1943/27
Written by Harlan Tarbell
Work of Various
416 pages (Hardcover), published by D. Robbins & Co., Inc.
Illustrated with drawings by Harlan Tarbell
Language: English
161 entries
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Milbourne Christopher Christopher's "Double Cross" eight paper pieces, four with X on them are burnt, X now on other pieces
VariationsAlso published here 53
Joe Berg Joe Berg's "Double Cross" chalk crosses travel from paper into performer's hand
57
Harlan Tarbell Tarbell's Sugar Mark pencil mark from sugar cube to saucer
58
Milbourne Christopher Match Book and Coin coin appears in torn up match book
61
Milbourne Christopher Match Stickler match travels into spectator's hand
63
Audley Walsh Audley Walsh Match Routine two matches appear, travel, ..
65
P. T. Selbit Match through Safety Pin
68
Richard Himber Match on Edge match on edge stunt with new method
70
Rising and Falling Match match floats up and down in filled bottle
71
Wallace A Button off the Vest button torn off spectator's vest and restored
72
Milbourne Christopher Tavern Trickery card index appears in bottle cap
75
Cross Cut Force
76
Milbourne Christopher Finger Tip Telepathy instant stooge, submitting name of forced card to spectator
76
Under Handkerchief Force
77
The Phantom Safety Pin moving pin along top line
Related toVariations 79
Ring, Rope And Pin borrowed ring penetrates rope
Related toVariations 81
Tom Osborne "Ring and Spirit Knot" ring put in knot under handkerchief
83
An Easy False Knot
85
The Ring in the Knot ring put in knot under handkerchief
86
A Fountain Pen Nifty cap of fountain pen vanishes and reappears on pen
88
Joe Berg Criss-Cross Paper Napkin napkin torn, torn pieces transpose with full pieces, full restoration
89
Psychometric Crayons performer knows color of crayon put in paper tube
94
Dr. Zina Bennett Nifty Knots knots appear in rope
96
Vanishing Knot Flourishes five methods
99
G. W. Hunter Puzzle Knot knot without letting go of the ends
101
Bachelor's Needle old pseudo needle threading effect
102
John Scarne John Scarne's Bill Change ungimmicked
Related to 106
U. F. Grant Slow Motion Bill Transposition
Related toVariations 109
U. F. Grant "Million Dollar" Bill Mystery two bills are torn, one half of each vanish and appear in envelope
Related toVariationsAlso published here 112
The Persnickety Pinochle Player two aces of diamonds are torn in half, one half appears elsewhere
115
Milbourne Christopher Novel Burned and Restored Bill bill burned on top of plate is found underneath
116
Half and Half bill changes to coins into envelope that is cut
118
The Life Safer bill to life safer package used as pull
122
Paul LePaul Le Paul's Torn Bill bill torn in half, one half changes to half dollar, restored
Related to 126
A Dollar makes a "Break" bill to coins, bill breaks pencil (outstreched finger)
127
The Topsy-Turvy Bill bill is folded and opened, then upside down
129
Samuel Berland Berland's One to Four bill is cut in fourths, each change to new bill
130
Making Money to Order cut paper to money
133
Tom Osborne Instant Number Memorization how to quickly memorize serial number
134
Sign-A-Bill gag, bills bound into check book
135
A Roll of Bills gag, several bills are glued together at short end and rolled up
Related toAlso published here 136
Manuel Manuel's Coin Star
Variations 137
Manuel The Four Coin Flourish roll out
Related to 139
Allan Shaw The Coin Roll
140
Al Zink Al Zink's Coin Production
142
Nelson Hahne Dime Through Hand
Related to 145
Joe Berg Joe Berg's Coin Change
146
Harry Bernstein Dollar and Dime dollar changes to dime and back, clean looking, edge work
147
Paul Morris Paul Morris' Coin Vanish to back palm and sleeve
151
Paul Morris Color Changing Coin Morris' Vanish (page 151) as a transformation
153
Paul Morris Ubiquitous Coin to rhymed patter
153
Ramsay Subtlety
157
Paul Morris Coin through the Handkerchief
159
French "Pill Box" Coin Mystery three coins from pill box to nest of packages
160
Coins in a Loaf of Bread three coins from pill box to bread
164
Okito Coin Box coins vanish from box, steal moves, three methods
166
Coin Through The Hat
170
James F. Herpick Dime Delusion two small glasses mouth-to-mouth, coin through whisky glass
Also published here 171
Tom Osborne Five Coin Routine five coins are produced and put in bottom less glass, more coins are produced
173
The "Throw-Away" Coin Vanish
176
The Chameleon Poker Chips
177
Paul LePaul Le Paul's Pass
181
Arthur H. Buckley Side-Bottom Pass side steal to bottom
183
Frank Kelly Frank Kelly's Bottom Placement
184
Card Through The Magazine kelly bottom placement
187
Tommy Dowd Card in the Pocket inside pocket, using Kelly bottom placement
Related toAlso published here 188
Simplex Card to Pocket loading indifferent or x card into inside pocket
191
Dai Vernon Multiple Card Pass to top
  • To Bring the Aces to the Bottom of the Deck
  • To Reverse the Aces in the Center of the Deck
VariationsAlso published here 192
Direct False Cut straight cut
195
Richard Himber Himber's False Cut
196
Under-Cut False Cut
197
Paul Rosini Paul Rosini's False Cut
197
Paul Rosini E-Z Three-Way False Cut
199
Joe Berg Joe Berg's False Cut three way
200
Direct False Count
201
Slip-Over False Count
203
Put-Back False Count counting cards off a pack
204
Pick-Up False Count
205
Palm-Over False Count into spectator's hand
206
Glide False Count
207
Jack Hecht Over-Hand False Count using lift shuffle
209
Arthur H. Buckley Novelty Straight Count
210
Simple Card Fan
212
Simple Reverse Fan
212
Blank Deck to Regular Deck reverse fan
213
Modern Card Fan pressure fan
214
One Handed Closing of Fan
215
Paul LePaul Enlarging a Card Fan moving pressure point
216
Modern Reversed Card Fan pressure fan
216
John Scarne John Scarne's Master Change card put in envelope changes
Related toVariations 217
Change-About Cards and Envelopes two cards in envelopes change places
219
Change-About Torn Corner Card card with torn corner changes place with whole card
219
Application of Scarne's Master Change using envelope to switch something
222
John Booth Repeat Card Mystery five card repeat
223
John Booth The Booth False Count
224
Pull Down Move
224
Repeat Card Mystery six cards
227
Stanley Collins Glide False Count based on Collins' four ace routine - sleight
227
"One From Six" Repeat Card Mystery
230
Ed Reno "Tack It" deck thrown at board held by spectator
231
Card on the Ceiling wax
235
James F. Herpick, Jack Thimbleny Improved Card on the Ceiling
236
Card on the Wall
238
Stealing Card from Case
239
The Card, Card Case, and Board
240
Card through the Handkerchief
242
New Era Card Through Handkerchief
244
Three Cards through the Handkerchief
247
Rising Cards through Handkerchief
251
The Black Ace and Card Through Handkerchief single Ace penetrates handkerchief, changes to selection, Ace in pocket
252
Nate Leipzig Card through Handkerchief through handkerchief laid on the table
255
Mystery of the Glass House x card in glass, envelope put away, card in glass changes into selection, x card in envelope
Also published here 257
Cards, Envelope, and Hat six cards selected put in envelope, one of them travels into hat
261
The Reversed Card
265
Nate Leipzig Double Reverse
265
The Two Card Stab spectator stabs with knife
269
The X-Ray Knife spectator stabs knife into deck
Related to 274
The Magnetic Knife spectator stabs knife in pack
277
Louis Tannen Simplified Stabbing Trick spectator stabs knife into pack
279
Russel Walsh The Flash Card Stab deck wrapped in flash paper
Variations 282
Card Stab Through Newspaper six methods
Variations 284
One Way Reversal halves oriented in different directions
Related to 287
The End Stab
289
George Boston Boston's Stabbed Card stripper deck
Variations 291
Louis Tannen, Harlan Tarbell The Snap-Away Silk and Knot silk tied on rope
295
Edwin Tabor Tabor Double Dissolving Silk Release through arm of chair
Variations 299
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz Knot Transposition two silks, one knotted, transposition
302
Harlan Tarbell Simplified Instantaneous Knot one handed
305
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Larsen and Wright's Ghost Ring ring appears on silk knotted in circle
306
Ring Pull
308
Square Knot Release
309
Pull-Apart Silks
310
Harlan Tarbell Hat and Silk Combination 20th century silks, then silks vanish an reappear in hat
311
Harlan Tarbell Silks and Aces silk transposes with aces in glass
314
Dr. Milton Bridges Blending of the Colors blendo to flag
317
Frank Ducrot The Perfection Flag Trick blendo to flag
320
The Mystic Ribbons paper ribbons to silk
323
The Penetrating Pocket Knife knife through handkerchief
326
The Indestructible Handkerchief prop effect with wooden frame
329
Harlan Tarbell Color Changing Handkerchief silk in silk
335
Horace Goldin Double Handkerchief Color Change silk in silk
337
Flash Color Change double sided silk
338
Flash Color Change Through Cardboard double sided silk
340
Harlan Tarbell "Clean-Cut" Color Changing Handkerchief
340
Arthur M. Pope The "Vice Versa" Color Changing Silks well....
345
The Dyeing Handkerchiefs with paper tube, some variations
347
William Larsen, Harlan Tarbell, T. Page Wright Yo! Ho! Ho! And A Bottle Of Rum! prop spectacle
357
Janos Bartl Music and Silks in paper
361
"Selfcon" Dye Tube
363
Francis Carlyle Evolution of a Rabbit in a Hat picture silk transformation, rabbit produced from hat
365
Milbourne Christopher Snappy Silk Production and Color Change almost bare handed production and color change with wand
372
Ed Reno Dove Production dove production box
377
Modern Rabbit Box Production
381
"Sucker" Rabbit Box Vanish
386
Milady's Hat Box Production cardboard box
390
Unique Rabbit Vanish box
394
Jack Gwynne "Spee-Dee" Rabbit Production big prop
396
Jim Sherman Rabbit Production from a Hat
398
U. F. Grant The Farmer and the Witch person transposition
405
The Man in the Box big man is put in small box
408
Syl Reilly A Ghost Show Routine black art, luminous paint, skeletons appear and dance
412
Data entered by Denis Behr.