Straight Line Mysteries

1972
Written by Arthur Setterington
Work of Arthur Setterington
48 pages (Stapled), published by Micky Hades Enterprises
Illustrated with drawings by Shelby Craigen
Language: English
18 entries
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Arthur Setterington Preface
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Arthur Setterington Topsy Turvy Chinaman plaque in frame, frame is turned but picture is always upright
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Arthur Setterington The Vanishing Shadow three cards with a shadow of a person on it, one vanishes and only foodprints remain on card
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The Glide
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Arthur Setterington Tibetan Cord Mystery cord threaded through a frame is cut and restored
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Arthur Setterington Crazy Apron apron worn by kid falls on the floor during show, gag for "Baking a Cake"
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Arthur Setterington Total Surprise two dice are rolled and put into a tube, performer reveals total of hidden numbers
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Arthur Setterington Poor Man's Coins in Glass three coins vanish and appear one by on in jar with screw top, covered with a tube
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Arthur Setterington Pretty as a Picture picture formed with silks, produced from a Drawer Box
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Arthur Setterington Message Most Mysterious writing appears on paper, signed on both sides in a circle
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Arthur Setterington The Indian Vase vase with hole in the bottom and the top
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Arthur Setterington Living Flame words written on a paper are torn out, one is selected and rest burnt in fire, chosen word is divined
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Arthur Setterington The Pincushion Production Box production box which is pierced with wooden rods first
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Arthur Setterington Below Deck card penetrates close up pad
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Arthur Setterington Chinese Rope Routine story routine about Confucius and a magician
  • appearance of a knot
  • one handed knot
  • dissolving and appearing knots
  • to "dissolve" a knot
  • to make two knots appear
  • the appearance of two knots
  • to tie a knot in a rope without letting go of the ends of the rope
  • to cause a number of knots to appear
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Arthur Setterington 20th Century Matchboxes several matchboxes, matches from one matchbox travel into an empty matchbox
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Arthur Setterington All Hallows Eve spooky presentation, word chosen from a book appears on picture in a frame
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Arthur Setterington Walking through a Sheet of Metal wooden box, assistant walks through sheet of metal
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär, November 2017.