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1. ... - Jack Ganson
103. Bolted - Fred Lowe
106. With The Brema Nut - Arnold Deseiver

     Chapter Seven: Weird Ones

108. The Thing
112. Dual Control
118. Voodoo - Albert Spackman
120. Patter For Voodoo - Syd Bergson
120. A Telling Beat - Wizard Beal
121. Spiritune - Frederica

     Chapter Eight: Four Gems

125. The Ringer - Horace Bennett
128. Thimble Box - Bob Ostin
130. Peep-O - Dennis Patten
131. Colour Magnets - Norman Gilbreath

     Chapter Nine: Coins Alone

133. Coins From Hand To Hand - Horace Bennett
135. Coins For Connoisseurs - Roger Klause
138. Chinese Coins - Dai Vernon
139. The Duplex Coin - Ken De Courcy
141. Four Coins And A Tumbler - Niberco
143. Will-O'-The-Wisp...

• ... You produce two red Jacks. When you attempt to produce the two black Jacks two red Jacks again will appear. Finally, the four Jacks change into the four Aces.
• ROPES-BLEND (Arthur Setterington): Three ropes, one red, one blue and one yellow, blend together into a large loop of colored rope.
• THIMBLE THROUGH (Peter Warlock): A very straightforward penetration of a handkerchief by a thimble, one thimble only being used.

1. ...Chapter Five: SWITCH IS WHICH?
33. Chapter Six: THE BLACK AND WHITE HANDKERCHIEFS
38. Chapter Seven: THE NEW POCKET COIN TRICK
43. Chapter Eight: SLOW MOTION COIN VANISH
46. - Ramsay's Favourite
47. - Repeat Coin Through Hand
49. APPRECIATIONS OF JOHN RAMSAY'S SKILL
50. Chapter Nine: JOHN RAMSAY
55. Chapter Ten: THIMBLES
61. Chapter Eleven: THE RAMSAY TEN THIMBLE PRODUCTION
66. Chapter Twelve: ONE CUP AND BALL ROUTINE
70. Chapter Thirteen: CUT AND RESTORED ROPE ROUTINE
77. Chapter Fourteen: EIGHT CARDS TO POCKET
89. Chapter Fifteen: COLOUR CHANGE
92. APPENDIX

This is one of the best explanations of the Three Shell Game or Thimble Rig including 24 moves and 3 full routines. Jack Lamonte has drawn 86 clear illustrations to make studying the moves and routines a lot easier.

Excerpt from the introduction:

[Note: You will also be able to download a facsimile version of this manuscript.]

1st edition 1959, 30 pages; 1st digital edition 2013, 49 pages....

Magigram magazine ran from 1966 to 1995. It was printed by Supreme Magic Co. and edited with superb ability by Ken de Courcy. The collaborators were the best ever, just to name a few: Ken de Courcy, Edwin, Ian Adair, Peter Warlock, Max Maven, Lewis Ganson, Maurice Fogel, Arthur Carter, George Blake, David Britland, Pavel, George Johnstone, Billy McComb and a certain Aldo Colombini (I had a column for over 20 years on card magic written by Lewis Ganson).

CONTENTS:

• CARD LOCATION (Mark Weston): A spectator selects a card. The deck is dealt in three packets. A spectator selects a packet and on top of it, the selected card appears.
• THIMBLE THRU (Ken de Courcy): A thimble,...

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...

• ... the rubber ball ends up INSIDE the other ball.
• BEWILDERING BALLS (Ravelle and Andreé): Three red balls are placed into a bag and three differently colored balls (say green, yellow and blue) are placed into another bag. The balls change places. Great for stage.
• HEAT TRANSFER (Graham Reed): A thimble is placed into your left hand. The right hand takes a lighter and heats the left hand. When this hand is opened, the thimble is seen to have ...kind of melted.
• ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE (Joe Riding): An impromptu card routine with a regular deck of cards. You know in advance the selected card. ...

• ... cards and when the two packets are spread they contain the same amount of face-up cards.
• BOLT-HOLE (Ken de Courcy): A Joker is placed inside a card case. A card is selected. Now a great transposition occurs: The Joker appears where the selected card was and the selection appears inside the case.
• THIMBLE, CHOPSTICK AND SILK (Michael Symes): A series of three penetrations using the mentioned objects. A thimble penetrates through a silk. Again the thimble penetrates the silk using the chopstick and finally, the chopstick penetrates through the silk.
• SWIVELLEROO PLUS (David Britland): A fancy...

Accenting simplicity in thimble magic, without clips or holders, gimmicked tables or devices or trick thimbles. 51 illustrations, great sleight of hand.

1st edition 1948; 1st digital edition 2013, 39 pages.

Table of Contents

5. Preface

   The Thimbles Themselves

6. Materials
7. Sleights

   Vanishes

8. The Toss Palm
9. "Cig" Vanish
10. Slow-Motion Vanish
11. Rub-A-Dub Vanish

    Color Changes

14. The Rub Change
16. The Triple Color Change
17. Twister Color Change
18. Slow-Motion Color Change

    Thimble Tricks

20. Double Penetration
21. Transposed Thimbles
23. The Educated Thimbles
24. Multi-Thimble Vanish
26. The Penetrating Thimble ...

1. ... Handkerchief
180. The Restored Match
181. The Card Clipped In Mid-Air
182. Mysterious Cross Trick
183. Crossing The Matches
184. The Ring On The String
185. Moving The Matches
186. The Diminishing Card
187. Self-Opening Match-Box
188. Finding Four Aces
189. Mysterious Paper Balls
190. Sugar That Burns
191. Color Changing Paper
192. The Penetrating Thimble
193. Vanishing Tobacco
194. Mystic Glass
195. Magic Matches
196. Coin Tell
197. The Transposed Colors
198. Tell-Tale Tags
199. Balanced Golf Balls
200. Adhesive Thimbles
201. The Appearing Coin
202. The Uncut Card
203. Tough Knuckles
204. Hindu Rice Trick
205. Three Color Cards
206. The Spirit Bell
207. Magic Writing
208. The Adhesive Cards
209. Find The Total ...

1. ...Classified Advertisements

17. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume I, Number 5 - October 1943 - 4 pages
17. Cups and Bills
18. Presentation - column
18. Jean-eralities
19. Thumb Nail Writer
20. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
20. Classified Advertisements

21. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume I, Number 6 - November 1943 - 4 pages
21. Thimble Technique
22. The Serpent Handkerchief
22. Interlude a la William Tell
23. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
23. Jean-eralities
23. Odds and Ends - R.M. Jamison
23. Special Announcement - December number to be a double issue
24. A New Card Stab
24. Classified Advertisements

25. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume...

1. ... Rigney
193. So Sorry - errata
194. Long Distance Mind Reading Code - Abril Lamarque
194. Reverse English on the Double Lift - Sgt. Joseph K. Schmidt
195. The Obedient Silk - Dr. Aaron Weiss
196. Knots on Two Ropes at Once - Francis J. Rigney
196. Roundabout - column - Fred Braue
197. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • My Thimble Routine
198. Magicana - bits of wisdom
198. Classified Advertisements

199. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume III, Number 10 - March 1946 - 8 pages
199. A New Hat Load Opener
199. Magic - two happenings at club shows
200. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • Double Cut
     • Card in the Bag
     • Uneasy Aces
201. Card Magic
     • On...

1. ...
   • ... Ace Trick
423. Chung Ling Soo's Initial "Move" (with The Linking Rings) - Victor Farelli
424. Card Profiles - John J. Crimmons, Jr.
     • The Card Expert Entertains - Dariel Fitzkee
     • Sleeve Magic (Encyclopedia of Sleeving) - Jack Chanin
     • Burtini's Linking Rings Routine - Fabian, editor
425. New Thimble Vanish - Frank J. Rigney
     • The Vanish
     • The Recovery
426. False Cut for Pre-Arranged Deck - Jean Hugard
426. Classified Advertisements

Volume VI (June 1948 - May 1949), Jean Hugard, editor

120 pages

427. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume VI, Number 1 - June 1948 - 10 pages
427. A Nikola Presentation - Jean Hugard
428. Roundabout with Fred Braue - column
429. Thimble Telepathy - Milton Borger
429. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
429. Magicana - bits of wisdom
430. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • Participation
     • Taboos
     • Pleasing Parents
     • Humor?
     • Give-Aways
     • Applause
     • Sucker Tricks
     • Presents
     • Volunteers
     • Curiosity
431. The Linking Rings - Some New Moves
     • The No Key Move - Fred Braue
     • Right Angle Unlink - Fred Braue ...

1. ... - Ned Rutledge
558. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
     • Aubrey
559. Ten Little Negro Boys - Jean Hugard
559. The Magic Cigarette Case - Jean Hugard
559. Max Holden Dies on July 3
560. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • Devano Rising Cards
     • Eye Flashes
     • Slat Frame Stunt
     • Through the Button Hole
561. Thimble Routine - Harold J. Kelly
561. Magicana - bits of wisdom
562. Merlini's Magic - Clayton Rawson
     • Arithmetic Test
     • The Uncountable Golf Balls
562. Magicana - bits of wisdom
563. The New Vaticination - Eddie Clever
563. Cut and Restored Necktie - Dick Lee
564. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.

1. ...
   • ... Chanin
672. Magicana - bits of wisdom
673. A New Card Flourish - Jean Valton
673. A Printer's Dream - Gerald Kosky
673. Unrehearsed Incidents
674. The Red-Black Shuffle - Martin Gardner
     • Overhand Red-Black Shuffles
     • Hindu Red-Black Shuffles
674. Magicana - bits of wisdom
675. The "Click" Pass - Arthur Punnar
675. Thimble Magic - Third in a Series - Chester Dobski
     • Simple Vanish
676. The Dancing Handkerchief - A Comedy Version
676. Fable
676. Classified Advertisements

677. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume VIII, Number 2 - July 1950 - 10 pages
677. A Close-Up Novelty - Sid Lorraine
678. Merlini's Magic - Clayton Rawson ...

Volume X (June 1952 - May 1953), Jean Hugard, editor

144 pages

941. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume X, Number 1 - June 1952 - 12 pages
941. S.A.M. Convention in Boston - Backstage with Frank Joglar
     • Night Before Party
     • Conjuring College
     • Friday Night Show
     • Saturday Show
     • Closeup Session ...

1. ... Lamarque
172. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
     • Methods for Miracles - Willane, editor
       • #10 Victor's Billiard Ball Manipulation - Edward Victor
       • #11 Victor's Basic Cigarette Manipulation - Edward Victor
       • #12 Victor's Coin Manipulation - Edward Victor
       • #13 Victor's Thimble Manipulation - Edward Victor
       • #14 Victor's Card Manipulation - Edward Victor
     • An Okito Classic - The Coin Box - Tom Rainey, editor
     • First Call to Cards - Stewart James
     • 25 Rice Bowl Methods - Winston H. Freer
173. Card Climax - Henry J. Bihari
173. Shadow Magic
174. Milbourne Christopher's...

1. ...
   • ... Meyer Silberstein
51. Easy Come, Easy Go - Everywhere and Nowhere - Arthur Hastings
51. Shadow Magic
52. Out of My Profonde - Arthur Leroy
    • To P. C. Sorcar
    • To Aldo Richiardi, Jr.
    • To Robert Harbin
    • To Kalanag
    • To Frank Joglar
53. Hands Across the Sea - Peter Warlock
    • Pop-Through Thimble
53. Patter - Cliff Green
54. Do Dreams Come True? - Jean Hugard
54. Milbourne Christopher's Column - missing this month
54. The Riffle Shuffle Force - Brian Buzzing
55. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
    • Autotelepathy - Victor Durante
    • Two Card Transposition for Close-Up Television - Wm....

1. ...
   • ...
     • ... Manipulations #4 (1935)
     • Card Manipulations #5 (1936)
     • More Card Manipulations #1 (1938)
     • More Card Manipulations #2 (1939)
     • More Card Manipulations #3 (1940)
     • More Card Manipulations #4 (1941)
     • Close-Up Magic for the Night Club Magician (1934)
     • Coin Magic (1935)
     • Thimble Magic (1936)
     • Silken Sorcery (1937)
     • Money Magic (1937)
     • The Encyclopedia of Card Tricks (1937)
77. Milbourne Christopher's Column
    • The Strung Card
    • Smoky Sorcery
    • Flowery Finish
78. Hooked - Hen Fetsch
78. Card Through the Hand - Paul Morris
79. On Preparing Keys - The Amazing Randi
80. Roundabout...

• ...
  1. ...
  36. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
      • Coe Norton
  36. Tri-Miracle - North
  36. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
      • Paul & Cille Morris and their aides de camp
  36. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
      • Gaby Harger and Wanda
  37. Jean Hugard on Thimbles - Milbourne Christopher
      • Flash Thimble
      • The Routine
      • Big Thimble Finale
  38. Try This - 3 Club Restorations
  38. 75 Tricks with a Svengali Deck - Al Stevenson - advertisement
  38. Patter Line - Cliff Green
  39. There's a Doctor in the House - Sid Lorraine
      • Part II
        • Spots
        • Yakkity Teeth
        • Stethoscope
        • Hour Glass...

These were Ken de Courcy's USA lecture tour notes. It includes great material which puts entertainment first and foremost.

• The Haired Card - a comedy surprise with four outsize cards from a pack.
• Balloon Prediction - three balloons, the audience nominate the colors, these magically burst one at...