Magic & Conjuring: page 190

January 1964 - December 1964
& Tops 1964 Trick Annual
Abbott's Magic Manufacturing Company
Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor

659 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 4, Number 1 - January 1964 - 44 pages
1. Cover - Robert Orben
2. Tribute Page for John Fitzgerald Kennedy
3. Tops Silver Anniversary
3. Tops Anniversary Contest
3. Contents
4. Cover Portrait - Robert Orben - by Jack Bolter
6. It's a Mystery to Me - Clarke "The Senator" Crandall
8. The Collector's Page - poster - Harry Houdini - King of Cards
9. Entre Nous - Dorny (Werner Dornfield)
   • Prestidigitorial Pot Pouri
10. Poet's Corner...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor

637 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 5, Number 1 - January 1965 - 48 pages
1. Cover - Walter Zaney Blaney and Joyce
1. Contents
2. Cover Portrait - Walter Zaney Blaney - by Dave Hoy
3. Magic on Today - Neil Foster
4. The Al Wheatley [Chop Chop] I Knew - Jay Marshall
5. Final Curtain
   • Edward M. Massey
6. The Collector's Page - photo - Cardini
7. Entre Nous - Dorny (Werner Dornfield)
8. Final Curtain
   • Milt Levy
8. Toots from the Calliope - L. E. Roba Collins
9. Fox Tales - Karrell Fox
9. Poet's Corner - Marie Dornfield
   • Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor

631 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 6, Number 1 - January 1966 - 56 pages
1. Cover - Toreno & Guro
4. Cover Portrait - Toreno & Guro - by Finn Huger
5. From the Editor's Desk - Neil Foster
5. Contents
6. It's a Mystery to Me - Clarke "The Senator" Crandall
8. For Women Only - Frances Ireland Marshall
10. The Collector's Page - poster - Kar-Mi - Selma
11. Entre Nous - Dorny (Werner Dornfield)
    • Dear Professor - Prof. S. C. Uttlebutt
12. Tops Photo Quiz & Answer to Last Month's Photo Quiz
12. Poet's Corner - Marie Antoinette Dornfield
    • Happiness ... Is Being...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor

639 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 7, Number 1 - January 1967 - 56 pages
1. Cover - John Daniel
5. From the Editor's Desk - Neil Foster
5. Tops Picture Museum (See Back Cover) - The Great Blackstone
5. Contents
6. Cover Portrait - Jon Daniel's World of Fantasy - by Neil Foster
8. It's a Mystery to Me - Clarke "The Senator" Crandall
10. Patter & Presentation - Gene Gordon
    • Patter for Die Box
    • From the Stuart Cramer Notebook
      • Patter for Torn & Restored Newspaper
      • Patter for the Money Maker
11. Letter to the Editor - by Windy Higgins...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor

682 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 8, Number 1 - January 1968 - 56 pages
1. Cover - Edward Marlo
6. Cover Portrait - Edward Marlo ... The Man - by Jimmy Nuzzo
1. Harold Martin Testimonial - J. Gary Bontjes
1. Contents
2. It's a Mystery to Me - Clarke "The Senator" Crandall
6. Deep Sleight Technique - Edward Marlo
   • Double Stop (Marlo Drop Sleight)
   • The Four Ace Stop
   • An Observation
7. Tops Sends Get-Well Wishes To
   • Don Sweet
   • Thomas P. Molloy
8. Fox Tales - Karrell Fox
   • 5 to 2 & 3 Dollar Bills gag
9. For Women Only - Frances...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor

609 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 9, Number 1 - January 1969 - 52 pages
1. Cover - Dick Oslund
3. Contents
4. Cover Portrait - Dick Oslund - by Dennis R. Loomis
   • A Day with Dick Oslund's "Fun and Fantasy" - Rev. Robert Olson
7. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
   • "Hair Rope"
8. It's a Mystery to Me - Clarke "The Senator" Crandall
12. Correction - ad for "The Professional Technique for Magicians"
13. Johnstone's Column - By George [Johnstone]
    • re: Sorcar
17. Duke's Crazy Page - Duke Stern
    • patter in rhyme for 'Give Away' card - Duke Stern ...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor

627 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 10, Number 1 - January 1970 - 56 pages
1. Cover - Hans-Gerhard Stumpf
2. Cover Portrait - Hans-Gerhard Stumpf - by Neil Foster
3. Contents
4. Wrist Turn Passes - Edward Marlo
8. Let's Make a Date - re: Combined Chicago I.B.M. and S.A.M. Magic Show - Neil Foster
9. Eddie's Miracle Rollers - Eddie Joseph
14. Academy of Magical Arts Awards
15. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • reviews
      • Colour Tape - Johnny Ould
      • The Sikari Hand Flash Pot - Johnny Ould
      • The Sikari Shooting Wand - Johnny Ould
      • The...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor

657 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 11, Number 1 - January 1971 - 48 pages
1. Cover - Eddie Joseph
3. Contents
4. Cover Portrait - The Josephs - Eddie and Sarah
6. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
   • nutmeg grinder as cigarette holder - Paul Fishman
7. It's a Mystery to Me - Clarke "The Senator" Crandall
11. Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
    • A Prelude to Oil and Water
12. Subject: Summer Resorts - Dave Seebach
13. Gospel Magic - Rev. Robert E. Olson
    • Squaring the Circle - David Sigaful
    • Silk Caddy or A Changed Heart
14. Sid Lorraine's...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor

657 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 12, Number 1 - January 1972 - 52 pages
1. Cover - James Hagy
5. Contents
6. Cover Portrait - James Hagy - by Neil Foster
7. Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
   • Color Prediction with Three Spectators
8. Gospel Magic - Rev. Robert E. Olson
   • The Value of Vacation Bible School - Part One
9. Out of My Mind - Looking Into Things Mental and Psychic - Micky Hades
   • Mental Mandate
11. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • What's New
      • Another Card Session with Peter Kane - Peter Kane ...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster Editor

666 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 13, Number 1 - January 1973 - 52 pages
1. Cover - Ed Mishell
7. [two] Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris
7. Contents
8. Cover Portrait - Ed Mishell - by Leslie Guest
9. On The Spot - Ed Mishell
11. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • reviews
      • Club 71 - now quarterly
      • Mystics - to cease publication
    • With The Dealers
      • Robert Nelson [NC] - list
      • Norm Osborn's Magical Trading Post
      • Cube in a Tube - Arthur Setterington
      • ring and string trick - Richard Durham
      • Double Feature - Sid Lorraine ...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster, Editor

641 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 14, Number 1 - January 1974 - 56 pages
1. Cover - Gale Martin & Harry Collins
7. Contents
8. In Profound Tribute - Cardini, November 11, 1973
9. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
   • magazines
     • Abracadabra
     • Magick
     • Genii
     • Magigram
     • The Cauldron
     • The Pallbearers Review
     • Necromancer, Vol. 1, No. 2
     • New Pentagram
     • The Magician's Magazine, Nos. 3 & 4
     • M-U-M
     • Orben's Current Comedy
     • Magic Info
     • Calliope
   • Club Papers I Have Seen
     • Houdini-Gram ...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster, Editor

633 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 15, Number 1 - January 1975 - 52 pages
1. Cover - 'Monk' Watson & Bob Hope
7. Contents
8. My Pal, Bob Hope - by 'Monk' Watson
9. A Tribute to Howard Thurston - Series 8, Part 3 - Robert E. Olson
   • A Great Revolutionary
   • An Eight Hour Show
   • Only Hypnotized Women
   • Crushing a Woman - P. T. Selbit
12. Final Curtain
    • John J. DeVries
13. For Women Only - Frances Ireland Marshall
16. New Ways With Old Magic - Dr. Edmund E. Evans
18. Final Curtain
    • James E. Gemin
19. Magi-Go-Round
20. Golden Wedding Anniversary...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster, Editor

639 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 16, Number 1 - January 1976 - 54 pages
1. Cover - Kramien
7. Magical Musings - Esther Francis Olson
   • Good Night - The End
7. New Arrival
   • Master Joseph Scott Bialek born to John and Carol Bialey
7. Contents
8. Cover Portrait - Stan Kramien & Co. - No Time for Nostalgia! - by Don Arthur
10. Fox Tales - Karrell Fox
11. Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
    • Correction to "The 'Baby Hummer' Four-Ace Opener" - November, 1975 issue
    • Five by Five Mental Effect
12. This Business of Magic - Thomas Zoss ...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster, Editor

621 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 17, Number 1 - January 1977 - 60 pages
1. Cover - Richard & Maria Suey
9. Abbott's Magic Talent Contest
9. Contents
10. Cover Portrait - Richard & Maria Suey - by Neil Foster
12. Out of My Mind - Looking Into Things Mental and Psychic - Micky Hades
    • book test using "Mathematics, Its Magic and Mystery" - Dirk Minnebo
13. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • New Books and Tricks
      • The Original Houdini Scrapbook - Walter Gibson
      • Houdini, The Pictorial Life - Milbourne Christopher
      • Houdini -...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster, Editor

597 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 18, Number 1 - January 1978 - 52 pages
1. Cover - Harry Blackstone, Jr.
7. Contents
8. Cover Portrait - The Blackstone Magic Show - The Torch is Passed - Neil Foster
10. Tops Salutes Sid Lorraine on the Start of His 39th Year of - Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • In the Magazines
      • The New Pentagram
      • Mantra
      • Magic Thesaurus
      • Periodical for Collecting Conjurers
      • New Image L'Majik Satirica
      • The Pallbearers Review, final three issues
      • The Chronicles - new periodical
      • Magicana ...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster, Editor

593 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 19, Number 1 - January 1979 - 52 pages
1. Cover - Marian Chavez
7. Contents
8. Cover Portrait - Marian Chavez - by Neil Foster
10. It's Never Too Late - Frances Marshall
11. Magical Whirligig - Walt Hudson
12. The Battles of Hastings [re: 1978 British Ring Convention] - Bruce Posgate
14. Vent Views - Colonel Bill Boley
    • I would Say So - John J. Bogorae
15. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - 40th - Sid Lorraine
    • Browsing Among the New Books and Tricks
      • Just for Laughs - Don Bridwell
      • Magician at the Casino - Sam Dalal
      • Climax Vision - Sam...

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Gordon Miller, Editor

681 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 20, Number 1 - January 1980 - 54 pages
1. Cover - Three New Features
5. Contents
6. Sampler
   • The Vicious Triangle - Eddie Joseph - reprinted from "Coin & Money Magic"
7. Wacky Words with Answers - Ed Harris
8. For Women Only - Frances Ireland Marshall
10. Vent Views - Colonel Bill Boley
    • Down on the Farm - John J. Bogorae
11. It's Never Too Late - Frances Marshall
12. Kid Show Forum - Bruce Posgate
14. Clownin' Aroun' - Daren Dundee
    • Center Ring
    • Prop Trunk
      • Rare Fruit Collection

Recil & Greg Bordner, Publisher
Gordon Miller, Editor

661 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 21, Number 1 - January 1981 - 52 pages
1. Cover - The Magic of Le Grand David ...
5. Contents
6. Flashback!
   • The Story of William Tell - Eddie Joseph
7. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine - no column as Sid recuperates
8. Magical Whirligig - Walt Hudson
9. Wacky Words with Answers - Ed Harris
9. Phil Chandler & Co. - Robert E. Olson
10. Sampler
    • Clevah - reprinted from "Tops Treasury of Cigarette Magic"
11. Kid Show Forum - Bruce Posgate
12. Magic-Up-Date - Richard Greeno
13. Vent Views - Colonel Bill...

Greg Bordner, Publisher
Gordon Miller, Editor

643 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 22, Number 1 - January 1982 - 52 pages
1. Cover - Mark Sweet
5. Contents
6. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
   • miscellaneous
     • lists - Busby-Corin Inc., Jimmy Lake, Hank Lee, Len Cooper, Eon Allesi, Steve Spain, Robert Nelson, Lewis Kohrs
     • Hade-E-Gram
     • Bat Droppings
     • lithograph of drawing by Salvatore Salla - Lee Jacobs
     • Tannen's Topics
     • Trendy Trix - catalog - Supreme
     • Simplex Magic - James Rainho - catalog
     • Clowns Canada News
     • Len Vintus - various productions ...

Greg Bordner, Publisher
Gordon Miller, Editor

631 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 23, Number 1 – January 1983 – 52 pages
1. Cover – Terry Seabrooke
7. Contents
8. This Business of Magic – Thomas Zoss
   • Another Working Pro Who Deserves Attention – re: Danny Orleans
9. More Information on Marlo’s Controlled Table Riffle Faro – Ed Marlo
15. Sucker Jap Box – Earle J. Coleman
15. cartoon – The Costumer - Philip Morris & David Lady
16. Sid Lorraine’s Chatter – Sid Lorraine
    • miscellaneous
      • Martin Breese’s Convention Special No. 9 News Letter
      • Catalog No. 32...

Greg Bordner, Publisher
Gordon Miller, Editor

642 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 24, Number 1 - January 1984 - 56 pages
1. Cover - Tommy Wonder [Jos Bema]
5. Contents
6. Sawdust-Sorcery - Clown Magic For Professionals - Gerald Burns - continued
10. Forum - Bruce Posgate
12. For Women Only - Frances Ireland Marshall
14. Magical Mexican Weekend - Frances Marshall
16. Jeanne Vernon - A Remembrance - Frances Marshall
17. Wacky Words with Answers - Ed Harris
17. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
    • "Amazing 6-Second Solder"
18. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • Books, Tricks, Tapes and Things
      • Gary Oullet's...

Greg Bordner, Publisher
Gordon Miller, Editor

633 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 25, Number 1 - January 1985 - 52 pages
1. Cover - 1985
7. Contents
8. Invitation to Mystery, 3rd Series - Stewart James
   • Topside
9. Wacky Words with Answers - Ed Harris
9. Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris
10. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • Books, Tricks, Tapes 'N Things
      • Strange Secrets Volumes 1 & 2 [3 just released] - Abbott's
      • The Bobo Magic Show - Magic, Inc.
      • The Master Illusionists - Mark Walker
      • Spirit Cloth Book - Rhett Bryson, Jr., Dexter Cleveland & Algonquin McDuff
      • A Fragment of...

Greg Bordner, Publisher Gordon Miller, Editor

681 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 26, Number 1 - January 1986 - 52 pages
1. Cover - Happy New Year!
7. Contents
8. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
   • In the Mail
     • magic themed Christmas cards - Golden Gate Magic
   • From the Dealers
     • David Ginn - Autumn's Leaflet #15
     • Antiquariat Peter Hackhofer - two German advertising booklets
     • Piatnik Card Compnay - folder
     • Ken Baker MAgicland - catalog
     • Mario Carrandi, Jr. - catalog
   • Glancing at the Magazines
     • Top Hat
     • The Christian Conjurer ...

Greg Bordner, Publisher
Gordon Miller, Editor

697 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 27, Number 1 - January 1987 - 60 pages
1. Cover - Happy New Year
5. Contents
6. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
   • Among the New Books, Tricks, Tapes and Things
     • Riffling the Pasteboards - Ken Simmons
     • Illusion Systems Book Four - Paul Osborne
     • Spirit Theater - with phonograph record - Eugene Burger
     • Quirks and Enodations - Daniel McCarthy
     • Sleight of Lips - Harry Allen
     • Word of Mind - Terri Rogers
     • Psychomancy - David Britland
     • Floating Golden Stick - Mike Danata ...