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Vanishing Bush & Pot(aka DeLage’s Fastest Trick in the World)

This is one of the fastest tricks in the worldand certainly one of the most spectacular. A 24” highbush full with 12 luxuriant blooms and 5” pot van-ishes instantly and completely without any covering.A slender, stainless steel upright supports a thin tableless than 1/2” thick. Works surrounded anytime.

This is the original andauthorized version from theinventor, Al DeLage. It is man-ufactured in strict accordancewith my personal instructionfrom Horace and MarieMarshall. It is 100% provendesign that has fooled audi-ences since 1954 when firstintroduced by HoraceMarshall. This unit has beenrated by John Mendoza andRich Bloch in Magic Manuscript with an “A” rating,the highest possible. It has been featured by HarryAnderson on “ HBO COMEDY RELIEF” and GeoffDurham “ The great Soprendo” on Thames televisionin 1989. A product of superior craftsmanship. Newimproved model with the latest developmentsincluded. Normally made with red flowers. Otherscolors available upon request.

CANE TO BOUQUETAVAILABLE AGAIN IN LIMITED SUPPLIES!!!!!

For many years, we wereunable to produce thiseffect because of out inabil-ity to obtain the propertype and size of steel van-ishing cane. Twelve, largeblooms, each over 5”across, are produced as a

full lavish bush instantly. This is not the anemicfeather flower bouquet one see so often, but hugefull bush. The bush resembles our bush in theVanishing Bush and Pot. With the addition of a sec-ond pot, which we can provide, this effect can beused to reappear the Vanishing Bush. Or use it as aspectacular transformation by itself.

Made with high quality steel canes and in avariety of bright colors. This is the spectacular andquality effect you expect and demand. No other caneto bouquet comes close to this for size and fullness ofbouquets.

MISC. FLOWER EFFECTSBUSH PRODUCTION

The instant growth of a twelve bloom bush ina beautiful jardiniere. Ready for immediate use, per-form anywhere or place, packs small and producesbig.

A bamboo mat is shown empty, bunched upand placed into an attractive pot. Upon removal, abeautiful twelve bloom bush, full of foliage, hasappeared. Bush is 20” tall and made with openbloom flowers in solid or variegated colors.

BAMBOO MAT AND CRYSTAL TRAYElegant Plexiglas

tray, trimmed in krinklechrome, is displayed. Amat is shown emptyand placed over the trayto produce first one andthen a second largebush of twelve, gor-geous blooms. A doubleproduction that can be performed surrounded at anytime. Packs well for trouping, yet makes a spectac-ular display.

The two 20” bushes are normally supplied inred and yellow bushes, though we can make them upin any color. Supplied with our normal open bloomflowers. The unit could also be made with ourfamous rose flowers or with double pots instead ofthe tray. Natural color bamboo mat is furnished.Impressive, 100% practical, and an assured applausegetter.

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MINI MAT TRICK PRODUCTIONA small 16” tall mat is shown empty and

rolled up and placed into a small pot. Whenremoved, a four bloom bouquet has appeared stand-ing about 12” tall and 12” wide. Silks could first beproduced from the mat if you wish. Made with openbloom, poinsettia, or rose flowers.

DROOPING FLOWEROne of the most used props made the way it

should be. A large bloom slowly wilts upon com-mand. Just because it is often used a “throwaway” ina routine does it have to look like one? You’ll beproud to own and use our version. Available inmany brilliant colors and designed to fit into a

Fantasio candle.Also made in peony,poinsettia, and roseflowers.

WAND TOFLOWER

The magician’swand magically

changes into a large beautiful flower. Available inseveral vivid colors. Made with Fantasio’s plasticwands. Ideal for close-up, club, or stage work.Ingenious construction and finest workmanship.

CANDLE TO BOUQUETAn attractive metal candle stick holds a large

12” burning candle. The flame is extinguished andthe candle is covered with a silk. Upon a removal ahuge bush of twelve beautiful flowers have taken thecandle’s place. Entirely self-contained. No body ortable loads. Work it anytime or place.

This is not some skimpy little bush that is pro-

duced, but almost 18” tall and 14” wide. Almosttwice the height of the candle. Made with the finestfeathers available, handselected, and shaped intotwelve gorgeous blooms. It can be used to reappearour Vanishing Bush as the bush is similar. The mag-nitude of this production will stun any audience.

KARRELL FOX SNAKE BOUQUETAnother great idea from the fertile mind of the

late Karrell Fox. Madeunder an exclusiveagreement with Karrell.Performer produces alarge bouquet of flowerswhich he starts to handto his on-stage assistant.As he does, suddenlytwo large spring snakesfly out of the bouquet.

Produced from silks or taken from a table. The pos-sibilities are endless.

Snakes are cloth, yes cloth, covered. the bou-quet is about 12” x 12” spread upon production.Snakes are under your control at all times. You canaim for direct hits, near misses, or just general pan-demonium. This could very well be the next classicprop for kid show magic.

COLOR CHANGING PLUMESSince 1954 when first invented, designed and

routined by HoraceMarshall, no otherfeather flowereffect as been sowidely copied asour original ColorChanging Plumes.We are constantlycalled on to replaceinferior copies ofthis effect. We sup-plied professionalslike Ward Thomas,Dick Gustafson,Neil Foster,

Ormond McGill, Harry Collins, Barry Yiengst and


many many more.If you are not doing this routine with a good

set of our plumes, you missing the boat. WardThomas “The color changing plumes has added fourapplauses to my act. What more can you ask forfrom one effect?” Dick Gustafson echoed these sen-timents. Once you see the response, you won’t takethis out of your show. The original and still the verybest made.

Six beautifully colored plumes are exhibitedin an attractive chrome stand. Passing through andunprepared rolled up white paper, they evolvethrough a series of color changes, each invokingspontaneous applause time after time from the audi-ence. The climax of the routine is red-white-blueplume that is a sure applause cue. Entirely self-con-tained and worked surrounded and closeup.Furnished with a complete routine and full sizedfloor stand to give you an attractive freestanding dis-play on stage.

Regular sized plumes are 18” and filled withloads of long full feathers. Jumbo plumes are slight-ly larger and 24” long making them suitable for thelargest auditorium. Both units start and finish with alarge colorful display on stage that packs down tonext to nothing.

BLOOMING FLOWERS....BUSHES AND TREES

SINGLE BLOOMING FLOWERThis is the single bloom version of our famous

blooming bouquet. Easily hand controlled for theprecise blooming speed you wish. Made with thesame size and type of feathers as our large bloomingbouquets. It can be furnished with a removableflower dart.

AUTOMATIC BLOOMING BOUQUET(Self-powered)

This considered to be oneof the prettiest effects inmagic coupled with one ofthe most ingenious mecha-nism ever made. This unithas been supplied to Kalanag,Ken Griffin, Walter Blaney,Bobo, Birch, and both HarryBlackstone Sr. and Jr., whoeach feature it separately intheir mammoth “EnchantedGarden” productions.

Blackstone Jr. also featured this in one of his lastappearances on the Miss America telecast.

The bouquet contains eleven, elegant whiteflower darts which can be plucked off and tossedonto a wooden board or stage. They are weighted toland point first and insure proper sticking. the large,full green bush, devoid of any blooms, slowly beginsto bud, bloom and blossom into eleven large redblossoms. The blooming action is entirely self-con-tained. The bush can be set down in vase or on atable and continue to bloom.

This effect is hand-crafted individually toinsure the most dependable mechanism possible.Our unit is the only practical, handheld, automaticblooming bouquet ever made, that is 100% depend-able. There are no batteries to replace or threads toreset. The handle on our tube in no larger than mostmanually operated blooming bouquets made. Ourunits have seen sold and traded to two or more own-ers many times with the mechanism still functioningperfectly. Also made in a seven bloom model.

This unit is covered with an overabundance oflavish green foliage. Supplied with eleven whiteflower darts and complete instructions for perform-ance and care. We recommend the construction of atraveling case for this prop which we can supply.This effect is an investment you will be glad youmade.

MANUAL BLOOMING BOUQUETSome people have requested that we start to


manufacture manually operated blooming bouquetsthat allow them to bloom and retract the flowers incomedic fashion in a 5 or 7 bloom model. Availablein either open bloom or rose flowers. If you are look-ing for a cheap fuzzy feathered blooming bouquet,don’t buy ours. Furnished with or without remov-able darts.

BLOOMING ROSE BUSHSilk roses and leaves

make this the most realisticbush ever made. Slowly15 removable roses bloomwhile the bush sits in anattractive pot. Lots of full,thick green foliage. Rosesare removable after beingbloomed. Stands about24” tall and 15” wide.

This is a very limit-ed production effect. It isthe first practical and real-istic blooming rose bush made since the old P&Lmodels which sell for upwards of $2400. Similarunits have been supplied to Landis Smith, RobertAlbo, Rich Bloch, David Ben, and Jay Owenhouse.This effect is beautiful and never fails to impress anaudience.

Initial and rebloomed roses are available inmany colors of your choice. We will include amethod to pass out real roses at the conclusion of theeffect. Available with or without radio control.

BLOOMING ORANGE TREEBased on the legendary Robert Houdin effect,

this effect has been expanded into a stage sized mir-acle that will build reputations.

Available in three models. Model one hasnine four blossom darts that are removed from a five

foot high tree. Through thickfoliage, nine real oranges areslowly seen to grow forthand can be passed out to theaudience. Entirely self-con-tained, work surrounded.Model two not only bloomsthe oranges, but also theflowers which fall off andflutter to the ground. Modelthree adds the growth of thetree in height before the flow-ers start to bloom.

Not just another trickbut a featured illusion thatwill continue to be producedin a very limited number.

DOVE AND BIRD EFFECTSHUGHES DOVE CATCHING

Performer swings a net in the air where hecatches not one but two live doves placed into a openwire basket.

New Sterling quality, Full feather fake, clothnet, chromed hoop, 4’ stainless steel pole whichpacks into two 24” sections, chrome wire double loadbasket, no roller blinds, and many other superior fea-tures. Fu Manchu (David Bamberg) once used a sim-ilar unit. The only practical, packable unit evermade.

HUGHES CANARY CATCHINGSame as effect as dove catching but utilizing

canaries and a smaller pole. Great for cruise shipsand smaller more intimate settings.

DOVE PRODUCTION CAGEBased on a concept by Rick Thomas and

brought into reality by Richard Hughes in 1988. Abeautiful circular chrome bar cage about 12” highand 10” in diameter is freely spun while holding thecage’s top ring. In a flash of light, a dove appears.


This is a custom prop made to troupe with lotsof little extras that willgive that unique touchto your act. The base isdeceptively thin. Notone but two photoflashes insure the fault-less performance of thiseffect every time. Onebar breaks open toallow immediateremoval of the dove.The ring is mounted ina ball bearing race togive a smooth spinning action. Produced in verylimited quantities. Custom ATA case available.

DOVE PYRAMID TO BOTANIADove are placed into small pyramid shape

cone resting on a tray. Without any covering, thebirds and the pyramid explode into a huge flowerbush. Entirely self contained ending with a 25 bloom

botania on it’s own free standing castered stand

LECTURE NOTESBasic information on the selection of feathers,

care of them and several new exciting ways to utilizesleeve bouquets. There is a lot of misinformation onfeather flowers out there. This is the real work astaught to me by Horace Marshall and from my ownexperience. Take care of the expensive investmentand get the most out of it.

DOVE STREAMERIf you are looking for an easy way to duplicate

the dove from silk effect without any bodyloads, thisis it. A pure china silk streamer tiedyed in a rainbowof colors is gathered up and a bird is produced.

Entirely self contained.

MAGIC CASTLE LECTUREThe information in the above lecture, as well

as several other ideas, are pre-sented in a live lecture at theMagic Castle. Professionallyedited and running 55 min-utes, this video shows firsthand how to best use yoursleeve bouquets. DavidGoodsell “Marshall flowerswere the best in the world.The worthy successor to themis Richard Hughes, who maywell be the leading expert on feather flowers any-where today...You name it, Richard knows about it.”.

ROSE FLOWERSROSE BUSH

PRODUCTIONThe instant

growth of a twelvebloom rose bush in abeautiful jardiniere.Ready for immediateuse, perform any-where or place, packssmall and producesbig. Available in red,yellow, or pink roses.Featured over NBCnational news fromthe 1985 SAMNational Convention.

ROSE BOUTINEREThe perfect added touch of class to your act.

Our famous rose flower set off by artificial leaves ina realistic boutonniere that accents any act.


ROSE VASENot a trick but a great gift idea. A single red

or yellow rose with appropriate item in dustightglass container. The perfect thank you for those spe-cial shows.

ROSE BOUQUETSPeople cannot believe these are feather roses

as they are so lifelike in appearance. Utilizing thesame fine grade flexible spring wire as in our stan-dard bouquets but constructed with our rose flowerdesign. Eight blooms of full roses with an abundanceof green foliage make a beautiful and exquisite pro-duction.

TRIPLE ROSE TUBESThree, krinkle chrome cylinders are shown

individually empty. The cylinders can be shownempty quite freely. Rapidly, three, large full pots ofroses are produced. Our roses are most beautiful andrealistic made. Each twelve bloom bush is of a dif-ferent vibrant color of roses with an abundance ofgreen foliage. Each bush stands about 18” tall.

No hooks or outdated methods are used. Canbe performed surrounded at any time. Three, fullstage, 20” tubes, pots, elegant twelve bloom rose

bushes and complete detailed instructions are sup-plied. Featured by Ormond McGill for over 30 Yearsin his South Sea Island Act.

FANTASIO PRODUCTSFantasio says “Richard Hughes of Ravenna Ohiomakes the finest feather flowers today” We areproud to use Fantasio’s fine products in conjunc-tion with our flower designs.

FANTASIO CANDLE TO SILK ROSEA candles is shown and quickly transforms

into a long stemmed rose bud made of fine qualitysilk. The candle quickly disconnects from the roseleaving you clean to manipulate the rose for othereffects.

Rose can be supplied in red, yellow, pink,white or light blue. Fits all standard Fantasio can-dles. We have specially reconstructed these silkflowers to work in the candles properly.

FANTASIO CANDLE TO WILTINGSILK ROSE

Same basic effect as above the rose wilts uponcommand to achieve a particular effect or moos foryour act.

FANTASIO CANDLE TO BOUQUETWe try to make what is needed. You said you

wanted a nice full candle to bouquet to fit in yourFantasio vanishing candle and now one is available.

The candlewill change into afour bloom bouquetwith nice large flow-ers (about 5” in diam-eter each). The bou-quet stands about 8”tall and 8” wide. It isequipped with aweighted dart tip thatwill allow it to bestuck into a woodensurface. Does not


need a separate loading tube or rod but loads quick-ly without any external devices.

Available in a variety of colors but the morepopular are red, yellow, and white. This fits anyFantasio vanishing candle with a three second modi-fication. The candle is immediately disconnectedfrom the bouquet upon production.

FANTASIO WAND TO BOUQUETFantasio wand changes to a five bloom bou-

quet. Yes, five blooms, each about 5” in diameter.You just won’t believe they all fit in the wand.

FANTASIO CANETO BOUQUET

An economic alter-native to our regular caneto bouquet. Made to fit thepopular Fantasio plasticcanes. 18” tall and about14” wide. Eight bloomsform a nicely roundedbush. Normally madewith multicolor but avail-able in special color needsupon request.

FANTASIO CANE TO

DOUBLE BOUQUETSSome people wanted a better quality of dou-

ble bouquets to produce from a Fantasio vanishingcane. Each bouquet contains five full blooms. Thecane vanishes and you are left with a bouquet in eachhand.

Ward Thomas could not believe the beautyand fullness in these bouquets when we replace hisoriginal set. In fact, he was so impressed that hereferred Fantasio to us for items for Fantasio’s per-

sonal act.You canbuy cheap-er but notb e t t e rl o o k i n gflowers forthis effect.Furnishedcompletewith cane,

bouquets, loading sleeve and directions.

POINSETTIA FLOWERSWe first designed these flowers for Harry

Blackstone’s 1986 Atlantic City ChristmasSpectacular. Made into dart bouquets, they provideda colorful and seasonal adaptation of his “EnchantedGarden” act which we helped to build.

Currently we are producing four productswith the poinsettia flowers are standard items. Theseflowers have ayellow centerwith shaped yel-low feathers forthe center sta-men and largeshaped red outerpetals. To thebest of ourknowledge, thisdesign is original and has never been done in the his-tory of magic before. It is truly something attractiveand unique. Poinsettia flowers are available on othereffects on a custom basis.

POINSETTIA MINI MATPRODUCTION

A small 16” tall mat is shown empty androlled up and placed onto a pot. When a removed afour bloom poinsettia bouquet has appeared stand-ing about 12” tall and 12” wide. Silks could first beproduced from the mat if you wish.


POINSETTIABUSH

PRODUCTIONThe instant

growth of a twelvebloom poinsettia bushin a beautiful jar-diniere. Ready forimmediate use, per-form anywhere orplace, packs small andproduces big.

A bamboo matis shown empty,bunched up andplaced into brass pot.Upon removal, a beautiful twelve bloom poinsettiabush, full of foliage, has appeared. Bush is 20” talland full of lush foliage. Includes a natural colorBamboo mat and brass pot.

POINSETTIABOTANIA

Our 25 bloombotania made up withthe gorgeous poinset-tia flowers. Don’t’limit yourself to justusing this in the holi-day season as it is abeautiful production.

Deluxe krinklechrome cone 14” tallproduces a bush

approximately 18” and 14” spread. Furnished with awooden tray with chrome trim or locking red pot.

Will hold a dove or your hand fits through the innertube. A dream for compact packing. Brass finishkrinkle chrome covers available as a special orders.

POINSETTIA SLEEVE BOUQUETSSame design as our normal five bloom bou-

quets but made up with our unique poinsettia styleflowers. The perfect addi-tion to your holiday showsfor a more limited budget.

PEONY BOUQUETSFirst designed by us

in 2001, this style representspeony flowers. Big and fullyet totally compressable.This is second new flowerlook we have introduced.

Available in many colors.

SLEEVEBOUQUETS

All our bouquets are constructed on highgrade steel spring wire. They are able to be loadedwithin the sleeves or pants legs and still maintainflexibility. The feathers have been handselected tosuit the use of the bouquets and to minimize break-age of the feathers found in cheaper bouquets. Long,full feathers are individually assembled, trimmedand collectively arranged to give you finest andfullest sleeve bouquet possible. Styled in openbloom, poinsettia, rose and peony flowers, are spec-tacular when produced.


Available in a variety of sizes and colors, we candesign special bouquets to fit specific load limita-tions you might have. Still one of the finest and mostversatile of all feather flowers productions made in along lasting, beautiful design. Cheaper bouquets arenot close in beauty or durability.

DART BOUQUETSThese are constructed on flexible, high grade

spring steel in a similar manner to our regular bou-quets. The shape and size of the bouquet is also sim-ilar. We have designed special darts to allow morespread with a fewer number of blooms for clientssuch as Blackstone and Landis Smith; and can do thesame for you.

Our normal dartconstruction involvesa poured lead weightwhich assures a pointfirst landing andsecure sticking of thedart in the woodenfloor or board youtoss onto. These darts

are the most popular and suitable for 99% of per-formers.

If you do an excessive number of shows, say40 to 50 shows per week, year in and year out, youmight consider ourreplaceable brass darts.It uses a standard nailas the point to alloweasy replacement of abent or broken tip.Wear on all dart tipswill directly related tohow and where youtoss the darts down.Most people can use and prefer the lead weight tips

and do not need the added expense of the brassreplaceable tips. Regular open bloom, rose, andpoinsettia flowers are available as dart bouquets inthe color of your choice.

CLOTH LOAD TUBES.We manufacture our own load tubes to hold

the bouquets in load position when you must pro-duce them later in your act. We stock small, medium,and large sizes in black, red, and white. They aremade to correspond in size to our 5, 6, 11 and 18bloom bouquets. We will be happy to make specialsized tubes as needed.

GARDEN OF FLOWERSThis is a quality effect that offers a beautiful

way to produce four large bouquets at any time inyour act without body loads, from previously showempty foulard.

Based on a Caryle Flaming idea suggest toHorace Marshall in 1937, each bouquet is hidden bya small flap of fabric when loaded. For productionthis flap easily brushes aside, but hides the pull ringsfrom flashing during the showing of the foulard. Theoriginal patterns were lost and it took over two yearsto learn how to properly construct the foulard towork properly and to be durable enough to bear ourname. Do notconfuse ourfoulard withcheaper imita-tions.

F u r n i s h e dwith four largebouquets ineither the 6, 11,or 18 bloom sizes, each foulard is carefully stitchedand reinforced at the strategic points in top qualityheavy duty clothe to provide years of use. A colorpiece of fabric on the front side, accented by a blackborder makes the foulard look smaller, is in an attrac-tive color scheme to compliment the bouquets. Wecan make special colors of foulards or bouquets tocoordinate with your act.


GRAND ENTRY PRODUCTIONDesigned to work in conjunction with the Garden ofFlowers a la Blackstone. Each bouquet is held indi-vidually in a separate pocket to help protect the flow-ers. Steal from an assistant or table to produce anadded load of bouquets. Each bag is made individu-ally to properly accommodate the proper length,sizes and number of bouquet you wish to use.

WATER FOUNTAIN PRODUCTIONP e r f o r m e r

catches a bowl ofwater under afoulard and places itonto a table wherethe cover is removedto reveal a 15” bowlwith a large circularspray of water spray-ing up 12”+ in theair. Entirely self con-tained. Runs on one9 volt battery forhours. Completewith knock apart rollon table with lockingcasters. Lance Burton has featured this is his showfor over five years now.

DOUBLE WATER FOUNTAINPRODUCTION

Same effect as water fountain production butwithout any reloading a large bowl of feather flow-

ers is produced from the same cloth

FLOWER BOWL PRODUCTIONPerformer catches a bowl under a foulard and

sets it on the table. Removing the foulard, there is alarge bowl of feather flowers almost 24” wide.Complete with knock apart roll on table with lockingcasters.

TABLE BASESAluminum bases with offer a lightweight sta-

ble base for many props. The steel upright slips inplace without any tools bringing the finished heightof the base about 36” tall. Items can be easilyattached to top column plate with nuts and bolts.Locking casters included at no extra charge.Hardwood tabletops are available to complete theunit.

CUSTOM DESIGNSWe have worked very hard to produce the

very best feather flower effects in the world. We areknown not only for our standard effect but for thecustom effects we build for our clients. Whether youwant something large of smaller, or that just looksdifferent, or something totally exclusive to you, wewill be happy to work with you.

Not only do we custom design flower effectsbut we also undertaken limited repair and restora-tion work. We have designed many custom nonfeather items for clients, such as silks, mechanicalapparatus, and sheet metal work. Contact us and wecan tell you if it is within our scope. If we can’t do it,we will tell you and try to refer you to someone whoshould be able to help you.

We are also available on a consultation basis tohelp with an act or show.

COMEDY LONG GLOVEPerformer remove one glove and as he starts

to remove the second glove it continues to grow andgrow; until it is over 60” long. Made of the finestdress gloves available, normally for the left hand.Right hand long models available upon request.Complete, with a matching normal glove for theother hand.


MUTLICOLORLONG GLOVE

Same great effect athe comedy long glove, butnow the glove is seen tochange colors as it comesout. Starting with whiteand progressing though notone or two but three multi-colored changes.Multicolors are brightprints with stripes, or dots,etc.

This is a new twist on an old effect that hasbeen a sellout at many major conventions. Our orig-inal design and first introduced in 1984. Don’t beconfused with the cheap, knockoff copies of this weare called on to replace. Left hand is standard. Righthand models upon request. With a matching normalglove for the other hand

FLINTASTIC© LONG GLOVEHoward Flint’s addition to our multicolor

long gloves. Same wonderful bright color changes,but now over 18’ feet. Special kicker of pulling pairof lacy underwear at the end of the glove is included(or easily removed if you wish). This was a hit atAbbott’s Magic 50th Get Together. Left hand is stan-dard. Right hand models upon request. With amatching normal glove for the other hand.

DRESS GLOVES100% cotton dress gloves. The same we use in

all our effects. Furnished in large or extra large sizes.Large fits most performers No snaps to fumble withduring the act. Washable.

BOTANIAS—SIZES FOR ALL NEEDS

We have built the largest botania in the world,used to transform girl into a seven foot bush forBlackstone and the smallest botania of only 7” tall.We have botanias for square circles, double load, fiveload, and other specially designed botanias. If ourstandard line of sizes and types does not fit yourneeds, contact us and we can determine how we canfill your specific need.

IMPORTANT FACTS AND FEATURES

OF OUR BOTANIA EFFECTS

1) All outertubes aremade witha ne m b o s s e d ,grade A,chrome steelin what werefer to as a“ K r i n k l eC h r o m e ”finish. Thisserves twopurposes: ithelps to pre-vent finger-prints fromshowing asthey wouldon unem-bossed chrome steel and it makes the botania conesparkle and shine by picking up the spectacularhighlights of the embossed design. This is our trade-mark design and we are proud to offer this at noadditional charge to you. We have recently began tointroduce a brass finish with the same embosseddesign.

2) Our locking pot allows you to show the cone sep-arate from pot, engage to pot quickly and firmly pro-


duce the bush at arm’s length. Producing it at arm’slength and raising the unit up as the cone clears,makes it look like a bigger bush. Our mechanism hasbeen in use over fifty years and is the most depend-able ever made. It is purely mechanical and does notdepend on magnets to grip the cone.

3) All the flowers are hinged with specially woundsprings that instantly and solidly raise them to fullextension upon removal of the cone. These springswill retain their strength for years to come.

4) All flowers have special hard centers which helpto maintain the flower shape for many years. Lots ofthick, green foliage fill the botania out fully.

5) Our cone edges are fully rolled, wired and fin-ished to help protect not only the flowers but also theperformer from cuts and abrasions.

6) Our botanias are made to troupe and be used. Notto sit on a shelf and look pretty (which they are). thefeathers are handselected especially for the needs ofthis effect to minimize breakage of the feathers. Eachflower is trimmed and shaped to achieve the fullest,most beautiful bush possible. This is the unit moreprofessionals depend upon and recommend.

25 BLOOM ONTRAY

25 blooms with a14” Krinkle chrome tube.Bush extends out toapproximately 18” highand a 14” spread. Madewith a wooden tray andmatching chrome trim. Adove or your hand will fitin the inner tube. A

dream for compact packing.

25 BLOOM ON POTSame unit as above but supplied with a 6” red

flower pot with our dependable locking mechanism.Greatly adds to the illusion of larger bush and allowsproduction at arm’s length. Designed for my per-sonal act in 1981.

30 BLOOM ON A CLEAR TRAY30 blooms on a

clear Plexiglas traytrimmed in krinklechrome. Transformone or two doves intoa large bush 30” highand 24” wide. Krinklechrome outer cover is16” tall.

SQUARE CIRCLE BOTANIAAn attractively lacquered and stenciled wood-

en chimney and metal tube are both shown empty.An enormous production of silks is made; followedby a dove or small rabbit and finally a large flower

bush much bigger than the tube or box is produced.Twelve large bloom in a bush about 14” x 14”.

42 BLOOM WITH POTOur most popular unit. 42 large blooms pro-

duced from an 18” cone into a bush 36” high and 24”


wide. This unit featuresour proven locking potdesign which allows youto produce the bush atarm’s length. Such highstandards of quality anddependability for this typeof mechanism easily sur-pass any other mechanicalor magnetic type of catcharrangement ever offered.A bright 10” flower potadds to total height of the

effect making a total height close to 4 feet high.Krinkle chrome cover has a deceptively thin design.

50 BLOOM WITH POT

50 blooms foran even largereffect. Bushsize 48” x 30”wide from a 24”krinkle chrometube. Completewith a 10” lock-ing pot in abright red finishwhich bringsthe total pro-duced height ofthe bush on thepot to almost 5feet tall. Sameunits suppliedto Tihanny,Reveen, andDavid & Dania.

DOVE PYRAMID TOBOTANIA

Dove are placed into smallpyramid shape cone resting on atray. Without any covering, thebirds and the pyramid explodeinto a huge flower bush. Entirelyself contained ending with a 25b l o o mb o t a n i aon a freestandingcasteredstand.

SILKS FOR THENEW MILLENNIUM

Since the late 1980’swe have been producing ourown line of silks in many oftoday’s most popular col-ors..penetrating yellows,zesty pinks, vivid turquoises, stunning greens andastounding oranges.

It took us a long time to find the right colormatch to properly produce these shades on silk. Weare sure that you will find these colors fresh, cleanand exciting for today’s magic. We stock a variety ofsizes in 8 and 6 momme in these hot colors.

You can expect the same fine quality in oursilks as our World Famous Feather Flower Products.We utilize only pure China silk, carefully cut andhemmed by us personally with a tight double turnedhem. We custom blend our dyes to achieve thebrightest colors. In addition to the hot colors above,we also stock the more traditional colors of red, blue,green, purple, black and white. We offer several dif-ferent tie dye patterns to spice up your act and canhandpaint custom designs on silks if need be. Findout why professionals such as Dale Salwak, DavidSeebach, Brett Daniels, Mark Kalin, James Cielin, andmany more are coming to Hughes Magic for theirsilk needs.


At this writing, we are the only manufacturerproducing 6 momme silks on a regular basis whichare an absolute necessity for tight loading in smallplaces.

FOUNTAIN OF SILKSFourteen silks cascade open from your hands

in a carefully coordinated blend of colors eruptinginto a tie eyed silk three times the initial silk size.Available in two sizes..Regular(15” to 45”) andJumbo Professional (36” to 6’). Made with our finest8 momme silks. Positive and secure release mecha-nism.

COSMIC FOUNTAIN OF SILKSSixteen 15” silks made up with our hot Neon

color cascading through color changes before erupt-ing into a 45” tie dye finish. An old favorite madefresh with the hottest colored silks in magic today.Don’t date your act with outdated props. Update, benoticed, and get booked!!!

20TH CENTURY SILKSTwo solid silks are tied together and placed in

plain view. A brightly colored tie dye silk is vanishedonly to appear tied between the two previously tiedsilks. One of the classics of magic made in fine qual-ity.

Available in non gimmicked or gimmickedstyles. Tie dyes are available in sunburst or diagonalpatterns. A solid color silk could be used instead ofthe tie dye. Outer silks normally supplied with oneblue and one red silk or two blue silks.

HALF DYED SILKSAt the conclusion of silk dying routine, the

silk is shown to be half dyed in your hand. Madefamous by Billy McComb. Stocked in 12”, 15” and

18” in variety of color combinations. Custom colorcombination available.

COLOR CHANGING SILKStandard Goldin method made in bright stan-

dard or neon colors. Totally self contained. Availablein 12” and 18” sizes. Combinations are made toorder as ordered.

COLOR CHANGING STREAMERA black streamer run through your hand

changes into a brightly colored tie dye streamer. 4”wide x 36” long use it with your favorite coloringbook routine or just to add bit of flash to the act.

STREAMERS100% silk streamers with narrow double

turned hems to allow for compact packing. Solid col-ors or tie dyed in traditional or neon colors. 6 or 8momme weights. 4”, 9” and 12” widths. Customwidths and lengths available. Continuous lengthwithout seams available up to 150 feet long.

SILK WINDERThe best method for loading a very large

quantity of streamers or silks into a compact loadarea. Quality metal construction that will last sever-al lifetimes. complete instructions.

BLENDOSix brightly colored silks blend into a larger tie

dyed silks composed of the color just vanished.Unprepared method that can be quickly learned toallow maximum concentration on presentation. Nobulky, double silks used.

ATOMIC COCKTAIL SHAKERAfter having featured this in my own act for

over twenty years, I have decided it is time to sharethis wonderful effect with the fraternity.

A small 3” x 10” tube is shown to be empty.Both ends of the tube are capped with paper. A clearPlexiglas tray trimmed in krinkle chrome is wipedclean. First a red silk if produced from the top of thetube. Likewise a red silk it produced from the bot-


tom of the tube. Now smoking red liquid is pouredinto a wine glass. The process is repeated three moretimes with blue, yellow, and green silks and smokingliquids being produced in a like manner. The tube isset on the table and a 9” x 24” streamer is producedfollowed by a large bouquet of flowers.

You get almost everything you need to per-form this effect ina special customfitted case. Thekrinkle chrometube, paper rings,gimmick, tray,stand, towel,food coloring,sleeve bouquetand load tube, 9”x 24” , eight 18”silks and inten-sive instructionsfor making this afeature effect. Standard model has a open bloom 5bloom bouquet. Deluxe model has an eight bloomrose bouquet.

Don’t pass up a chance to own this reputationmaker.

DOVE STREAMERIf you are looking for an easy way to duplicate

the dove from silk effect without any bodyloads, thisis it. A pure china silk streamer tiedyed in a rainbowof colors is gathered up and a bird is produced.Entirely self contained.

PARIS SILK PRODUCTIONCABINET

Using Horace Marshall’s original design andpatterns, this small 3” x 4” x7” cabinet is exhibited byopening the two front doors and the top door and

placing your hand out through the front. Upon clos-ing the door, a large produc-tion of silks can be madefrom the top of the cabinet.Will hold a 12” x 50’ streamer.

Finished in bright redwith brass hardware, this lit-tle wooden cabinet is anextremely nice quantity pro-duction device for silks. Noangles to worry about.Natural finish models avail-able upon request.

DELUXE PHANTOM TUBEThe most beautiful and practical phantom

tube ever made. Twelve inches tall and just under 4”in diameter. Made with bright, grade A, krinklechrome exterior and bright chrome interior, there isno paint to worry about chipping off. Fingerprintsdo not show on the tube’s exterior. Holds a 9” x 25’streamer. Two chrome steel paper rings and clothcarrying bag included. Absolutely the last phantomtube you will ever need to buy.

Special models available with Brass finish orwith mix and match chrome and brass finishes.

BULLET LOADMade to fit the deluxe phantom tube, it will

allow you increase the load capacity of that tube.Did someone say Ade Duval?

DEVILS HANKNo one made this so it looks normal. Made

with fine quality suit lining that look absolutely nor-mal and in place in most upscale clothing. EugeneBurger bought two and sent Jeff McBride over to buytwo. Phil Whilmarth said “absolutely the best dev-ils hank I have seen”.

The pocket is internally hung so there is nosag even with a heavy watch in it. There are littlebuttons so you know which corners to hold whenopening it up. Available in red, black, navy blue,grey, burgundy, and light tan. A great utility prop tovanish cards, coins or even to force numbers.


FAN OF SILKSProduce from table or bodyload a large spray of 7 silks onspring loaded brass staves.Opens automatically uponrelease. Available in customcolors with high quality ChinaSilks. Ask about our red whiteand blue combinations. About15” tall collapsed and spread toover 30” wide when produced.

FLAG TIERSThese have not been produced for many years

and never in this sterling quality. Constructed withsolid brass and 100% pure China silk.

Also known as the “Flag ofall Nations”, A small fan ofsilks is produced followedquickly by a second largerspray of silks. The first pro-duced fits into the top of thesecond nesting on top of oneanother. A third fan, largeryet is produced and both arestacked on top of it making ahuge display over five foottall.

Available in a rainbow ofbright colorful silks or in a red, white, and blue colorscheme. Also available in custom colors. Furnishedwith a load bag and display stand.

This effect was a favorite of J. B. Bobo. To seehis rou tine look in the “Bobo Magic Show” by MagicInc.

BAMBOO SURPRISE

A small bamboo mat is shown empty andthen a 9” x 12’ brightly colored streamers is pro-duced. Showing the mat empty again, a large fivebloom bouquet is produced.

No body loads. Use any time in an act. Packsmall and plays big.

C o m p l e t ewith mat, 100% pureChina silk streamer,and our famous highquality sleeve bou-quet. Available inmulticolor or a red,white and blue colorscheme. Also avail-able in custom colorsor a larger size.



Ormond McGill:“Recently, Mr. Richard Hughes, who has taken on

the Marshall business, since the death of Horace, person-ally constructed for me a large sized botania..In substance,I will say that all the flower effects manufactured by theHughes Magic Company, are splendid. I unhesitatinglyrecommend them to all performers looking for the verybest.”

December 15, 1989

Harry Blackstone:“I cannot tell you what a pleasure it is working

with you. Your dedication is as great as the flowers youmake--and they are the best!

In the many years that Horace Marshall made theflowers for my dad, I tell you no one could match his work-manship--but YOU have! Thank you again--very much.

October 21, 1990

Ward Thomas:“Thank you so much for all the special feather

flower effects you have created for me. Your flowers arethe best in the business. Your big blooms and brightcolors and expert workmanship outshine all yourcompetition.”

March 24, 1989

Geoff Durham:“The FASTEST TRICK IN THE WORLD is

really a stunner....As far as a performer is concerned, thewonder is in the beauty of the props, the strength of con-struction and the fact it can’t go wrong.

Sid Lorraine:“Rated as the finest feather flower supply house in

the country..I have seen many of the Hughes magicaleffects, as well as their floral beauties, and can testify tothe quality.”

New Tops July 1989

David Goodsell:“Marshall feather flowers were the best in the

world. The worthy successor to them is Richard Hughes,who may well be the leading expert on feather flowers any-where today.....You name it, Richard knows about it.

MUM December 1998

Joe Lutz:“The flowers you sold me are holding up very,

very good. They are the one thing that I can count ongetting some applause.”

December 8, 1979

LEVENT:It is with great pleasure that I recently received my

second Al Delages World’s Fastest Trick. The first one, Ibought from you over 10 years ago. And it has served mewell for thousands of show. And frankly, the reason Ibought a second one. Was my constant fear that the air-lines might lose my act. If not for that Iím sure I couldrun the first one you made for me for several decades more.

Also, I must say that your products are a rarity. Inthat no modification is necessary it order to get themready for a professional show. It is clear that you expend aserious amount of hard work and detailed craftsmanshipin all your products.

May 7, 2002

Fred Story:“The large botania

arrived yesterday. It is verybeautiful and we are extremelypleased.”

February 6, 1988Harry Anderson:

“A great prop thatmakes you look like you knowwhat you are doing. W h ocould ask for anything more?”

May 20, 1986

Phil Wilmarth:“Recommended

for quality constructionand bright, vivid colors.”

Linking Ring August 1989

Ed Bruce:“The late Sid

Lorraine said your flowerswere even better thanMarshall’s.... a fine compliment.”

December15, 1989

Obra Matthews:“Received the bouquets yesterday..WOW!!

THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.........THE BEST I HAVEEVER SEEN...Anything else looks bad beside them.Nothing beats quality.”

April 12, 1985

A FEW TESTIMONIALS......


Tina Lennert’swasherwoman

uses aHughes blooming

feather duster

HarryAnerson..” Agreat trickthat makes

you look likeyou look like

you know whatyou aredoing?”

HarryBlackstone

Jr.closed theEnchanted

Garden withan Automatic

BloomingBouquet as

did his father

Gene Gordonwho wasHorace’s

Marshall’s firstCustomer

Len Vintus

Miss AmericaSusan Akins

with RickWalker

Ronald McDonald

Leventworks withhis second

Hughes“Fastest

Trick in theWorld”

IMPORTANT ORDERING INFORMATION!!!!!Individual handcrafting goes into each effect

as ordered. No two are exactly alike. An inventoryof effects is not generally maintained, but occasion-ally we make a few items ahead to be ready forunexpected rush demands.

Reasonable mass production of these items isnot possible for us to do and to continue the highlevel of quality we demand. This limited productioninsures you of something beautiful, special andunique in your show. All received orders are placedonto a production schedule. Estimation of comple-tion time is usually rather accurate and often sooner.When production is begun you will be notified tosend the balance of the payment for the effect bymoney order or bank check. We do not like to acceptpersonal checks. ABSOLUTELY NO ORDER WILLBE SHIPPED WITHOUT THE PERSONAL CHECKFIRST CLEARING THE BANK. No payment is sentuntil work is begun, though we may request adeposit to insure a place in production scheduling.This policy allows you to not tie up your moneyneedlessly. Note: most smaller items or silks are instock at all times so you may send full paymentincluding shipping and handling with your orders.

We do accept Master Card,Visa or Discover asa service to our customers. This was primarily doneto help our foreign customers and for those rushorders that can’t wait for a check to arrive and clearthe bank. To avoid delays, please include with yourorder the name as it appears on the card, type of card,account number, expiration date and a phone num-ber where you can be reached.

We do not ship for inspection, trial or on cred-it. ALL SALES ARE FINAL We cannot exchange or

refund on effects or props unless there is a defect inmaterials or workmanship. A rehandling charge willbe made on all permissible returns. Absolutely noreturns without a prior written authorization. AllC.O.D. shipments must include a 10% deposit withthe order and will be shipped for cash funds only.Shipment in the United States is usually by Fed ExGround or United Parcel Service for the larger itemsand the US Postal on smaller effects as they havebeen the most reliable and economical. However, wecan ship via Federal Express, Emery, or other carriersas needed. If you have an account with another car-rier, we can direct bill it to your account. In all cases,customer will pay all shipping costs involved includ-ing packaging unless otherwise noted. Overseasorders contact us as shipping costs vary greatlyaccording to the weight and size of the object. Creditcard use for overseas shipping simplfies this billing.

Custom designed effects to fit your needs willbe handled on an individual basis as to pricing, etc.Though repair to flower effects are not generallydone, especially those not of our make or HoraceMarshall, from time to timesome limited repairs willbe undertaken. Please be advised that because of thetime and materials involved it is usually a betterinvestment to sell the old effect and apply the moneyon a new one. Feel free to contact us for more detailconcerning repairs or custom work.

A quick word on warranties..They are only asgood as the person giving them. I have been in busi-ness since 1976 and I stand behind my work. Checkmy client list and realize that I must be doing some-thing right.


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