Gold Mine of Magic by Glenn Gravatt

After 70 years in the magic business Glenn Gravatt compiled this wealth of effects and tricks, all are provided with presentation. They are generally speaking easy to do and do not require exotic gimmicks or apparatus.

Introduction
Chapter One: Some Unique And Unusual Wonders
Chameleon Spots
Gravatt’s Instantaneous Triple Penetration
Crazy Colors
Color Spots Get Together
Punctured Poker Chip
Crystal Tube And Patriotic Blocks
Block And Cord Escape
The Wonderful Thingamajig
Stab-A-Ring
String Loops Entwined
Color Changing Cards
New Floating Ball
Visible Penetration

Chapter Two: Rings, Strings, And Other Things
Ring Penetration
Ring Penetration Variations
Borrowed Ring On Loop Of String
Ring Off Thumb
Ring-A-String
Color Ring Penetration
String-A-Color
Ring Flight

Chapter Three: Unusual Mysteries With Coins
Sawing A Dime In Half
Coin Folds
Passe Passe Coins
Three Coins In The Fountain
Follow The Leader Coins

Chapter Four: Strange And Incredible Coincidences
Color Control
Quadruple Coincidence (Four Boxes)
Triple Coincidence With Cups And Balls
Color Spot Mystery
Color Spot Mystery No. 2.
Word Matching
Four Letter Word

Chapter Five: ESP And Other Mental Demonstrations
Box And Tissue Divination
Extra Sensory Perception
Improved Symbols Of Satan
Seven Symbols Of Satan
ESP Control
Color Divination
ESP Miracle Cube
Miracle ESP Cube (Variation)
Miracle ESP Cube (Expanded)
The Antique Medallion
Die Divination
Silk In A Sack
Cigarette Divination
Communicating With The Spirits

Chapter Six: Novelties And Innovations Using Envelopes
The Gravatt Trick Envelope
Matching Color Chips
Color Chip Prediction
Envelope And String Mystery
Color Prophecy
Spotting The Spot
Ecology

Chapter Seven: Captive Ring Tricks
The Captive Ring (An Introduction)
Captive Ring Transposing The Colors
Captive Ring Improved Color Transposition
Captive Ring Chosen Ring Escape
Captive Ring Release Of Chosen Ring
Captive Ring The Doubled Cord
Captive Ring The Block Escape
Captive Ring Through The Wall
Captive Ring Borrowed Ring Penetration
Captive Ring Two Ring Cutie

Chapter Eight: New Sorcery With Silks
Silk And Crystal Boxes
Gravatt’s New Blendo
Magical Silk Tie
Crystaltube Mystery
Animated Silks And Rope
Silks From A Folder
Visible Silk Appearance
“Back In Place” Silk Mystery
Color Transference
Silk And Glass Production
Silk Target
Silk Fake

Chapter Nine: Some Unique Card Mysteries
Flying Spots
Double Detection
Invisible Flight (Cards And Envelopes)
Gravatt’s Double Match
Unique Card Coincidence
The Windmill
Rope A Card
New X-Ray
Thought Anticipated

Chapter Ten: More Card Miracles
The George Dean Force
Card Caper
Strange Coincidence
Kings Become Aces
Passe Passe Cards
Double Surprise
New Card From Pocket
Easy Card From Pocket
A Horse Of Another Color

Chapter Eleven: Card Tricks Using Steel Cards
Steel Playing Cards Their Use In Magic
Unique Card Revelation
Traveling Cards
Diminishing Card
Magic Fishing
Steel Card Sucker Trick
Novel Card Revelation
Controlled Selection
The Lazy Magician
Card And Die Coincidence
Find The Queen
Card Antics
Card Divination
Birds Of A Feather

Chapter Twelve: Miscellaneous Effects Using Steel Cards
Gravatt’s Jumping Flea
Four Object Assembly, Supreme
Card With Invisible Hole
Passe Passe Poker Chip
Wish I Knew How It Was Done
Color Changing Button
Triple Color Change
Spool, Coin, And Card Mystery
Continuous Card Penetration
Magic Glue
Glass, Card And Button Mystery
Mysterious Penetration

Chapter Thirteen: A Mixture Of Magical Marvels
Joining The Colors
The Thief Of Bagdad
Flying Knots
Penetrative Knife
Card Cubes
Magic Whiskey Glass
Multiple Liquor Production
Anti Gravity Cup
Cockeyed Checker Board
Cigarette To Egg
Four-To-One Golf Balls
Color Changing Knife
Rainbow Balls

Chapter Fourteen: Last Minute Additions
Completing The Colors
Flash Silk Appearance
Flash Silk Appearance No. 2.
Nickel Divination
Penetration Puzzle
The Enchanted Ring
Card Control
Color Mixup
Psychic Spots
Crystal Clear Esp (Improved)
Mystery Of The Four Jacks
“Write” On Target
Appendix: Printing Errors In “Treasure Trove Of Tricks”

A wealth of material from Glenn Gravatt, written after 70 years in the business.

All effects are practical, props easy to obtain, inexpensive, easy to do, and include full presentation.

• 13 unique & unusual wonders
• 8 rings strings & other things
• 5 unique coin mysteries
• 7 strange coincidences
• 14 ESP & mental effects
• 7 envelope effects
• 10 ring tricks
• 12 silk effects
• 9 unique card mysteries
• 9 more card miracles
• 14 effects with steel cards
• 12 more Miscellaneous effects using steel cards
• 12 miscellaneous Marvels, and 13 last minute additions.

Everything from close-up to mentalism to stage.

Hardbound, 232 pages, B&W illustrated diagrams

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