The Gen Volume 14 (1958)

The Gen, Volume 14, Lewis Ganson, editor - new editor

On the covers are

• Will Ayling
• Dai Vernon
• Slydini
• Harry Blackstone
• Phoa Yan Tiong
• Harold G. Beaumont
• Milton Woodward and Millicent Cooper
• Rink
• Maurice Rooklyn
• Harry Hickson
• Dany Ray
• John Ramsay

384 pages

1. Volume 14, Number 1, May, 1958, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Will Ayling
3. Front Page Personality - Will Ayling
4. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
5. A new Card Fan - Dudley Fossum (Wisconsin, USA)
6. Lewis Ganson Explains - series
   • Juggling Tumbler - Will Ayling
9. Bento's Bat - Bento (Holland)
10. The Task of the Compere - Clifford Davis
    • Part Three
12. The Golfer's Dream - Robert Tapper (New Zealand)
14. Strange as it May Seem - Over to You - Article by Jack Aldridge
16. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
    • A Real Magic Wand
17. Cigarette Switch - Dennis Rawlins
18. Press the Button - Charles Kingston (USA)
20. Ticky the Clock - Frederica
22. Review - comments from Harry Stanley

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33. Volume 14, Number 2, June, 1958, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Dai Vernon
35. Front Page Personality - Dai Vernon
36. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
37. Magic with Coins
    37. Fifty-Fifty - Ross Bertram
    39. The Oskaloosa Coin Trick - Eddie McLaughlin (USA)
    41. A Coin Quickie - Daniel Dew
43. Lewis Ganson Explains - series
    • Triple Milk Vanish
46. A Design and a Prophesy - Pocket Trick by Tom Sellers
47. Tissues in Transit - Hubert Lambert (Dublin)
50. Card Magic
    50. You Get It - Gerald Kosky (USA)
    51. 'Do As I Do' with One Pack - Jay Ose (USA)
53. Transversale - Mental Magic by John Bragoli (Berlin)
55. Strange as it May Seem - The Moving Picture - Article by Arnold de Seiver
56. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
    • Something Fishy
58. Some Spheres and a Cube - J. Van 'Rink' Rinkhuyzen (Holland)
62. Review - comments from Harry Stanley

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65. Volume 14, Number 3, July, 1958, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Syldini
67. Front Page Personality - Slydini
68. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
69. Apparatus Holders - a look at Dai Vernon's attache case
70. Ribbons Off - Norman Rhodes
72. Strange as it May Seem - The Answer to a Problem - Article by Malcolm Davison
74. 60th Century Silks - Frederica
77. Lewis Ganson Explains - series
    • Perfect Miracle - Aenigma
83. Jumble Spell - Tom Sellers
84. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
    • The Tyler Blotter
86. Think of a Team - John Bragoli (Berlin)
88. Review - comments from Harry Stanley

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97. Volume 14, Number 4, August, 1958, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Harry Blackstone
99. Front Page Personality - Harry Blackstone
100. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
101. Unchained - Close-Up Magic by John A. M. Howie
103. That First Cigarette - H. Fernandes
104. The Bending Packet - Pocket Trick by Bento (Holland)
105. The Visual Torn and Restored Newspaper - Stage or Platform Magic by Alex Elmsley
109. The Slick Post Illusion - Cabaret Magic
111. Soccer Cup Tappit - Mental Magic by John Bragoli (Berlin)
112. Lewis Ganson Explains - series
     • Slow Motion Card Vanish - Dai Vernon
114. Slydini - list of appearances in England
115. Ken de Courcy's Practicalities - series
     • Compere Item - A Great Little Item
116. Calcolate - Card Magic by Jack Avis
117. Review - comments from Harry Stanley

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129. Volume 14, Number 5, September, 1958, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Phoa Yan Tiong
131. Front Page Personality - Phoa Yan Tiong
132. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
133. Rice Bowl and Balls - Phoa Yan Tiong
137. Rink's Lay-Down Change - Card Magic by "Rink" (Holland)
139. Strange as it May Seem - The Bird that Committed Suicide - Article by Graham Adams
140. Window Envelope - Mental Magic by Malcolm Davison
141. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
     • productions
143. Lewis Ganson Explains - series
     • Chinese Magic - Dai Vernon
       • Chinese Matches
       • Chinese Coins
146. Common Sense About Postage ... - comments about postage charges by Harry Stanley
147. Ken de Courcy's Practicalities - series
     • Close-Up Magic - The Torn and Restored Cigarette
148. The Perfect Miracle (after Aenigma) - Card Magic by Dudley Whitnall
150. Review - comments from Harry Stanley

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161. Volume 14, Number 6, October, 1958, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Harold G. Beaumont
163. Front Page Personality - Harold G. Beaumont
164. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
165. Card in Crystal - Novelty Card Magic by Will Ayling
168. Lewis Ganson Explains - series
     • Harold G. Beaumont's Manipulation
       • 1. Coin Roll Production
       • 2. Super Coin Pass
       • 3. No Load Multiplying Billiard Balls
       • 4. Golf Ball Gag
172. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
     • The Hindoo Yarn Mystery
173. Magic for Entertainment - Harold G. Beaumont
     • Catch a Falling Star
     • Production Foulard
     • The Educated Goldfish
     • Paper Time
     • 20th Century Twist
     • Lightning Silk Production
     • Running Gags
     • Dizzy Die
     • Colour Changing Lollipop
182. Review - comments from Harry Stanley

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193. Volume 14, Number 7, November, 1958, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Milton Woodward and Millicent Cooper
195. Front Page Personality - Milton Woodward and Millicent Cooper
196. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
197. The Man in the Iron Mask - Malcolm Davison
200. Utility Mirror Frame - Frederica
202. Stuntrix - Spasm 1 - quick tricks compiled by Ken Scholes
204. The Penetrating Ribbons - Tom Sellers
205. Lewis Ganson Explains - series
     • Slydini's New "Broken and Restored Cigarette"
211. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
     • Len Belcher's Magic Slate
213. Review - comments from Harry Stanley

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225. Volume 14, Number 8, December, 1958, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: "Rink"
227. Front Page Personality - "Rink"
228. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
229. Anti-Oil and Water - Elmer Biddle
     • The Biddle Move
     • Anti-Oil and Water
232. Stuntrix - Spasm 2 - quick tricks compiled by Ken Scholes
233. Rendezvous with Raffles - Mental Magic by J. Bragoli (Berlin)
235. Lewis Ganson Explains - series
     • Rink's Sympathetic Silks
241. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
     • Startime
245. The Exchange of a Ring - Tom Sellers
246. Review - comments from Harry Stanley

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257. Volume 14, Number 9, January, 1959, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Maurice Rooklyn
259. Front Page Personality - Maurice Rooklyn
260. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
261. The Phantom Silk Production - Cyro
262. Calendar Magic Square - Gerald Kosky
264. Lewis Ganson Explains - series
     • Tumbler Through Tumbler - Gyorgy Kovari (Hungary)
265. Jack Le Dair's "Gambler's Dream" - Frank Felstead
266. Rope Through Neck - Norman Rhodes
267. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
     • The Magic Socks - Norman Rhodes
270. The Spirit Hand Writes - Tom Sellers
271. New Lamps for Old - series by Rink of Holland
     • The Double Lift
274. Strange as it May Seem - It Could Only Happen to a Magician! - Articles
     • Rink's "Escape" - Rink
     • One Silhouette Dai Didn't Cut - "Silent" Mora
     • Those Early Films - Lewis Ganson
277. Picture Postcard Divination - John Bragoli (Berlin)
278. Review - comments from Harry Stanley

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289. Volume 14, Number 10, February, 1959, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Harry Hickson
291. Front Page Personality - Harry Hickson
292. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
293. Goyno Galore - Hubert Lambert
294. The Mind Key - Tony Griffith
296. Lewis Ganson Explains - series
     • Gathering up the Threads
       • 1. D. Zola, DDS of Michigan, USA
       • 2. Tom Sellers - Ribbons Off
       • 3. Hans Fernandes - Dutch Guiana
       • 4. Gerald Sykes - Lexicon Message
       • 5. Arnold de Seiver - Tips for a Trickster
       • 6. Frederica's "Rope and Ring"
300. A Flexible Move - Edward Marlo
304. New Lamps for Old - series by Rink of Holland
     • The Ghost Knot
306. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
     • The Broken Tambourine
308. Another Thought Penetrates - Elmer Biddle
309. Review - comments from Harry Stanley

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321. Volume 14, Number 11, March, 1959, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Dany Ray
323. Front Page Personality - Dany Ray
324. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
325. "Disc"integrate - Douglas Francis
3226. Gum Fun - Hubert Lambert
327. Ken de Courcy's Practicalities - series
     • Coins thru' on the Stage
329. Ball Roll Vanish - John Bowery
330. New Lamps for Old - series by Rink of Holland
     • "Double Dutch" Rope Routine
335. Lewis Ganson Explains - series
     • The Pivot Steal - H. P. Graham
     • Fan Closing Steal - H. P. Graham
339. Arno's Silk Premonition - W. A. Chapman
340. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
     • My Lady's Choice - Magini
342. Mental Meanderings - Harry Stanley
343. Review - comments from Harry Stanley

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353. Volume 14, Number 12, April, 1959, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: John Ramsay
355. Front Page Personality - John Ramsay
356. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
357. Magic from Scotland - assembled by Frederica
     357. One Hand Discovery - J. B. Findlay (Scottish Conjurers' Association)
     358. The Celebrity Spot - Leslie May (Edinburgh Magic Circle)
     360. The Open Palm Vanish - Roy Scott (Edinburgh Magic Circle)
     362. The Flying Pips - Eddie Dawes (Scottish Conjurers' Association)
     364. The Recurring Ambitious Card - Harry Carnegie (Dundee Magic Circle)
     365. Thought Anticipated - David Campbell (Scottish Conjurers' Association)
     367. Stretching a Rope - Scotty Lang (A Scotsman in Canada)
     368. Sympathetic Clock Dials - Tom Sellers (An Uncanny Scotsman)
     369. Ligua-lusion - Frederica
372. Lewis Ganson Explains - series
     • Click - Oliver MacKenzie
374. Next Month - Gala Number of The Gen
375. Review - comments from Harry Stanley

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