Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2

Routined Mystification with Small Objects

Consecutive page numbering from Volume 1
1967
Written by James G. Thompson Jr.
Work of James G. Thompson Jr.
128 pages (Stapled), published by M. S. Messinger Printing
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
61 entries
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Milbourne Christopher Introduction
cxxxiv
James G. Thompson Jr. Preface
cxxxv
James G. Thompson Jr. Silver Shenanigans chapter intro on the following coin tricks
 		137
James G. Thompson Jr. Numismatic Necormancy longer coin routine, where four coins are produced using two cards which also change faces, a pencil and a handkerchief; coin produced from two cards, vanishes and appears again using pencil, coin is then split into two and coin travels to second in other hand several times, coin penetrates handkerchief, chink-a-chink with handkerchief and two cards, continuous production of coins with handkerchief (Chanin), ending with lighter and cigarette
Related to 137
John Ramsay Ramsay Subtlety
140
Coin Transfer while picking coin up from open hand
 		142
Han Ping Chien
143
Jimmy Buffaloe Switchover coin appears out of a handkerchief
Also published here 143
Paul Curry Turnover Change brief
 		147
The Pinch Vanish
149
James G. Thompson Jr. Flight Four
154
James G. Thompson Jr., Milton Kort Pocket Piece coin vanishes repeatedly and appears in spectator's various pockets four times
Inspired by 155
Utilitarian Coin Move
155
James G. Thompson Jr. Just Passing Thru eight rings and a handkerchief used
 		159
Drop Count
161
Herman L. Weber Weber Link Move
161
Stewart James The Captive Ring
164
James G. Thompson Jr., Eugene Laurant Linking Methods
  • Forward Link
  • Heel Link
  • The Crash Link (Laurant)
 		167
Edward Loyd Enochs The Fadeaway
171
The Vertical Drop
171
James G. Thompson Jr. Colormatic Leapfrog routine for Royal Wonder Block, cigarette produced as climax
 		178
James G. Thompson Jr. Velvet Slate board to visibly reproduce numbers and symbols for two-person telepathy act
  • With Bills
  • With Numbers
  • With Designs
 		183
James G. Thompson Jr., Grady S. Nicholson Lucifer's Lucifers electric match, match vanish Do As I do with matchbox, thimbles appear and vanish, two in the hands with heads of matches
 		191
James G. Thompson Jr. Cards - Anyone? chapter intro
 		199
James G. Thompson Jr., Mark Weston It Went Thataway! two card transposition without deck, envelope used, 15 of Diamonds as climax
 		199
Mexican Turnover
200
Monte Throw
201
James G. Thompson Jr. Fantasy in Red and Black red black separation while doing Slop Shuffle, not just red and black but in preparation for a riffle shuffle which does not alter colors
 		202
James G. Thompson Jr. Fatigued Finger Flinger's Panacea combination of Si Stebbins and half forcing stack, selection ends up at position indicated by second selection and matches prediction
 		204
James G. Thompson Jr. Supersensitive Faculties stacking shuffled deck to Si Stebbins by naming cards, routine using the stack, weighing cards, location of selection while deck is in pocket, lie detector
 		205
James G. Thompson Jr. Jocko, The Great routine with hand puppet, puppet makes handkerchief vanishes and appear and disappear, performs a mini die box and eventually finds selected card
Related to 208
James G. Thompson Jr. Folding Stuff chapter intro
 		212
James G. Thompson Jr. Ring Around the Half-See! coin in handkerchief is pushed through smaller ring, repeated with different Method
 		212
Henri De Manche Coin Switch
213
James G. Thompson Jr., Franklin V. Taylor Double Or Nothing coin vanishes with the help of a spring clothes-pin and a handkerchief
Related to 216
Ralph De Shong Four Bits Clear Thru
Also published here 217
James G. Thompson Jr., Verne Chesbro Le Petite Cirque longer routine consisting of Grandmother's Necklace, silk through rope, cut and rest, ring and rope
 		219
Verne Chesbro A. Hung move based on Magical Bow Knot
 		222
Verne Chesbro B. Drop-a-way move based on Magical Bow Knot
 		222
Verne Chesbro C. Fade-a-way ring rope move, off the rope
 		223
Verne Chesbro D. Saw-Thru ring rope move, off the rope
 		223
Verne Chesbro E. Roll-a-way ring on rope move
 		224
Verne Chesbro F. Loop-The-Loop ring on rope move
 		224
Verne Chesbro G. Twister ring off rope move
 		224
Verne Chesbro H. Pull-Thru ring over head, rope through neck and in ring
 		224
Verne Chesbro I. Break-a-way ring off rope
 		225
Verne Chesbro J. 4th Dimensional ring off rope
 		225
Verne Chesbro K. Ring-a-way ring off rope
 		225
Verne Chesbro L. Suspense ring on rope
 		226
Verne Chesbro M. Escape ring off rope
 		226
Verne Chesbro N. Thru-The-Hole ring off rope, with knot
 		226
Verne Chesbro Knot Really
Inspired by 227
James G. Thompson Jr. Slide, Brother, Slide!
227
James G. Thompson Jr. On Paper chapter intro
 		229
Eric C. Lewis Under Your Hat paper balls traveling under hat, balls and net and cups and ball sequences, with coconut finish
 		229
Ellis Stanyon, Doc Mifflin Strip Tease torn and restored strip of paper
 		232
James G. Thompson Jr., Tony Slydini Paper Caper one by one four napkins are rolled in a hand into balls and disappear, then they appear in a hat that was presented empty, using Kleenex
Inspired by 235
James G. Thompson Jr. Famous Crimes chapter intro
 		238
Laurie Ireland, Carlton King Kidnapped top eleven cards are stacked to tell a story involving a card in an envelope that later shows up elsewhere and transposition and sandwich of various cards, and cards traveling to the performer's pocket
Also published here 238
James G. Thompson Jr. Who Killed Mr. X? name of murder is divined, blood stains appear under paper
 		242
James G. Thompson Jr. Entre Nous thoughts on building a mentalism act, with concrete routines and tipps
 		245
Data entered by Lorenz Schär, May 2025.