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1. ... - Cosmo
   • The Great Thought-Reading Act
79. The Magical Miscellany - Contributed By Our Readers
    • The Floating Table - Stuart Luciene
    • A Novel Coin Vanish - Alan Gregson
    • Another Jardine Ellis Trick - George Johnson
    • The Indian Sand Trick - T. W. Bradley
    • Change Over Palm for a Thimble - A. C. A.
    • A Hint for the Climax Ribbon Illusion - Oswald Rae
81. The Phoenix Card and Ring Mystery - Oswald Rae
85. The Annals of Conjuring - Sidney W. Clarke [continued]
    • The Wizard of the North and the Mechanical Conjurers [continued]
    • A Distribution Fan - photo page
    • Robert-Houdin & Ludwig Dobler - photo page
    • Robert-Houdin
98. Holiday Items - A. C. A
100. Hymn of Affection - poem by T. Page Wright
101. Appearing Bouquet in Skeleton...

1. ... Trick with Four Cards - Dleisfen
85. The Annals of Conjuring - Sidney W. Clarke [continued]
    • Maskelyne and Cooke [continued]
    • Maskelyne and Cooke and Mr. Maskelyne in the Cabinet Illusion - photo page
86. The Magical Miscellany - Contributed By Our Readers
    • Surprising Conclusion for Thimble Production - Yelrom
    • The Cecil Lyle Ink Trick - Yelrom
    • A Three Card Trick - A. C. A.
    • An Infallible Forcing Pack - C. D. W.
    • A New Method of Making the Pass - C. D. W.
    • Glass Cement - Chas. Waller
101. Follow the Flag - A Conjuring Comedy - Prof. Day
102. Book Reviews
     • Novel Mysteries - Edward Bagshawe
     • An Exposure of the fraudulent practices of "Mock Auctioneers" - E. K. House
     • Life After Death (The Secrets of Table Rapping disclosed) - J. B. Andar ...

1. ...
   • ... with Cards - Ernest Ward
   • Tales of Magic and Mystery - Personal Arts Co.
   • catalogue from The Chicago Magic Co.
49. New Apparatus
    • The Trakea Punch Squeeker
    • The Reel Mystery
    • The Demon Note Mystery
    • The "Matter thro' Matter" Coin Frame
    • Optica
    • A Vanishing and Producing Thimble Stand
50. Correspondence
51. The "Super" Educated Die Effect
52. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

53. Vol. 17, Number 138 June-September, 1928 [56 numbered & 12 unnumbered advertising pages]
53. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
    • Magic on the Ascendant
    • The Eternal Query
    • Dr. A. M. Wilson
    • The Height of Ambition
    • Yarns
57. Pocket Novelties - Jeffrey Norris
60. Entre Nous - miscellaneous comments by Wilfrid Jonson
61. A Shoe-Lace - Sid Lorraine
62. Piercing the Paper...

1. ...
   • ... Candle Magic - L. Bofeys
   • Patter for the Turban Trick - H. C. Mole
   • A Triple Change - J. Whitehead
   • Peterson's Magic - Allan Peterson
     • Cut and Restored Ribbon
     • "Woodbine" Wizardry
     • Patter
     • A Feast of Chinese Lanterns
     • "San" Shell
     • Will O' the Wisp
     • Hold Them Tight
   • A Tip for Thimble Workers - Rameses II
   • With a Pack of Cards - Wilf. Huggins
   • The White Horse - Rupert H. Slater
   • Yarns of Yesterday - article by Professor Culpitt
   • Book Reviews
     • Crazy Stunts - Harlan Tarbell
     • Thelmo's First Book of Magic - Harold Fackler
     • Fifty Easy Pocket Tricks - Dr. Richard Rowe
     • Something New in Magic - Ned Williams
     • The Bootlegger's House - manuscript by William Larsen & T. Page Wright
     • The Four Swimmers - manuscript by William Larsen & T. Page Wright
     • Intervision, The Man with the Gimlet Eyes - manuscript by William Larsen & T. Page Wright ...

Numbers 161-164

236 pages

1. Vol. 23, Number 161 March-May, 1934 [48 numbered & 8 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • Conjuring Books of the Future
   • Treading on the Gas
   • The Dinner Trick
   • Modern Instruction
   • Youth at the Helm
   • The Ever Ingenious Magician
4. The Monster of Loch Ness - Jules Danby ...

1. ...
   • ... Jasper Maskelyne
   • Practical Ventriloquism - Robert Ganthony
   • A Real Magic Show - Frank Lane
   • Frank Lane's Ideas (No. 1) - Frank Lane
   • Magic For You - Leeds Magical Society
   • Maniuel Pratique D'Illusionnisme et de Prestidigitation - Remi Cellier
   • Conjuring For Amateurs - Ellis Stanyon
   • Thimble Magic - Jean Hugard
   • The Second Encyclopedia of Card Tricks - Glenn G. Gravatt
   • Frank Lane's Book of Patter (No. 3) - Frank Lane
   • Astound Your Audience (Vol. 1) - Verrall Wass
155. Correspondence
     • A Plebiscite
     • New Books?
     • Queries
156. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

157. Vol. 25, Number 172 December, 1936 [56 numbered; 12 unnumbered cover, advertising pages & Vol. XXV Index pages]
157. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
     • A Society of Magical Invention
     • Backpalming
     • Another Illusionary Idea ...

1. ... by G.J.
27. Slate Tests - Joseph Ovette
29. From An Old Note-Book - C. Ducarel
    • Flying Basket of Flowers
    • The Demon Draughtsmen
    • A New Idea for the Torn Strip
    • Chosen Card Caught on an Ordinary Sword
    • Red, White, and Blue Transformation
    • Fake for Handkerchiefs and Soup Plate
33. A Novel Thimble Trick - Lavilette
34. Magnetic Trick - Peter Alden
    • The Animated Sketch
    • The Spooky Gate
    • A Magnetic Vanish
    • A Magnetic Production
38. Homing Cards - Roy Cowl
39. A Financial Exchange - Rupert H. Slater
42. The Magical Miscellany - Contributed by the Readers
    • Redressing Old Tricks - Stanley Marelle
    • So Easy - T.W.B.
    • The Dionne Quins...

1. ... Hoop - J. F. Orrin
11. The Four Spots - Lavilette
12. All Bluff - Tom Sellers
13. A Production Box - Leslie Drake
14. An Easy Drum Trick - Tom Sellers
15. Chit Chat - article by Frederic Culpitt
17. A Tantaliser - Wilfred Huggins
18. The Divining Notes - Peter Warlock
21. The Sense of Touch - C. Ducarel
22. A Visible Thimble Colour Change - C. Dudley Whitnall
23. Capsules and Corks - G.J.
24. An Illustrated Fairy Tale - S. P. Bowman
25. A Musical Item - R. S. Hoare
26. Anything New? - Wilfred Huggins
    • A Die and Hat Effect
28. Modern Magical Methods - Allan Peterson
    • With a Silk
    • Matches from Silk
    • Colour Change
30. The Magical Miscellany - Contributed by the Readers ...

Numbers 185-188

236 pages

1. Vol. 29, Number 185 March-May, 1940 [48 numbered & 8 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • Newspaper News
   • "You Never Vary"
   • What's in a Name?
   • Scale and Price -- Again
   • The Sense of Humor
   • December Memories
4. Cigarette Mentality - Cyril H. Dewey
5. Shifting Sands - H....

1. ... - Frederic Culpitt
   • Visible Change of Solid Balls to Silks
   • The decapitated Knot
   • "Silver to Copper" Sleight with Coins
73. Production Kettle for Silks - Prof. Edgar
74. The Sympathetic Coins (Downs "Art of Magic," page 235)
75. New Magic - Tom Sellers
    • Cigarette to Cigar and Pipe
    • Thimble and Pea
    • Orange Through Plate
    • The "Conqu" Ring
78. Winning a Wife - H. C. Mole
81. Cartoon Capers - Mystico
82. Programme
    • Jack Le Dair at the Gaiety, Ayr.
83. Two Bridger Lewis Silk Discoveries - Ernest Castro
84. When Were You Born? - Prof. Day
86. A Card-Clip Sleight - Victor Thornton
87. The Owl Man - Rupert H. Slater
88. The Legend of Ling Toy - article by Les. Vincent
89. Allan Lambie's Magic ...

Numbers 193-196

256 pages

1. Vol. 31, Number 193 March-May, 1942 [56 numbered & 8 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • The Magic Circle
   • Fortunes and Misfortunes
   • Zodiastar
   • A Strange Book
   • Magical News
   • Professional Help
   • To Our Friends
5. A New Clock Dial - with Ratchet and Pawl Control - Tom Sellers
7. Hypnotic Influence - Max Andrews
9. Spots Before Your Eyes - Wilfred H. Tyler
11. Tricks, Notes and Notions - Alfred Frangleton
13. Slightly Different - Alf's Button
14. A New Ball Sleight
15. Levitation Extraordinary - by "One of the Boys"
16. Slow Motion Card Vanish - Allan Lambie
17. Thimble Work - E. Brian...

1. ...
   • ...
   • The Last Word in Reverse Palms
   • A Pretty Production of Four Coins
65. A Useful Colour Force - H. J. Marsh
66. The Tip Top Tray - Roy Cowl
67. My Ten Cent Card Trick - Joseph Ovette
68. The Answer's a Lemon - Peter Sherwood
70. The Multiplying Match-box - John A. E. Goss
71. Spring Rabbits - Joseph Ovette
72. My Thimble Holder - Prof. Edgar
73. Chit Chat - column by Frederic Culpitt
75. Book Notes
    • Seven Card Index Gems - Max Andrews
    • Claudio's Mysteries - R. C. Buff
    • The Tom Sellers' Manuscripts
      • Five Ace Alex
      • Telewiz
      • Veritap
      • Fignam
    • The Panama Rope Trick - Ted Collins
76. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

77. Vol. 32, Number 199 October-November, 1943 [38 numbered & 6 unnumbered cover & advertising pages]
77. Quarterly...

1. ... Magic - Douglas Francis
   • The Gambler Takes a Bow
126. Card Wrinkles - G. Joyce
127. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed - John A. M. Howie
     • Something Old: The Super Ever-Changing Card
     • Something New: To Knot or Not to Knot
     • Something Borrowed: The Triple Colour-Changing Thimble
131. Magic Wand-erings - column by Verrall Wass
     • 1: The V.W Multiplying Corks
     • 2: Fan-See!
     • 3: Moth Mysterious
     • 4: Pain in the Neck
     • 5: A Card Curtain
     • 6: A V.W. Production
     • 7: The Flash Die
     • 8: Gilding Goldin
137. An Easy Hat Production - S. P. Bowman
138. Mainly Manipulative - E. Brian MacCarthy
     • The Pass Performed While Looking at the Bottom Card
     • The "Clash" Chinese Key-Ring Switch
     • A Rabbit Production Idea
     • Thimble Dodge to Show Both Hands Empty
143. The Devil's Dictionary - Arthur F....

From the Foreword:

• Foreword
• Thimble And Wine Glass
• A Juggling Feat
• The Rod And Ring
• A Humorous Card Item
• The Jardine Ellis Slate Mystery
• An Experiment In Telepathy
• Card Divination
• The Holder Of The Egg
• The Measured, Cut, And Restored String
• Coin Levitation
• The Magnetised Knife
• The Floating Wand

1st edition 1925, 32 pages; 1st digital edition...

• ...
  • ... and Production
  • Cigarette Production Fake
  • An Egg Move
  • Blowing an Egg
  • Egg Manipulation
  • Egg and Hat
• Billiard Balls
  • Ball Stand
  • Billiard Ball Equipment
  • To Prevent Balls Rolling
  • Vanish for a Ping-Pong Ball
  • Vanishing Billiard Balls
  • Two Billiard Ball Juggles
• Thimbles
  • Finale for Thimble Production
  • Vanishing Thimbles
• Flowers
  • A Flower Production
  • Improved Flower in Button-hole
  • A Flower Load for Large Flowers
  • The Bouquet
• Paper
  • A Magical Paper Weight
  • Paper Cone Production
  • Afghan Bands
• Hats
  • Retaining a Hat Load
  • Hat Fake
  • Hat Coil Load
• Matches
  • Match...

• ...
  • ...A Novel Tourniquet Pass / Chris Van Bern
  • A Feat of Dexterity / Horace Rose
  • Moves With a Penny / T. Wilson
  • A New Coin Pass / George Johnson
  • A Coin Effect / Stanley Norton
  • A Coin Exchange / George Johnson
  • A Subtle Coin Change / Alberto
  • A Novel Coin Box / George Johnson
  • Coin-Box and Handkerchief / Bruce Hurling
• WITH THIMBLES
  • Thimble Magic / Edward Victor
  • A New Thimble Vanish / W. Maurice
  • The Red, White and Blue Thimble / George Johnson
• WITH CARDS
  • Chosen Card Discovered by a Knife / Scott Roberts
  • Another Method / Bruce Hurling
  • An Effective Discovery / Edward Victor
  • An Illusive Card Colour Change / Prof. Edgar ...

A collection of thimble magic routines, moves and tips from TOPS magazine.

• Latest Thimble Magic
  • Preface
  • The Thumb Palm
  • The Finger Palm
  • Roll Over Palm
  • Front And Back Palm
  • Move and Vanish With One Thimble
  • Now You See It - Now You Don't
  • Finger Exchange
  • Penetration Through The Hand
  • Invisible Penetration Through A Handkerchief
  • Visible Penetration Through A Handkerchief
  • Two Handed Color Change
  • One Handed Color Change
  • Red And Green
  • Patriotic Thimble Routine
  • Simplified One To Eight" Routine
• Trick Thimbles
  • Thimble To Silk
  • Thimble To Cigarette
  • Miracle Thimble
  • The Hook Thimble ...

• ...
  1. ...
     • ...
       • ... 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. ... of the Month
   • replacing the ink with paper in a BIC pen with Transparent barrel
35. Magic-Up-Date - Richard Greeno
35. Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
    • The Gambler, Again
36. [four] Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris
37. Gimmicks, Gadgets & Optical Illusions - Robert E. Olson
    • Wooden Thimble Production
    • Second Ball Production
    • Thimble Color Change
40. [two] Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris
41. Flashback!
    • The Panel Chest - Joel Ross
    • Tipsy Turvy Production Box - Joel Ross The Magic Cupboard - Joel Ross
44. Performed with Joy and Kindness in the Style of the Turn of the Century - Marco the...

1. ... - Phil Goldstein
32. Cover Story - The Amazing Conklins! - Jerry and Shirley
33. [ Invitation to Mystery ] 3rd Series - Stewart James
    • The Unloser!
34. Printout - Barry Govan
35. Special - Harlan Tarbell Ring 43 Annual Magic Show - Clettis Musson
37. Routining Magic For Live Video - Gerald Burns
    • Thimble Routine
40. The Digital Clock - Ed Marlo
42. Men of Magic - Robert E. Olson

1. The New Tops - Volume 24, Number 9 - September 1984 - 52 pages
1. Cover - All Trick Issue
2. [four] Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris
1. Contents
2. Magic That Perks - Harry E. Cecil
   2. Forword
   3. Introduction
   4. Opening Patter - And Now ... Please Bring Your Chairs Up Close and Learn Something ... The Start
   5. The Fir Tree
   7. Banana Bag
   8. Comedy Egg Bag
   10. Laundry Ticket
   10. Sun and Moon
   13. Slate Prophecy
   15. Card in Cigarette ...

1. ...
   • ...
     • ...
   • New Tricks I've Seen
     • Industrial Strength Link - Richard Osterlind
     • Howdini Escape - Stan Lobenstern
     • Ready II - Stan Lobenstern
     • Hellstrom-Card - Stan Lobenstern
     • Rough King Spray - Aldini
     • Noughts and Crosses - Ken de Courcy
     • Symbology - Ken de Courcy
     • Thimble Rig - Steve Dusheck
14. Lost in the Forest - John Sherwood
    • The Secret Grove
      • re: Borley Rectory
16. Forum - Bruce Posgate
18. Magical Whirligig - Walt Hudson
20. This Business of Magic - Thomas Zoss
    • Using Trade Show Magic
21. Johnstone's Column - By George [Johnstone]
23. The Aldini Connection
    • The Zodiac Deck
    • Out in Space
1. four-page advertising insert
25. Conjuring...

1. ...
   • ...
     • ... Show Tutorial - audio cassette - Flora & Co.
     • Poly-Gripped - Steve Dusheck
     • Black Plot - Pavel
     • The Pipe Cleaners Thumb Tie - Supreme
     • Deluxe Velvet Change Bag - Supreme
     • coin in nest of brass boxes - Al Cohen
     • Jimmy Rogers' I'll Do It Again - paddle trick - Al Cohen
     • Thimble Rigging - Al Cohen
     • Blade Runner - Al Cohen
     • cotton reel on a stick - Paul Diamond
     • card found printed on shirt sleeve - Paul Diamond
     • lecture notes - Paul Diamond
21. Royal reversal - Phil Goldstein
23. Pets 'N Prestidigitation - Hal Diamond
24. cartoon strip - Ed Harris
29. Subject: Illusions - David Seebach
36. Johnstone's Column - By George [Johnstone]
38. Men of Magic - Robert Olson
40. Cover Story - re: Harry Blackstone, Jr.
41. For Women Only - Frances Marshall ...

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   • ...
     • ... Krenzel Classics - Volumes 1 to 3 - video tapes - Videonics
     • The Therapy of Laughter - audio tape - Doyne Michie - Flora & Co.
     • Money Moves - Karl Fulves
     • Prototype - Karl Fulves
     • And a Packet of Cards - Karl Fulves
     • Performing Miracles - Leslie Melville
     • Cigarette Through Thimble - Supreme
     • Thimble Chink-A-Chink - Supreme
     • The Secrets of Brother John Hamman - Richard Kaufman
34. Wacky Words with Answers - Ed Harris
35. For Women Only - Frances Marshall
37. Pets 'N Prestidigitation - Hal Diamond
38. Johnstone's Column - By George [Johnstone]
40. cartoon - Why Magicians Get Gray - Ed Harris
41. Magic-Up-Date - Richard & Nancy Greeno
42. Vent Views - Bill Boley
    • Vent-O-Rama 1989
    • To Rose with Love - Col. Bill Boley
44. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
    • "Panef White Powdered White Lubricant"
44. Cover Story - re: George Johnstone and Paul Daniels

1. The New Tops...

The coauthor, John Northern Hilliard, is well known to conjurers as Howard Thurston's advance-man and editor and author of conjuring books. There are lots of references to magic and scenes in the novel that will delight the magician, such as: "They've thimble-rigged Turkey, shifted the cut on Germany, and run in a cold deck on England. Do you think they'd hesitate to turn a trump from the bottom to win this trick?"

1st edition 1913, 351 pages; PDF 137 pages.