Enchanted Treasure Chest (0521D6)

This is the classic Tip Over Production Box, in the form of an attractive “Treasure Chest.” A beautiful prop that will enhance any magic act. Call it a Treasure Chest from the Arabian Nights, or Blackbeard the Pirate’s Treasure Chest, or whatever you fancy.
Show the box completely empty. Cast your magic spell and produce what you will from the chest. “Silks, Doubloons and Pieces of Eight, Flags and Flowers, even Doves or a baby Rabbit. Show the chest empty after the production, then cast your magic spell again, and make yet another production. The chest will hold a truly enormous amount of production items.
Working the Tip Over Box should be familiar to most magicians. The chest appears completely empty when shown to the audience. Turn it upright, open the cover, and make your production from the chest. You can tip over the chest at any time during the production to show it empty again, then turn it upright and continue with the production.
You can even lift the chest up after it is loaded. An assistant could walk in with the chest, held by the handles on the sides, and place it on the table for you. Or you could pick it up from a side table, and place it on the center table to perform the effect. This re-enforces the illusion that there is nothing under the chest, and is better than leaving it fixed in a particular place.
One of the best features of the Tip Over Box is that there is no apparent hiding place for the load. The depth of the box when shown empty is exactly what you would expect in an empty box of this size. You can subtly re-enforce this illusion, by using a magic wand to tap the box on the outside, and the inside walls and bottom to show empty. You apparently tap the box on the outside to show it is a solid box, and wave the wand on the inside, taping the sides and bottom when you show it empty.
You may choose to carry your complete act in the chest, show it empty, perform an effect, replace the prop, show chest empty again, produce another prop for another effect and so on. Sam Dalal has taken a lot of care and pride in producing this item. Give it the same attention for the presentation, and you will have a winner in your act. Box measures 12 ?” high x 15″ length x 10 deep” and is beautifully finished.