Complete File
1992-1994
Written by Martin Breese, Bob Gill
Work of Various
144 pages (Stapled), published by Martin Breese
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
60 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page Categories
Peter Warlock Editorial reprinted from Pentagram Vol. 1 No. 1, 1946
Vol. 1 No. 1 Mar. 1992 1
Peter Warlock Your Fate in a Teacup color, card and word from book predicted on three billets, reprinted from Pentagram Vol. 1 No. 1, 1946
Vol. 1 No. 1 Mar. 1992 1
Martin Breese Over and Out.... about the magazine
Vol. 1 No. 1 Mar. 1992 3
Martin Breese On the small screen... about current magic on TV
Vol. 1 No. 1 Mar. 1992 4
Martin Breese (reviewer) The Secret Cabaret Vol. 1 No. 1 Mar. 1992 4
Martin Breese (reviewer) The Pallbearers' Revue by Jerry Sadowitz Vol. 1 No. 1 Mar. 1992 4
Philip T. Goldstein Octext spectator choses one of eight words and removes its letters from alphabet deck, divined with pendulum, binary coding via card removal from deck, for correction see reference
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 1 No. 1 Mar. 1992 6
John Holland (reviewer) Randy Wakeman Presents by Randy Wakeman Vol. 1 No. 1 Mar. 1992 8
Peter Warlock The Hilliard Syndrome medium called, coding through name of medium
Variations Vol. 1 No. 1 Mar. 1992 10
Peter Warlock Childs Play card placed in box divined by medium, magnetic card box
Vol. 1 No. 1 Mar. 1992 11
Charles Cameron Devilish Sorcery progressive spelling with word cards
Vol. 1 No. 1 Mar. 1992 12
Tom Waterman Sucker Colour Changing Silks "Ken Brooke's original instructions"
Variations Vol. 1 No. 1 Mar. 1992 14
Thomas Alan Waters (reviewer) David Copperfield: Magic for the 90's by David Copperfield
longer review of his show in Los Angeles, 1991
Vol. 1 No. 1 Mar. 1992 19
Tom Sellers Tissue Paper Monte three hats and colored paper balls, monte routine for stage, reprinted from Pentagram Vol. 1 No. 1, 1946
Vol. 1 No. 1 Mar. 1992 23
Martin Breese Over & Out
Vol. 1 No. 2 Aug. 1992 3
Roy Johnson Objective three objects selected via cards with words on them, predicted, one-ahead
Vol. 1 No. 2 Aug. 1992 5
Philip T. Goldstein True Hue colors on cards used for selection of a color, this is predicted, includes sucker gag prediction
Vol. 1 No. 2 Aug. 1992 8
Corvello 10/11 Force
Vol. 1 No. 2 Aug. 1992 9
John Holland (reviewer) Life Savers by Michael Weber Vol. 1 No. 2 Aug. 1992 11
Bob Gill, Peter Duffie Collusion Illusion three cards selected, Aces used, Ace with selected suit turns over, all have selected King of Hearts, other Aces change into three Kings of Hearts, then Aces are the four Kings
Inspired byVariations Vol. 1 No. 2 Aug. 1992 14
Bob Farmer Overcon two cards thought of from fanned deck and then divined
Vol. 1 No. 2 Aug. 1992 19
Jack Chanin The Jack Chanin Application Part 2 of Ken Brooke's instructions of Tom Waterman's Sucker Colour-Changing Silks
  • Note by Ken Brooke
  • The Disposal Of The Gimmick
  • The Loading Of The Gimmick
  • The Disposal Of The Loads On Your Person
  • Working
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 2 Aug. 1992 21
Philip T. Goldstein Octext corrected description, spectator choses one of eight words and removes its letters from alphabet deck, divined with pendulum, binary coding via card removal from deck
Related to Vol. 1 No. 2 Aug. 1992 27
Bob Gill Over and Out... Blackpool, Copperfield
Vol. 1 No. 3 Oct. 1992 3
Martin Breese A Brief Discourse from Martin Breese
Vol. 1 No. 3 Oct. 1992 5
Martin Breese, Bob Gill In Memoriam on death of Edwin Hooper & Dai Vernon
Vol. 1 No. 3 Oct. 1992 6
Dave Campbell Oil & Water Plus 4&4, using cards with OIL and WATER printed on them, they change into pictures of other drinks and whiskeys as finale
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 3 Oct. 1992 8
Dean Nicholas Boston Box Routine three phases, coins appear in box, one-by-one traveling, as finale all coins travel from box to hand at once
Vol. 1 No. 3 Oct. 1992 10
Dean Nicholas The Swoop Turnover
Vol. 1 No. 3 Oct. 1992 13
Dean Nicholas The Covered Click Pass apparently two coins are placed into coin box at once, really only one
Vol. 1 No. 3 Oct. 1992 14
Bob Gill The Race Is On odd-backed
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 3 Oct. 1992 15
Bob Gill Hindu Shuffle Force Handling
Vol. 1 No. 3 Oct. 1992 16
Al Koran Miracle Wallet Five Star Prediction, edited reprint of "Ken Brooke's instructions" from 1982
  • Another Handling (sixteen cards distributed on table, one chosen, predicted in wallet)
Vol. 1 No. 3 Oct. 1992 18
Bob Gill Over & Out... on MAGIC magazine, UK magicians
Vol. 1 No. 4 Jan. 1993 1
Al Smith A Musing "Some thoughts on cards", on card magic & practicing
Vol. 1 No. 4 Jan. 1993 2
Al Smith Confusion Delusion three cards selected, aces used, ace with selected suit turns over, all chose KH, other aces change into 3 KHs, AH as well, then they're all four kings
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 4 Jan. 1993 5
Dave Campbell Duplicity signed card vanishes from small packet and reappears under jumbo card, repeat, then small packet transforms into duplicates of selection
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 4 Jan. 1993 7
Ken Brooke The Ken Brooke Coin Trick edited reprint from 1964, coin penetrates silk into glass twice
Inspired by
  • "The Marconick Coin Trick", ca. 1963
Variations
Vol. 1 No. 4 Jan. 1993 11
Ken Brooke Finger-Palm Tip
Vol. 1 No. 4 Jan. 1993 14
Bob Gill Bob Gill on The Ken Brooke Coin Trick observations on Brooke's coin-through-silk and magnetic coins
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 4 Jan. 1993 15
Walter Brusa Afterthoughts on Peter Warlock's Hilliard Syndrome simplified coding
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 4 Jan. 1993 17
Dean Nicholas Handling of Peter Kane's Gypsy Curse written up by Anthony Owen
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 4 Jan. 1993 18
Bob Gill Over & Out... on Ken Brooke
Vol. 1 No. 5 Nov. 1993 3
Bob Gill Ken Brooke's Routine Magazine information about the magazine and a listing of the contents of its three issues
Vol. 1 No. 5 Nov. 1993 4
Bob Gill On making the Trilby Deck Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck, end-stripper & svengali combo, sanding instead of cutting
Related to Vol. 1 No. 5 Nov. 1993 5
Ken Brooke The Ken Brooke Routine with Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck - Part One edited reprint from Brooke's magazine "Routine" (1950), routine begins and ends without the set of duplicates, aces cut to top in one cut, assembly routine, end strippers
Vol. 1 No. 5 Nov. 1993 7
The False Mixing charlier shuffle
Vol. 1 No. 5 Nov. 1993 9
Ken Brooke The Ken Brooke Routine with Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck - Part Two edited reprint from Brooke's magazine "Routine" (1950), Triumph with End Strippers, two selections (one only thought of) from two piles end up next to each other
Vol. 1 No. 5 Nov. 1993 12
Faro Substitute dealing from both hands, non-faro faro
Vol. 1 No. 5 Nov. 1993 15
Ken Brooke The Ken Brooke Routine with Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck - Part Three edited reprint from Brooke's magazine "Routine" (1950), card to top, jumps from packet to packet, all cards shown alike, ends clean
Vol. 1 No. 5 Nov. 1993 16
Bob Gill Over & (finally) Out... on The Wizard magazine, Pallbearers Review, Richard's Almanac
Vol. 1 No. 6 Jan. 1994 3
A Card & Egg Trick trick wand, reprinted from Vol. 1 No. 1 of "The Wizard", Sept. 1905
Vol. 1 No. 6 Jan. 1994 4
Basil Horwitz Body Language Challenge body language reading presentation
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 6 Jan. 1994 7
Basil Horwitz Lowest Card Force deck cut in piles, top cards removed, lowest card thought-of
Vol. 1 No. 6 Jan. 1994 7
Bob Gill Covering All Angles on multiple out prediction, classic with small choices
Inspired by
  • "Sales Talk" (Len Becher, Abracadabra)
Vol. 1 No. 6 Jan. 1994 10
Bob Gill Extra Sensory Prediction chosen ESP symbol predicted
Vol. 1 No. 6 Jan. 1994 10
Bob Gill Invisible Choice dice rolled, number predicted with coins
Vol. 1 No. 6 Jan. 1994 13
Bob Gill Boxing Match three coins in box, chosen one predicted
Vol. 1 No. 6 Jan. 1994 15
Bob Gill Gyro-Compass Chinese compass applied to coin with straight sides
Vol. 1 No. 6 Jan. 1994 17
Dave Campbell Cannibals & Missionaries unusual routine with cards with pictures on them
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 6 Jan. 1994 18
Data entered by Denis Behr.