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The Magic Wand Volume 35 (1946)
by George Johnson

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The Magic Wand Volume 35 (1946) by George Johnson
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Numbers 209-212

203 pages

  1. Vol. 35, Number 209, March-May, 1946 [38 numbered & 4 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
  2. To Friends and Readers of The Magic Wand - George Johnson introducing the new editor
  3. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
    • The Magic Wand Changes Hands
    • What of the Future?
    • A Word of Thanks
    • Change of Address
    • A Competition
    • The Young Magician
  4. Fire-Walked to Prove Faith - news
  5. The Vanishing Wand - Tom Sellers
    • The Vanishing Wand
    • Magic Welding
    • The Ta. Ta. Cigarettes
  6. The Magic Words - Leonard Ashton
  7. Snowman in Reverse - Jimmy Pring
  8. The Roundabout - article by Claude Chandler
  9. For the Egg Bag - joke
  10. Life is Illusion - article by John K. Bays
  11. Programme
    • Rajah Khan, Polish R.A.F. Station. Newton, Nr. Nottingham
  12. An Experiment in Time - George Joyce
  13. Mainly Manipulative - E. Brian MacCarthy
    • To Perform the "Pass" While Turning the Pack Over
    • Linking Rings - Apparently Pulling One Ring Through Three Others, One at a Time
    • Magic Arithmetic
  14. The Coupon Cut - R. A. Fairthorne
  15. Magic Wand-erings - column by Verrall Wass
    • 9: The "Trey" of Diamonds
    • 10: V.W.'s Pretty Production Cabinet
    • 11: The Triple Tray Change
    • 12: Grease-Go!
  16. The "Clumsy" Change - idea by Victor Thornton
  17. Magic Photography - Victor Farelli
  18. The Gramophone Record Trick
  19. That Torn Card Again - Peter Sherwood
  20. Professional Magic - Douglas Francis
    • a card trick
    • Beer is Best
  21. Book Notes
    • Magic by Misdirection - Dariel Fitzkee
    • Mr. Smith's Guide to Sleight of Hand - Wilfrid Jonson
    • More Tips on Tricks - Milbourne Christopher
    • The Shower of Sweets - Tom Osborne
    • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vols. 1 and 2
    • Magic of the Scottish Conjurers' Association
    • The Story of Each Playing Card - Geo. M. MacKenzie
    • My Best - J. G. Thompson, editor
    • Kamut. Pictures in String - Eric Franklein
    • Routined Magic - Senor Mardo
  22. The Magic Letter Box - correspondence
    • The Young Magician
  23. Magazine Notes
    • The Magic Circular
    • The Linking Ring
    • Abracadabra
    • The Bat
    • Tops
    • Mac's Monthly
    • The Sphinx
    • Genii
    • La Caguette Magique
    • Tricks
    • Le Journal de la Prestidigitation
    • O Mundo Cientifico
    • Le Magicien
  24. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

  1. Vol. 35, Number 210, June, 1946 [38 numbered & 10 unnumbered advertising pages]
  2. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
    • To Our Well Wishers
    • Credit Where Due
    • A Welcome to Our New Readers
    • The Young Magician
    • A Magical Film
  3. Mental Magic Competition - announcement
  4. Laugh with Lamonte - No.1 - cartoon
  5. Walking on Red-Hot Iron Plates - idea
  6. To Set You Thinking - article by Vernon Foster
    • I - Magic Plus Entertainment
  7. The Roundabout - article by Claude Chandler
  8. Will Hershal - obituary
  9. The Book and Wheel Mystery - J. F. Orrin
  10. On the Carpet - R. W. EDmanson
  11. Major L. H. Branson - obituary
  12. Mainly Manipulative - E. Brian MacCarthy
    • A Routine for the Stack of Pence Trick
  13. A Euclid Absurdity - Horace Gorvin
  14. Melange - notes and comments from George Johnson
    • Conjuring
    • Copyright in America
    • Squaring the Circle
    • Means of Ignition
    • Barnardo Eagle
    • Angles
    • Vonetta
  15. Magic Wand-erings - column by Verrall Wass
    • The Magic Square
    • Your Fortune Miss?
  16. A Magician's Dream - Rupert H. Slater
  17. Professional Magic - Douglas Francis
    • A Kiss from a Lady
    • Impossible Flight
    • Magical Welding Improved (?)
  18. Simplex Paper Tearing - Allan Lambie
  19. The Magic Letter Box - correspondence
  20. Magic in India - article by George Armstrong
  21. Book Notes
    • Card Fantasies - Edward G. Love
    • How to do Chalk Cartoons - Gerry Findler
    • Masterpieces of Magic, Volume 1 - Douglas Craggs, editor
    • Cups and Balls Routine - Burtini
    • Patter in Rhyme - Ella and Arthur Eydmann
    • Who Done It? - Jack Shepherd
    • Lesson in Card Magic - Jack Shepherd
    • Simplicity Routine, No. 1 - Harry Stanley
  22. Amid the Magazines
    • The Magical Gazette
    • Abracadabra
    • The Gen
    • The Magic Circular
    • The Magi
    • The Bat
    • The Trickster's Monthly
    • Mac's Monthly
    • The Sphinx
    • Genii
    • Hugard's Magic Monthly
    • The Conjurer's Magazine
    • Les Annales d L'Illusion
    • Le Magicien
    • Triks
  23. Atomic Release
    • Invented and Manufactured by Maharg - product review
    • Registration of New Effects - offer
    • Snowmen in Reverse - comment by Eric P. Wilson

  1. Vol. 35, Number 211, October-November, 1946 [40 numbered & 10 unnumbered cover & advertising pages]
  2. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
    • Exposing
    • The Future
    • Magic - And Courage
    • Convincing Coin Magic
  3. Laugh with Lamonte - No.2 - cartoon
  4. Magic in Scandinavia - comment
  5. To Set You Thinking - article by Vernon Foster
    • II - This Magic Business
  6. Two Locations - Dr. H. J. Tattersall
    • Linen Location
    • Mix Up Location
  7. The Roundabout - article by Claude Chandler
  8. National Day of Magic [October 31]
  9. Sellers Magic - Tom Sellers
    • The Sellers' Coin Wand
    • The Ribbon of Rameses
    • Golden Eggs
  10. A Tribute to Jack Demaine - obituary
  11. Magic Wand-erings - column by Verrall Wass
  12. Mental Magic Competition
    1. Two Pack Prediction - A. A. Adamson
    2. Silence Is Golden - Devlin
    3. Psychic Notes - Devlin
    4. The Spectator does the Trick - George Joyce
    5. Prediction Supreme - Al Koran
    6. Six to One - Bar None - Group Captain P. G. Tweedie
  13. The Old Bureau - anon. - poem
  14. Professional Magic - Douglas Francis
    • A Flashy Opening
  15. The Stage Carpenter - Bill Bishop
  16. The Coins of Allah - Alfred Frangleton
  17. The Reel Hindu Sticks - Joseph Ovette
  18. The Tinkling Bell - John K. Bays
  19. The Maskelyne Touch - Japer Maskelyne returns home
  20. Rice Bowls Climax - Chic De Greene
  21. The Magic Letter Box - correspondence
  22. Book Notes
    • The Abracadabra Summer Special - Goodliffe, editor
    • How to Pick Pockets - Eddie Joseph
    • Thrilling Magic - Leonard H. Miller
    • Further Magic of the Hands - Edward Victor
    • Modern Sleights - E. Brain MacCarthy
    • Showmanship and Presentation - Edward Maurice
    • Sleight of Hand - Edwin T. Sachs
    • Our Magic - Maskelyne and Devant
    • Le Magie du Sorcier - Maurice Sardina
    • 100 Years' Calendar - Dr. K. B. Lele
  23. Magic for Sale
    • The Coins in Glass - Jack Hughes
    • Evacuee Doll - Jimmy Flowers
    • The Torn and Restored Paper - Tom Sellers
    • The Rainbow Pellets - Tom Sellers
  24. Magazine Notes
  25. Abracadabra
  26. The Phoenix
  27. The Gen
  28. The Demon Telegraph
  29. The Cornish Pixie
  30. The Oracle
  31. Mac's Monthly

  1. Vol. 35, Number 212, December, 1946 [48 numbered; 14 unnumbered cover, advertising pages & Vol. XXXV Index pages]
  2. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
    • The First Year
    • Next Year
    • The Farelli Replacement
    • A New Venture in Magic
    • Christmas Greetings
  3. Another Competition - The Best effect for Entertaining Children - announcement
  4. Laugh with Lamonte - No.3 - cartoon
    • Beyond the Cartoon
  5. What Does a Coe Give? - Joseph Ovette
  6. Patter for the Book and Wheel Mystery - J. F. Orrin
  7. The Roundabout - article by Claude Chandler
  8. The Magic Letter Box - correspondence
  9. Joseph Ovette - obituary
  10. The Farelli Replacement - Victor Farelli
  11. Extra photo supplement page - The Farelli Replacement
  12. Mental Magic Competition
    1. Remote Control - Sleight of Hand Method - A. A. Adamson
    2. A Multiple Book Test - Frank Butler
    3. The Witch's Cauldron - Christopher Dwyer
    4. A Convincing Prediction - Tom Sellers
    5. Mental Transference - J. C. Fraser Smyth
    6. Vocablo - C. Steffensen (Denmark)
  13. Noisy Youngsters
  14. Entertaining Children - article by Frank Norman
  15. Chameleon Matches - John K. Bays
  16. Magic Wand-erings - column by Verrall Wass
    • A Frosty Problem
    • The Three Princesses
    • The Magic Tree
  17. The Asprin Revelation - W. S. Hartley
  18. Professional Magic - Douglas Francis
    • Milko Multum Im Parvo
    • Milk Transposition
    • Useful Tips for Card Workers
    • Editor's Note
  19. "Sleightly" Difficult Golf - humor
  20. Atomic Alarm Clock Vanish
    • Originated and Manufactured by Maharg - product review
    • Registration of New Effects - offer
  21. Mainly Manipulative - E. Brian MacCarthy
    • A Small-Size Plant Growth
    • Gags with a Flower
  22. Card Through Handkerchief - Bill Bishop
  23. Melange - notes and comments from George Johnson
    • Your Brochure
    • Stage Fright
    • From the Wilder World
    • The Vonetta Act
    • Conventions
  24. The Earliest Fee? - historical note
  25. Book Notes
    • But Not to Play - Wilfrid Jonson
    • Nothing is Impossible - Trevor H. Hall
    • Simply Wizard - Goodliffe
    • The Paul Fleming Book Reviews, Volume II
  26. Magic for Sale
    • The T.S. Coin Wand - Tom Sellers

word count: 81290 which is equivalent to 325 standard pages of text