Meir’s Muses
MyMagic eNewsletter #1,420
July 25, 2026
One of the great magic illusions was not created by a magician. Moritz Heinrich Böninger created it and received a patent for it in 1933.
Unfortunately for us he sold his idea to a toy company and throughout the last 90 years there have been many versions of it. Since I recorded the illusion and put it on YouTube around ten years ago it got popular again and with tons of videos and exposes trying to go viral with it.
You may have guessed that I am writing about the Magic Sword Illusion which thousands of you have bought since then.
I sold so many that I started looking for ways to disguise it and make it look less like a toy. Collaborating with Bill Schmeelk I released the ProCase. It sold out quickly but could not make more at a reasonable cost… Until now. Take a look at the new version: HERE
►Sword Illusion ProCase:
The Magic Sword Illusion is arguably one of the best and most deceptive illusions in magic. The problem is that it looks like a toy.
It creates an impossible illusion of a knife repeatedly penetrating through a toothpick or any such object. It is truly a mind-boggling illusion that seems impossible even after you know how it works.
The idea was to create a case for it, so it looks less like a toy and more like an interesting oddity.
The Sword Illusion ProCase you receive comes ready to perform. It is a custom-made black case made of strong plastic that has a rough texture. The case tightly fits around the standard Sword Illusion and comes complete with a Sword Illusion already embedded so it can be performed immediately.
Watch and buy: HERE
►MY LATEST RELEASE:
►Coin Copier:
The basic routine involves a metal box which is referred to as a tiny counterfeiting machine. You dump the four coins out of the box; a Japanese coin, a Swiss coin, a British coin and a US coin. Using the Japanese coin as a sample each coin is placed in the box and one at a time, as the box is waved over the Japanese coin, the coin inside instantly turns into a duplicate of the Japanese coin. This is repeated until all four coins have turned into Japanese coins and everything is examinable.
Watch and buy: HERE
►UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
►AUGUST 2-5: Magic Live! in Las Vegas. Info: HERE
►AUGUST 23: Spinnato’s Comedy Magic Show at Comix @ Mohegan Sun Casino in CT. Tickets: HERE
To view all my upcoming appearances, go: HERE
Stay happy, Meir
PS: Although I had hundreds of ProCases made, I was only able to get very few Sword Illusions. Turns out that the current Pirate knockoffs are inferior, have different dimensions and don’t fit in the cases. But if you previously bought a Pirate from me… it will fit perfectly.
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“Each trick should be a little play. You do certain things and tell certain stories that arouse the curiosity of your audience. You must be able to spin out your patter so as to pile up their curiosity to the highest possible pitch.”
…John Mulholland, Milton M. Smith (Magic In The Making, 1925)
