(5th November 1893 - August 1979)
Born and lived in England. Stage name of George William Blakemore. Semi-pro. Edited The Budget and Entre Nous 1941 - 42 (15 issues). Invented Uncanny Hanks (1952). Wrote several booklets.
Coauthors: Richard Himber, Ken de Courcy
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Linking Finger Ring (used)Richard Himber & Ken de Courcy & George Blake Stapled booklet in like-new condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition. | $7 to wish list | |||
The Perfected Five Card Trick (used)George Blake Stapled booklet in excellent condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition. | $10 to wish list | |||
The Perfected Five Card TrickGeorge BlakeThis ebook teaches solutions to the following problem Rusduck posed in the late 1950s: Any deck used. Any five cards taken from it by a spectator, and any one of the five cards is set aside. The performer calls out the other four cards to an assistant in another room or to someone on the phone, and immediately the chosen card is named. Arguably the best rendition of this type of effect is the Bloom Miracle Poker Machine. These are very similar requirements to the Fitch Cheney Five-Card Trick. But they are not identical. In the Fitch Cheney trick the performer selects the one card out of the five given to him which his assistant needs to identify... | $10 to wish list | |||
Linking Finger RingRichard Himber & Ken de Courcy & George BlakeRoutines with the Himber type linking finger ring.
1st digital edition 2018, 19 pages. | $5 to wish list | |||
A Set-Up ResetGeorge Blake THE BIGGEST SNAG IN "EIGHT KINGS" OR "SI STEBBINS" EFFECTIVELY REMOVED. Are you afraid of being caught when using a stacked deck of cards? Then you must know George Blake's system! No more fear of spreading the deck face up, if you know it. From the introduction: You know seven-eighths of it, if you use or know of either of these set-ups. Learn the other Eighth and be able to fearlessly spread a set-up DECK FACE UP! I first conceived this idea way back in 1933, when I passed the secret on to a corresponding friend in Sheffield and he wrote back almost in ecstasy about it. As I had... | ★★★★★ $4 to wish list | |||
Dream PokerGeorge Blake This is a great routine using just a regular deck of cards - totally impromptu and no sleight-of-hand; in three entertaining phases. You have in your possession a great routine by the late George Blake (written originally in Magigram magazine). George is also giving you here the patter that he used. Just perform the routine as written and the whole thing works itself. The effect needs no set-up and can be done with a borrowed deck of cards. 1st edition 2007; 14 pages. | $10 to wish list | |||
George Blake: The Conjuring VentriloquistGeorge Blake Listen to the fascinating life story of George Blake and use the effects and subtleties that he offers. You will find a range of usable material and routines; each of which has been used and featured by George and others. A happy mixture of magical memories and practical material. Recorded in 1979, short before Blake died. This is a licensed reproduction of the famous Magicassette and MagiCD series created by Martin Breese - now owned by Lybrary.com. | ★★★★★ $15 to wish listMP3 |