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Laurie Ireland

(Minnesota, USA: 1899 - 27th April 1954) Joined circus in teens (1915) when his job was "cranking the apparatus for a floating lady illusion". Demonstrator in Berg's "Princess Magic Shop" in Chicago 1925-26, except the summers when he traveled with a carnival, operating the weight-guessing concession. Then since 1926 a full-time pro dealer in Chicago (Ireland Magic Shop). In 1940 married Frances Ireland, who continued the business after his death from cirrhosis of the liver.

Invented the Ireland Thimble Holder, Cage of Ophira, Multiplying Golf Balls (by 1931), the red-black shuffle (by 1935), and Jo-Ann Duck (by 1937).

Wrote Ireland Writes a Book [1931, 35pp], Exclusive Magic From Our Notebook [1933, 22pp, with King], etc. Edited Ireland Yearbook 1934-54.

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Ireland's Year Book 1954 by Laurie Ireland
  • Tricky Tidbits
  • For The Green Chlorophyll Card
  • Our Magician Of The Yearbook For 1954 - Del Ray
  • The Royal Assembly
  • Fourteen Effects With The Fourteen Of Clubs
  • Mickey Mouse And His Magic Coats
  • The Jackpot Cigarette Trick
  • The Magnetic Ball
  • Golf Ball To Silk
  • The Human Volcano
  • The Spectator Does A Card Trick
  • Perfect Diminishing Pack Of Cigarettes
  • Felix The Snake
  • Torn Smoke
  • The Ireland Handling For A Jumbo Two Way Forcing Deck
  • Bamboo Chinese Sticks
  • Sockard
  • What To Do With A Slick Ace
  • Sez You Giant Card Trick
  • The No Gimmick Slate Gimmick
  • The Foolproof Necktie Trick
  • The Ghost...
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Ireland's Year Book 1953 by Laurie Ireland
  • The Famous Jimmy Trimble Rope Routine
  • An Innovation With The Squared Circle
  • Tricks With A Folding Card
  • Mccallum's Rainbow Knife Routine
  • Tip On Bottomless Glass
  • Paper Tearing With A Color Change Tube
  • Routine For The Ireland Multiplying Watches
  • Follow Up On Hummer's Rare Coin Stunt
  • Three Lighted Cigarettes
  • Master Billiard Ball Routine
  • Production Of Four Solid Billiard Balls
  • Catchy Thimbles
  • A Spectacular Check Book
  • Comedy Card Rising Trick
  • Two Math Ticklers
  • Patter For Block-Kord
  • Cat And Canary - Quickie Version
  • A Japanese Bird
  • The Skunk Wringer
  • The Rabbit Trap Production ...
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Laurie Ireland
Ireland's Year Book 1952 by Laurie Ireland
  • Six More Hummers
    • The Four G Men
    • The Card On The Window Pane
    • Double Thought
    • A Rare Coin Stunt
    • A Possible Impossibility
    • Imagination
  • Three Magical Beauties
    • Making A Production Out Of The Pyramid Puzzle
    • Chlorophyll Gag Card
    • The "Trey (Tray) Of Diamonds" Gag Card
  • Match-A-Card
  • Cavorting Cards
  • Animal, Vegetable And Mineral
  • Build It Yourself Nest Of Boxes
  • The Cigarette Vending Machine
  • The Extra Load
  • Kirk's Comedy Spaghetti Winder Gag Prop
  • A Paper Folding Routine
  • Secrets Of Sharpshooting
  • Ali's Eyeful
  • Flower Floats
  • Telephone Fooler
  • Boxadime
  • Idea For The Buddha Tubes ...
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Ireland's Year Book 1951 by Laurie Ireland
  • O'day's Fried Egg
  • Mysterious Cigarette And Match Production
  • A Spooky Spots Finish
  • Second Portfolio Of Tricks
    • Ambitious Card Routine
    • 54 Card Trick
    • Your Card!
    • Dime, Penny And Bottle Cap
    • Obedient Cigarette
    • The Flying Match
    • Anti-Gravity Match
    • Pull Thru Matches
    • Flying Ink
    • Wine, Milk And Ink
    • Vanishing Lapel Flower
    • Pistol And Silk
    • The Amazing Ladies' Slipper
    • Chinese Pop Bottle
    • Crystal Flower Ladder
  • A Sticky Idea
  • E Z Magazine Test
  • Classified
  • Funny Cigar Gag
  • Tricky Telepathy
  • Flash Dollar Bill Change
  • The Mike Zen’s Card Act
  • A Pack Of Lies
  • The Sands Of Time
  • The Derelict ...
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Ireland's Year Book 1950 by Laurie Ireland
  • The Homemade Magician
  • Penny Dime Transposition
  • On The Spot
  • Out-Witted
  • Loaded Spook
  • Dark Thoughts
  • Impromptu Twentieth Century Silks
    • Eggs From Handkerchief
    • Another Here, There And Everywhere
    • Tip For Anti Gravico
    • A House Of Cards
  • Now What?
  • Tuning Up
  • By Chance Alone
  • A Self Lighting Candle
  • The Blue Quints
  • Silks From Nowhere
  • Three Golden Pyramids Of The Valley Of Oom
  • Tom Fitzgerald's Passe Passe Bottles
  • New Use For A Forcing Deck
  • Rope Records And Ribbon
  • Card Telepathy De Luxe
  • The Flight Of Thought
  • The Mystic Ringer
  • A Portfolio Of Bar And Close Up Tricks
    • A "Long" Card...
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Ireland's Year Book 1949 by Laurie Ireland
  • About The Year Book . . .
  • A Detective's Dream
  • New Effect For The Color Changing Knife Routine
  • Card Force For The Stage
  • Knock Out Prediction
  • Unsigned - Sealed - Delivered
  • Thumb Fun
  • Comedy Bit With The Wrist Chopper
  • The Easy Comedy Golf Ball Routine
  • Self Working Double Load Lota, With A Comedy Routine
  • A Modern You Do As I Do Trick
  • The Invisible Card Routine
  • Rubber Ice Cream Cone Routine
  • The Boomerang Card
  • Jack Yeager's Portfolio Of Magic Tricks And Ideas
    • A Bar Gag
    • "Flash" Cigarette In Handkerchief
    • The Yeager Four Ace Trick
    • Card In Egg Routine De Luxe
    • Intimate Bottle Levitation ...
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Ireland's Year Book 1948 by Laurie Ireland
  • About The Year Book............
  • The Community Chest Card Trick Or The Red Feather Card
  • Community Chest Routine And Patter For The Square Circle
  • New Idea For The Paddle Trick
  • Restless Cigarettes
  • Rabbit Out Of Top Hat
  • Stage Size Out To Lunch Trick
  • The Golf Ball "Egg" Bag
  • To Vanish The Last Ball
  • A Switch For The Mentalist
  • Nice Doggy!
  • Paper
  • Glorifying Your Magic
  • A Flash Paper And Match Stunt
  • Joseph Dongu's Do As I Do Trick
  • Production Load
  • My Favorite Rising Card
  • The Never Ending Tie
  • Do You Drink?
  • Producing Two Flashes Of Flame
  • Billiard Ball To Playing Card
  • Cashing In On Close...
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Ireland's Year Book 1947 by Laurie Ireland
  • Introduction
  • Tying And Untying Knots In A Cord Without Letting Go Of The Ends
  • The New And Improved Ink Handkerchief And Turnip Trick
  • A Checker Mystery
  • Carlton King's Rabbit Box
  • Ice Cream Cone Production
  • A Dollar Bill In Candle Effect
  • Nelson's Candle Trick
  • Bossie Cow
  • The Shrinking Glass Of Milk
  • Words And Music
  • The Jack Yeager Thumb Tie Trick
  • The N. E. Book Test
  • Three Linked Discoveries
  • Triple Climax To Cups & Balls
  • The Stripper Combine
  • Glendi's Mental Photography - The Dream Photograph
  • Magic In Milk Containers
  • Thimble Box
  • Clock Dial Card Prediction
1st edition 1947, 38...
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Ireland's Year Book 1946 by Laurie Ireland
  • My Blendo Load
  • Amazing Coincidence
  • You Can't Lose - Apparently!
  • Okito Goes Mental
  • My Favorite Routine With Otto The Duck
  • Two Tips On Tricks
  • One Card In 52
  • Dice Stack Addenda
  • A New Idea On Rising Cards
  • Confetti And Milk
  • Method For An Unprepared Blendo
  • Drink Your Milk
  • Cut Ribbon Gag
  • About Tables
  • Wine To Beer A Chemical Trick
  • Utility Glass
  • The Floating Glass
  • Candy From The Air
  • Paper Lady An Illusion For Production Of A Girl
  • An Addition To Reversette
  • The Crystal Flame
  • The Magic House
  • Checkers To Pear To Rice
  • Colossal Glass Of Beer Production
  • Tic Tac Toe - A Super Mental...
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Human Pin Cushion Torture Box by Laurie Ireland

This was the showstopper of Laurie Ireland's school show. This illusion is big and flashy while still lightweight, easy to handle, packs flat, is self-contained, requires no special stage conditions, and only requires one assistant. This ebook explains everything you need to construct, perform, and present this fantastic illusion.

Effect: An assistant enters a cabinet just big enough to accommodate her. Panels open to show head and feet. The magician then pushes five metal rods clear through the center of the box and right thru the ribs of the victim. Two more rods are then shoved through...

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1957 Card Annual by Laurie Ireland
  • Super Do As I Do
  • A Double Change
  • Kings On The Loose
  • Preface To Out Of This World
  • Billy Wiggins' Card Trick
  • Cards Of Sympathy
  • Five Card Super Vanish
  • Turnabout
  • Nest Egg
  • The Spectator's Force
  • Kidnapped
  • Marlo's Hofzinser
  • The Buckle Break
  • Marlo Bottom Count
  • Mystical Location
  • A Nervy Card Trick
  • Hockley's Prediction

1st edition 1958, 36 pages; PDF 34 pages.

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Ireland's Year Book 1945 by Laurie Ireland
  • The Unique Twentieth Century Silks
  • Glen Gloye's Necktie Trick
  • Practical Suggestions For The Welsh Rarebit Pan
  • Card Filtration
  • Back To Back
  • Betchas
  • The Magic Sharpshooter
  • Reversette
  • An Original Routine With The Milk Pitcher And Other Items Most Magicians Have
  • Wild Beer
  • My Favorite Card Routine
  • Cold Fire — The Magic Torch
  • The Earl Morgan Floating Ball
  • Using A Dart Board
  • Balloon To A Bouquet Of Flowers
  • The Hindu Rope Trick
  • The Z Ray Box
  • The Inexhaustible Hat
  • Tantalizing Thimbles
  • Rodeo Magic
  • "That's All" Wand
  • A New Idea On The 20th Century Trick
  • The Joe Sherman Spelling...
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Ireland's Year Book 1942 by Laurie Ireland
  • A Different Kind Of Penetration
  • Routines For Clippo
  • Matchless Magic
  • An Alka Seltzer GAG
  • A Pick Pocket Gag
  • Ideas For Wiztax
  • Cigarettes - Cigars - Pipe
  • A New Deal In Poker
  • Douglas Kelly's Telephone Trick
  • A Suggestion For A New "Levitator"
  • A Bit Of Patter
  • New Routine For The Quarter In The Beer Mug
  • Making The Most Of The Newspaper Tearing Trick
  • The Health Magician
  • Black Jack Magic
  • The Card In The Mirror
1st edition 1942, 23 pages; PDF 27 pages.
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Laurie Ireland
Ireland's Year Book 1940 by Laurie Ireland
  • The Card In The Sandwich
  • Misdirection Card Change
  • Card And Whiskbroom
  • Everready Pencil Trick
  • The Coca Cola Bottle And Nipple Effect
  • Card Control
  • The Spirit Bar
  • The Vanishing Cane For Close Up
  • A Hanging Episode
  • Magician's Lucky Card
  • Deuces And Trays
  • Manipulative Dollar
  • Reverse Card Trick
  • Ireland's "Live Bait" Card Fishing Trick Manuscript
  • Color Change With A Laugh
  • A Diachylon Trick
1st edition 1940, 25 pages; PDF 29 pages.
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Laurie Ireland
Ireland's Year Book 1944 by Laurie Ireland
  • Introduction
  • Yogi Ray's Night Club Milk Glass
  • Jack Becomes An Aviator
  • Chix - Levitation
  • Buy Bonds
  • A Tip On A Tip
  • Victory Birdhouse Silk Production & Vanish
  • Mental Disclosure
  • Sense And Nonsense With Cards
  • A Routine For The Twentieth Century And Other Standard Magic
  • Glorifying The Dancing Handkerchief
  • The Migrating Card
  • A Follow Up
  • Four Corks And A Hat
  • Two Number Tricks
  • Gag With A Lady's Purse
  • A New Wrinkle For The Passe Passe Comedy Bottles
  • Your Mind Has Told Me So
  • Rope Through The Neck
  • Bottle Of Smoke
  • Modern Chapeaugraphy
  • Sgt. Jack Blades' Balls And Ribbons From The Mouth...
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Laurie Ireland
Ireland's Year Book 1938 by Laurie Ireland
  • Preface
  • It Changes, It Shrinks, It Vanishes
  • Big And Little Sponge Ball Transposition
  • Mating The Cards With Jumbo Cards
  • Card Control
  • Coin Routine With A Silk
  • Thimble Holder In The Trouser Pocket
  • Thimble Surprise
  • One Ahead Coin Routine
  • Misdirection For The Two Handed Pass
  • Effective Golf Ball Move
  • You Caught Me That Time
  • Ireland's Two Card Trick
1st edition 1938, 18 pages; PDF 27 pages.
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Laurie Ireland
Ireland's Year Book 1937 by Laurie Ireland
  • The Rabbit Bag
  • A Novel Pigeon Production
  • The Human Pin Cushion Torture Box
  • How To Clean Celluloid Eggs
  • Surprise Finish For The Alarm Clock Production
  • A Modern Noahs' Ark
  • The Artist Draws A Picture Of A Rabbit And The Picture Comes To Life
1st edition 1937, 19 pages; PDF 24 pages.
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Laurie Ireland
Ireland's Year Book 1936 by Laurie Ireland
  • Introduction
  • Ireland's New Okito Coin Box Routine
  • Ireland's Comedy Bullet Catching Trick
  • Cups And Dollar Bills
  • Ireland's Four Ace Trick
  • Just A Little Different Thimble Pass
  • Burlesque Explanation Of The De Muth Glass Penetration
  • Ireland's Three Sponge Ball Trick
  • Annie Oakley Outdone!
  • Super Billiard Ball Pass
  • The Opium Peddler And His Three Dream Pipes
1st edition 1936, 19 pages; PDF 26 pages.
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Laurie Ireland
Ireland's Year Book 1935 by Laurie Ireland

From the introduction:

In the past few years I have written several books on general magic, all of which have been very favorably received by the magical group. For the first time I have now written a book on two specialized types of magic. Having practiced card tricks since infancy, and having a personal liking for good coin tricks, I am setting forth herein some of the fruits of my studies on these two subjects.

  • Introduction
  • Hints For Amateurs On Forcing Cards
  • The Automatic Jig Saw Puzzle Worker
  • To Fully Restore The Card
  • A Perfect False Riffle Shuffle
  • A False Count To Be Used...
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Ireland's Year Book 1943 by Laurie Ireland
  • The Prize Winner Rope Trick
  • Patter For Any Newspaper Trick
  • The Care Of Celluloid Gimmicks
  • A Bit Of Patter For The Snake In The Basket, Snake That Unties Itself Or Any Other Snake Trick
  • Charlie Levett's Idea On The Miracle Egg Trick
  • The Patriotic Illusion
  • The Utility Loaf Of Bread
  • Are You Psychic?
  • Earl Morgan's Rising Elame
  • Ed Marlo's Simple Dice Routine
  • High Caliber Production
  • How To Wind And Tie A Turban
  • Old Sour Puss
  • Laurie Ireland's Blindfold Poker Deal
  • You Always Have A Handkerchief......!
  • The Little Bunny That Eats!
  • The Brassiere
  • The Little Hindu
  • Miss Fatima
  • Dr. Finkle's...
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Laurie Ireland
Ireland's Year Book 1934 by Laurie Ireland

This was Laurie Ireland's first Year Book. Many more would follow. From the introduction:

One of the greatest delights of a magician-mechanic is the invention of a new trick, or a new gimmick, or a new move. On the ensuing pages are the results of hours and hours of experimental work. Everything herein described has been actually built and proved to be practical.

  • Introduction
  • Ireland's Rubber Band Thumb Tie Method
  • A Tip On Tongueing A Cigarette
  • Goofy Deck
  • Troublewit Idea For Children
  • Here There And Everywhere Card Routine
  • More Golf Ball Moves
  • Cups And Balls Moves And Ideas
  • New...
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Laurie Ireland & Edward Marlo
Bull's-Eye Coin Tricks by Laurie Ireland & Edward Marlo

Includes the Human Slot Machine and other guaranteed laugh jackpots, a modern line of patter for the Miser's Dream, a complete routine with a single coin, and tricks with coins of all sizes. Photographically illustrated.

Paul Fleming wrote:

This 28-page booklet is printed by the offset method from neatly typed manuscript; it is illustrated with 43 photographic reproductions (some of which are less clear than could be desired, and are not always in complete agreement with the text; and is bound in soft boards. It contains nine items by Edward Marlo, eleven by L. L. Ireland, and one by Paul Studham. ...

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Laurie Ireland & Paul Studham & Jasper Ward
Black Art: a DIY version by Laurie Ireland & Paul Studham & Jasper Ward

The cry from TV, big Show Business, small Show Business, School Shows, is for something new, something different. Black Art is a new art to this generation. Dolinoff, Black Theatre of Prague, Ralph Adams, have all been featured on TV, but only these few have practiced this great Black Art. In this ebook you learn all about it, from a do-it-yourself standpoint. There are three complete acts fully described, what to do and how to do it, with details for a modern, portable presentation that can be done anywhere. A modern bar act, a noisy, fascinating spook act, and a children's routine the kids...

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Laurie Ireland
Ireland's Original Cup and Ball Routines by Laurie Ireland

The original routines of one of the greatest cup and ball men of all time. Completely revised, edited, amplified and co-ordinated. The whole field of cups and balls in one comprehensive ebook.

Illustrated with dozens and dozens of clear line drawings and written so you can follow the routines with clarity and simplicity. One of the big features is the Double Load used by so many professionals. You will enjoy learning to use your cups and balls with the aide of this great ebook.

Part first released in 1937. 1st edition 1961; 1st digital edition 2013, 74 pages.

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Laurie Ireland
Lessons in Dishonesty by Laurie Ireland

An absolute expert in card manipulation, Ireland brings you here authoritative instructions on bottom and second dealing, a gambling routine, and instructions on the false count. This is ideal material because it is fully illustrated with line drawings by Steranko, plus a series of photographs taken from life. Belongs in the library of every card man.

1st edition 1938, revised in 1963, 24 pages; 1st digital edition 2012, 25 pages.

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