The Geometrix was my favourite illusion to do. 'The illusions are things I did and have memories of when I did it and they are all one-offs. 'At first it was such an emotional wrench but now I'm actually getting some pleasure from going through everything. Pictured: One of Paul Daniels' posters from his collection 'There's a lot of magicians around the world that collect magic things like Paul did and he always had this feeling that you have a time owning something and then it's time for somebody else to own it. 'Before now I couldn't really let anything go apart from some things to his sons, but it seems unfair of me to hold on to these things without sharing it.

The greats of the magic world are expected to flock to Special Auction Services in Newbury, Berkshire, to get their hands on items owned by the 'Godfather of Magic'.ĭebbie said: 'I'm never going to use the tricks again and I don't look at these things. The magic collection has been stored at the couples' home in Henley-on-Thames, Berkshire, since his death.ĭebbie said she feels now is the right time to part with it. The show regularly attracted audiences of 15million in the UK and was sold to 43 countries.ĭespite an age gap of 20 years the couple became an item and married in 1988. She became his regular assistant, appearing alongside him on his TV show which ran from 1979 to 1994. Sleight of hand tricks include a selection of playing cards used by Daniels, appearing flower bouquets, a string of silk hankies and a prediction trickĭebbie met her husband in 1979 when she got a job performing in his summer show in Great Yarmouth.

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