Benson Bowl

From MagicPedia

Benson Bowl Routine is a variation of the Cups and Balls using a single brass bowl, a wooden wand, and three sponge balls developed by Roy Benson.

Bruce Elliot's published the effect in Phoenix #156 in 1948. It was made famous by Don Alan and Frank Garcia used this routine in his close-up act for years.

The Benson Bowl routine can be found in several books:

• Bruce Elliott's Classic Secrets of Magic
• Don Alan's routine in Jon Racherbaumer's In a Class By Himself
• Roy Benson by Starlight by Levent and Todd Karr