A small white block is marked by the performer with a spectator's initials. The block is then slipped into a wooden tube which has a small window at each end of it. The performer first turns the tube end on to the spectator to enable him to see that the block just fits into the tube. Holding the tube horizontally, the performer now allows the spectator to view the initialled block through the first window in the tube.

With the aid of a small wooden rod, the performer then slowly pushes the initialled block along the length of the tube, thereby enabling the spectator to view it through the second window. To the spectator's surprise, however, when the block appears in the second window, THE INITIALS ON IT ARE NO LONGER HIS, BUT ARE NOW THOSE OF THE PERFORMER!

The block is then completely removed from the tube and given to the spectator to examine. THE SPECTATOR'S INITIALS HAVE COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED - ONLY THE PERFORMER'S REMAIN!

INGENIOUS SELF-CONTAINED APPARATUS

ONLY ONE BLOCK IS USED

NO SHELL * NO FLAPS

THE TUBE CAN BE SHOWN ON ALL SIDES

The tube, which is handcrafted in teak, measures 10 cms in length, and the block is 1.5 cms square. Everything supplied. Please indicate the initials to be used on the block.

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