The Pat Way to Con

The original magic of Pat Conway

1987
Written by Pat Conway, Walt Lees
Work of Pat Conway
157 pages (Hardcover), published by Magico Magazine
Illustrated with drawings by Barbara Giobbi-Ebnöther
Language: English
47 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Pat Conway Dedication
5
Pat Conway Pat Conway
6
Walt Lees Introduction
11
Pat Conway Matchbox Turnover cover and drawer of matchbox transpose multiple times, cover travels from pocket back to tray, matches penetrate box and hand
 		13
Pat Conway The Immatcherial Cigarette version of Sympathetic Matchboxes (also originally invented by Conway), as one matchbox is closed, another one opens, boxes separated by cigarette packet
 		19
Pat Conway Wife Swapping two cigarette packets are signed by two couples, all put under handkerchief, then the signatures transpose (one wife with the wrong man and vice versa)
 		25
Pat Conway The Conway Cigarette Case metal cigarette case as switching device, can be opened by spectator
Inspired by 28
Pat Conway The Card and Cigarette Case torn and restored card in metal cigarette case, first minus one quarter, then fully
Inspired by 31
Pat Conway Joker Spots blank cards, spots and Jokers appear on them, move around and vanish
Also published here
  • Abracadabra, 1975
 35
Pat Conway False Count three cards, similar to E-Y-E count
 		38
Pat Conway Chameleon Cards red and blue cases transpose after being wrapped in two handkerchiefs, sucker presentation
Also published here
  • Abracadabra, 1975
 41
Pat Conway The Colour Change Pack with changing card case
 		48
Pat Conway The Colour Change Pack (Second Version) with changing card case, using a face-to-face gaffed hinged card
 		53
Pat Conway Auto Spell spelling through a packet of one suit with spectator
 		55
Pat Conway The Note in Cigar
58
Pat Conway A Routine for the 27p Coin Trick routine with set of nesting coins ("The Master Coin"), jumbo coin appearance as finale
 		63
Pat Conway Double Change coin put on face-up deck, both coin an card then change, tosheroon
 		68
Pat Conway Tiefusion two pieces of rope fuse back together behind tie
 		70
Pat Conway The Appearing Knots knots appear when rope is passed through hand, they are then untied
 		76
Pat Conway The Conway Rope De Luxe rope cut into three pieces is restored
Also published here
  • marketed by Ken Brooke in the early 1970s
 83
Pat Conway Loopy four ropes are tied into rings, they morph into one large rope ring
Inspired by 93
Pat Conway At the Drop of a Knot knot in rope vanishes and appears in different part of the rope
 		100
Pat Conway D.I.Y. Sliding Knot
104
Pat Conway Instant Silk on Rope silk appears in knot of rope as it is tied
 		109
Pat Conway The Invisible Sliding Knot gag, knot is tied into invisible rope via miming, knot is taken off and becomes real
 		114
Pat Conway Rope Interlude sliding knot effect, knot slid off
 		116
Pat Conway Colour Change Record Subtlety
119
Pat Conway Pipe Dream cigarette travels to pocket, rises out of fist, manipulative sequences, changes into pipe
 		121
False Transfer
123
Continuous Cigarette Production
125
Pat Conway Oranges and Lemons fruits appear in a mat that is folded and unfolded several times, fruits attached to mat with string
 		128
Pat Conway The Conway Thread Carrier hook up, thread inside trouser leg with weight
  • The Apparatus
  • Using the Apparatus
  • Broken Thread
  • Magic With the Conway Thread Carrier
Also published here 133
Pat Conway The Coin in Beer Glass coin dropped into full glass, it rises out back into the performer's hand
 		137
Pat Conway The Rising Pencil out of a bottle
 		138
Pat Conway The Moving Matchbox
139
Traps and Teasers intro to section with bar gags
 		141
Pat Conway Baby Bottle bar bet about emptying a small bottle with rubber teet without removing it
 		141
Pat Conway The Joke Matchbox gag matchbox with folding lid but looks like it has a drawer
 		142
Pat Conway Four to the Bar intro to section with bar stunts
 		144
Pat Conway Coin and Tin Penetration
Also published here
  • Ron MacMillan's "Magic Info" of Oct. 1972
 144
Pat Conway Catch One invisible cigarette becomes visible
Also published here
  • Ron MacMillan's "Magic Info"
 145
Pat Conway The Vanishing Matchbox
145
Pat Conway The Tie Matchbox Vanish matchbox vanishes behind tie
 		147
Pat Conway Tie and Die die vanishes after being rolled up in necktie
 		149
Pat Conway Invisible Thread thread becomes invisible when pulled free, gag
Also published here 152
Pat Conway The Yuk in Wallet gag production of rubber spider from wallet
Also published here 154
Pat Conway Final Word
157
Data entered by Denis Behr, February 2022.