Illusions, Escape & Stage in Magic & Conjuring: page 2

Clearly 'Oudini' is riding Harry Houdini's coat tails with his escape act. However, this publication is quite good and does describe a good number of escapes including how to escape from handcuffs, iron boiler, mail bag, glass case, iron box, coffin, band box, paper bag, iron bottle, rope chair, tramp chair packing case and straight jacket.

1st edition 1909, this digital edition 2013, 54 pages.

You are probably familiar with the "Head Twister" act. This can be presented to the audience in a serious or comic way, however, it has always been done with obsolete objects such as boxes with knobs, boxes with oriental designs, sequins, and so on. Paolo thought to use a modern object: a motor-cycle helmet! It is a common object of everyday use!

The conjuror or his assistant sits and puts on the helmet and from this moment the magic begins. The helmet and person's head, which is visible, is rotated 360° various times. At the end of this demonstration the assistant stands, the conjuror blocks...

The Briefcase Illusion has been the opening for Paul Romhany's World Class Act for the past twenty years. An illusion that is designed to set up in less than five minutes, and pack flat in less than two. The possibilities are endless! Use it as an appearance or vanish, as a solo illusion or with an assistant.

No mirrors or black art to worry about. The unique table design will allow you to use it throughout your show to retrieve or put away props, then at the right moment produce your assistant.

This illusion is designed to pack flat and play big, and best of all it is EASY TO BUILD, and...

• Abbott's Chinese Chopper
• The Chinese Straight Jacket
• Cutting A Woman In Half
• Walking Through A Ribbon
• Spikes Through The Wrist
• The Girl With The Pincushion Head
• The Doni Rose Miniature Doll House
• Abbott's Rod Through Girl
• The Hindu Basket Trick
• Nite-Club Girl Vanish
• The Sword Box
• The Cane Cabinet
• Sword Cabinet Illusion
• The Golem Illusion
• Modernistic Amputation

1966 edition; PDF 31 pages

A modern seance, with a tie that is like lightning for speed, and yet is the most convincing of all ties. Each wrist is securely tied with a length of rope. Any number of knots may be used and knots can be sealed. The ends of the rope are made secure to the back of the chair. Feet are also tied to chair legs. All ties are thoroughly inspected and the committee is convinced that there is no slack in the ropes and that magician is really secure. The cabinet is placed around magi ready for the tests. For instance, a card is selected and shuffled back into the pack, the pack placed between the...

Have you ever been asked, "Hey, can you float like that guy on TV?" Well you finally can with On Thin Air. This is a very practical method of levitating. This self levitation can be preformed indoors as well as on the street. Imagine being able to levitate anywhere and anytime. Levitate at parties, on the sidewalk and even at the mall.

You will be able to walk up to a group of people and levitate! After you are done levitating you can stay and talk or just walk away. The levitation is completely under your control.

This is a great way to cause a sensation at your next walk around magic...

Martin Breese interviewed Robert Harbin on March 26th, 1977, not even one year before Harbin's untimely death. The interview took place at Harbin's home in London, England.

Spend 90 minutes listening to Robert Harbin - one of the world's most creative illusionists and inventors. Here is the full life story of the man who invented Zig Zag and a number of other illusions that will be performed by magicians over the years to come. Since making the recording Robert Harbin became ill and died. The words spoken on this tape were used as the basis for The Robert Harbin Book published by Martin Breese....

Imagine being able to make your friends car vanish into thin air. You can also make their car appear or change with these methods using no large props what so ever. In fact chances are you already have everything you need to perform this trick so it'll most likely cost you nothing.

I want to be completely honest about the limitations and strengths of this trick. So here are a few questions I feel I'd be most likely to get about this trick.

Is it practical?
Yes and no would be my answer to that question. It's unlikely that you'll perform this trick on a regular basis although it is possible....

Table of Contents

3. Content
4. Enchanted Rickshaw
4. Walking Through a Window
5. The Death Penalty
7. The Living Cremation
8. Cheating the Hangman
9. The Flying Huntsman
11. Vanishing Carload of Girls
12. The Scrap Book
13. The Sword Box
15. The Devil's Cage
18. Sawing Through a Woman

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content

   Publicity Feats

4. Introduction
4. The Blindfold Drive
6. Under Water Escape
7. The Living Burial

   Escape Tricks

9. The Mail Bag Escape
10. Paper Bag Escape
11. Straight Jacket Escape
11. Upside Down Escape
12. Regulation Handcuff Escape
12. Packing Case Escape
14. Unprepared Packing Case Escape

15. The History of Magic (part 8)

1st edition 1931; 18 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content

   Audiences

4. Children's Entertainments
6. Church Socials
6. Smoking Concerts
7. Hotels

   Stage Presentation

7. Technique of Stage Magic
9. Music and Magic
10. Getting Volunteers on the Stage

    Stage Illusions

11. Stage Illusions
12. The Vanishing Ghost
14. The Bathing Beauty
15. The Haunted Sentry Box
16. Walking Away From Your Shadow
17. The Floating Lady
22. Performing Animals Regulation Act 1925

1st edition 1931; 23 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content
4. Introduction
4. The Hindu Needle Mystery
7. Oriental Productions
8. The Indian Basket Trick
9. The Hindu Mango Tree
10. Flowers by Request
12. The Wonderful Fertiliser
14. The Hindu Turban
16. Sands of the Desert
18. The Chinese Rings

1st edition 1931; 23 pages.

Build a base that looks thinner than it actually is.

These instructions are for magicians who want to build their own illusions. Clear 3D drawings are provided, showing all angles. Included is a complete part list. Exact measurements are given. These instructions are much easier to understand than normal plans available on the market today. A little woodworking skill and a few tools is all you need to start building.

1st edition 2015, 31 pages.

Build your own Shadow Box. A light shines through a box and there is clearly nobody inside. Then suddenly a shadow emerges and a person is standing inside the box.

These instructions are for magicians who want to build their own illusions. Clear 3D drawings are provided, showing all angles. Included is a complete part list. Exact measurements are given. These instructions are much easier to understand than normal plans available on the market today. A little woodworking skill and a few tools is all you need to start building.

1st edition 2015, 23 pages.

Build your own Tip-Over Trunk.

Contents:

• Effect
• Secret
• Sizes and parts required
• Step by step
• Examples of theming
• Trolley
• Pushbar
• Inside

1st edition 2015, 27 pages.

How to build your own Subtrunk or Metamorphosis.

Contents:

• The history of Metamorphosis
• Houdini's Substitution Trunk
• Parts required
• Dimensions
• Step by step: framework, making the box
• Trap: toptrap, backtrap
• Performance

The effect: Imagine this ....

Two large blocks are rolled on stage. Two people from the audience get some cans of spray-paint and paint their names on these blocks. The blocks are placed in the center of the stage. A large folding screen is roiled on, shown on ail sides and placed in a square around the two blocks. Before the front-screen is folded in place two assistants walk around the screens with a flashlight. You can see the light of the flashlight through the fabric. The front-screen is folded in place. The volunteers from the audience may walk round the square. There is nothing to...

This is the only all magic issue of Science and Mechanics magazine. It includes a cross section of magic effects from illusions with building instructions, to various close-up effects and mentalism. The emphasis with this magazine was to encourage readers to build their own. It therefore has a distinct DIY feel. The magic consultants for this issue were William B. Gibson, Sidney H. Radner, Litzka Raymond, and Victor D. Dressner.

• COVER STORY: Famous Knife Box Illusion
• EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: Escapes—Special Form of Magic
• GENERAL FEATURES
  • About Magic
  • Magic Black-Art Table
  • Magical Appliances ...

Known for his work in the field of mentalism, it may come as a surprise (unless you attended his first lecture tour), to know that Scott Creasey performed his first underwater handcuff escape in 1976 at just twelve years of age and that during the early part of his career he spent as much time hanging upside down wrapped in chains, tied in packing cases and struggling to escape from various types of handcuffs, as he did reading minds.

In this ebook for the very first time, Scott explains the various methods he used for his underwater handcuff and chain escapes to gain publicity during those...

Escape Artistry has just evolved into the 21st Century!

Imagine: Bringing the Houdini legacy of being a master escape artist into the 21st Century. Gone are the gimmicky props and all that remains is pure mystery.

You will learn time tested methods for escaping regulation handcuffs, thumb cuffs, zip tie cuffs, ropes and more. This video is not for criminal offenders. You must be a magician in order to purchase.

Audiences sometimes get bored with standard escapes. Professor Xavier takes you through a lecture on escaping and gimmicking regulation police handcuffs into quick release "Bridge...

For Magicians, Law Enforcement & Urban Survivalist

As a performer, do you know how to get out of any pair of handcuffs manufactured - past, present or future models?

As an urban survivalist, do you know how to open standard handcuffs with a common drinking straw and other very innovative, real-world applications?

As a security professional, do you know which types of handcuff keys are designed to be invisible to the naked eye?

As an escapologist, do you know the 3 "universal" handcuff keys that all escape artists should have in their toolkit?

As a locksmith, are you familiar with...

Stan Kramien has toured one of the countries largest and most successful Illusion Shows for many years. Magicapades, Magicazam, the Mad World of Magic, and now Shazam! After playing thousands of dates he has written a primer of success in the Illusion Show Business.

Stan's ebook takes you through his life story where he sets the stage for his life as an illusionist. For the first time anywhere Stan divulges patter for many of the illusions.

Kramien's patter for the levitation alone is worth more than the cost of the ebook.

He tells you how to start and routine a full evening show....

The magician displays a medium-sized fancy box, saying that it is the home of a young lady who has no body. The box is placed on a slender type of table. The door of the box is opened, disclosing a head that is very much alive. A dialogue is carried on between the magician and the head etc. There does not seem to be any possibility of concealing the body anywhere, as the audience has an unobstructed view under the table at all times.

Simple workshop plans and instructions.

1st edition 1958, PDF 3 pages.

One of the great publicity stunts. The box may be made by a local concern and placed on display for examination before being used. The magician is tied with a length of rope, placed in the box, and a committee is allowed to fasten the lid with either screws or nails. Nails may be driven into any part of the box. The box is lowered into the water and almost immediately magician is seen emerging from the water at some distance from the box. After he has been identified he sinks from view. The box is raised from the water, the lid removed, and out steps the magician.

PDF 4 pages.