Illusion Library

Effect

The Vanishing Bowl of Water

Harlan Tarbell · The Tarbell Course, 1926

Time
4 min read + 10 min practice
Materials
In the library
Prerequisites
None

This is a pretty effect and easy to perform.

Performer fills a bowl with water and places bowl on tray held by assistant. He places a cloth over the bowl, then picks up the cloth with the bowl and tosses them both into the air. When he catches the cloth, the bowl has vanished into midair.

How it is done

The method, 12 drawings and all it needs, inside the library.

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