September 1974 — May 1985: Walt Lees, Fred Robinson, Stephen Tucker
1989: Magico Magazine
2000-2001: Allen Zingg
1974-2001
Written by Walt Lees, Fred Robinson, Stephen Tucker, Allen Zingg
Work of Various
1,400 pages (Paperback), published by Nick Bolton
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
1,195 entries
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Andrew Galloway Pegasus Coin copper coin travels invisibly to silver coin behind back
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 1 Sep. 1974 1
Nick Bolton Editorial
Vol. 1 No. 1 Sep. 1974 2
Roy Walton The Witch-Doctors card shrinks between four Kings
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 1 Sep. 1974 3
Tony Faro Spectator Magician card is on the table, spectator makes two piles, one top card for the value the other for the suit
Related toVariations Vol. 1 No. 1 Sep. 1974 5
Bob Read Bob's Business for the Handkerchief Rabbit gag addition
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 1 Sep. 1974 5
Peter Kane Slow Motion Ring Release move
Related toAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 1 Sep. 1974 6
Eric Mason Uriker match slowly breaks in half
Vol. 1 No. 1 Sep. 1974 7
Fred Robinson The Perfect Faro Shuffle
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 1 Sep. 1974 8
Barrie Richardson ...678 named three digit number from a bill is found in a wallet, written on a card
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 1 Sep. 1974 10
Fred Robinson Focus on Mike Skinner, John Ramsay, Tony Doc Shiels
Vol. 1 No. 1 Sep. 1974 11
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on the S.A.M. Convention in Boston, David Roth, Del Ray, Doug Henning's Magic Show, Jules Lenier, Danny Rouser, Mike and Nancy Caldwell
Vol. 1 No. 1 Sep. 1974 11
Edward Marlo Dribble Coincidence two decks, three phases
Related to Vol. 1 No. 2 Oct. 1974 13
Dribble Force thick card
Vol. 1 No. 2 Oct. 1974 14
Fred Robinson Icebreaker gag
Vol. 1 No. 2 Oct. 1974 16
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Johnny Paul, Mike Caldwell
Vol. 1 No. 2 Oct. 1974 16
Ted Danson Give Me A Ring.... three envelopes
Vol. 1 No. 2 Oct. 1974 17
Stanton Carlisle Colour-Psychology four envelopes, mixture between banknight and coincidence routine
Related to Vol. 1 No. 2 Oct. 1974 18
Bob Read Bob's Business for Biting The Plate biting glass gag, with coin
Vol. 1 No. 2 Oct. 1974 19
Tony "Doc" Shiels The Case for Cozenage magician vs. trickster
Related to Vol. 1 No. 2 Oct. 1974 20
Fred Robinson Focus on the 38th IBM Convention, John Calvert, Frans Biemans, Peter Kane, David Wright, Ken Hawes, Andy Galloway, Bob Ostin, Frank Giles, Christopher Payne, Jean Fiahlo, David Carré
Vol. 1 No. 2 Oct. 1974 23
Bob Read The Business For The Card In Wallet 1£ note appears in the deck
Vol. 1 No. 3 Nov. 1974 25
Magini Improved Travelling Coin marked coin travels from paper packet to a handkerchief, which is placed in a glass, second version where the coin appears in a knotted handkerchief
Vol. 1 No. 3 Nov. 1974 27
Magini The Coin Fold as a Coin Switch
Vol. 1 No. 3 Nov. 1974 27
Alex Elmsley One at a Time Collectors selections appear one by one between four Aces
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 3 Nov. 1974 28
Edward Marlo Dribble Concept Continued two decks are dribbled and spectator calls stop, eight aces, double back thick card
Related to Vol. 1 No. 3 Nov. 1974 29
Arthur Setterington Disc-O bottle tops assembly, through table and two in the hand one in the pocket, with chinese coin finale
Vol. 1 No. 3 Nov. 1974 30
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Tony Shiels' article, new effects, performing close-up magic, Ben Martin
Related to Vol. 1 No. 3 Nov. 1974 32
Fred Robinson Spectator Magician Plus
Related toAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 3 Nov. 1974 33
Fred Robinson Focus on Uri Geller 5000£ challenge, Alex Elmsley, Mike O'Brian, Ken Hawes, Eric Mason, John Calvert
Vol. 1 No. 3 Nov. 1974 34
Bob Read Bob's Business for Coins Through Table when hand comes from under the table, it is a monster hand, joke
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 37
Bob Ostin Vampire- A Method for a Living & Dead Test small cards on one is written "Vampire", cards are folded and stapled, see also page 87 for additional ideas by Bob Ostin and Bob Byrne
Related toAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 39
Roy Walton Obsolete Prediction four packets of four cards with different order of red and black cards, chosen one matches the prediction
  • E.S.P. Version
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 40
William Zavis Up Down & Around routine, ace to four of spades and five red cards, spades penetrate, reverse and one changes place with a red card
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 42
Frank Monaghan The Flea "flea" moves on table, magnet
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 44
Trevor Lewis Dominoe Trick Idea selected domino is detected, luminous paint
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 45
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Trevor Lewis, Uri Geller
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 45
Walt Lees Cull-A-Separation a red card and a black card are reversed in the deck and attract the other cards of the same color
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 46
Walt Lees, Bruce Elliott Biddle Move Separation
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 46
Trevor Lewis Simplicity five cards, Elmsley Count
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 47
Fred Robinson (reviewer) Thanks to Pepys... by Bob Read Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 48
Fred Robinson (reviewer) Ten Thoughts on Close-Up by Patrick Page Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 48
Fred Robinson (reviewer) Entertaining with ESP by Tony "Doc" Shiels Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 48
Fred Robinson Focus on John Calvert, The Magic Castle, Cy Endfield, Christopher Pratt, David Carré, David Beckley, Ken Hawes
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 48
Cigarette Puzzle bar bet
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 49
The Mysterious Walking Stick card code with a stick
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 49
Tony Faro Town Divinition coding a town
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 50
Ken Brooke Coin Riddle bar bet
Related to Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 50
Wong How Was A Chinaman bar bet, one has to repeat exactly the actions of the performer
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 50
Drinking Bar Bet performer bets, that he he drink three beers quicker than the other guy drinks three whiskies
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 50
Tony Faro The Hand Resteth blindfold, code
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 50
Ken Brooke Coin Puzzle
Related to Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 50
Drinking Bar Bet performer bets he can drink a measure of brandy from an unopened bottle
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 51
Bob Read Bob's Business for Coins Through the Table gag, wooden block from table
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 51
Bob Read Calculator Writing joke, result of a calculation is a hidden message on the calculator, see also page 87 for additional idea by Dr. Brum Antonioli
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 51
Nick Bolton Editorial
Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 1974 51
David Berglas Ad Infinitum total of three three-digit numbers is predicted
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 5 Jan. 1975 53
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Al Flosso, performance at a western-themed party, Fred Kaps, Devano's Rising Card
Vol. 1 No. 5 Jan. 1975 55
Jack Avis A Spirit Detection drinks and countries are divined
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 5 Jan. 1975 56
Bob Hamilton Bent Upon Deception.. key bend with the aid of other keys
Vol. 1 No. 5 Jan. 1975 58
Francis Haxton Paired Choice in two piles of cards, two selected cards are found at the same position
Vol. 1 No. 5 Jan. 1975 60
Tony "Doc" Shiels The Doc Brief... response on Pat Pages comment
Related to Vol. 1 No. 5 Jan. 1975 61
Ross Bertram Coins Through The Table eight coins, four through the table into the other hand
Vol. 1 No. 5 Jan. 1975 62
Ross Bertram False Transfer counting four coins into the left hand, secretly retaining all in the right
Vol. 1 No. 5 Jan. 1975 62
Peter Kane Serial Number Tip how to get two bills with the same serial number
Vol. 1 No. 5 Jan. 1975 63
Fred Robinson Focus on Bob Read
Vol. 1 No. 5 Jan. 1975 63
Fred Robinson (reviewer) Fred Kaps Lecture by Fred Kaps Vol. 1 No. 5 Jan. 1975 63
Trevor Dawson Goldfinger ring penetrates pencil and paper tube then pencil vanishes
Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 65
Cecil Tebbitt Biro Cap Vanish pen cap pull
Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 65
Bob Driebeek Bob Driebeek On The 'Witchdoctors' with a pocket card for the small cards, second idea with magnet cards
Related to Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 66
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Michael Vine, an Indian street performer in London
Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 67
Geoff Ray Double Exchange four silver coins transpose with four copper coins twice
Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 68
Geoff Ray Multiple Switch
Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 68
Trevor Lewis A Las four cards are selected, they change into the queens
Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 69
Walt Lees My Blue Ac-es with red and blue cards, inspired by Nick Trost's "Four Red Backed Aces"
Related to Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 70
Bob Read, Pete Biro Impromptu Sight Bits Business gags with a rubber band and fingerettes
Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 72
William Zavis Kings Over Queens queens arrive at the top one by one, attracted by the kings with the same suit, second phase the kings appear one by one on top face up
Related to Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 73
The Flip Double Lift and Turnover from "The Gen" July 1968 p. 49
Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 73
Al Smith (reviewer) Magician Nitely by Eddie Fechter (written by Jerry Mentzer) Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 75
Bob Ostin, Bob Driebeek On Ad Infinitum additional ideas
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 75
Bob Driebeek On Slow Motion Ring Release ideas
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 75
Fred Robinson Focus Leslie May, Peter Kane, Blackpool Convention
Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 75
George Blake On Coin Puzzle other solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 76
George Blake On Vampire other marking system
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 6 Feb. 1975 76
Mike Cassidy Flight Four
Vol. 1 No. 7 Mar. 1975 77
Roy Walton Tearaway selected card is torn in quarters, one corner vanish and appears in an envelope
Vol. 1 No. 7 Mar. 1975 78
William Zavis Kings Over Queens - Method II
Related to Vol. 1 No. 7 Mar. 1975 80
Bob Read Business For The Roll Of Notes gag
Related to Vol. 1 No. 7 Mar. 1975 81
Fred Kaps Professional Views On Doing Professional Magic For The Layman excerpt from lecture notes
Vol. 1 No. 7 Mar. 1975 82
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on the difference in behavior of close-up magicians and stand-up magicians
Vol. 1 No. 7 Mar. 1975 84
George P. Sanderson On Colour Psychology
Related to Vol. 1 No. 7 Mar. 1975 85
Fred Robinson Focus on Bob Ostin, Bob Byrne, Dr. Brum Antonioli, Fred Lowe, Fred Kaps, Dick Koornwinder
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 7 Mar. 1975 87
Flip Hallema Be-WILD-ering Cards wild card with different presentation
Vol. 1 No. 8 Apr. 1975 89
Bob Read Bob's Business Box Clever cards put back in the box are produced again in ribbon spread fashion
Vol. 1 No. 8 Apr. 1975 91
Fred Robinson Ambitious Riser
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 8 Apr. 1975 92
Arthur Setterington Chop-Coin two coins are wrapped in a bill, which is hold in place by a bulldog clip and a chopstick, one coin vanishes
Vol. 1 No. 8 Apr. 1975 94
Mark Scudiery Faro Felon faro sandwich
Vol. 1 No. 8 Apr. 1975 94
Faro Control
Vol. 1 No. 8 Apr. 1975 94
Bob Hamilton Extra royal flush kicker
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 1 No. 8 Apr. 1975 95
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on drinking and smoking, Johnny Hart, Jerry Bergman
Vol. 1 No. 8 Apr. 1975 96
Lewis Davenport From the Notebook of Lewis Davenport act of De Biere & Co, Tivoli in London 1904
Vol. 1 No. 8 Apr. 1975 96
Roy Walton Carousel
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 8 Apr. 1975 97
Slip Cut
Vol. 1 No. 8 Apr. 1975 97
William Zavis Gone Sandwich based on Jerry Hartman's "Sandwich to Go" in "Means and Ends"
Vol. 1 No. 8 Apr. 1975 98
Fred Robinson Focus on Ken Hawes, Ken Brooke, Jack Avis, Ascanio, Fred Kaps, Uri Geller, David Berglas
Vol. 1 No. 8 Apr. 1975 99
Kevin Fox We'll Ring You after the deck is removed from the case a die is tipped out, a coin appears under a card,the back of the card changes color, then the die and the coin vanish
Vol. 1 No. 9 May 1975 101
Roy Walton Earthbound with ten cards
Variations Vol. 1 No. 9 May 1975 103
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on the David Nixon Show, Terry Seabrooke, Paul Daniels, magic on TV
Vol. 1 No. 9 May 1975 104
Lewis Davenport From the Notebook of Lewis Davenport act of Kahn & Kahn in Paragon 190?
Vol. 1 No. 9 May 1975 104
Des Colgan Diary Dice-Card card chosen by throwing a pair of dice, card in diary at that date matches prediction
Vol. 1 No. 9 May 1975 105
Fred Robinson Edge Spinners bar bets and flourishes with coins
  • Finger Flicker, coin spinning
  • Thumb It, coin spinning with two hands
  • Tri-Van, sleeving technique while coin spins
  • Bottoms Up, coin spins on reversed tumbler
  • Nicked, how to hear on which side a coin lands on
  • Off Balance, coin lands always on the same side
  • Smash and Grab, spun coin vanishes by hitting a match box on it
  • For Two Pins, coin spins held by two pins
  • Skittled, coin is knocked over with an other coin
Vol. 1 No. 9 May 1975 106
Michael Austin My Blue Ac-es Again five aces as a kicker
Related to Vol. 1 No. 9 May 1975 108
Ian Baxter Supertransportation Kings and Aces on table, one switched, rest follows
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 9 May 1975 109
Bob Ostin Fan Hide Move one handed fan hides card
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 9 May 1975 110
Dick Simonds Tickets Please gag, correct rolled up bus ticked is found out from several
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 9 May 1975 110
Fred Robinson Focus on Bob Read, John Ramsay
Vol. 1 No. 9 May 1975 111
David A. Wright Elmsley Out-Sexed with pickup presentation
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 10 June 1975 113
Barry Govan The Bending Key
Vol. 1 No. 10 June 1975 115
Trevor Lewis High Jacked story trick, about a plane which was about to get hijacked
Vol. 1 No. 10 June 1975 116
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on David Nixon, Paul Daniels, Fred Kaps, Terri Rogers, Mike Cassidy
Vol. 1 No. 10 June 1975 117
Lewis Davenport From the Notebook of Lewis Davenport act of Sydney Lee in London, 1904
Vol. 1 No. 10 June 1975 117
Eric Mason Arise Comrades
Inspired byRelated toVariations Vol. 1 No. 10 June 1975 118
Bob Hamilton Soft Spot stand up coins through table, four coins and a glass, Blu-Tack
Vol. 1 No. 10 June 1975 120
Bob Read Bob's Business Noses Galore coin from nose, plastic nose appears
Vol. 1 No. 10 June 1975 122
Patrick Page Focus on Alex Elmsley, Faucett Ross, Francis Carlyle
Vol. 1 No. 10 June 1975 123
Pete Biro Glittering ring vanishes and appears in a flash (paper) at end of a pointer
Related toVariations Vol. 1 No. 11 July 1975 125
Tony "Doc" Shiels The Summer Cups personal anecdotes
Vol. 1 No. 11 July 1975 127
Barrie Richardson Impromptu Mental Divination five spectators remember one object each out of twenty-five, matrix redistribution principle applied to objects instead of cards
Vol. 1 No. 11 July 1975 128
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on stage names, Pete Biro, Al Flosso, Frances and Jay Marshall
Vol. 1 No. 11 July 1975 130
Lewis Davenport From the Notebook of Lewis Davenport on Tricks suitable for use in circus
Vol. 1 No. 11 July 1975 130
Fred Robinson Blind Date divining date on borrowed coin

Vol. 1 No. 11 July 1975 131
Geoff Ray Lap Flick
Vol. 1 No. 11 July 1975 132
Walt Lees Crocodile Tears story, includes toy crocodile and appearing toy gladiator
Vol. 1 No. 11 July 1975 133
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch
Vol. 1 No. 11 July 1975 133
Phil Wye Obsolete Encore
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 11 July 1975 134
Fred Robinson Focus on Bob Read, Frank Monaghan, Derek Dingle, Ricky Jay, Fred Kaps, bars in London, Walt Lees, David Carré
Vol. 1 No. 11 July 1975 135
Peter Stammers Colour Changing Knives Without A Paddle with a matchbox
Vol. 1 No. 12 Aug. 1975 137
Mark Weston The Calculator Business message writing with a calculator and multiplication curriosities
Vol. 1 No. 12 Aug. 1975 140
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Bobbe Bernard, being a magic nut, Mark Leddy, TV Show " For My Next Trick", Terry Seabrooke, Paul Daniels, John Wade
Vol. 1 No. 12 Aug. 1975 142
Lewis Davenport From the Notebook of Lewis Davenport on good comedy juggling tricks
Vol. 1 No. 12 Aug. 1975 142
Alf Goodwin, Harry Baron Twin Beds three paddles, story
Vol. 1 No. 12 Aug. 1975 143
Barry Govan Variations On A Circle two times two coins appear between round playing cards
Vol. 1 No. 12 Aug. 1975 144
Des Colgan Table Top Motorway imaginary trip in a car, selected end (card) is predicted in a driving licence
Vol. 1 No. 12 Aug. 1975 145
Fred Robinson Focus on Bob Read, Tony Faro, Cyril Faranoff, Ed Eckl, Eddie Fechter, Alex Elmsley, Walt Lees, Tony Shiels
Vol. 1 No. 12 Aug. 1975 147
David A. Wright Seduca Deck Trick faro, based on concept by Michael S. Ewer described by Charlie Miller (Genii Vol. 37 No. 11, Nov. 1973)
Vol. 2 No. 1 Sep. 1975 150
Johnnie Geddes The Knowing Nine two cards in spectators pockets, the "knowing nine" goes in the pockets and then knows the cards
Vol. 2 No. 1 Sep. 1975 151
Bob Read The Business For the Four Coin Assembly sound effect
Vol. 2 No. 1 Sep. 1975 152
Barry Govan Match Card card vanishes and miniature cards appears in matchbook held by a spectator
Vol. 2 No. 1 Sep. 1975 152
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on the IBM Convention, Peter Kane, Bob Ostin, Roy Walton, Alex Elmsley, Flip, Jay Marshall, Walter Gydesen, Philip Fiahlo, Harold Bronhaut
Vol. 2 No. 1 Sep. 1975 153
Ed Eckl Madness With the Ascanio Spread several presentations, one with special "drag" card
  • A Xmas Calculator
  • Alice Blue Gown
Related to Vol. 2 No. 1 Sep. 1975 154
Fred Robinson Behavioural Bluff five duplicates
Related to Vol. 2 No. 1 Sep. 1975 156
Odd Optic the floating finger illusion, gag, produce a sausage
Vol. 2 No. 1 Sep. 1975 157
Peter Duffie A Fansee Blind Shuffle zarrow type, false fan shuffle
Vol. 2 No. 1 Sep. 1975 158
Fred Robinson Focus on Bob Ostin, George Blake, Patrick Page, Jay Marshall, James Randi, Uri Geller, Ben Martin
Vol. 2 No. 1 Sep. 1975 159
Jack Avis The Wishing Envelope gimmick envelope, including three routines with it
  • The Wishing Envelope
  • The Jokers Wild
  • Transposed Marlo Reverse
Also published here Vol. 2 No. 2 Oct. 1975 161
Keith Bennett An Overhand False Shuffle Retaining the Whole Pack In the Same Order lift shuffle & single runs
Vol. 2 No. 2 Oct. 1975 164
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on improvisation, Albert Le Bas, Patrick Page's play "One Way Ticket", James Randi, Jay Marshall
Vol. 2 No. 2 Oct. 1975 165
Phil Wye Blank Faces messages appear on blank cards
Vol. 2 No. 2 Oct. 1975 166
Bob Read Business For Knife Through Coat ideas for knife through coat based on the Routine described in Bob Read's "Thanks To Pepys"
Vol. 2 No. 2 Oct. 1975 167
Peter Stammers Impromptu Coin Dropper using an ice lolly stick, matchbox, rubberbands, paper clips and a sefety pin

Vol. 2 No. 2 Oct. 1975 167
Fred Robinson The Ascanio Spread
Vol. 2 No. 2 Oct. 1975 168
Roy Walton Past Help four cards are found by spelling the names of four famous magician

Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 2 Oct. 1975 170
Fred Robinson Focus on Bob Ostin, IBM Convention Close-Up Show, Don Lees, Trevor Lewis, David Carré, Peter Kane, Rovi, Walt Lees, Bob Read, Alex Elmsley, Topper Martin, Flip, Philipe Fiahlo, Francis Giles
Vol. 2 No. 2 Oct. 1975 171
Walt Lees, Edward Marlo, Derek Dingle, Frank Garcia The Perpetual Elevator Routine ten minute act
  • 1.) The First Elevator (based on "Penetration")
  • 2.) The Cold Elevator
  • 3.) Triumph Plus (see also "Super Subtle Shuffle")
  • 4.) The Small Packet All Backs (based on a Derek Dingle Routine)
  • 5.) Finale (Elevator again with card in pocket finish)
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 2 No. 3 Nov. 1975 174
Dai Vernon Tilt
Vol. 2 No. 3 Nov. 1975 175
Walt Lees Coinjuring four silver coins, one copper and one chinese coin
Vol. 2 No. 3 Nov. 1975 179
Walt Lees Pointification guidelines on performing
Vol. 2 No. 3 Nov. 1975 181
Walt Lees The Winning Hand basically "Jumbo Surprise" with a rubber hand instead of a jumbo card
Related to Vol. 2 No. 3 Nov. 1975 183
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Walt Lees
Vol. 2 No. 3 Nov. 1975 183
Tony Corinda The Powers Of Darkness ring penetrates spectator's arm, while he has his eyes closed
Variations Vol. 2 No. 4 Dec. 1975 186
Barry Govan, Graham Etherington Match Card 2 Full matchbook is shown, a card is selected, and only an amount of matches remain corresponding to the value of the chosen card
Vol. 2 No. 4 Dec. 1975 189
Fred Robinson Circulating Coins several ways of spinning a coin on a needle, tossing and rolling a coin
Vol. 2 No. 4 Dec. 1975 190
, Alex Elmsley, Tony Faro, Ed Schuman Festive Fun a coin puzzle by Alex Elmsley and by Tony Faro, logic puzzles, making smoke powder by burning a striking surface, match problems by Tony Faro, medium card revelation, a number puzzle by Ed Schuman and how to stick a bottle on a wall

Vol. 2 No. 4 Dec. 1975 192
John Bragoli Collected Thoughts with medium, one spectator remembers a word and another a card, very clever
Vol. 2 No. 4 Dec. 1975 194
Des Colgan Miracle Matchstick Missile card is selected and the cards put back in case, match is fired on the box, chosen card has a hole burnt through it
Vol. 2 No. 4 Dec. 1975 195
Bob Read Business For Knife Sharpening gag for plate/knife grinder attributed to Nate Leipzig
Related to Vol. 2 No. 4 Dec. 1975 195
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Mark Wilson, Greg Smith, Brian Buzzing
Vol. 2 No. 4 Dec. 1975 196
Bob Hamilton Think-A-Rise Blu-Tack and handkerchief
Vol. 2 No. 4 Dec. 1975 197
Fred Robinson Focus on Bob Haines, Paul Curry, Ed Schuman, Daryl Smith, Gordon Bruce, The Magic Circle, Eric Eswin, Francis Giles, Alex Elmsley's lines to say to a friend after a bad show
Related to Vol. 2 No. 4 Dec. 1975 199
Basil Horwitz Clairvoyant Chicanery spectator divines envelope with ESP Card
Vol. 2 No. 5 Jan. 1976 201
Will Dexter Cash Match two routines
1.) spectator and magician select a coin, both bearing the same date
2.) chosen coin becomes a jumbo coin, with the same date
Vol. 2 No. 5 Jan. 1976 202
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on working for Davenports, Jay Marshall, John Shirley, Chicago Bar magicians
Vol. 2 No. 5 Jan. 1976 204
Trevor Lewis A Mixed Bag various card and coin idaes
  • partial stack and zarrow shuffle
  • double Riffle Control
  • Middle Deal (false)
  • Palm Conscious (gag)
  • Transpo Plus (coin transposition)
  • Ladies In Waiting (four queens reverse in the deck)
Vol. 2 No. 5 Jan. 1976 205
It's In the Bag selected card penetrates polythene bag
Vol. 2 No. 5 Jan. 1976 206
Fred Robinson More For Less
Vol. 2 No. 5 Jan. 1976 207
E. Leslie May Spotting the Spot card stab with paper-knife, the card found is blank and the value is now on the paper-knife
Vol. 2 No. 5 Jan. 1976 208
Peter Duffie Aces With A Twist Twisting the Aces with "do as I do" element, red and blue backed sets, in the end Aces change places
Variations Vol. 2 No. 5 Jan. 1976 209
Fred Robinson Focus on Walt Lees, Fred Kaps, Ken Brooke, Harry Lorayne, Jack Avis, Rand Magic Circle, Ricky Jay, Derek Dingle, Peter Becker, Cyril Faranoff, Frank Farrow, Jack Yates, Ron McMillan
Vol. 2 No. 5 Jan. 1976 210
Roy Walton The Card Shark story trick, "Jaws" card is bitten in half by a shark
Related toVariations Vol. 2 No. 6 Feb. 1976 213
Mark Weston Multidie Box die penetrates pencil box and more dice are produced
Vol. 2 No. 6 Feb. 1976 215
Charles Hudson On Faro Felon notes on the faro shuffle
Related to Vol. 2 No. 6 Feb. 1976 217
Fred Robinson (reviewer) Don Alan Lectures notes on the lecture by Don Alan Vol. 2 No. 6 Feb. 1976 218
David Carré, Alex Elmsley Face Up card travels from in between jokers to the middle of the deck
Vol. 2 No. 6 Feb. 1976 219
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Don Alan
Vol. 2 No. 6 Feb. 1976 221
John Bragoli Ace In the Hole
Vol. 2 No. 6 Feb. 1976 222
John Bragoli Mental Jigsaw a page from a book is torn in pieces, those pieces put in envelopes and shuffled, the perform describes the pieces
Vol. 2 No. 6 Feb. 1976 222
Al Smith (reviewer) The Magic Of Francis Carlyle by Al Smith (written by Roger Pierre)
by Francis Carlyle (written by Roger Pierre)
Vol. 2 No. 6 Feb. 1976 223
Fred Robinson Focus on Bob Read, Mike Gancia
Vol. 2 No. 6 Feb. 1976 223
Fred Robinson John Ramsay
Vol. 2 No. 7 Mar. 1976 226
John Ramsay, Andrew Galloway Ramsay On the Thumb Tip torn and restored paper strips, colored thumb tip
Vol. 2 No. 7 Mar. 1976 229
John Ramsay, Andrew Galloway Coin and Jam Jar Routine coin penetrates an empty jam jar three times
Vol. 2 No. 7 Mar. 1976 230
John Ramsay, Andrew Galloway Coin Vanish In the Air
Vol. 2 No. 7 Mar. 1976 230
John Ramsay, Andrew Galloway On Misdirection
Vol. 2 No. 7 Mar. 1976 231
John Ramsay, Andrew Galloway The Cig Trick
Vol. 2 No. 7 Mar. 1976 232
Walt Lees Dice-O-Metrics
Vol. 2 No. 7 Mar. 1976 232
Captain F.W. Collins, John Ramsay, Bob Ostin Off the Handle
Related toAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 7 Mar. 1976 234
Alex Macfadyean Switchback
Vol. 2 No. 7 Mar. 1976 235
Ken Hawes An Understanding on Andrew Galloway and John Ramsay
Vol. 2 No. 7 Mar. 1976 236
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on John Ramsay
Vol. 2 No. 7 Mar. 1976 239
Arthur Setterington Headline Hit live headline prediction, by tearing a newspaper and selecting a piece
Vol. 2 No. 8 Apr. 1976 241
Fred Robinson Up the Sleeve card appears in performer's sleeve
Vol. 2 No. 8 Apr. 1976 243
Edward Marlo Spectator Cuts To Locate Aces spectator cuts four piles, numbers of top cards are counted and every Ace is found
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 8 Apr. 1976 244
Carl Herron Marksman Extraordinary with business card, two signed selections
Vol. 2 No. 8 Apr. 1976 245
Tommy Wonder A Table Workers Table published under the Name "Jos Bema"
Related to Vol. 2 No. 8 Apr. 1976 246
Al Smith (reviewer) The Big Book Of Magic by Patrick Page Vol. 2 No. 8 Apr. 1976 247
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Charles and Regina Reynolds, Jay Marshall, Francis Marshall, Marshall Rodine, Jack Alden, Keith Walker, Al Cohen, Herb Zarrow, Martin Kaplan
Vol. 2 No. 8 Apr. 1976 248
Doug Alker The Useless Pack all backs then all faces, then all backs again but with different color
Related to Vol. 2 No. 8 Apr. 1976 249
Fred Robinson Focus on Mark Weston, Mo Howarth, Trevor Lewis, Blackpool Magical Society's One Day Convention, Derek Dingle, Ricky Jay, Bob Read, Gordon Bruce, Brian Sinclair, Ken Brooke
Vol. 2 No. 8 Apr. 1976 251
Peter Duffie, Roy Walton Play It Again Sam pairs are back in order
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 2 No. 9 May 1976 254
Fabian Transpo Ink four cards with a black spot change places with four cards with a red spot, one by one
Related to Vol. 2 No. 9 May 1976 255
Bob Haines Four Gone Conclusion two selected cards, four top cards are shown to be all alike, two of the disappear, the two left are now the selected cards
Vol. 2 No. 9 May 1976 256
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Al and Jack Flosso, Ed Marlo, Eddie Fechter, Dick Kohl, Doc Dougherty, Scotty York, Billy Wells
Vol. 2 No. 9 May 1976 257
Trevor Lewis Card Shark Too
Related to Vol. 2 No. 9 May 1976 258
Fred Robinson Dropit
Related to Vol. 2 No. 9 May 1976 258
Barrie Richardson Thoughts In Transit spectator draws a figure and a number, both are sealed in envelopes, magician reveals both and the original also travel into an other envelope
Vol. 2 No. 9 May 1976 260
David Britland David Britland Writes
Vol. 2 No. 9 May 1976 261
Joe Riding, Paul Curry Mission Accomplished
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 9 May 1976 262
Al Smith (reviewer) The First California Lecture by Dai Vernon (written by Frederick Braue, Dariel Fitzkee) Vol. 2 No. 9 May 1976 263
Fred Robinson Focus on Bob Read, Doug Alker
Vol. 2 No. 9 May 1976 263
Barrie Richardson From A Mentalist's Notebook ideas on mentalism, Q&A, nail writer
Vol. 2 No. 10 June 1976 265
Jerry Sadowitz Revolving Revelation with sucker element
Vol. 2 No. 10 June 1976 267
Peter Duffie, Jerry K. Hartman The Go-Between sandwich card find card in the center and turn over, based on J.K. Hartman's "Centre of Attention"
Vol. 2 No. 10 June 1976 268
Gordon Bruce Reversal Move
Vol. 2 No. 10 June 1976 268
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Howard Schwarzman, Dr. Lotterio, Gaetano Papalardo, Silvan, Vanni Bossi
Vol. 2 No. 10 June 1976 269
Mark Weston Supreme Glimpse glimpse while doing a one-handed cut flourish
Vol. 2 No. 10 June 1976 270
Tommy Wonder, Billy McComb, Stanley Collins The Pip-Eating Spider published under "Jos Bema"
Related to Vol. 2 No. 10 June 1976 272
Mark Weston Continuous Ball Pen Production similar to the cigarette continuous production
Vol. 2 No. 10 June 1976 273
Fred Robinson Focus on exposure and copying, Ed Marlo, Larry Jennings, Barrie Richardson
Vol. 2 No. 10 June 1976 275
Eric Mason, Frank Everhart Eca Tuoba Ecaf borrowed deck, transforms into a rainbow deck
Related to Vol. 2 No. 11 July 1976 277
Eric Mason The Turnover Change
Vol. 2 No. 11 July 1976 278
Jock Crombie A Gag From Crombo lighter gag
Vol. 2 No. 11 July 1976 280
David Carré With An Okito Box three silver and one penny, coins travel, transpose and penetrate
Vol. 2 No. 11 July 1976 281
Fred Robinson (reviewer) Stabbed Coincidence by Larry Jennings Vol. 2 No. 11 July 1976 283
Bob Stephens Psychic Exposure card appears on polaroid photograph
Related to Vol. 2 No. 11 July 1976 284
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Marshall Brodine, Dr. Lotterio, Alberto Sitta, Shimada, Slydini
Vol. 2 No. 11 July 1976 285
Mark Weston The Spinners two selected cards are found by spinning a third one in the air
Vol. 2 No. 11 July 1976 286
Fred Robinson (reviewer) At the Table Tricks by Neal Elias Vol. 2 No. 11 July 1976 287
Fred Robinson Focus on Robert Harbin
Vol. 2 No. 11 July 1976 287
Peter Duffie Card In Case... Transposition transposition with signed odd back card
Vol. 2 No. 12 Aug. 1976 289
Pat Conway A Gag From Pat Conway thread becomes invisible when pulled free
Also published here Vol. 2 No. 12 Aug. 1976 289
Peter Duffie Positive Card Fold
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 12 Aug. 1976 290
Data entered by Lorenz Schär & Denis Behr, November 2014.