Modern Sleights

Book
1946
Written by E. Brian MacCarthy
Work of E. Brian MacCarthy
20 pages (Stapled), published by Magical Publications
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
19 entries
Cover photograph
Modern Sleights (written by E. Brian MacCarthy, work of E. Brian MacCarthy, 1946)
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
E. Brian MacCarthy Preface 3
E. Brian MacCarthy A Billiard Ball Flourish ball is tossed in the air and apparently caught between two fingers
 		5
E. Brian MacCarthy Third-Finger Vanish 5
E. Brian MacCarthy The Improved Ball Twist-Over change-over palm to show hands empty
Inspired by
 6
E. Brian MacCarthy The Finger-Clip Ball Vanish 6
E. Brian MacCarthy One-Handed Colour Change 7
E. Brian MacCarthy The Improved Drop Vanish
Inspired by
 8
E. Brian MacCarthy The Perfect False Count 10
E. Brian MacCarthy The Invisible Card Change deck in glass card changes into selection under handkerchief, Leipzig type
 		11
E. Brian MacCarthy Half Pass turn-over type
 		11
E. Brian MacCarthy The Mysterious Twelve four cards of packet with twelve card are removed and are twelve again, repeated
 		12
E. Brian MacCarthy A Neat Thimble Vanish 13
E. Brian MacCarthy The "Sudden" Thimble Vanish 14
E. Brian MacCarthy A Little-Finger Vanish 15
E. Brian MacCarthy Thimble Through the Hand 16
E. Brian MacCarthy The Elusive Handkerchief Thimble thimble on finger is covered with handkerchief, when felt from outside for some people thimble vanished for other not
 		17
E. Brian MacCarthy A Thimble Vanish from Handkerchief 18
E. Brian MacCarthy A Thimble Constantly Passes from Hand to Hand through knee
 		18
E. Brian MacCarthy A Twist-Over Cigarette Acquitment hand-to-hand transfer
 		19
Data entered by Lorenz Schär, March 2026.