Each gimmick is hand punched, so you definitely won't find it as is, in a hardware store. Regardless, the value of the effect is not in the physical gimmick but in all the work that led to its creation. Blackstone made a reputation with a .02 cent piece of thread. The value is in the hours of research and development to get the perfect size gimmick made, the ideal shaped glass, working out the handling and routine over countless live stage performances. You are paying for all of that time and experience so you don't have to do it. It is frankly insulting that you dismiss (?) or neglect to realize the value in the creation of this item. Good day sir!
