_EF This is a wonderful book on card effects without skill of sleight of hand. Contains the classic effect by Paul Curry: Out of This World, and many other wonderful routines. This was one of the very first books on magic I ever purchased and it certainly changed my world! Contents (updated 4/2014 with full contents): …
_EF A book of magic book reviews by Paul Fleming. Second of three volumes. First volume published 1944, and the third not until 1978. Information from Magicpedia Contents (list of books reviewed, numbers are not page numbers): 1 The Art of Illusion by John Mulholland 2 Celestial Agent by Charles J. Maly 3 Patent Pending by …
5 out of 5 The wonderful Sefalaljia invented by the incredible and prolific Stewart James first appeared in The Jinx #69 December 2, 1939 At the time Ted Annemann said: I honestly believe that this one man miniature cabinet routine is far beyond, in merit and effectiveness, anything yet conceived. Certainly the manifestations are out …
Wow! Winston Freer was a Genius! What an incredible miracle this effect is! Very different in method from anything similar that I have seen. This is based on a principle developed by Paul Curry called the Curry Paradaox c. 1953. However Freer adds an ingenious allowance for the area lost by redistribution which allows you …
5 out of 5 This is basically the same as the normal Svengali Deck, however it is reversed. This means you riffle it in the opposite direction to show all the cards the same and vice-versa. What is useful about this approach is you can drop cards face-up and they are all different. It is …
5 out of 5 Belly Strippers were invented by card sharps by 1865, and their main advantage is you can mix them up end for end and always strip out the necessary cards. These ones allow you to strip out the reds from the blacks effortlessly. So if you ever wanted to do the cleanest …
5 out of 5 Created by Burling Hull c. 1909 at the tender age of 15. Like so many magicians before me my very first magic effect was a Svengali Deck – it changed my world 🙂 I’ve just started using the Svengali Deck again recently thanks to a effect by Paul Curry. These are …
Belly Strippers were invented by card sharps by 1865, and their main advantage is you can mix them up end for end and always strip out the necessary cards. These ones allow you to strip out the reds from the blacks effortlessly. So if you ever wanted to do the cleanest version of Paul Curry’s …
This is basically the same as the normal Svengali Deck, however it is reversed. This means you riffle it in the opposite direction to show all the cards the same and vice-versa. What is useful about this approach is you can drop cards face-up and they are all different. It is useful to have both …
Created by Burling Hull c. 1909 at the tender age of 15. Like so many magicians before me my very first magic effect was a Svengali Deck – it changed my world 🙂 I’ve just started using the Svengali Deck again recently thanks to a effect by Paul Curry. These are made by Steven Perry …
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