2011
Written by Tom Stone
Work of Tom Stone
259 pages (Hardcover), published by Hermetic Press
Illustrated with drawings by Tom Stone
Language: English
110 entries
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Tom Stone Debts of Gratitude
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Håkan Berg Most books I have read have had a preface by someone important...
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Tom Stone What Is This Thing Called Book?
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Tom Stone Thieves and Sheep Ideas discussion of various ideas
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Tom Stone Of Dice and Men one of six messages chosen with throw of die, "hug" chosen, other messages are "kill"
Inspired by
  • "Dice Man" (Andy Nyman, marketed item)
Also published here
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Tom Stone Dice Force simple gaffed die to force a number
Related to 4
Tom Stone Complicated Exchange within deck, brief
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Tom Stone Silver & Sorcery routine for and thoughts on John Ramsay's "Cylinder and Coins"
Related toAlso published here 7
Bob Chesbro, Tom Stone Thumb Tip Coin Vanish
Inspired byAlso published here 13
Tom Stone Crossing The Gaze Multiple Coin Vanish one by one
Also published here 16
Tom Stone Stack Transfer as visible coin is transferred to other hand
Also published here 18
Geoffrey Latta Nowhere Palm finger palm to third finger curl palm, multiple coins
Also published here 21
Tom Stone Magnetic Multiple Vanish to ditch multiple coins silently
Also published here 24
Tom Stone The Safe Bullet-Catch bang gun bullet catch
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Tom Stone Wet Russian russian roulette with water pistols
Also published here 25
Tom Stone DacheBox various unfinished ideas for Stewart James' Sefalaljia
  • Silks from Another Century
  • Wired (featuring idea for Ted Lesley's "Mind Bender")
  • Ceiling Thoughts
  • Shivers
  • Vanishing Sefalaljia
Also published here 29
Tom Stone Burn Remedy thoughts about spectators that burn the performer
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Tom Stone Brutus's Gift knife of chosen color is stuck in magician's back with dramatic presentation, mechanical solution with five knife cases
Also published here 33
Tom Stone, Robert E. Neale Sole Survivor in 3-D non-card presentational idea for Robert Neale's "Sole Survivor" (Magic & Meaning)
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Tom Stone White Lies classic one-ahead trick with blank cards on which writing appears with ashes rubbed on
Also published here 39
Tom Stone Clink-Catch elbow catch, vanish or transformation
Also published here 41
Tom Stone Bottled Up production from under spectator's arm
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Tom Stone Bottled Thoughts intro to ideas and sequences for the "Multiplying Bottles" plot
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Tom Stone Stirring up the Still new opening sequence for multiplying bottle routine with paper bag where the props come from
Also published here 47
Tom Stone Don't Stare at my Bottom construction that allows showing the bottom of the fake bottles
Also published here 54
Tom Stone Glasswhere? glass travels from tube to tube without the bottle
Also published here 55
Daniel Risman Glass-Bottle-Can glass changes into a can in multiplying bottle routine
Also published here 57
Tom Stone Multiplying Glasses glasses multiply as well in multiplying bottle routine
Also published here 59
Tom Stone Redneck Remedy sequence with red silk tied around neck of bottle
Inspired by
  • "Silks and Bottle" (Marconick's Original Magic, 1967, p. 52)
Also published here
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Tom Stone Prediction Ajar
Also published here 65
Tom Stone Siamese Book-Test one of two books chosen, word chosen, both word and choice of book predicted
Also published here 67
Tom Stone The Forbidden Palm black art
Also published here 69
Tom Stone Black Art on Close-up Pad credit information
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Tom Stone Black Art Card construction of card with black back
Also published here 70
Jason England Angled Rub-a-Dub-Dub Vanish
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Dai Vernon Vernon Transfer with small packets in spread configuration
Also published here 73
David Ben, Bernard Bilis Tabled Spread Turnover
Also published here 74
Tom Stone Card Box Animation card case moves by itself
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Tom Stone Oh No! Thimbles routine
Also published here 77
Forefinger Catch
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Tom Stone The Ultimate Sub Trunk idea for outdoor version
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Tom Stone Paper Bag Cut cutting deck inside paper bag, ACAAN suggestion
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Tom Stone Sentient Sand design drawn in sand is duplicated
Also published here 87
Tom Stone Chinese Lubricant suggestion for Chinese Sticks
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Tom Stone Amore Motel using four of a kind and two of a kind, credit information on Hotel Mystery
Also published here 91
Tom Stone Chairport as spectator is going to row of chairs to sit down, performer already displays a prediction which chair will be chosen
Also published here 96
Tom Stone Eye of the Last Dragon discussion and technical sequences with multiplying billiard balls
Also published here 97
Tom Stone Peaks and Valleys
Also published here 104
Tom Stone Mitosis Maneuver one ball becomes two which become four, sequence with shell
Also published here 107
Tom Stone Negative Structure vanish followed by appearance, instead of vice versa
Also published here 110
Tom Stone Back to de Kolta hold-out principle for balls
Also published here 112
Tom Stone The Shell as Topit
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Tom Stone Shell Lapping
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Tom Stone Ball Mélange three balls vanish one by one
Also published here 117
Tom Stone Ball Climax molded four-ball-climax
Also published here 119
Tom Stone, Bob Ostin, Robert Cassidy Bank Naught marking methods with two presentations:
- Psychic Losery
- Weightmaster
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Tom Stone Dance Shtick ideas for prop construction
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Tom Stone Mental Posterior method for chair prediction
Also published here 126
Tom Stone Electro-cute sight gag with electric deck
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Tom Stone SloMoSub idea for slow motion subtrunk
Also published here 130
Tom Stone Tesla's Knot cut and restored cable
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Tom Stone Derringer cards at two named numbers are predicted, stooge
Also published here 133
Tom Stone Open Billet Switch secret exchange of two visible billets
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Tom Stone Eggs from Bombay combo with silk to egg, eggs under bowl (Benson's Bowl), multiplying eggs
Also published here 135
Tom Stone Portable Table Servante Construction
Also published here 138
Tom Stone Quick Memo edge marked cards in memorized stack, spectator peeks at card which is divined
Related to 148
Tom Stone Paperback Writer words chosen from lists predicted as story
Also published here 149
Tom Stone Waiting for a Sign thoughts, followed by handlings
Inspired by 151
Tom Stone Sign of the Count "signed card" with mark on isolated card
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Tom Stone Crossed Sign "signed card" with mark on isolated card
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Tom Stone Gesture Switch
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Tom Stone, Henrik Holmberg Time Operator I joker placed aside, selection transforms into joker with card identity written on it, previously isolated joker is selection
Also published here 154
August Roterberg Push-In Change
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Tom Stone Time Operator II joker placed aside, selection transforms into joker with card identity written on it, previously isolated joker is selection
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Tom Stone Fake Casing apparently placing two cards in case, only 1
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Edward Marlo Case Removal from underneath
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Tom Stone Signed Transformation
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Tom Stone Sign of the Boxer
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Tom Stone Switch with Card Case heavily gaffed
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Tom Stone Homer's Case switch or vanish of card put beneath case, case with hinged card
Also published here 165
Tom Stone Occhamman Card "signed card" with mark on isolated card
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Tweezer Double
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Ken Krenzel, Tom Stone Monte Plus Plus Variation with a double backer
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Tom Stone Occhamman Now! "signed card", isolated card marked with paper clip
Also published here 171
Daryl Martinez, Bill Simon Daryl-Simon Convincing Control card ends in cop position
Also published here 173
Tom Stone Paper Clip Switch in sandwich, Signed Card Switch
Related to
  • Bill Woodfield's Paperclip Monte Move (Genii, Vol. 15 No. 6, Feb. 1951, p. 234)
Also published here
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Tom Stone Wooden Sign "signed card" with isolated card stapled to piece of wood
Inspired byAlso published here 178
Tom Stone The Collective Blink Signed Card handling, by-play with Joker that travels from table back into deck
Also published here 180
One-Handed Bottom Deal Force very brief
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Tommy Wonder, Tom Stone Secret Pick-Up tabled card secretly transferred to deck
Also published here 182
Ken Krenzel, Trevor Lewis Monte Plus Plus
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Tom Stone Hip Hip Hurray! using Tenyo hinged/flap card box and two blank cards with "Hip" written on them
Also published here 185
Max Milton The One-Handed Top Change handling of Ultra Move type switch
Also published here 187
Tom Stone Sir Offalot ideas if the spectator miscalculates sum
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Tom Stone Challenge in Silk vanished silks pop out of pockets and are knotted together, gimmicks to propel silks out of pockets
Inspired by
  • Dr. Raymond L. Beebe's "Smart Slik" (Encyclopedia of Silk Magic 1)
Also published here
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Tom Stone Well-Timed Miracle card at number determined by stop watch is predicted
VariationsAlso published here 202
Tom Stone The Tutorial sucker explanation with card from lefty deck
Also published here 203
Tom Stone Going Bananas two-person comedy act in which fake banana becomes real
Also published here 206
Tom Stone, Finn Jon Thumb Tip as Sound Gimmick
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Tom Stone Things That Go Cluck in the Night silk to egg routine with spectator following along and succeeding
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Tom Stone The Voice of the Public joke about the notion that card tricks are not popular, laser dots appearing on performer
Also published here 222
Tom Stone, Harry Riser Glitching the Aces
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Tom Stone The Hat Trick top hat on table, arm goes into hat all the way, but when looking under table cloth there is no hole or secret container
Also published here 225
Tom Stone Synonymax cards with pictures and words, selections are divined
Inspired byAlso published here 229
Tom Stone Tripodal by Sundown - Mental Pursuit spectators select questions, performer divines answers, quiz show presentation, de bruijn/gray code
Also published here 237
Tom Stone Quean of the Quiz confabulation type prediction with quiz show presentation and envelope loading stand
Also published here 241
Tom Stone The Quiz Show classic Frank Lane comedy quiz show with final loads
Also published here 244
Tom Stone Turbo Change Bag one-handed plain change bag
Also published here 246
Tom Stone Acknowledgements
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Tom Stone Publishing History where things appeared previously
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Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2012.