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Born in Hamburg, Germany. Moved to USA. Pro dealer in Chicago (A. Roterberg, at 145 Illinois Street) by 1894 to 1916, selling his mail order business in 1908 to Ralph W. Read and his shop to Arthur and Carl Felsman in 1916.

Invented Multiplying Thimbles (8 on 2 hands version).

Warren Wiersbe flourished as magician in the 1940s with close-up magic and wrote three booklets Action with Cards, Mental Cases with Cards and Tantalizing Thimbles.

He is best known as an American pastor, Bible teacher, conference speaker and a prolific writer of Christian literature and theological works. Warren Wiersbe was ordained as pastor of Central Baptist Church in 1951. He is most famous for his series of 27 books in the "Be" series: Be Real, Be Rich, Be Mature, Be Joyful, etc.

Dr. Wiersbe has become a well known and trusted Bible theologian and scholar throughout Fundamental and Evangelical circles.

Wrote (as "Loyd") Loyd's Master Manipulation of Thimbles (1931; repr 1949, 37pp) and Producing Lighted Cigarettes (1936, 22pp). Article in Genii.

Invented the Ireland Thimble Holder, Cage of Ophira, Multiplying Golf Balls (by 1931), the red-black shuffle (by 1935), and Jo-Ann Duck (by 1937).

Wrote Ireland Writes a Book [1931, 35pp], Exclusive Magic From Our Notebook [1933, 22pp, with King], etc. Edited Ireland Yearbook 1934-54.

Engineer. Semi-pro sleight-of-hand manipulator of coins, balls, and thimbles. 1949 FISM 1st prize in manipulation; 1951 FISM Grand Prix (given by default when Frakson declined the award). Wrote It's Easier than You Think (1952, 191pp; repr in 2 vols). Movies on billiard ball and thimble manipulation (1950s). British Ring Past President. 1971 AMA Visiting Magician of the Year. SAM Hall of Fame.

Billed as "Master of Mystery". Semi-pro card, mental, and thimble magic for clubs, colleges, and hotels. A teacher by profession was a magician from Morristown, New Jersey. Served 41 months in the US Army Signal Corps.

Wrote Exciting Experiments in E.S.P. (1970, 76pp). Tricks in Genii, Magick, and Jinx.

1. ...
   1. ...
   176. 1. The Taped Slates
   177. 2. The Three Spirit Slates
   179. 3. The Spirit Name
   180. 4. The Spirit Hand
   181. 5. Contact Telepathy
   182. 6. Reading Sealed Message
   183. 7. Improved Envelope Test
   184. 8. The Great Rope Tie
186. XV. SUGAR TRICKS
     186. 1. Floating Sugar
     186. 2. Burning Sugar
     187. 3. The Cloud of Sugar
     187. 4. The Mystic Letter
189. XVI. THIMBLE TRICKS
     189. 1. A "Vanishing" Thimble
     190. 2. Color-changing Thimble
     190. 3. The Jumping Thimble
     191. 4. Thimble From Paper
     192. 5. Thimble Through Handkerchief
     194. 6. Complete Penetration
196. XVII. WATCH TRICKS
     196. 1. The Stop Watch
     196. 2. Number Six
     197. 3. Telling the Time
     198. 4. The Mystic Alarm Clock
     199. 5. The Watch from...

1. ...
   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...

1. ... Uncle from Fiji Yarn
10. The Wood Hawker
12. "Oh, What A Beautiful Voice!"
16. "The Bouncer"
19. The Bon Bon Swindle
20. The Cheap Jack
21. "The Faker"
22. Some "Heads" and a Little Fight
24. "The Dropper"
25. The Ticket Snatcher
26. A Hint to Business Men
29. "The Whisperer"
31. The Bonanza
31. Yankee Sweat
32. The Ancient Ped Relates
34. Thimble Rigging
38. The Three Broads
47. The Pogue Player
49. The "Straight" Pogue
52. The "Ring" (Changed) Pogue
56. Jinking
63. Ringing the Changes
63. Ringing the Changes (Another System)
64. The Bold Bad Baron

1. ... A. M. C. Smith - Taken to the New York City Prison - Life in the Tombs - Examined and Acquitted - Return to New Haven - Kindness of the Citizens, &c
76. CHAPTER VIII: Arrests and Trials
100. CHAPTER IX: The Defaulter
107. CHAPTER X: The Gambler's Cabin
114. CHAPTER XI: The Game of Thimbles; Dr. Bennett, the King Thimble Player - The Young Man with two such Piercing Eyes - Best Two in Three
118. CHAPTER XII: The Preacher and the Gambler, a True Scene on Board a South-Western Steamer
122. CHAPTER XIII: The Man of the Mountains; or Hypochondrias Cured
126. CHAPTER XIV: Patch Coat; The Gentleman's Game; or Diamond cut Diamond ...

The Sphinx Index is a 540 page PDF, indexing all 52 volumes of The Sphinx magazine. Three people worked for hundreds of hours to collect and categorize this information. It has more than 14,000 entries. The index covers all tricks, effects and articles, but does not include assembly reports and other...

• ... TRICKS
  471. The Afghan Bands
  473. The Chinese Paper-Tearing Trick
  474. The Original Form of the Trick
  475. Various Methods of Performing it
  478. Ellis Stanyon's Method
  483. Maurice Garland's Method, with Colour-Change
  484. The Melting Coin (Improved)
  490. The Great Dictionary Trick
  497. My Friend in Thibet
  502. The Flying Thimble
  502. The Original Trick
  506. The Thimble and Paper Cone
  506. The Patriotic Thimble
  508. The Multiplying Thimble
  513. The Vanishing Thimbles
  514. The Changing Dice
  515. Improved Methods
  519. Chameleon Water
  522. Rainbow Water
  525. The Magic Organ Pipes (Le Souper du Diable)
  531. New Method
  538. Devant's Jar of Water and Hat
  544. Devant's Bag...

This is number three of Jordan's Ten New Tricks Series. Charles Jordan was an excellent and very innovative magician. He collected in this booklet tricks with balls, ring and rope, thimbles, a book mystery and more.

1st edition, 1920, Charles T. Jordan, Penngrove, CA; 23 pages.

1. Preface
2. 1. The Cord Restored
5. 2. A New Ring Release
8. 3. Coin Divination by James J. Moren
10. 4. Another Date-Reading Trick
12. 5. The Ubiquitous Poker Chips
14. 6. The "Full-View" Color-Changing Thimble
17. 7. The Letter-Mailing Mystery
19. 8. A Clean Ball Production
21. 9. A Manipulative Opening
22. 10. The Book Mystery

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   1. ... Pack just Shuffled (New Method)
   153. Balancing Feats
   155. Walnut Shells and Pea
   156. The Restored Cut
   157. The Garter Trick
159. IX. Miscellaneous Tricks
     159. Flash Paper
     160. A New Fire Flash
     161. Conjurer's Ammunition
     162. Smoke from Two Empty Pipes
     162. Fire-eating Trick
     163. Exploding Soap-bubbles
     164. The Tube and Ball
     166. The Ubiquitous Thimble
     169. The Mysterious Tambourine
     171. The Bran and Dove Plates
     173. The Wandering Stout
     175. A Crystal Water Mystery
     177. The Wizard's Breakfast
     180. The Hydrostatic Tube
     183. The Hydrostatic Tumbler
     185. Paper Cone, Watch, Rabbit, and Boxes
     188. The Magical Production of Flowers
     195. Magic Incubation
     198. The Wizard's Omelet
     199. The Wonderful...

1. ... of Human
316. Counterweight, Regarding
214. "C Y S I," (or) "Can You Solve It?"
219. Elixir of Life, The
221. Metamorphosis, A Novel
222. Patriotic, Novel Spectacular
224. Prisoner, The Pierced
227. Queen Queer, H. R. H.
229. Refrigeration Extraordinary
316. Tall Illusion, Regarding Unusually
232. Tenibac Mystery, The
235. Thread of Life
238. Thimble Lady
239. Trunk, Triple
242. Walking on Water
     LIVE STOCK:
244. Incubation, Incredible
248. Rabbits, Magical, Why White
249. Rabbits Instead of Roses
251. Stunts With the "Anermiles"
311. Live Stock, Care of
     LOADS:
252. Chair, Novel
253. Front, Table
255. Huge, Non-body
     MILK:
257. Invisible Cow
     MUSIC:
258. A List of 120 Musical Compositions,...

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  1. ... lighted candle from the pocket
  191. To produce an omelet without eggs
  200. To produce yards of ribbon from the mouth
  197. To reproduce a piece of paper that has been torn up
  196. To stick a knife through a person's finger
  201. To suspend a ball in the air and make it run about without any apparent support
  194. Travelling thimble, the
  199. Trick carrot, the
  191. Vanishing glass of water, the
  189. Vanishing wand, the
• CHAPTER XII
  202. TRICKS WITH MATCHES AND NUMERALS
  202. Animated matches, the
  207. Four squares changed to three
  209. Magical properties of the number nine, the
  208. Square of nine, the
  207. To form four triangles with six matches
  206. To...

1. ...Multiplying Watch.
66. The Acrobatic Bottle.
67. Vanishing Glass of Water.
68. Wines from the Wood-en Box.
70. "The" Card Board.
    WILFORD HUTCHINSON.
73. Separated Liquids and Silk Combination.
76. The Ashlyn Display Stand.
77. The Dolls House Changing Box.
    THE MAGICAL APPARATUS CO.
80. "Eggs-it." The Lightning Transposition.
81. The Paragon Thimble Act.
83. The Four Mysterious Plugs.
84. The New Die and Flowers Trick.
85. Improved Die Through Hat.
    THE MIDLAND MAGIC CO.
87. The "Elmo" Master Card.
87. The "Elmo" Card Change.
88. The "Elmo" Forcing Pack.
    EDMUND YOUNGER.
91. Bewitched Coffee Cup.
92. The Natty Handkerchief Wand.
93. New Style Back Palm Flower Clip. ...

1. ... Coin
2. Humpty Dumpty Outdone; The Egg Bag
3. I Am Saving You Money; Effects With Rabbits
4. Simplicity Is The Key-Note Of The Tarbell System Of Magic; The Cut And Restored Ribbon; A Card And Ribbon Mystery; The Ghostly Ribbon; A Spirit Communication; A Wandering Ribbon
5. The Famous Needle Trick; A Thimble Act
6. Silks; The Egg, The Glass, And The Handkerchief; The Wandering Handkerchief; The Silk And The Flame; The Candle, The Silk, And The Paper Tube; The Educated Knot
7. Divisions Of Modern Magic; Unlimited Opportunities In Magic; Specialization; Presentation; Creating Of Effects; Experiments Of Super Mentality; The Chess Knight's Tour; A Mind Reading Act; The Yogi's...

For a long time I had the perception that magic with thimbles is at best something for kids. Then I saw a performance by a Japanese magician. And it blew my mind. It was a fast paced, very visual and beautiful manipulation performance.

In this booklet Hugard teaches all the moves and quite a few routines to build your own thimble act. One of the big advantages of thimbles is that they are easier to manipulate than other objects such as balls and coins.

1st edition, 1936 Max Holden, New York; 46 pages

3. Chapter 1: The Thimbles
9. Chapter 2: Advanced Sleights
22. Chapter 3: The First Thimble ...

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...

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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...

• ...
  • ... Cigarette Paper
  • Cigarette Paper, Torn and Restored
  • A Cigarette Routine
  • Multiplication of Cigarettes
  • Routine with the Dropper
  • Vanishing of Cigarettes from a Glass
  • Cigarette Rising from a Packet
  • Magnetized Cigarettes
• MISCELLANEOUS
  • The Bill in the Envelope
  • Ashes
  • Ashes - Second Method
  • Thimble and Trumpet
  • Impromptu Newspaper Tearing
• COINS
  • The Flying Coins
  • Vanish of Coin from Trouser Fold
• CARDS
  • Do as I do—You Can't
  • Magician vs. Gambler
  • Touch
  • Touch - variation
  • G. W. Hunter's Twelve Card Transposition
  • The Knock-Out Card Trick
  • Maguire Card Force
  • Pack of Cards...

The second and last book in the Magic Annual series Jean Hugard wrote for Max Holden. (Also consider the first volume Magic Annual 1937.)

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