biographical sketches of contributors\n- theo. annemann
- charles arbuthnot
- george e. arrowsmith
- roger barkann
- sylvan barnet
- joseph l. barnett
- raymond l. beebe
- eugene bernstein
- j. b. bobo
- john n. booth
- tom bowyer
- vynn boyar
- joan brandon
- fred braue
- john braun
- lu brent
- r. c. buff
- clyde f. cairy
- loring campbell
- jack chanin
- frank chapman
- forest v. chesbro
- milbourne christopher
- eddie clever
- stanley collins
- mystic craig
- thomas j. crawford
- john j. crimmins, jr.
- paul j. curry
- del monte
- harry dobrin
- ronald b. edwards
- bruce elliot
- professor el-tab
- dr. e. g. ervin
- dr. henry ridgely evans
- val evans
- "hen" fetsch
- thomas b. fitzgerald
- dariel fitzkee
- sid fleischman
- joseph harman fries
- martin gardner
- teral garrett
- walter b. gibson
- arnold l. grubin
- nelson c. hahne
- hathaway
- royal v. heath
- charles h. hopkins
- jean hugard
- mark jacobs
- r. m. jamison
- f. h. jeudevine
- maurice kains
- george g. kaplan
- george karger
- joseph a. karson
- wilbur kattner
- gerald lynton kaufman
- howard b. kayton, m.d.
- the great kolar
- gerald kosky
- abril lamarque
- william w. larsen
- sid lorraine
- art lyle
- l. vosburgh lyons
- richard f. madden
- greer marechal, jr.
- george mcathy
- william h. mccaffrey
- jack mcmillen
- harry mendoza
- orville meyer
- john w. mifflin
- chester morris
- paul morris
- frederick mosteller
- robert a. nelson
- c. a. george newmann
- grady s. nicholson
- dr. cecil e. nixon
- charles walter nyquist
- dell o'dell
- tom osborne
- george harrison pittman
- julien j. proskauer
- clayton rawson
- ralph w. read
- dolf rudin
- herb rungie
- ned rutledge
- james j. sanders
- lucille pierce saxon
- sigmar - the magician
- jerry sorensen
- willard s. smith
- george starke
- dr. raymond v. stone, sr. (ramo)
- harlan tarbell
- dr. franklin taylor
- j. g. thompson, jr.
- jack f. trebel
- m. van reese
- jack vosburgh
- audley valentine walsh
- peter warlock
- herman l. weber
- bob weill
- william h. wilson
- tommy windsor
- howard h. wise
- ed. wolff
- michael f. zens\njames g. thompson jr.
1945
my best James G. Thompson Jr.
knots to you\n"j. s. bobo" (?), rope curled around hand, number named, that many knots appear in rope, one is blown away\nj. b. bobo
1945
hugard's magic monthly - volumes i, ii, iii and iv J. B. Bobo
Knots to You
"J. S. Bobo" (?), rope curled around hand, number named, that many knots appear in rope, one is blown away
bobo locatrix\ncard selected with seemingly fair cutting procedure, key card, location via "trick that cannot be explained" type procedure\nj. b. bobo
1947
watch this one! J. B. Bobo
Bobo Locatrix
card selected with seemingly fair cutting procedure, key card, location via "Trick that Cannot be Explained" type procedure
triple thought\nspectator selects three cards and thinks of one of them, they're returned, performer finds thought-of card\nj. b. bobo
1947
watch this one! J. B. Bobo
Triple Thought
spectator selects three cards and thinks of one of them, they're returned, performer finds thought-of card
"out of this world" followup - effect number 1\nspectator finds card that was selected at other end of room\nj. b. bobo
1947
watch this one! J. B. Bobo
"Out of this World" Followup - Effect Number 1
spectator finds card that was selected at other end of room
"out of this world" followup - effect number 2\ndecks with colors separated is mixed, yet the colors stay separated\nj. b. bobo
1947
watch this one! J. B. Bobo
"Out of this World" Followup - Effect Number 2
decks with colors separated is mixed, yet the colors stay separated
four ace routine\n(a) four piles build by shuffling and being stopped by spectator, ace on top of each
(b) aces lost, number cards selected and their value used to count down to aces
(c) "cutting the aces"\nj. b. bobo
1947
watch this one! J. B. Bobo
Four Ace Routine
(a) four piles build by shuffling and being stopped by spectator, Ace on top of each
(b) Aces lost, number cards selected and their value used to count down to Aces
(c) "Cutting the Aces"
silver and copper\n- number one
- number two
- number three
- number four (j. g. thompson, jr.)\nj. b. bobo\njames g. thompson jr.
1947
watch this one! J. B. Bobo, James G. Thompson Jr.
multiple card control\nhindu shuffle control to bottom for one or multiple cards, crimp addition\nj. b. bobo\nmultiple card control\ndai vernon
1947
watch this one! J. B. Bobo
Multiple Card Control
hindu shuffle control to bottom for one or multiple cards, crimp addition
bottom up\n- method i (tabled transfer cut from bottom card to top)
- method ii (hindu shuffle to bring bottom card to top)\nj. b. bobo
1947
watch this one! J. B. Bobo
Bottom Up
Method I (tabled transfer cut from bottom card to top)
Method II (Hindu shuffle to bring bottom card to top)
the back room\non peter warlock, frank taylor, greer marechal, invisible deck pantomime idea by frank taylor\nbruce elliott\nthe invisible deck\nfranklin v. taylor\nmake believe\nj. b. bobo
1948
the phoenix 101-150 Bruce Elliott
The Back Room
on Peter Warlock, Frank Taylor, Greer Marechal, invisible deck pantomime idea by Frank Taylor
quarter and half dollar transposition\nseveral times a half dollar and a quarter change places, finally the half dollar changes to two quarters\nlaurie ireland\nglenn harrison\nj. b. bobo\nthe new quarter and half dollar transposition\n unknown
1952
modern coin magic Laurie Ireland, Glenn Harrison, J. B. Bobo
Quarter and Half Dollar Transposition
several times a half dollar and a quarter change places, finally the half dollar changes to two quarters
the back thumb palm\nthree methods to transfer the coin into the palm (downs, bobo, bobo)\nj. b. bobo\nt. nelson downs
1952
modern coin magic J. B. Bobo, T. Nelson Downs
The Back Thumb Palm
three methods to transfer the coin into the palm (Downs, Bobo, Bobo)
the gadabout coins\ntwo in the hand, one in the pocket\nj. b. bobo\ngeorge f. wright\n"the alleurian coins" by george f. wright in "the linking ring" 1/1950\nthe mexican gadabout coins\nmilton kort\ngadabout coins revisited\nron bauer
1952
modern coin magic J. B. Bobo, George F. Wright
The Gadabout Coins
two in the hand, one in the pocket
Inspired by
"The Alleurian Coins" by George F. Wright in "The Linking Ring" 1/1950
coins through the table\neight coins, four penetrate the table, four versions
1.) classic han ping chien
2.) without putting the coins on the knee
3.) with an odd ninth coin
4.) steward judah, six pennies, one nickel\nhan ping chien\nj. b. bobo\nstewart judah
1952
modern coin magic Han Ping Chien, J. B. Bobo, Stewart Judah
Coins Through the Table
eight coins, four penetrate the table, four versions
1.) Classic Han Ping Chien
2.) without putting the coins on the knee
3.) with an odd ninth coin
4.) Steward Judah, six pennies, one nickel
the traveling joker\none black card placed among twenty-six red cards always ends up on top, then card travels from packet to packet\nj. b. bobo\nthe traveling joker\nj. b. bobo
1956
top secrets of magic J. B. Bobo
The Traveling Joker
one black card placed among twenty-six red cards always ends up on top, then card travels from packet to packet
emotional reaction\nkey card\ndai vernon\ntelepathic miracle\nj. b. bobo\nan emotional out\nroberto giobbi\ndai vernon\nimpossible killer\nbill abbott\ndai vernon
1959
inner secrets of card magic Dai Vernon
the come and go coin\ncoin appears from handkerchief, penetrates it and vanishes (originally from gen)\nj. b. bobo
1966
the new modern coin magic J. B. Bobo
The Come and Go Coin
coin appears from handkerchief, penetrates it and vanishes (originally from Gen)
the mexican gadabout coins\nwith purse in which coins travels back at the end, two handlings\nmilton kort\nthe gadabout coins\nj. b. bobo\ngeorge f. wright
1966
the new modern coin magic Milton Kort
The Mexican Gadabout Coins
with purse in which coins travels back at the end, two handlings
a funny finish for a coin routine\ndividing ten coins between boys and performer, boys get nothing\nj. b. bobo
1966
the new modern coin magic J. B. Bobo
A Funny Finish for a Coin Routine
dividing ten coins between boys and performer, boys get nothing
the new quarter and half dollar transposition\ngaffed version\n unknown\nquarter and half dollar transposition\nlaurie ireland\nglenn harrison\nj. b. bobo
1966
the new modern coin magic
Unknown
the stack of nickels and die\ndie placed on stack and covered, betting game that die can be moved underneath, sucker element\nj. b. bobo
1966
the new modern coin magic J. B. Bobo
The Stack of Nickels and Die
die placed on stack and covered, betting game that die can be moved underneath, sucker element
the appearing knot\nflourish one-handed kont\n unknown\nthe strike knot (throwing a knot)\nj. b. bobo\nphil willmarth
1976
the big book of magic
Unknown
the traveling joker\none black card placed among twenty-six red cards always ends up on top, then card travels from packet to packet\nj. b. bobo\nthe traveling joker\nj. b. bobo
1977
innovative magic no. 1 J. B. Bobo
The Traveling Joker
one black card placed among twenty-six red cards always ends up on top, then card travels from packet to packet
big coin routine\ncoin travels from knee to knee, then change into jumbo coin\nhorace e. bennett\nknee-zy vanish\nj. b. bobo\nbig coin - revisited\nhorace e. bennett
1981
bennett's fourth book Horace E. Bennett
Big Coin Routine
coin travels from knee to knee, then change into jumbo coin
make believe\npantomime routine with an invisible deck, crediting taylor and marechal\nj. b. bobo\nthe back room\nbruce elliott
1983
a history of the brainwave principle J. B. Bobo
Make Believe
pantomime routine with an invisible deck, crediting Taylor and Marechal
multiple card control\nhindu shuffle control to bottom for one or multiple cards, crimp addition\nj. b. bobo
1984
fork full of appetizers - book 2 J. B. Bobo
Multiple Card Control
hindu shuffle control to bottom for one or multiple cards, crimp addition
the strike knot (throwing a knot)\nflourish one-handed kont\nj. b. bobo\nphil willmarth\nthrowing a knot\nj. b. bobo\nthe appearing knot\n unknown
1989
the knot collector J. B. Bobo, Phil Willmarth