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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
Gee! I learned, in 1946, with a celluloid egg. It got by. But, I am impressed!
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
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On Apr 17, 2018, Izzy Jay wrote: Looks very good, whatever works for you, is the one to go with. |
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olivertwist Special user Nashua, NH 588 Posts |
Thanks, Dick. Thanks, Bill.
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
Back when I got into magic as a youth, the local magic store had a very unique egg for the silk to egg. I was made by Sterling Magic in St. Louis, Mo. I believe. It was a real egg, that had some kind if yellow plastic lining the inside of the shell. Then a white coating over that, in essence 3 layers, a real egg shell, yellow plastic, and then a white layer.
I use that egg for years, until one day I dropped it, and it cracked. Sad to find out, 20 years later, there was no Sterling Magic any longer. So I just made my own out of a plastic egg that came with candy inside. Glued the halves together and filled the seam with puddy. Then spray painted it Egg Shell White. I still have it and use 30 years later. I also tried a Tenyo Silk to egg, but it was not totally opaque, so I painted it with epoxy paint, but I thought it a little small compared to my home made version. Some 10 years ago, I heard about TiroFog EGGS-ACTLY eggs that came with a hole or without a hole. These are made from real eggs, and use a yellow resin on the inside to support the shell. They do not have a white layer, as the old Sterling model did. I ordered a couple, and the resin seems to be sticky, and so I have never used it for the Silk to Egg effect. The instructions say, that the resin may leak through the shell. Some of my shows are done outside in the summer heat. So that is why I have never used this very nice looking egg. Being this egg has never been mentioned on the Café to my knowledge, I thought I would list it, as they are still available, and can be use for Silk to Egg and for the no hole version the Egg Bag. Martin Lewis recommends this egg for his Sterling Egg Bags, and sells his selected version for use. Here is the only place that sells all the different version, they do come in various sizes, just as hens lay them. https://www.magicshopsandiego.com/collections/tirofog If you like them, give them a try and post your comments. |
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olivertwist Special user Nashua, NH 588 Posts |
Those eggs look great. Reasonably priced too.
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
Olivertwist, yes they are priced to sell, but they use to be $12.50. I thought that place made them, as it is only end source. They were hard to find as only a couple other magic shops/dealers carried them years ago.
They package them in a nice little corrugated cardboard box with flap closure. Do to one being out of stock, I question if they are the manufacturer at this point. Maybe a local magician making them for them. They did run an ad in the magazines some years back. Give them a try, they just might be the perfect egg for you. |
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olivertwist Special user Nashua, NH 588 Posts |
I wish I had seen them before I ordered silicone mold rubber and casting resin to make my own. Now that I have the materials I might as well make some eggs. It would have been much cheaper to buy those! I wouldn't make eggs to sell if that's all I could get for them.
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Bob Sanders Grammar Supervisor Magic Valley Ranch, Clanton, Alabama 20504 Posts |
I like the idea of the printed egg. However I still use the ceramic eggs because in my routines I often actually hand the eggs to the volunteer and they must not only look, but feel and have the right weight of a real egg. For the Walk-Around Silk to Egg routine I think a plastic egg kills the effect.
We ship the ceramic eggs to pros all over the world. Performing in Paris, France, I learned that brown eggs in much of the world are more popular than white ones. (I am glad I had both with me!) |
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ringmaster Inner circle Memphis, Down in Dixie 1974 Posts |
Or if your cheap, buy some pantyhose.
One of the last living 10-in-one performers. I wanted to be in show business the worst way, and that was it.
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Bob Sanders Grammar Supervisor Magic Valley Ranch, Clanton, Alabama 20504 Posts |
Of course I only use ceramic eggs since I hand them to the volunteer in my Walk-around Silk to Egg routine. But I also use my gimmicked egg instead of a hank ball. It will hold a 24" square silk or 6 of the super soft 2" sponge balls. (I've never had it happen but I'd rather be caught with an egg than a hank ball.)
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