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On the table in a massive baguette frame lies a painting depicting a porcelain vase with a blooming bouquet of flowers, next to it is a large silk scarf. The magician takes the frame and goes with it to the auditorium, where he shows the picture. Returning to the stage, he places the frame on the table (Fig. 152), and everyone again sees the painted vase of flowers.

Focus Animated picture
Fig. 152

The performer, placing the frame on the table, covers it with a scarf and lifts it to the position indicated in the figure. He pulls off the scarf and lifts the frame over the table. Holding the frame in his right hand, with his left he breaks through the picture and “takes out from the frame the same porcelain vase and the same flowers as those depicted in the picture. Having placed the vase of flowers on the table, the artist demonstrates the frame to the audience, proving that it does not have any secret devices.

Props:

Table with a special sideboard.

Baguette frame with a picture inserted into it.

Silk scarf to cover the frame according to its size.

A real porcelain vase and a bouquet of flowers - live or feather.

Focus secret:

The secret of this interesting trick is clear from Fig. 153.

Focus Animated picture
Fig. 153

The table is made in the form of a box. One of the side walls, remote from the audience, can open and recline on hinges, forming a small shelf. Inside the table there is a porcelain vase with flowers. At the right moment, the magician, imperceptibly pressing the button in the top cover of the table, opens the back side wall of the table and also imperceptibly puts forward a vase of flowers located there. It can be pulled out by a hook made of thick wire (in the figure it is indicated by an arrow K).

Having placed the picture on the table, the performer moves it towards the hook and at the same time covers the frame with a scarf. Then he hooks the frame and holds it over the table, carefully pulling out a vase of flowers from the sideboard. As soon as the vase comes out of the table and ends up on the folded wall, you must immediately begin to carefully and slowly lift the frame into a vertical position above the table. You need to make sure that there are no shocks and that the vase does not break through the painting ahead of time. For greater durability, the image is made on thin paper lined with tightly stretched drawing paper.

When breaking through the paper, the illusionist must ensure that the hook goes into the flowers in time, where it is attached on a spring. At the right moment, the spring pulls it back into the pot. The hook is attached to the main rod, on which all the flowers are mounted and strengthened. The rod, in turn, is firmly attached inside the vase. It is oval in shape, strongly flattened; the width of the vase should not exceed 8 cm, and the entire thickness of the table should not exceed 10 cm. The table is covered with a slightly hanging tablecloth with a small fringe. It is not difficult to make an imitation of a porcelain vase from papier-mâché by priming and painting it well. Such a vase will be very light and convenient for display; however, in this case the magician will be deprived of the opportunity to tap on it to prove that it is real, porcelain.

This, one of the most spectacular numbers with flowers, requires very careful work on the execution. You need to learn how to pull the vase out of the sideboard flawlessly and easily and lift it behind the frame.

It is clear that the image must be made carefully, accurately reproducing the flowers that should appear. If the magician shows real flowers, it will be very good if he picks a few flowers and distributes them to the spectators, which greatly enhances the impression of this original trick.

Author: Vadimov A.A.

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