In 2020, Nielsen Magic officially purchased the rights to the manufacturing and sale of this fine piece of apparatus. The new version is officially called the “Dill-Nielsen Dean’s Box” and this is the only authorized version available on the market. This new and improved version has the following details and improvements in the construction: The box is completely handcrafted by magic artisan, Lupe Nielsen The box is made out of walnut with close attention being paid to the direction of the grain of the wood. and the bottom of the box – which floats instead of being glued in place – A lot of care is involved in finishing the box. By handcrafting it, attention is being paid to the color match of the wood. The curtains are screwed in place. One of the “secret moves” can be performed left or riaht handed. The box has a knob in the front. which allows for an easier handling – The main hinges are mortised in the box. You can follow Lupe as she builds this fine maqical apparatus. Videos of the “Making of the Dill-Nielsen Dean’s Box’ have been posted on Instagram (@nnmagic.lupe) and on the Nielsen Magic Facebook page. You bring out two pieces of rope – a white rope and a red rope. The ropes and the box can be thoroughly examined. The box is closed. You make a loop in each of the ropes and holds a rope in each hand. The hands enter the box through the side holes. The ends of the ropes are in view the entire time. You poke open the trapdoor in the top and then remove the right hand from the box. The right hand grabs the loops of rope and brings it up through the trapdoor. The trapdoor is closed. The ropes are trapped in the notches and the centers of the ropes are concealed within your right hand. Even though the ends of the ropes were in full view the entire time, when you open your hand it is seen that the ropes are now linked together. Grabbing a rope in each hand, the ropes are withdrawn through the top of the box. The ropes are genuinely linked together and can be examined. In phase two of the routine the ropes link a second time, under even more impossible conditions. In phase three of the routine a 2-inch diameter ring links itself to a rope, even though the ends of the rope are in view the entire time. (This final phase has an added auditory aspect. You show the ring in your right hand. The hand briefly enters the box through the right hand hole. You hear the ring hit the inside of the box. The box is immediately opened and the ring is on the rope.) Is it the work of unseen forces? (Presented as a day-time seance, your audience will be convinced that you have conjured up spirits!) They won’t believe their eyes! But what the eye beholds, the heart MUST believe… This is all of this and more… truly grand illusion in a highly portable design. The result of more than a year of experimentation and design development, this apparatus will allow you to perform a puzzling feat of magic that will leave your audience spellbound. The many testimonials by those who have seen DEAN’S BOX performed attest to its astounding, mind numbing, jaw dropping impact. We supply the original Dill-Nielsen Dean’s Box complete with ropes, ring, paper instructions and online video-instructions. Reviews; “Dean’s Box allows you to perform an incredible effect with two everyday objects and a beautiful piece of apparatus. I saw Dean fool a room full of magicians with this ever-so-clever routine. You will marvel at it’s simplicity and effectiveness.” ………. Mike Caveney “I am utterly baffled by Dean’s Magic Box.” ………. John Carney “Dean has taken a startling effect with the most direct method possible and gave it a new look and new life. This will fool you, it will fool your audience, and it is actually fun to perform. I ordinarily do not like box tricks, but I think Dean’s latest creation is the exception to the rule.” ………. Michael Weber “This is truly an amazing effect, and it’s really spooky.” ……… T. C. Tahoe “Dean’s Box is loaded with secrets that would make Pandora jealous. Buy it, use it, write it off your taxes.” ………. Pat Hazell “The box is empty, the ropes are real, the ring is solid and I was a kid again. I haven’t been fooled like this for a very long time. This diabolical trick is what good magic is all about. The routine is simple, powerful and destined to become a classic. The box is beautifully constructed, so is the routine. It will fool all who see it, bar none.” ………. David Williamson “This was the best trick by far, at the May 2000 A1 Convention this year. Dean’s Box fooled me badly.” ………. Martin Lewis “I loved your box – it’s one of the most magical experiences I’ve had in a long, long time. Oh and by the way, it fooled me badly! This quote sums up my experience; use it if you like… “It’s thrills and chills to witness Dean’s Box. Your imagination soars as increasingly strange things take place inside of the miniature spirit cabinet.”………. John Kennedy “It hurts to be fooled that bad.” …………… Tony Clark
