The Magic Wand Volume 44 (1955)
by George Armstrong

Numbers 245-248

285 pages

1. Vol. 44, Number 245, March, 1955 [48 numbered & 8 unnumbered cover & advertising pages]
1. Foreword - George Armstrong
2. The Zodiac Deck - Vivian St. John
   • A Card Vocabulary
   • Making the Zodiac Deck
   • Any Card Called For
   • The Colour Change Deck
     • To Show the Spot Cards Mixed
     • To Show the Spots All Black
     • To Show the Spots All Red
     • To Show the Backs All Red
     • To Show the Backs All Blue
     • To Show the Backs All Blue with Spots All Black
     • To Show the Backs All Red with Spots All Red
   • The Routine
     • The Brainwave Deck
     • Colour Change Routine
     • Any Card Called For
     • The Switch
   • Using Strippers for Extra Effects
     • Reversing the Pack
     • A Substitute for Sleights
     • Used for Games and Impromptu Tricks
     • Locating Cards
     • Locator Cards
9. Hand Made Magic - series by Edward Victor
   • A Cigarette, Matchbox and Cigar Routine
     • 1. Production of Cigarettes
     • 2. The Multiplying Matchbox
     • 3. The Rising and Opening Matchbox
     • 4. Cigarette Change to Cigar
     • The Complete Routine
   • A Streamlined Thimble Production
   • Manipulator's Corner - A Card Change
     • Changing a Card to the One Selected
     • Obtaining a Card Secretly in the Palm
13. A Jap (Handkerchief) Box Routine - T. H. Chislett
    • The Colour Ray
16. Distilled Magic - series by Len Belcher
    • A Good Act Better than Publicity
    • Building the Act
    • The Plan of the Act
    • Natural Humour versus Stale Gags
    • Use Foolproof Effects
    • Effects Should be Capable of Being Used Anywhere
    • The Magician's Table
    • Packing and Transport
    • Setting the Act
19. Suggestions for Club Nights
20. The Merlini Card System - series by Jim Merlini
    • Table Coding
      • The Code
      • The Code in Action
      • The Code and the Merlini System
      • Miracle Name O' Card
      • Mystery of the Fifth Card
    • Card Indexes
22. Everybody's Torn and Restored Magazine - Arthur F. G. Carter
24. Lesser Magic - series by Peter A. McDonald
    • A Test of Sympathy
    • Impromptu Version
    • The Belle and the Ring
    • Houdini Bloc
28. Systemize Your Magic
29. Magic with Magnets - from the late Nelson Lyford's note book
    • Sliding Glue
    • Magnetic Holdouts
    • Anti-Gravity Match Box
    • Levitation
    • Colour Forecaster
    • Ye Cronies Foregather
    • Allergic to Yellow?
    • A Dead Name Test
33. Expert Card Magic - Twin Coincidence - Arthur Roots
34. A Self Contained Miniature Illusion - The Book of Magic - Eric Hawkesworth
36. Twelve Tricks (First Three) - Ken De Courcy
    • Torches
    • Words
    • Envelopes
39. A Utility Device - Bag-A-Tell - Edmund Rowland
    • Charm Divination
40. The Giant-Match Drawer Box - Ernest J. Moors
41. Mathemagic - George Armstrong
42. Tricks and Sleights - series by Tom Sellers
    • Prediction in Triplicate
    • Stop Me at Twenty
44. An Impromptu Card Quickie - Two in One - Arthur Roots
45. The Punch and Judy Man - series by Henry Mayhew
    • I Meet the Punch Man
    • The Punch Man Tells His Story
46. Collecteana - series by James B. Findlay
    • Houdini v. Robert-Houdin
    • Vent. Disc
    • Collectors' Week-End
    • Varia
    • Traders' Media
48. No Chance - W. S. Hartley

49. Vol. 44, Number 246, June, 1955 [48 numbered & 8 unnumbered cover & advertising pages]
49. On This and That - George Armstrong
    • Happiness to an Old Friend
    • On Magic as Theatre
50. The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God - Peter A. McDonald
52. Six More Quaint Card Stunts - Jack Lamonte
    • Sucker Vanish
    • Card Production
    • Any Card Called For
    • Cards to Pocket
    • Take a Card
    • Funny Bunny Business
53. For Mentalists - The Switching Hour - Len Belcher
    • The Simple Clip
    • The Envelope Rack
    • Double Match
    • Card Predicted
    • The Scribbling Pad
    • The L.B. Book Test
55. Suggestions for Club Nights
56. The Merlini Card System - series by Jim Merlini
    • The Use of 'Readers'
      • The Handling of Marked Cards
      • A Method for Marking the Backs
      • The Merlini Clock System of Marking
      • Using The Pack
      • Another Marking System
      • Thought Foreseen
      • Precognition
        • The Mexican Turnover
62. Hand Made Magic - series by Edward Victor
    • The Travelling Pennies
    • Out of This World
      • The "Above and Below" False Shuffle
    • "About Turn" Card Trick
    • Manipulator's Corner - Switching a Packet of Cards
65. The Mirror of Japan - Arthur F. G. Carter
67. Repeat Penny-tration - A. C. Newitt
68. A Stage Illusion - The Chinese Hat - Harry Latour
69. Suggestions for Club Nights
70. Distilled Magic - series by Len Belcher
    • The Opening Effect - A Cigarette from Nowhere
    • Climax to the Opening Effect - The Cigarette Vanish
    • An Alternative Ending - Cigarette to Pipe
    • The Second Effect - Edward Victor's Rope Routine
73. Twelve Tricks (Second Three) - Ken De Courcy
    • Labels
    • Veils
    • E-S-P
77. Impromptu Telepathy - Arthur Roots
78. Pocket Tricks - from the late Nelson Lyford's note book
    • The Bathing Belle
    • The Vanishing Lady - Slightly Sophisticated--But Never Vulgar!
    • The String on Broom Handle Revived as a Pocket Trick
    • Chinese Wonder Blocks
    • Magic Cigarette Packet
    • The Idol of Tibet - A Complete Pocket Mental Act
81. Gloves to Real Flowers - Harry Latour
82. La Donna E Mobile - W. S. Hartley
83. Tricks of the Trade - Ink Erasor (Including Printing Ink) - J. C. Fraser Smyth
84. For the Children's Entertainer - Bank Robber - Ron Edwards
86. Lesser Magic - series by Peter A. McDonald
    • Casual Cardology
    • Bottoms Up
    • Cigarette Case Magic
91. Production of Coloured Liquid in a Glass Bowl - Harry Latour
92. The Punch and Judy Man - series by Henry Mayhew
93. Collecteana - series by James B. Findlay
    • Foreign Language Books
    • The Morris N. Young and John J. McManus Collections
    • First Collectors' Weekend
    • Varia
94. The Magical Review
    • The Tarbell Course in Magic, Vol. 6 - Harlan Tarbell
    • Magic for All - Bob Dunn
    • Die Zauberkunst - Carl Graf Von Klinckowstroem
    • The Kiss of a Borgia - Peter Warlock
    • Das Becherspiell - Kurt Volkmann
    • Houdini versus Robert-Houdin - S. H. Sharpe
    • Magic from M.U.M. - Milbourne Christopher, editor
    • No Clue - Gerald Kosky
    • Sixth Collector's Annual, 1954 - James B. Findlay
    • Vis-ability - Val Andrews

97. Vol. 44, Number 247, October, 1955 [48 numbered & 8 unnumbered cover & advertising pages]
97. On Finding New Magic - George Armstrong
98. Impromptu Card Miracle - The Curry-Grant Prediction - Ian H. Grant
99. Hand Made Magic - series by Edward Victor
    • The "Cards Across" Trick (With a Difference)
    • One From Eight
    • Manipulator's Corner - The Bottom Deal
    • The Glide
      • Uses of the Sleight
103. Electronic "Magic Mirror" - Louis N. Bertol (U.S.A.)
104. The Merlini Card System - series by Jim Merlini
     • Pricking the Cards
       • Searching
107. Tricks and Sleights - series by Tom Sellers
     • Finger Ring on String
     • Any Colour
     • The Coins and Cards
     • The Card Diviner
110. Can You Do This? - trick challenge
111. Platform and Cabaret Magic - Cocktail Tray and Glasses Production - Harry Latour
112. An Awful Argument Among Aces - Anon and Anon
1. Extra photo plate page 1 - Cocktail Tray and Glasses Production
113. Distilled Magic - series by Len Belcher
     • The Third Effect - The Torn and Restored Tissue
     • The Fourth Effect - Transpo Giant Aces
116. Card Mentalism - Double Divination - Paul J. Flory
117. The Stonehenge Card Prediction - Arthur F. G. Carter
119. Two Old Favourites - Productions for Children - Ernest J. Moors
     • The Organ Pipes
     • Tambourine Loading
121. Suggestions for Club Nights
122. Expert Card Magic - Arthur Roots
     • One Card!
       • Another Method
     • At Any Number
     • The Twenty-Sixth Card Again
     • A Two Card Force
124. An Intimate Effect - The "O.T.P." Coin Vanish - A. C. Newitt
125. On Extravagance - from the late Nelson Lyford's note book
126. Another Endless Number Force - Edmund Rowland
127. A New Living and Dead Test - Stanley Davis
128. Telepathy for Party-Time - Two Way Telepathy - Eddie Sharpe
     • Two Way Telepathy with Borrowed Cards
130. Codology - A Comedy 'Mind-Reading' Act - from the late Nelson Lyford's note book
132. The Salt of Life - quotation
133. Twelve Tricks (Third Three) - Ken De Courcy
     • Thimbles
     • Rings
     • Inches
136. A Close-Up Coin Routine - A Bob a Bid - A. C. Newitt
137. A Pocket Trick - Colour Coincidence - Jadugeer Aladen (Pakistan)
138. Miracle - After Bertram - Arthur F. G. Carter
140. The Punch and Judy Man - series by Henry Mayhew
142. Houdini versus Robert-Houdin - quotation
143. The George Johnson "Magic Wand" Trophy
     • Summary of Judges' Reports and Announcement of Winner for 1954 - Fred Lowe, compiler
     • Winner - Jim Merlini - Merlini Card System
     • Honorable Mentions:
       • Arthur F. G. Carter - The Chest of the Koran
       • Len Belcher - Rub It In
       • Edward Victor - Hand Made Magic
       • Travers Cooper - Ambitious Card
       • Peter A. McDonald - Lesser Magic
       • Harry Latour - Production of a Chandelier
       • Edmund Rowland - In the News
       • Tom Sellers - Change Over Ring
       • The Late Nelson Lyford - Magical Mixture
       • Douglas Francis - Professional Magic
       • Will Dexter - Plotting Magic
144. The Magical Review
     • The Riddle of Chung Ling Soo - Will Dexter
     • Show Business and the Law - E. R. Hardy Ivamy
     • Supreme Magic - catalogue from Supreme Magic

145. Vol. 44, Number 248, December, 1955 [48 numbered; 8 unnumbered cover & advertising pages]
145. On This and That - George Armstrong
     • A Scoop!
     • And Now to Modern Magic
     • Thank You
146. A Complete Routine for - m Find The Lady - Travers Cooper
149. Hand Made Magic - series by Edward Victor
     • Have You a Ball Box? [Ball Vase]
     • A Cigarette Paper Mystery
     • A Ring and String Routine
     • The Thumb Tie Using Rubber Bands
     • Manipulator's Corner - The Double Turnover
       • Ace-King Transpo
154. Selection - from the late Nelson Lyford's note book
155. The Merlini Card System - series by Jim Merlini
     • Edge Marking
     • In Conclusion
156. Obituary - John J. McManus
157. Simplicity Supreme Control - Arthur F. G. Carter
158. Variations on Four Themes - Ernest J. Moors
     • Nelson Lyford's Magic Mirror
     • Len Belcher's Totem Sticks
     • Ron Edwards' Hanging the Joker
     • Tom Sellers' Change Over Ring also known as Monkey Bar
161. Distilled Magic - series by Len Belcher
     • The Sixth Effect - Halve It!
     • The Closing Effect - The Cups and Balls
166. Miracle Vision - Jim Merlini
166. On Originality - quotation
167. Twelve Tricks (Last Three) - Ken De Courcy
     • Coins
     • Knitting-Needles
     • Servantes
169. Gambling Demonstrations - Vivian St. John
     • Stock Shuffling
     • Aces Placed in Any Part of Pack are Controlled to the Top
     • To Control the Aces to any Number Given by the Audience
     • To Deal Three Aces to Yourself in a Three Handed Game of Brag
     • To Deal Three Aces to Yourself in a Four Handed Game of Brag
       • Another Method
       • Royal Straight Flush
       • Stacking for Pontoon
171. For the Sophisticated Magician - Oh! Please! - Jack Lamonte
172. Spell Any Card - Toni Koynini
174. The Mind Convinced - Len Belcher
176. Tricks and Sleights - series by Tom Sellers
     • The Fifteen Card Trick
178. An 'Impossible' Looking Card Trick - I Predict - Toni Koynini
179. For the Stage Performer - The Cartoon, Egg and Girl Illusion - Harry Latour
180. Comedy Spot for Compere and Comedian - I.O.U. Five Pounds - Jack Lamonte
181. Magic in the Year 2,000 A.D. - A Complete Magical Act - from the late Nelson Lyford's note book
182. The Thoughtograph
183. For the Stage Mentalist - A Date with a Slate - Percy James
186. For Platform or Stage - A Finale to the Floating Ball - Harry Latour
187. The Magical Review
     • Louis Tannen's Catalogue of Magic No. 2 - Louis Tannen
     • Gamagic Catalogue No. 7 - Gamages
     • Catalogue of New and Exclusive Magic, No. 1 - Bradford Magic Studio
188. The Punch and Judy Man - series by Henry Mayhew
     • Punch Talk
190. Suggestions for Club Nights
191. Collecteana - series by James B. Findlay
     • A New Magazine [Ibidem]
     • Collection Changes
     • The Magic Circle Coronation Display
     • Collectors' Corner
     • Souvenirs
     • Jugglers' Bulletin
     • Catalogues
     • Traders' Media