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glowball Special user Nashville TN 832 Posts |
I would like to know the inventor of this trick so I can give them credit when I talk about it to other magicians.
I bought trick named "Holucination" about 25 years ago at the Winter Carnival of Magic in Gatlinburg (now nearby town of Pigeon Forge TN). I lost a couple of major pieces to the trick so I built one myself (made it twice as big and made the sheet out of aluminum instead of cardboard so it will last forever). Click below link to see me perform it (its the effect right after the zombie ball routine). Note that the original had a red arrow pointing left to the hole, but I did NOT include the red arrow in my version because it might peel or deteriorate. https://youtu.be/gXWQUeZXfzQ |
glowball Special user Nashville TN 832 Posts |
I forgot to state the effect of this moving hole illusion:
Mag removes a sheet of white cardboard from a holder and shows a hole on the left side of the sheet and pokes finger thru to demonstrate that is actually a hole. Returns the sheet to holder. With his fingers he moves the hole around on the sheet. Removes the sheet from the holder and pokes finger thru it (the original location of the hole is solid ie no hole there, only at new location). |
bobmag56 New user 61 Posts |
Hi, I also had this trick many years ago. I think the inventor was Randy Helms? Recently another magic builder made this same effect in an oriental decor. Bob
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glowball Special user Nashville TN 832 Posts |
Thanks for the info. I confirmed from other sources that was indeed Frank Randolf (Randy) Helms of Chattanooga and that originally Chalet Magic made them.
I didn't know who Randy Helms was until you got me on the right track, thanks much! Apparently he was quite a person so I included a portion of his obituary below: Frank Randolph Helms, 86, died Friday, Sept. 9, 2005. His designs helped create the Chattanooga skyline for the past 50 years. From the national award winning Alamo Plaza to the neomodern Shoney’s in North Chattanooga, F. Randolph Helms and Associates, In-dustrial Design, played an active architectural role in the history of Chattanooga. He was born July 19, 1919, in Moundsville, WV. In the late 1930s he founded his 16-piece orchestra, the Aristo-Cats. He became a designer for Fostoria Glass Works, and among his creations were the crystal patterns of Romance, Wedding and Heather. Soon after his arrival in Chattanooga, Helms joined Ring 112 of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Throughout the years he served in every officers’ position as well as on the board. He received numerous awards for his stage presentations, close-up magic and original designs of magic tricks. He had performed throughout the area for the past 50 years. In 2005, the International organization presented him with the highest award possible for his years of service and membership, the Order of Merlin-Excalibur. |
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