_EF Volume One has 10 chapters, covering the Story of Silk, Dyeing your own Silks, Methods of Folding Silks, Single and multiple Silk Productions with or without Apparatus, Vanishes, Changes and Transpositions. Although this is an encyclopedia of silk tricks, it also covers all types of conjuring props, making it of interest to any magician. …
_EF Volume 3, lessons 34 to 45 in the course series, includes clear, concise directions for over 130 magic tricks. The first chapter discusses how to “routinize” on a Magic Show, including building the program, analyzing acts and shows, smart openers, closers, and balancing the show. The rest of the chapters are: How to Make …
_EF The Tarbell Course in Magic (volumes 1-8) covers almost every aspect of magic from close up to parlor to stage effects. Even though some of the effects are a bit dated, the principles you will learn here are foundational to magic. Also, it should be noted that many of the routines still hold their …
This effect was originally invented by Professor Nishan Andounian and sold and marketed c. 1929 by Joe Berg at Joe’s Princess Magic Shop in Chicago. The original name was called: Enchanted Card Slide and it has been made by many since then and is an amazing little device. Most of Eddy Taytelbaum’s line of …
The Slat Jumbo Card Frame was created by Harlan Tarbell c. 1936 when it first appeared in the Thayer catalog and it subsequently appeared in the Owen’s catalog.. _EF Owen’s is a beautiful hard wood frame that can be used for many puzzling effects, including: Card is inserted in one end of frame, exhibited back …
_EF The final book of the Routined Manipulation series. More great hand magic for both close up and stage by some of the greatest magicians of all times. Anti Gravity Glasses-A feature of Ganson’s act for years. Three glasses suspend from a clear sheet of plexiglass. Everything is examinable. This was a marketed item by …
_EF If you could choose just one book on magic … … I believe this would be a very worthy contender. Bruce Elliott’s Classic Secrets of Magic is a small book by modern standards: it has only twelve fairly short chapters, with each chapter focusing on a single basic effect and some variations. However, if …
This clever effect was invented by Glen Gloye whilst still a student at Elmhurst College and expertly crafted and marketed by Mazda Magic. It has shades of Joe Berg’s No-Fake Card Frame but uses a very different method. I particularly like to show the cabinet fully empty at first as it makes for a more …
_EF A detailed break-down of this volume can be found on Denis Behr’s amazing Conjuring Archive, and is also reviewed in Paul Fleming’s excellent Book Reviews Vol. III. Although, it uses some routines from the original 1920’s Tarbell Course, approximately 66% of the material is brand new in this volume. Volume 5 of 8. …
The legendary British Inventor, Craftsman, and Dealer, Jack Hughes, invented Card Go c. 1938 when he was building magic for Davenport’s. This is a very rare find and the first time I have seen this improved version from Jack Hughes. This is even better and smoother than the original Jack Hughes version. It works with …
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