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103 Tips and Resources for MagiciansDustin Marks ... - ... a good idea you have.
- Tip #7 Learn which database to keep track of your routines and effects.
- Tips 8, 9 and 10. Learn tricks on how to remember your script and how to make your scripts better.
- Tip #11 Learn the secret of how to never forget your props.
- Tip #14 Do you have the Anverdi Mental Dice/Die? Learn how to wake them up right in front of your audience without suspension.
- Some of magic's best principles explain all in one ebook: One Ahead, Equivoque, Svengali, Rough and Smooth, Dual Reality, Preshow, Gilbreath, Multiple Outs and more.
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Twenty Stunners with a Nail WriterFranklin M. Chapman ... image upon which his "subject" is about to concentrate.
Twelve of the tricks explained here are in the nature of predictions. In five, the performer predicts the names of cards that will be drawn; in two, numbers that will be written down; and in yet others, one or more words, a throw of the dice, the amount of money in the possession of anyone whom a spectator may choose to call by telephone, the musical selection a spectator will play or sing, and other tests of prevision. It will be noted that there is a family likeness about these 12 tricks, as is almost inevitable in feats of this... | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF |
The Art of Modern Conjuringunknown ... - ...
- ...To illuminate water
- To make flash paper
- To obtain fire by applying water
- To set fire to a handkerchief without injuring it
- To smoke with two empty pipes
- To suspend a ring by a burnt thread
- CHAPTER VII
- PARLOUR TRICKS
- Ascent of wine in an inverted glass of water
- Burning coal on a muslin handkerchief, a
- Dice trick, the
- Electrified pipe, the
- Glass of water suspended by a thread
- Glass of water that cannot be moved without spilling the whole
- Grape seed in the glass of champagne, the
- Juggler's dessert, the
- Magdeburg hemispheres, the
- Magical mirror, the
- Musical poker, the
- Mysterious paper bands,...
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Magic (Mussey)June Barrows Mussey ... of other items. Group 3 (8 pages) is limited to a few coin sleights and "folds," and several very simple tricks. In Group 4 (25 pages) are some easy rope releases, The Jumping Rubber Band, three or four rope and string tricks of the "puzzle" type, a half-dozen mathematical feats, two stunts with dice, one handkerchief trick, The Afghan Bands, The Clinging Cane, and other odds and ends.
We believe that Magic would have been a better book if the author had dealt with fewer items and treated each more thoroughly. Some things in magic should be explained in detail or not at all. A failure... | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF |
The Sphinx Volume 2 (Mar 1903 - Feb 1904)Inez Vernelo ... | - Cleveland | 87 |
| - Omaha | 87 |
| - San Francisco | 87 |
| - Foreign Notes | 88 |
| - News from the Society of Detroit Magicians | 88 |
| - Here and There | 89 |
| De Kolta,The Magician Is Dead | 89 |
| Our Letter Box | 90 |
| Novel Sleights | 91 |
| - The Bewitched Hook Clayton Wyatt | 91 |
| - The Flying Cards Clayton wyatt | 91 |
| - A New finish to the Sliding Dice Box Robert Gifford | 91 |
| - New Coin Sleight Back and Front Palm | 91 |
| - Chinese Ring Trick Thos. J. Peters | 91 |
| - A Few Suggestions Louis N. Miller | 91 |
| The Magician of the Month Allan Shaw | 92 |
| On the Exposing of Tricks Lee Stewart | 92 |
| Book Notes | 92 |
| To Correspondence | 92 |
| En Route | 93 |
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| NO. 9: NOVEMBER 1903... |
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The Sphinx Volume 7 (Mar 1908 - Feb 1909)Albert M. Wilson ... | 2: APRIL 1908 | 13 |
| Kansas City, Mo., April 15, 1908 | 14 |
| Biographical Harry A. Sears | 15 |
| Dida | 15 |
| Changing Confetti by Simms | 15 |
| Magician's Doings | 16 |
| A Problem In Billiard Balls By Montgomery F. Crowe | 16 |
| S.A.M. Notes Oscar S. Teale | 17 |
| Extracts from My Program By David P. Abbott | 18 |
| Book Notes | 19 |
| Sliding Dice Box Trick By Edward Reno | 20 |
| "The Sphnix" Picture | 22 |
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| NO. 3: MAY 1908 | 25 |
| Kansas City, Mo., May 15, 1908 | 26 |
| Magician's Doings | 27 |
| S.A.M. Notes Oscar S. Teale | 28 |
| Merlin's Aquarium By Douglas G. Halley | 29 |
| Here And There - An Illusion By Will Edwards | 30 |
| Another Goner By C.S. Weller | 31 |
| Improved Ink... |
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The Sphinx Volume 8 (Mar 1909 - Feb 1910)Albert M. Wilson ... | Of Magic | 44 |
| New York Notes Edward Beadle | 44 |
| English Notes Fred Sinclair | 45 |
| Viennese Notes Ottokar Fischer | 45 |
| Magic Notes From Italy Gustavo Testa | 45 |
| Frazier's Pass By Dr. Elliot | 46 |
| A Handkerchief Trick By David P. Abbott | 47 |
| Magnetized Knife And Envelope By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 47 |
| The Traveling Dice By C.M. Shrimplin | 48 |
| The Vanishing Card By Edwin C. Blair | 48 |
| Why? By Benedict | 48 |
| Russell's Attachable Servante By Russell | 48 |
| How To Make A Hole In Glass | 48 |
| Rip Van Winke's Dream By Arthur Mosher | 49 |
| Germain At Martinka's By Edward Beadle | 49 |
| The Obliging Postal Card, Or How To Save A Cent By Chas.... |
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The Sphinx Volume 13 (Mar 1914 - Feb 1915)Albert M. Wilson ... | 71 |
| Literature | 71 |
| Another Spirit Handkerchief By Dr. E.G. Ervin | 72 |
| The Self-Rising Cards Combination | 72 |
| Phonetics Of A Pack Of Cards By R.W. Hoel | 73 |
| The Editor's Page | 74 |
| The Spirit Light By H. Syril Dusenbery | 75 |
| Didn't Work Joke | 75 |
| Amateur Department T.J. Crawford | 75 |
| - Cards From The Pocket | 75 |
| - The Dice Box | 75 |
| - Stilwell's Passes | 75 |
| - The Rising Silk | 75 |
| Programs For Magicians By De Vega | 76 |
| - The Girl In The Frame | 76 |
| - The Mantle Of The Sun | 76 |
| Uncle Feelix's Correspondence | 76 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 77 |
| - Magic Today | 77 |
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| NO. 5: JULY 1914 | 85 |
| Some Magic By Jos. Dunninger | 87 |
| - A Novel... |
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The Sphinx Volume 16 (Mar 1917 - Feb 1918)Albert M. Wilson ... | 171 |
| A Suggestive Act By Clarence T. Hubbard | 171 |
| Remlap's Ink Filtration By D. Grahan Palmer | 172 |
| The Usurpation Of Autocracy To Democracy | 172 |
| Another Bill Effect By Ovette | 173 |
| Fatal Originality (Poem) by Charles Neil Smith | 173 |
| New Wine And water Change by Ovette | 173 |
| The War Globe Poem | 173 |
| A Folding Dice By Russell | 174 |
| Dunninger At Yaphank | 174 |
| A Real Card Illusion By Ovette | 174 |
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| NO. 10: DECEMBER 1917 | 181 |
| S.S. Henry Bio | 183 |
| Letter To Houdini Harry Kellar | 183 |
| The Stranger | 183 |
| The World Of Magic | 184 |
| - S.A.M. Richard Van Dien | 184 |
| - S.A.M Golden Gate H. Syril Dusenbery | 184 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford,... |
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The Sphinx Volume 18 (Mar 1919 - Feb 1920)Albert M. Wilson ... | Make Following Corrections | 11 |
| Hello By George Schulte | 11 |
| Working Of Trick And Patter Of Snake Can By Prof. Robt. Gifford | 12 |
| Comedy Write-Ups By A. Rube Augustus Rapp | 12 |
| Billy Russell Cartoon | 12 |
| Here And There Among Magicians B.S.S. Henry | 12 |
| Up-To-Date Tricks By Walter B. Gibson | 13 |
| - The Deceptive Dice | 13 |
| The Mysterious Kings | 13 |
| The Three Turned Cards | 16 |
| The Top Steal Color Change | 16 |
| The Egg Bag | 16 |
| Impressions By George Schulte | 17 |
| An Easy Card Discovery | 17 |
| Adventures In Magic By Henry R. Evans | 18 |
| My Five Years In America And Magical Enthusiasts I Have Met By Will Bland | 19 |
| Lessons In Hypnotism... |
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The Sphinx Volume 19 (Mar 1920 - Feb 1921)Albert M. Wilson ... | By Wesley R. Flaig | 145 |
| Little Affairs By Horace Marchall | 145 |
| Editorial Page | 146 |
| Somebody Lied | 146 |
| Editoral Page | 147 |
| Did The Eagle Magician Lie Or Was It Mis-informed | 148 |
| The Twentieth Century Billiard Ball Trick By Lionel T. scott | 148 |
| Epor! An Illusion by Charles R. Brush | 148 |
| The Twentieth Century Dice Trick By Lionel T. Scott | 149 |
| A Cigarette Entry By Lionel T. Scott | 149 |
| For Club And Close Workers By Edw. C. Conklin | 149 |
| Magician Versus Conjurer By Dr. S. Wilkinson | 150 |
| The Twentieth Century Card Trick By Lionel T. Scott | 151 |
| Namreh's Necromantic Novelties By Herman L. Weber | 151 |
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The Sphinx Volume 20 (Mar 1921 - Feb 1922)Albert M. Wilson ... | Muschan | 273 |
| Two Modern Forcing Packs | 273 |
| Up Your Sleeve By Clarence Smith | 273 |
| Magical Sketch By Baffles Brush | 273 |
| Color Change And Vanish By Claudio | 273 |
| The New Wonderful Streamers And Flag Illusion By Magnus | 273 |
| Lessons In Magic By P.H. Cannon | 274 |
| - The Sphinx-A Mystery | 274 |
| Show Me It's There, Dice Vanishing Form By Russell | 275 |
| An Old Trick Revamped H. Syril Dusenbery | 275 |
| Maggots By Magnus | 275 |
| Adventures In Magic By Henry R. Evans | 276 |
| My Personal Experiences With The Clairvoyants by Robt. H. Gysel | 277 |
| Sucker Effects Clandio | 278 |
| With A Safety Match Box by W.A Flaig | 279 |
| The Hank Candle Again... |
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The Sphinx Volume 22 (Mar 1923 - Feb 1924)Albert M. Wilson ... | in Rosencrances Sleights Rosencrance Unreasonable Card Parade. By C. W. Rosencrance. | 18 |
| Responsive Alphabetic Letters (Paperology). By C. W. Rosencrance. | 18 |
| The Glasgow Society of Magicians. By Will Dale. | 19 |
| The Mysterious Deck of Cards - A Hofzinser Problem. | 19 |
| Hocus Pocus. By Claudio. The Sucher Dice Box. | 20 |
| Thought Projecting. | 20 |
| The Multiplying Bill Trick. By Alex. Cuniglio. | 20 |
| Lack of Uniformity in Prepared Cards. By Harold P. White. | 20 |
| Rare Bits of Magic. By Frederick DeMuth: How to Conceal the Twist in the Afghan Bands; A Mysterious Mixup; The Egg and Confetti Change. | 21 |
| Other Ways of... |
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The Sphinx Volume 24 (Mar 1925 - Feb 1926)Albert M. Wilson ... | By Geo. Stock. | 182 |
| Adventures in Many Lands. By Julius Zancig. Amongst Indian Fakirs; More Wonders in India; Strange Customs. | 182 |
| The Mystery of Spiritualism - Magic Versus Spiritualism. By Oscar S. Teale. | 183 |
| Editorial. | 186 |
| The Eggstecter. By Eli Hackman. | 188 |
| Queen City Mysticisms. The Passe Passe Dice. By William M. Morgan, Jr. | 188 |
| A Glass in a Hat. By Stanley W. Ellis. | 189 |
| Kinks. By Frederick DeMuth. Cardoff. | 189 |
| Baffles Card Ruse. By Charles R. Brush. | 189 |
| Ariel's Candle Tricks. By C. A. Costa Aliaga. | 190 |
| Ectoplasm. By C. A. Costa Aliaga. | 190 |
| Tools of Magic. By Harry Opel. | 190 |
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The Sphinx Volume 27 (Mar 1928 - Feb 1929)Albert M. Wilson ... | Edited by Wm. Larsen, Jr., and T. Page Wright. | 78 |
| - So Say the Editors. | 78 |
| - On With the Show. | 78 |
| - The Cards Transposed. By Eugene Laurant. | 78 |
| - "Smoko" - As I Do It. By J. C. Walter. | 78 |
| - A Thimble Penetration. By Floyd Tester. | 79 |
| - A Card Rising Wand. By Ford I. Beebe, Jr. | 79 |
| - Loaded Dice. By P. D. Wyman. | 79 |
| - Interchange. By Lloyd R. Conrad. | 79 |
| - Mr. Magic's Twin Girls. By Lloyd R. Conrad. | 79 |
| - Wrapping the Silks. By T. Page Wright. | 80 |
| - "You See It Is Empty" By Wm. Larsen, Jr. | 80 |
| - And Before We Leave. | 80 |
| The Five Super Magical Effects of 1928. By Max Holden. | 82 |
| The True History... |
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The Sphinx Volume 28 (Mar 1929 - Feb 1930)Albert M. Wilson ... | The Mentalist's Library. | 304 |
| Editorial. | 305 |
| My Life of Magic. Howard Thurson. | 306 |
| Booth's Magical Delicacies. Booth's Confetti Mystery. By John Booth. | 306 |
| The Amateur. By Clement de Lion. | 306 |
| Sarcasticisms. By Joe Lawrence. | 308 |
| A Private Reading Method. By Frank C. Caton. | 308 |
| A Crystal Gazing Act. By Frank C. Caton. | 308 |
| Dice and Match Box Mystery. By U. F. Grant. | 308 |
| A Boy Scout Item. By Will Blyth. | 309 |
| Changeable Silks. By U. F. Grant. | 309 |
| The Spirit Rapping Match. By U. F. Grant. | 309 |
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| NO. 9: NOVEMBER 1929 | |
| Louis E. Levassor. | 325 |
| Card trick. Clayton W. Rosencrance. | 325 |
| M.U.M. Edited by John Mulholland. | 326 |
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The Sphinx Volume 29 (Mar 1930 - Feb 1931)John Mulholland ... | The L. W. Mysteries. By T. Page Wright and William Larsen. | 27 |
| - Ramblings in Rope. | 27 |
| - Vinculum. | 27 |
| - Number, Please? | 27 |
| - The Great Divide. | 28 |
| - The Clothes Line. | 28 |
| - A Gloved Deception. | 28 |
| - The Tug O' War. | 28 |
| - The Lost Chord. | 29 |
| - Marking the Center. | 29 |
| - The Knotted Loop. | 29 |
| - The Smoked String. | 29 |
| - Chased. | 30 |
| - The Double Restoration. | 30 |
| A Dice Mystery. By John Booth. | 30 |
| Magic Department. By Baffles. | 31 |
| - Oracle of Delphi. By H. Savage. | 31 |
| - "A New Card Discovery". By Morris Bernstein. | 31 |
| - Spirit Rings A La Slade. By H. Savage. | 31 |
| - "Ricardo's Astral Card". By Ricardo. | 32 |
| - Ultracage Production. By Dunlan. | 32 |
| - "Vanishing Wand and... |
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The Sphinx Volume 38 (Mar 1939 - Feb 1940)John Mulholland ... | Match Box. Colored Silks. Nu and New. | 244 |
| The Four Door Production Cabinet. A Revolutionary Evolution. By Walter B. Gibson. | 245 |
| A Novel Card Trick. By J. Brown. | 246 |
| Two Production Effects. By Hans van Baaren M.D. | 247 |
| A Christmas Box. By Grant Stuart. | 247 |
| Current Magic: Edited by Baffles. | 248 |
| - The Dice and Rice. By C. Henderson. | 248 |
| - Jumbo Sympathetic Suits. By R. M. Jamison. | 248 |
| - The Spirits Still Write. By R. M. Jamison. | 248 |
| - The Transport Chimneys. By H. I. McKeever. | 249 |
| - Easy Hat Production. By Albert Thatcher. | 249 |
| - Another Ambitious Card. By Paul Morris. | 250 |
| - A Silk Combination.... |
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The Sphinx Volume 39 (Mar 1940 - Feb 1941)John Mulholland ... | Golf Ball Routine. By Ballantine. | 34 |
| Flash Card Stab. By Russ Walsh. | 34 |
| Sensitive Fingers. By Eugene Bernstein. | 34 |
| The Severed Thumb. By Joe Berg. | 35 |
| A Sucker Card Trick. By Vic Torsberg. | 35 |
| The Traveling Cup of Coca Cola. By Sam Berland. | 35 |
| The Thompson Glimpse. By James Kater Thompson. | 36 |
| Dice, Hat and Matches. By Martin Gardner. | 36 |
| Controlled Coincidence. By Bob Lotz. | 37 |
| Improved French Drop for Ball. By Sam Berman. | 37 |
| Using the Card Index. By John Brown Cook. | 37 |
| Adcock's Rope Restoration. By Earl Adcock. | 37 |
| Matt's Match Magic. By Matt Schulien. | 38 |
| Twentieth Century Tube. By J. Harvey... |
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The Sphinx Volume 47 (Mar 1948 - Feb 1949)John Mulholland ... | Hot. Break-it. Ashes of Satan. Multiplying Pipes. Aqua-Mystic. Cut and Restored Silk. Tuba-Flora. Cut and Restored Neck-tie. Egg in Paper. Ice Cream Cones. Fruit and Vegetables. | 264 |
| Singapore Screen. By Tan Hock Chuan. | 265 |
| New Smokes for Old. By "Smo-King" Arnold Belais. | 266 |
| Sorcar's Sliding Dice-Box Illusion. By P. C. Sorcar. | 267 |
| How Not To Palm A Ball. By Arthur Punnar. | 268 |
| A Shocking Wand. By Douglas Francis. | 269 |
| A Comedy Coin Routine. By George DeMott. | 269 |
| South American Notes. By E. Leslie Briant. | 270 |
| Calendar: The Magician at the Inn. | 271 |
| Mr. Squawks. By Milbourne Christopher. | 272... |
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The Sphinx Volume 52 (Mar 1953)John Mulholland ... | By E. Leslie Briant. | 45 |
| Notes About Magicians. | 47 |
| Editor's Page. | 48 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 49 |
| 25-50 Years Ago. | 50 |
| Magic Query Answer. | 50 |
| Trade Winds. By Frances Ireland. | 51 |
| Magic in Print: Okito on Magic. Classic Secrets of Magic. Litet Trooerilexikon. Fourth Collectors' Annual. Revised Editions. Dice Dexterity. Emcee Blockbusters. | 52 |
| Obituaries: C. A. George Newmann. Herman L. Weber. Aruthur Dowler. Thomas Chew Worthington, III. | 53 |
| On This and That. By The Readers. | 56 |
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The Gen Volume 6 (1950)Harry Stanley & Lewis Ganson  On the covers are
- Ken de Courcy
- Jimmie Bates
- Willane
- Henk Vermeyden
- His Honour Judge Wethered O.B.E.
- Charles Tabor
- Chan Canasta
- Harry Venson
- Joe Stuthard and Kay
- Al Koran
- George Grimmond
- George Blake
384 pages
- Volume 6, Number 1, May, 1950, 32 numbered pages - cover picture:...
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The Gen Volume 7 (1951)Harry Stanley & Lewis Ganson  ... - ...No Cigarette Smoke - Berto (Germany)
- Planning a Chinese Act - Rupert Gilbert
- Volume 7, Number 7, November, 1951, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Tornedo
- Front Page Personalities - Tornedo
- Spelling Primer - Len Belcher
- A "torn Centre" Idea - Tom Sellers
- More Comedy Quickies - Cyro
- Ali Baba Junior - D'Arcy
- Dr. Geimer's Dice Routine - Lewis Ganson
- A Vanishing Bird Cage - A. S. Chapman
- Playing With Fire - Rupert Gilbert
- A Fountain Pen Vanish - Rex Reveen
- Between the Aces - A Platform Card Effect - Don Loder
- A Mind Reading Aid - Tom Sellers
- Some Shots with Harry's Card Sword - Ken Brooke
- A Different Magnetic Card - Tom Sellers
- A Story...
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The Gen Volume 8 (1952)Harry Stanley & Lewis Ganson  ... - ...
- Mental Survey - series by Will Dexter
- Volume 8, Number 12, April, 1953, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Richard du Bois
- Review [of the past year & the future] - Harry Stanley
- More Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
- Ali Bongo's "Deolali Dice"
- Tom Seller's Tit-Bits - series
- To Make 'Em Smile - A New Series by Ken de Courcy
- Number 6 - Smoker's Passe Passe
- A Letter from Bill Milligan [addition to Gerry Findler's Fun with Figures]
- Do AS I Do 999 - Corvelo
- Match Your Wits - Divad
- Originally Yours - series by Len Belcher
- Poker Voice - E. Akenhead
- Front Page Personality - Richard du Bois
- Gerry Findler's Royal Box
- Koran Discloses:...
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