Amaze them like Houdini did!
Everyone loves hearing stories about Houdini! This is the fascinating "Chinese Goblet" illusion with a Houdini theme!
Fill a glass goblet with some liquid. Wrap the chain around the stem of the cut-glass goblet and place the shackled goblet into the solid cherry cabinet. The goblet is secured inside the case and the door is secured, with the ends of the chain sticking out through a small hole in the cabinet door and padlocked together. There is no way to pull the chain out of the cabinet- it is looped around the glass inside. After telling the tale of Houdini's talent for escaping any chains, you suddenly pull the ends of the chain- and the chain passes right through the stem of the glass and comes free! You open the cabinet, and there is the goblet, still in one piece, completely unharmed and still filled with liquid. You can now take the glass out of the cabinet and make a toast to Houdini!
And this is an absolutely gorgeous piece of magical apparatus! Made of solid cherry and featuring a metallic oriental design inlay, this is a prop that will give you years of trouble free enjoyment- and will also look great displayed in your magic library.
