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hepard lee noble pete biro and in more recent times michel clavello jonathan neal john carney jonathan pendragon the great virgil was noted for his mystifying version of the vanishing bird cage an account in the august 1933 issue of the diebox by walter adrian describes virgil s performance it has not been our privilege to have witnessed all the performers in the world who exploit the vanishing bird cage thus far at least the presentation by virgil has them all beat by meters chains and furlongs walks down the runway over orchestra with live bird and cage fully displayed come closer mates flash removes coat and waistcoat even farther all depending of course assistant displays garment and committee takes a look it s your guess take as many as you like in the sphinx may 1928 john braun describes virgil as virgil of vanishing bird cage fame the flying bird cage is a thing to marvel at in virgil s hands and is something the people talk about afterward harry willard willard the wizard performed the vanishing bird cage in almost every show he always used a live bird in the cage bev bergeron who worked as an assistant to willard for a few seasons on the show and wrote a book about willard the wizard said he never saw one of the birds injured or killed from performing the vanishing cage bev said the birds usually parakeets would bite his fingers when he was taking care of them before and after the show although the birds would never bite willard willard the wizard prepares to vanish a bird cage magician and author richard heinemann with bird and cage photo from heinemann s book original magic 1945 he is using a european style bird cage made by jános bartl and others mystic craig william michael vagell who wrote a book the elusive canary 1936 about his approach to performing the vanishing bird cage and some alternative handlings along with some with some historical information about the vanishing bird cage provided by john mulholland and jean hugard purchase an e book version here https www lybrary com the elusive canary p 926908 html in his book mystic craig wrote that he favored the cage sold by floyd thayer made for thayer by walter baker john nicholls booth had a successful performing career as a society nightclub and hotels magician in the 1930 s in the early 1940 s he left full time performing to attend seminary and become a minister he continued an active interest in magic for his entire life and wrote many books on magic as well as books on philosophical theological and historical topics john booth was noted for his outstanding presentation of the vanishing bird cage which he usually presented as an encore he would vanish the bird and cage then step off stage for a moment to get another cage and another bird then repeat the vanish with members of the audience placing their hands around the cage he used a brass ribbon trimmed cage made by jay palmer the first cage he vanished was trimmed in red ribbon and the second cage he vanished was trimmed in green ribbon autographed photo of howard de courcy performing the vanishing birdcage 1938 from the collection of tim reed howard de courcy used a cage made by john martin howard de courcy performing his version of the vanishing bird cage in 1937 for the newsreel cameras of british pathe howard de courcy s full vanishing bird cage act may be seen in the british pathe newsreel vaudeville cocktail posted on youtube https youtu be hfg1utbyuvc after he has vanished the cage de courcy hears someone from the audience say it went under his coat so he removes his coat and allows the gentleman to examine the coat where no trace of the bird or cage is to be found european style vanishing bird cage possibly by jános bartl other european manufacturers made similar style cages in england john martin made a cage in this style that was regarded as superior in quality to all others in this style st louis based magician and magic shop owner will lindhorst s vanishing bird cage design first introduced in august of 1947 this is generally thought of as the best most practical cage design and has been widely copied the cages were actually made by will lindhorst s brother charles lindhorst the lindhorst vanishing bird cage was introduced in august 1947 british magic dealer harry stanley had the magical craftsman yimka dick scott make a very similar style cage for stanley s company unique magic which stanley dubbed the secundus cage introduced in november 1947 only a few months after lindhorst s cage in the mid 1950 s and continuing into the 1960 s magic dealer gene devoe had charles lindhorst continue to make the original lindhorst vanishing bird cage when he purchased lindhorst s magic den in st louis mo after lindhorst died in 1954 starting around 1964 and continuing into the 1970 s fred rickard made a lindhorst style cage for owen magic supreme owen magic supreme continued to produce a lindhorst style cage after rickard passed away but the later owen cages were not as good as the ones made by fred rickard in the 1980 s 2000 s master craftsman james riser made lindhorst style cages including his scaled down baby lindy version which are very highly regarded and sought after riser s cages are considered among the best ever made chris reesman of encore magic made a lindhorst yimka style cage around 2003 2006 for billy mccomb s marketed version of his slow motion vanishing bird cage in recent years daniel summers collaborated with the late walter blaney to produce the walter blaney perfect vanishing bird cage and also the james riser baby lindy vanishing bird cage authorized by james riser an original will lindhorst bird cage c late 1940 s early 1950 s made by will s cousin charles lindhorst owned by the author of this blog i obtained a bamboo box to store my cage it is just the right size for the cage the bamboo box is intended to store disposable clean skin club brand face towels look for bamboo disposable face towel box for clean skin club other brands of similar face towels also come with a bamboo box just check the dimensions to make sure it will fit your cage the box i got is 6 1 4 l x 5 3 8 w x 5 3 4 h on the interior this size bamboo box also fits the similar sized walter blaney cage made by daniel summers lindhorst cage with bamboo storage box walter blaney cage by daniel summers with bamboo storage box lindhorst cage brass aluminum c late 1940 s early 1950 s side by side with daniel summers walter blaney cage stainless steel c 2022 2025 139 collection of the blog author here is a lindhorst style cage sold by gene devoe made by charles lindhorst after will lindhorst died in 1954 his magic shop lindhorst s magic den in st louis was purchased by gene devoe who continued in business for many years as devoe s magic den gene devoe had charles lindhorst continue to make the lindhorst cage but in all aluminum which had the advantage of making the cage lighter but the aluminum bars tended to come loose more easily than the brass bars on the original lindhorst cages owen magic supreme vanishing bird cage in the lindhorst style for many years the cages were made for owen by fred rickard from the collection of louie foxx 3 bird cages made by james riser small size baby lindy large size and standard size lindhorst style cage riser s cages are highly sought after and are considered among the best cages ever made see more on riser s website https www jamesriser com magic riserbirdcagesreference pdf lindhorst style cage made by daniel summers the walter blaney perfect vanishing bird cage this is the best cage available today maybe the best ever daniel summers also makes the smaller james riser designed baby lindy cage authorized by james riser the best small cage available today daniel summers blaney cage with parakeet by jonathan neal the parakeets made by jonathan neal are considered the gold standard for birds to be used with the vanishing bird cage these attractive birds are much advanced over the latex rubber canaries of days gone by magicians have typically used a faux canary because of concerns for the safety of a live canary or budgie jonathan hand carves and hand paints each parakeet jonathan neal is also one of the foremost performers of the vanishing bird cage effect scroll down further on this page to see his outstanding handling of the vanishing bird cage and at the end he removes his jacket to show nothing concealed interestingly harry willard willard the wizard used live budgies to perform the vanishing bird cage and none of the birds were ever injured or killed accoding to his former assistant and biographer bev bergeron james riser baby lindy cage made by daniel summers with jonathan neal parakeet another james riser baby lindy cage by daniel summers with a parakeet made by jonathan neal from the collection of maxence vire will lindhorst s ads for his vanishing bird cage appeared in august 1947 at first the famous bert allerton known for his skill with the vanishing bird cage was associated with lindhorst s cage but after some time the allerton name was dropped from the advertisements for the lindhorst cage note that lindhorst also scored endorsements from the well known magicians frakson and bill baird the first ads proclaimed comes with the allerton method routine and advice the price of 17 50 in 1947 would equal 246 17 in 2025 with inflation factored in but in fact a brand new lindhorst style vanishing bird cage in 2025 will cost you anywhere from 1200 2500 depending on the maker al koran better known as a mentalist was famous for his one handed vanish of the bird cage this photo of al koran appeared in an advertisement for the unique cage made by yimka dick scott for harry stanley s unique magic harry stanley started selling this cage in november 1947 three months after the will lindhorst cage which is almost identical was introduced in august 1947 originally dubbed the secundus cage by harry stanley he eventually changed the name to simply the unique vanishing bird cage this cage was used and endorsed by al koran billy mccomb hans trixer and ian buckland among other notable magicians another advertisement for unique magic s vanishing bird cage aka the secundus cage made by yimka aka dick scott the price of 5 pounds in 1949 would equal 150 pounds in 2024 with inflation added 150 187 u s dollars at current rate of exchange in january 2025 but expect to pay anywhere from 300 600 or more for one of these yimka cages in good condition unique magic secundus vanishing bird cage made by yimka from the collection of master magician ian buckland when the university of melbourne australia presented an exhibit in tribute to the work of magician ian buckland they asked him what new approach he would like to offer for a performance he chose to perform magic for a group of blind children attending the exhibit what a marvelous idea for bringing blind people into the moment of magic although they do not see the cage disappear they feel it go and the astonishment is every bit as powerful photo montage of billy mccomb performing his version of the vanishing bird cage the slow motion vanishing bird cage photos by john moehring billy mccomb vanished the cage containing a mouse not a bird in a slow motion manner unlike most magicians who vanish the cage with a quick toss or clap of the hands in mccomb s version the cage seems to melt away to nothing billy mccomb s slow motion vanishing bird cage without the sheer chiffon scarf he usually covered the cage with before vanishing it from the movie presto another example of billy mccomb vanishing the cage barehanded without the sheer chiffon scarf he usually used to cover the cage one of billy mccomb s bird cages made by chris reesman encore magic in the yimka lindhorst style alan wakeling performing the vanishing bird cage on the midway at the san diego county fair in 1949 as a warm up act for the great dante s show cage is either a holmdale or lindhorst cage a closer view of alan wakeling performing the vanishing bird cage on the midway at the san diego county fair in 1949 cage is either a holmdale or lindhorst cage although not shown in this photo wakeling was the first to put into print the idea of vanishing t he cage under a sheer chiffon scarf and that is how he usually presented the effect close up magician bert allerton was well known for performing the vanishing bird cage close up while seated at a table with patrons of the restaurants where he performed allerton used a lindhorst cage at various times and later had his cage s custom made by magic craftsman ed miller bert allerton prepares to vanish the bird cage surrounded fellow magicians at a magic convention in 1947 a lindhorst cage owned by bert allerton photographed by magician and vanishing bird cage collector louie foxx at magic live 2024 harry blackstone sr performs an abbreviated version of his vanishing bird cage routine on the television show person to person with edward r murrow blackstone s cage was trimmed in red ribbon made by his brother pete bouton the full blackstone routine involved vanishing the cage then allowing a gentleman from the audience to feel his sleeves and look under his coat then blackstone would say allow me to step off stage for a moment to get another cage and another canary and i ll do it again then upon returning with another cage and canary he would invite children from the audience to come up to put their hands around the cage and the cage would vanish harry blackstone jr performs the vanishing bird cage starting at the 0 31 mark https youtu be fmv618crmiu t 31 in the full routine used by both blackstone sr and blackstone jr in theaters across the world and on television the so called blackstone style red ribbon trimmed brass bird cage made by pete bouton or possibly walter schroeder for the abbott s magic co harry bouton blackstone sr and jr used these style of cages the ribbon trim helped the small brass bird cages to show up better from a distance on stage this cage may actually be a jay palmer cage jay palmer along with walter baker for floyd thayer and al baker for martin sunshine all made similar ribbon trimmed cages ribbon trimmed vanishing bird cage with white ribbon made by walter baker for floyd thayer s magic shop fred keating favored the white or silver ribboned cages because they showed up better under a bright spotlight on stage ribbon trimmed cage made by martin sunshine possibly made by al baker for martin sunshine s magic shop these type of ribbon trimmed cages made by pete bouton and walter schroeder for abbott s jay palmer walter baker for floyd thayer and al baker for martin sunshine were quite popular and used by well known performers such as fred keating john booth al baker neil foster lee noble as well as harry blackstone sr and jr in later years these ribbon trimmed brass cages fell out of favor compared to the lindhorst style cage but some performers such as david charvet and marc gilday continue to prefer the ribbon trimmed brass ca...