The original Tarbell orange vase. A classic—both beautiful and highly functional.
Designed to become a collector's item.
Harlan Tarbell had a small edition of his orange vase (closely related to the "ball vase" or "spherical jar") made and sold them to his students. The new edition from Collector's Workshop is a nearly exact copy of Tarbell's orange vase. We are offering this limited edition in mahogany. It is slightly darker than the illustration. The orange and the matching half-shell were made from special SonoKeling wood with an impact-resistant lacquer coating. A silk scarf in the same color is included, as well as the original German instructions based on Harlan Tarbell 's text.
EFFECT:
You take a wooden orange out of an old-fashioned, turned can. And just like that, the orange has multiplied between your fingers. You're suddenly holding two oranges in your hand!
Strangely, this second orange immediately transforms into a silk handkerchief. You place the first orange back into the can and close the lid. The magic continues. The silk handkerchief transforms back into an orange, but when you lift the lid of the can, you see that the orange has disappeared! The can is held out to the spectator, with its contents inside. It really is empty...
>>> "Exquisite!..... Truly dazzling.... Your products and skill never cease to amaze me". .. Don Carlo Binetti, Italy.
The Tarbell Orange Vase has remained one of the true tests in turning skill for the wood turner. The stippling of the surface of the orange (shell and ball) can be accomplished in many ways. We developed a special 'chattering tool' that allowed us to simulate the skin of an orange. The vase itself is made from select Asian mahogany as the orange and shell and the black portions (finials and legs) are made from rare-sorted JAVANESE BLACK “SonoKeling” wood. The finish is our own blend of melamine with a lacquer overcoat.
EFFECT: The performer displays a small vase that contains an orange. The orange is removed and suddenly multiplies into two. A silk hank is magically produced. This is used to cover the two oranges for a second and upon whisking the hank away, one orange has disappeared.
The remaining orange is placed back into the vase and covered with the lid. The silk hank is tucked into the performers fist. A snap of the fingers and the silk hank changes into the orange. The vase is uncovered only to find that the orange has disappeared!
You receive everything needed to accomplish this wonderful mystery. Mahogany finish.
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