Unconventional Magic

Book
1956
Written by Lewis Ganson
Work of Various
59 pages (Stapled), published by Harry Stanley
Illustrated with photographs and drawings by Ali Bongo, Eric Haylock
Language: English
20 entries
Cover photograph
Unconventional Magic (written by Lewis Ganson, work of Various, 1956)
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Lewis Ganson Introduction 2
Bob Hummer Change kind of one-handed second deal, Downs Change
 		3
Lewis Ganson Free Choice including a handling adapted for children
Also published here
Inspired by
  • Raymond Beebe (Genii, Oct. 1945)
 5
Cy Endfield Card Penetration and Change card placed in handkerchief "penetrates", in its place selection
Also published here
 11
Lewis Ganson Bags of Everything cups and balls with felt bags
 		15
Lewis Ganson Moves with the Bags and Balls
  • 1. The basic move
  • 2. To show a bag empty when it contains a ball
  • 3. Loading a ball secretly into a bag
  • 4. Loading from the pocket
  • 5. Production of a glass of wine
 		16
Eddie Ward Zombie Card Rise under handkerchief
Related to
 21
Bertram Millidge New Move with the Jardine Ellis Ring through ribbon
Also published here
 23
Bertram Millidge Silk through Ring larger ring through ribbon
 		24
Bertram Millidge Silk through Silk 25
Ken Brooke Knot-Out knotting for setting up unknotting in sympathetic silks
  • The Reef Knot
  • To Upset the Knot
 		27
Ken Brooke The Sympathetic Silks 30
Ken Brooke The False Count for Sympathetic Silks
 		31
Ken Brooke Presentation of the Vanishing Card Case and Cards case vanishes, is produced from pocket, deck vanishes and is produced from case
 		33
Frederica Close-Up Thimble Routine
  • Part 1 - The Production
  • Part 2 - The Vanish (with silk)
Related to
 36
Lewis Ganson Diminishing and Expanding Cards in stages
Inspired by
  • Ganson's routine in "Expert Manipulation of Playing Cards"
 41
Peter Warlock The Cardboard Prisoner deck put in paper bag with ribbon through it, selection penetrates onto ribbon
 		46
Tonny Van Dommelen Front Page Cards three selections cut out of paper sheet, Eight of Hearts, Eight of Spades, Four of Diamonds
Related to
 50
Marconick Gypsy Thread
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 53
Ali Bongo Ali Bongo's Addition magical needle threading combined with Hindu Thread
Also published here
 58
Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2018.