hallucination \n three people look at top card, everybody sees a different card, see page 99 for improvement by charles w. fricke \n eddie clever \n sextuple stranger than hallucination \n walter b. gibson \n eye witness \n karl fulves \n hallucination \n eddie clever
1934
the jinx
Eddie Clever
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Hallucination
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VariationsAlso published here
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1934
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The Jinx
(Issue 1)
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1
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three in one gaff \n \n eddie clever
1934
the jinx
Eddie Clever
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Three in One Gaff
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1934
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The Jinx
(Issue 1)
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2
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the guessing contest \n performer and spectator write a card on a slip of paper and try to find the others card, while the spectator cannot find the card in ten attempts, the performer hits on the first card \n theodore annemann \n a test of power \n eddie clever \n simplex ten to one \n edward marlo
1934
sh-h-h--! it's a secret
Theodore Annemann
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The Guessing Contest
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Variations
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1934
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SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
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18
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the renovated sphinx card trick \n two signed cards in hat transpose with signed card in deck, double backer, fake indices card \n eddie clever
1935
the jinx
Eddie Clever
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The Renovated Sphinx Card Trick
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1935
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The Jinx
(Issue 9)
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34
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a test of power \n spectator doesn't find performer's card in ten chances, performer finds spectator's card, billet \n eddie clever \n simplex ten to one \n edward marlo \n the guessing contest \n theodore annemann \n a test of power \n eddie clever
1936
the jinx
Eddie Clever
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A Test of Power
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Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
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1936
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The Jinx
(Issue Winter Extra 1935/36)
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89
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a ring in transit \n from one hand to other, no pull \n eddie clever \n ein ring auf reisen \n eddie clever
1936
the jinx
Eddie Clever
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A Ring in Transit
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Also published here
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1936
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The Jinx
(Issue Winter Extra 1935/36)
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90
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business cards \n of various artists, lloyd e. jones, gerald kosky, fred keating, eddie clever, t. nelson downs and more \n unknown
1936
the jinx
Unknown
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Business cards
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1936
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The Jinx
(Issue 19)
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106
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only an image \n some card names written down, one of them selected, blank card first becomes wrong card (re. elmsley gag), then right card, see page 166 for credit correction \n eddie clever \n only an image \n eddie clever
1936
the jinx
Eddie Clever
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Only an Image
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Also published here
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1936
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The Jinx
(Issue 26)
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163
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voodoo \n hole coin on string is put in box and hidden, light turned out, in glowing light performer is seen to have box again and coin drops off cord, combined with card divination on blank card \n arthur monroe \n encore voodoo \n eddie clever \n voodoo \n arthur monroe
1937
the jinx
Arthur Monroe
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Voodoo
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Related toAlso published here
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1937
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The Jinx
(Issue 32)
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208
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the jaipur jinnee \n method for forcing a page, mechanical way of changing position of ribbon between pages \n eddie clever \n the jaipur jinnee \n eddie clever
1937
the jinx
Eddie Clever
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The Jaipur Jinnee
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Also published here
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1937
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The Jinx
(Issue 33)
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211
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out of the ether \n medium in other room divines things \n eddie clever
1937
the jinx
Eddie Clever
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Out of the Ether
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1937
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The Jinx
(Issue 36)
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242
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a variation by eddie clever \n traveling light bulb \n eddie clever
1937
you'd be surprised
Eddie Clever
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A Variation by Eddie Clever
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1937
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You'd be Surprised
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60
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encore voodoo \n card is put in envelope with ribbon band and hidden by spectator, light out, performer suddenly has card and mutilates it, when spectator retrieves card it has same appearance, dressed up chinese laundry ticket \n eddie clever \n voodoo \n arthur monroe \n encore voodoo \n eddie clever
1938
the jinx
Eddie Clever
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Encore Voodoo
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Related toAlso published here
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1938
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The Jinx
(Issue 51)
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358
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master of will \n three cards in three envelopes, same cards are selected from other deck and were predicted \n eddie clever
1939
chap's scrapbook
Eddie Clever
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Master of Will
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1939
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Chap's Scrapbook
(Vol. 2 No. 6)
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1
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simplex ten to one \n performer and spectator think of a card, spectator does not find it, performer does \n edward marlo \n a test of power \n eddie clever \n the guessing contest \n theodore annemann
1941
early marlo
Edward Marlo
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Simplex Ten to One
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Inspired byRelated to
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1941
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Early Marlo
(Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
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29
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the ghost of a chance \n billet switching box, q&a \n otis manning \n the o.m. switch box \n harry stanley \n otis manning \n omanation \n thomas alan waters \n (b) the key test \n eddie clever \n a k.f. idea on an o.m. switch \n karrell fox \n the om billet switching box \n otis manning \n the ghost of a change \n otis manning
1941
the jinx
Otis Manning
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The Ghost of a Chance
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Related toVariationsAlso published here
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1941
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The Jinx
(Issue 137)
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781
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letter to bruce elliott \n about bob weill's and eddie clever's writing on ted annemann in "the linking ring" \n ken crossen
1943
the phoenix 1-50
Ken Crossen
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Letter to Bruce Elliott
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1943
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The Phoenix 1-50
(Issue 46)
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191
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a test of power \n spectator doesn't find performer's card in ten chances, performer finds spectator's card, billet \n eddie clever \n a test of power \n eddie clever
1943
full deck of impromptu card tricks
Eddie Clever
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A Test of Power
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Also published here
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1943
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Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
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30
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the back room \n on richard himber, eddie clever, elray, r.m. jamison, tom fitzgerald \n bruce elliott
1944
the phoenix 51-100
Bruce Elliott
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The Back Room
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1944
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The Phoenix 51-100
(Issue 72)
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295
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the jaipur jinnee \n method for forcing a page, mechanical way of changing position of ribbon between pages \n eddie clever \n the jaipur jinnee \n eddie clever
1944
practical mental effects
Eddie Clever
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The Jaipur Jinnee
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Also published here
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1944
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Practical Mental Effects
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81
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encore voodoo \n card is put in envelope with ribbon band and hidden by spectator, light out, performer suddenly has card and mutilates it, with matching corner \n eddie clever \n encore voodoo \n eddie clever
1944
practical mental effects
Eddie Clever
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Encore Voodoo
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Also published here
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1944
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Practical Mental Effects
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129
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only an image \n some card names written down, one of them selected, blank card first becomes wrong card (re. elmsley gag), then right card \n eddie clever \n only an image \n eddie clever
1944
practical mental effects
Eddie Clever
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Only an Image
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Also published here
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1944
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Practical Mental Effects
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306
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hallucination \n \n eddie clever \n hallucination \n eddie clever
1945
my best
Eddie Clever
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Hallucination
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Also published here
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1945
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My Best
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128
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a ring in transit \n from hand to hand, hand wrapped in handkerchief \n eddie clever
1945
my best
Eddie Clever
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A Ring In Transit
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1945
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My Best
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224
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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 \n james g. thompson jr.
1945
my best
James G. Thompson Jr.
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Biographical Sketches of Contributors
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1945
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My Best
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347
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out of the ether \n medium in other room reveals, chosen card, words etc. \n eddie clever
1945
miracles in mentalism and psychic experimentation
Eddie Clever
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Out Of the Ether
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1945
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Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
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36
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what you can do with nelson's thunderbolt deck \n no explantation of the thunderbolt deck
1. i'll read your mind
2. the prophet again
3. direct my hand
4. master effect
5. "stop!""
6. three thinkers \n eddie clever
1945
miracles in mentalism and psychic experimentation
Eddie Clever
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What You Can Do With Nelson's Thunderbolt Deck
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1945
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Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
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56
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sextuple stranger than hallucination \n three people look at the bottom card and remove it, all think of the same card \n walter b. gibson \n hallucination \n eddie clever
1945
the phoenix 51-100
Walter B. Gibson
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Sextuple Stranger Than Hallucination
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Inspired by
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1945
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The Phoenix 51-100
(Issue 80)
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325
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answer to a mentalist's prayer \n indetectible method to mark an envelope and several applications \n eddie clever
1945/27
tarbell course in magic — volume 4
Eddie Clever
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Answer to a Mentalist's Prayer
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1945/27
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Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
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202
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the "red and black" effect \n one red and several black cards are put in envelopes, magician identifies red \n eddie clever
1945/27
tarbell course in magic — volume 4
Eddie Clever
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The "Red and Black" Effect
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1945/27
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Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
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203
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to pick out and name a selected card \n several cards in envelopes, selection is identified \n eddie clever
1945/27
tarbell course in magic — volume 4
Eddie Clever
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To Pick Out and Name a Selected Card
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1945/27
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Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
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203
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the living and dead test \n \n eddie clever
1945/27
tarbell course in magic — volume 4
Eddie Clever
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The Living and Dead Test
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1945/27
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Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
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204
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entertaining children with magic \n \n paul fleming \n eddie clever
1946
the paul fleming book reviews — volume ii
Paul Fleming (reviewer)
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Entertaining Children with Magic
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1946
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The Paul Fleming Book Reviews — Volume II
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31
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tuning up \n spectator thinks of one out of two picture cards, which is divined \n eddie clever \n tuning up #2 \n jack yeager
1950
ireland's yearbooks
Eddie Clever
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Tuning Up
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Variations
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1950
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Ireland's Yearbooks
(Issue Yearbook 1950)
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8
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by chance alone \n two selection put on slates with written predictions match \n eddie clever
1950
ireland's yearbooks
Eddie Clever
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By Chance Alone
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1950
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Ireland's Yearbooks
(Issue Yearbook 1950)
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9
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e z magazine test \n three magazines, using cards \n eddie clever \n mike zerance
1951
ireland's yearbooks
Eddie Clever, Mike Zerance
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E Z Magazine Test
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1951
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Ireland's Yearbooks
(Issue Yearbook 1951)
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13
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classified \n newspaper add test, using abc cards \n eddie clever
1951
ireland's yearbooks
Eddie Clever
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Classified
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1951
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Ireland's Yearbooks
(Issue Yearbook 1951)
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15
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criss cross cut force \n in the hands variation \n eddie clever
1951
ireland's yearbooks
Eddie Clever
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Criss Cross Cut Force
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1951
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Ireland's Yearbooks
(Issue Yearbook 1951)
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15
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night owl \n book test in dark room \n bob somerfeld \n eddie clever
1952
pieces of mind
Bob Somerfeld, Eddie Clever
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Night Owl
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1952
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Pieces of Mind
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15
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the birdcage \n on don alan, neil forster, gen grant, roy benson, the escape wizard, jean hugard, dr. stanley jaks, eddie clever, john braun, audley walsh \n jay marshall
1955
the new phoenix 301-348
Jay Marshall
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The Birdcage
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1955
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The New Phoenix 301-348
(Issue 324)
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107
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deep of night \n longer blindfold routine \n eddie clever
1959
more miracles in mentalism
Eddie Clever
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Deep Of Night
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1959
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More Miracles in Mentalism
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23
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(a) cigarette test \n cigarettes dumped in a bowl, cigarette with different brand is found \n eddie clever \n u. f. grant
1959
more miracles in mentalism
Eddie Clever, U. F. Grant
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(a) Cigarette Test
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1959
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More Miracles in Mentalism
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24
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(b) the key test \n with manning's switching box \n eddie clever \n the ghost of a chance \n otis manning
1959
more miracles in mentalism
Eddie Clever
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(b) The Key Test
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Related to
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1959
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More Miracles in Mentalism
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24
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(c) the magazine test \n marking the page with an x \n eddie clever \n tom sellers
1959
more miracles in mentalism
Eddie Clever, Tom Sellers
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(c) The Magazine Test
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1959
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More Miracles in Mentalism
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25
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(d) the card test \n three cards are divined, and spectator is decribed \n eddie clever
1959
more miracles in mentalism
Eddie Clever
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(d) The Card Test
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1959
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More Miracles in Mentalism
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25
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ein ring auf reisen \n as "eddie clevar"
from one hand to other, no pull \n eddie clever \n a ring in transit \n eddie clever
1959
hokus pokus
Eddie Clever
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Ein Ring auf Reisen
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Also published here
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1959
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Hokus Pokus
(Vol. 20 No. 2)
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802
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the back room \n on ibm/sam convention, eddie clever, magic dealer association \n don tanner
1962
the new phoenix 351-400
Don Tanner
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The Back Room
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1962
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The New Phoenix 351-400
(Issue 371)
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313
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tuning up #2 \n two card monte with jumbo cards \n jack yeager \n tuning up \n eddie clever
1964
ireland's yearbooks
Jack Yeager
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Tuning Up #2
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Inspired by
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1964
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Ireland's Yearbooks
(Issue Yearbook 1963-64)
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30
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bookeroo \n using white carbon paper, see p. 430 for comments by eddie clever \n north bigbee
1965
the new phoenix 351-400
North Bigbee
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Bookeroo
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1965
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The New Phoenix 351-400
(Issue 399)
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425
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letters \n - parrish: on alexis aces and nielsen problem
- lyle: on ironing trousers
- brent: on lock-it
- clever: on the nielsen problem \n robert parrish \n art lyle \n lu brent \n eddie clever
1965
the new phoenix 351-400
Robert Parrish, Art Lyle, Lu Brent, Eddie Clever
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Letters
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1965
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The New Phoenix 351-400
(Issue 400)
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428
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the back room \n on eddie clever, dallas duffield \n karl fulves
1965
the new phoenix 351-400
Karl Fulves
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The Back Room
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1965
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The New Phoenix 351-400
(Issue 400)
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430
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influence of evil \n five esp symbols on slate, one spectator rubs out four of them behind back, another selects esp card from deck, they match \n eddie clever \n p. 35 for suggestion by peter warlock
1966
the pallbearers review vol. 1-4
Eddie Clever
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Influence of Evil
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Related to- p. 35 for suggestion by Peter Warlock
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Jan. 1966
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The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4
(Vol. 1 No. 3)
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13
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eye witness \n two red fours together in deck, spectator remembers card above pair, another card below pair, they name the same card which is then shown not to be in deck, then appears sandwiched between fours \n karl fulves \n hallucination \n eddie clever \n mistaken identity \n justin higham
1975
methods with cards — part 3
Karl Fulves
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Eye Witness
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Inspired byVariations
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1975
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Methods with Cards — Part 3
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165
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babel \n death of eddie clever, bullet catch anecdote \n karl fulves
1975
the pallbearers review vol. 9-10
Karl Fulves
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Babel
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Apr. 1975
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The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10
(Vol. 10 No. 6)
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948
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ein eisbrecher-trick \n paper napkin stretched over glass, then a silk produced from a hole \n eddie clever
1979
intermagic
Eddie Clever
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Ein Eisbrecher-Trick
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Aug. 1979
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Intermagic
(Vol. 6 No. 2)
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72
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force of a year \n with coins \n eddie clever
1980
pabular
Eddie Clever
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Force Of A Year
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May 1980
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Pabular
(Vol. 6 No. 5)
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848
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buchstabier-zauber \n picture cards are spelled out with story, always "dummer august" shows up \n eddie clever \n franz christensen \n christensen's "spell hound" (genii, nov. 1936)
1984
intermagic
Eddie Clever, Franz Christensen
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Buchstabier-Zauber
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Also published here- Christensen's "Spell Hound" (Genii, Nov. 1936)
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Jan. 1984
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Intermagic
(Vol. 10 No. 3&4)
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134
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business sense \n several names in a category are called out by the spectator's and noted on business cards, chosen one is predicted in envelope \n dan harlan \n jim g. thompson, jr. & eddie clever's "aforesaid" in "the linking ring", june 1947
1996
the minotaur
Dan Harlan
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Business Sense
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Inspired by- Jim G. Thompson, Jr. & Eddie Clever's "Aforesaid" in "The Linking Ring", June 1947
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1996
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The Minotaur
(Vol. 8 No. 3)
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10
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a clever trick \n out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, no keys, spectator removes five cards one of which must be the selection, performer finds it \n eddie clever \n "he only thinks" (magic in the modern manner, orville meyer, 1949) \n variation by ken simmons \n ken simmons
1997
onyx
Eddie Clever
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A Clever Trick
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VariationsAlso published here- "He Only Thinks" (Magic in the Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
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Oct. 1997
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Onyx
(Issue 1)
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19
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variation by ken simmons \n out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, no keys, spectator removes five cards one of which must be the selection, performer finds it, with additional riffle shuffle after the selection by spectator \n ken simmons \n a clever trick \n eddie clever
1997
onyx
Ken Simmons
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Variation by Ken Simmons
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Inspired by
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Oct. 1997
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Onyx
(Issue 1)
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20
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no way! \n out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, spectator reads off values and performer stops at selection \n eddie clever \n "unseen" (magic in the modern manner, orville meyer, 1949) \n variation by ken simmons \n ken simmons
1997
onyx
Eddie Clever
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No Way!
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VariationsAlso published here- "Unseen" (Magic in the Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
|
Oct. 1997
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Onyx
(Issue 1)
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21
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variation by ken simmons \n out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, spectator reads off values and performer stops at selection \n ken simmons \n no way! \n eddie clever
1997
onyx
Ken Simmons
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Variation by Ken Simmons
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Inspired by
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Oct. 1997
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Onyx
(Issue 1)
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21
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three-thought coincidence \n card cut to and remembered, another spectator removes and pockets a card, a third spectator thinks of one, they all match, from notes by max abrams \n eddie clever \n "impossible yet?" (eddie clever, thought wings onward, 1939)
1998
onyx
Eddie Clever
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Three-Thought Coincidence
|
Inspired by- "Impossible Yet?" (Eddie Clever, Thought Wings Onward, 1939)
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Jan. 1998
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Onyx
(Issue 2)
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28
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three thoughts later \n three spectators think of a card and remove it, they're placed in an envelope and the names of the cards are written on a piece of paper, another spectator indicated three cards from a second deck which are put in an envelope, they are shown to match \n eddie clever \n "dead name duplication" (theodore annemann, thayer's trick of the month club, 1932)
1998
onyx
Eddie Clever
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Three Thoughts Later
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Inspired by- "Dead Name Duplication" (Theodore Annemann, Thayer's Trick of the Month Club, 1932)
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Apr. 1998
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Onyx
(Issue 3)
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32
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three-deck thought \n three spectators put a card reversed in a deck and spread the deck face up, performer with his back turned names the cards on either side for all three spectators \n eddie clever \n "bills and boox"
1998
onyx
Eddie Clever
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Three-Deck Thought
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Inspired by
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Oct. 1998
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Onyx
(Issue 5)
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37
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repeat after me \n two decks, spectator cuts and remembers face card, then replaces, cuts behind back, both decks spread face-up, performer and spectator each push out three cards, one must be selection, performer's cards are added and counted down to in his deck, it matches spectator's selection \n karl fulves \n "he only thinks" (eddie clever, magic in the modern manner, orville meyer, 1949) \n back story \n karl fulves
2003
off the books
Karl Fulves
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Repeat After Me
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Inspired by- "He Only Thinks" (Eddie Clever, Magic In The Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
Related to
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2003
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Off The Books
(Issue 3)
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21
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out of sight out of mind version \n ten to twelve cards, miscalling \n karl fulves \n "he only thinks" (eddie clever, magic in the modern manner, orville meyer, 1949) \n stratovision \n karl fulves
2003
off the books
Karl Fulves
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Out of Sight Out of Mind Version
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Inspired by- "He Only Thinks" (Eddie Clever, Magic In The Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
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2003
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Off The Books
(Issue 3)
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24
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