Clatter Box

What a racket! What a surprise!

Hand a spectator this box, explaining that it must be handled carefully, as it is a very valuable piece of equipment. Take a silk handkerchief and vanish it, telling the spectator that the vanished silk is now inside the box. Ask the spectator to carefully open the box. As soon as the spectator opens the box, it completely falls apart, crashing to the floor with an awful racket! BUT WAIT- the vanished silk is indeed found hanging INSIDE THE BOX! Great comedy routine!

And even if you don't know how to make a silk vanish, you can STILL use this box! For example, just let your spectator hold the box, and tell him that there is a special surprise inside. The "surprise" of course is that the box falls apart when he opens it!

Box is made of brightly painted aluminum.

 

When you hand the spectator the box, remove a silk from it, then vanish the silk using your favorite method (use a Thumb Tip, a Change Bag, etc.) Tell your spectator that the vanished silk can be found inside the box, and let them open the box.

 

 

Jack Hughes invented the Clatter Box trick.