Everything you want to know about locks and their use in conjuring.
Excerpt from the introduction by Mark Strivings:
I couldn't be happier that this book exists. I know that I will refer to it over and over again in the years to come. I'm sure you will as well. In these pages lie the keys (pun intended) to dozens of amazing demonstrations of mental and magical abilities to entertain and confound your audiences.
The ultimate examination of the Seven Keys to Baldpate plot and the use of locks in mentalism and magic. Locked is 360 pages of tricks, routines, explanations, research, and history of lock effects. It contains details of 116 lock products, descriptions of 107 published lock routines, explanations of 26 gaffed and gimmicked lock methods, 62 original never-before-published routines, 120 photographs of lock items, and 85 original illustrations, including fully detailed drawings of gaffed lock mechanisms.
Locked was compiled and written by Jim Kleefeld, with a little help from friends like Paul Daniels, Richard Osterlind, Ray Carlisle, John Archer, Paul Hallas, Danny Archer, Ken Dyne, Dan Harlan, Stephen Minch, Wayne Dobson, Mark Strivings, Tim Ellis, Mick Hanzlik and more. Locked is fully illustrated in hardcover with a laminated full-color dust jacket.
Locked is the biggest resource on locks and one you will use and refer to over and over with dozens of routines that use padlocks, keys, combination locks, locked boxes, locked car doors, house keys and more. There are fully scripted routines that are serious, romantic, funny, bizarre, historical, dramatic, magical, mental, mysterious and outrageous. It has material suitable for stage, close-up, parlor, table-hopping, kidshows, and strolling. Locked is the book to get, read, savor, study and enjoy, now and for years to come.
- About Locks
- Along Comes Annemann
- The Real Inventor
- Variations
- Literary Beginnings
- Enter, Stage Left, George M. Cohan
- Seven Films of Baldpate
- The Actual Mountain
- The Odd Phrase
- History of Locks
- Early Padlocks
- Security Breakthrough
- Lock Mechanics
- Lock Construction
- Keys
- Tumblers
- Instructional Locks
- Dial Combination Lock
- Wheel Combination Lock
- Wordlock
- Pushbutton Lock
- Electronic Locks
- Magic Locks
- Commercial Magic Locks
- Key-R-Rect
- Carlisle Gravity Lock
- Chrono Lock
- Coded Lock (or Induction Coded Lock)
- Combi-Lock
- Correct Key
- Crook Lock
- Cross-Key
- David Howarth's £1000 Safe Mystery
- Da Vinci Box
- Destiny's Key
- De-Val Dupe Padlock
- Digital Dilemma
- Door to the Harem
- Dr. Faust's Padlock
- Dream Lock
- Eagle Spirit Lock
- E. S. Key
- ESP Lock
- E.S.P. Padlock
- Five-Key Countdown
- Germain's Spirit Lock
- Grismer Lock
- Haunted Padlock
- Hemingway Lock
- Hotel Mystery
- Just Chance Wallet
- Key Box
- Key Roulette
- The Keys of Judah
- Kontrol Key
- Larry Lock
- The Lock
- Lock of Gibraltar
- Lock of Zanzibar
- Locked For Life
- Locked Out Chance
- Lockey
- Luc-Key
- LuvR's Lock
- Master Lock Mystery
- Master Lock Routine
- Master Padlock
- Maximum Security
- McColl Locks
- Mental Prediction Lock
- Murphy's Chest
- Myster-Key
- The Mystery Lock
- Mystic Key
- New Yale Lock
- Numba-lok
- The Palladian Lock
- Pandora's Lox
- Paranormal Padlock
- Penta-Lock
- Phantom Lock
- Prediction Padlock
- Prince Albene's Spirit Lock
- Psychokinetic Lock
- Psy-Key
- Psy-Key-Lock
- Psy-Key-Lock Improved
- PsyLock
- Psychic Spirit Lock
- Push-Button Iron Lock
- Sarandos Spirit Lock
- Seven Keys Supreme
- The Seventh Key
- Solari's Spirit Lock
- Spirit Locks
- Strivings Locks
- SupaLok
- Supreme Squire Padlock
- T.U.R.N. The Ultimate Random Number
- Telekinetic Lock
- Titan Spirit Lock
- The Un-Lock
- Wedding Rings
- Wonderlock
- Props With Locks
- Antique Pill Box
- Bill Tube
- Bill Tube-Gold Plated
- Deadlock
- Destination Box
- Diamond Treasure Chest
- Dr. Q Prediction Chest
- FreeKey
- Future Perfect
- Future Prediction Chest
- Jumping Jack Cash
- Lippincott Box
- Locked Deck
- Lucifer's Lock by Tenyo
- Master Lock Routine
- Money Box Safe
- Monarch Prediction Chest
- One Panel Treasure Chest
- Psychokinetic Lock
- Reproduction Locks
- Ring Escape
- The Secret Den
- Security Lock
- Strong Box
- Treasury Transpo
- United
- USB Key Flash Drive
- Wedlock
- Puzzle Locks
- Bashful Trick Lock
- Brass Square Puzzle
- Cigar Cutter Lock
- Cryptex
- Dog Trick Padlock
- Enigma Lock Puzzle
- Fish Lock
- Hidden Lock
- Houdini Ace Of Hearts Lock
- Houdini Dead Lock
- Houdini Lockout
- Houdini Under Lock and Key
- Indian Puzzle Locks
- Lion Lock
- Turtle Lock
- Wooden Puzzle Locks
- Key Secrets
- Key Re-Set
- Step-Back
- Tool Re-Set
- Secondary Release
- Magnetic Release
- Gravity Release
- Gravity-Magnetic Release
- Friction-Pin
- Key Strategies
- Many Keys Exchanged
- One Key Exchanged
- Forced Key
- Enveloped
- Caught Red-Handed
- Marked Key
- Iced Key
- Warm Key
- Pail By Comparison
- Swiped
- Swiped 2
- Combination Secrets
- Dial Restriction
- Dial Elimination
- Mental Choice
- Number Force
- Card or Word Force
- Card Box Force
- Pre-Show & Pre-Set
- Pre-Show Word
- Mental Value
- Spectator's Ring
- Two Rings
- Borrowed Jewelry
- Bank Night
- Two Spectators
- Sealed Cash Box
- Buttonhole
- Belt Loop
- Wine Glass
- Car Keys
- Car
- Wallet
- Certificate
- Urban Bicycle Chain
- Performer's Sealed Valuables
- Spectator's Sealed Valuables
- Surprise Token Gift
- Prediction
- Drinks
- Cigars
- Cuisine
- Locksmith Tales
- Mick Hanzlik
- Dr. Timothy Moore
- Jason Palter
- Chris Manos
- Jim Sommers
- Tom Yurasits
- Mike Draganic
- Published Routines
- Another Key to Baldpate
- Another Key to Baldpate
- Any Lock Ke-R-Rect
- Assignation
- Astradamus' Houdini Padlock Penetration
- Astro-Key
- Bag O' Locks
- Blind in Baldpate
- Card-A-Lock
- Combination Lock Trick and Remote
- The Compelling Key
- ConBination
- ConBination 2
- Consealment of Seven Keys
- The Crystal Key
- Davey Jones' Lock
- The Devil's Key
- Electronic Spirit Lock
- The Elephant Who Lost His Trunk Key
- Equivo-Lock
- Eternal Triangle
- Eve or Adam
- Faust's Padlock
- Five Minute Murder Mystery
- Foxy Loxy
- Hang-Over
- The Haunted Padlock
- The Houdini Wand
- Hypnotic Key Control
- It's Your Loss
- Improved Seven Keys to Baldpate
- The Key Caper
- The Key of Fortunato
- The Key r rect Way to Swing
- Key to the Future
- Key to the Mystery
- The Key to Seven Keys to Baldpate
- Key to the Situation
- Key to Success
- The Key to Success
- Key-R-Rect Close-Up
- Key-R-Rect Close-Up 2
- Key-R-Rect Prediction
- Keyed Up
- Keyrect
- Keys Royale
- Keys Redux
- Let's Make a Trade
- Lock and Key
- Lock and Key Mystery
- The Lock and Keys
- The Lock and Keys
- Lock Master
- Lock Master 2
- The Lock Opens
- The Lock Opener
- Lock Out!
- Locked
- Locked & Loaded
- Locked On
- Lock's Myth
- Lots O Locks
- Magic Car Key
- A Magician Prepares: Seven Keys
- Master Key
- Mind Lock
- Mon-Key Biz
- New Keys
- Nikola's 7th Key
- The Obedient Padlock
- Oil and No Water
- On the Wall
- One for the Money
- Padlock Chance
- Padlocked
- Paycheck
- Pen-Ultimate Key
- Poe's Beloved
- Pointed
- Pointers
- The Poor Man's Baldpate
- Poor Man's Bank Night
- Return of the Seven Keys
- The Secret to Unlimited Wealth
- Sense-less Divination
- Seven Colors of Wisdom
- Seven Keys and the Lazy Dog
- Seven Keys Goes To Lunch
- Seven Keys to Paradise
- Seven Keys My Way
- The Seven Keys of the Jinx
- Six Cold Keys
- Skin in the Game
- Soundbox
- The Spirit Touch
- Three Keys to the Seven Keys to Baldpate
- $1000 Key Test
- Tips for a Trickster
- Triumph of the Triumverate
- The Ultimate Key
- Ultimate Seventh Key
- Uncle Klink
- A Unique Effect
- Verbal Control
- Warp S
- Watch Closely
- Wedlock
- Which Lock
- The Zenith Wager
- Original Routines
- Abberline's Conundrum
- Baldpate Tray
- Broken
- Certificated
- Choice Jewelry
- Code Breaker
- Code Breaker Burnt Note to Orange
- The Coffin in Lamia
- Combination Lock and Ring
- Count of Monte Cristo
- Crowdsource Open
- Dated
- DaVinci's Cryptex
- Digital Dilemma 2
- Dodges
- Door to Success
- Finding My Own
- Foreign Combination
- His Valentine
- Holey Cardoley
- InstaKey
- InstaKey: Dial K for Killer
- InstaKey: Bachelor Pad
- iTransmit
- It's Hammer Time!
- Keep the Faith
- Lizzie's Barn
- Lock Luggage
- Lock Master Word
- Locks Impossible
- Love Locked
- Marvel Money Box
- Mirage
- Miser's Keys
- Money Combination
- The NW Out
- The Night Club Lock
- Only You
- The Osterlind Grismer Lock Routine
- Pandora Unlocked
- The Present
- A Psychic Game of Chance
- A Psychic Game Deluxe
- PsyLock
- Pushy
- Risqué Lock
- Rolls Away
- Rogue Fusion
- Seuss-Locked
- Seven Keys to Her Heart
- The Shawshank Escape
- Sherlock Locks
- Stella Starletti
- Stoned
- Sure Lock
- Telephonic
- The Thread
- Three-Key Monte
- Tile-emetry
- The Toy Cupboard
- Turn It Up
- Unchain My Heart
- Your Money
- Additional Resources
- Endnote
1st edition 2015, PDF 366 pages.
word count: 151015 which is equivalent to 604 standard pages of text
