Money Magic

A Complete Manual of the Manipulation of Paper Money

1937
Written by Jean Hugard
Work of Jean Hugard
59 pages (Stapled), published by Max Holden
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
95 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Jean Hugard Introduction
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Chapter I. Preliminary Preparations
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Jean Hugard a. The Insertion of a Bill into a Lemon or Orange
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Jean Hugard b. Insertion of one fruit into another
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Jean Hugard c. Preparing a Duplicate Bill bill with same serial number, or mis-reading serial number
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Chapter II. Sleights
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a. Bill Crumpled Into Ball false transfer with crumpled bill
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b. false transfer with crumpled bill
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c. false transfer with crumpled bill
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d. The French Drop false transfer with crumpled bill
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2. The Slide With a Folded Bill bill folded in strip, false transfer
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3. Palming From Left Fist bill pushed into left fist, it vanishes, similar to sponge-ball vanish
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Switches - Methods of Exchanging one Bill for Another
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1. By Pure Skill
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a. The Palm or Finger Palm crumpled bill
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b. The Slide With a Folded Bill
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Al Baker c. The Baker Switch both hands initially shown empty before folding the bill and switching it
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d. Trousers Pocket Switch pocketing the bill with "thank you very much" comment
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e. Change of Envelope, Containing a Bill, by Sleight of Hand bottom change with envelope, stack of envelopes in left hand
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2. By Means of Accessories
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a. With an Envelope switch of folded bill while handling an envelope where the bill is inserted
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b. With a Hat force, several bills put in hat and one chosen by spectator
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c. With a Thumb Tip with envelope
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d. The Cleft Stick folded bill inserted into clip at end of stick, on way back to stack it is rotated for switch
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e. Faked Match Box
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f. Switching An Envelope Containing A Bill with easel
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g. Envelope and Blotting Paper envelope is switched and initialed
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h. Prepared Envelope
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Chapter III. "Vanishes" - Methods of Making a Bill Disappear
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1. By Sleight of Hand
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a. crumpled bill vanishes in flash of fire
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b. folded bill pressed into spectator's hand, it vanishes from his fist
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2. With Accessories
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a. Envelope With a Slit in its Face
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b. With a Plain Envelope
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c. Another Way with a Plain Envelope
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d. With A Match Box
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Chapter IV. Impromptu Tricks with Bills
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Novel Drinking Cup borrowed bill rolled up, liquid poured into tube and out again
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The Shrinking Dollar bill appears to become smaller, topological illusion with wrinkles
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A Transposition bill passes through another bill when rolled
Also published here 20
Breaking A Pencil With A Dollar Bill
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A Flying Bill gag in which bill flies back into performer's hand, reel
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A Divination spectator remembers number of a bill, it is mixed with others in a hat, performer locates it by touch
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Another Divination exploiting rule in which last digits give information about the letter of a serial number
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Cigarette From A Dollar Bill
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Green Silk From A Dollar Bill production from bill, with sixth finger gimmick, optionally the bill becomes whiter after silk is removed from it
Related to 22
Tearing A Bill bill is torn in half and restored three times, mimed tearing, with duplicate in third phase
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Sleeve Hold-Out outside in cloth fold, steal when pulling up sleeve
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Cutting A Bill In Half bill cut between paper sheets
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The Floating Bill hook up to ear
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A Magical Transfer two borrowed crumpled up bills transpose, one held by spectator
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Another Method folded bill changes
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Multiplication single bill becomes twenty bills, also as cashing a check
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Bill as a Cigarette Lighter bill is burned and restored from ashes
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Bill Rubbed Into Elbow ditched in collar
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Galli-Galli's Trick borrowed bill crumpled up and given in spectator's hand, it changes into newspaper, taken from spectator's pocket then, gag ending ("you gave me this bill?")
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The Wandering Bills four crumpled bills in square formation under a hat
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Cups and Balls Routine With Bills crumpled up bills instead of balls
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Bill Number And Cards Correspond top cards of shuffled deck match serial number
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Chapter V.
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A Bill and a Cigarette
  • a. The Cigarette
  • b. The Bill
  • c. Vanishing the Bill
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Sleight-of-Hand Cigarette Switch
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Cigarette Switch with Match Box cigarette inside match box
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Cigarette Switch with Cigarette Case
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Bill Vanish under Handkerchief with dummy sewn in
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Paul Fox The Latest Version no switches
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A Stage Version cigarette shell, bill shot with gun onto cigarette
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Chapter VI.
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A Bill and a Lemon actual bill loaded into lemon or duplicate bill, with several suggestions and handling ideas
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Charles Waller Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief presentation, patter
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Mirror Glass and Flash Paper Variation
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Bill, Lemon, Egg and Walnut
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Bill and Grapefruit for stage, grapefruit with nested orange, lemon, egg, walnut and bill inside
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A Bill and a Banana banana is peeled and is found cut in chosen number of pieces with borrowed bill inside as well
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Chapter VII. Miscellaneous Tricks with Bills
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A Borrowed Bill Passed Between Two Cards two chosen cards are encircled with rubber bands crosswise and put in envelope, bill travels between them
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Bill Passed Inside A Playing Card pre-loaded duplicate bill
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Quick Change wrapped-up bill changes into number of coins that corresponds to value of chosen card
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Turnover Cut Force bottom cards reversed, spectator cuts off cards, bottom half secretly turned over
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L. A. Winter A Bill Is Burnt performer's bill in one glass, spectator's in another, performer burns his bill, spectator's bill is then the performer's bill and the spectator's is produced from elsewhere
Also published here
  • The Magic Wand, Dec. 1934
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Borrowed Bill Vanished and Found in Spectator's Hand bill is burned in envelope and travels into watch held by spectator
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The Bill In The Candle
  • a,
  • b.
  • c. Mechanical Candle, Stage Version
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A Bill and an Egg bill found inside egg
  • a. (gaffed wand)
  • b.
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A Life Saver and a Bill bill with noted number travels inside roll of life saver candy
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Tom Bowyer Eight Bits cut newspaper pieces are folded and change into bills, then back, gag scissors that cannot be opened
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Another Bill Torn and Restored with imitation bill
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The Miser's Dream With Bills catching handful of bills from the air
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Theodore Annemann Mental Mysteries With Bills three bills folded and put in handkerchief, one is selected and the serial number is divined, the Accessory
Related to 56
Transmission of Thought assistant divines number on bill
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The Finger Code silent code for numbers
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Two Bills From One bill fold that makes one bill look like two
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Two Bills From One using fold in previous item to switch out two borrowed bills which then travel to some location
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Dr. E. C. Costelloe The Latest Bill and Lemon Trick half a chosen playing card and bill with torn corner travel inside lemon, duplicate card but actual bill loaded
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Jean Hugard A Few Patter Suggestions
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Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2023.