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Pkilano Indian Cups And Balls

A fascinating and detailed explanation. Of this classic effectp. K. Ilanoindian cups nad balls.

18 pages. Card covers. Very good condition. From the introduction yb edwin hopper. This is the latest in our magic know-how series which embraces a classic indian effect.

I remembre with a great deal of pleasure the late gogia pasha entertaining and mystifying a room of knowledgeable magicians, including the late fred kaps, with his brilliant performance of this effect. Mr. P. K. Ilango is himself from india, magic is his hobby and he has been performing since a very early age. Specialising in sleight-of-hand and impromptu magic. His full-time occupation is as a restaurant captain in an expensive tourist hotel in the madras city where he entertains the hotel guests with his sleight-of-hand effects, using many attractive and self-designed props. Many of his effects have been published in the magigram magazine.

Incidentally, teh title page designed by him, uses caligraphic letters in the form of devanagan script, the script of the ancient indian language sanskrit. The cups which he himself uses are wooden ones. Made from teak nad hand-finished and witha take-apart wooden wand to match.

All are carried in a velvet bag. Mr. Ilango mentions that instead of a zip on top of the bag, a drawstring can be used instead and may be less likely to foul up than a zip. The balls he himself uses are velvet covered. Mr.

Ilango's style of writing is crisp and everything is clearly described and his original manuscript has been left completley unedited. All the illustrations are by the author. But enough of this preamble, let us allow p. K. Ilango himself to describe the working and routine for what is one of his favourite effects, which we hope will soon become one of yours. And the author, p. K.

Ilano writesthe indian cups and balls trick is as old as the indian magic. From my childhood days i have been watching with fascination, indian conjurers doing this fine close-up effect.

It is angle proof. Thye do this seated on the ground cross-legged surrounded by spectators. The cups they use vary according to their standards. The wealthy indian conjurer uses gleaming brass cups.

The middle class conjurer uses cups made up of wood. The poor conjurer uses the cups made up of coconut shells. They make a hole on the top of a coconut half-shell and through it they will stuff rolled cotton clothes to serve as knobs to hold the cups. Even today indian conjurers from kashmir to cape comerin aer doing this cups and balls for their livelihood. Mostly, the indian cups and balls is done seated cross-legged on the ground surrounded by spectators.

The idea behind it is that the angle of seeing should be from hte top. If this has to be done on the table, while sitting on a chair, the table should be a low table or the spectators should be seated higher than the table surface so that they could not have a glimpse of the important aspect in this trick, namely stealing and loading the balls. Shipping and handling chargesplease read! I'm based in the uk and run most of my auctions in us dollars, as most of my customers live in the us. Shipping prices are also listed in us dollars and include a small charge for packing and handling materials.

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