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Three cups seem too much? Check out these Chop Cups. We have a fine collection of chop cups and balls. The basic concept of a Chop Cup is that you have only one cup and one ball, and yet are able to do a series of amazing appearances, transpositions, vanishes and transformations. Reputations have been made with these one effect!

Chop Cups

We stock a range of Chop Cups from inexpensive beginners ranges, to gorgeous professional-quality Chop Cups.
Chop Cup (Copper) Accessory
Chop Cup (Copper)
Price: £20.00£20.00exc VAT
Wide Mouth Chop Cup Accessory
Wide Mouth Chop Cup
Price: £86.00£86.00exc VAT
Harmonica 2 Chop Cup (Silicone) Trick
Harmonica 2 Chop Cup (Silicone)
From Price: £22.25From£22.25exc VAT
Chop Cup Wooden (Worker) Accessory

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Chop Cup Wooden (Worker)
Price: £51.75£51.75exc VAT
CCC Chinese Chop Cup Trick
CCC Chinese Chop Cup
Price: £28.00£28.00exc VAT
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Transformer Chop Cup
Price: £28.00£28.00exc VAT
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Spirit/Shot Measure Chop Cup (with Olives)
Price: £25.50£25.50exc VAT
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Chop Cup
Price: £16.00£16.00exc VAT
Lost Souls Chop Cup (Large) Trick
Lost Souls Chop Cup (Large)
Price: £39.75£39.75exc VAT
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MS Leather Chop Cup
From Price: £51.25From£51.25exc VAT
PFD Copper Chop Cup (Copper) Accessory
PFD Copper Chop Cup (Copper)
Price: £36.00£36.00exc VAT
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Chalice Chop Cup
Price: £133.50£133.50exc VAT
Harmonica Chop Cup (Red Silicone) Accessory
Harmonica Chop Cup (Red Silicone)
Price: £24.00£24.00exc VAT
Chop Cup - Don Alan style Trick
Chop Cup - Don Alan style
Price: £18.50£18.50exc VAT
Chop Cup (Copper) Accessory
Chop Cup (Copper)
Price: £20.00£20.00exc VAT
Sea of Skulls Chop Cup (Large) Accessory
Sea of Skulls Chop Cup (Large)
Price: £39.75£39.75exc VAT
Mini Harmonica Chop Cup Accessory
Mini Harmonica Chop Cup
Price: £66.25£66.25exc VAT
Aged Silver Lost Souls Chop Cup Trick
Aged Silver Lost Souls Chop Cup
Price: £47.75£47.75exc VAT
Chop Cup (Aluminium) Trick
Chop Cup (Aluminium)
Price: £11.25£11.25exc VAT
Chop Cups Copper Accessory
Chop Cups Copper
Price: £20.75£20.75exc VAT
Harmonica Chop Cup (Red Set) Trick
Harmonica Chop Cup (Red Set)
Price: £22.00£22.00exc VAT
Leather Chop Cup Accessory
Leather Chop Cup
Price: £39.75£39.75exc VAT
Chop Cup (Brass) Accessory
Chop Cup (Brass)
Price: £43.00£43.00exc VAT
Chop Cup Mini 2.0 Trick
Chop Cup Mini 2.0
Price: £43.75£43.75exc VAT
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Chop Cup Classic 2.0
Price: £79.50£79.50exc VAT
Chop Cup Mini Wide Mouth Trick
Chop Cup Mini Wide Mouth
Price: £43.75£43.75exc VAT
Chop Cup Wooden (Custom) Accessory
Chop Cup Wooden (Custom)
Price: £51.75£51.75exc VAT
Solid Chop Cup Trick
Solid Chop Cup
Price: £35.00£35.00exc VAT

Coffee Cup Chop Cups

This small range of coffee cup Chop Cups allow for a motivated routine using natural-looking props.
Coffee Cup Chop Cup (3 cups and 2 balls) Trick
Coffee Cup Chop Cup (3 cups and 2 balls)
Price: £30.50£30.50exc VAT

Balls for Chop Cups

There's little point in having a stunning Chop Cup unless you've got the balls to match. We stock a wide range:
TCC Leather Chop Cup (w/ Balls) Trick
TCC Leather Chop Cup (w/ Balls)
From Price: £58.25From£58.25exc VAT
Chop Cup Balls - White Leather (Regular) Accessory
Chop Cup Balls - White Leather (Regular)
Price: £26.25£26.25exc VAT
Monkey Fist Chop Cup Balls Accessory
Monkey Fist Chop Cup Balls
Price: £19.00£19.00exc VAT
Cups & Balls- Chop Cup Aluminium Combo Accessory
Cups & Balls- Chop Cup Aluminium Combo
Price: £42.25£42.25exc VAT
Crochet Ball .75 inches Accessory
Crochet Ball .75 inches
Price: £1.50£1.50exc VAT
Chop Cup Balls - Red Leather Accessory
Chop Cup Balls - Red Leather
Price: £26.25£26.25exc VAT
Strong Chop Cup Balls White Leather Accessory
Strong Chop Cup Balls White Leather
Price: £30.25£30.25exc VAT
Crochet 5 Ball combo Set Green Accessory
Crochet 5 Ball combo Set Green
Price: £9.00£9.00exc VAT
Chop Cup Balls Black Leather Accessory
Chop Cup Balls Black Leather
Price: £24.00£24.00exc VAT
Chop Cup Balls - White Leather (Large) Accessory
Chop Cup Balls - White Leather (Large)
Price: £32.75£32.75exc VAT
Chop Cup Balls - Blue Leather Accessory
Chop Cup Balls - Blue Leather
Price: £26.25£26.25exc VAT
Chop Cup Balls - Yellow Leather Trick
Chop Cup Balls - Yellow Leather
Price: £26.25£26.25exc VAT
Leather Chop Cup Balls (Green Baseballs) Accessory
Leather Chop Cup Balls (Green Baseballs)
Price: £26.25£26.25exc VAT
Chop Cup Balls - Large Yellow Leather Accessory
Chop Cup Balls - Large Yellow Leather
Price: £32.75£32.75exc VAT
Aluminum Alloy Cups and Balls Matching Chop Cup Trick
Aluminum Alloy Cups and Balls Matching Chop Cup
Price: £26.25£26.25exc VAT

Everything Else Chop Cup

Inversion Holder Trick
Inversion Holder
Price: £24.00£24.00exc VAT
Collectors Mini Chop Chalice Trick
Collectors Mini Chop Chalice
Price: £51.75£51.75exc VAT
Chop Egg Trick
Chop Egg
Price: £51.75£51.75exc VAT
Sugar Packet Accessory
Sugar Packet
Price: £22.25£22.25exc VAT
Leo Smetsers Concierge Limited Edition Trick
Leo Smetsers Concierge Limited Edition
Price: £155.00£155.00exc VAT
Tinkling Cup Trick
Tinkling Cup
From Price: £73.50From£73.50exc VAT

Who invented the Chop Cup?

The Chop Cup was invented by Al Wheatley, an American magician who performed under the stage name "Chop Chop." His original cup was made out of polished bamboo and was sold through Exacto Magic in the 1950s, and sold for $9.50! Wheatley believed that the routine was only given its full potential when performed by Don Alan, who essentially created the routine that most magicians use today.

Wheatley eventually produced a metal version, which he called the New Master Cup. Don Alan used such a cup when he performed the trick on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1960.

Learn the best Chop Cup routines

• World's Greatest Chop Cup Routines
• A Fakir Miracle
• Don Alan's Chop Cup Routine
• Brad Burt's Chop Cup DVD