The Vanishing Tip-Pen
By Antony Gerard
Order #G-810R
Cost: $18.00
Effect: The magician removes a pen from his/her pocket, the sort of pen that would remind you of
a standard black and white "BIC" pen. This pen looks like and can be written with just like a real pen,
however, it can be caused to vanish in a dollar bill, napkin, or your closed fist.
The Vanishing Tip-Pen can be vanished in a T-Tip, handkerchief, napkin or dollar bill.
It can be used as a production pen, or could be use in a multiplying pens routine.
You can do a broken and restored pen, a color changing pen, pen to magic wand,
or a standard sized pen to a mini pen while using a T-Tip as the depository for the pen.
If you perform Dave Williamson's Strike Vanish as found in "Williamson's Wonders",
try doing the strike vanish with a balled up dollar bill.
After you cause the bill to vanish and then reappear,
finish by rolling the bill around the pen and cause the pen to vanish.
History: The concept for the Vanishing Tip-Pen came to me after attending a John Cornelius lecture in 1979.
In his lecture, John performed and taught his multiplying and vanishing cigarettes routine. The material that
John used in his routine is the same as is used in the Vanishing Tip-Pen. Over the years I sold the Vanishing
Tip-Pen in my magic shop but did not show it at conventions nor did I advertise it in the magic trade magazines.
I did not want to sell large quantities because I used it in my performances and wanted to keep it somewhat exclusive.
After demonstrating the Vanishing Tip-Pen at the 2006 Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic convention in New York
and having quite a few of the attendees present ask where they could get one, I decided to make this item
available to the magic community. In August of 2006 I brought two dozen of the Vanishing Tip-Pen sets to the
Abbott Magic Get-Together and sold out in less then one day. The Vanishing Tip-Pen is a great utility effect
for any magic performance and can be used in close-up, parlor, or stage magic performances.
On August 28th, 2006 I e-mailed John Cornelius asking if he recalled where I may have seen him lecture in 1979.
In John's return E-Mail to me he indicated that he did not recall the exact date but did offer the following information.
John said; "Nice to hear from you. I have been using the heat shrink tubing idea since before 1979. In fact at my lectures
I mentioned that it could be made into a pen." My response E-Mail to John said; "If I had recalled you mentioning the pen
idea in your lecture, I would never have sold the vanishing chalk or pen in my magic shop. The name that I gave the effect
is the "Vanishing Tip-Pen". If you want me to stop selling the "Vanishing Tip-Pen" just say so, or if it is okay to continue
selling them, I will continue mentioning you in the credits." John's return E-Mail stated; Dear Antony: Thanks for being so
honest. I wouldn't mind if you sold them through your shop. Thanks, John Cornelius.
So as it stands I can continue selling and taking orders for the Vanishing Tip-Pen through my magic shop
(The Timid Rabbit Magic And Masquerade Shop) and my web site (www.AntonyGerard.com), however, I will not be
advertising this item in the trade magazines, and they will not be available to other distributors.
At least not without the written permission of John Cornelius.
Order Number; G-810R
Price For U.S.A. The Vanishing Tip-Pen; $18.00
Domestic Priority Envelope Shipping $6.00
Total Domestic Including Shipping; $24.00
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Store Hours
Monday through Saturday from Noon through 6:00 PM
Store Location
The Timid Rabbit Magic & Masquerade Shop
2001 West Main Street
Kalamazoo Michigan 49006
E-mail; AntonyGerard@msn.com