The Magic Wand Volume 34 (1945)
by George Johnson

Numbers 205-208

184 pages

1. Vol. 34, Number 205 March-May, 1945 [38 numbered & 6 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • The Book Famine
   • A Tale of Woe
   • Visible Magic
2. H. G. Sparks - obituary (due to enemy action)
3. Up, Lift - J. F. Orrin
5. The Pairing Knots - Milbourne Christopher
6. Cataleptic Calico - Leslie R. King
7. A Drum Tube Effect - Leslie Brown
8. The Exposer - Dr. H. J. Tattersall
10. Deduction - Stanley Davis
11. A Magic Wand Competition
11. Nap Stack - Stanley Davis
12. The Roundabout - article by Claude Chandler
16. The Super Ultra Sympathetic Packs - Len J. Sewell
17. One Teaspoonful in Water Four Times a Day - Wilfrid Jonson
    • Players Please
    • The Light That Never Fails
    • The Invisible Cigarette
    • What! No Rabbits?
    • Old Moore's Writing Pad
24. An Eightpenny Sequel - Rupert H. Slater
25. N Good Location - A. W. Roots
26. Peppermint Creams - Wilfred Leyland
27. Rising To It - Sydney Wood
    • Phoenix Rising Card
29. Magic Wand-erings - column by Verrall Wass
31. That Wise Bird - Alfred Frangleton
33. Flashes from the Forge - H. G. Sparks
    • Lady Lightning
36. Amid the Magazines
    • The Magic Circular
    • The Magi
    • Mac's Mysteries
    • Transeat in Exemplum
    • The Mahatma Circular
    • The Thistle
    • The Devil's Chimney
    • The Dragon
    • The Bat
    • Tops
    • The Sphinx
    • The Demon Telegraph
    • The Linking Ring
    • Genii
37. Book Notes
    • The Trick Brain - Dariel Fitzkee
    • 'S Marvellous - Laurie
    • The Paul Fleming Book Review - Paul Flemming
    • Visible Magic - Verrall Wass
38. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

39. Vol. 34, Number 206 June-September, 1945 [38 numbered & 6 unnumbered advertising pages]
39. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
    • Shows Big and Small
    • The Act Supreme
    • Redundance
    • 'Oboth", Again
    • Mythical Manuscript
41. Some 'Great Ovette' Magical Originalitites - Verrall Wass
    • Ovette's Fire and Water Vase
    • Joe's Simplex Pillory
    • Ovette's 'The Lady Vanishes'
45. Dehydration - V. A. Menzies
46. The Roundabout - article by Claude Chandler
49. More Waves of the Wand - Rupert H. Slater
    • A Modern Antique
50. Comedy Card in Cigarettes - A Bare-aced Swindle - Oscar Paulson
53. Coinco-Word - Arthur F. G. Carter
54. Topical Thimbles - idea from Tom Sellers
55. Magic Wand Competition Results
    55. First Prize - The Invisible Ray - George Armstrong
    61. Second Prize - New Laid! - Billy Barton
    63. Third Prize - Card Fan to Ball - R. A. Fairthorne
    65. Fourth Prize - Mental Miracle - G. J. Joyce
67. The Palm Force - Kardabra
68. New "Centre" Force (Forcing the Centre Card in a Row of Three) - Victor Farelli
69. Magic Wand-erings - column by Verrall Wass
71. The Lambeth Walk (shadow dancer) - Allan Lambie
72. A Novel Card Discovery - Sydney De Hempsey
73. A Rising Cigarette - Wilfred Leyland
74. Book Notes
    • Practical Mental Effects - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
    • Twenty-six 'Living and Dead' Tests, Teral Garrett, compiler
    • Memoirs of Robert-Houdin - new translation
    • Forces Favourites - Laurie
75. Amid the Magazines
    • The Magic Circular
    • Tops
    • Linking Ring
    • Genii
    • The Sphinx
    • The Corsair
    • The Bat
    • The Dragon
    • Mac's Mysteries
    • The Demon Telegraph
    • Transeat in Exemplum
    • The Magi
    • The Conjurer's Magazine
76. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

77. Vol. 34, Number 207 October-November, 1945 [38 numbered & 6 unnumbered cover & advertising pages]
77. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
    • The Magic Circle
    • How Would You Do It?
    • Criticism
    • The Conjurers Cave In!
    • An Open Letter
79. For Card Conjurers - three ideas from J. Ovette
80. Programmes
    • Jack Ledair (Golders Green Hippodrome)
    • Bobbie Kimber (Golders Green Hippodrome)
    • Howard De Courcy (Golders Green Hippodrome)
82. The Roundabout - article by Claude Chandler
85. The Roll-Call Deck - R. A. Fairthorne
87. Another Magical Coincidence - P.N.
88. An Act in the Pockets - Rev. Owen R. Brandon
92. The Vanishing Spots - Roy Cowl
93. Magic Squares - C. Dudley Whitnall
96. Casualty - Alfred Frangleton
97. Comedy Rope Routine - J. F. Orrin
100. Twins - George Braund
101. Bi-Biseaute - R. A. Firthorne
105. 'Wand' Waving in the War - article from the editor
107. The Sympathetic Silks - Fabian
109. Magic Wand-erings - column by Verrall Wass
111. Professional Magic - Douglas Francis
     • Change Given
     • Cards in the Air
113. Book Notes
     • Magic Without Apparatus - Camille Gaultier
     • Contact Mind Reading Explained - Dariel Fitzkee
     • Easy Tricks and Magic - anon.
     • Coin Tricks and Napkin Folding - Tom Osborne
114. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

115. Vol. 34, Number 208 December, 1945 [42 numbered; 10 unnumbered cover, advertising pages & Vol. XXXIV Index pages]
115. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
     • Introduction
     • The Ever-Changing Card
     • George Melies
     • Weather Forecasting
     • The Element of Surprise
     • Christmas
117. A Pocket Item - Rupert H. Slater
118. Well, I'm Hanged! - J. F. Orrin
122. Professional 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. G. Carter
144. Past-Present-Future - comment
145. The Elusive Disk - Professor Day
147. Single Handed Instantaneous Knotting of Two Silks - C. Dudley Whitnall
148. obituaries
     • Theo. Hardeen
     • Arthur Margery
     • Louis Lam
149. The Roundabout - article by Claude Chandler
153. The Indian Vase Effect - J. A. Holland
154. Book Notes
     • The Testament of Ralph W. Hull - Capt. Trevor H. Hall
     • The Diem and Penny - Lloyd E. Jones
     • For Conjurers Only - Robert Parrish
     • Smart Talk - George McAthy
     • Laugh-tested Dialogues - George McAthy
155. Amid the Magazines
     • The Linking Ring
     • The Sphinx
     • T. Windser's [sic] Dope Sheet
     • The Dragon
     • The Mahatma Circular
     • The Thistle
     • The Magi
     • Mac's Monthly
     • The Magic Circular
     • Tricks
     • The Bat
     • Tops
     • Genii
     • new Messrs. Hambley's catalogue
     • new address for Messrs. L. Davenport & Co.
     • Vent Haven brochure
156. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments