Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4

Lessons 46 to 58

1945
Written by Harlan Tarbell
Work of Various
416 pages (Hardcover), published by D. Robbins & Co., Inc.
Illustrated with drawings by Harlan Tarbell
Language: English
164 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Milbourne Christopher Christopher's Telegram to Flowers spring flowers
 		21
Flash Paper some information
 		23
Milbourne Christopher Christopher's Flaming Napkin paper napkin bursts into flames, using only little flash paper
 		23
Lyle Laughlin Instantaneous Flower Production sleeve
 		25
Bert Easley Bert Easley's Impromptu Cigarette Production manipulative, with transfer sleight
 		27
Arnold Belais Smoke Up Your Sleeve smoke is blown in one sleeve and comes out the other, tube
 		29
Jos. Scherer Impromptu Hydrostatic Glass
32
Jos. Scherer Freezing a Glass of Water optical illusion with upside down "proof"
 		34
John Isley Isley's "Anti-Gravico" hydrostatic bottle, gimmick with hole to put matches trough
 		36
Harlan Tarbell Water Production from Paper Cup
39
Fred Shadley, Harlan Tarbell Water in the Hat gag, water is poured in borrowed hat
 		41
Samuel Berland Berland Cup and Water Transit paper cup with water travels from paper bag to hat
Also published here 43
Harlan Tarbell, William Larsen The Soap Pitchman banknight effect with 3 bars of soap, dollar bill in one package
 		46
Bill Pull
47
John Giordmaine The Stamp Album magic coloring book with stamps
 		51
A double envelope used to vanish stamps
 		53
Dell O'Dell Dell O'Dell Stamp Album Presentation presentation for the magic coloring book
 		54
John Booth John Booth's Album of Stars photographs vanish from envelope to appear in album and picture frame
 		55
Knife and Paper Squares paddle move effect with paper pieces stuck to blade
 		62
Russel Walsh Paddle Move
62
Robert Lotz Koko and the Jumping Block short cube a libre routine with a jack-in-the-box
 		64
Cut and Restored Necktie once own tie
 		69
Jack Gwynne Jack Gwynne's Color Changing Rabbit two living rabbits
 		71
A 16-Thimble Routine long routine with all kinds of effects and body loading
 		73
Special Thimble Holder
74
1 - Thumb Palming a Thimble
76
2 - Back and Front Hand Palming with Thimble
76
3 - Production of Thimble from back palm
 		77
4 - Change-Over Palm
78
5 - Slow Thimble Vanish in Hand
80
6 - Second Finger Hide-Away hand washing display
 		81
7 - Production of Thimble from empty left Palm
81
8 - Pull-Away Thimble Vanish
82
9 - Production from Thumb Palm
82
10 - Throw-Away Vanish one-handed
 		82
11 - Two-in-One Color Change
83
12 - Change back to original Color
84
13 - Thumb Down Vanish
84
14 - Transfer Color Change
86
15 - Head Vanish placing thimble apparently in head
 		88
16 - Mouth Vanish
89
17 - Thimble Jump from Hand to Hand
90
18 - Side Swing Jump Over from hand to hand
 		91
The Miser's Dream with Thimbles
97
Some interesting Thimble Vanishes Thumb Tip Vanish
Phantom Thimble Vanish (using half thimble gaff)
Another Phantom Thimble Vanish
Small Paper Bag Vanish
 		99
Harry Houdini The Needle Mystery needle swallowing routine
 		103
Buerger Threaded Razor Blades in Mouth razor blade swallowing routine
 		108
John Booth A John Booth Suggestion to switch out sharp blades
 		111
Dr. Kolma, Harlan Tarbell "Snooty Snake" signed or marked card appears at end of spring snake in can
Variations 113
Karl Germain The Flash Card Change in glass while covored with handkerchief
Related toVariations 116
Harlan Tarbell "Card on the Necktie" card appears on performer's tie
 		119
The "Yankee Doodle" Card singing a tune, card appears at last beat
Related toVariations 120
Joe Berg Flip-Up Card half card is used to shoot (half) card out of deck or halfway out of pack like a pop-out
Related to 122
Audley Walsh, Pop-Up Cards cards either appear at fingertips or shoot in air from classic palm
 		123
Audley Walsh The Jump-Up Card card jumps straight up from deck in hat
 		124
Richard Himber The Revolver Card card shoots out of deck like a bullet
 		125
Audley Walsh Side Spinner
126
Audley Walsh Long Distance Spinner
Related to 127
Joe Karson The Floating Queen card floats behind the fingers
Related to 128
Joe Karson The Vanishing "Bird Cage" Card
Variations 130
John Prince Mendes Shooting Card card shoots out of deck which is held by spectator in performer's hand, reel
 		132
Modern Rising Cards from Envelope packet of cards is put in envelope, selection rise from it
 		135
Enchanted Cards and Envelope three cards are put in envelope and rise from it
 		139
Bewitched Rising Cards and Envelope three cards are put in envelope and rise from there
 		142
Myterious Bookmarks - Rising Cards from Book three cards are put in different places in a book and rise from there
 		145
A Book and a Card card is put in book and rises from there, using back palm
 		148
Harlan Tarbell Rising Cards Through Hat cards are put in glass under hat, selections rise through hat into view
 		150
Rising Cards out of Hat selections rise out of hat
 		152
Harlan Tarbell Haunted House Rising Cards deck put in small house, selections rise through chimney...
 		154
The Flying Cards classic with two persons holding a small packet, three methods
 		157
Harlan Tarbell "Flying Cards" classic with two persons holding a small packet
 		158
Harlan Tarbell Packet to Packet Transfer for stand-up
 		159
The False Count
162
Harlan Tarbell The Passing of Three Selected Cards using selections
 		165
Flying Cards and Envelopes cards are put in envelopes (that are switched)
 		166
Harry Wilder Flying Cards with envelopes, ungaffed
 		170
Hen Fetsch Surpasso marked selections travel, with envelopes
 		172
Dr. Raymond L. Beebe Ships that pass in the night three cards
 		174
Harlan Tarbell Red and Black Transposition ten red and ten black cards change places, rough and smooth
 		177
The Cards up the Sleeve twelve cards from hand to trouser pocket
 		181
Pocket Concealment showing pocket empty with card in it
 		182
Self-Contained Card Vanish vanishing two cards from three card packet
 		185
Back to Front Hand Card Vanish e.g. for last card in cards up the sleeve
 		185
Cards up the Sleeve (Shoulder Method) twelve cards
 		187
Pivot Card Vanish
188
Richard Himber Transcendental Book Test two page numbers selected and added, that number opened in third book and first word divined, using mathematical addition force and miscalling a page number
Also published here 192
Addition Force number variable
 		195
Hen Fetsch Double Knockout sum of four apparently random numbers is divined, using one stooge
 		196
U. F. Grant New Slate Test sum of four years is predicted
 		200
Eddie Clever Answer to a Mentalist's Prayer indetectible method to mark an envelope and several applications
 		202
Eddie Clever The "Red and Black" Effect one red and several black cards are put in envelopes, magician identifies red
 		203
Eddie Clever To Pick Out and Name a Selected Card several cards in envelopes, selection is identified
 		203
Eddie Clever The Living and Dead Test
204
Ralph W. Read Perfected Mental Masterpiece impression device, dealer's item, application mentioned
 		206
Distant Mental Communication assistent in different room lists objects that are freely selected
 		206
The Yogi's Prediction prediction, kind of confabulation, carbon envelope
 		209
Rapid Mental Transference divination of anything written and put in envelope, slit in envelope
 		211
Superba Prediction nail writer
 		214
Telepathic Pictures design duplication, carbon paper
 		216
A "One Man" Mind Reading Act billets are handed out for questions, quastion answer act
 		219
The Billet Switch
222
A Modern Crystal Gazing Act using switching tray
 		224
Anna Eva Fay, Ralph W. Read The Excelsior Mind Reading Act different methods to ascertain information, long discussion of this type of work
 		231
Telepathic Deck of Cards early tossed out deck versions with one card, see following entries for variations
Related to 244
Henry Hardin Forcing Deck every card is half forcing card, half indifferent
 		244
Burling Hull Svengali Deck
245
Dr. Ford Rogers Glued Svengali Deck pairs glued together, for tossed out deck
 		245
Harlan Tarbell The Telepathic Deck pairs glued together in centre, for tossed out deck
 		245
S. H. Paine The Psychic Paper spectator chooses number and color, number is predicted in chosen color
 		246
, Henry Hardin The Quick and the Dead nine methods
 		248
Ralph W. Read Tapping Pencil spectator feels "impulses" that still pencil makes on back of his hand, or on table or box
Also published here 259
Ten Ichi Ten Ichi Thumb Tie longer routine
Also published here 264
Modernized Ten Ichi Thumb Tie knotting method
 		271
Tip-Top Thumb Tie knotting method
 		272
Harlan Tarbell Chow Sen Thumb Tie knotting method
 		274
Frank Ducrot Frank Ducrot Thumb Tie knotting method
 		275
Jack Miller Jack Miller Thumb Tie knotting method
Variations 276
Harlan Tarbell Simplex Thumb Tie knotting method
 		277
Harlan Tarbell "Li Ling" Thumb Tie knotting method
 		279
Harlan Tarbell Tarbell Tape Tie tape is simply cut through
 		280
Harlan Tarbell Chinese Thumb Tie knotting method
 		281
Mel Forrester Rubber Band Thumb Tie knotting method
 		283
Eugene Laurant Chinese Linking Rings full routine
Also published here 287
Herman L. Weber Emergency Routine two single rings, two linked rings
VariationsAlso published here 306
Jack Miller Jack Miller's Spinning Rings nice display
 		311
Tommy Dowd "Odin" Ring Count four rings
 		312
Tommy Dowd Tommy Dowd's Spinning Ring Flourish display
Also published here 314
The Cut and Restored Ribbon thumb tip
 		317
A Card on Ribbon Mystery card in envelope peneatrates ribbon that goes through both items
 		320
The Dollar Bill on the Ribbon bill with notified serial number and slit penetrates ribbon in envelope
 		323
Douglas Dexter The Ghostly Ribbon ribbon is cut in envelope but left undamaged
 		326
A Spirit Communication sum of numbers appears on empty cardboard
 		328
A Wandering Ribbon marked ribbon travels from envelope to envelope, thumb tip
 		333
King Solomon's Marriage Bands Afghan Bands handling
 		335
Arthur Leroy The "Whamsy" Cut and Restored Ribbon
337
Francis Carlyle 20th Century Silks
341
Al Baker 20th Century Silks
344
Al Baker Sympathetic Silks
Variations 347
, Al Baker A Remarkable Giant 20th century silks
 		350
Jack Miller Knotty Silk knot disappears and reappears, using thread
 		352
The Penetrative Silk silk penetrates almost anything, using thread
 		355
Ottokar Fischer The Cords of Phantasia two ropes are penetrated by silks, grandmother's necklace
Variations 357
John Booth Instant Handkerchief Spread folding method for large silks
 		365
Harlan Tarbell "Flash" Silk Production thread, from behind lapel
 		366
Francis Carlyle One-Hand Silk Production with folding method
 		368
Francis Carlyle Multiple Silk Production body loading
 		370
Double Slate Writing flap slates, forcing deck
 		375
Two Messages on Slates flap slate
 		378
How to Force two Messages date and color, billets and envelopes
 		379
Al Baker Slip of Paper Force switch while putting it in envelope
 		383
Numbered Double-Slate Writing flap slates
 		386
Simplex Double Slates no flap
 		389
Single-Slate Writing flap, big envelope
 		390
Transfer Single-Slate Writing transfering chalk from newspaper to ungaffed slate
 		391
A Visible Message writing appears while rubbing surface with chalk powdered brush
 		392
Harry Dobrin Double Locking Slate moving part
Related to 392
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Larsen and Wright Double Message one slate, flap, large envelope
 		394
Jack Miller Jack Miller Slate Routine two slates, no flap
Related to 396
Roger Barkann Multiple Slate Writing four slates, flap
Related to 399
Walter B. Gibson A Spooky Message flap, "Before Your Eyes" wipe-away prediction
Related to 402
Message on Paper message appears on paper between slates
 		406
Chinese Comedy Slate Message message appears on signed slate, corner cut flap
 		408
White Chalks of Many Colors white writing changes color, flap
 		411
David "Fu Manchu" Bamberg The Girl from the Light girl appears in shadow box
Related to 413
Data entered by Denis Behr, August 2005.