The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan

1977
Written by Aldini, Tan Hock Chuan, Robert "Bob" J. Gunther, Lloyd E. Jones
Work of Tan Hock Chuan
46 pages (Stapled), published by Magic Limited
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
56 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Tan Hock Chuan Introduction
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Tan Hock Chuan A Useful Card Frame Playing card appears in empty picture frame
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Tan Hock Chuan One Handed Card Rise Pinky action
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Tan Hock Chuan Another Torn Corner Location Quickly locating a card with a torn corner in the deck
Inspired by
  • Torn Corner Location (Lewis Ganson, Abra 255)
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Tan Hock Chuan Your Card at Your Number Three cards selected and lost, found at three named numbers
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Tan Hock Chuan Surprising Location Spectator thinks of a card in poker hand, magician divines
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Tan Hock Chuan Seven's a Most Magical Number Spectator chooses a card out of seven, magician divines
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Tan Hock Chuan Matched Before Chosen Magician sets aside two random cards, spectator chooses random card, the two random cards reveal suit and value of selection
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Tan Hock Chuan Mind Reading
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Tan Hock Chuan Sympathetic Transposition S.B.S. Deck, any four cards transpose between spectator and magician's decks
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Tan Hock Chuan Prediction Duo Predict two cards selected
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Tan Hock Chuan The Breakthru Rough and smooth Mene Tekel deck, can be used for Card to Wallet
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Tan Hock Chuan Spell your Card Spectator thinks of one card from a group of six, spells to find it
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Tan Hock Chuan Secret Sortilege Spectator places a random number of cards in their pocket, after some dealing and discarding, magician can tell how many cards are in their pocket
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Tan Hock Chuan Controlled Choice Spectator chooses any card from a row of six on a stand, prediction matches
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Tan Hock Chuan Eclipse Discovery Selection rises from a tumbler as a cardboard cylinder covering the tumble is lifted up, card can be seen through window
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Tan Hock Chuan Dye Your Own Silks Method on dyeing in your own silks
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Tan Hock Chuan Silks - A Quick Restoration Cut and restored silk
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Tan Hock Chuan Reel-less Transformation Picture of rabbit on cloth changes into duck, small gag
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Tan Hock Chuan A Very Tight Knot How to untie a knot in a human hair, bar bet
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Tan Hock Chuan Magical Separation Red and black beads mixed in tumbler, they magically separate
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Tan Hock Chuan Percolation Extraordinary Three tied silks placed in tumbler, middle silk melts through bottom
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Tan Hock Chuan The Favorite Number Improved Number stunt, spectator name any digit, you multiply two digits to produce string of repeated named digits
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Tan Hock Chuan The Dissolving Ball Red ball dissolves in water, turns water red
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Tan Hock Chuan Watered Wine Water changes into wine, and back into water
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Tan Hock Chuan Line of Silks Spectator calls out order of colors for three silks, magicians pulls out three silks tied in that order
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Tan Hock Chuan Sands of Gobi Teaches method on how to make the sand, plus a simple handling
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Tan Hock Chuan Milko Multum Im Parvo Milk poured from different sizes glasses, always fill up to the brim. After milk is drunk, final glass vanishes
Related to
  • "Milko Multum Im Parvo" (Benson DuLay, Magic Wand, Dec 1946)
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Tan Hock Chuan Chuan's Multiple Melting Knots
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Tan Hock Chuan Tri-Cut Twine Bundled rope is cut in three places, restores
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Tan Hock Chuan The Singapore Twist Rope looped around thumb loosely, melts through
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Tan Hock Chuan Chuan's Appearing Knot
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Tan Hock Chuan The Box from Singapore Production Box
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Tan Hock Chuan Invisible Santa Christmas stocking placed in box, comes out filled with goodies
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Tan Hock Chuan Unhungry Bunny Bunny placed in box, "disappear", bulge under tablecloth shown to be cabbage
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Tan Hock Chuan Matter Through Matter Solid cube melts through glass of water
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Tan Hock Chuan Night-Club Double Box Illusion
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Tan Hock Chuan Singapore Screen Three fold screen, produce two girls
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Tan Hock Chuan Amazia - Wonder Rising Cards Rising cards, three selections rise out from deck placed under glass dome
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Tan Hock Chuan Sawing Balloons in Half
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Tan Hock Chuan Confetti Surprise Bill placed in envelope and burnt, found restored in the middle of a tumbler of confetti
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John Chia I have your Number Matches in spectator's hand is the same number as the magician's matches
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Tan Hock Chuan The Long Match Burnt, blackened match can be made longer than the original match, bar bet / stunt
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Trapped Smoke Producing smoke from saucer. Uses the oily remnants from burning the striking pad on matchbox
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Tan Hock Chuan Match Surgery Broken match is restored after being wrapped in paper
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Tan Hock Chuan Children's Speller Spelling trick with picture cards for children, spectator spells and gets wrong card, magician always gets the right card
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Ken De Courcy Discatorial Multiphase routine with four colored discs.
  • Magician divines which color has been selected
  • Magician pulls out any color called for
  • Magician predicts the order of colors chosen
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Tan Hock Chuan The Reappearing Pearls String of pearls appear in empty box
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Tan Hock Chuan Astral Coin Coin travels from under one card to another card
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Tan Hock Chuan Moon Rock Mystery Small rock grows into large rock after light is shone on it
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Tan Hock Chuan Simplicity Divination Magician divines color of ball placed in envelope
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Tan Hock Chuan Ribbon Fantastique Plastic sheet threaded onto frame by ribbon can be pulled free
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Tan Hock Chuan New Brandy and Water Separation Brandy poured into water, remains floating on water
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Tan Hock Chuan The Chameleon Ball Ball changes color from red to green to white to yellow, no shells
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Tan Hock Chuan, Tom Sellers Prolong the Play Four strings instead of three, ring jumps from rope to rope
Inspired by
  • "Change-Over Ring" (Tom Sellers, Magic Wand, Vol. 43, No. 244, Dec 1964)
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Tan Hock Chuan Knife Through Coat
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Data entered by Harapan Ong, April 2022.