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How to Chalk Talk

The chalk talk is an almost forgotten entertainment type. The only time I have seen a chalk talk was on a Saturday Night Live show. The idea of the chalk talk is to combine story telling with drawing usually in a funny way. Today one can do this with a

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Harlan Tarbell

2007-03-09

$5.00

Tarbell Course

The Tarbell Course is without a doubt the most comprehensive and most encompassing magic literary work in existance today. It has almost 1300 pages and nearly 2900 illustrations. It covers practically every form of magic: sleight of hand with cards,

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Harlan Tarbell

2005-09-10

$39.00

Tarbell Post-Graduate Service in Magic No. 1

After Tarbell finished his 60 lesson Tarbell Course he decided to continue with post-graduate lessons. The name post-graduate stems from the fact that Tarbell sent out graduation diplomas for all who followed along his 60 lesson course. To my knowledge

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Harlan Tarbell

2005-09-08

$2.00

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Harlan Tarbell
(1890-1960)

Born in Delavan, Illinois. Inspired at age 11 seing White the Magician. Learned at age 14 from travelling salesman. Naprapathist (a form of homeopathy) and semi-pro magician. Then pro magician.

Originally hired as illustrator for a magic course to be written by Walter Baker, he was given the entire job when Baker defaulted. Thus, beginning in 1927 as a series of 60 mail-order lessons, he produced the influential Tarbell Course. Illustrated Hilliard's Greater Magic. SAM President 1949-50. SAM Hall of Fame.

Invented over 200 effects, including color-changing handkerchief (c1905), Chines Laundry Ticket (by 1906), Tarbell Rope Trick (c1919), and Tarbell Egg Bag (1927).