“Zippo” From The Collectors’ Workshop

Description

This is a pre-owned effect from a magician’s estate purchase. Comes with the original packaging box and written instructions. The Zippo lighter has some scratches to its surface; otherwise good. The original packaging box has some spotting on the cover but is complete.

Effect: Performer borrows a ring, wraps it in some tissue paper to “clean it”, then shows the spectator a really thorough way to do the job. Performer hands spectator his cigarette lighter: “It’s a test of faith,” he says. “Light the paper, the paper will vanish in a flash and your ring will be more brilliant, more beautiful than you’ve ever remembered. Trust me.”

Spectator lights paper, it vanishes in a flash, leaving.… nothing. “O.K. – well at least I got the paper part right.”

And then, after some comedy byplay, performer pulls lighter apart and inside the solid steel lighter is the borrowed ring!