JOHN MARTIN.

Equipment made by JOHN MARTIN (Jan Martinkevitch),  The World's Master Magical Mechanic.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

ALL THE MARTIN EQUIPMENT AND TAYLOR-MADE REPLICAS HAVE BEEN SOLD AS ONE LOT TO THE WORLD FAMOUS HEART SURGEON AND MAGICIAN Dr. RANDALL WOLF IN THE U.S.A. THIS MEANS THAT THE ENTIRE GRANVILLE TAYLOR COLLECTION OF MARTIN EQUIPMENT, BOUGHT OVER MANY YEARS AND USED IN MY SHOWS AROUND THE WORLD, COMPRISING 32 ORIGINAL JOHN MARTIN ITEMS AND 11 TAYLOR-MADE REPLICAS, WILL REMAIN INTACT AS A COMPLETE COLLECTION.

IN FEBRUARY 2011, I WAS OFFERED AND BOUGHT A VERY RARE, IF NOT UNIQUE, SOLID SILVER PREDICTION POCKET WATCH MADE BY MARTIN.  AS ONE WOULD EXPECT FROM ANYTHING MADE BY MARTIN, THIS PREDICTION WATCH IS FAR SUPERIOR TO THE STULL PREDICTION WATCH AND ANYTHING SIMILAR SOLD BY MAGIC DEALERS.  IT CAN BE EXAMINED CLOSELY WITHOUT THE SECRET BEING DISCOVERED, AND THERE ARE AN INFINITE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT CAN BE PREDICTED.  THE WATCH WAS MADE ORIGINALLY FOR GRAHAM ADAMS, WHO LATER SOLD IT TO KEN BROOKE.  AFTER KEN DIED THE WATCH PASSED TO HIS MANAGER FRANK FARROW, AND MUCH LATER INTO THE PETER NICOL COLLECTION OF RARE MARTIN ITEMS, AND IT WAS PETER NICOL WHO FIRST SHOWED IT TO ME A GOOD NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.  NEITHER OF US KNEW HOW IT WORKED!  ONLY BY OPENING THE BACK OF THE CASE, AND EXAMINING THE MECHANISM, WAS IT POSSIBLE EVENTUALLY TO FIND OUT HOW TO SET IT AND USE IT.  DEFINITELY NOT FOR SALE AT PRESENT.

ALL MY BEST CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN THROUGH MY OWN EFFORTS WITH A PROMOTER IN JAPAN, SO I AM DELIGHTED THAT MY BIG ILLUSION SHOW HAS GONE TO SPAIN, AND MY MARTIN  COLLECTION HAS GONE TO THE U.S.A.