Baker, Al

Book

1935
Written by Al Baker
Work of Al Baker

39 pages (Paperback), published by Max Holden
Illustrated with drawings by Clayton Rawson*
Language: English

19 entries

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Al Baker	To My Friends, Professional and Amateur		Also published here To My Friends, Professional and Amateur (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	4	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Al Baker	A Glass Vanish	with liquid	Also published here A Glass Vanish (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	5	Glass / Vanish
Al Baker	Gee!!	deck vanish, with handkerchief, unload in pocket	Also published here Gee!! (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003) Related to Gambling Expose (Milton Kort, The Cardiste, 1958) also in: Kicker In the End (Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 3, 1968) Pocket Ditching Ruse (Al Baker, Kort, 1999) Variations The Vanishing Pack (Ken De Courcy, The World's Fastest Card Trick, 1980) The Vanishing Deck (Al Baker, Roberto Giobbi, Card College — Volume 3, 1998)	7	Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Location with kicker
Al Baker	Undercover	drawing duplication, mirror (!)	Also published here Undercover (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	9	Mental Magic / Effects / Design or Drawing Duplication Slate / Peeking
Al Baker	Another 4 Ace Trick!	more stand up, one packet in a glass	Also published here Another Four-Ace Trick! (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003) Variations Ases Rápidos (Joaquín Matas, A Fuego Lento — Volumen I, 2014)	11	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Classic
Al Baker	Your Pulse Tells	spectator's index finger finds card, thick card ("click")	Also published here Your Pulse Tells (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	14	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Thick Card
Al Baker	A Card and A Number - 2nd Method	same method, with short cards to mark positions	Also published here A Card and A Number - Second Method (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003) Inspired by A Card and A Number (Al Baker, Al Baker's Book, 1933) also in: Al Baker's Nikola Miracle (Jacob Daley's Notebooks, 1972) A Card and A Number (The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	16	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Any Card at Any Number Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Other Stacks / Full Deck
Al Baker	Baker's Bill Switch		Also published here Baker's Bill Switch (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	18	Bill / Switches / In the Hands / Miscellaneous
Al Baker	Unsight and Unseen	finding two chosen cards in pocket, short pack	Also published here Unsight and Unseen (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003) Variations And Now... Two Cards from the Pocket (Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra, Notes, 1997) also in: Two-Pocket Partagás (The Art of Switching Decks, 2013) Fan Dancer (Tom Stone, Genii, 2013)	20	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Short Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Sense of Touch / Miscellaneous
Al Baker	Sex Appeal	ring moves on table, thread	Also published here Sex Appeal (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003) also in: Sex Appeal (Al Baker, Genii, 2003)	22	Ring / Finger Rings / Animation
Al Baker	Come Seven!	placing three dice onto table in special configuration so different sides add up to seven, spectator cannot duplicate it	Also published here Come Seven (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	24	Dice (small) / Miscellaneous Games / Bar Bets & Puzzles
Al Baker	Lost and Found	divided deck, one riffle shuffle by spectator	Also published here Lost and Found (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	25	Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Divided Deck Cards / Principles / Riffle Shuffle Concepts / Divided Stack Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Al Baker	Something from Nothing	interesting loading principle from table	Also published here Something from Nothing (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	27	Table & Servante Tamburin
Al Baker	Pass the Salt	using salt, one card of three	Also published here Pass the Salt! (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	29	Cards / Principles / Salt Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Al Baker	Button Button!	thread-penetration, using mini-drawer box	Also published here Button Button! (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	30	Button
Al Baker	The Name Is - !	one billet, using a leather book	Also published here The Name Is - ! (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	32	Billet / Readings
Al Baker	Me and the Missus	coding card to assistent, stacked pack	Also published here Me and the Missus (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	34	Propless / Coding / Using Assistant Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Coding / Using Assistant Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / by Assistant
Al Baker	A Novel Escape		Also published here A Novel Escape (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	36	Escapes / Boxes
Al Baker	The Milky Way	glass of milk vanishes from paper, reappears in hat	Also published here The Milky Way (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	38	Liquid / Traveling Glass / Vanish Liquid / Vanish

Data entered by Denis Behr, July 2022.

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