL EVANS

Arguably the most devious card rise extant, since all pieces and parts may be fully examined and a borrowed deck may be used. Operates smoothly and quietly. Ca. 1939. Condition: Mint.

Circa 1940. Clever apparatus consisting of an examinable wooden slat tray and houlette from which selected cards will rise. Condition: Very good.

Rising Cards. Massachusetts: Val Evans, ca. 1939. Chosen cards rise from the pack while it is isolated in a wooden houlette on a tray. Locking gimmick defies detection. Tray 12 x 12". With instruction

McIlhany had this custom made after seeing Ken Klosterman’s Hofzinser Card Rise that Charles Kalish had copied from the original in the Library of Congress. This remarkable piece of apparatus was ap

This clockwork motor Jumbo Card Rise is from Conradi-Horster ca. 1933. Bill considered this the ultimate card rise houlette due to the complexity of the mechanism that is used to make the cards rise.

This is a rare handcrafted clockwork mechanism Jon Martin Jumbo Card Rise. Etched below the front plate in Cardini\'s hand it say\'s that it was worked on by Cardini with his signature and the date 19

Ultimate Electronic Card Rise Table - CassiniMetal "Dragon" Table Base & Legs. Wind-up motor (for thread) inside table top.However, No Houlette, Crystal Chest, or Cards but probably any Houlette or Ca

Devil's Mail Box/Devil's Card Rise. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1944. A lacquered picture frame on an elaborate base allows the performer to visibly yet secretly switch one envelope for anothe

A glass setting on a tray is covered with a handkerchief, a saucer is then placed atop of both. A tube is then balanced atop the saucer. At the magician’s command, the glass slowly and visibly penet

Sybil Card Rise. London: Will Goldston Ltd., ca. 1940. Cards rise from the deck isolated in a metal and glass houlette held at the tips of the fingers. Includes gimmick and houlette.

Burtini. England. Circa 1950. Bakelite and metal houlette, held by the fingers of an upturned hand, cause previously selected cards to rise from a deck placed inside of the holder. May be examined. Co

From a packet of ten cards, three are chosen. All ten cards are shuffled by a spectator and sealed in an envelope that is placed in an open-faced stand on the table, the envelope never leaving sight o

Two cards are selected and replaced in a deck, which is then placed in a goblet that is isolated atop a wooden base and covered with a glass dome. All is covered with a borrowed handkerchief as the ma

Crystal Card Rise. Circa 1915. Selected cards rise from the pack while it is isolated in a crystal houlette affixed to a handsome nickel-plated wand. Method identical to the P&L "Ultra" Card Rise. 10

Jumbo Albeniece Card Rise. Circa 1940. Cards selected from a giant pack rise mysteriously from the deck as it rests in a large wooden houlette suspended from ribbons. Houlette 6 ½” high. Gimmick bl

Card Rising Stand. American, ca. 1905. Handsome nickel plated stand with wooden platform and attached metal Houlette. Selected cards rise from the pack isolated in the Houlette. Base reminiscent of th

McCafferty, Leroy. Group of Illusion and Escape Blueprints, Programs, and Handbills. Connecticut, 1900s. Twenty-nine pieces, including blueprints or sketches for a Glass Box for an Escape, Card Rise,

[MAK] Collection of MAK Magic Props. Columbus, Ohio: U.F. Grant/MAK, ca. 1960s 80s. Including Buddha Tubes; French Arm Chopper; Torch Through Head (one mirror broken); Card Rise Chests (2); Vanishing

Jumbo Rising Cards. European, ca. 1950. Selected cards from a jumbo pack rise from a nickel-plated houlette. 17Ó. Similar mechanics to AbbottÕs ÒNu-PowerÓ Card Rise. Gimmick repaired at top, else

Very clever version of the card rise chest. One or two selected cards rise from the beautifully crafted Mahogany chest...the lid of which opens and closes by itself. With National Magic Company instru

Circa 1985. Cards rise from a large golden plastic houlette. Made by Petrick. Untested. Appears very good. Original cost over $3000. Scarce.

Rabbit Rising Cards. Alhambra: Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1960s. Stencil-painted rabbit figure whose ears collapse in surprise as the selected card rises from the houlette. Marked on the reverse. 16&#822

Circa 1985. Cards rise from a large golden plastic houlette. Made by Petrick and Mia. Untested. Lacking Remote and gimmicked cards. Possibly obtainable from manufacturer. Originally cost $3500. Scarce

Rising Cards Ð Plate and Houlette. McAllen, Tex.: Viking Mfg., ca. 1991. Selected cards rise from a wooden houlette resting on a handsome hardwood tray. Based on the Thayer design. From a limited edi