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Fred Lowe

Fred Lowe

(England: 1920 - 1st February 1972)

Amateur magician, mentalist, and lecturer on gambling cheating. Dealer and prop maker (particularly brass) as "Fredlo Developments" in Fareham, Hampshire, from 1967 to his death when the business and stock was acquired by Ken Brooke's Magic Place.

Invented Christened Reverse = Fred and the Hong Kong Coin. Wrote lecture notes. Article Self-Control in Magic (1957, 4pp, as insert in Top Hat). Trick in Intermagic.

Coauthors: Rex Taylor, Will Ayling, Lewis Ganson

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Visual Mentalism No. 1 by Fred Lowe

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The theme of the series would have been conveyed more precisely by a title such as 'Audience Involvement and Visual Mentalism'.

It is therefore most desirable that the audience should see exactly what is happening during the preliminaries (or build-up) of an effect. But even this may not be enough. What they see must be interesting enough to rivet their attention. People are most interested in those events in which they involve themselves, in which they 'join in' - identification is the psychological term.

Both of the effects that follow are fully...

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Card Shapes by Fred Lowe

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Although the following card effects will intrigue many magicians, the presentation and handling has been plotted with the lay audience in mind.

To think as a 'layman' is not possible once one has been involved in magic for some time. The best we can do is to try and imagine how a layman regards magic tricks and what will interest him.

Most card magic in print is written by card enthusiasts or technicians, who themselves have forgotten the layman's' viewpoint, or (more likely perhaps) are not interested in card magic for the public. This is not to decry...

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The Endless Chain (Know-How Series) by Rex Taylor & Will Ayling & Lewis Ganson & Fred Lowe

This is not a magic trick but a carnival game, a con game, where the operator can decide if you should win or not. Everything looks fair and above board, but there is simply no chance for the mark to win. It looks so innocent, a ball-chain loop, put out on the table in a figure eight. One loop in the eight catches your finger the other does not. You have to find the one that catches your finger. Only problem is that you will never find it if the operator so decides.

This game is sometimes called Loopy Loop, Figure Eight, the Chain Swindle, or Pricking the Garter. You will find in this ebook...

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