introduction \n \n martin gardner
1949
Martin Gardner
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Introduction
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cube levitation \n two sugar cubes stick together \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Cube Levitation
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1
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steady hands \n puzzle / bar bet with sugar cubes \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Steady Hands
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1
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five cube pick-up \n bar bet with sugar cubes, lifting five cubes with one finger \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Five Cube Pick-Up
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1
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mysterious initials \n initial written on sugar cube, sugar is dissolved in coffee and initial appears on spectator's hand \n unknown \n dorny \n chuck sanders
1949
Unknown, Dorny, Chuck Sanders
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Mysterious Initials
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2
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sugar penetration \n sugar penetrates wrapper and hand \n larry arcuri
1949
Larry Arcuri
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Sugar Penetration
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3
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hand to hand \n sugar cube travels to other hand, lapping \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Hand to Hand
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3
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cubes, papers, and coin \n bar bet, three cubes are stacked on a coin and with piece of paper in between, slips and coins must be removed without touching the sugar \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Cubes, Papers, and Coin
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3
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tender and private \n gag, folding a dollar bill to form other words \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Tender and Private
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4
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strike match on bill \n igniting match with dollar bill \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Strike Match on Bill
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4
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vanishing creamer \n creamer vanishes from tube formed with a bill \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Vanishing Creamer
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4
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berland's vanishing bill \n bill folded to simulate two bills \n samuel berland \n the berland-gardner-judah-swinford-york vanishing bill trick \n paul swinford
1949
Samuel Berland
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Berland's Vanishing Bill
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Variations
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5
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mushroom, key, and states \n folding dollar bill to make picture of a mushroom \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Mushroom, Key, and States
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6
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valuable paper wad \n bill is folded to white little packet, curiosity \n dorny
1949
Dorny
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Valuable Paper Wad
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6
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indestructible bill \n bill soaked in whiskey burns without damage \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Indestructible Bill
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6
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paper to bill \n newspaper ball changes to bill \n milbourne christopher
1949
Milbourne Christopher
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Paper to Bill
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6
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balancing knife and spoon \n no trick \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Balancing Knife and Spoon
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7
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catching the salt \n salt on knife \n walter price
1949
Walter Price
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Catching the Salt
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7
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cross of knives \n special way to hold two knives, bar bet \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Cross of Knives
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7
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rotating knife \n knife and fork as spinning wheel on the table, to find selection \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Rotating Knife
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8
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diver in the spoon \n making figures with the reflection of a spoon \n abril lamarque \n bert easley
1949
Abril Lamarque, Bert Easley
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Diver in the Spoon
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8
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floating match \n burning match, behind fingers \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Floating Match
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9
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grasshopper matches \n jumping match \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Grasshopper Matches
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10
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happy birthday \n practical joke with matches \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Happy Birthday
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11
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have a light \n match balanced on finger and strike match behind ear \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Have a Light
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11
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kiddie kar \n practical joke with matches \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Kiddie Kar
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11
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rocket matches \n match zooms across the room, gag \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Rocket Matches
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12
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match penetration - 1 \n classic \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Match Penetration - 1
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12
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match penetration - 2 \n with paper matches, visual \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Match Penetration - 2
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13
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mike and ike \n matches in bottle with water sink and come back up again \n unknown \n jerry lukins
1949
Unknown, Jerry Lukins
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Mike and Ike
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13
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the three bears \n joke with matches \n unknown \n the three bears \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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The Three Bears
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Also published here
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13
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doc zola's magnet routine \n matches penetrate card, with matchbook \n dr. boris zola
1949
Dr. Boris Zola
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Doc Zola's Magnet Routine
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13
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the hobo's prayer \n penny changes into dime, with prepared matchbook \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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The Hobo's Prayer
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15
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match head amputation \n in spectator's hand \n fred peterson
1949
Fred Peterson
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Match Head Amputation
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16
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phantom napkin \n knife through handkerchief \n seymour davis \n wand through handkerchief \n seymour davis
1949
Seymour Davis
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Phantom Napkin
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Related to
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16
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spooky monkey business \n gag with handkerchief \n bert kalmar \n the ghost \n bert kalmar \n a gag \n unknown
1949
Bert Kalmar
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Spooky Monkey Business
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Also published here
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17
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saucy and lady \n making impromptu puppet of old lady with handkerchief and cigarette \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Saucy and Lady
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18
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stretching the napkin \n \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Stretching the Napkin
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18
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lemon bug \n napkin moves eerie over table \n unknown \n creepy crawly creature \n john carney
1949
Unknown
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Lemon Bug
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Also published here
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18
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pull apart napkins \n two silks are tied together in center and come apart \n edwin tabor \n "fourth dimension" silks \n edwin tabor
1949
Edwin Tabor
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Pull Apart Napkins
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Also published here
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18
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rising cigar wrapper \n \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Rising Cigar Wrapper
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19
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jumping cigar band \n from finger to finger \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Jumping Cigar Band
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20
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indian gift \n cigar gag, apparently placing it into pocket of spectator \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Indian Gift
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20
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cigar antics \n classic gags with cigarettes \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Cigar Antics
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20
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sixteen coin puzzle \n \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Sixteen Coin Puzzle
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21
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three stunts with a dime \n bets and gags with coins \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Three Stunts with a Dime
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21
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spinning the half dollar \n spinning a coin on its edge without touching it \n johnny paul
1949
Johnny Paul
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Spinning the Half Dollar
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22
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sucker bet \n gag with coins \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Sucker Bet
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22
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penny puzzle \n how many letters on coin, puzzle \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Penny Puzzle
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22
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try this on your ham sandwich \n coin travels into sandwich \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Try this on Your Ham Sandwich
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22
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i. q. test for waitresses \n practical joke, filled glass is inverted on table \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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I. Q. Test for Waitresses
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23
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brim to brim \n two filled glassed placed mouth to mouth, puzzles \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Brim to Brim
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23
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problem of the six glasses \n puzzle with three empty and three filled glasses \n unknown \n all in a row \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Problem of the Six Glasses
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Also published here
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23
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the pyramid \n removing napkins between glasses \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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The Pyramid
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24
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penny game \n puzzle with cigarettes, glass, coin and paper, set-up for joke with flash paper \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Penny Game
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24
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cross of pepper \n pepper on water, making a cross with match \n johnny jones
1949
Johnny Jones
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Cross of Pepper
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24
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match, nickel, and glass \n match balanced on edge of coin is moved, under glass \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Match, Nickel, and Glass
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25
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glass and check \n removing check under glass, with coin balancing on rim \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Glass and Check
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25
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fireproof fingers \n holding burning cigarette between two fingers \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Fireproof Fingers
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25
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ear inhale \n gag, inhaling smoke with ear and exhaling it from mouth \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Ear Inhale
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25
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cigarette pack gags \n \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Cigarette Pack Gags
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26
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jugglery \n cigarette jugglery with lips \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Jugglery
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26
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smoke rings \n hole in cellophane of cigarette packet to form smoke rings \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Smoke Rings
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27
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vanishing smoke \n removing smoke from empty whisky bottle \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Vanishing Smoke
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27
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jumping and rising cigarette \n from cigarette packet \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Jumping and Rising Cigarette
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27
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buck teeth \n gag with cigarettes \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Buck Teeth
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27
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handkerchief escape \n with fingers \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Handkerchief Escape
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28
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stirring stick movies \n figure is drawn on stirring stick, to make easy optical animation \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Stirring Stick Movies
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28
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catching the check \n catching check / bill between fingers \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Catching the Check
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29
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swizzle stick gags \n reading sentences through swizzle stick fro different meaning, gag \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Swizzle Stick Gags
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29
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knuckle popping \n with gimmick, gag \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Knuckle Popping
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30
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the fifty sponge balls \n \n matt schulien
1949
Matt Schulien
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The Fifty Sponge Balls
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30
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up the scale \n making different sounds with straw, gag \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Up the Scale
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31
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financial spectacles \n glasses with dollar signs, gag \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Financial Spectacles
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31
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mental prediction \n three psychological forces, 37 \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Mental Prediction
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31
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crazy crackers \n chinese compass with crackers \n val evans \n "optogramma" lloyd jones' "the bat" 1948.
1949
Val Evans
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Crazy Crackers
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Also published here- "Optogramma" Lloyd Jones' "The Bat" 1948.
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32
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schoke's wise cracker \n gag, bar bet with cracker \n charles "chic" schoke
1949
Charles "Chic" Schoke
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Schoke's Wise Cracker
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33
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thumb tip quickie \n catching thumb gag \n stanley collins \n a conjuring melange (stanley collins)
1949
Stanley Collins
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Thumb Tip Quickie
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Also published here- A Conjuring Melange (Stanley Collins)
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33
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sailor and the doughnut \n gag puzzle \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Sailor and the Doughnut
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33
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ring vanish \n with handkerchief \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Ring Vanish
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34
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between the teeth \n gag with toothpick \n unknown
1949
Unknown
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Between the Teeth
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34
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