Magic & Conjuring: page 143

This is a beautiful catalog with an introduction that includes photos of Thayer's residence. This catalog was published in 1936 and as the title page correctly states: "The Finest, Largest, And Most Comprehensive Compilation of Magical Goods Ever Published."

1st edition 1936; 311 pages.

Imagine being a stage hypnotist, being able to hypnotize a group of audience volunteers and presenting a hilariously funny performance. Well, now you can!

This system allows you to have instant control of a committee of audience volunteers on stage. By applying the information in this routine, you'll learn introductory tests to weed out the smart-alecks and keep the best subjects. Along the way, the hypnotic tests get funnier and funner.

The more antics that the group of volunteers performs, the more laughter is created. Your audience will be splitting their sides -- and you're in command...

From the fertile mind of Dr. Q comes this fair and convincing 10-minute act of apparent mindreading. It looks so authentic that you may be tempted to claim genuine psychic powers.

Everything in this 10-minute act is explained in plain English, so even if you're new to performing pseudo-mindreading, you can present these tests and convince most any audience. Best yet, no hidden gimmicks, one-ahead, or secret assistants are used. No chemicals, secret preparations or "instant stooges," either. But still, believe it or not, your audience does most of the work for you.

If you travel frequently,...

Finally, a two-person mentalism act that doesn't use complicated codes, expensive electronics or stooges.

This is a godsend for the average mentalist, who may be wary of the time spent in training (and retraining) partners for the traditional two-person act. Tarot Telepathy transcends the code requirement, relying instead on the clever application of the "cradle-to-grave" type of psychological reading offered by the professional medium.

The performer, acts as the Medium, and is blindfolded and seated upon stage. His female assistant circulates among the audience, and randomly stands beside...

1. Magical Bulletin - Volume II, Number 1 - July, 1914 - 4 pages
1. Magical Notes
2. Editorials
3. My First Magic Table
3. more magical notes
3. An Improvement - Christianer

5. Magical Bulletin - Volume II, Number 2 - August, 1914 - 4 pages
5. Magical Notes
6. Editorials
6. A Simple Fire Flash
6. Handy Thumb Screw Fastener
7. Hat and Cane - Marco
7. Some Fifty Dent Gems of Woodcraft - advertising
7. Another Sample of Satisfaction - The Great Alexander
7. The Knocker - poem - F.G.T.
7. more magical notes

9. Magical Bulletin - Volume II, Number 3 - September, 1914 - 4 pages
9. Magical Notes
10. Editorials
10. Pacific Coast...

1. Magical Bulletin - Volume III, Number 1 - January, 1915 - 4 pages
1. Magical Notes
2. Editorial
2. Shop Notes
2. limerick
3. How I Work the Dyeing Tube - P. B. DesRochers (Mysti)
3. The Mystic Fluid
3. A Coin Move
3. The Little Wanderer - Frank Holmes
3. Comedy Glove Opening

5. Magical Bulletin - Volume III, Number 2 - February, 1915 - 4 pages
5. Magical Notes
6. Editorial
6. The Pacific Coast Society of Magicians - H. Syril Dusenbery
6. more magical notes
6. Sense of Touch
7. Shop Notes
7. The Hindoo Turban Trick
7. A New Color Change - H. Syril Dusenbery

9. Magical Bulletin - Volume III, Number 3 - March, 1915 -...

1. Magical Bulletin - Volume IV, Number 1 - January, 1916 - 6 pages
1. Quality First Magic - Chicago Magic Co. - advertising
1. cover photo/article - S. S. Henry
3. Editorial
3. The Balanced Coin - De Vega
3. The Top Card - Sam Bennett
3. magical notes
4. More Magic by Christianer
   • The Paper Napkin and Ring
4. The Stabbed Card - Marco
4. News and Notes
5. The Old Linking Rings - T. J. Crawford
5. An Improvement - re: Twentieth Century Handkerchief Trick - E. E. Duryee
5. magical notes

7. Magical Bulletin - Volume IV, Number 2 - February, 1916 - 6 pages
7. The Psychic Ball - Chicago Magic Co. - advertising ...

Every magician, at one time or another, needs a sure-fire method of switching decks. With this clever publication, you get 25 of them.

Newly revised and updated, this must-have reference not only includes the mechanics of the switches themselves, but also offers a behind-the-scenes peek of how performers work their magic with cards. Included is the full handling of Herbert Brooks' sensational card-from-pocket mystery, just as he performed it for years on the vaudeville stage. Some of the methods involve no apparatus, others rely on props owned by most magicians.

Paul Fleming wrote:

Florian Laplantif developed a card spelling system for all 53 cards (Joker included). If you like spelling tricks, check this one out.

• The flip-FLIP, ha-HA, card-CARD.
• RRIINNGG, short and snappy.
• Less is more, however...
• Royal flush-flash (for stand-up performances).
• Mighty mentalist versus magnificent magician (both using the front clip-palm).
• Illusion, mystery and the art of thought projection.
• Bank-a-bill-ity.
• Flip-pen-cy.
• A very lockkey affair.
• A hat and a mat. A production routine based on an old principle.

1st edition 1988, 15 pages; 1st digital edition 2018, 25 pages.

Three card monte. Almost no skill. The given presentation guarantees lots of laughs.

Why the funniest?

Well, here is what happens: The routine starts with a funny joke about a three-card-monte player. The joke conjures up a crazy image in the minds of the audience that elicits huge laughter. The next laugh comes from the fact that the spectator who is invited to play the betting-game is asked to keep track of the odd card while it is clear that the odd card has grown in size and protrudes from the other cards. With the 1st round of the betting-game there comes a laugh when it is clear...

Divination of Zodiac sign involving a chart with the gems that are in accordance with astrology allocated to the star signs. Uses the branching anagram principle. A version of Bob Farmer's "Fate Accompli".

Effect: You reveal the zodiac-sign of someone you never met.

This is what happens:

A participant is handed a chart with all the zodiac signs and the gemstones which on the basis of astrology are allocated to these signs. While the participant focuses on the name of the gemstone of his sign, the mentalist first discloses some letters of that name and then reveals his zodiac sign.

How?

The...

A very funny version of the collector's plot. 4 Labracadabrador cards find 3 chosen cards instantly.

A version of Roy Walton's collector's plot, which has been in my repertoire for 25 years now and has made a lot of audiences happy. As the hilarious text makes everyone laugh out loud, the thought crossed my mind to call it: "The Funniest Collectors in the World". However because of the awe-inspiring moment that is felt by everyone at the climax when the three chosen cards appear between the collector cards it is more appropriate to call it: Orgasm of Astonishment

So what is Orgasm of...

The principle facilitates in determining the position and identity of the matching of cards in two decks, which have been randomized by the cutting of each deck. The principle works in conjunction with a memorized stack. A presentation is given where you don't have to commit a stack to memory.

The Gerats Principle enables you to perform the following effect:

Two decks are on the table. After two spectators have each cut one of the decks to their heart's content, the magician is able, without handling the cards, to tell whether there will be a matching of cards (ie: 2♥/2♥)) at a certain...

• El dado de Da Kolta
• Entrevista: Merpin
• Revelaciones cruzadas
• Curiosidades de catálogo
• Auto suspensión
• Libros, videos y gente:
  • Mental card Miracles - Nick Trost
  • Very very close vol 1 - Michael Close
• Origenes y anécdotas: Thumb tie
• El dado de cristal

• Baúl de fuga clásico
• Biografía: Doug Henning
• Curiosidades de catálogo: El encendido mágico de una vela
• Cortando el pensamiento
• Libros, videos y gente:
  • 5 Bholenos mysteries - Henry Bolen
  • Routine coin and card magic - Derek Dingle
• Origenes y anécdotas: Los bowls de arroza
• El dragón encantado

• Suspensión o levitación
• Biografía: David P. Abbott
• La predicción en el sobre
• Curiosidades de catálogo
• La bomba
• Libros, videos y gente:
  • The video of secrets vol 1 - John Carney
  • Magic of the scottish conjurers association
• Origenes y anécdotas: El pañuelo serpiente
• Paloma en la pompa

• Taburete de Yogano
• Biografía: Carlos H. Colombi
• Bola flotante sistema Carlos Colombi
• Aprovechando las barajas (1)
• Curiosidades de catálogo
• Magia en los acuarios
• Libros, videos y gente:
  • The ten new trick series - Charles Jordan
  • The los works - Bro. John Hamman
• Origenes y anécdotas: Topsy-Turvy
• El Caballo de Troya

• Suspensión sobre guitarras
• Biografía: Fu-Manchú
• Transparencia automática
• Curiosidades de catálogo
• Burbuja zombie
• Libros, videos y gente
  • World of supermentalism - Larry Becker
  • Expert impromptu magic - Tom Mullica
• Cambio del mago por el doble en la ilusión de la desaparición de la moto
• Origenes y anécdotas: Change Bag
• Memoria ultra rápida

• Escape bajo el agua
• Entrevista: Jeff McBride
• Número/Palo stack
• Curiosidades de catálogo
• Control del tiempo
• Libros, videos y gente
  • Techniques of the proffesional pickpocket - Wayne Yeager
  • Modern coin magic vol 1
• Carta en mechero
• Origenes y anécdotas: Elmsley Count
• Volando con pájaros

• Multiproducción
• Biografía: John Gaughan
• Sospechosos
• Curiosidades de catálogo
• Flecha atrapada con la mano
• Libros, videos y gente:
  • Green Northern lights lecture notes - Lennart Green
  • Incredible magic at the bar vol. 1 - Michael Maxwell
• Baston danzante fluo
• Origenes y anécdotas: La escritura en el huevo
• Los trapecistas

• La aparición del helicóptero
• Entrevista - Juan Pablo Ibañez
• Ta-te cuadrado mágico
• Curiosidades de catálogo: Tambor fantasma
• Tubo blendo
• Libros, videos y gente
  • Coin and money magic - Eddie Joseph
  • Behind the courtain - Tom Peterson
• Cámara de fotos
• Origenes y anécdotas: El cono y la bola
• Espiritísmo

• Broca a través del brazo
• Biografía: Shimada
• El juego de las bebidas
• Carta en la pompa (impromptu)
• Curiosidades de catálogo: Sequencia de colores
• Pañuelos con nudos
• Libros, videos y gente:
  • The bold and subtle miracles of Dr. Faust - David Hoy
  • Stevens magic emporium - Charlie Miller
• Vudú.
• Origenes y anécdotas: Die Box
• La pesca mágica
• Hasta luego...

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