_EF Here’s the book for every one who ever dreamed of pulling rabbits out of a hat or sawing a woman in two (and putting her back together again). The author, who has had a long experience in platform magic and two previous books on the subject, has succeeded in making prestidigitation simple and interesting, …
_EF Combined edition of the two titles, originally published in 1929 (Secrets of Magic) and 1932 (Modern Card Tricks). Note: The card trick section includes 7 chapters, while at least one edition of Blackstone’s Modern Card Tricks adds Chapter VIII Blacktone’s Sleight of Hand With Cards (see other entry for the contents of that book) Contents: (see …
Cocktail Shaker styled Niffin tubes were made in the 1930/40’s by Thayer Quality Magic and Stull too. The first one was invented by American magician Paul Fox (real name Paul Fuchs) in 1935 and debuted by him at the 1936 IBM Convention in Lima, Ohio. This Thermo Canister by Thayer is a real beauty and …
_EF A vaudeville favorite for 35 years, Jean Hugard-born John Gerard Rodney Boyce (1873-1959)-was not only a stunning success as a stage magician but was also one of the most prolific and illuminating of writers about magic. In this classic manual-the first he wrote for people outside the inner circle of magic performers-he reveals the …
A Super Card Penetration that was originally called Phantom Penetration and was invented by the English magician and inventor Brian “Tish” Godfrey c. 1933 and sold by Davenport’s. Brian Godfrey also created an improved version c. 1936 called Penetrating Giant Card Mystery. This was also released by Davenport’s, who purchased the sole selling rights. It …
The Presto Card Frame was an early elegant beauty developed by Floyd Thayer c. 1905 (according to Dr. Albo on Disc 5 in The Ultimate Thayer). There were three sizes created: Stage or Jumbo, Close-up on a stand and hand-held. This is the middle Close-up on a stand version. Over the years the styles have …
This very clever effect and equally clever piece of apparatus was invented by Laurie Ireland and Carlton King c. 1932 (Carlton was the chief demonstrator for the Ireland Magic Company). It was available for purchase for about fifteen years but after that Ireland Magic stopped making it and only sold the workshop plans and instructions. …
This is really a simple and useful switching stand for Jumbo cards. It can be used for a clean Four Aces effect or for the transformation to any desired set of a few cards. According to Verrall Wass (Tomorrow’s Devant, The Sphinx, August 1944, pg. 154) this effect was actually invented by Ned Williams (Robert …
_EF Six sections containing hundreds of tricks and slights, they are: Tricks without sleight of hand or apparatus, the principles and applications of sleight of hand, magic with small apparatus, Carl Brema’s exclusive mysteries, platform magic and stage illusions. B&W illustrations, 319 pages. Contents: 7 Foreword 11 Preface 13 The Romance Of Magic 30 The …
According to Dr. Albo in The Ultimate Thayer on Disc 7 what looks exactly like this tray was first introduced by Floyd Thayer in the 1913 catalog. However, in both the 1913 Magical Woodcraft catalog (Thayer & Christianer) and the 1916 Magical Woodcraft No. 3 (Thayer) the only coin trays are the more traditional Multiplying …
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