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• Copy Cat / Kevin Davie
• Eyes Down / Vic Allen
• The Page boy speaks ...
• Handywork / Richard Chiswell
• Signachange / Kevin Davie
• Behavioural Bluff and Beyond / Doug Alker
• Oasis / Fred Robinson
• Rip It Up / Archie McIntyre

• Whodunnit? / Arthur Setterington
• Thimble-O / Fred Robinson
• Oasis / Fred Robinson
• Twisting, Turning, Extending and otherwise molesting the Aces / Bob Farmer
• A Pound with a Bottle / Eric Mason
• Peter's Presto Pop-In / Peter Crush
• Where there's smoke / Fred Robinson
• Handy Aces / Simon Lovell
• Tea Totaller / Vic Allen
• The Page...

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  • ... Were Called Greeks
  • Gaming Table Slang And Manoeuvres
  • Specimen Of A Quasi Gaming House Circular
• CHAPTER VIII. The Doctrine Of Probabilities Applied To Gambling.
• CHAPTER IX. The History Of Dice And Cards.
  • Cards
• CHAPTER X. Piquet, Basset, Faro, Hazard, Passe-Dix, Put, Cross And Pile, Thimble-Rig.
  • Piquet
  • Basset
  • Faro, Or Pharaoh
  • Hazard
  • Passe-Dix
  • Put
  • Cross And Pile
  • Thimble-Rig
• CHAPTER XI. Cock-Fighting.
• CHAPTER XII. The Turf, Historical, Social, Moral.
• CHAPTER XIII. Fortune-Telling By Cards (For Ladies).
  • Fortune-Telling Forty Years Ago; Or, The Story Of Martha...

1. ...Magic - announcements and offers
34. The International Society of Conjurers
34. The "Magic" Portrait Collection
34. Agents for "Magic"
34. Death of a Handcuff King - re: Theodore Bernstein
34. Conjurer Shot Dead - re: Blumenfeld
34. Original Lessons in Magic - Ellis Stanyon
    • Sleight of Hand Tricks with Thimbles
      • Sleights with one thimble
      • Pass 1. The Magical production
      • Pass 2. The vanish and recovery
      • Pass 3. Swallow thimble and produce from vest
      • Pass 4. Through head
      • Pass 5. Through leg
      • Pass 6. Blow thimble into hat
      • Pass 7. From one hand to the other
36. A Novel Method of Passing Two...

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  1. ...Selective Card in Pocket
  36. Si Stebbins Up the Sleeve
  37. The Perfect Card Routine
• MOSTLY MANIPULATIVE — With Glasses
  42. Glass of Liquid from Card Fan
  43. Some Glassy Ideas
  44. Glasses. Glasses, Everywhere
  46. The Pause that Refreshes
  48. The Drunkard's Dream
  49. A Glass Routine
• THIMBLES
  49. Duo Color Change
  50. Continuous Color Changing Thimble Production
  52. Lost and Found
  52. The Passing Thimbles Again
  54. The Super Thimble Vanish
  55. A Nu-Idea Thimble Holder
  55. A Contrast Screen
  56. A Thimble Routine
  58. A Coin, a Match and a Thimble
• MISCELLANEOUS MAGIC
  59. The Flying Light Bulb
  60. The Ideal Hank Box
  61. Spello
  62. A Sleight of Hand Rope Method
  63. P. and...

1. ...A Bicycle Built For Profit
24. Too Small
27. Snap Change
30. Crooked Card
33. Three Cards Across
38. The 1971-72 M-U-M Award
39. A Card Trilogy
43. Coins And Cards
45. The Coin Star
47. Ball Manipulation
49. Chicago Balls: The Chicago Ball Trick And A Routine
54. Substitution For Chicago Balls
55. Color Changes
55. - A Color Change Routine
61. - A Rainbow Routine
66. Thimble Theme
70. Thimbles Unanimous
70. - Basic Sleights
74. - Thumble
75. - Marksmanship
75. - A Surprise
76. - Topsy Turvy
76. - Thimble And Thread
77. - Complete Confusion
79. - Rainbow Thimbles
80. - Thumbs Up
80. - Finger Switch Color Change
81. - A Penetration
82. - An Easy Production
83. - Four Thimble Vanish And Recovery
84. - Complete...

From the introduction by Lewis Ganson:

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  • ... Loads From The Body
  • Pick-Up Loads From The Body
  • Substitution Loads
• Chapter Ten
  • Holders For The Manipulator
  • Coin Holders For A Single Coin
  • For A Number Of Single Coins
  • For A Stack Of Coins
  • The Elastic Belt
  • Billiard Ball Holders
  • The Waistband Holder
  • Inverted Trousers Pocket Holders
  • Thimble Holders
  • Holders On A Jacket
  • General Remarks
• Chapter Eleven
  • Thimble Manipulation A New Technique
  • Single Thimble Palming
  • Multiple Palming
  • Separate Palming And Recovery
  • Instantaneous Production Of Ten Thimbles
  • The Finger Change
  • The Finger Change - Another Method
  • Vanish And Instantaneous...

1. ... from Eastern Magi
   20. A Rising Card - Carl Miller
   21. With the Invisible Pass - Hollis Rendar (Sidney Radner)
       • The Magnetic Card
       • The Case of Mistaken Identity
   22. Vanishing Pot of Flowers - Dr. E. T. Gagnon
   23. Twentieth-Century Routine - James L. Orr
   24. A Penetrating Thimble - Walter A. Schwartz
   25. Are You a Magician? - Rev. Willard S. Smith
   26. A Wrinkle on the Doll House - George Ellsworth
   26. The Duece You Say - W. Harold Howatt
   27. Up-to-Date Production Items - Elwood B. Hovey
   27. Four-Card Monte - Al Raposarda
   28. Spirit Water Vanish Idea - A. Deleporte
   28. Paper Ribbon From an Egg - Norman Todd
   30. Rice Lota Bowl - Joe Karson
30. New England Convention to be Replete with Features
31. To Stop Sawing Gals [West} Coast Magi Agree
32. The Lady Looks Around - Dell O'Dell
33. Virgil Spends Summer in Alaska
34. A Dream Came True - Cliff Lasta
34. Ed Little and Gyp II Entertain 300 Children
34. re: Niman...

Thimbles Three - Red, white and blue thimbles repeatedly change their order on the performer's fingers. May also be performed with the colors of a corporate logo or national flag.

Thimbles Two - A thimble held in the hand changes places with one wrapped in a handkerchief and held by a spectator.

Up! Cards! - A rising cards effect that can be performed close-up.

The Ghost Ring - A handkerchief is twirled into a rope-like condition. An examined ring passes onto the center of the silk, while...

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  • ...
    • ...Interludes
    • Lighted Cigarettes from Air
    • Routine with Dummies
    • Routine
• X. Cigar Conjurations
  • Faked Cigars
  • Sleights
    • Vertical Vanish
    • Horizontal Vanish
    • Roll Vanish
    • Vest Vanish
    • Prepared Cigar
    • Cigar Chase
  • Tricks
    • Swallowing a Cigar
    • Purse Production
    • Multiplication
    • Routine
• XI. Thimble Thaumaturgy
  • Materials
  • Sleights
    • Thumb Grip
    • Regular Palm
    • Finger Pinches
    • Transfers
      • Front to Back Pinch
      • Thumb Grip to Rear Pinch
    • Vanishes
      • Forefinger Tip (three methods)
      • Into the Mouth
      • Pretended Throws (three methods)
    • Reproductions
      • First and Second Fingers
      • Third and...

1. ... This is a routine with just the four Aces - a perfect transposition of the black and red Aces. The handling is so clean and natural in appearance that there appears to be no opportunity for trickery - a fine effect by a master magician.
191. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. -- PAUL ROSINI'S IMPROMPTU THIMBLE ROUTINE.
     This was one of the favourite impromptu effects of Paul Rosini. A thimble jumps from the forefinger of the performer's right hand on to the forefinger of his left hand - then back and forth. The performer confesses that he uses more than one thimble - and reveals five thimbles, one...

1. ...re: Battle Creek Convention
17. Devaporized Humidity
18. [Jimmy] Trimble is Outstanding Showman
19. Conjuring Potpourri - John Braun
    • A Reversed Card Routine - Sam M. Mayer
21. C. H. Larson Feted in Hollywood
22. The Pedigreed Silk-Worm
23. A Bit of Hocus Pocus - Eddie Clever
    • Unsubdued - poem - S. E. Kiser
25. "Surprise" Thimble
26. Convention News - Percy Abbott
27. Magic Books of Another Day - H. Adrian Smith
    • Books I Treasure and Why - Earl F. Rybolt
30. Marlo's Coin Pass
30. Make Your Plans Now - I.B.M. Convention in Battle Creek
31. Match Magic Series - Donald Hendricks
    • Dorny's Sheep
    • Matches to Thimbles
32. A Word to the Wives - P.C.A.M. News - Marcia Fitzkee
33. Justo Hijo Jottings - Hugh Riley
33. Old Issues of...

1. ... & Things Psychic - Bob Nelson
18. Backing the Winner - Stewart James
19. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • reviews
      • Directory of magicians, societies and dealers - C. Field
      • yearly index of Magical Book Publications - C. Field
      • Technicolor Thimbles - Supreme
      • Jumbo Thimble Surprise - Supreme
      • Thimble Through Silk - Supreme
      • Thimble Dye - Supreme
      • Fantastic Thimbles - Supreme
      • The Hindu Rope - Johnny Ould
      • The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
      • dice effect - Ned Rutledge
      • The Impromptu Card Rise - Joseph K. Schmidt
      • Kid Stuff Volume 4 - Frances Ireland Marshall
      • Ireland Year Book 1967-68
    • Invitation to Mystery ...

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     • ...
       • ... Products
       • New Improved Color Changing Records - Chu's Magic Shop
       • Billy McComb, Volume 5 - Magicassette
       • A Traveller's Tale - Percy Press - Magicassette
       • Abracassetta, March & April issues
  13. Cocktail Magic - re: show at Lawrry's restaurant
  14. Sampler
      • a thimble effect - Duke Stern - reprinted from "Latest Thimble Magic"
  15. Opinion
      • Henry B. Valleau
  15. Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
      • It's A Joke(r)!
  16. Johnstone's Column - By George [Johnstone]
  18. Padding the Deck Switch - Tom Gagnon
  20. Senior Citizen's Brunch and Party
  21. Kid Show Forum - Bruce Posgate
  23. Magical Whirligig - Walt Hudson
  24. Magic for the Gospel Magician - Ralph C. Mills
      • Super Needled Balloon effect - Jim Payne
  25. Tom-Foolery - Tom Mullica
  26. Viewpoint! - Mark Brandyberry
  27. On the Road ... with the Amazing Conklins -...

1. ... Creations for Magicians Hitherto Kept - Up His Sleeve - Charles Waller
   • The Crystal Dyeing Tube
150. Bill Larsen Says - quote
150. M.U.M. - The official news of The S.A.M. is an eight-page insert for S.A.M. Members
151. Smart Stuff - George "Mandroop" McAthy
151. Bill Larsen Says - quote
151. In Lieu of a Thimble - Peter Godfrey
151. Almost Impossible - Wm. W. Larsen
152. Paper and Ink - Dariel Fitzkee
     • Simply Wizard - Goodliffe
     • Thumbs Up - John Kenyon
     • Novel Magic - Lu Brent
     • Nite-Club Thimble Magic - Chuck Smith
     • Pentagram, October
     • Abracadabra - 13 issues - Aug 3 to Oct 26
     • Mac's Monthly, October
     • Phoenix No. 113
     • The Linking Ring, October...

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   1. ... Vanishing Salt Shaker
   163. 2. Traveling Lumps of Sugar
   166. 3. The Magnetic Knife
   167. 4. The Obedient Spoon
   167. 5. The Jumping Candle Flame
   168. 6. Vanishing Salt
   169. 7. The Enchanted Seed
   170. 8. The Orange to the Apple
   170. 9. The Vanishing Knife
   171. 10. Swallowing a Knife
   171. 11. Five Knife Trick
   172. 12. The Bridge of Knives
174. XV. THIMBLE TRICKS
     174. 1. The Floating Thimble
     175. 2. Handkerchief Through Thimble
     176. 3. Magnetic Thimbles
     177. 4. The Tell-tale Thimbles
     178. 5. Red, White and Blue
179. XVI. TUMBLER TRICKS
     179. 1. The Over-full Tumbler
     180. 2. A Two Tumbler Trick
     180. 3. Pouring Smoke
     181. 4. Non-breakable Glass
     182. 5. A Surprising Detection
     182. 6. Lifting...

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   • The Ballot Box Colour Force
   • The Rising Cigarette
12. The Paper Napkins - Percy Bee
16. The Ring on String Loop - A. C. Newitt
17. Answers - to the quiz on page 7
18. Three Tricks - John K. Bays
    • 1. - Super Silk Penetration
    • 2. - The Travelling Coins
    • 3. - Two With Evaporated Milk
21. Slow Thimble Sleights - A. C. Newitt
    • The Slow Thimble Vanish
    • The Slow Thimble Colour Change
    • The Slow Double Colour Change
27. The Telemagic Pack - Percy James
    • The False Shuffle
    • The Set-Up
    • Adjunct
    • Brailing the Cards
31. Twentieth Century Penetration - Minar (Algeria)
33. Exposure - article by Eric Mason (The Great Mason)
36. Chiefly for Cardologists - series...

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  • ... Coin
• CHAPTER IV. HANDKERCHIEF MAGIC
  • The "Super" Sympathetic Silks
• CHAPTER V. BILLIARD BALL SLEIGHTS
  • A Few Words on "Angles"
  • The "Direct Palm" Vanish
  • The "Throw-up" Vanish
  • The "Push-in" Vanish
  • An Elbow Vanish
  • An Original Colour-Change
  • A Continuous Ball Production
• CHAPTER VI. THIMBLE SLEIGHTS
  • The Hopping Thimble
  • The "Little Finger" Sleight
  • A "Slow Motion" Disappearance
  • A Triple Colour Change
  • A Sleight with Four Thimbles
  • A New and Original Thimble Holder
• CHAPTER VII. CIGARETTE AND CIGAR SLEIGHTS
  • The "Closed-Fist" Vanish
  • The "Pull-Out" Vanish
  • The "Thumb-Pivot"...

Here's a partial list of contents:

• Mardo's Egg Bag Routine
• The Glass Mystery
• The Homing Ball
• The Shaker Penetration
• Strange Dr. Hoffman
• Mardo's Cups and Ball Routine
• Sleights Suitable for Sponge or Billiard Balls
• The Flight
• The Fist Drop
• The Scoop
• The Pounding
• A Thimble Routine
• A Thimble Acquitment
• The Perfect Rice Bowls
• A Move with the Coin Rattle Box
• The Crystal Casket
• ... and more

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