1943-1965
Written by Jean Hugard
Work of Various
2,488 pages (Hardcover), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Abril Lamarque
Language: English
1,844 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Arthur Punnar The Pulse Trick divination presented as pulse-feeling during the asking of questions, featuring wrist turn glimpse while looking at watch
Vol. 3 No. 2 July 1945 135
George Starke Sleeving as an Art Part II
  • Emil Jarrow & Paul Morris (Sphinx, 1937/1938)
  • One-Handed Sleeving
Related to Vol. 3 No. 2 July 1945 136
Larry Arcuri Cut and Restored Necktie anecdote
Vol. 3 No. 2 July 1945 136
Roger Barkann, Wallace The Lightning Change ideas for referenced item
Inspired by Vol. 3 No. 2 July 1945 137
Magnetic Wand glass of liquid suspended on wand
Vol. 3 No. 2 July 1945 137
Elmer Applegit Tips on Laundry Tickets and the Like on adhesive used
Vol. 3 No. 2 July 1945 138
Roger Barkann, Magicana
  • Air Holes (wax pellets to seal air holes)
  • best pencil for marking card
Vol. 3 No. 2 July 1945 138
Bert Allerton Name Your Number one of six cards chosen, its number used to count to selection
Related to Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 139
Leon Maguire, Mihlon Clayton The Cut and Restored Rope Trick handling of classic method
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 140
Jean Hugard Hu-gardenias to Master Sergeant Frank Dobrena
Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 140
Sherman Ripley The Handkerchief Force "improved"
Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 141
Wilbur T. Kattner No Cigarette Shortage cigarette stump grows two times
Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 141
George Starke My Uncle and the Gambler
Inspired by Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 142
Charlier Charlier Pass
Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 142
Milbourne Christopher Rope to Cigarette
Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 143
R. M. Jamison That Screwy Die Again mis-spotted die routine, with actual mis-spotted die
Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 143
Harold B. Leith Indian Rope Trick still a Mystery letter from adventures in India and China
Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 143
George Starke Substitutes for the Double Lift article with examples
Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 144
George Starke Downs Change Improved
Inspired by Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 144
Bert Allerton The Allerton Change
Related to Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 144
Jean Hugard Note by the editor credit information
Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 144
Jean Hugard, Jean-Nicholas Ponsin Magicana quote by Ponsin, see also quote on p. 139
Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 144
William D. Forest A Coin Vanish
Related to Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 145
D. M. Amann The Secret Addition Again
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 145
Wilbur T. Kattner Billiard Ball Vanish
Related to
  • Magic Without Apparatus, Gaultier, Hugard translation, p. 377
Vol. 3 No. 3 Aug. 1945 145
Mahatma The Cone and Flowers first spring flowers (de Kolta flowers), then real flowers
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 147
Jean Hugard Magic with Confederates
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 147
Giuseppe Pinetti Borrowed Ring in Fish finger ring shot out the window, fish appears in empty box with finger ring inside, stooge
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 147
Jean Hugard Making a Paper Cone rolling the cone efficiently
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 148
George G. Kaplan Cut and Restored Rope "Tying the Knot after Cutting the Loop"
Related toAlso published here Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 149
Interlude - with a Coin at a Bar or Counter coin snapped onto table disappears, sound illusion
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 149
Jean Hugard Card Magic article intro
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 150
Don Medley Impromptu Routine with a Borrowed Deck combination of several effects, see following items, starts with flourishes
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 150
Don Medley 2. The Sloppy Shuffle
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 150
Don Medley 3. Reversed Card Discovery
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 150
Harvey P. Graham Snapping a Knot one-handed
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 150
R. M. Jamison The $1.85 Trick nested shell set, chinese coin as surprise finish
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 151
Edouard Cartier Cartier's Card Reversal and Spelling selection vanishes and appears reversed when spelled to
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 151
Edouard Cartier Palm Placement palmed card inserted at certain position when cards are spread through
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 151
Don Medley 4. Another Reversed Discovery
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 152
Double Lift Reverse
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 152
Don Medley 5. The Secret Revealed
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 152
Push-In Change
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 152
Don Medley 6. The Spectator Does It card turns over in deck while it is in spectator's hands, indifferent card palmed onto selection and double replaced as one
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 152
Jean Hugard Magicana quotes by Ponsin, Robert-Houdin
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 152
Stanley Collins A Conjuring Acrostic for solution see p. 157
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 152
Arnold Belais Harlequinade cigarette tossed in vest pocket (juggling), pushed through head and grows
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 153
Edwin Tabor Transmutation of Metal coin changes on palm of hand, magnet, Raven precursor
Vol. 3 No. 4 Sep. 1945 153
Arnold Belais A Stamp Collector's Nightmare paddle routine with stamps on two paddles, "paste spreaders", magnets
Vol. 3 No. 5 Oct. 1945 155
Max Katz Formula for any Spelling Trick spelling through the values of a suit, spectator gets it wrong, how to arrive at the formula
Variations Vol. 3 No. 5 Oct. 1945 156
Jean Hugard Hu-gardenias to the Great Raymond
Vol. 3 No. 5 Oct. 1945 156
Louis Tannen "Cuff"-ing a Coin
Vol. 3 No. 5 Oct. 1945 156
Arthur Punnar The Fist Coin Routine about four coins put in fist vanish, back clip
Inspired by Vol. 3 No. 5 Oct. 1945 157
Jean Hugard Magicana quote
Vol. 3 No. 5 Oct. 1945 157
Frank Dobrina "Allez Oop" "A Striking Card Discovery"
deck thrown on surface so it spreads, selection turns over via air pressure and slides to center
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 5 Oct. 1945 158
Larry Arcuri Your Card business card rises out of cased deck, gag presentation "I will find your card"
Vol. 3 No. 5 Oct. 1945 158
George H. Pittman Follow the Leader
Vol. 3 No. 5 Oct. 1945 159
George H. Pittman Turnover Pass strange handling, both hands turn over their packet on its own
Related to Vol. 3 No. 5 Oct. 1945 159
Bert Feinson The B. F. Card Control lift shuffle in which only the selection is picked up
Vol. 3 No. 5 Oct. 1945 160
Interlude with a Marble marble through table, it vanishes from handkerchief above table by secretly locking it in the fabric with a rubber band
Vol. 3 No. 5 Oct. 1945 160
Harry Blackstone Magicana quote from Saturday Evening Post
Vol. 3 No. 5 Oct. 1945 160
Flourish with 3 Coins coins on back of hand, tossed and caught
Vol. 3 No. 5 Oct. 1945 161
Dexterity with Scissors spinning flourish between both hands, spectator cannot do it
Variations Vol. 3 No. 5 Oct. 1945 161
Jean Hugard Magicana quote from New York Tims
Vol. 3 No. 5 Oct. 1945 161
Instantaneous Production of a Silk silk appears in glass, thread set-up to table
Vol. 3 No. 6 Nov. 1945 163
J. B. Bobo Knots to You "J. S. Bobo" (?), rope curled around hand, number named, that many knots appear in rope, one is blown away
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 6 Nov. 1945 164
Jean-Nicholas Ponsin Magicana quote
Vol. 3 No. 6 Nov. 1945 164
Joseph K. Schmidt Flash Paper Interlude flash appears, cigarette ignites palmed flash paper
Vol. 3 No. 6 Nov. 1945 164
Dyeing Silks Joke
Vol. 3 No. 6 Nov. 1945 164
Blood Writing sum of digits appears on arm in blood red after rubbing
Vol. 3 No. 6 Nov. 1945 165
A Light Interlude match goes out repeatedly just as a cigarette is about to be lit, same if spectator tries (chemically)
Vol. 3 No. 6 Nov. 1945 165
Henry Weisl, Robert Greene Letters of Fire card value burns itself into paper stretched in a frame, paper index on back of cards
Related to Vol. 3 No. 6 Nov. 1945 166
Jean Hugard Card Magic article intro
Vol. 3 No. 6 Nov. 1945 167
Jean Hugard A Sub-Conscious Miracle performer blindfolded, deck shuffled by spectator, three cards called and any cards removed by spectator one by one
Vol. 3 No. 6 Nov. 1945 167
Jean Hugard Palm Glimpse glimpsing a card palmed with face to palm
Vol. 3 No. 6 Nov. 1945 167
Vanishing a Silk from paper cone, with handkerchief ball
Vol. 3 No. 6 Nov. 1945 168
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Maxims quotes
Vol. 3 No. 6 Nov. 1945 168
George H. Pittman Can You Spell? spectator always gets a Nine, then a Joker when a Nine should show up
Vol. 3 No. 6 Nov. 1945 169
Abril Lamarque How to Save Face After Laying an Egg correction of illustrations
Inspired by Vol. 3 No. 6 Nov. 1945 169
Albert Cohn Mental Marvels with general comments on mentalism, two numbers thought of and divined (psychological forces), last number or word always is right
Related to Vol. 3 No. 7 Dec. 1945 171
Milbourne Christopher Flowers from the Flame bouquet from flash of fire, one-handed production from sleeve
Vol. 3 No. 7 Dec. 1945 172
Milbourne Christopher The Name Appears names of presidents on slips of paper, put in performer's pocket, one chosen and burnt, ashes rubbed on cigarette, name appears
Vol. 3 No. 7 Dec. 1945 172
Milbourne Christopher The Jumping Silks two different-colored silks held at one corner in each hand visibly change places
Vol. 3 No. 7 Dec. 1945 172
Jean Hugard Hu-gardenias to George Karger and George Starke
Vol. 3 No. 7 Dec. 1945 173
Peter "The Magic Man" Pan Entertaining Children
Vol. 3 No. 7 Dec. 1945 173
Royal H. Brin, Jr. The Rising Cigar cigar stands up on palm of hand, ungaffed
Vol. 3 No. 7 Dec. 1945 174
Jackie Flosso Flopso Reverso peeked selection turns over in deck, featuring reverse technique in which card is pushed out and held in clip palm while deck is turned over it
Vol. 3 No. 7 Dec. 1945 174
Howard de Courcy The One-Hand Riffle Shuffle with cascade, illustrated with photographs by George Karger
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 7 Dec. 1945 175
Charles Kalish The One-Hand Overhand Shuffle illustrated with photographs by George Karger
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 7 Dec. 1945 177
Jean Hugard Silk Dyeing by Hand pushing silk through hand
Vol. 3 No. 7 Dec. 1945 179
Ed Bender Squash presentation for Percy Abbott's vanishing shot glass with whiskey
Vol. 3 No. 7 Dec. 1945 179
Albert Cohn An alternative test name that a spectator thinks of is predicted
Vol. 3 No. 7 Dec. 1945 180
Albert Cohn Second alternative change in spectator's pocket is predicted, one off, perhaps spectator has left a penny in the pocket
Related to Vol. 3 No. 7 Dec. 1945 180
Leslie P. Guest A Card Castle construction for production card castle, chosen card appears on silk and deck transforms into card castle on tray
Variations Vol. 3 No. 7 Dec. 1945 181
Jean-Nicholas Ponsin Magicana quote by Ponsin
Vol. 3 No. 7 Dec. 1945 182
Sam Pavloff Glimpse the Future playing card pushed in telephone book, moved around there and then name at the position read, predicted, pages fastened together with tape, for name correction of S. Pabloff see page 193
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 183
Milbourne Christopher Milbourne Christopher's Column using "Vampire Flexible Glass" with mirror and break-away wand
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 184
Milbourne Christopher Match to Dollar rebuilding "Match to Flower"
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 184
Don Rose Magic Bar Secret tip on alcohol ingredient
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 184
Milbourne Christopher Colored Flash Paper uses for colored flash paper for: silk vanish, torn and restored tissue, silk to egg, lapel flower
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 184
Bob Baxter Birthday Cake
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 184
Professor Hoffmann Hollow Egg Idea
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 184
Milbourne Christopher Fire and Water foulard burned and restored, bowl of water produced
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 184
Milbourne Christopher Ribbon Fantastique idea for Massey's Ribbon Release
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 184
Milbourne Christopher Chinese Stick Tip
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 185
Milbourne Christopher Sponge Ball Idea sticking sponge ball on end of pencil before production
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 185
Milbourne Christopher The Afghan Bands - The Mobius Strip
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 185
Jean Hugard Hu-gardenias to Dr. Chester Miller
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 185
Jean Hugard Maxims for Magicians some quotes
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 185
R. M. Jamison Specks in Specs glasses of spectator as mirror, drawing on slate duplicated, or bottom card of deck known after spectator's shuffle
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 185
Zovello Magic for Hospitalized Servicemen
  • Stage show
  • Ward shows
  • Besides magic
for name correction see page 193 Tovello)
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 186
Richard F. McKinney Spelling Trick Formula
Inspired by Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 186
Jean Hugard A Card Castle further credit information
Inspired by Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 186
Jean Hugard Card Magic on The Revolution (air pressure turnover), also with two cards in quick succession or as Ambitious Card phase
Related to Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 187
Jean Hugard A brillant finish to any ace trick double friction toss
Variations Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 187
Joseph Keen Wandering Walnuts walnut produced, traveling around, multiplied, with self-made walnut shell
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 188
Joseph P. Schmidt An Ancient Swindle Revivified pricking the garter, belt rolled up and spectator pushed stick in it
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 189
Jean Hugard (reviewer) To Whom it May Concern by James G. Thompson Jr.
commentary on material taken and republished without consent
Vol. 3 No. 8 Jan. 1946 190
Telepathy without Tears medium reveals number or playing card, non-verbal code with positioning of coins on a magazine
Variations Vol. 3 No. 9 Feb. 1946 191
Lu Brent Card Castle deck spread on plate and covered with handkerchief, two times wrong card found, deck transforms into castle with a card on top, again wrong, selection rises out
Vol. 3 No. 9 Feb. 1946 192
Francis J. Rigney More Matches single match becomes a fan of several matches
Vol. 3 No. 9 Feb. 1946 192
Francis J. Rigney A Rope Cutting Tie-Up scissors are tossed onto rope loop and are then linked to rope
Vol. 3 No. 9 Feb. 1946 193
Jean Hugard So Sorry name corrections
Vol. 3 No. 9 Feb. 1946 193
Abril Lamarque Long Distance Mind Reading Code medium called divines card
Vol. 3 No. 9 Feb. 1946 194
Joseph P. Schmidt Reverse English on the Double Lift display sequence, card not on top or bottom
Variations Vol. 3 No. 9 Feb. 1946 194
Dr. Aaron Weiss The Obedient Silk silk jumps through ring
Vol. 3 No. 9 Feb. 1946 195
Francis J. Rigney Knots on Two Ropes at Once one-handed knot with both hands
Vol. 3 No. 9 Feb. 1946 196
Frederick Braue Roundabout with Fred Braue on Steve Shepard, Roy Benson as a musician, George Pitman, Frakson
Vol. 3 No. 9 Feb. 1946 196
Frederick Braue For Clubs and Lodges wrong card changes into selection with top change
Vol. 3 No. 9 Feb. 1946 196
Milbourne Christopher My Thimble Routine "Milbourne Christopher's Column", thimbles and spool of thread appear, thimbles travel and vanish
Vol. 3 No. 9 Feb. 1946 197
Jean Hugard Magicana
Vol. 3 No. 9 Feb. 1946 198
Jean Hugard A New Hat Load Opener collapsed hat sprung open, silks or flowers produced, getting a load into hat
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 199
Jean Hugard Magic two anecdotes at club shows, Charlie Nagel
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 199
Milbourne Christopher Double Cut cut and restored rope with do as I do presentation
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 200
Milbourne Christopher Card in the Bag cards placed inside bag, selection is removed in form of Jumbo card
Variations Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 200
Milbourne Christopher Uneasy Aces
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 200
Jean Hugard Card Magic on the origins of the key card, Guyot
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 201
On the Beam
Related to Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 201
Jean Hugard Magicana
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 201
Jean Hugard Hu-gardenias to Lu Brent
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 201
Frederick Braue The Roundabout on Al Baker, Dapper, Ed Tabor
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 202
Frederick Braue Thumb TIps wearing thumb tip on second finger, getting rid of it
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 202
Frederick Braue Psychological Note card to hip pocket
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 202
Frederick Braue The Shrinking World presentation for diminishing ball
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 202
Frederick Braue Going the Rounds match relights itself
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 202
Jean Hugard Magicana
  • To the rope-cutters
  • Patter lines (eggs)
  • Maxim for Magicians
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 202
Joseph Keen A Keen Gag key card gag for magicians, key attached to card
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 202
Royal H. Brin, Jr. The Elusive Card card travels from packet to packet, packet encircled with rubber band and when checked card with message is found
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 203
Drop Switch brief
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 203
Stab Force placement of top card next to card stabbed in the deck
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 203
Zovello Basic English for Magicians
  • Technical Terms Used in Card Magic
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 203
Joseph H. Fries The Illusive Knot
  • The Fastest Knot on Record
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 204
Fred Buttress Cone and Flowers loading spring flowers in paper cone
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 205
Jean Hugard Double Transposition card held by spectator changes to other card, selection found reversed in the deck
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 205
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change without credit
Vol. 3 No. 10 Mar. 1946 205
Victor Farelli The Farelli Replacement adding palmed cards while cutting cards from hands to table, pass
Vol. 3 No. 11 Apr. 1946 207
Milbourne Christopher Milbourne Christopher's Column
Vol. 3 No. 11 Apr. 1946 208
Milbourne Christopher Prognostication prediction of winner of football game inside nested envelope, fixed to a wall
Vol. 3 No. 11 Apr. 1946 208
Milbourne Christopher The Action Test actions written on slips, action of unknown chosen slip is performed by magician
Vol. 3 No. 11 Apr. 1946 208
The Automized Coin coin dropped inside matchbox transforms to smoke and vanishes
Inspired by
  • a trick by Bardini in "The Owl"
Vol. 3 No. 11 Apr. 1946 209
Jean Hugard The Automatic Deck and Opening Routine complete routine, deck rises from case, then cards are riffle shuffled twice, Hearts are removes and story told matching the cards, then second suit is removed and performer turns over same card spectator, as climax cards are spelled and turned over in an other suit, interlocking chains principle

  • I. The Rising Deck
The Automatic Deck - Routine
  • II. A Card Fairy Tale
  • III. Matching Cards
  • IV. Spelling Extraordinary
Vol. 3 No. 11 Apr. 1946 209
Frederick Braue The Roundabout on Paul Rosini, Arthur Bull, Milbourne Christopher, Jimmy Eyster, Dante, Neal Elias, Paul Le Paul Frank Shields. Paul Flemming, Dariel Fitzkee, Erdnase, Bert Allerton
Vol. 3 No. 11 Apr. 1946 210
Milbourne Christopher Thimble Holder on pen
Vol. 3 No. 11 Apr. 1946 210
Warner Perry Telepathy Without Tears medium reveals number or playing card, non-verbal code with positioning in a room
Inspired byVariations Vol. 3 No. 11 Apr. 1946 211
Lu Brent Novel Card and Cigarette Trick card torn in quarters and placed inside handkerchief, corner travels to cigarette and rest is found restored
Vol. 3 No. 11 Apr. 1946 213
Jean Hugard Magicana
Vol. 3 No. 11 Apr. 1946 213
Jean Hugard Coins Through the Table eight coins plus odd coin, Han Ping Chien without credit
Variations Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 215
Milbourne Christopher Milbourne Christopher's Column
Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 216
Milbourne Christopher Burning a Half Dollar marked coin is burnt inside envelope and appears inside purse held by spectator
Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 216
Milbourne Christopher Nickels and Quarters two Nickels under one envelope change place with two Quarters under second envelope, see also p. 237 for notes by Rowland Goodman
Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 216
Milbourne Christopher Envelope Loader secretly load coin in the hand, for routines using envelopes
Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 216
Warren H. Corning Subconscious Prediction prediction of named word in envelope, using red and black pen, carbon paper
Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 217
Jean Hugard Magicana
Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 217
Frederick Braue Roundabout on Ray Muse, Bob Stull, Charlie Miller, Blackstone, Isely, Haskell, Cardini, Max Malini, Harry Shaw, Alexander Herrmann
Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 218
Dont's rules for stage
Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 218
Vincent Bunce What! Another "You Do As I Do"? saliva method
Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 219
Zovello Basic English for Magicians technical terms used in card magic
Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 219
Two Matches - An Intriguing Table Trick paper matches penetrate cards, magnetic
Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 220
About... Cigarettes human blockhead with cigarette
Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 220
Charles Bertram About... Wands verbal gag with wand
Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 220
About... Billiard Balls
Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 220
J. B. Bobo The Revolution double friction toss
Inspired by Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 221
Slip Cut
Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 221
Sam Margules The Drop Vanish
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 12 May 1946 221
Abril Lamarque Telephonic Telepathy code for telephone
Variations Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 223
Milbourne Christopher Milbourne Christopher's Column on card stabbing routines
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 224
Milbourne Christopher The Bag Stab with knife, deck in paper bag
Variations Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 224
Milbourne Christopher Force Stab using telomatic forcing deck, deck with rubber band tossed into audience
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 224
Milbourne Christopher Giant Stab gag, stabbing card in side bag turns out to be only jumbo card
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 224
Milbourne Christopher More Variations on the paper bag stab
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 224
Milbourne Christopher Conclusion
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 224
Jean Hugard Feats of Strength in Magic
  • Pack Tearing and Magic
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 225
Jean Hugard You Do As I Do matching halves are found from torn deck
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 225
Jean Hugard Tearing a Telephone Directory
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 225
Harold J. Kelly Magic by Telephone single card location, back turned for procedure, secret 10/9/8 count to find indicator card, over phone
Inspired by
  • R. W. Hull's "Detective Card Trick" in "Testament of R. W. Hull".
Related to
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 226
Dr. Arnold Boston The Evolution of a Knot three false knots with a handkerchief
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 227
Zovello Basic English for Magicians
  • General Terms
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 227
Frederick Braue Roundabout on Vernon, Six Card Repeat, Linking Ring and more
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 228
Jean Hugard Hu-Gardenias on Roger Barkann
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 228
Jean Hugard Maxims
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 228
Jean Hugard The Roll Flourish
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 229
Jean Hugard The Strike Vanish
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 229
Jean Hugard The Two Finger Vanish
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 229
Jean Hugard Dont's
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 229
Jean Hugard Magicana on technique
Vol. 4 No. 1 June 1946 230
Dai Vernon Infallible Indicator four as indicator card face up in the deck, together with second card used selection is found
Variations Vol. 4 No. 2 July 1946 231
Steve Miaco Miaco's Bill, Lemon and Cigarette Combination bill to cigarette, with pretext of making bill appear inside lemon, vanish of bill under handkerchief
Vol. 4 No. 2 July 1946 231
Milbourne Christopher Milbourne Christopher's Column on the Blendo
  • Two Silk Blendo
  • Variations for M.C.'S
  • Card Blendo
  • Bead Tip
Vol. 4 No. 2 July 1946 232
Milbourne Christopher Cigarette to Foulard cigarette changes to large handkerchief
Vol. 4 No. 2 July 1946 232
George Starke A Coin Surprise two Nickels balanced on each middle finger are given two spectator, they change into Pennies
Vol. 4 No. 2 July 1946 234
Dr. Aaron Weiss A Silk Interlude silk with stripes, stripes turn directions, reel
Vol. 4 No. 2 July 1946 235
Gerald Lynton Kaufman Telepathy Without Tears medium finds hidden object in room, match on paper as indicator for medium
Inspired by Vol. 4 No. 2 July 1946 235
Frederick Braue Roundabout on Jean Hugard, George Kaplan, John Scarne, Nate Leipzig, Nelson Downs, Al Keene, John Crimmins, Audley Walsh, Gerald Kaufman, George Karger, Dai Vernon, S.A.M. Show, Al Baker, Joe Berg, Kellar, Trenis Jones, Abril Lamarque, Frakson, Paul Fleming, Devant and more
Vol. 4 No. 2 July 1946 236
Jean Hugard Hu-Gardenias on Fred Braue, cards up the sleeve
Vol. 4 No. 2 July 1946 237
Jean Hugard Magicana
Vol. 4 No. 2 July 1946 237
Rowland D. Goodman, Abril Lamarque Telephonic Telepathy notes in Lamarque routine
Inspired by Vol. 4 No. 2 July 1946 237
Jean Hugard Maxims on a quote by Remi Ceillier
Vol. 4 No. 2 July 1946 238
Victor Farelli Side-Steal and "Cut" Combination palming bottom card in right hand while cutting deck from hands to table
Variations Vol. 4 No. 3 Aug. 1946 239
Milbourne Christopher Milbourne Christopher's Column on doing tricks over the radio, person calls in to reveal card
  • The Card Call
  • Card and Telephone
  • Variations P
  • Conclusion
Variations Vol. 4 No. 3 Aug. 1946 240
Albert Cohn The Homing Card using Ovette / Kelly Move to add card to case
Vol. 4 No. 3 Aug. 1946 241
Bridge Control
Vol. 4 No. 3 Aug. 1946 241
Jean Hugard Hu-Gardenias on Paul Fleming
Vol. 4 No. 3 Aug. 1946 241
Leslie P. Guest The Invisible Rabbit container designed as radio to produce rabbit
Vol. 4 No. 3 Aug. 1946 242
Jean Hugard What Do You Think? on exposure
Vol. 4 No. 3 Aug. 1946 242
Frederick Braue Roundabout on Milbourne Christopher, Al Flosse, Al Baker, Stuart Robson, Orson Welles, Mahendra, Dean Moore, Dorny, Dante, Scarne, Aril Lamarque and more
Vol. 4 No. 3 Aug. 1946 243
M. T. Coogan Coins Through the Table notes on routine on p. 215
Inspired by Vol. 4 No. 3 Aug. 1946 244
Eddie Clever, Gerald Kosky Telephonic Telepathy letters with ideas by Clever and Kosky on Lamarque's routine
Inspired by Vol. 4 No. 3 Aug. 1946 244
Jet Propelled Match burnt match vanishes and appears back attached in matchbook, repeated
Vol. 4 No. 3 Aug. 1946 245
John Scarne The Challenge Grand Slam and Little Slam two decks shuffled by performer and one by spectator, bridge deal with one suit and dealing hand with high cards from second deck
Vol. 4 No. 4 Sep. 1946 247
Milbourne Christopher Melbourne Christopher's Column
Vol. 4 No. 4 Sep. 1946 248
Milbourne Christopher Think of a City list of cities written on slate, performer predicts one with chalk mark, magnetic movable mark
  • Variation 1
  • Variation 2
Vol. 4 No. 4 Sep. 1946 248
Milbourne Christopher Passe-Passe Slates two slates with different colors written on them are placed inside two bags with same colors, transposition, Edward Massey's Duplex Slates
Vol. 4 No. 4 Sep. 1946 248
Oscar H. Paulson "Who'll Give Me One Fifty?" purse swindle
Vol. 4 No. 4 Sep. 1946 249
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Okito Card Control sort of classic pass, while showing top and bottom card
Vol. 4 No. 4 Sep. 1946 249
Del Monte Cigarro-Penetro light cigarette penetrates handkerchief
Vol. 4 No. 4 Sep. 1946 250
Zovello Basic English for Magicians
  • The Hand and It's Component Parts
    • The Parts of the Hands
Vol. 4 No. 4 Sep. 1946 250
Dr. Rolland Fraser Wireless (Indian) Magic toy duck on brass bowl filled with water apparently dives out of sight by itself, see p. 280 for credit
Vol. 4 No. 4 Sep. 1946 251
Stewart James On the Beam credits for "On the Beam"
Related to Vol. 4 No. 4 Sep. 1946 251
Frederick Braue Roundabout on John Mulholland, Roy Benson, Martin Gardner, Carl Jones, Orson Welles, Frakson, Cardini, George Karger, George Starke, Bert Allerton, the Mesmerized Glasses and more
Vol. 4 No. 4 Sep. 1946 252
Jean Hugard Faith, Hope and Charity "Ideal Opener for Charity or Benefit Performance", pattern for paper tear
Vol. 4 No. 5 Oct. 1946 255
Milbourne Christopher Milbourne Christopher's Column
Vol. 4 No. 5 Oct. 1946 256
Milbourne Christopher Shooting a Card card shot with thumb tack on a board, pistol used and matching corner
Vol. 4 No. 5 Oct. 1946 256
Milbourne Christopher The Card Reflected card with same value and one with same suit as selection is removed, mirror on card as shiner
Vol. 4 No. 5 Oct. 1946 256
George Starke Two New Ball Sleights for "two in the hand" type
Vol. 4 No. 5 Oct. 1946 256
Jean Hugard Hu-Gardenias on Dai Vernon
Vol. 4 No. 5 Oct. 1946 257
Dr. Ben B. Braude Ben Braude's Brain Twister spectator thinks of a number between one and thirteen and remembers first card with same value
Variations Vol. 4 No. 5 Oct. 1946 258
Dai Vernon The Magic Spell any thought-of card from packet can be spelled to
Variations Vol. 4 No. 5 Oct. 1946 259
Murray Fields, Jean Hugard The WACS and the Doughboys climax for Hugard's routine, hotel story trick, Queens and Jacks in five envelopes change places
Inspired by Vol. 4 No. 5 Oct. 1946 259
Frederick Braue Roundabout on MacDougall, Scarne, Carlyle, Vernon, Stuart Robson, Dunninger, Sam Horowitz, Larry Arcuri and more
Vol. 4 No. 5 Oct. 1946 260
Rowland Brandwem Matchbook Discovery card is selected and shuffled back in the deck, second selection is placed unseen on the table, then 13 cards placed in a row and matchbox held over each card and one card sticks to it which turns out to be selection and unseen card's value matches position
Vol. 4 No. 5 Oct. 1946 261
Data entered by Lorenz Schär & Denis Behr, August 2017.