The Ever Free Tongbao by Raymond Iong

The Ever Free Tongbao by Raymond Iong

There is something different about magic performed with objects that carry genuine cultural weight. The Ever Free Tongbao is not just a penetration routine. It is a small piece of theatre, built around three beautifully crafted Chinese props that look stunning in the hands and create moments of genuine impossibility that any audience, anywhere in the world, can appreciate.

Raymond Iong has put together two elegant effects using a Chinese brush, a red string, and a set of premium Chinese coins crafted to the same standard as his celebrated Artisan Coin line. The props are solid, rounded, and satisfying to handle, with the kind of tactile quality that tells your audience immediately that what they are looking at is something special.

The first effect begins with the spectator themselves tying and tensioning the red string around both the Chinese brush and a Chinese coin, locking everything firmly in place and confirming nothing can separate. In an instant, the coin breaks free from the string in a clean, striking visual penetration that happens right in front of them.

The second effect takes that impossibility further. The spectator holds a large Chinese coin threaded with a red string. Two smaller coins are fixed to both ends of that string, making it structurally impossible for the string to pass through the central hole of the large coin. You pull both ends. The string penetrates straight through. Clean, direct, and completely examinable from start to finish.

Both effects share the same philosophy: every single prop, the coins, the brush, the string, can be fully examined by the audience at any point. That transparency is what makes the magic hit harder. When there is nothing to hide, the moment of impossibility becomes genuinely disorienting rather than just impressive.

The Ever Free Tongbao works beautifully as a standalone close-up piece, as a themed segment within a broader act, or as a distinctive addition to a money magic or visual penetration set. It is the kind of prop that looks as good sitting on a table before you perform as it does in the middle of a routine.

What's included:

Chinese Brush x1

Artisan Chinese Coin x2

Big Chinese Coin x1

Red String with Two Chinese Coins x1

Difficulty: Intermediate
Best for: Close-up, walk-around, table magic, themed performances