Card on Ceiling by Michael Ammar

Card on the Ceiling was one of the earliest effects I learned from Bruce Elliot’s wonderful book: Classic Secrets of Magic. I have performed it many times over the last thirty years and it never fails to create a great reaction. Michael Ammar has a number of very useful tips to make it work every …

Sensational Tales of Mystery Men by Will Goldston

_EF Great little reprint of the Goldston classic. It includes two sections one on historical accounts of famous magicians and another 66 pages in length detailing various tricks.  Contents (from Book ToC): 9 An Introduction (Hannen Swaffer) 13 Foreword 15 The Truth About the Zancigs 24 the Tragedy of Hanco 26 When G.W. Hunter Dried Up …

Spirit Cabinet by Alan Warner

_EF The performer raises the decorated top of the apparatus until THE EMPTY INNER CABINET IS FULLY REVEALED. The cabinet is then closed and three blank, white plastic cards are slipped into it through a slot in the top of it. The spirits of the cabinet are then called upon to reveal the identity of …

A Continuation of Miracles by Eric C. Lewis

_EF The second volume of the Miracles Trilogy. More fabulous magic meticulously described and illustrated. Included are Eric’s personal routines for such classics as the Linking Rings, Cups and Balls, Sympathetic Silks, and Multiplying Billiard Balls. You will also find dozens of original effects suitable for the children’s performer, men­talist, cabaret, and close-up worker-plus pages …

Baker’s Brainwaves by Roy Baker

_EF Roy Baker was one of the most versatile performers to ever grace a stage. Baker performed everything from Mentalism, close-up, Stage and parlor magic. His mind never seemed to turn off. Inventing Plots, methods, and routines for not only Adults, but also some great routines for Kids’ show performers.  Baker’s Brainwaves contains everything from …

Merrill’s Knife Book by R.D. Merrill

_EF The Merrill Knife Book is an excellent book on the color changing knives. It includes many clear B&W photos throughout. They show both performer’s view of the hands as well as a mirror view to show what the spectator would be seeing. The writing style is very instructional. I personally find some sections a …

Card on Ceiling by Michael Ammar

Card on the Ceiling was one of the earliest effects I learned from Bruce Elliot’s wonderful book: Classic Secrets of Magic. I have performed it many times over the last thirty years and it never fails to create a great reaction. Michael Ammar has a number of very useful tips to make it work every …

Spin Gone by Howard Schwarzman, Lubor Fiedler

This effect was invented by Lubor Fiedler, and was sold by Tannen’s c. 1975 and probably Supreme Magic in England around the same time. It was later imported in the Howard Schwarzman Limited Editions series. _EF A card effect for parlor or stage, this is visible even at a great distance. A black 12″ in …

The Orange Cabinet (The Ring And The Orange) by Milson-Worth

Although this classic item (inspired by Thayer’s Baffo, or more likely U.F. Grant’s Potato Box or Appealing Orange Box) from Milson-Worth is beautifully made and really looks convincing I’d love to know how many people have actually performed it as designed. The instructions and items you are provided with work perfectly and they clearly thought …

Immaculate Conceptions of Stephen Tucker by Stephen Tucker

_EF The Immaculate Conceptions of Stephen Tucker is a large plastic-comb bound book containing a baker’s dozen of close-up tricks with cards, coins and dice.  Including: a four coin transposition in which the back-clip plays an important part an adaptation of a Bob Ostin idea in which a segment of a coin is removed, then …

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