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Frank Tougas Inner circle Minneapolis, MN 1712 Posts |
Does anyone remember the old servanette ;principle. The little secret shelf behind the working surface to drop or pick up items secretly? Does anyone still have one or even use one? Abblotts sold one for years no longer available. Since it was only a line drawing in their last ;paper catalog I wonder if they ever really made them.
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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
They got up to date. Now, they just make black art wells, with lots of black velvet, and gold fringe.
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Steve Burton Loyal user 258 Posts |
I think you're referencing a servante. You can find a description of their use in Hoffmann's Modern Magic, page six. The best description (with illustrations of various types) is in Hay's Cyclopedia of Magic, page 399. Both books are available as Dover paperbacks.
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27294 Posts |
There used to be a couple of items available; The card shelf and Ross Bertram's mat. Also wheeled magic tables used to have a drawer there. Wow things have changed.
Did anyone advertise a table with a black art well which connected to a shelf at the back? Like a billiards table but the pockets are optically disguised
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
When I was in the 6th grade I had a home made servante on my little homemade table. I never used it.
My club act in the Navy was carried in a cigar box sized shaving kit, In 20 years as a part tine pro, I worked out of a "fat" attache case, with the lid open. That was ample to ditch or steal stuff. For a short time, I had two of Abbott's "rabbit" tables, It took time to set them up, and it meant an extra case to carry. I used a large salesman's sample case on a table provided by the school when I started touring the school circuits. I tried a Merv Taylor suitcase table for a season. The 'table" weighed more than the props! I returned to the fat attache case sitting on a waiters tray stand for the last 45 years. I never did find a use for a servante!
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Steve Burton Loyal user 258 Posts |
One thing about the servante is that it can be easily attached and removed-if it's made that way.
I've seen one that swings out from under the table and can be pushed back in once you're done with it. |
Lance Coombes New user Portland, Oregon 18 Posts |
Jonathan Levit uses one and discusses it's construction on the instructional video for his C4 color changing card box from 2014.
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David French Veteran user 374 Posts |
I actually use an Instand table. They offer another shelf that attaches to the base. So I have a surface to work on and a shelf. I cover the table with a small table cloth and no one can see the shelf.
Also, David Stone describes his table and shelf in his book Vortex for his Benson Bowl routine. |
Steve Burton Loyal user 258 Posts |
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On Jun 21, 2019, David French wrote: I think you mean Tom Stone. |
thegreatscungilli Regular user 166 Posts |
Penguin has a couple of table cover/servantes for sale..One is by Uday for about $16.00 and one is by Shin Lim for $99 not sure why the big difference in price, they also have one by Sean Goodman that is for a jacket...Houcus Pocus has the Shin Lim and the Sean Goodman ones also..
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Wravyn Inner circle 3469 Posts |
Sean Goodman’s Secret Servante is a body style servante. An excellent piece for coins and things of that smaller size. Though it could be used on the back of a table, depending on the use that the OP is imagining, I am not sure his product would be what’s needed. I will say that I have and use his product and am very pleased with it.
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