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(Britain: 1897 - 1968) Moved to USA as a young man. Maker of fine apparatus (marketed as "Loyd Magic") in Pasadena and later Modesto, California, 1930s-50s, which he sold thru Thayer's, etc. Conceived and built Tommy Martin's famous act.
Wrote (as "Loyd") Loyd's Master Manipulation of Thimbles (1931; repr 1949, 37pp) and Producing Lighted Cigarettes (1936, 22pp). Article in Genii.
A compilation of the very best methods of producing lighted cigarettes. Covers all the various sleights and moves for this production. 36 illustrations. The last chapter takes up the pipe production, which is always a popular finish with cigarette manipulators.
Paul Fleming wrote:
This is the third printing of a booklet which made its first appearance in 1936. The format is somewhat different from that of the second printing, with a slight reduction in the size of page and type, but the contents remain the same. In its latest form, Producing Lighted Cigarettes is a 24-page pamphlet, with three pages...
This is considered one of the best, if not THE best publication for manipulating thimbles. Includes many new and original concepts.
It comes with 84 gorgeous line drawings. The original booklet had these drawings in very small size. For this ebook we have completely reformatted it and enlarged the drawings to allow easier studying.
1st edition 1931, 1st digital edition 2009, PDF 49 pages.