For over 15 years, Chadwick Illusion Fabrications was the manufacturer of the Walter Blaney Sword Cabinet that Walter called The Great Escape. The box of Walter's design is a box-like motif. The cabinet features rigidity, fabrication out of half-inch birch luan, locking T-nuts, and metal trim. The entire unit rolls freely on its chrome ball castors, and the illusion comes completely apart for packing. The twelve gleaming polished aluminum swords and center spear are handmade, and each features anodized sword handle hilts. This illusion is quality through in and out, and is probably one of the finest proteus type sword cabinets on the market today.
 
Also displayed is a sword cabinet that was built for a magician who played theme parks. His version used LED type "swords" that sort of matched the criss-cross pink and blue motif. Also the base design was wedge shaped for added deceptiveness. Whichever version is chosen, know that the cabinets are custom built and customers can specify any exterior design motif. Remember, we are custom illusion fabricators!
 
All versions of this classic are straight forward. The magician displays an ornate cabinet resting on four legs. He opens the lid of the cabinet and the two front doors, so the audience can clearly see the emptiness of the cabinet's interior. The magician's lovely assistant enters the cabinet and the doors are closed. The magician then proceeds to thrust a polished aluminum spear down through the middle of the cabinet, followed by twelve gleaming swords through the top and sides of the cabinet. He then opens the front doors of the cabinet and the girl has vanished! The audience can still see the empty interior, but now with the array of criss-crossed swords. The girl is nowhere to be found. The doors are closed, the swords and spear are removed, the cabinet is opened, and once again there is the lovely maiden!