Later Magic

beginning with page 557 the content was added to the expanded 1911 edition
1903/1911
Written by Professor Hoffmann
Work of Professor Hoffmann
750 pages (Hardcover), published by Dutton & Co.
Illustrated with drawings by H. L. Shindler
Language: English
288 entries
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Professor Hoffmann Preface
iii
Professor Hoffmann Introduction
xvii
Professor Hoffmann Chapter I - The Conjurer's Dress and Contrivances in Connection therewith chapter intro
 		1
The Coat secret pockets
 		2
The Vest secret pockets
 		4
The Trousers secret pockets
 		5
Removable Pochettes pocket hooked to back of trouser leg
 		6
Tube through Trouser to below stage
 		7
The Shirt-Cuffs secret pockets in cuffs that open when shirt cuffs are removed
 		8
A Trick with the Ordinary Shirt-Cuff glass of water vanishes under handkerchief, reappears in hat ("visible or invisible?")
 		10
The Hat divider, introduced into borrowed top hat
 		12
Dr. Lynn Switching Parcel in Hat using two borrowed hats to switch item, body load
 		14
Professor Hoffmann Chapter II - Appliances and Expedients of General Utility chapter intro
 		16
Various Forms of the "Servante" - Bag Servantes bag attached to table
  • Methods of Fixing
Related to 16
Hamley Brothers A New Form of Portable Servante bag attached to table, also with card deck holder
 		19
Hamley Brothers The "Premier" Servante attached to table, collapses flat, Professor Hoffmann suggests suction cup attachment
 		20
Ring Servante for balls
 		22
Hal. Merton The Revolving Servante
24
David Devant The Vest Servante
Related to 25
Hamley Brothers The Wonder of Wonders body servante attached to belt
 		27
Carl Willmann The Conjurer's Cigar-Box with trapdoor and servante
 		28
Professor Hoffmann Deck Switch with Cigar-Box or similar item
 		29
Professor Hoffmann A Special "Trap" for trapdoor in table or suitcase
 		30
Carl Willmann Improved "Pulls"
  • Willmann's Vanisher
vanishing handkerchief application
 		33
The Flying Ring to other hand, reel
 		35
Hamley Brothers The "Lightning" Vanisher
37
Improvements in the Direct, or Non-Mechanical, Pull
39
Guides, for Use with Pulls metal guides
 		40
Joseph Michael Hartz The Glass with Mirror Partition appearing candy, silk transformation, removing partition, methods for turning glass around, as servante
  • Different Forms of the Glass
  • Illustrations of its Uses
 		42
Professor Hoffmann Handkerchiefs to Glass two handkerchiefs travel into glass that spectator holds, ends clean
 		47
Joseph Michael Hartz Shower of Gold Addition
Inspired by 47
Joseph Michael Hartz Fish and Ink Trick
48
Joseph Michael Hartz Contrivances for "Passing Off" getting borrowed items behind stage
  • The Hartz Bottle
  • The Hartz Matchbox
Also published here 49
Joseph Michael Hartz The Hartz Pistol for getting a borrowed ring behind stage
 		52
The "Excelsior" Clip
54
John Hamley Cards from behind Knee clipped behind trouser
 		55
Arthur "Dr. Avon" Kollmann The Smoke Apparatus chemical
 		55
W. J. Collins A Magical Explosive chemical
 		60
Suggestions for its Use selection appears at bottom with small explosion, chemical
 		61
The Spider gimmick for front and back palm with coins
 		62
Back and Front Palm with Coins
63
Egg Vanisher The Spider gimmick for eggs
Related to 66
C. O. Williams The "Multum-in Parvo" Vanisher clip between fingers for vanishing things
Also published here 67
Joseph Michael Hartz The Hartz "Hook," for Working Mechanical Pieces hook from ceiling with mechanical piece that can make bells ring, etc.
  • The Magic Bell (bell rings by itself)
  • The Crystal Cash-box (borrowed coins appear in glass box that hangs from ceiling)
  • The Bird-Cage (canary appears in suspended cage)
Also published here 68
Change (or Load) from Back of Assistant bottle switch application
 		77
Maurice Garland The Pneumatic Sucker suction cup as holder, with loop over finger or pull attachment
 		78
Hamley Brothers The Ball Clip
81
Hamley Brothers The Velvet Changing Bag
81
Robert Heller, Professor De Vere Chapter III - A Special Table and some Tricks performed by its Aid "The Heller and De Vere Table"
with trapdoor system
 		85
Professor Hoffmann Production Addition to "Heller and De Vere Table" mechanical system to get item to top of table from within
 		90
The Bottomless Tumbler with basic applications, stealing ball out, removing only part of the bottom so an egg stays within until glass is shaken, cover to allow liquid inside
 		92
Professor Hoffmann Concatenation Extraordinary thirty separate metal links links to chain in tumbler
  • thread and gaffed table method
  • A Simpler Method, with the Mirror Glass
 		94
David Devant Concatenation Extraordinary - Devant's Method chain pieces link, glass with one foot but two bowls in right angle attached
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The Rose in the Glass production in tabled glass with Heller and De Vere Table, as traveling effect
 		100
Professor Hoffmann Chapter IV - The Magic Wand and Tricks Therewith chapter intro
 		102
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Production of the Wand
  • From the Sleeve (Robert-Houdin)
  • From the Purse
Related to
  • "The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic"
 102
From Decanter on Table wand rises up and down in bottle, thread
 		104
Professor Hoffmann, Professor Sylvester The Self-Supporting Wand clinging to hand and other objects, thread and other gimmicks
  • Introductory Patter
  • Various Methods of Suspension
  • The Wand Supported without any Mechanical Aid
Variations 105
Professor Hoffmann The Rapping Wand thread, to answer questions
 		113
Dr. James William Elliott The Auto-Gravity Wand mercury in wand, with second method in footnote
 		116
Ellis Stanyon The Climbing Ring on wand
Related to 118
The Rising and Falling Wand various methods
 		120
Wands for the Production of Handkerchiefs "Special Wands for Various Purposes"
four wand constructions
 		122
How to Change the Wand into a Handkerchief
126
Wand Production from Paper Cone
128
A Wand for the Production of Cigars
130
The "Swallowing" Wand wand pushed down throat of spectator, moving tube on end
 		132
Professor Hoffmann Chapter V - Tricks with Watches chapter intro
 		134
C. O. Williams The Paper Bag (Various Kinds) "Methods for Obtaining Secret Possession of a Watch"
watch vanishes in paper bag or cone
 		134
Wrapping in Paper wrapping watch in paper to vanish it
 		138
Professor Ernst Watch Vanish in Flash Paper
Related to 140
The Alpaca Bag for vanishing a watch, a bit like an egg bag
 		140
"Exchanging" a Watch various methods, with props or pull
 		142
The American Vanisher for vanishing a watch
 		145
P. T. Selbit, Professor Hoffmann A New "Palm" for Watches
146
The Noisy Watch-Winder
148
Joseph Michael Hartz An Improved "Repeater" watch answers question with bell sound, featuring sound gimmick
Related to 149
To Reproduce a Borrowed Watch in Any One Selected of a Number of Boxes several boxes are in cigar box, in chosen one the borrowed watch reappears
 		150
Equivoque about a dozen items
 		151
A Lost Watch Found in the Performer's Purse
152
Imro Fox Another Method watch in handkerchief, banged on table, vanishes and travels to purse
 		154
Hamley Brothers A Borrowed Watch Changed to a Lemon fake lemon with ticking clockwork
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Professor Hoffmann A Borrowed Watch Reproduced from a Glass of Milk watch vanishes, milk poured from one glass to another, then watch taken out of milk, dry and functioning, two presentations
 		157
Michaelis Hermann Card changes in Ink card put in glass of ink, when taken out it is dry and changed into selection
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Professor Hoffmann Using Shakespeare Quotes in Patter
161
A Watch Fired from a Pistol, and Attaching Itself to a Borrowed Hat
162
P. T. Selbit, Howard Thurston A Novel Watch Trick borrowed watch wrapped in paper, travels into hat
Also published here
  • "The Magician's Handbook" (Selbit)
 163
P. T. Selbit Watch It! watch travels around body, "one watch routine", hook watch
Related toAlso published here
  • "The Magician's Handbook" (Selbit, p. 58)
 165
G. W. Hunter Watch It! (Another Method) watch travels around body, "one watch routine", thread and hook watch
Related to 167
Professor Hoffmann, Joseph Michael Hartz, Professor De Vere The Locked and Corded Boxes nest of boxes
  • The Old Method
  • The Writer's Own Method
  • The Hartz Method
  • The De Vere Method
 		172
Professor Hoffmann, Professor Anderson Excessive Use of Apparatus
172
Professor Hoffmann The Flight of Time routine with watch, sight gags, watch vanishes from box, apparently shot with pistol into spectator, wand pushed into spectator
Related to 183
Professor Hoffmann Chapter VI - Tricks with Rings
189
To Exchange the Ring or Rings
  • ring placed on finger and dropped in glass, sleight-of-hand
  • ring slid on wand switched on way to stage
  • matchbox to steal out ring
 		189
To Catch Rings on the Wand three borrowed rings vanish from glass, reappear on end of wand one by one
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William E. Robinson A Borrowed Ring Found in a Potato actual ring loaded into potato
Related to 194
The Ring and the Card thread loop tied to playing card, borrowed finger ring vanishes and reappears in thread loop
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Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, Joseph Michael Hartz The Mystic Glove and Rings four finger rings borrowed, placed in pistol, glove put over glass tube, pistol shot, glove blows up with ring on each finger
  • The Old Method
  • The Hartz Method
Also published here 198
The Wedding Ring and Flag finger ring wrapped in flash paper vanishes, flag changes into flowers, flag with ring inside appears in covered glass
 		204
Professor Hoffmann Chapter VII - Tricks with Handkerchiefs
  • The Recommendations of the Handkerchief for Magical Purposes
 		207
Hamley Brothers, The False Finger (The Magical Production of Handkerchiefs)
different constructions
 		209
Joseph Michael Hartz The False Thumb
214
The Finger Shell and False Palm
215
Carl Posse The Rubber Band for showing both sides of hand empty
 		216
Buatier de Kolta Production from Bend of Elbow
217
Production from Trouser Leg
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The Hand-Box secret container attached to hand
Related to 218
The Cache flesh-colored ball, thumbs can stick into holes for manipulation
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Professor Hoffmann What is Best?
222
Production from the Wand
Related to 222
Buatier de Kolta Production from a Match-Box
222
The "Monarch" Handkerchief Producer flesh-colored gimmick with loop
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Clips for Handkerchiefs
224
Professor De Vere A Novel Method of Production pulled from sleeve into hand via thread
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From the Sleeve (The Multiplication of Handkerchiefs)
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Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Conradi's Multiplying Tube
227
Professor Hoffmann A Simple Appliance for Handkerchief Multiplication
228
Black, Red, and White three silk production from hands, pocket handkerchief
Also published here 229
Handkerchief Multiplication on a Larger Scale strategies to produce many silks
 		232
Mr. Stillwell Stillwell's Handkerchief Act
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Simultaneous Production of a Desired Number of Handkerchiefs
238
Handkerchiefs Increasing in Size as well as Number
239
A Special Method of Producing the First Handkerchief starched corner
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Professor Hoffmann Colour-Changing Tricks
  • The Inventors of the Colour-Change
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Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster, Ellis Stanyon Various Methods of Colour-Changing
  • The Conradi Tube
  • Sundry Appliances for Colour-Changing
Related to 242
August Roterberg Roterberg's Colour-Change pocket in corner
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J. Marcellin Marcellin's Colour-Change silk wrapped around wand changes color
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David Devant Colour-Changing by the Aid of a Paper Tube
  • The Elementary Method
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Carl Willmann Willmann's Colour-Change with paper tube
Also published here 252
Carl Willmann A Six-Fold Colour-Change spring clips
Also published here 256
To Change the Colour of a Handkerchief by merely Drawing it Through the Hand mechanical tube
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The Brass Tube, with Sliding Cup, for Colour-Changing Tricks
260
Carl Willmann Willmann's "Metropolitan Railway" Trick color change routine with paper tube
Also published here 262
Professor Hoffmann Methods of "Vanishing" a Handkerchief
268
The Rubber Ring rubber band put around silk which then vanishes, loop allows it to hang on back of hand
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A New Handkerchief Vanisher
Related to 269
August Roterberg Roterberg's Vanisher, and Passes Therewith
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C. O. Williams Another Method of Using the Vanisher container gimmicks
 		273
The "Eau de Cologne Bottle" Vanisher
275
A Handkerchief Changed to a Billiard-Ball
277
John Hamley An Ingenious Device to Facilitate the Palming and Vanishing of a Handkerchief rolling handkerchief into ball, rubber piece to hold it together
 		278
The Glass Ball, for Changing a Handkerchief to a Billiard-Ball freely chosen colored handkerchief changes into like-colored ball
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The Nickel Tube for Vanishing a Handkerchief
279
The Nickel Tube for Vanishing a Handkerchief - Improved Form
281
The Nickel Tube, with Pull
283
The Vanish from a Paper Cylinder
Related to 284
The "Lamp-Chimney" Vanish silks disappear visually from glass tube, pull
Related to 284
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster, To Vanish Four Handkerchiefs Simultaneously dummy with four small silks sewn together blendo-like to fake existence of all four
Also published here 287
Reproduction Beneath a Soup-Plate (Methods of Reproducing a Vanished Handkerchief)
silk appears between two plates
Related to 290
Reproduction from a Sealed Envelope container secretly attached to envelope
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Two Vanished Handkerchiefs Reproduced from a Nest of Three Envelopes spectator seals nest of envelope, two handkerchiefs vanish and reappear inside, one in each, loading envelopes behind and taking out inner envelope from behind
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The Drum-Head Tube
297
Buatier de Kolta Reproduction from a Candle
  • Buatier de Kolta's Method
and other methods
 		299
The Glass Box, for Reproducing a Handkerchief silk instantly appears in clear box
Related to 302
Professor Hoffmann Miscellaneous Handkerchief Tricks
303
David Devant Devant's Handkerchief Trick producing three white handkerchiefs, paper tube, they change to red, green and yellow, one vanishes in glass tube and appears knotted between other two, description edited by Devant himself
Variations 303
Francis King The Hat and Handkerchief glass with silks vanishes from paper tube, reappears in borrowed hat
Also published here 315
Professor De Vere The Closed Glass Tube (LÉtui en Cristal) closed glass cylinder with silk put in hat, vanishes from tube therein
 		317
The Handkerchief Cut and Restored (Modern Method)
319
The "Marvellous Metamorphosis" Silver Cylinder nickled tube to switch handkerchief that is pushed inside
 		320
A Handkerchief Changed to Paper Ribbons
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Camill Bihler A Handkerchief Transformed into Paper Shavings paper cuttings vanish from glass, handkerchief changes into paper cuttings in paper tube and back
Also published here 323
The Egg and Handkerchief Trick (Modern Methods) improvement on artificial eggs
Related to 326
D'Alvini D'Alvini's Egg and Handkerchief Trick egg broken and poured on borrowed handkerchief, put in pistol and shot on performer, handkerchief comes from his mouth, egg as well
Also published here 329
The Egg, Handkerchief, and Onion
329
C. O. Williams The Very Latest Egg and Handkerchief Trick
Also published here 331
Joseph Michael Hartz A Couple of Handkerchiefs Turned into a Snake fake snake
  • Hartz's Method
 		333
The Dancing Handkerchief thread
  • Parlour Method
  • Stage Method
Related to 335
Right and Left two different colored silks in two glass tubes visibly change place
 		338
T. Nelson Downs The Flying Handkerchiefs origin not clear, silk in glass bottle visible vanishes and reappears in another bottle
Also published here
  • "Magic and its Professors" (Henry Ridgely Evans)
 341
The Shower of Sweets (Improved Method) shower of bonbons falls from handkerchief
Related to 344
Maurice Garland A Postscript
  • Handkerchief to Egg with ping-pong ball
  • Silk & Egg shown, silk vanishes
Also published here 345
Professor Hoffmann Chapter VIII - Flag Tricks chapter intro
 		349
Charles Bertram Bertram's Flag Trick tissue paper changes into flags
Related to
  • "Isn't It Wonderful!" (Charles Bertram)
 349
Flags and Paper Shavings tissue paper changes into snow storm, then flags produced
 		351
Flags Converted into Silken Streamers
352
The Production of Flags on Staves Complete with telescope staff
 		353
The Flag and Worsted Ball wool ball in glass, cardboard cylinder over another tumbler, silk in tumbler, they transpose
Related to
  • improved from early Mahatma
 357
David Devant Devant's "Transvaal Flag" Trick flag apparently cut in two with sword but vanishes instead, then a small flag becomes larger
 		361
Professor Hoffmann Chapter IX - Tricks with Gloves chapter intro
 		366
"Vanishing" the Gloves
366
The Glove Passed Into the Wand
368
Francis King A White Glove Changed to a Black One two versions
Variations 369
Glove-Dyeing by Magic longer routine
 		371
The Damaged Glove and Lady's Stocking glove vanishes, other glove is torn by accident, vanishes, remaining piece changed to miniature glove, then stretched to stocking
 		376
A Glove Conjured into a Nut, the Nut into an Egg, the Egg into a Lemon, and the Lemon into an Orange ring and glove into nest of items from title
Related to 378
Arthur "Dr. Avon" Kollmann Dr. Avon's Glove Trick routine with gloves, sand frame, smoke apparatus, pull, ...
Also published here 385
Professor Hoffmann Chapter X - Tricks with Eggs
  • The Celluloid Egg
 		390
The Self-Balancing Egg egg with weight or sand inside
Also published here 391
The Egg-Cup, for Vanishing an Egg prop
Related to 392
Carl Willmann An Improved Egg-Holder
394
The Magical Production of Eggs holders
Related to 396
Production of Eggs from the Mouth improved
Related to 399
Bellachini Bellachini's Method eggs from mouth
Also published here 401
A Smashed Egg Vanishes from a Handkerchief two methods
Also published here 403
The Diminishing Egg nest of three eggs
Also published here 405
To Vanish an Egg from the Hand false transfer
 		405
Hamley Brothers A Special Egg Vanisher
Related toAlso published here 407
The Wandering Eggs - First Method three eggs travel from hat to hat
Also published here 409
Professor Bellonie, Carl Willmann The Wandering Eggs - Another Method four eggs travel from hat to hat, disappearance by Bellonie, reappearance by Willmann
Also published here 412
Hans Meckel New Egg and Tumbler Trick glass upside-down on table with handkerchief cover, egg appears and vanishes in glass
Also published here 417
An Illustration of Free Trade Principles elaborate routine with silk and egg
Related toAlso published here 418
Eggs from Nowhere, and Back Again eggs vanish from hat as finale
Also published here 425
J. Marcellin An Egg-Laying Hat
Also published here 426
A Novel Egg-Bag Trick
429
Joseph Michael Hartz The Ribbon-Producing Egg
Related toAlso published here 432
The Bewitched Orange long ribbon produced from orange
 		434
Professor Hoffmann Chapter XI - Tricks with Hats chapter intro
 		437
To Cut a Piece Out of a Borrowed Hat, and Restore it
438
A Glass of Wine in a Hat red wine poured in borrowed hat, comedy routine
 		440
The Mesmerized Hat hat adheres to hand, two methods
Related to 444
A Billiard Cue Produced from a Hat appearing cane and other props
 		447
Methods of Loading a Hat
448
Half a Dozen Babies from a Hat
450
Clocks Produced from a Hat nesting alarm clocks
 		451
Flower-Balls from a Hat
Related to 453
Bouquets From a Hat different flower design
 		454
The Garland of Oak-Leaves, for Production From a Hat
455
A Cake Baked in a Hat (Improved Method)
Related to 456
Carl L. Curiel The Wandering Oranges oranges produced from borrowed hat, they then travel to another hat
 		459
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster A Glass of Wine Passed Visibly Through the Crown of a Hat gaffed table
Also published here 463
Carl Willmann The Vanished Cannon-Ball from under cloth covering
 		468
Professor Hoffmann Chapter XII - Miscellaneous Tricks chapter intro
 		471
The Afghan Bands rings of paper cut lengthwise
 		471
Ching Ling Foo, Ellis Stanyon The Chinese Paper-Tearing Trick with thread or paper
  • The Original Form of the Trick
  • Various Methods of Performing it
  • Ellis Stanyon's Method
 		473
Ching Ling Foo Finger Shell shell between two fingers
 		475
Maurice Garland The Paper-Tearing Trick, with Colour Change
483
Professor Hoffmann The Melting Coin (Improved) coin becomes soft, held into flame, becomes tin-foil ball
Related to
  • "La Pièce Fusible" (Robert-Houdin, Secrets of Conjuring and Magic)
 484
John Nevil Maskelyne, Professor Hoffmann The Great Dictionary Trick word appears on arm
Related to 490
Professor Hoffmann My Friend in Thibet card put in a box, two blank cards in envelopes with pencils, on chosen blank card name of selection appears
 		497
Professor Hoffmann Fake Turnover to show both sides blank
 		500
David Devant The Flying Thimble with one-handed palm and retrieval onto first finger
 		502
The Thimble and Paper Cone nested thimbles, thimble through paper cone
 		506
The Patriotic Thimble thimble vanishes under small paper cover
 		506
August Roterberg, Maurice Garland The Multiplying Thimble with holder, eight thimbles
 		508
C. O. Williams Improved Thimble Holder
512
Van Lamèche The Vanishing Thimbles
513
The Changing Dice
  • Improved Methods
also with all black and white sides, three-sided shell
Related to 514
Chameleon Water water poured in glasses changed color, "The King of Chemical Tricks"
 		519
Rainbow Water water poured in glasses changed color
 		522
Antonio Molini The Magic Organ Pipes "Le Souper du Diable"
six nesting metal tubes, shown empty, then things produced from them
  • Improved Method (from L'Illusioniste)
with patter from "Die Zauberwelt"
Related to 525
David Devant The Jar of Water and Hat glass of water vanishes from paper bag and appears in hat, click sound effect with coin as glass is apparently set on plate, repeat with glass in handkerchief
 		538
David Devant The Bag of Mystery egg appears in spectator's hand covered with paper bag, expanding bird cage produced from bag, borrowed ring put in beaten egg, vanishes, reappears in nest of envelopes
 		544
Professor Hoffmann L'Envoi
554
Professor Hoffmann Chapter XIII - New Miscellaneous Tricks start of addition to expanded 1911 edition
 		557
The Rice and Water Trick rice bowls
Related to 557
C. O. Williams Rice Bowls Improvement
565
The Vanishing Rice rice vanishes between hands, flesh-colored bag
Also published here 566
Tao Li Tao, The Chinese Mystery wooden chips, odd-colored one moves up in pile
Also published here 568
Balloons from a Hat small for load, balloons expand by itself with chemicals
Also published here 571
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