Rawson, Clayton

1951
Written by Clayton Rawson
Work of Al Baker

111 pages (Hardcover), published by Carl Waring Jones
Illustrated with drawings by Clayton Rawson
Language: English

73 entries

This publication has been reviewed by

John J. Crimmins Jr. (Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 9 No. 1, June 1951, p. 804)

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Dai Vernon	Foreword		Also published here Foreword (Dai Vernon, 2003)	5	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Jean Hugard	Introduction		Also published here Introduction (Jean Hugard, 2003)	7	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
	1: Hair Magic			9	Articles / Chapter Heading
Al Baker	Hair Secrets	What to use Where to get it Color Length How to keep it Substitutes for hair Nylon thread Wax, magician's wax	Also published here Hair Secrets (Al Baker, 2003)	9	Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Al Baker	The Baker General Utility Hook-up		Variations Universal Gimmick (Steve Dusheck, 1994) Also published here The Baker General Utility Hook-Up (Al Baker, 2003)	11	Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Al Baker	The Double-Ended Hook-up		Also published here The Double-Ended Hook-Up (Al Baker, 2003)	12	Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Al Baker, Dr. Jacob Daley	The Double-Breasted Hook-up		Also published here The Double-Breasted Hook-Up (Al Baker, Dr. Jacob Daley, 2003)	12	Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Al Baker	The Balancing Card	card stands upright on performer's palm, thread	Also published here The Balancing Card (Al Baker, 2003)	13	Cards / Principles / Thread Work Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Defying Gravity
Al Baker	The Card from the Hat	thread	Also published here The Card from the Hat (Al Baker, 2003)	14	Cards / Principles / Thread Work Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Miscellaneous Clothing / Hat
Al Baker	The Deck that Cuts Itself		Also published here The Deck that Cuts Itself (Al Baker, 2003)	16	Cards / Principles / Thread Work Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Haunted Deck / Thread
Al Baker	The Simplex Rising Cards	thread	Also published here The Simplex Rising Cards (Al Baker, 2003)	18	Cards / Principles / Thread Work Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Thread
Al Baker	The Rising Ring	thread, wand	Also published here The Rising Ring (Al Baker, 2003)	20	Ring / Finger Rings / Animation Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Al Baker	The Grandfather Clock Trick	large clock pendulum moves, thread	Also published here The Grandfather Clock Trick (Al Baker, 2003)	21	Clock
Al Baker	Miscellaneous Hair Tricks	cup moves on the table animated bill remote haunted deck rising coin/card from glass throwing a loose deck of cards to a spectator over some distance balancing cane/umbrella	Also published here Miscellaneous Hair Tricks (Al Baker, 2003)	22	Cup / Miscellaneous Coin / Effect Themes / Animation Coin / Gaffed / Thread Cards / Principles / Thread Work Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Miscellaneous Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Sequences Cane / Animation Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Haunted Deck / Thread Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
	2: Thread Magic			25	Articles / Chapter Heading
Al Baker	The Al Baker Arabian Beads	pearls taken from thread re-thread by themselves	Variations The Al Baker Arabian Beads: Repeat Method (Al Baker, 1951) Also published here Die unzerstörbare Perlenkette (Al Baker, 1983) The Al Baker Arabian Beads (Al Baker, 2003)	25	Pearl & Marble
Al Baker	The Al Baker Arabian Beads: Repeat Method		Inspired by The Al Baker Arabian Beads (Al Baker, 1951) Also published here The Al Baker Arabian Beads - Repeat Method (Al Baker, 2003)	28	Pearl & Marble
Al Baker	Floating Glass of Milk	thread	Also published here Floating Glass of Milk (Al Baker, 2003)	29	Glass / Levitation Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Al Baker	The Hindu Thread Trick		Related to Al Baker's Thread Trick (Al Baker, 1972) Al Baker's Thread Trick (Al Baker, 1972) Also published here The Hindu Thread Trick (Al Baker, 2003)	31	Thread / Hindu Thread
Al Baker	Coin Production	threaded stack of coins	Also published here Coin Production (Al Baker, 2003)	35	Coin / Manipulation / Preparation of Coins for Production Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed - Production only
	3: Rope Magic			36	Articles / Chapter Heading
Al Baker	The Instantaneous Visible Restoration	pull	Related to Al Baker's Cut And Restored Rope Mystery (Al Baker, 1972) Also published here The Instantaneous Visible Restoration (Al Baker, 2003)	36	Pull & Holdouts Rope / Cut & Restored
Al Baker	The Al Baker Lightning Pull		Variations Rubbed Away (John Carney, 2002) Also published here The Al Baker Lightning Pull (Al Baker, 2003)	36	Pull & Holdouts Silk & Handkerchief / Vanish / Bare Handed
Dr. Jacob Daley	The Doctor Cuts a Rope	finessed display	Also published here The Doctor Cuts a Rope (Dr. Jacob Daley, 2003)	39	Rope / Cut & Restored
Al Baker	Ring and Tape Penetration		Also published here Ring and Tape Penetration (Al Baker, 2003)	39	Rope / Penetration / Penetrations with Rings,...
Al Baker	Variation on Stretching a Rope		Also published here Variation on Stretching a Rope (Al Baker, 2003)	40	Rope / Stretching
	4: Card Magic			42	Articles / Chapter Heading
Al Baker	The Jet-Propelled Card	unsigned but fair selection vanishes, to nest of envelopes	Also published here The Jet-Propelled Card (Al Baker, 2003)	42	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Premonition & Named Vanish Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Envelope(s) Paper / Envelopes / Index Envelopes
Al Baker	Double Impossibility	cards are fairly chosen, leave deck, appear in performers hand	Also published here Double Impossibility (Al Baker, 2003)	47	Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance & Production / In the empty Hands
Al Baker	Color Flight	envelopes, paired double cards	Also published here Color Flight (Al Baker, 2003)	49	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) Across / Odd Backed
Al Baker	The Spectator Does The Trick	four cards chosen from one deck by four spectators, another spectator cuts a second deck and the four cards at that spot match selections	Also published here The Spectator Does The Trick (Al Baker, 2003)	51	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Card Case Cards / Principles / Smith Myth Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous
Al Baker	Double-Ended Case	to add cards to deck	Also published here Double-Ended Case (Al Baker, 2003)	51	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Card Case Cards / Sleights / Additions / with Props
Clayton Rawson	The Impossible Force	spectator cuts, bottom pile secretly turned over	Related to The Impossible Force (Al Baker, Eugene Burger, Clayton Rawson, 2000) Also published here The Force That Couldn't Be Done (Clayton Rawson, 1938) The Impossible Force (Clayton Rawson, 2003)	53	Cards / Sleights / Turnover Cards / Sleights / Force / Cut Forces / Miscellaneous
Al Baker	The Baker "Readers"	Angel-Back brand	Also published here The Baker "Readers" (Al Baker, 2003)	55	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Al Baker	Mental Discernment	marked	Also published here Mental Discernment (Al Baker, 2003)	56	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Al Baker	The Lie Detector	marked	Also published here The Lie Detector (Al Baker, 2003)	57	Cards / Effect Themes / Lie Detector (without spelling) Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Al Baker	Long-Distance Telepathy	marked	Also published here Long-Distance Telepathy (Al Baker, 2003)	57	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Al Baker	The Clairvoyant Spectator	marked	Also published here The Clairvoyant Spectator (Al Baker, 2003)	57	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / One Ahead Classic Triple Prediction Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Al Baker	How to Force a Card	finesse, four cards under break	Also published here How to Force a Card (Al Baker, 2003)	58	Cards / Sleights / Force / Classic Force
Al Baker	The Card between Glass Plates	"Baker Improvement"	Also published here The Card between Glass Plates (Al Baker, 2003)	58	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Props
Al Baker	Jumbo Switch	stand prop	Also published here Jumbo Switch (Al Baker, 2003)	59	Cards / Jumbo Cards (exclusive) / Sleights / Switches Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Changes with Props
Al Baker	Giant Gambling	royal flush	Also published here Giant Gambling (Al Baker, 2003)	61	Cards / Jumbo Cards (exclusive) / Routines / Gambling
	5: Mental Magic			62	Articles / Chapter Heading
Al Baker	Double Thought	two spectators open deck in another room to choose a card, performer divines them, accordion-connected triples	Also published here Double Thought (Al Baker, 2003)	62	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Svengali Principle / Other Applications & Handling of Long-Short-Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Tossed Out Deck Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Peek Pairs (glued at bottom)
Al Baker	One-Man Billet Reading		Also published here One-Man Billet Reading (Al Baker, 2003)	64	Billet / Readings Billet / Secret Reading Methods & Peeks
Al Baker	The Baker Billet Switch		Also published here The Baker Billet Switch (Al Baker, 2003)	64	Billet / Switches
Al Baker	Center Tear Tip		Also published here Center Tear Tip (Al Baker, 2003)	66	Paper / Center Tear
Al Baker	Mental Masterpiece	performer duplicates words written by spectator	Also published here Mental Masterpiece (Al Baker, 2003)	67	Billet / Coincidence
Al Baker	The Telepathic Miracle	"A Two-Person Mental Act" design or word duplication by medium	Also published here The Telepathic Miracle (Al Baker, 2003)	69	Billet / Two-Person Reading Mental Magic / Effects / Design Duplication Mental Magic / Effects / Two Person Telepathy
	6: Money Magic			75	Articles / Chapter Heading
Al Baker	The Baker Bill Tear	impromptu	Also published here The Baker Bill Tear (Al Baker, 2003)	75	Bill / Torn & Restored
Al Baker	The Stack of Quarters	"New Method"	Also published here The Stack of Quarters (Al Baker, 2003)	77	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Spectator's Hand (Stack of Coins)
Al Baker	The Vanishing Quarter	using ring and two playing cards and shell	Also published here The Vanishing Quarter (Al Baker, 2003)	80	Coin / Effect Themes / Vanish Routines / With Props / Miscellaneous Coin / Gaffed / Shell
Al Baker	Fun with the Money-Making Machine	ideas for this prop	Also published here Fun with the Money-Making Machine (Al Baker, 2003)	81	Bill / Miscellaneous
Al Baker	Dime and Penny Gag	for magicians only	Also published here Dime and Penny Gag (Al Baker, 2003)	82	Coin / Effect Themes / Gags / Miscellaneous
Al Baker	The Bill in the Borrowed Lemon	gaffed knife	Also published here The Bill in the Borrowed Lemon (Al Baker, 2003)	83	Knife & Paddle / Miscellaneous Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Fruit
	7: Magic from Another World			85	Articles / Chapter Heading
Al Baker	The Baker Spirit Photo	"freely" chosen person appears on paper as photograph	Also published here The Baker Spirit Photo (Al Baker, 2003)	85	Paper / Appearing Writing, Photos, ...
Al Baker	The Force Deck	to force a number	Also published here The Force Deck (Al Baker, 2003)	88	Numbers / Number Forces / Paper Cards
Al Baker	Magnetisn't	with animation	Also published here Magnetisn't (Al Baker, 2003)	90	Paper / Animation Mental Magic / Effects / Living and Dead Test
	8: Various Magic			91	Articles / Chapter Heading
Al Baker	The Baker Chewing Gum Trick	card to borrowed chewing gum	Related to Undated (Al Baker, 2003) Also published here The Baker Chewing Gum Trick (Al Baker, 2003)	91	Chewing Gum Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Miscellaneous
Al Baker	Finesse with the Dye Tube	great steal for gimmick	Also published here Finesse with the Dye Tube (Al Baker, 2003)	95	Silk & Handkerchief / Color Change
Al Baker	The Vanishing Glass of Water		Also published here The Vanishing Glass of Water (Al Baker, 2003)	99	Glass / Vanish
Al Baker	Salt Flight	from hand to container	Related to Odds and Ends (R. M. Jamison, 1943) Also published here Salt Flight (Al Baker, 2003)	101	Salt Shaker & Pepper Shaker / Miscellaneous Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Traveling & Vanish / Hands (mostly)
Al Baker	Silk Transposition	two glasses with silks	Related to Silk Transposition (Al Baker, 2003)	102	Silk & Handkerchief / Transposition
Al Baker	Sugar Cube Vanish		Also published here Sugar Cube Vanish (Al Baker, 2003)	103	Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Sugar Cubes / Vanish
Al Baker	Goldfish Production	sixth finger	Also published here Goldfish Production (Al Baker, 2003)	104	Animal / Fish Hand Gimmicks / False Finger
Al Baker	Bar Trick Fooler	finesse, coloring substance hanging from a thread	Also published here Bar Trick Fooler (Al Baker, 1951) Bar Trick Fooler (Al Baker, 2003)	107	Liquid / Bar - Any Drink Called For Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Al Baker	Egg Finale	gag with egg and glass	Also published here Egg Finale (Al Baker, 2003)	108	Glass / Gags Glass / Bottomless Glass
Al Baker	Rabbit Production	from gathered-up paper coils	Also published here Rabbit Production (Al Baker, 2003)	108	Animal / Rabbit
Al Baker	The Obedient Snake	snake basket version	Also published here The Obedient Snake (Al Baker, 2003)	110	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery
Al Baker	The Short Highball	visible enlargment	Also published here The Short Highball (Al Baker, 2003)	110	Glass / Growing & Shrinking

Data entered by Denis Behr, July 2022.

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