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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	AA	Categories
living and dead test \n \n al baker 1920s the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Living and Dead Test			1920s	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)	471		→ Mental Magic / Effects / Living and Dead Test
al baker's billet reading extraordinary \n one ahead \n al baker 1920s the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Al Baker's Billet Reading Extraordinary	one ahead		1920s	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)	463		→ Billet / Readings
the billet test \n \n al baker 1920s the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Billet Test			1920s	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)	467		→ Billet / Readings
two-person slate test \n \n al baker 1920s the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Two-Person Slate Test			1920s	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)	465		→ Billet / Two-Person Reading
the pack that cuts itself \n thread \n al baker 1920s the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Pack that cuts itself	thread		1920s	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)	470		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Haunted Deck / Thread
two souls with but a single thought \n coincidence & prediction, two cards \n al baker \n lady and gentleman \n theodore annemann 1920s the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Two Souls with but a single Thought	coincidence & prediction, two cards	Related to Lady and Gentleman (Theodore Annemann, 1940)	1920s	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)	476		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Miscellaneous → Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Multiple Card Prediction
al baker's mind-reading card trick \n locator cards, one-ahead, billets \n al baker 1920s the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Al Baker's Mind-Reading Card Trick	locator cards, one-ahead, billets		1920s	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)	474		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
al baker's pack, 2. \n \n al baker 1920s the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Al Baker's Pack, 2.			1920s	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)	479		→ Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Short Cards / Short End
al baker's deck of cards \n with wide locator \n al baker 1920s the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Al Baker's Deck of Cards	with wide locator		1920s	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)	474		→ Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Wide Card
1. al baker's pack \n \n al baker 1920s the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	1. Al Baker's Pack			1920s	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)	479		→ Cards / Principles / One Way / Miscellaneous
how to exchange a pack of cards a prearranged pack \n pocket \n al baker \n selected sources for deck switches \n roberto giobbi 1920s the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	How to exchange a pack of cards a prearranged pack	pocket	Related to Selected Sources for Deck Switches (Roberto Giobbi, 2013)	1920s	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)	467		→ Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / In context of Routine
my method of getting rid of flap while in audience \n see title \n al baker 1920s the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	My Method of getting rid of flap while in audience	see title		1920s	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)	466		→ Slate / Flaps & Moving Parts
introduction \n \n al baker 1931 the book without a name Al Baker	Introduction			1931	The Book Without A Name	7		→ Articles / Intros & Epilogues
al baker's famous two souls trick \n coincidence & prediction, two cards \n al baker \n al baker's "twin soul" card prediction \n al baker 1932 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Al Baker's Famous Two Souls Trick	coincidence & prediction, two cards	Related to Al Baker's "Twin Soul" Card Prediction (Al Baker, 1941/27)	1932	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack)	485		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Miscellaneous → Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Multiple Card Prediction
al baker's poker face \n short card, cards found as they are riffled before the spectators' eyes \n al baker 1932 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Al Baker's Poker Face	short card, cards found as they are riffled before the spectators' eyes		1932	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack)	486		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Funny Locations (whatever that means...)
the two-card location \n one-way \n al baker \n one-way reversal \n al baker 1932 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Two-Card Location	one-way	Related to One-Way Reversal (Al Baker, 1973)	1932	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack)	481		→ Cards / Principles / One Way / Miscellaneous → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location
mind reading trick \n locator cards, one-ahead, billets \n al baker 1932 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Mind Reading Trick	locator cards, one-ahead, billets		1932	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack)	483		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
al baker's wonderful prediction \n position of card, pocket-writing \n al baker 1932 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Al Baker's Wonderful Prediction	position of card, pocket-writing		1932	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack)	484		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Number Prediction → Mental Magic / Principles / Pocket Writing
the card counting mystery \n cutting same amount than spectator, short and wide cards \n al baker 1932 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Card Counting Mystery	cutting same amount than spectator, short and wide cards		1932	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack)	481		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Packet thickness
al baker's pack, 3. \n \n al baker 1932 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Al Baker's Pack, 3.			1932	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack)	480		→ Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Wide Card
4. al baker's pack \n \n al baker 1932 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	4. Al Baker's Pack			1932	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack)	480		→ Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / Si Stebbins
al baker's billet mystery \n three billets, envelopes, including the umbrella move \n al baker \n your thought \n cyril marriott \n handling billets \n malcolm davison \n the umbrella move \n unknown \n al baker 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Al Baker's Billet Mystery	three billets, envelopes, including the umbrella move	Related to Your Thought (Cyril Marriott, 1944) Handling Billets (Malcolm Davison, 1960) The Umbrella Move (Unknown, Al Baker, 1978)	1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	92		→ Billet / Readings → Billet / Secret Reading Methods & Peeks → Billet / Switches
al baker's pet hat trick \n hat as a utility prop to exchange billets... \n al baker 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Al Baker's Pet Hat Trick	hat as a utility prop to exchange billets...		1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	77		→ Bill / Number-Reading → Billet / Switches → Clothing / Hat
the pack that cuts itself \n thread \n al baker 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Pack that cuts itself	thread		1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	73		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Haunted Deck / Thread
al baker's rising cards \n \n al baker 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Al Baker's Rising Cards			1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	78		→ Cards / Principles / Thread Work → Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Thread
the matchmakers \n two cards torn, spectator sort out the pieces face down, props... \n al baker 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Matchmakers	two cards torn, spectator sort out the pieces face down, props...		1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	89		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Miscellaneous
the impossible discovery \n forcing deck, two deck switches \n al baker \n baker's impossible discovery - fb improvement \n frederick braue 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Impossible Discovery	forcing deck, two deck switches	Variations Baker's Impossible Discovery - FB Improvement (Frederick Braue, 1985)	1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	83		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck → Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
the finger points \n reading body language, thought-of card \n al baker 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Finger Points	reading body language, thought-of card		1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	88		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards) → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous → Mental Magic / Principles / Tells & Body Language
"say when!" \n two cards, partial forcing deck \n al baker \n now! \n jean-eugène robert-houdin \n mentalex? \n theodore annemann 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	"Say When!"	two cards, partial forcing deck	Related to Now! (Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, 1944) Mentalex? (Theodore Annemann, 1952)	1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	91		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick
a card and a number \n number free, card forced from a second deck \n al baker \n a card and a number - take three \n steve beam \n any card at our numbers \n ryan plunkett 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	A Card and A Number	number free, card forced from a second deck	Variations A Card and A Number - Take Three (Steve Beam, 2004) Any Card At Our Numbers (Ryan Plunkett, 2020)	1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	76		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Any Card at Any Number → Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Full Deck
cards of thought \n \n al baker 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Cards of Thought			1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	84		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Princess Card Trick (Matrix)
pocket switch \n twice in context \n al baker 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Pocket Switch	twice in context		1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	83		→ Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / In context of Routine → Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / Technical / Miscellaneous
al baker's addition trick \n with assistent, code \n al baker 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Al Baker's Addition Trick	with assistent, code		1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	86		→ Numbers / Thought Reading and similar → Propless / Coding / Using Assistant
feel my pulse! \n \n al baker 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Feel My Pulse!			1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	80		→ Numbers / Thought Reading and similar
the one-man "lights up" seance \n for hands \n al baker 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The One-Man "Lights Up" Seance	for hands		1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	75		→ Rope / Knots for Escapes → Mental Magic / Effects / Seance Stuff
another rope is cut and restored! \n \n al baker 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Another Rope is Cut and Restored!			1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	87		→ Rope / Cut & Restored
the self-unknotting handkerchief \n thread, not fixed to body \n al baker 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Self-Unknotting Handkerchief	thread, not fixed to body		1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	96		→ Silk & Handkerchief / Animation
the al baker wrist tie \n through spectator's arm \n al baker 1933 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Al Baker Wrist Tie	through spectator's arm		1933	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)	81		→ Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration of Other Objects
the fall of the wise \n sucker for wise guys, gaffed \n al baker 1934 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Fall of the Wise	sucker for wise guys, gaffed		1934	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Cardially Yours)	492		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Eccentric Gaffs → Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Three Card Monte / Authentic (more or less)
a dirty trick \n stacked, daub \n al baker 1934 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	A Dirty Trick	stacked, daub		1934	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Cardially Yours)	493		→ Cards / Principles / Daub → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
out on location \n interesting \n al baker \n out on location \n al baker 1934 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Out on Location	interesting	Also published here Out on Location (Al Baker, 1937)	1934	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Cardially Yours)	489		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
eyes all around \n performer produces card with value of number of cards by spectator \n al baker 1934 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Eyes All Around	performer produces card with value of number of cards by spectator		1934	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Cardially Yours)	490		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous
color flight \n \n al baker 1934 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Color Flight			1934	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Cardially Yours)	487		→ Cards / Principles / Sticky → Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) Across / Odd Backed
al baker's stacked deck \n eight kings variant to know positions, fifty cards \n al baker 1934 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Al Baker's Stacked Deck	eight Kings variant to know positions, fifty cards		1934	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Cardially Yours)	493		→ Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Full Stack (DONT USE THIS)
the one i like \n performer know which object is taken, bloodless hand \n al baker \n lesson \n al baker 1934 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The One I Like	performer know which object is taken, bloodless hand	Also published here Lesson (Al Baker, 1978)	1934	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Cardially Yours)	495		→ Random Object / Miscellaneous
the perfect club slate routine \n name written up secretly on paper appears on slate \n theodore annemann \n al baker 1934 sh-h-h--! it's a secret Theodore Annemann, Al Baker	The Perfect Club Slate Routine	name written up secretly on paper appears on slate		1934	SH-H-H--! It's A Secret	22		→ Mental Magic / Effects / Seance Stuff → Paper / Envelopes / Window Envelope → Slate / Flaps & Moving Parts
the two person location \n two bottom cards code two selections to assistant in other room, stacked \n theodore annemann \n two person location \n theodore annemann \n the knockout \n clayton brown \n tricks i like - 1. \n al baker 1934 sh-h-h--! it's a secret Theodore Annemann	The Two Person Location	two bottom cards code two selections to assistant in other room, stacked	Related to Two Person Location (Theodore Annemann, 1937) The Knockout (Clayton Brown, 1937) Tricks I Like - 1. (Al Baker, 2003)	1934	SH-H-H--! It's A Secret	20		→ Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Full Stack (DONT USE THIS) → Cards / Principles / Coding / Using Assistant → Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / by Assistant
the name is - ! \n one billet, using a leather book \n al baker 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Name Is - !	one billet, using a leather book		1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	118		→ Billet / Readings
baker's bill switch \n \n al baker 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Baker's Bill Switch			1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	110		→ Bill / Switches
lost and found \n divided deck, one riffle shuffle by spectator \n al baker 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Lost and Found	divided deck, one riffle shuffle by spectator		1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	114		→ 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
pass the salt! \n using salt, one card of three \n al baker 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Pass the Salt!	using salt, one card of three		1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	116		→ Cards / Principles / Salt → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
gee!! \n deck vanish \n al baker \n the vanishing deck \n al baker \n roberto giobbi 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Gee!!	Deck vanish	Variations The Vanishing Deck (Al Baker, Roberto Giobbi, 1998)	1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	103		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Deck → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Location with kicker
unsight and unseen \n finding two chosen cards in pocket, short pack \n al baker \n and now... two cards from the pocket \n adrian "ramblar" guerra 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Unsight and Unseen	finding two chosen cards in pocket, short pack	Variations And Now... Two Cards from the Pocket (Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra, 1997)	1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	110		→ 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
your pulse tells \n spectator's index finger finds card, thick card ("click") \n al baker 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Your Pulse Tells	spectator's index finger finds card, thick card ("click")		1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	108		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card → Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Thick Card
me and miss missus \n coding card to assistent, stacked pack \n al baker 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Me and Miss Missus	coding card to assistent, stacked pack		1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	119		→ Propless / Coding / Using Assistant → Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Miscellaneous → Cards / Principles / Coding / Using Assistant → Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / by Assistant
a card and a number - second method \n same method, with short cards to mark positions \n al baker 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	A Card and A Number - Second Method	same method, with short cards to mark positions		1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	109		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Any Card at Any Number
another four-ace trick! \n more stand up, one packet in a glass \n al baker \n ases rápidos \n joaquín matas 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Another Four-Ace Trick!	more stand up, one packet in a glass	Variations Ases Rápidos (Joaquín Matas, 2014)	1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	106		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Classic
a novel escape \n \n al baker 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	A Novel Escape			1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	120		→ Escapes / Boxes
a glass vanish \n with liquid \n al baker 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	A Glass Vanish	with liquid		1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	101		→ Glass / Vanish
a milky way \n glass of milk vanishes from paper, reappears in hat \n al baker 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	A Milky Way	glass of milk vanishes from paper, reappears in hat		1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	122		→ Liquid / Traveling → Glass / Vanish → Liquid / Vanish
button button! \n thread-penetration, using mini-drawer box \n al baker 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Button Button!	thread-penetration, using mini-drawer box		1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	117		→ Button
undercover \n drawing duplication, mirror (!) \n al baker 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Undercover	drawing duplication, mirror (!)		1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	105		→ Mental Magic / Effects / Design Duplication → Slate / Peeking
something from nothing \n interesting loading principle from table \n al baker 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Something from Nothing	interesting loading principle from table		1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	115		→ Tamburin
sex appeal \n ring moves on table, thread \n al baker 1935 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Sex Appeal	ring moves on table, thread		1935	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)	113		→ Ring / Finger Rings / Animation
the master mind \n two decks, three cards are predicted \n theodore annemann \n al baker 1935 complete one man mental and psychic routine Theodore Annemann, Al Baker	The Master Mind	two decks, three cards are predicted		1935	Complete One Man Mental and Psychic Routine	16		→ Cards / Principles / One Ahead → Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Full Stack (DONT USE THIS) → Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Multiple Card Prediction → Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Wide Card → Billet / Index
april 1935 \n on the death of john northern hilliard, al baker, over-proof, simplicity \n theodore annemann 1935 the jinx 1-50 Theodore Annemann	April 1935	on the death of John Northern Hilliard, Al Baker, over-proof, simplicity		1935	The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 7)	25		→ Articles / Columns
editor speaking \n on frank lane, max holden, harlan tarbell, exposure, jacob steisel, al baker \n theodore annemann 1936 the jinx 1-50 Theodore Annemann	Editor Speaking	on Frank Lane, Max Holden, Harlan Tarbell, exposure, Jacob Steisel, Al Baker		1936	The Jinx 1-50 (Issue Winter Extra 1935/36)	82		→ Articles / Columns
seventeen down \n selection appears at number foretold by magician. effect allows magician to secretly cull the four kings to the top for a later routine. \n victor farelli \n (al baker, the sphinx, 1932) 1936 "lend me your pack" Victor Farelli	Seventeen Down	Selection appears at number foretold by magician. Effect allows magician to secretly cull the four Kings to the top for a later routine.	Inspired by (Al Baker, The Sphinx, 1932)	1936	"Lend Me Your Pack"	12		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers) → Cards / Sleights / Culling / Miscellaneous
a version of the al baker three billet trick \n three cards that are selected (one thought-of) and written on a billet are divined, stacked deck \n theodore annemann \n al baker 1936 the jinx 1-50 Theodore Annemann, Al Baker	A Version of the Al Baker Three Billet Trick	three cards that are selected (one thought-of) and written on a billet are divined, stacked deck		1936	The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 19)	108		→ Cards / Principles / One Ahead → Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards) → Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Full Stack (DONT USE THIS) → Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
numero! \n end sum also predicts name of spectator \n al baker 1936 the jinx 1-50 Al Baker	Numero!	end sum also predicts name of spectator		1936	The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 22)	125		→ Numbers / Prediction & Sum-Divination
medium writes card predictions \n three predictions of a selected written on a piece of paper next to the name of the spectator and thrown into a bowl \n theodore annemann \n al baker 1937 "en rapport" Theodore Annemann, Al Baker	Medium Writes Card Predictions	three predictions of a selected written on a piece of paper next to the name of the spectator and thrown into a bowl		1937	"En Rapport"	6		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Multiple Card Prediction → Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / One Ahead Classic Triple Prediction → Mental Magic / Effects / Two Person Telepathy
twin souls \n two cards \n al baker \n twin souls \n al baker 1937 encyclopedia of card tricks Al Baker	Twin Souls	two cards	Also published here Twin Souls (Al Baker, 1972)	1937	Encyclopedia of Card Tricks	17		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Multiple Card Prediction
the finger points \n muscle reading, thought of card \n al baker 1937 encyclopedia of card tricks Al Baker	The Finger Points	muscle reading, thought of card		1937	Encyclopedia of Card Tricks	29		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards) → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
out on location \n \n al baker \n out on location \n al baker 1937 encyclopedia of card tricks Al Baker	Out on Location		Also published here Out on Location (Al Baker, 1934)	1937	Encyclopedia of Card Tricks	186		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
switching the deck - 3. al baker's method no. 1 \n pocket work \n al baker 1937 encyclopedia of card tricks Al Baker	Switching the Deck - 3. Al Baker's Method No. 1	pocket work		1937	Encyclopedia of Card Tricks	190		→ Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / Technical / Miscellaneous
switching the deck - 4. al baker's method no. 2 \n during trick in which cards are felt with fingertips in pocket \n al baker 1937 encyclopedia of card tricks Al Baker	Switching the Deck - 4. Al Baker's Method No. 2	during trick in which cards are felt with fingertips in pocket		1937	Encyclopedia of Card Tricks	190		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Sense of Touch / Card Identity → Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / In context of Routine
a card and a number \n two decks openly used \n al baker 1937 encyclopedia of card tricks Al Baker	A Card and a Number	two decks openly used		1937	Encyclopedia of Card Tricks	232		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Any Card at Any Number → Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Full Stack (DONT USE THIS)
impossible card discovery \n forcing deck, two deck switches \n al baker 1937 encyclopedia of card tricks Al Baker	Impossible Card Discovery	forcing deck, two deck switches		1937	Encyclopedia of Card Tricks	284		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck → Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
"say when" \n two cards, partial forcing deck \n al baker 1937 encyclopedia of card tricks Al Baker	"Say When"	two cards, partial forcing deck		1937	Encyclopedia of Card Tricks	322		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick
think "stop" \n wax pellet \n al baker 1937 encyclopedia of card tricks Al Baker	Think "Stop"	wax pellet		1937	Encyclopedia of Card Tricks	323		→ Cards / Principles / Sticky → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Think Stop Trick
number please \n - audley walsh method - al baker method \n al baker \n audley walsh 1937 encyclopedia of card tricks Al Baker, Audley Walsh	Number Please	Audley Walsh Method Al Baker Method		1937	Encyclopedia of Card Tricks	325		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / For normal phone conversations
pocket gesture deck switch \n \n al baker 1937 the jinx 1-50 Al Baker	Pocket Gesture Deck Switch			1937	The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 35)	237		→ Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / Technical / Miscellaneous
ii. al baker \n card stars of the u.s.a. intro \n john northern hilliard 1938 greater magic John Northern Hilliard	II. Al Baker	Card Stars of the U.S.A. intro		1938	Greater Magic	542		→ Articles / Biographical
a problem in plumbago \n stacked and daub \n al baker 1938 greater magic Al Baker	A Problem in Plumbago	stacked and daub		1938	Greater Magic	67		→ Cards / Principles / Daub → Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Full Stack (DONT USE THIS) → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
the incomprehensible divination \n row of ten cards, see original longer introduction on <a href="show.php?book=227">page 1128</a> \n al baker 1938 greater magic Al Baker	The Incomprehensible Divination	Row of Ten Cards, see original longer introduction on page 1128		1938	Greater Magic	150		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Row of Cards
another baker twist on the old ten-card trick \n row of ten cards \n al baker 1938 greater magic Al Baker	Another Baker Twist on the old Ten-Card Trick	Row of Ten Cards		1938	Greater Magic	153		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Row of Cards
the magic thrust. ii \n spectator pushes card reversed next to selection behind back \n al baker 1938 greater magic Al Baker	The Magic Thrust. II	spectator pushes card reversed next to selection behind back		1938	Greater Magic	262		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / Magic Thrust & Variations → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous
the migrating cards \n odd backed, all at once in spectators' pockets \n al baker 1938 greater magic Al Baker	The Migrating Cards	odd backed, all at once in spectators' pockets		1938	Greater Magic	292		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Follow the Leader → Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Miscellaneous
with prepared cards \n name of a red card is written on every black card in stacked deck \n al baker 1938 greater magic Al Baker	With Prepared Cards	name of a red card is written on every black card in stacked deck		1938	Greater Magic	343		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Miscellaneous → Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions
a prediction \n svengali deck, with half-deck clean-up switch \n al baker \n a prediction \n al baker \n a prediction \n al baker 1938 greater magic Al Baker	A Prediction	svengali deck, with half-deck clean-up switch	Also published here A Prediction (Al Baker, 2001) A Prediction (Al Baker, 2003)	1938	Greater Magic	433		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card → Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / In context of Routine → Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Svengali Principle / Svengali Deck
"cherchez la femme." (find the woman.) \n using stand with three cases with holes onto it \n al baker \n another here, there and everywhere \n robert "bob" j. gunther 1938 greater magic Al Baker	"Cherchez La Femme." (Find the woman.)	using stand with three cases with holes onto it	Variations Another Here, There and Everywhere (Robert "Bob" J. Gunther, 1950)	1938	Greater Magic	512		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Three Card Monte / Packet Trick with Monte theme
red-black detection \n method to set up during trick \n al baker 1938 greater magic Al Baker	Red-Black Detection	method to set up during trick		1938	Greater Magic	542		→ Cards / Sleights / Culling / Red/Black Separations → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
mysterious divination \n spectators put packets in pocket, performer divines number of cards for each, stacked deck \n al baker \n mysterious divination \n al baker 1938 greater magic Al Baker	Mysterious Divination	spectators put packets in pocket, performer divines number of cards for each, stacked deck	Also published here Mysterious Divination (Al Baker, 2003)	1938	Greater Magic	544		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Packet thickness
al baker's dyeing silks \n dye tube \n al baker 1938 greater magic Al Baker	Al Baker's Dyeing Silks	dye tube		1938	Greater Magic	609		→ Silk & Handkerchief / Color Change
dime under one of three cards \n spectator puts dime beneath one of three card, performer divines which card \n al baker 1938 greater magic Al Baker	Dime Under One of Three Cards	spectator puts dime beneath one of three card, performer divines which card		1938	Greater Magic	681		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Mental Stuff
the reborn cigarette \n with initialed cigarette \n al baker 1938 greater magic Al Baker	The Reborn Cigarette	with initialed cigarette		1938	Greater Magic	748		→ Cigarette/Cigar / Torn & Restored
the new rice bowls \n \n al baker 1938 greater magic Al Baker	The New Rice Bowls			1938	Greater Magic	839		→ Bowl / Rice Bowl
nufind \n two key cards \n al baker \n nufind \n al baker 1938 the jinx 1-50 Al Baker	Nufind	two key cards	Also published here Nufind (Al Baker, 1972)	1938	The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 44)	299		→ Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
effect 3 \n using index card, matrix principle \n al baker 1939 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Effect 3	using index card, matrix principle		1939	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Effects 1, 2, and 3)	499		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous → Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Princess Card Trick (Matrix)
effect 2 \n cut-deeper flair challenge location \n al baker 1939 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Effect 2	cut-deeper flair challenge location		1939	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Effects 1, 2, and 3)	498		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer
effect 1 \n roughed \n al baker 1939 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Effect 1	roughed		1939	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Effects 1, 2, and 3)	497		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck
nested envelopes switch \n \n unknown \n al baker 1939 the jinx 51-100 Unknown, Al Baker	Nested Envelopes Switch			1939	The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 67)	465		→ Paper / Envelopes / Switching the Envelope
traveling sugar \n adaption of al baker's salt vanish with rice bowls \n dr. victor m. trask 1940 the jinx 101-151 Dr. Victor M. Trask	Traveling Sugar	adaption of Al Baker's Salt Vanish with Rice Bowls		1940	The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 107)	641		→ Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Traveling & Vanish / Props (big ones) → Bowl / Rice Bowl
lady and gentleman \n two card prediction with billet index \n theodore annemann \n two souls with but a single thought \n al baker \n the lady and the gentleman \n theodore annemann 1940 the jinx 51-100 Theodore Annemann	Lady and Gentleman	two card prediction with billet index	Inspired by Two Souls with but a single Thought (Al Baker, 1920s) Related to The Lady and the Gentleman (Theodore Annemann, 1934)	1940	The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 82)	529		→ Cards / Principles / Card Index → Cards / Principles / One Ahead → Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Multiple Card Prediction → Billet / Index
living and dead test plus \n with assistent, number total, code \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Living and Dead Test Plus	with assistent, number total, code		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	236		→ Mental Magic / Effects / Living and Dead Test → Mental Magic / Effects / Two Person Telepathy → Slate / Normal
the quick and the dead \n living and dead test with reading of dead name \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Quick and the Dead	living and dead test with reading of dead name		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	265		→ Billet / Readings → Mental Magic / Effects / Living and Dead Test
baker pellet switch \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Baker Pellet Switch			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	265		→ Billet / Switches
the erectile dollar bill \n lengthwise folded bill moves to stand upright, thread \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Erectile Dollar Bill	lengthwise folded bill moves to stand upright, thread		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	188		→ Bill / Animation / Miscellaneous
dollar bill and cigarette \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Dollar Bill and Cigarette			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	184		→ Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Cigarette/Cigar
the dollar bill switch \n in envelope \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Dollar Bill Switch	in envelope		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	189		→ Bill / Switches
the saturday post feat \n using memory \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Saturday Post Feat	using memory		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	227		→ Newspaper / Newspaper Test
any telephone book test \n number adding \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Any Telephone Book Test	number adding		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	223		→ Book / Telephone Book Test
the number and book test \n numbers on billets in changing bag \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Number and Book Test	numbers on billets in changing bag		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	224		→ Book / Telephone Book Test → Slate / Flaps & Moving Parts
the magician at home \n thread, on the floor (!) \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Magician at Home	thread, on the floor (!)		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	147		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Haunted Deck / Thread
the walking and jumping card \n thread \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Walking and Jumping Card	thread		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	162		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Miscellaneous
the knife dial \n to find a card in the spread \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Knife Dial	to find a card in the spread		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	166		→ Knife & Paddle / Animation → Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Animation of Other object(s) → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location
the swinging rising cards \n for club work, with hanging houlette \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Swinging Rising Cards	for Club Work, with hanging houlette		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	168		→ Cards / Principles / Thread Work → Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Thread
the pairs re-paired \n using memory, for credit information see reference \n al baker \n astronomen \n philip t. goldstein \n dai vernon 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Pairs Re-Paired	using memory, for credit information see reference	Related to Astronomen (Philip T. Goldstein, Dai Vernon, 1982)	1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	240		→ Cards / Principles / Memory → Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Mutus Nomen
one deck do as i do \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	One Deck Do as I Do			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	151		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Deck → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous
concentration \n spectator crimps his card without knowing \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Concentration	spectator crimps his card without knowing		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	219		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous → Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Miscellaneous
effect 2 \n double backer, cut-deeper flair \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Effect 2	double backer, cut-deeper flair		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	198		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
the knife dial \n earlier version \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Knife Dial	earlier version		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	270		→ Knife & Paddle / Animation → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location
poker face \n short card, cards found as they are riffled before the spectators' eyes \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Poker Face	short card, cards found as they are riffled before the spectators' eyes		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	171		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Funny Locations (whatever that means...)
acme mind reading effect \n name of card written on paper, impression \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	ACME Mind Reading Effect	name of card written on paper, impression		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	212		→ Paper / Mental Stuff → Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
cooperative conjuring \n with (forcing) dice, between ten and thirty \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Cooperative Conjuring	with (forcing) dice, between ten and thirty		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	211		→ Dice (small) / Gaffed Dice → Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers) → Numbers / Number Forces / Dice
outguessing the spectator \n thought-of numbers, two spectator, roughed deck \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Outguessing the Spectator	thought-of Numbers, two spectator, roughed deck		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	159		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers)
an impossible count \n spectators cut off packet and put in pocket, performer knows number, memorized deck \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	An Impossible Count	spectators cut off packet and put in pocket, performer knows number, memorized deck		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	233		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous → Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Packet thickness → Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Full Deck
the ambitious card \n two phases \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Ambitious Card	two phases		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	156		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Sequences
a super-superprediction \n person names card which magician has transfered to another deck, roughed \n al baker \n super-superprediction \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	A Super-Superprediction	person names card which magician has transfered to another deck, roughed	Also published here Super-Superprediction (Al Baker, 1983)	1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	216		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects → Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Person is called during performance → Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Miscellaneous
a miracle of memory \n using real memory, about thirteen cards are removed \n al baker \n card memory \n robert cassidy 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	A Miracle of Memory	using real memory, about thirteen cards are removed	Variations Card Memory (Robert Cassidy, 1995)	1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	238		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Memory / Naming missing card(s)
miniature card in balloon \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Miniature Card in Balloon			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	172		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Balloon
the half card and cigarette trick \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Half Card and Cigarette Trick			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	153		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Cigarette
a lesson in magic \n three cards, they travel back (!) \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	A Lesson in Magic	three cards, they travel back (!)		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	141		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) Across / Classic & Variations
red-black transposition \n envelopes \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Red-Black Transposition	envelopes		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	149		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) Across / Odd Backed
"roughing" it \n recipe & comments \n al baker \n roughing it \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	"Roughing" It	recipe & comments	Also published here Roughing It (Al Baker, 1983)	1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	158		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / How to Gaff and Peel... → Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Miscellaneous
herrmann's vanoish of a fan of cards \n pull \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Herrmann's Vanoish of a Fan of Cards	pull		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	157		→ Pull & Holdouts → Cards / Manipulation / Vanish / Fan
improved card code for two persons \n verbal + nonverbal \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Improved Card Code for Two Persons	verbal + nonverbal		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	161		→ Cards / Principles / Coding / Using Assistant
ambitious card \n impromptu duplicate \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Ambitious Card	impromptu duplicate		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	157		→ Cards / Principles / Duplicates / Pseudo & Impromptu Duplicate
a lesson in magic \n context of cards across \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	A Lesson in Magic	context of cards across		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	143		→ Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Right Hand / Replacement
slipping the cut - table method \n draw shift variation \n al baker \n zigging & zagging the cut \n tom gagnon 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Slipping the Cut - Table Method	Draw Shift variation	Variations Zigging & Zagging the Cut (Tom Gagnon, 2019)	1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	167		→ Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / Table Passes / One-Handed
the half card and cigarette trick \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Half Card and Cigarette Trick			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	155		→ Cigarette/Cigar / Switches
dollar bill and cigarette \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Dollar Bill and Cigarette			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	186		→ Cigarette/Cigar / Switches
the rising coin \n coin dropped in glass, rises out and drops out, thread \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Rising Coin	coin dropped in glass, rises out and drops out, thread		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	180		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Animation
the stack of quarters \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Stack of Quarters			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	178		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Spectator's Hand (Stack of Coins)
the dinner table trick \n coin through tablecloth \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Dinner Table Trick	coin through tablecloth		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	181		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Through Something else
the magical filtration of four half dollars \n \n al baker \n the magical filtration of four half dollars \n al baker \n frank garcia 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Magical Filtration of Four Half Dollars		Related to The Magical Filtration of Four Half Dollars (Al Baker, Frank Garcia, 1952)	1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	175		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / One by One
bending a half dollar \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Bending a Half Dollar			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	182		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Torn & Bent Coin → Mental Magic / Effects / Metal Bending
a knotty problem \n into handkerchief held by spectator in which spectator tied a knot \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	A Knotty Problem	into handkerchief held by spectator in which spectator tied a knot		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	183		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Coins to Handkerchief
envelopes and coin \n in paper and three envelopes \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Envelopes and Coin	in paper and three envelopes		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	191		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Vanish Routines / With Props / Paperfolds
baker steal \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Baker Steal			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	176		→ Coin / Sleights / Holding coins back while throwing to other hand
levitation of a glass of liquid \n clings to silk, thread \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Levitation of a Glass of Liquid	clings to silk, thread		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	253		→ Glass / Levitation
the glass penetration \n penetrating a sheet of glass (!), standard prop with finessed handling \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Glass Penetration	penetrating a sheet of glass (!), standard prop with finessed handling		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	261		→ Glass / Penetration
the naomi goldfish bowl production \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Naomi Goldfish Bowl Production			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	255		→ Liquid / Appearance & Production → Bowl / Appearance & Production
ink filtration \n from pitcher to glass on table \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Ink Filtration	from pitcher to glass on table		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	257		→ Liquid / Traveling
the flying match head \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Flying Match Head			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	262		→ Match & Matchbox / Match / Animation
a silk force \n colored silks \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	A Silk Force	colored silks		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	199		→ Color Forces → Silk & Handkerchief / Force of a Silk
the cut and restored necktie \n using change bag \n al baker \n fox's "rope-tie" \n karrell fox \n roy kissell 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Cut and Restored Necktie	using change bag	Variations Fox's "Rope-Tie" (Karrell Fox, Roy Kissell, 1976)	1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	267		→ Clothing / Necktie
the baker slate easel \n for appearing writing \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Baker Slate Easel	for appearing writing		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	221		→ Slate / Appearing Writing → Slate / Flaps & Moving Parts
kiddie party slate \n name of two children appears on slates, preshow, flap slate contruction \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Kiddie Party Slate	name of two children appears on slates, preshow, flap slate contruction		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	262		→ Mental Magic / Principles / Pre-Show → Slate / Appearing Writing → Slate / Flaps & Moving Parts → Children Magic / Routines
seeing through solid matter \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Seeing through solid Matter			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	214		→ Slate / Flaps & Moving Parts
al baker number force \n with cards, waxed or roughed \n al baker \n al bakers nummer-force \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Al Baker Number Force	with cards, waxed or roughed	Also published here Al Bakers Nummer-Force (Al Baker, 1962)	1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	220		→ Paper / Prediction → Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Miscellaneous → Numbers / Number Forces / Playing Cards
the flapless envelope switch \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Flapless Envelope Switch			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	164		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) Across / Classic & Variations → Paper / Envelopes / Switching the Envelope
welded flash paper \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Welded Flash Paper			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	260		→ Paper / Torn & Restored
the torn and restored paper napking \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Torn and Restored Paper Napking			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	264		→ Paper / Torn & Restored → Paper / Paper Napkin / Table Napkin
phantom tube \n handling \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Phantom Tube	handling		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	196		→ Apparatus / Phantom Tube
the celebrity feat \n stooge codes celebrity name with playing cards \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Celebrity Feat	stooge codes celebrity name with playing cards		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	234		→ Propless / Coding / Using Assistant
the polish psychic \n number through name \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Polish Psychic	number through name		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	235		→ Propless / Coding / Phone
phenomenal memory \n \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Phenomenal Memory			1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	231		→ Propless / Memory Stunts / List of objects
the addition of the key ring \n using jacket \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Addition of the Key Ring	using jacket		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	247		→ Ring / Linking Rings / Links, Unlinks & Phases with Key Ring
linking rings opening \n starting with eight ring chain, thread and really linked rings \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Linking Rings Opening	starting with eight ring chain, thread and really linked rings		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	243		→ Ring / Linking Rings / Links, Unlinks & Phases with Key Ring → Ring / Linking Rings / Links, Unlinks & Phases without Key Ring
linking rings \n addition of key ring \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Linking Rings	addition of key ring		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	270		→ Ring / Linking Rings / Links, Unlinks & Phases with Key Ring
thread links \n without key, several methods in the routine \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Thread Links	without key, several methods in the routine		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	245		→ Ring / Linking Rings / Links, Unlinks & Phases without Key Ring
the linking rings \n the baker opening routine and some novel moves \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Linking Rings	The Baker Opening Routine and Some Novel Moves		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	244		→ Ring / Linking Rings / Routines
a rope interlude \n thread, unknotting rope \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	A Rope Interlude	thread, unknotting rope		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	209		→ Rope / Animation → Rope / Knot Effects
give a magician enough rope and... \n stage version of the c&r effect \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Give a Magician enough Rope and...	stage version of the c&r effect		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	207		→ Rope / Cut & Restored
spirits at work \n thread, unknotting with short knot sequence \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Spirits At Work	thread, unknotting with short knot sequence		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	197		→ Silk & Handkerchief / Animation → Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / False Knots
the sympathetic silks \n counting four seperately while two are knotted \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Sympathetic Silks	counting four seperately while two are knotted		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	202		→ Silk & Handkerchief / False Count
the knot that just won't \n \n al baker \n left-handed hank \n charlie miller \n ron bauer 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Knot that just won't		Variations Left-Handed Hank (Charlie Miller, Ron Bauer, 2001)	1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	200		→ Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / False Knots → Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / Vanish
the sympathetic silks \n knotting two silks together \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Sympathetic Silks	knotting two silks together		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	204		→ Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / False Knots
the sympathetic silks \n "streamline version", four silks \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Sympathetic Silks	"Streamline Version", four silks		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	201		→ Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / Sympathetic Silks
the twentieth century silk trick \n with dye tube and paper cornucopia \n al baker 1941 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Twentieth Century Silk Trick	with dye tube and paper cornucopia		1941	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	193		→ Silk & Handkerchief / Traveling / Twentieth Century Silks
the finger knows - and tells \n one of five \n al baker \n the finger knows - and tells \n al baker \n palmystic \n thomas alan waters \n angel's flight \n barrie richardson \n the finger knows - and tells \n al baker 1941 our mysteries Al Baker	The Finger Knows - And Tells	one of five	Related to Palmystic (Thomas Alan Waters, 1981) Angel's Flight (Barrie Richardson, 1999) Also published here The Finger Knows - And Tells (Al Baker, 1972) The Finger Knows - And Tells (Al Baker, 2003)	1941	Our Mysteries	9		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
philadelphia's greater magic show \n show review, elmer eckam, "balloons" bonnert, john mulholland,roberta & marlon, al flosso miaco, al baker \n unknown \n 1941 the jinx 101-151 Unknown (reviewer)	Philadelphia's Greater Magic Show	show review, Elmer Eckam, "Balloons" Bonnert, John Mulholland,Roberta & Marlon, Al Flosso Miaco, Al Baker		1941	The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 132)	759		→ Reviews / Other
s.a.m. benefit show \n show review with performers: fred keating, the hanlons, jay palmer & co, the great le roy, al baker, dai vernon, dagmar & co, the five elgins, roner, prince leon and gus wayne, roy benson \n cagliostro, jr. \n 1941 the jinx 101-151 Cagliostro, Jr. (reviewer)	S.A.M. Benefit Show	Show Review with performers: Fred Keating, The Hanlons, Jay Palmer & Co, The Great Le Roy, Al Baker, Dai Vernon, Dagmar & Co, The Five Elgins, Roner, Prince Leon and Gus Wayne, Roy Benson		1941	The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 129)	743		→ Reviews / Other → Articles / Theory & Essays
al baker \n \n unknown 1941 our mysteries Unknown	Al Baker			1941	Our Mysteries	59		→ Articles / Biographical
al baker's "twin soul" card prediction \n two spectators select cards via counting, see also <a href="http://archive.denisbehr.de/archive/route/entries.php?url=10,46,1,209" target="_blank">here</a> \n al baker 1941/27 tarbell course in magic — volume 1 Al Baker	Al Baker's "Twin Soul" Card Prediction	two spectators select cards via counting, see also here		1941/27	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1	229		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Multiple Card Prediction
al baker's handkerchief through the arm \n \n al baker 1941/27 tarbell course in magic — volume 1 Al Baker	Al Baker's Handkerchief Through the Arm			1941/27	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1	385		→ Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration of Other Objects
gaglet department \n - idea for al baker's "salt trick" (morris) - idea for cleaning slates, when done with chemical formula (grant) - gag, where two eggs are cracked and one put in pocket, but still three yolks are seen (howcani) \n u. f. grant \n danny morris \n howcani \n salt trick \n al baker 1942 the phoenix 1-50 U. F. Grant, Danny Morris, Howcani	Gaglet Department	idea for Al Baker's "Salt Trick" (Morris) idea for cleaning slates, when done with chemical formula (Grant) gag, where two eggs are cracked and one put in pocket, but still three yolks are seen (Howcani)	Inspired by Salt Trick (Al Baker, 2003)	1942	The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 14)	59		→ Egg / Miscellaneous → Slate / Normal → Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Traveling & Vanish / Hands (mostly)
the s.a.m. convention shows - may 22 and 23, 1942 \n show with artists like dell o'dell, clayt rawson, al baker and cardini, later did not his famous act and got a bad review \n phoenix jr. 1942 the phoenix 1-50 Phoenix Jr. (reviewer)	The S.A.M. Convention Shows - May 22 and 23, 1942	show with artists like Dell O'Dell, Clayt Rawson, Al Baker and Cardini, later did not his famous act and got a bad review		1942	The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 10)	39		→ Reviews / Shows
a clever card discovery \n mathematical, based on telephone mystery \n george g. kaplan \n audley walsh \n al baker 1942/27 tarbell course in magic — volume 2 George G. Kaplan, Audley Walsh, Al Baker	A Clever Card Discovery	mathematical, based on Telephone Mystery		1942/27	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2	208		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
telephone mystery \n \n al baker \n audley walsh 1942/27 tarbell course in magic — volume 2 Al Baker, Audley Walsh	Telephone Mystery			1942/27	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2	210		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / For normal phone conversations
rising cards from goblet - al baker method \n different hook up \n al baker 1942/27 tarbell course in magic — volume 2 Al Baker	Rising Cards from Goblet - Al Baker Method	different hook up		1942/27	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2	249		→ Cards / Principles / Thread Work → Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Thread
odds and ends \n tips and hints for - clippo - baker's salt trick - oriental restoring powder \n r. m. jamison \n salt flight \n al baker 1943 hugard's magic monthly — volumes i, ii, iii and iv R. M. Jamison	Odds and Ends	tips and hints for Clippo Baker's Salt Trick Oriental Restoring Powder	Related to Salt Flight (Al Baker, 1951)	Nov. 1943	Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 6)	23		→ Paper / Torn & Restored → Salt Shaker & Pepper Shaker / Miscellaneous → Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Traveling & Vanish / Hands (mostly)
nufind \n two key cards \n al baker 1943 full deck of impromptu card tricks Al Baker	Nufind	two key cards		1943	Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks	33		→ Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
now! \n attributed to robert-houdin, three cards selected, three times stop by spectator to find their cards \n jean-eugène robert-houdin \n "say when!" \n al baker \n mentalex? \n theodore annemann 1944 hugard's magic monthly — volumes i, ii, iii and iv Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin	Now!	attributed to Robert-Houdin, three cards selected, three times stop by spectator to find their cards	Related to "Say When!" (Al Baker, 1933) Mentalex? (Theodore Annemann, 1952)	Jan. 1944	Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 8)	34		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck → Cards / Sleights / Force / Forcing from a Forcing Deck → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick → Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Long Card
magical ways and means \n \n paul fleming \n al baker 1944 the paul fleming book reviews — volume i Paul Fleming (reviewer)	Magical Ways and Means	by Al Baker		1944	The Paul Fleming Book Reviews — Volume I	2		→ Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
your thought \n three billets, reading billets in hat, secretly opening and closing , method, umbrella move \n cyril marriott \n al baker's billet mystery \n al baker \n the umbrella move \n unknown \n al baker 1944 the phoenix 51-100 Cyril Marriott	Your Thought	three billets, reading billets in hat, secretly opening and closing , method, umbrella move	Related to Al Baker's Billet Mystery (Al Baker, 1933) The Umbrella Move (Unknown, Al Baker, 1978)	1944	The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 68)	276		→ Billet / Secret Reading Methods & Peeks
the back room \n on al baker, carl rosini, paul rosini, max sterling, jay marshall and some gambling ruses \n bruce elliott 1944 the phoenix 51-100 Bruce Elliott	The Back Room	on Al Baker, Carl Rosini, Paul Rosini, Max Sterling, Jay Marshall and some gambling ruses		1944	The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 58)	239		→ Cards / Principles / Gambling → Articles / Columns
dear harold \n in the "letter to harold" tradition from "the sphinx" \n al baker 1944 the phoenix 51-100 Al Baker	Dear Harold	in the "Letter to Harold" tradition from "The Sphinx"		1944	The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 54)	223		→ Articles / Columns
al baker's best card trick \n two cards, duplicate bank \n al baker 1944 the phoenix 51-100 Al Baker	Al Baker's Best Card Trick	two cards, duplicate bank		1944	The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 54)	222		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck → Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Multiple Card Prediction
one night \n idea for dagger chest illusion \n al baker 1944 the phoenix 51-100 Al Baker	One Night	idea for dagger chest illusion		1944	The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 54)	221		→ Illusions / Harmed & Healed / Miscellaneous
climax \n shrinking card as climax for last card in cards to pocket \n al baker 1944 the phoenix 51-100 Al Baker	Climax	shrinking card as climax for last card in Cards To Pocket		1944	The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 54)	221		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Eccentric Gaffs → Cards / Effect Themes / Growing & Shrinking / Miscellaneous → Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Multiple Cards / Up the Sleeve type
the back room \n on richard himber, al baker, bill gresham, bill henderson \n bruce elliott 1945 the phoenix 51-100 Bruce Elliott	The Back Room	on Richard Himber, Al Baker, Bill Gresham, Bill Henderson		1945	The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 91)	371		→ Articles / Columns
20th century silks \n \n al baker 1945/27 tarbell course in magic — volume 4 Al Baker	20th Century Silks			1945/27	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4	344		→ Silk & Handkerchief / Traveling / Twentieth Century Silks
sympathetic silks \n \n al baker \n master silk routine \n alexander de cova \n improved master silk routine \n alexander de cova \n master silks \n alexander de cova 1945/27 tarbell course in magic — volume 4 Al Baker	Sympathetic Silks		Variations Master Silk Routine (Alexander de Cova, 1997) Improved Master Silk Routine (Alexander de Cova, 1998) Master Silks (Alexander de Cova, 2002)	1945/27	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4	347		→ Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / Sympathetic Silks
a remarkable giant \n 20th century silks \n unknown \n al baker 1945/27 tarbell course in magic — volume 4 Unknown, Al Baker	A Remarkable Giant	20th century silks		1945/27	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4	350		→ Silk & Handkerchief / Traveling / Twentieth Century Silks
slip of paper force \n switch while putting it in envelope \n al baker 1945/27 tarbell course in magic — volume 4 Al Baker	Slip of Paper Force	switch while putting it in envelope		1945/27	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4	383		→ Billet / Force → Billet / Switches
the back room \n on paul duke, al baker, dell o'dell, dr. belanger, alan barnert, braue, orson welles in the show "around the world" \n bruce elliott 1946 the phoenix 101-150 Bruce Elliott	The Back Room	on Paul Duke, Al Baker, Dell O'Dell, Dr. Belanger, Alan Barnert, Braue, Orson Welles in the show "Around the World"		1946	The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 108)	436		→ Articles / Columns
the deck that cuts itself \n thread \n al baker 1948 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Deck that cuts itself	thread		1948	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Card Trio)	504		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Haunted Deck / Thread
prediction trick \n gaffed, prediction written on joker \n al baker 1948 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Prediction Trick	gaffed, prediction written on Joker		1948	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Card Trio)	501		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card → Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Miscellaneous
cards across \n three, signed, envelopes \n al baker 1948 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Cards Across	three, signed, envelopes		1948	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Card Trio)	502		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) Across / Classic & Variations
the three-billet test no. 1 \n \n al baker \n a two billet test \n harry riser 1948 the fine art of magic Al Baker	The Three-Billet Test No. 1		Variations A Two Billet Test (Harry Riser, 1996)	1948	The Fine Art of Magic	193		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
the game of "thirty-one" played with a dice \n \n george g. kaplan \n dai vernon \n al baker 1948 the fine art of magic George G. Kaplan, Dai Vernon, Al Baker	The Game of "Thirty-One" Played with a Dice			1948	The Fine Art of Magic	275		→ Dice (small) / Miscellaneous
sugar cube \n quickly unwrapping a sugar cube, bar bet \n al baker 1948 the phoenix 151-200 Al Baker	Sugar Cube	quickly unwrapping a sugar cube, bar bet		1948	The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 152)	618		→ Games / Bar Bets & Puzzles → Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Sugar Cubes / Miscellaneous
the back room \n on al baker, frank garcia, lou tannen, greer marechal, roger barkann, l. vosburgh lyons, c. l. boarde, roy benson, dariel fitzkee, milbourne chrisstopher, jack chanin \n bruce elliott 1948 the phoenix 101-150 Bruce Elliott	The Back Room	on Al Baker, Frank Garcia, Lou Tannen, Greer Marechal, Roger Barkann, L. Vosburgh Lyons, C. L. Boarde, Roy Benson, Dariel Fitzkee, Milbourne Chrisstopher, Jack Chanin		1948	The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 148)	596		→ Articles / Columns
the dead man's name \n \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Dead Man's Name			1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	332		→ Mental Magic / Effects / Living and Dead Test
out of the air \n \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Out of the Air			1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	320		→ Mental Magic / Effects / Living and Dead Test
al baker's envelope switch \n window envelopes \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Al Baker's Envelope Switch	window envelopes		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	306		→ Propless / Mnemonic Aids → Billet / Readings → Billet / Switches → Paper / Envelopes / Switching the Envelope
pellet reading \n with secret opening and reading method \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Pellet Reading	with secret opening and reading method		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	316		→ Billet / Readings → Billet / Secret Reading Methods & Peeks
pseudo fortune telling séance \n for "can you tell fortunes?"-situations \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Pseudo Fortune Telling Séance	for "can you tell fortunes?"-situations		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	329		→ Billet / Readings
secret reading of billets \n \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Secret Reading of Billets			1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	326		→ Billet / Readings → Billet / Secret Reading Methods & Peeks
the baker billet switch \n \n al baker \n al baker switch variation \n barrie richardson 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Baker Billet Switch		Variations Al Baker Switch Variation (Barrie Richardson, 2005)	1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	280		→ Billet / Switches
the baker switch no. 2 \n \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Baker Switch No. 2			1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	324		→ Billet / Switches
bill-epathy \n using baker billet switch \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Bill-Epathy	using Baker Billet Switch		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	283		→ Bill / Number-Reading
the pulse of the people \n three cards \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Pulse of the People	three cards		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	334		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
the stethoscope \n using stooge and signal \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Stethoscope	using stooge and signal		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	337		→ Propless / Coding / Using Assistant → Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
baker's eight-card trick \n using assistent and code \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Baker's Eight-Card Trick	using assistent and code		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	302		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Medium at the Other end → Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / by Assistant
parlor telepathy \n similar to "silent code" \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Parlor Telepathy	similar to "silent code"		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	313		→ Propless / Coding / Using Assistant → Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / by Assistant
impossible! \n cool method... read it \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Impossible!	cool method... READ IT		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	315		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / by Assistant
telepathy for two \n two cards, one to ten, forcing banks \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Telepathy For Two	two cards, one to ten, forcing banks		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	339		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers) → Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck
a telemirakel \n actually assistant on phone \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	A Telemirakel	actually assistant on phone		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	293		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Medium at the Other end → Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Person is called during performance
over the phone \n medium names free selection, code \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Over the Phone	medium names free selection, code		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	297		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Medium at the Other end
telephony \n card is forced \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Telephony	card is forced		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	299		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Medium at the Other end
unconscious clairvoyance \n normal cards \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Unconscious Clairvoyance	normal cards		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	341		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects
chicken feed \n amount of change in spectator's pocket, pocket writing, spiked billet \n al baker \n implanted thought \n stuart p. cramer 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Chicken Feed	amount of change in spectator's pocket, pocket writing, spiked billet	Related to Implanted Thought (Stuart P. Cramer, 1969)	1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	311		→ Billet / Switches → Coin / Effect Themes / Prediction → Mental Magic / Principles / Pocket Writing
the magic bell \n ghost bell, answering to questions \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Magic Bell	ghost bell, answering to questions		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	343		→ Bell
thought transmission \n performer makes spectator write certain numbers, pencil reading, nail writer \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Thought Transmission	performer makes spectator write certain numbers, pencil reading, nail writer		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	304		→ Numbers / Thought Reading and similar → Pen/Pencil / Nail Writer / Swami
the new baker method \n reading immediately after tearing \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The New Baker Method	reading immediately after tearing		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	288		→ Paper / Center Tear
new light on the center tear \n describing standard method \n al baker \n al baker's masterwork \n al mann \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	New Light on the Center Tear	describing standard method	Related to Al Baker's Masterwork (Al Mann, Al Baker, 1978)	1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	288		→ Paper / Center Tear
envelope as an accessory \n slit \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Envelope as an Accessory	slit		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	310		→ Paper / Envelopes / Miscellaneous → Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
co-incidentally \n performer writes the same name as spectator, centre tear \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Co-Incidentally	performer writes the same name as spectator, centre tear		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	291		→ Paper / Mental Stuff
mnemonics as applied to conjuring \n numbers, cards, theory \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Mnemonics as applied to Conjuring	numbers, cards, theory		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	345		→ Propless / Mnemonic Aids
baker's eight-card trick \n card is coded by calling out other cards \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Baker's Eight-Card Trick	card is coded by calling out other cards		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	303		→ Propless / Coding / Using Assistant
no-nomonics \n linking initals with objects \n al baker 1949 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	No-Nomonics	linking initals with objects		1949	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)	301		→ Propless / Memory Stunts / List of objects
the back room \n on martin gardner, erdnase, al baker, the great jasper, clayton rawson \n bruce elliott 1949 the phoenix 151-200 Bruce Elliott	The Back Room	on Martin Gardner, Erdnase, Al Baker, The Great Jasper, Clayton Rawson		1949	The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 190)	762		→ Articles / Columns
pinned \n ripped page from magazine is pinned, word is divined, see p. 762 for ideas by al baker \n dr. stanley jaks \n pins \n fred peterson \n ein unerklärliches hellsehen \n dr. stanley jaks \n pinned \n dr. stanley jaks 1949 the phoenix 151-200 Dr. Stanley Jaks	Pinned	ripped page from magazine is pinned, word is divined, see p. 762 for ideas by Al Baker	Related to Pins (Fred Peterson, 1951) Also published here Ein unerklärliches Hellsehen (Dr. Stanley Jaks, 1961) Pinned (Dr. Stanley Jaks, 2014)	1949	The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 185)	739		→ Book / Magazine Test → Mental Magic / Principles / Fishing
another here, there and everywhere \n using baker's cherchez la femme stand \n robert "bob" j. gunther \n "cherchez la femme." (find the woman.) \n al baker 1950 ireland's yearbooks Robert "Bob" J. Gunther	Another Here, There and Everywhere	using Baker's Cherchez la Femme stand	Inspired by "Cherchez La Femme." (Find the woman.) (Al Baker, 1938)	1950	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)	5		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Everywhere and Nowhere
the back room \n on willard smith, jack ledair, max katz, sid lorraine, maurice fogel, audley walsh, frances ireland, al baker \n bruce elliott 1950 the phoenix 201 — 250 Bruce Elliott	The Back Room	on Willard Smith, Jack LeDair, Max Katz, Sid Lorraine, Maurice Fogel, Audley Walsh, Frances Ireland, Al Baker		1950	The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 214)	854		→ Articles / Columns
you do as i do (using one pack of cards) \n no. 14, do as i do, performer picks out spectator's card, asks spectator to take out similar card and is able to divine it \n al baker \n dr. ben b. braude 1950 scarne on card tricks Al Baker, Dr. Ben B. Braude	You Do as I Do (Using one pack of cards)	No. 14, Do As I Do, performer picks out spectator's card, asks spectator to take out similar card and is able to divine it		1950	Scarne on Card Tricks	29		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Deck → Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements → Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
goldfish production \n sixth finger \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Goldfish Production	sixth finger		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	453		→ Animal / Fish → Hand Gimmicks / False Finger
rabbit production \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Rabbit Production			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	456		→ Animal / Rabbit
mental masterpiece \n performer duplicates words written by spectator \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Mental Masterpiece	performer duplicates words written by spectator		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	415		→ Billet / Coincidence
magnetisn't \n with animation \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Magnetisn't	with animation		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	438		→ Paper / Animation → Mental Magic / Effects / Living and Dead Test
one-man billet reading \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	One-Man Billet Reading			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	413		→ Billet / Readings → Billet / Secret Reading Methods & Peeks
the baker billet switch \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Baker Billet Switch			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	413		→ Billet / Switches
the telepathic miracle \n design or word duplication by medium \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Telepathic Miracle	design or word duplication by medium		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	419		→ Billet / Two-Person Reading → Mental Magic / Effects / Design Duplication
the bill in the borrowed lemon \n gaffed knife \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Bill in the borrowed Lemon	gaffed knife		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	430		→ Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Fruit
fun with the money-making machine \n ideas for this prop \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Fun with the Money-Making Machine	ideas for this prop		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	429		→ Bill / Miscellaneous
the baker bill tear \n impromptu \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Baker Bill Tear	impromptu		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	423		→ Bill / Torn & Restored
the balancing card \n thread \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Balancing Card	thread		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	361		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Defying Gravity
the deck that cuts itself \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Deck that cuts itself			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	365		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Haunted Deck / Thread
the card from the hat \n thread \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Card from the Hat	thread		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	362		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Miscellaneous → Clothing / Hat
the simplex rising cards \n thread \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Simplex Rising Cards	thread		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	367		→ Cards / Principles / Thread Work → Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Thread
double impossibility \n cards are fairly chosen, leave deck, appear in performers hand \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Double Impossibility	cards are fairly chosen, leave deck, appear in performers hand		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	396		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance & Production / In the empty Hands
the obedient snake \n snake basket version \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Obedient Snake	snake basket version		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	458		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery
the spectator does the trick \n spectator finds four cards, gaffed \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Spectator Does The Trick	spectator finds four cards, gaffed		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	400		→ Cards / Principles / Smith Myth / Rashomon Principle → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous
double thought \n two cards, clean, gaffed \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Double Thought	two cards, clean, gaffed		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	411		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous → Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Miscellaneous → Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Svengali Principle / Other Applications & Handling of Long-Short-Deck
long-distance telepathy \n marked \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Long-Distance Telepathy	marked		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	406		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck → Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
mental discernment \n marked \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Mental Discernment	marked		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	405		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck → Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
the clairvoyant spectator \n marked \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Clairvoyant Spectator	marked		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	406		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck → Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / One Ahead Classic Triple Prediction
the lie detector \n marked \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Lie Detector	marked		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	406		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck → Cards / Effect Themes / Lie Detector (without spelling)
the jet-propelled card \n unsigned but fair selection vanishes, to nest of envelopes \n al baker \n selected sources for deck switches \n roberto giobbi 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Jet-Propelled Card	unsigned but fair selection vanishes, to nest of envelopes	Related to Selected Sources for Deck Switches (Roberto Giobbi, 2013)	1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	391		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type → Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Premonition & Named Vanish → Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Envelope(s)
the card between glass plates \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Card between Glass Plates			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	407		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Props
the baker chewing gum trick \n card to borrowed chewing gum \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Baker Chewing Gum Trick	card to borrowed chewing gum		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	439		→ Chewing Gum → Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Other item
color flight \n envelopes \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Color Flight	envelopes		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	398		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) Across / Odd Backed
the baker "readers" \n angel-back brand \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Baker "Readers"	Angel-Back brand		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	404		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck
giant gambling \n royal flush \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Giant Gambling	royal flush		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	409		→ Cards / Jumbo Cards (exclusive) / Routines / Gambling
jumbo switch \n prop \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Jumbo Switch	prop		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	408		→ Cards / Jumbo Cards (exclusive) / Sleights / Switches → Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Changes with Props
how to force a card \n finesse \n al baker \n classic force finesse \n dai vernon 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	How to Force a Card	finesse	Related to Classic Force Finesse (Dai Vernon, 1988)	1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	407		→ Cards / Sleights / Force / Classic Force
dime and penny gag \n for magicians only \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Dime and Penny Gag	for magicians only		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	430		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Gags / Miscellaneous
the stack of quarters \n improved method \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Stack of Quarters	improved method		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	426		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Spectator's Hand (Stack of Coins)
coin production \n threaded stack of coins \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Coin Production	threaded stack of coins		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	382		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish/Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed - Production only
the vanishing quarter \n using ring and two playing cards and shell \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Vanishing Quarter	using ring and two playing cards and shell		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	428		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Vanish Routines / With Props / Miscellaneous
coin production \n threaded stack of coins \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Coin Production	threaded stack of coins		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	383		→ Coin / Manipulation / Preparation of Coins for Production
egg finale \n gag with egg and glass \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Egg Finale	gag with egg and glass		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	456		→ Glass / Gags → Glass / Bottomless Glass
the short highball \n visible enlargment \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Short Highball	visible enlargment		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	459		→ Glass / Growing & Shrinking
floating glass of milk \n thread \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Floating Glass of Milk	thread		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	377		→ Glass / Levitation
the vanishing glass of water \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Vanishing Glass of Water			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	448		→ Glass / Vanish
bar trick fooler \n finesse \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Bar Trick Fooler	finesse		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	455		→ Liquid / Bar - Any Drink Called For
the grandfather clock trick \n large clock pendulum moves, thread \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Grandfather Clock Trick	large clock pendulum moves, thread		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	370		→ Clock
the al baker arabian beads \n pearls taken from thread rethread by themself \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Al Baker Arabian Beads	pearls taken from thread rethread by themself		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	373		→ Pearl & Marble
al baker arabian beads, the - repeat method \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Al Baker Arabian Beads, The - Repeat Method			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	375		→ Pearl & Marble
the al baker lightning pull \n \n al baker \n rubbed away \n john carney 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Al Baker Lightning Pull		Variations Rubbed Away (John Carney, 2002)	1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	386		→ Pull & Holdouts → Silk & Handkerchief / Vanish / Bare Handed
salt flight \n from hand to container \n al baker \n odds and ends \n r. m. jamison 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Salt Flight	from hand to container	Related to Odds and Ends (R. M. Jamison, 1943)	1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	450		→ Salt Shaker & Pepper Shaker / Miscellaneous → Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Traveling & Vanish / Hands (mostly)
sugar cube vanish \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Sugar Cube Vanish			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	452		→ Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Sugar Cubes / Vanish
the baker spirit photo \n freely (...) chosen person appears on paper as photograph \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Baker Spirit Photo	freely (...) chosen person appears on paper as photograph		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	433		→ Paper / Appearing Writing/Photos...
center tear tip \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Center Tear Tip			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	415		→ Paper / Center Tear
the rising ring \n thread, wand \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Rising Ring	thread, wand		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	369		→ Ring / Finger Rings / Animation
variation on stretching a rope \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Variation on Stretching a Rope			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	389		→ Rope / Stretching
the instantaneous visible restoration \n pull \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Instantaneous Visible Restoration	pull		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	385		→ Rope / Cut & Restored
ring and tpe penetration \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Ring and Tpe Penetration			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	388		→ Rope / Penetration / Penetrations with Rings,...
finesse with the dye tube \n great steal for gimmick \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Finesse with the Dye Tube	great steal for gimmick		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	444		→ Silk & Handkerchief / Color Change
silk transposition \n two glasses with silks \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Silk Transposition	two glasses with silks		1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	451		→ Silk & Handkerchief / Transposition
the hindu thread trick \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Hindu Thread Trick			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	378		→ Thread / Hindu Thread
the baker general utility hook-up \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Baker General Utility Hook-Up			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	359		→ Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
the double-breasted hook-up \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Double-Breasted Hook-Up			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	360		→ Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
the double-ended hook-up \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	The Double-Ended Hook-Up			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	360		→ Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
hair secrets \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Hair Secrets			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	357		→ Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
miscellaneous hair tricks \n \n al baker 1951 the secret ways of al baker Al Baker	Miscellaneous Hair Tricks			1951	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)	371		→ Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
the back room \n on don castello, gen grant, audley walsh, martin gardner, frank joglar, fred keating, jay marshall, al baker, norman jensen, lou tannen \n bruce elliott 1951 the phoenix 201 — 250 Bruce Elliott	The Back Room	on Don Castello, Gen Grant, Audley Walsh, Martin Gardner, Frank Joglar, Fred Keating, Jay Marshall, Al Baker, Norman Jensen, Lou Tannen		1951	The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 245)	978		→ Articles / Columns
the back room \n on al baker's dead, leslie barrie, willard smith, bill simon, herman hansen \n bruce elliott 1951 the phoenix 201 — 250 Bruce Elliott	The Back Room	on Al Baker's dead, Leslie Barrie, Willard Smith, Bill Simon, Herman Hansen		1951	The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 242)	969		→ Articles / Columns
bar trick fooler \n finesse \n al baker 1951 the phoenix 201 — 250 Al Baker	Bar Trick Fooler	finesse		1951	The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 230)	921		→ Liquid / Bar - Any Drink Called For
the back room \n on james g. thompson jr., dai vernon, hugard's magic monthly, al baker, harry blackstone, gali gali, washington irving bishop \n bruce elliott 1951 the phoenix 201 — 250 Bruce Elliott	The Back Room	on James G. Thompson Jr., Dai Vernon, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Al Baker, Harry Blackstone, Gali Gali, Washington Irving Bishop		1951	The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 229)	917		→ Articles / Columns
al 'n dai again \n stranger card, sandwiched, see p. 1061 for more details \n al baker \n dai vernon \n al-n-dai \n al baker \n dai vernon 1952 the phoenix 251 — 300 Al Baker, Dai Vernon	Al 'n Dai Again	stranger card, sandwiched, see p. 1061 for more details	Related to Al-N-Dai (Al Baker, Dai Vernon, 2003)	1952	The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 263)	1050		→ Cards / Principles / Stranger Card → Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Two Card Transposition
mentalex? \n three selected cards are found by spectators stopping at the right card \n theodore annemann \n "say when!" \n al baker \n now! \n jean-eugène robert-houdin 1952 annemann's buried treasures Theodore Annemann	Mentalex?	three selected cards are found by spectators stopping at the right card	Related to "Say When!" (Al Baker, 1933) Now! (Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, 1944)	1952	Annemann's Buried Treasures	4		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick
the magical filtration of four half dollars \n four coins through the table, one by one, with a variation on the last coin by frank garcia \n al baker \n frank garcia \n the magical filtration of four half dollars \n al baker \n the bean coins \n johnny thompson 1952 modern coin magic Al Baker, Frank Garcia	The Magical Filtration of Four Half Dollars	four coins through the table, one by one, with a variation on the last coin by Frank Garcia	Related to The Magical Filtration of Four Half Dollars (Al Baker, 1941) Variations The Bean Coins (Johnny Thompson, 2018)	1952	Modern Coin Magic	193		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / One by One
al baker's rice bowls \n \n al baker \n rice bowls \n al baker 1953 classic secrets of magic Al Baker	Al Baker's Rice Bowls		Related to Rice Bowls (Al Baker, 2003)	1953	Classic Secrets of Magic	39		→ Bowl / Rice Bowl
al baker anecdote \n  \n roy benson 1955 the new phoenix 301-348 Roy Benson	Al Baker Anecdote			1955	The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 327)	117		→ Articles / Anecdotes → Articles / Biographical
al baker's numero \n convert the final sum into a word, which becomes the name of the spectator \n al baker \n predicting a sum \n unknown 1956 mathematics, magic and mystery Al Baker	Al Baker's Numero	Convert the final sum into a word, which becomes the name of the spectator	Inspired by Predicting a Sum (Unknown, 1956)	1956	Mathematics, Magic And Mystery	172		→ Numbers / Prediction & Sum-Divination
predicting a sum \n magician correctly predicts sum of numbers generated by spectator and magician \n unknown \n al baker's numero \n al baker 1956 mathematics, magic and mystery Unknown	Predicting a Sum	Magician correctly predicts sum of numbers generated by spectator and magician	Variations Al Baker's Numero (Al Baker, 1956)	1956	Mathematics, Magic And Mystery	170		→ Numbers / Prediction & Sum-Divination
al baker's version \n predict sum of numbers \n al baker 1956 mathematics, magic and mystery Al Baker	Al Baker's Version	Predict sum of numbers		1956	Mathematics, Magic And Mystery	160		→ Numbers / Prediction & Sum-Divination → Mental Magic / Principles / Pencil Reading
a unique location \n \n lu brent \n "telephone card trick" (al baker, audley walsh) \n the "impossible" location \n george g. kaplan 1956 fifteen star card effects Lu Brent	A Unique Location		Inspired by "Telephone Card Trick" (Al Baker, Audley Walsh) Related to The "Impossible" Location (George G. Kaplan, 1938)	1956	Fifteen Star Card Effects	12		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
gambling expose \n long routine, including memory, poker face, false dealing demo, stacking demo, in the end cards vanish under a handkerchief except four aces \n milton kort \n lin searles' "the card expert" \n erdnase system of stock shuffling \n s. w. erdnase \n gee!! \n al baker \n cutting the aces \n dai vernon \n koldex deluxe \n russell "rusduck" duck 1958 the cardiste Milton Kort	Gambling Expose	long routine, including memory, poker face, false dealing demo, stacking demo, in the end cards vanish under a handkerchief except four aces	Related to Lin Searles' "The Card Expert" Erdnase System of Stock Shuffling (S. W. Erdnase, 1902) Gee!! (Al Baker, 1935) Cutting The Aces (Dai Vernon, 1946) Koldex Deluxe (Russell "Rusduck" Duck, 1958)	1958	The Cardiste (Issue 8)	3		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / False Dealing → Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Memory / Miscellaneous → Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Multiple Phase Routines → Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / You just get the winning Hand. → Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Tantalizer Deal
(6) the billet index \n patrick page's q.5. pocket index for billets \n tony corinda \n patrick page \n al baker \n "construction of the annemann billet index" in annemann's "practical mental magic" p. 79 1958 predictions Tony Corinda, Patrick Page, Al Baker	(6) The Billet Index	Patrick Page's Q.5. Pocket Index for billets	Related to "Construction of the Annemann Billet Index" in Annemann's "Practical Mental Magic" p. 79	1958	Predictions	92		→ Billet / Index
the application of the mnemonic number code \n (1) for mental arithmetic (2) for coding at the phone (al baker) (3) two person act, arithmetic (4) corinda's "fourteenth book test", coding with medium \n tony corinda \n al baker \n the celebrity feat \n al baker 1958 mnemonics and mental systems Tony Corinda, Al Baker	The Application of the Mnemonic Number Code	(1) for mental arithmetic (2) for coding at the phone (Al Baker) (3) two person act, arithmetic (4) Corinda's "Fourteenth Book Test", coding with medium	Related to The Celebrity Feat (Al Baker, 1941)	1958	Mnemonics and Mental Systems	78		→ Numbers / Calculating / Mental Arithmetic → Propless / Coding / Phone → Mental Magic / Effects / Telepathy → Mental Magic / Effects / Two Person Telepathy → Book / Book Test
no. 8. living and dead. \n \n al baker 1958 the swami gimmick Al Baker	No. 8. Living and Dead.			1958	The Swami Gimmick	19		→ Mental Magic / Effects / Living and Dead Test → Pen/Pencil / Nail Writer / Swami
the pack that cuts itself \n \n al baker 1959 inner secrets of card magic Al Baker	The Pack that cuts itself			1959	Inner Secrets of Card Magic	30		→ Cards / Principles / Thread Work → Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Haunted Deck / Thread
the walking and jumping card \n card "walks" out of a hat and jumps out of it \n dai vernon \n al baker 1959 inner secrets of card magic Dai Vernon, Al Baker	The Walking and Jumping Card	Card "walks" out of a hat and jumps out of it		1959