Mini Squeeze Away Block by Conjuror’s Workbench

Ed Massey invented this clever and original effect.  The initial version of Squeeze Away Block first appeared in Blackstone’s Annual of Magic c. 1929 in a contribution written and illustrated by Massey. Commercial versions started appearing c. 1946.

This is Conjuror’s Workbench (Jack Ruda) beautiful close-up version of it where you visibly make the solid center block disappear right in front of their eyes only to have it show up in a hat or somewhere else. Made from solid black walnut, hand rubbed furniture-grade finish, top and sides are doweled with brass pins and the bottom is attached with screws for strength. The blocks are solid maple and the gimmick is made of brass and aluminum. There were only 12 of these made.

Effect: Magician shows a neat case in which are three blocks — two black and one yellow. The blocks are removed and may be thoroughly examined. The case has neither front nor back. The blocks are replaced with the yellow block between the two black ones. Now the performer slowly and deliberately pushes the two black blocks together. The yellow becomes smaller and smaller until finally the black blocks are touching each other and the yellow block has vanished completely. The case is swung around — the audience sees only the two black blocks. The blocks are taken out of case and tossed out for examination — and the yellow block is discovered under a borrowed hat.

ONLY THREE BLOCKS ARE USED ABSOLUTELY NO SHELLS!

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