preface \n \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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Preface
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prefatory note \n \n barrows mussey
1952
Barrows Mussey
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Prefatory Note
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money attracts money \n four copper coins travel from one hand to the other one by one to join a silver coin \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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Money Attracts Money
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thumb clip hold-back \n \n unknown
1952
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Thumb Clip Hold-Back
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the colour changing pocket knife \n - the type of knife to use
- a convenient holder
- the routine and patter \n lewis ganson \n a routine by lewis ganson \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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The Colour Changing Pocket Knife
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Related to
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methods of making the knife "twist" \n - first method
- second method
- third method \n unknown
1952
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Methods of Making the Knife "Twist"
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three vanishes \n - first method
- second method
- third method \n unknown
1952
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Three Vanishes
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the knife changes colour whilst held by a spectator \n \n unknown
1952
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The Knife Changes Colour Whilst Held by a Spectator
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to change one knife for another \n switch \n unknown
1952
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To Change One Knife for Another
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thimble manipulation \n on thimble manipulation
- 1. they are too small to be seen from a stage
- 2. thimbles are not usually associated with a male
- 3. there is too much repetition in the routines usually seen \n lewis ganson \n fingerhut-manipulation \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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Thimble Manipulation
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Also published here
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thimble routine \n thimble manipulation routine \n wilfred bader \n fingerhutroutine \n wilfred bader
1952
Wilfred Bader
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Thimble Routine
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Also published here
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the thumb palm from forefinger \n \n unknown
1952
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The Thumb Palm from Forefinger
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the thumb palm from second finger \n \n unknown
1952
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The Thumb Palm from Second Finger
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the finger palm \n \n unknown
1952
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The Finger Palm
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change over palm \n \n unknown
1952
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Change Over Palm
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steal for the colour change \n \n unknown
1952
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Steal for the Colour Change
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steal for the production of four thimbles on the left fingers \n \n unknown
1952
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Steal for the Production of Four Thimbles on the Left Fingers
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steal for the production of five thimbles on the right fingers and thumb \n \n unknown
1952
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Steal for the Production of Five Thimbles on the Right Fingers and Thumb
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thimble vanish \n \n unknown
1952
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Thimble Vanish
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alternative presentations \n of thimble routine
- concert or cabaret
- children \n wilfred bader
1952
Wilfred Bader
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Alternative Presentations
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levitation \n thimble floats, thread \n wilfred bader \n das fingerhut-schweben \n wilfred bader
1952
Wilfred Bader
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Levitation
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Also published here
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the crystal prism \n name of selected card appears in triangular glass prism so spectator can divine it \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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The Crystal Prism
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card quota \n intro to card section \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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Card Quota
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"the glide" \n \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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"The Glide"
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a new location \n method to locate a card in the deck of which a corner has been torn off, without riffle \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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A New Location
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the card in wallet \n applying the previous new location \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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The Card in Wallet
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the card on the ceiling \n applying the previous new location \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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The Card on the Ceiling
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a simple pack switch \n cased deck openly pocketed and removed again later \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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A Simple Pack Switch
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card coin cut \n spectator cuts deck through handkerchief, coin appears there and selection is right at that spot \n dr. georg schitzkowski
1952
Dr. Georg Schitzkowski
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Card Coin Cut
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ken brooke's chapter \n \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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Ken Brooke's Chapter
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the ken brooke routine for the cap and pence \n cap and pence routine \n ken brooke \n ken's kragenknopftrick-routine \n ken brooke
1952
Ken Brooke
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The Ken Brooke Routine for the Cap and Pence
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Also published here
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a clean prediction \n prediction put in hat, then three items borrowed and one chosen, it is predicted \n ken brooke \n meine direkt-vorhersage \n ken brooke
1952
Ken Brooke
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A Clean Prediction
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Also published here
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magician's choice \n one of three items \n unknown
1952
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Magician's Choice
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prediction with pocket writing \n variation \n albert verity \n malcolm davison \n prediction with pocket writing \n albert verity \n malcolm davison
1952
Albert Verity, Malcolm Davison
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Prediction with Pocket Writing
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Also published here
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coins up the sleeve \n five coins travel one by one from hand to trouser pocket with a clink \n henry hay \n "the amateur magician's handbook"
1952
Henry Hay
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Coins Up the Sleeve
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Also published here- "The Amateur Magician's Handbook"
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the palm \n palming a coin from a group \n unknown
1952
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The Palm
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the vanish \n \n unknown
1952
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The Vanish
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colour change, penetration and vanish \n introduction to tricks with a handkerchief changing tube \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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Colour Change, Penetration and Vanish
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the colour change \n routine with tube \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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The Colour Change
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penetration plus \n silk through silk routine with tube \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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Penetration Plus
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a vanish \n routine with tube \n jack chanin
1952
Jack Chanin
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A Vanish
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beer is best \n beer image on paddle \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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Beer is Best
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the paddle twist \n \n unknown
1952
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The Paddle Twist
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ropan silk \n silk tied around long rope, it jumps to short rope, rope grows after being tied into circle, rope with connection \n cecil keech
1952
Cecil Keech
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Ropan Silk
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my opening card routine \n production routine with gloves \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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My Opening Card Routine
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dr. geimer's dice routine \n \n dr. alexander geimer
1952
Dr. Alexander Geimer
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Dr. Geimer's Dice Routine
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the dice move \n paddle move \n unknown
1952
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The Dice Move
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koran's miracle blindfold act \n multi-phase routine performed genuinely blindfolded, comprised of the following effects \n al koran \n ein psycho-kartenprogramm \n carlhorst meier \n the effect \n stephen minch \n sensitive finger \n christian scherer \n horror-kartentrick \n alexander de cova \n ein horror kartentrick \n alexander de cova \n blindfold card act \n alexander de cova
1952
Al Koran
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Koran's Miracle Blindfold Act
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Variations
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effect no 1. "sense of touch" \n performer blindfolded, selected card is located by feel in tabled spread \n al koran
1952
Al Koran
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Effect No 1. "Sense of Touch"
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effect no. 2. "stop - by power of thought" \n performer blindfolded \n al koran
1952
Al Koran
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Effect No. 2. "Stop - By Power of Thought"
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effect no. 3. "three times three" \n performer blindfolded, three cards lost in three piles and located \n al koran
1952
Al Koran
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Effect No. 3. "Three Times Three"
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effect no. 4. "double thoughts" \n performer blindfolded, two spectators have five cards each, they exchange one and then name their cards, performer knows which ones were exchanged \n al koran
1952
Al Koran
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Effect No. 4. "Double Thoughts"
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effect no. 5. "prediction plus" \n performer blindfolded, card chosen with ten-twenty force is predicted \n al koran
1952
Al Koran
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Effect No. 5. "Prediction Plus"
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effect no. 6. "force superb" \n performer blindfolded, card chosen and performer finds it in his pocket \n al koran
1952
Al Koran
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Effect No. 6. "Force Superb"
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hindu force \n with preliminary display face in which bottom card changes \n al koran
1952
Al Koran
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Hindu Force
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effect no. 7. "the pay off" \n performer blindfolded, several cards selected and shuffled back, deck put in performer's pocket where he locates chosen cards by touch \n al koran
1952
Al Koran
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Effect No. 7. "The Pay Off"
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harold g. beaumont's "quartet" \n \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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Harold G. Beaumont's "Quartet"
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the coincidental cut \n \n harold g. beaumont
1952
Harold G. Beaumont
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The Coincidental Cut
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maybe this is crazy! \n giant fan production as finale, gaffed \n harold g. beaumont
1952
Harold G. Beaumont
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Maybe This Is Crazy!
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clean cut transposition \n four aces in one glass transpose with four spot cards in another \n harold g. beaumont
1952
Harold G. Beaumont
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Clean Cut Transposition
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the sympathetic ropes \n three tied ropes are put in one hat, three separate ropes in another, then the other set is knotted \n harold g. beaumont
1952
Harold G. Beaumont
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The Sympathetic Ropes
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the sympathetic discs \n matrix on four corners of handkerchief with four different colored discs and two covers
- suggestion by terence j. coates \n lewis ganson \n the sympathetic coins \n yank hoe
1952
Lewis Ganson
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The Sympathetic Discs
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Inspired by
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to show both sides of the discs \n \n unknown
1952
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To Show Both Sides of the Discs
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turning the disc under the card \n \n unknown
1952
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Turning the Disc Under the Card
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85
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egg bag, bag egg \n egg bag routine, with egg on fan \n lewis ganson \n percy abbott \n eierbeutel, beuteleier \n lewis ganson \n percy abbott
1952
Lewis Ganson, Percy Abbott
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Egg Bag, Bag Egg
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Also published here
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fashion parade \n magazine rolled into tube moves up and down two cords \n will ayling
1952
Will Ayling
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Fashion Parade
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modern billiard ball manipulation \n intro to longer article
- the type and size of balls to use
- the half shell
- the care and preparation of the hands \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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Modern Billiard Ball Manipulation
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the two palm positions \n - (a) the palm proper
- (b) the finger palm
- simulation
- exercises with the palm proper
- exercises with the finger palm \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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The Two Palm Positions
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methods of vanishing a billiard ball \n - 1st method
- 2nd method
- 3rd method
- 4th method
- 5th method \n unknown
1952
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Methods of Vanishing a Billiard Ball
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producing a ball in the hand \n - 1st method
- 2nd method \n unknown
1952
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Producing a Ball in the Hand
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productions with the aid of the shell \n - 2nd method \n unknown
1952
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Productions with the Aid of the Shell
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acquitments with billiard balls \n - 1st method
- 2nd method
- 3rd method
- 4th method
- 5th method
- 6th method \n unknown
1952
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Acquitments with Billiard Balls
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manipulation of the shell \n - palming the shell
- acquitments with the shell \n unknown
1952
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Manipulation of the Shell
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113
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apparatus used for obtaining a ball secretly \n \n unknown
1952
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Apparatus Used for Obtaining a Ball Secretly
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115
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the use of misdirection \n \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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The Use of Misdirection
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116
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the first routine \n \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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The First Routine
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118
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the second routine \n \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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The Second Routine
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122
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colour changes with billiard balls \n - (a) the substitution of one ball for another
-- first method
-- second method
-- third method
-- fourth method
-- fifth method
- (b) colour changes by means of the shell
-- first method
-- second method \n unknown
1952
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Colour Changes with Billiard Balls
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the "eight ball" routine \n \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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The "Eight Ball" Routine
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129
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conclusion \n \n lewis ganson
1952
Lewis Ganson
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Conclusion
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