Cups and Balls Magic
The Brian Watson
Collection...
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Cups and
Balls
Top Shelf
L-R: Vintage Ickle Pickle Brass Mini Cups, Unknown (possibly found?)
Cups (these have hole drilled a fraction
below the saddle, possibly for thread or some gimick?), Vintage Burtini
Cups (Sold by Ken Brooke), Uday Aluminium Combo's, Bazare De magia,
Morrissey Cups (my first ever "real" set, these are at least 20
years old.), Original Monti (with magipoxy), Riser Mini's, Black
beauties Cup.
Middle Shelf L-R: Harry Stanley (chrome over aluminium), Stainless
Monti's, Foxy 2.5's, Sterling Silver Princess, Sherwood Copper Smooths With Matching Chop Cup, Sherwood Brass
Smooths, Original Sisti's, JES Squattie 1's, Rare RNT2 Paul Fox (Limited edition number 1 of 2. Mirror
finished and clear coated inside and out.)
Bottom Shelf L-R: Animal Love Cups, Mendoza Combo's, Paul Sharkey
Jumbo Cups, Keith Bennett Cups, Early Burtini Traditionals, Unknown Combo Set, Ken Brooke Heavy Copper Cups,
Supreme Dumpy Cups, Phoenix Cups.
Chop Cups
Back Row L-R: Shamanic Chop Cup (with 5 final load cups), Unknown
Aluminium Cup, Don Alan (aluminium), Eric Hansen 6 Piece, Unknown Cup (takes an orange), Eric Hansen
Cocobolo Baseball Cup, Eric Hansen Birch Burl (tennis ball), Heavy Copper Strolling Cup, Uday Aluminium,
Eric Hansen Cocobolo & Birch Burl Chopped Bowl, Eric Hansen Birch Burl Chopped Bowl.
Front Row: Eric Hansen Ball Vase, Olive Wood Chalice, Magus
Capsule,
Mini Don (aluminium), Le Petite (Stainless), Unknown Leather Chop Cup(came with walnut final load and papier
mache balls.)
Wands
Top to Bottom: Bruce Smith Cherry Wood and Brass, Tabman Tables, Cocobolo Street Wand, Ammar Mercury Wand,
Eric Hansen Custom, Cocobolo & Zebra Wood Wand, Eric Hansen Holly & Ziricote Glitter Wood Wand,
RNT2 Delrin Wand, Phoenix Cups Street Wand, Bruce Smith "Bullet Wand."
Profile
Name: Brian Watson
Resides: Sth Yorks UK
Years in Magic: 28 years in magic and counting (I wasted the
other 8!) Though I cut my teeth on close up I spent a good 19 years on mentalism and
hypnosis though my interest in cups and balls has always been there.
First set of real Cups: Morrissey Copper Cups (birthday present from
my Mother, thanks Mum!)
Other Interests: Music, Martial Arts (Wing Chun Kung Fu, Taiji,
Qi-Na), Chinese Brush Painting, Hypnosis.
© 2009 Cups and
Balls Magic
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