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Numbers 125-128

294 pages

Vol. 14, Number 125 March-May, 1925 [56 numbered & 12 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
Quarterly Notes - by the editor
- Conjurers v. Spiritualists
- The Latest Stunt
- Curious Queries
- The Magnetic Eye
- On Contact with the Law
The Vanishing Pencil - An Apparent Impromptu - Wilfrid G. Jonson
China Tea - An Illusion Presented by Chung Ling Soo
The Mysterious Cases - Baffles Brush
Know Thy Card - Leslie R. King
A "Three Card Trick" for Children - Victor J. Peacock
My Apparatus Cupboard - article by Frank Staff
The Coin Through the Hand - Wilfrid G. Jonson
The Note in the Egg - Stuart Luciene
Coin Levitation - George Johnson
Passing a Lighted Cigarette through a Handkerchief - Victor J. Peacock
Sundry Tricks and Sleights - Professor Hoffmann
- To Palm a Single Card Without the Aid of the Other Hand
- A New Version of the "Torn Card" Trick
- The Lost Card
- New "Card in Pocket" Trick
- Aerial Billiards
- The "Excelsior" Four Ace Trick
- A New Billiard Ball Expedient
- A New "Vanish" for Two Billiard Balls
- Novel Tumbler and Handkerchief Trick
- The Changing Handkerchief
- The Ping-Pong Ball and Handkerchief
- New Coins and Tumbler Trick
Thought Cards - Colin Donister
Give it Up - J. F. Orrin
The Annals - comments from the editor
The "Magic Wand" Crossword Puzzle
A Handy Production Accessory - Victor J. Peacock
The Annals of Conjuring - Sidney W. Clarke [continued]
- Continental Conjurers in the XVIIIth Century
- A Conjurer under the Directoire - photo page
- Breslaw - photo page
- Guisippe Pinetti - photo page
Where the Tricks Come From - article by Eric P. Wilson
Rising Cards - Oliver Haslam
The Coue Card Trick - Max Holden
The Lemon Box - Stuart Luciene
Not a Cross Word - Eric P. Wilson
The Magical Miscellany - Contributed By Our Readers
- A Novel Card Frame - J. Whitehead
- A Box of Props - Jules Danby
- A Key Card - Leslie R. King
- A Penny in the Trousers Leg - Leslie R. King
- Vanishing Matches - J. Whitehead
- Producing a Handkerchief - A Correction
Book Reviews
- A Magician among the Spirits - Houdini
- "Margery" the Medium Exposed - Houdini
- The Lightning Sketcher - Geo. M. Munro, compiler
Correspondence
- The Closed Door
Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

Vol. 14, Number 126 June-September, 1925 [56 numbered & 12 unnumbered advertising pages]
Quarterly Notes - by the editor
- Punch, on the Conjurers
- A Safety Valve
- The Grand Seance
- A Sale by Auction
- Too Much Advice?
- Two Remarkable Books
- The Haunted Fountain
Our Crossword Puzzle
The Flying Card - Wilfrid G. Jonson
Matter Through Matter - Stuart Luciene
The Jardine Ellis Slate Mystery - Stanley Norton
The Little Red Devils - Bert Douglas
The Severed Tape - Rupert H. Slater
For Children and Adults - C. Ramsey
A Study in Black and White - Will Blyth
Tea for Two - Eric P. Wilson
Card, Flag, and Bottle - Ernest A. Oakes
Something New - article by Prof. Day
More Memorabilia - Rupert H. Slater
- A Pocket Challenge Mystery
- The Spiritualistic Ring
The Changing Cards - Dan Keene
A Trick Soup Plate - Oswald Rae
- Silk and Soup Plate
- A Torn Card Effect
- A Very Black Affair
The Magical Miscellany - Contributed By Our Readers
- Knots in Handkerchiefs - C. Ramsey
- A Mantle Box Effect - J. Whitehead
- A Simple Puzzle -
- The Ball Box - J. Whitehead
- The Magnetized Knife - George Johnson
- Wand Wangles - Stanley Norton
- Cigarettes at the Finger Tips - V. J. Peacock
- Mere Trifles - Tom Ll. Waterman
Humorous Card Effects - Rupert H. Slater
New Apparatus
- Messrs. L. Davenport & Co.
  - The Wonder Glass
  - A Transposition of Silks
  - A New Vanishing Wand
  - The Bag of Bananas
  - Rubber Eggs
- The Eric P. Wilson Magical Service
  - Laces
The Annals of Conjuring - Sidney W. Clarke [continued]
- Continental Conjurers in the XVIII Century [continued]
- An Escamoteur - photo page
- Robertson's Fantasmagoria - photo page
An Electrically Lighted Lantern - W. G. Jonson
A Psychic Slate Effect - Fred Hocking
Obtaining a Load - Bruce Hurling
The Watch, Glass and Handkerchief - Tom Ll. Waterman
Programmes
- Captain E. Clive Maskelyne, M.C. - Through the Eye of a Needle
- Mr. George Sylvestre - The Sunshade Maker
- Mr. P. T. Selbit - The Mummy Mystery
- Mr. P. T. Selbit - In the Indian Rope Trick
Correspondence
Book Reviews
- Magic in the Making - John Mulholland and Milton M. Smith
- Tragic Magic - Harry Leat
- Weird Wonders for Wizards - Sidney E. Josolyne
- Original Magical Problems - Bert Douglas
- Thayer's Quality Magic: Catalogue No. 6 - The Thayer Manufacturing Co.
Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

Vol. 14, Number 127 October-November, 1925 [52 numbered & 12 unnumbered cover & advertising pages]
A Cabinet of Conjuring Tricks for the Queen's Doll House - photo page
Quarterly Notes - by the editor
- Popular Presentation
- Broadcasting Again
- Two Tales
- A Card Trick
- The Queens's Doll House
Second Sight - Vincent Dalban
Obituary - Aldolphe Blind
The Whirling Wheel - A Sensational Stage Illusion
The Value of Combination - J. Whitehead
- No. 1. Keeping the Peace
- No. 2 The Encore
Unexploited Phases of Conjuring - Alec Bell
- Number One - Domestic - The Cheddar of Cagliostro
- Number Two - Self-Raising Flour
A Turkish Delightful Experiment - Frank Staff
Misdirection Only - The "Piano Trick" in a Brilliant Setting - Rupert Holmes Slater
The Magic Wand Christmas Number - announcement
Cards, Bag, and Ribbon - David Lymer
The Box of Shadows - Chas. Waller
The Annals of Conjuring - Sidney W. Clarke [continued]
- The Decline of Conjuring
- Ingleby & Comte - photo page
- The Invisible Lady & Bartolomeo Bosco - photo page
The Spirits of Scotland - Stanley Norton
Cigar or Nuts? - Norman Hunter
Confidence Crooks I Met in London - article by C. Ramsey
A Cup and Ball Sleight - W. G. Jonson
The Magical Miscellany - Contributed By Our Readers
- An Effective Colour Change - Stanley Hunt
- A Match Reversal - Oswald Williams
- A Simple Force for the Above - George Johnson
- Silks and Matchboxes - Leslie R. King
- For the "30 Card" Trick - Frank Herbert
- For the Cups and Balls - H. S. Thomas
The Victoria Cross - awarded to Captain Nevill Maskelyne Smyth
Very Assorted - Wilfrid G. Jonson
- A Card Colour Change
- The "Stunner" Card Trick
Omega - A Rising Card Trick - Prof. Day
Book Reviews
- U.S.A. Depot Magic - Harry Leat, compiler
- Premier Amateur Conjuring Book - annoymous
- The Moral Destiny of British Music - Lala Rephael
Magazine Notes - article
A Twist in Whist - Vincent Dalban
Correspondence
- Matter Through Matter Developments
Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

Vol. 14, Number 128 December, 1925 [68 numbered; 16 unnumbered cover, advertising pages & Vol. XIV Index pages]
Quarterly Notes - by the editor
- Gratuitous Advice
- Spiritualism and the Press
- Creating Conditions
- Random Recollections
- The origin of the "Ghost Tube"
- The Whirling Wheel
- Our Greetings
The Knot That Is Not - Victor J. Peacock
Another "Jardine Ellis" Idea - George Johnson
A Pair of Sparking Eyes - George Johnson
The Mirror of Ink - contributed
Beans - A Spectacular Effect for Children - C. Ramsay
A Puzzle from the Pyramids
Off The Beaten Track - E. Nöel Dransfield
Tour Au Laity - A Glass of Milk and Transformation - Bruce Hurling
The Queen of Hearts - A Grown-Up Nursery Rhyme - J. F. Orrin
The Best Library of One Hundred Books - article by Partic Playfair
Fleeting Sand - Oswald Williams
Nine-a-Side - Will Blyth
- The King of Hearts and His Golden Tarts
A Tumbler Trick - Harry Latour
The Annals of Conjuring - Sidney W. Clarke [continued]
- The Wizard of the North and the Mechanical Conjurers
- A Paris Street Performance & Itinerant Conjurer - photo page
- The Cups and Balls & Blitz - photo page
A Good Coin Trick
Unexploited Phases of Conjuring - Alec Bell
- Number Three - Domestic - The Lampshade
Production from a Large Egg - Stuart Luciene
Making the Most of the Slate Trick - Rupert Howard
The Magical Miscellany - Contributed By Our Readers
- A Quadruple Changing Card - J. Whitehead
- A "Watch, Glass and Handkerchief" Move - F. R. Squire
- The "Spangled Wand" - Jules Danby
- The Christmas Party Coin Illusion - Jules Danby
- Dolly Dyes - Alfred Brown
The Puzzle - A Humorous Glass of Milk Production - Victor J. Peacock
Help - humor by Cosmo
For the Ventriloquist - Prof. Evol
A "Novel" Experiment - J. A. Esler
Much Needed Inventions - article by Wilfrid G. Jonson
Book Reviews
- Volume 6, Collected Magic Series - Percy Naldrett, compiler
- Secrets of Modern Conjuring - Horace & Albert Walker
- More Magical Mysteries - Edward Bagshawe
- Card Tricks for the Amateur Magician - U.S. Playing Card Co.
- Classical Conjuring - Hugh Mackay
- New and Easy Magic - Norman Hunter
Find The Lady - G. W. Hunter
Our New Volume - announcement
Christmas at the Magical Stores - article
- Messrs. L. Davenport & Co.
- Messrs. Hambley's
- Messrs. A. W. Gamage, Ltd.
- Mr. J. F. Orrin
- The Magical Apparatus Co.
- Messrs. Will Goldston, Ltd.
- Bretma Manufacturing Co.
- Mr. Wilford Hutchinson
- Messrs. The Eric P. Wilson Magical Service
- Mr. Arthur Margery
- Messrs. C. O. Williams
A Topical Production - Stuart Luciene
Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments