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Theodore Annemann Annemann's Psychic Writing appearing writing on paper card answers questionRelated toVariations Mental Bargain Effects 4
Unknown, Burling Hull The Magnetized Cards card attached to hand, three methods Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 353
U. F. Grant Giant Acrobatic Cards some jumbo cards are dealt face up face down alternating, they turn over again while a second packet is now mixed alternately, double backersVariationsAlso published here
  • "Stage Magic" (Burling Hull, 1932)
 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 127
Burling Hull The Svengali Deck handling tips and getting into it from divided svengali deck Greater Magic 430
Burling Hull The Mene Tekel Deck construction and handling Greater Magic 438
Dr. Ford Rogers Rogers' Ever Ready Forcing Pack short forcing cards glued on long indifferent cardsRelated toVariations Greater Magic 451
Burling Hull, Theodore Annemann New Sheet Reading questions in numbered envelopes answered by medium, Q&A The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 73) 491
Burling Hull Slip Control selection switched out with slip force type action The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 80) 522
Paul Fleming (reviewer) Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation (Parts I and II) by Burling Hull The Paul Fleming Book Reviews - Volume I 92
Henry Hardin, Harlan Tarbell, Burling Hull Telepathic Deck of Cards early tossed out deck versions with one cardRelated to Tarbell Course in Magic - Volume 4 244
Burling Hull Svengali Deck Tarbell Course in Magic - Volume 4 245
Jack Miller Jack Miller Slate Routine two slates, no flapRelated to Tarbell Course in Magic - Volume 4 396
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Le Magicien, Ralph Read, Wilbur Kattner, Burling Hull, Hen Fetsch The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 106) 428
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Mike Bornstein, Karrel Fox, Stuart Jules, Martin Gardner, Burling Hull The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 116) 468
Cy Keller Brahman Bell stop trick, spectator rings a bell when he wants, with Burling Hull's PopEyed Popper Deck The Phoenix 201 - 250 (Issue 233) 932
Ormond McGill Answering the Questions examples of answersRelated to
  • Burling Hull's "How to Answer Questions", 1927 & Arthur Buckley's "Gems of Mental Magic", 1947
 Psychic Magic - Vol. 2 21
Burling Hull Billard Ball Vanish in Paper Cone Tarbell Course in Magic - Volume 6 21
Tony Corinda, Burling Hull No. 3. Second Variation of the No. 1 Principle slip of paper is sealed between two pennies, spectator receives a though of date The Swami Gimmick 17
Jean Hugard, Burling Hull Reverse against Body The Magic of Charles Earle Miller 23
Burling Hull Mephisto's HKF Production handkerchief appears in smoke from cigarette The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 374) 323
Don Tanner The Back Room on Don Alan, Burling Hull idea for Spongeball climax (plastic mice), E. W. Brady, Russ Burgess The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 379) 346
Burling Hull on Dunninger's Slate Trick and Al Baker's improvement The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2, No. 8) 105
Karl Fulves Babel Burling Hull, magic & mentalism mix The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2, No. 11) 120
Sid Lorraine, Ed Morrisey, George Blake, Burling Hull Etcetera business card idea by Burling Hull The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2, No. 11) 122
Burling Hull Black Book three-digit number chosen, first word on this page divined, p. 241 for further reference The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4, No. 2) 231
Edward Marlo, Burling Hull Variation on Hull's Prediction tabled card turns out to be any named card, sticky substance Expert Card Conjuring 114
Mo Howarth, Ray Bedwell, Burling Hull, John Widmayer, Lu Brent Etcetera The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4, No. 11) 282
Burling Hull Slate Trick Master Slate Writing, writing appears on slates, described thanks to Mickey Hades (see p. 460)Inspired by The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6, No. 11) 441
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Stage Illusions by Burling Hull
brief		 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8, No. 3) 582
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Dictionary of Mentalism by Burling Hull The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8, No. 4) 599
Phil Willmarth, Burling Hull Pull the Knot & Ring Off Related to
  • J. G. Thompson, Jr. "Top Secrets of Magic Vol. 2" P. 227
 The Ring & Rope Book - Volume One 34
Burling Hull Seventy Years of Progress in Thought Transmission Acts introduction on code acts The Amazing World of Mentalism 99
Burling Hull The Burling Hull Second Sight Act - The Stage Second Sight Act
- The Improved Burling Hull Plan
- Heightening Effect
- Selecting Easiest Objects
- How to Describe Unfamiliar Articles
- Surprise Reading of Coins
- Coding Information (Colors, Metals, Shapes, Sizes, Nature, U.S.A. Coins)
- Blackboard Tests		 The Amazing World of Mentalism 107
Burling Hull The Volta Improved Second Sight Question Act verbal and none verbal codes for answering questions, q&a
- To Speak Exactly the Same Sentence Each Time
- The Volta Verbal Code
- Alternative Applications
- The Volta Verbal Code Table
- The Exact Qualification of the Question
- A Memorizing System
- The Volta System of Silent Fixed Position Codes (The Head Position Code, Hand Position Signal Code, Double-Up Fixed Position Code, Left/Right Hand Codes)
- Question Classifications		 The Amazing World of Mentalism 117
Burling Hull Stage Methods of Reading and Rendering Spectators' Questions - The Hold Out (with assistant who collects billets)
- The Box Entrance Method
- Switch Basket Method
- Back of Orchestra Switch
- Box Collection Method
- Hull's Brass Burning Bowl Method
- The Mirror Bowl
- Switch Bag Methods
- The Method of Communicating to Performer
- The Wireless Phone
- Direct Connection
- Metal Ball
- Ball Stand
- Roller Hand Device
- Projector Method
- Blackboard Method
- Sleeve Transmission Method
- Glass of Water Transmission Method
- Faro Method
- Lead-Off
- The "Chicago" Metal Ball
- Simplified Metal Ball: "Eureka" Model
- Burling Hull's Non-Electrical Method
- Hull's Deluxe Question Transmitter (table with crystal ball on it)		 The Amazing World of Mentalism 133
Burling Hull The Super-Stage Method Mind Reading Act giant buddha statue on stage with assistant in it, wireless connection The Amazing World of Mentalism 141
Burling Hull Complete Mind Reading Acts and Systems for Club, Banquet and Parlor - Burling Hull Sealed Message Reading Pyramid
- "Mind Devination"
- Puhl's "Sealed Letter Reading Supreme"
- "The Unique Question Reading Act"
- The Stylus and Envelope Method
- The Hull-Poole Try Reading Method
- The Envelope Package Reading Idea
- The Book Reading Device
- Gysels Envelope Pile Method
- The Burling Hull Sheet Readings
- "Reado Method" Sealed Readings
- "The Famous $25.00 Sealed Letter Test"
- The Burling Hull Improved Letter Test
- The Fay Readings
- Burling Hull's Club Stationary - Crystal Gazing Act		 The Amazing World of Mentalism 143
Burling Hull Close Work or Clairvoyant Methods - Sealed and Burned
- Hull Box and Ashes Reading
- Hull Folded Question Reading
- Clairvoyant Envelope Reading
- Hull's Dark Seance Reading Method
- The Dr. Q. Dark Readings
- Clairvoyant Writing Table Method
- Clip Board Method
- The Cardboard Clipboards
- The Hull-Pool Universal Sealed Reading Act		 The Amazing World of Mentalism 159
Burling Hull The Question Answering Act The Amazing World of Mentalism 169
Burling Hull Practice Method for Fast Answering The Amazing World of Mentalism 172
Burling Hull The Exclusive Volta Supper Club Reading The Amazing World of Mentalism 177
Burling Hull The Master Volta Method for Supper Club Readings with Hull Card, flipped inside out one-handed The Amazing World of Mentalism 185
Burling Hull The Volta "Lecture" Readings Method The Amazing World of Mentalism 188
Burling Hull The Volta Table Sealed Question Reading The Amazing World of Mentalism 189
Burling Hull Pointers and Tips from Experience on Working Tables - Handling Hecklers
- Charity Drives
- Fees and Gratuities		 The Amazing World of Mentalism 199
Burling Hull The Ultra Question Answering Act - With No Questions Written The Amazing World of Mentalism 205
Burling Hull Number-Vision Flight spectator writes three-digit number on a slate, performer divines it, palmed diminishing mirror The Amazing World of Mentalism 13
Burling Hull All-Fair Want Ad Test ads cut out by spectators and put in glass bowl, one selected, word on it chosen and divined, specially printed ad page with force words The Amazing World of Mentalism 15
Burling Hull Forcing Methods to force a number The Amazing World of Mentalism 19
Burling Hull Volta Spiro-Predicto word or prediction appears on blank card with spectator's signature on other side, switching paper with stack of envelopes The Amazing World of Mentalism 19
Burling Hull Master Memory Feats about six hundred digits in a grid brought by the performer, demonstration of having it memorized The Amazing World of Mentalism 23
Burling Hull Thought Transference Superb word and number predicted with different-colored pencils, presented as "spectator reads minds", carbon-paper and swami with metal point instead of writing tip The Amazing World of Mentalism 25
Joseph Dunninger, Burling Hull Dunninger's "Television" spectator makes simple geometric drawing, performer duplicates it, three versions
- Method 1. With Cards (shiny reflective card)
- Method 2. With Note-Book (reflector card inside notebook)
- Method 3. With Bare Hands (mirror/reflector on back of hand)		 The Amazing World of Mentalism 28
Burling Hull Ball of Paper Held by Spectator Bursts into Flame chemical The Amazing World of Mentalism 32
Burling Hull Burling Hull's Super Psychic Billet Switch with sticky wax part in cup, billet poured into hand The Amazing World of Mentalism 33
Burling Hull Volta's Giant "ESP" Thot Projection deck with twenty-five symbols/designs, spectators cut off a small pile each and remember bottom card, key cards brought openly to bottom with a ruse The Amazing World of Mentalism 34
Burling Hull Miracle Newspaper Test spectator makes circle on newspaper The Amazing World of Mentalism 41
Burling Hull Yoga Pulse Test and Volta Light Test pulse and blood flow demonstration The Amazing World of Mentalism 43
Burling Hull The Who Dunnit Mystery four weapons in row on table, selected weapon, victim and murderer divined The Amazing World of Mentalism 44
Burling Hull Getting an Audience Member on Stage The Amazing World of Mentalism 41
Burling Hull The Two Fold Miracle spectator shuffles deck and cuts to any card, its value used to count down in second deck, same card found there The Amazing World of Mentalism 49
Burling Hull The Double Force spectator pushes card reversed in deck, cards on either side are forced The Amazing World of Mentalism 50
Burling Hull "Visual Thought Projection" five unknown cards from jumbo deck put on stand, one chosen, same card is reversed and odd-backed in another deck The Amazing World of Mentalism 50
Burling Hull Crystal Ball Telepathy spectator sees name of card in crystal ball The Amazing World of Mentalism 51
Burling Hull Duke Outdone six cards chosen, divined by spectators in crystal ball The Amazing World of Mentalism 53
Burling Hull An Experiment in the Science of Impossibility two spectators reverse a deck each under cover of a cloth attached to their jackets, they are the same and match a reversed card in a third deck, double facer deckRelated to The Amazing World of Mentalism 55
Burling Hull Volta's "All-Fair" Dictionary Feat numbers written on card or slate are used to arrive at sentence in dictionary, forcing a range of nine numbers The Amazing World of Mentalism 61
U. F. Grant, Burling Hull Grant's "Predicto" Book and Card Test number up to fifty-two named, that card value used to count to a page and word in book, word written on reversed card in deck The Amazing World of Mentalism 65
Burling Hull Volta's Master Bok Test Mystery several two-digit numbers on paper, cut out, two pieces chosen and all digits added, first sentence on that page divined The Amazing World of Mentalism 67
Burling Hull Premier Magazine Book Test page chosen with playing cards The Amazing World of Mentalism 71
Burling Hull Word Divino playing card pushed into book, first sentence on that page divined or predicted, duplicate card secretly in other end of book The Amazing World of Mentalism 73
Burling Hull Word Divino #2 playing card pushed into book, first sentence on that page divined or predicted, duplicate card secretly in other end of book, book cracked open at that spot The Amazing World of Mentalism 74
Burling Hull An Old Word Force double-pocket bag with numbered chips The Amazing World of Mentalism 74
Burling Hull, Al Wheatley A Clever Book Test luminous paint on every page The Amazing World of Mentalism 75
Burling Hull The Invisible Hand Writes writing appears on slate (visibly), Burling Hull Chemical ChalkRelated to The Amazing World of Mentalism 79
Burling Hull, U. F. Grant "The Spirits Know All" - A Living and Dead Combination name of dead person appears gradually on slate
- The Grant Method
- Burling Hull Method
- Another Hull Materialization
- Volta Name Appearance
- The Daring Volta Method
- Mediums Dead and Alive Discovery		Related to The Amazing World of Mentalism 82
Burling Hull The Performer Presents a Number Test row of numbers written on slate, a number arrived at by calculation, numbers wiped away and calculated number appears (1089) The Amazing World of Mentalism 86
Burling Hull The "Spirits" Correct a Mistake slate filled with letters, wiped clean, name of chosen card appears on slate The Amazing World of Mentalism 88
Burling Hull A Mind Reading Number Divination number chosen, it appears spelled out on slate
- With a Flap
- Without the Flap
- Another "No Flap" Method		 The Amazing World of Mentalism 89
Burling Hull Spirits From China Chinese characters appear on slate, performer translates into anything he wants The Amazing World of Mentalism 92
Burling Hull Combination with Dunninger Slater Number Feat combined with visible appearing writingInspired by The Amazing World of Mentalism 94
Burling Hull Thrilling Colored Spirit Paintings Burling Hull Chemical Chalk, visible appearing writing in colors, with forced picture card The Amazing World of Mentalism 94
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Max Maven, Burling Hull, Kate Shiels, David Hoy The Compleat Magick - Volume III (Issue 220) 1100
Orville Wayne Meyer Brain Shock 2 using the Burling Hull reversible card, inside out foldInspired by The Compleat Magick - Volume III (Issue 225) 1123
Theodore Annemann, Burling Hull Spirit Writing No. 48, message appears on one of two slates, false count Self-Working Mental Magic 76
Thomas Alan Waters SideSidAl combination of Lorraine's and Baker's book testsRelated to Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 1: The Book Test) 376
Burling Hull The Mene Tekel Deck reproduced ad from 1908 as "The Devil's Pass" A History of the Brainwave Principle 5
Karl Fulves The Svengali Principle explaining the principle, with reproduced ad by Burling Hull from 1909
- short ends
- short corners
- scallop shorts (& combined cuts)
- roughed Svengali deck		 A History of the Brainwave Principle 10
Unknown Hull vs. Leroy Burling Hull complaining about W. D. Leroy's imitated products in 1910 A History of the Brainwave Principle 12
Joseph Dunninger The Miracle Slate Test (The Baffling 16 Digit Effect) closing effect, four four digit numbers are added and sum divined, flapVariations Dunninger's Act 9
Jack Miller, Burling Hull Slate Display Sequence done with cardboardRelated to Self-Working Paper Magic 97
Francis Carlyle, ? Truzi, Burling Hull, Paul Harris The Client Confidence Sugar Shocker nine sugar packets are numbered on one side, double facer sugar packet is used to force a certain numberRelated to The Art of Astonishment - Book 3 (Issue Secrets of the Astonishing Executive) 263
Burling Hull, Karl Fulves Electra-Trance Card mirror on back of joker Blocking Off 151
Burling Hull Super Supreme Force Hofzinser Spread Force variation, reprinted from "Bulletin of Latest Sleights and Tricks" (1914) Hofzinser Notebook 27
Burling Hull, Karl Fulves Mid-Nite Marvel performer finds a four-of-a-kind below table, those transpose with some card in the deck, changed from dark room effect to below table
- Second Approach (involving the location of a selection)		Inspired by
  • "Mid-Nite Marvel" (Burling Hull, Clever Card Collection of 1932)
 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10) 403
Jack Parker Simply Mental Card selected via eliminating face down cards in face up-face down deck matches previously made prediction (selection process similar to that of using double-headed coin)Inspired byRelated to The Magician's Ltd Cookbook 90
Burling Hull The Spirit of Little Bo Peep plungerAlso published here
  • Stage Magic #3, 1935
 Prolix (Issue 7) 479
Denis Behr The Dark Force spectator reverses any card below table, forced, SBSRelated to Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 3 41