Comedy Card in Balloon – Mephisto Estate

This is an early version (when they still were made in wood) of Mephisto’s of Belgium item. It was very popular at the time and still holds a lot of entertainment value today!It is so early that the instructions even mention a naughty performance bit which today many would consider inappropriate.

Warren Stephen’s had the original idea to the premise but Mephisto’s differs because instead of the chosen card appearing in the center balloon, an extra section is added where a gun (blank gun or comedy bang gun) is given to the spectator to shoot at the target – which just happens to be in the bottom of the tray – and the hope would be that the card would arrive impaled by the bulled in the center of the target. But this fails too, and then the target swings down with a clatter and the performer’s face is revealed smiling through the hole left by the target and securely position on the end of his nose is their chosen card. It is a great piece of solid entertainment.

I realize that the gun is also now a victim of our times but you can always let the spectator use his fingers as the gun.

We provide the tray in used condition (some dents and paint nicks, one spring loaded balloon burst device lost its spring, replace the spring or use a needle) with instructions in Dutch, French & English, provide your own regular balloons.