The Propshop
by B. W. McCarron

Tricks with magical accessories.

Edited by Roy Fromer and illustrated by "Doc" Tony Shiels. From the introduction by Roy Fromer:

• A Brief Biography Of Mercurio
• Introduction
• Acknowledgement
• Tricks With Magic Accessories
  • Snake Nut Can
  • Wand Trix
  • A Few More Wand Trix
  • Magic Wand Ideas
  • A Chewy Magic Wand
  • Edible Rope
  • A Seance Secret
  • An Original Idea
  • McCarron's Growing Hair On A Billiard Ball
  • An Advertising Idea
  • The Escaping Convict
  • Cane Swallowing Act
  • Poker Player's Nightmare
  • Milk Pitcher Idea
  • Pseudo - Hypnosis
  • Anti-Gravity Routine
  • Tele-Transposer
  • Improved "Message From The Ashes"
  • Torn & Restored Fortune Cookie
  • The Hypno Thermometer
  • Nickels To Dimes Insurance Routine
  • Football Interlude
  • Miracle Glue * A Coin And Card Mystery
  • Magic Fisherman
  • 1973 Coin & Card Trick
  • Over And Over Again!
  • Brand X Card Forcer
  • Aces Of Spades & 7 Of Hearts Passe-Passe
  • Mind Over Matter - A Card Demonstration
  • "Heads Or Tails" Miracle Thought Transference
  • New! Improved! Coins Thru The Cards Trick
  • On Round Cards
  • Round Card Comedy
  • In The Round
• Svensational Svengali Routines
  • Behind Label
  • E.S.P. 3 Card Prediction
  • A Comedy Stunt
  • Dead Men Tell No Tales
  • Card In Shrunken Head
  • Vanishing Cane Interlude
  • Vanishing Cane Eye-Popper
• More Svengali Ideas
  • Appear In A Firecracker?
  • Iron Into Right Card?
  • Reappear In Pen?
  • Comedy Vision Tester
  • An Idea
  • Money Maker Routine
  • Fortune Surprise
  • Black Eye Gag
• 'Coin Slide' Magic
  • Chosen Card Found
  • Coin Press
  • Sucker Color Change
  • Double Coin Vanish
  • Dime To Penny
  • Fortune Teller Trick With A Coin Slide
  • Sucker Slide Box
  • Mystic Art Box
  • Disappearing Coin Slide
• "Coin Slide Forces U - Can Do"
• More Tricks U-Can Do With A Coin Slide
• The Coin Slide Strikes Again!
• Deluxe Coin Slide
• Son Of Dye Box Book
• 5 Tricks With A Windsor Dye Box
• Windsor's Dye Box
• 5 More Tricks With A Windsor Box
• Still More Effects With A Windsor Box
• . . . With A Little Help From Our Friends!!!
  • The Robert Hundertmark Silk Routine
  • Bottomless (?) Glass By Dan R. V. Cawley
  • The Foote Production Cabinet
  • Rice Bowl Switch
  • Eureka 4 In Hand
  • The Cannon Ball Prediction
  • Copper Card Cabinet
  • Thornton Card Force
  • The Old Spikes Through Balloon-Trick
  • Drumhead Water Production
  • Dancing Die In Hat
• Platelifter Effects
• X-Ray Spex
• A Silk Finale
• How To End Your Routine
• Bonus Section
  • Round Card Trix
  • "It's That Time, Again!"
  • Mercurio's Improved Card-In-Balloon Mystery
  • Mercurio's "Record-Breaking Card Trick"
  • Mercurio's Card Wheel Improved
  • "Hole In One" Rediscovered
  • The Mailed Deck
  • A Novel Card Stab
  • Two Bright Comets Flashing From Your Fingertips
  • Rising Cards Re-Visited
  • Living Or Dead Re-Visited
• "Pipe Dream" Trix For All Seasons
  • Magic Beach Tree
  • Ice Idea
  • Torn And Restored Maple Leaf
  • Why A Duck

1st edition 2025, 64 pages; PDF 67 pages.
word count: 19394 which is equivalent to 77 standard pages of text

Publisher: D. Robbins & Co.