Egyptian Prediction Chest by Magic Wagon

Fifth times a charm? Not for me 🙁

So here is yet another version of the T.A. Waters’ amazing Box Office which has been recreated so many times it is hard to keep up.

Magic Wagon themselves have now produced five different versions of this effect. For this version they have changed the internal mechanism quite drastically. As a result you no longer require a paper clip attached to the predictions, and the prediction is seen roughly in the center of the box.

However, for me, these are only things magicians even think about, and I prefer the simpler classic mechanism.  I found this new method a little more finicky and the change does not seem like progress.  The box looks amazing and it will look great in your collection.  But if I was going to perform this effect I would use Mind Paintings II or preferably my custom version here which I feel are both superior to this version.

Magic Wagon’s other versions of Box Office:

• Mental Safari
• Mental Safari Deluxe
• Mind Paintings
• Mind Paintings II
• Egyptian Prediction Chest

Effect: The performer displays an ornate chest from the “Ancient Egyptian Collection”. He then secretly places a rolled paper prediction into the drawer of the chest and closes it. The performer then removes the lid of the chest showing four beautiful picture frames with Egyptian symbols (Pharaoh, Horus, Nefertiti and Scarab). The performer now asks a spectator to select one of these Egyptian symbols (This is a completely free choice). The picture frame of the chosen symbol is then removed and the lid is closed. The spectator is then invited to open the drawer of the chest, remove the prediction and read it aloud. To the spectator’s surprise, the prediction exactly matches the chosen symbol! It’s a perfect prediction.

Please do not confuse this with any other similar effects which have been on the market over the years. The mechanical method of our latest version is absolutely diabolical in operation and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first time in the magic industry that uses this system to release the prediction into the drawer so that the prediction will no longer stay directly underneath the chosen object and more importantly, the prediction in the drawer will only be one piece of regular paper and nothing else. This means there will be no paper clips, no metal shims of any kind or hidden magnets, etc. This is not possible with any other versions currently on the market.

The entire outfit is extremely detailed and because of the method involved and the long artistic manufacturing process, it has taken over 9 months to complete this release. It is, without question, one of the finest and most exquisitely detailed effects we have ever produced. The photos really do not do justice to this very elaborate piece of magic apparatus!

The cabinet measures approximately 13 cms wide by 10.6 cms tall and 11.6 cms deep.

Note: Each Egyptian symbol in the picture frames can also be removed and you can create your own messages or use any of your favorite pictures to suit your routines and preferences!

Special thanks to Mr. Tony Curtis for coming up with the name for this effect.

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