The Magic Wand Volume 38 (1949)
by George Armstrong

Numbers 221-224

245 pages

1. Vol. 38, Number 221, March, 1949 [48 numbered & 16 unnumbered cover, advertising & Vol. XXXVIII Index pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • A Thank You
   • Time for Action
   • Where Does Our Money Go?
3. The Roundabout - series by Claude Chandler
   • A Pleating Tip
   • Statistics
6. Mainly for Mentalists - series by Arthur F. G. Carter
   • The Psychic Ace Prediction
8. Bottle Baffle! - Wilfred H. Tyler
10. Transposition Extraordinaire - Paul Sleight (Belgium)
    • The (Biseautee) Direct Palm
13. Lighting a "Spent" Match - Victor Farelli
    • Effect as Seen by the Audience
    • Origin of the Devices Employed
    • Preparation
    • Working
14. Sellers Magic - series by Tom Sellers
    • Another Magic Welding
16. Will Goldston - obituary b y George Johnson
1. Extra photo supplement page - two pictures of Will Goldston
17. Competition - The Best "Opening" Trick
    17. Jewels of Pai Pah - Frank Butler
    21. A "Name Opening - Arthur F. G. Carter
    22. Silko Drink - Tan Hock Chuan (Singapore)
24. Mainly Manipulative - E. Brian MacCarthy
    • Bending A Candle
29. This and That - series by Peter McDonald
    • The Price of a Smoke
    • Five to Four
    • A-Tom-ic Thoughts
32. Personality - article by John R. Geddes
34. Reunion with Bacchus - John A. Jonson
36. The Block and Tennis Ball - J. F. Orrin
37. Two Magicians - article by Peter McDonald
42. A Cups and Balls Routine - A. C. Newitt
    • The F.P. Sleight
    • Using the Sleight
    • Requirements
    • Preparation
    • Introduction
    • Move 1
    • Move 2
    • Move 3
    • Move 4
46. Pips Be-Ribboned - John K. Bays
47. Book Notes - At the Sign of the Cups and Balls
    • John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls - Victor Farelli
    • Thanks to Leipzig - Victor Farelli

49. Vol. 38, Number 222, June, 1949 [48 numbered & 12 unnumbered advertising pages]
49. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
    • More About N.A.M.S.
    • Congratulations
51. The Roundabout - series by Claude Chandler
54. Mainly Manipulative - E. Brian MacCarthy
    • A Method for Recovery of Vanished Coins
55. The Nikola Stack Speller - A. C. Newitt
56. Mainly for Mentalists - series by Arthur F. G. Carter
    • Further Adventures with the Psychic Ace
57. Still a Schoolboy - short anecdote
58. With a Newspaper - Verrall Wass
59. The Magician Plays Cards - A Novelty Card Routine - J. K. Bays
61. Impromptu Rising Card - Devano
62. Mathematics for the Young - Renoff (France)
64. The Wizgali Pack - Percy James (Transvaal)
65. Competition - The Best "Opening" Trick
    65. A Question of Vision - J. A. Esler
    66. Tan's Triple Tumblers - Tan Hock Chuan (Singapore)
    67. Traditional Expectations - Max Matthews
    69. Hanky Panky - W. Worsley
71. Wine and Water - poem
72. Invisible Reverse - George Armstrong
73. Number Please! - George Joyce
75. Weeping Willows - A Magical Entertainment for Children - John K. Bays
79. This and That - series by Peter McDonald
    • Miss Rose
83. A Cups and Balls Routine - A. C. Newitt - continued from page 46
    • Move 5
    • Move 6
    • Move 7
    • Move 8
86. The Human Voice and Its Importance - article by John R. Geddes
87. Talking Points - questions
88. Psychic Photography - Fritz Porupka (Austria)
90. Three's a Crowd - A Magical Black-Out Sketch - Max Matthews
92. A False Water-fall Shuffle - Dr. H. J. Tattersall
93. A Simple Book Test - A. C. Actmann
94. Book Notes
    • John Ramsay's Cylinder and Coins - Victor Farelli
    • Stuthard's Trilby Deck - Joe Stuthard
    • Stuthard's Bi-Co Trilby Deck - Joe Stuthard
    • How to do Card Fanning - Anthony Norman
    • Select Secrets - Dai Vernon
    • Rough and Smooth Possibilities - Tan Hock Chuan
    • Modes for Mentalists, No. 4 - The Gap in the Curtain - Peter Warlock
    • Impossible - Raymond
    • A Catalogue of Books on Magic - Fleming Book Company
96. Henry Ridgeley Evans - obituary

97. Vol. 38, Number 223, October, 1949 [48 numbered & 12 unnumbered cover & advertising pages]
97. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
    • The Piddingtons
    • An Editor's Dream
    • The Magic Circle
    • Contributions
    • Ancient Magic
    • Number Please
99. To-day and The Magic Wand - article by George Johnson
100. Roundabout - series by Claude Chandler
101. Magical Glasses - John K. Bays
102. Mainly for Mentalists - series by Arthur F. G. Carter
     • Spell-As-I-Spell
103. Magic Wand Year Book - no publication announcement
104. Sellers Magic - series by Tom Sellers
     • Three Twins - A Trick with Figures
     • A Living and Dead Test
106. Once a Boy Scout - John K. Bays
108. Crash! - Verrall Wass
110. Any Two - W. S. Hartley
     • Part One
     • Part Two
113. Competition - The Best "Opening" Trick
     113. Opening With a Bang! - John K. Bays
     114. The Magical Opening - Cyro
          • The Opening
          • The Follow-Up
          • Into The Act
     116. Singapore Barrel - Tan Hock Chuan (Singapore)
118. Funjuring With Cards - Percy James (Transvaal)
119. Patter - John R. Geddes
122. Magic With Money - A. C. Newitt
     • The "Davis" Coin Vanish
     • Sleeving
     • A Coin Vanish and Acquitments
126. A Super Magic Spell - F. T. Horrocks
129. The Paper Chain - Jack Potter
135. Ring Craft - Percy James (Transvaal)
     • The Key Switch
     • The Roundabout
     • Display Stand for Rings
138. Piece de Resistance - A Short Story - Peter McDonald
142. Book Notes
     • Spirits in the House - T. H. Chislett
     • Encyclopedia of the Three Shell Game - Jack Chanin
     • A New Thumb Tie - Tom Sellers
     • Rainbow Sponge Ball Routine - Douglas Francis
     • 100 Facts on Fortune Telling - The Naldrett Press
     • Rezvanimagie - Maurice Sardina
     • Stars of Magic, Series 5, No. 1 - Dai Vernon's Impromptu Cups and Balls
     • Stars of Magic, Series 5, No. 2 - Dai Vernon's Ambitious Card
     • Stars of Magic, Series 5, No. 3 - Dai Vernon's Mental Card Miraclce
     • Milbourne Christopher's Magazine Test - Milbourne Christopher
     • N.A.M.S. Reviews, Nos. 49/4 and 49/5
     • Les Automates - Editions du Griffon
     • Magic of the Ancients - George Johnson
     • Face Up - -Face Down - Don Maskell
     • Napology - Jack Yates

145. Vol. 38, Number 224, December, 1949 [48 numbered; 12 unnumbered cover & advertising pages]
145. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
     • Better Late Than Never
     • The Past Year
     • Television
     • Your Votes Please
     • Another Competition
     • Forty Years Old
147. The Roundabout - series by Claude Chandler
148. Mental Miracles - the late Joseph Ovette
     • A Brain Wave
     • Another Brainwave
     • A Party Stunt
     • A Telephone Miracle
     • A Coincidence Quickie
     • Multiple Mindreading
     • Climax for a Mental Act
154. A New Finish for the "Cords of Phantasia" - Jack Potter
156. The Brave Bunny - Jimmy Flowers
158. The "Martina" Production Screen - Roy Green
160. The Magic Of A Magic Wand - article by John K. Bays
162. Competition - The Best "Opening" Trick
     162. Silken Cocktail - Tan Hock Chuan
     163. The Opening - "Hen" Fetsch
     164. Chord On! - Wilfred Bader
165. Mainly Manipulative - E. Brian MacCarthy
     • Suggested Improved Rice-Bowls
169. Trick o' Numbers - Percy James (Transvaal)
173. The Hypnotic Book Test - Peter McDonald
176. Enthusiasm - article by John R. Geddes
177. More Magic With Money - A. C. Newitt
     • A Slow Coin Vanish
     • A Slow Acquitment
180. Strike A Light! - Verrall Wass
181. Glub-Glub - Billy Barton
182. A Problem - posed by George Armstrong
183. The Commanding Voice - John K. Bays
184. Lick It - W. S. Hartley
184. The Sister Ships - George Joyce
186. Thoughts on Slipper Packs - Peter McDonald
190. Umpteen - W. S. Hatley
191. Book Notes
     • The Royal Road to Card Magic - Jena Hugard & Frederick Braué
     • Genial Improbabilities - Ken de Courcy
     • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Book Edition No. 3 (Vols. 5 and 6) - The Fleming Book Company