Thimble Magic

1936
Written by Jean Hugard
Work of Jean Hugard
44 pages (Stapled), published by Max Holden
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
72 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Jean Hugard Thaumaturgy Credits David Devant with inventing thimble manipulation, plus describes different types of thimbles
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Jean Hugard Technical Terms Explains thimble terms: thumb-palm, finger-palm, second finger-palm, back-palm, palm, finger-clip, steal, holder, acquitment
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Jean Hugard The Basic Sleight - Thumb-Palm No. 1 Basic thimble palm by curling finger in
Related toVariations 4
Jean Hugard Finger Practice Practice routine to master the thimble thumb palm
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Jean Hugard To Vanish a Thimble Thumb palm vanish
Inspired by 5
Jean Hugard Easy Moves With One Thimble describes four short sequences with one thimble, with some advice on how to execute thimble sleights and magic
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Jean Hugard Moves With Two Thimbles Describes five short sequences with two thimbles
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August Roterberg The Multiplying Thimbles Climax to thimble routine - thimble appears on every finger on both hands
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Jean Hugard Thumb-Palm No. II More open way of doing a thumb-palm
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Jean Hugard Thumb-Palm No. III
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Jean Hugard Thumb-Palm No. IV
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Jean Hugard Thumb-Palm No. V
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Jean Hugard Thumb-Palm Variation
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Jean Hugard Hook Vanish No. I
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Jean Hugard Hook Vanish No. II
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Jean Hugard Second Finger-Palm Hiding thimble with second finger curled in
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Jean Hugard The Fadeaway Palm Hide thimble between thumb and palm, can show palm to audience
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Jean Hugard The Back-Palm - From Middle Finger
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Jean Hugard The Back-Palm - From the Thumb Tip
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Jean Hugard The Back-Palm - From the Fork of the Thumb
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Jean Hugard The Finger-Clip - At the Front of the Hand Clipping between middle and ring finger
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Jean Hugard The Finger-Clip - At the Back of the Hand
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Jean Hugard Acquitments - From Thumb-Palm to Thumb-Palm Using Second Finger Hand-to-hand transfer
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Jean Hugard Acquitments - From Thumb-Palm in Right Hand Hand-to-hand transfer
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Jean Hugard Acquitments - From Thumb-Palm to Back of Wrist Hand-to-hand transfer
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Jean Hugard Acquitments - From Right Little Finger Hand to hand transfer
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Jean Hugard Acquitments - From the Thumb Hand to hand transfer
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Jean Hugard Acquitments - Thumb-Palm to Thumb-Palm Using Left Thumb Hand to hand transfer
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Jean Hugard Acquitments - From Little Finger to Finger-Palm Hand to hand transfer
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Jean Hugard Acquitments - For Two Thimbles At Once Transferring two thimbles from hand to hand
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Jean Hugard Vest Acquitment - Vest Vanish From Little Finger
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Jean Hugard Vest Acquitment - Vest Vanish Using the Thumb
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Jean Hugard Advanced Finger Practice Practice routine to master the different thimble palms
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Otis Manning A Finger Practice Effect Short skill demonstration of magician's nimble fingers with thimbles, two thimbles changes places on two fingers of same hand very quickly
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Jean Hugard Production of the First Thimble: Various Methods five ways to produce a single thimble in a dramatic manner, some involving fire/flash paper
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Jean Hugard 1 - Through The Hand
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Jean Hugard 2 - Swallowed and Pulled From Throat
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Jean Hugard 3 - Two Quick Moves Quick vanish and reproduction
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Jean Hugard 4 - Production From the Mouth
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Jean Hugard 5 - A Thumb Steal
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Edward Victor 6 - A "Victor"ious Vanish
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Jean Hugard 7 - A "Sucker" Vanish
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Jean Hugard 8 - Up the Arm
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Brian MacCarthy 9 - Taps Vanish thimble with a tap on the fingers (first published in "Slow Sleights", The Magic Wand)
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James Shannon 10 - Two For One Apparently showing two thimbles - visible and invisible
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Jean Hugard 11 - From Hand to Hand and Back Again Vanish and reproduction sequence
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Jean Hugard 12 - Four Thimbles From Hand to Hand Thimble-fly: four thimbles fly from hand to hand
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Jean Hugard Some Flourishes Karate thimble - catching thimble on finger in midair
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Jean Hugard P L O P Way to make a "popping" sound (like a cork from a wine bottle) when removing thimble from finger
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Jean Hugard Amputation Apparently remove thumb, with thimble as extra convincer
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Jean Hugard The Elastic Finger Stretch forefinger with thimble as convincer
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Jean Hugard Thimble Through Silk - Method No. 1
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Jean Hugard Thimble Through Silk - Method No. 2
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Edward Loyd Enochs Thimble Through Silk - Method No. 3
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Jean Hugard Thimble Through Silk - Method No. 4 - With a Faked Thimble With transparent celluloid thimble
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Jean Hugard Color Changes 1
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Jean Hugard Color Changes 2
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Jean Hugard Color Changes 3
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Jean Hugard Color Changes 4
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Jean Hugard Color Changes 5
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Jean Hugard Color Changes 6
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Jean Hugard Color Changes 7
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George Johnson Color Changes 8: Using a Special Thimble Half white/red thimble + nesting blue thimble
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James Shannon Various Routines 1 Eleven identical thimbles
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Ivor Smith Various Routines 2 Uses a black art table and a tri-color thimble and has a lemon production
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Jean Hugard Various Routines 3 - Routine With Nested Thimbles
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Jean Hugard Catching Thimbles a la Miser's Dream: Special Thimbles Miser's Dream with thimbles, with ideas on how to end the routine and what gimmicked/special thimbles to be used
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Jean Hugard 1 - Jumbo Thimbles How to produce a jumbo thimble in Miser's Dream
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Jean Hugard 2 - Half Thimbles How to use half thimbles as penetration effect
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Jean Hugard 3 - Apparatus Tricks Four thimbles vanish from performer's hand, appear at a model hand a distance away
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Jean Hugard 4 - Liaison Trick Transition from thimble routine to billiard ball, with thimble transforming into billiard ball balancing on fingertip
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Jean Hugard Production and Vanish of Four Thimbles Simultaneously Describes how to palm four thimbles, and use it to produce and vanish four thimbles
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Data entered by Harapan Ong, February 2016.