Mental Ropes - Streamlined Version - With Permission from Betty Davenport
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Collection: All Products, Effects, Exclusives, Mentalism Magic, Parlor Magic, Rope Effects, Rope Magic, Stage Magic, What's New
VIDEO ABOVE SHOWS EARLIER MODEL MANUFACTURED BY LOUIE GAYNOR WHO PASSED. THE EFFECT IS EXACTLY THE SAME. NEW MODEL FEATURES MORE STREAMLINE ERGODYNAMIC FEATURES.
While completely different than Dean's Box - when it comes to both the participant and audience members utter confusion as to how this miracle occurred especially when the participant was in charge from the very start! There is something about "rope magic" happening inside a box I tell ya!
“I’m a close-up guy, and I usually don’t perform anything that won’t fit in a pocket. This is a rare exception! This is the best version of this trick I have seen (thanks to Stevens’ for making it available), and I perform it often - whenever guests show up. Is it a killer? Yes. Should you buy it? YES!" - Steve Shufton
Known the world over and famous for makers of magic and publishers since 1898! We have obtained, with permission, from Ms. Betty Davenport, London, England, to once again, produce and/or distribute this famous clever and original effect! Mental Ropes is a very magical rope effect that we are bringing back from years ago! It’s original, self-working, clever with audience participation and very entertaining!
You show a brightly-colored wooden box, in which lies five different brightly-colored ropes. Both ends of each rope dangle outside both sides of the box. A magic wand (or similar such device), is placed cross-sectionally inside the box across from the ropes. The ends of the wand are thus sticking out of the box in full view at all times. To prevent interference, a lid is placed on top of the box covering the ropes and wand. An audience member is asked to simply select one of the colored ropes of their choice. They can change their mind if so desired as the effect plays out!
The remaining ropes that were not selected are pulled out individually. The spectator can ALSO choose which colored ropes to remove—and in what order—from the box. It’s important to highlight the control the spectator has both in choosing the colored rope they want to remain in the box, and also choosing which ropes are removed and in what order. When the lid is removed, it is revealed that the spectator’s selected rope is the ONLY one that is tied around the magic wand that’s been there from the very beginning!
Conversing with Demian Wheeler we came up with a GREAT post performance idea for those that entertain friend and family at your residence. Whether it be your wife, husband or your children or friends, Demian leaves his apparatus out where it sits on a table in plain view. He knows FOR SURE, as soon as they have the opportunity, when Demian is asleep or otherwise engaged, they are going to open that box and look at it carefully to try to figure out the secret.
For this reason, it's VITAL that post performance you make sure to lay all the ropes in the slots and then place the wand on top and close the box! When they open up the box "thinking" they are going to finally figure it out - they are more perplexed than ever as they see all the ropes lying in their slots with the wand on top of all of them. The point is this product is designed (or benefits from) people looking at it. This piece of apparatus doesn't need anyplace to RUN or HIDE! And that is a PERFECT additional SLAM DUNK for those of you who perform at home or in places where you know sooner or later someone is going to be drawn to opening that box when you are not around. I LOVE IT! Check out the image of how Demian leaves his Mental Ropes on open display in his study at his home.
Dimensions all with the top lid on the box:
12 1/4" Long x 4" Wide x 3 1/4th tall
Comes with access to Video Instructions as well as printed instructions from different origins including a copy of the original instructions that came with the product from Davenports. Plus other printed instructions and several extremely helpful illustrations.
