| The performer raises the decorated top of the apparatus until THE EMPTY INNER CABINET IS FULLY REVEALED. The cabinet is then closed and three blank, white plastic cards are slipped into it through a slot in the top of it. The spirits of the cabinet are then called upon to reveal the identity of a card selected mentally by a spectator from the audience; also the spectator's colour preference. The spirits, however, refuse to co-operate. No message appears on the blank cards, and then when something finally does appear, much to the consternation of the performer and the amusement of the audience, IT CANNOT BE DECIPHERED (which is hardly surprising, since the message has been written by a Chinese spirit in its own language!). The surprising finale comes when the spirits in the cabinet are called upon by the performer TO PROVE THEIR EXISTENCE AND MATERIALIZE, and this they do...IN THE FORM OF A MINIATURE BOTTLE OF LIQUEUR! Handcrafted from SOLID TEAK, the cabinet stands approximately 5½ inches high and features a decorative circular panel of Oriental design set in relief on the front of it. Complete with three white plastic cards and a miniature bottle of French liqueur.
Text Copyright © 1972-2005 Alan Warner
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