Silk Cabby Deluxe by Viking Mfg., Sunil Batra

Normally I would not expect to be raving about a Silk Cabby from India, but this beauty designed by and built for George Robinson at Viking Mfg. by Sunil Batra in India is a real beauty.   It reminds me a little of the quality and finish produced by Milson-Worth and the price is certainly reasonable for what you get.  You would never guess this came from India unless it was mentioned in the description 🙂

The cabby mechanism works perfectly and is smooth and quiet with no fumbling.  However, the problem with this Silk Cabby is coming up with a routine that is a little different.  Luckily Joe Berg has a great routine in The Berg Book which I detail here.

Effect: Viking is proud to announce a joint venture with Sunil Batra, craftsman, designer and manufacturer. Viking will design the products and Sunil and his son David will take those designs and turn them into exquisite magical props. Our Deluxe Silk Cabby is our first collaboration, and it is a beauty. Look for more exclusive VM/SB creations to come.

Viking’s Silk Cabby is considered one of the finest in design and quality. Beautiful red lacquer with black and gold accents and brass hardware. This is reminiscent of the early Owens Magic paint scheme.

Cabby is shown empty. Three white handkerchiefs are pushed into the cabby via a circular opening in the side. When the hanks are pushed out using a wind, it is seen that the white hanks have now changed colors.

Another option would be to insert red-white and blue hanks and when they are pushed out, they change into an American Flag.

This is the perfect exchange cabinet for silk hanks, ropes, sponge balls, etc.

The mechanism is silent and sure. No fumbling, etc. Cabby can be shown empty at any time.

Cabby measures: 8.5″w x 5″ d x 5.5″t

Silk hanks not supplied.

Found something wrong? Help us improve things by clicking here!