Ireland's Yearbooks

Magazine
1934-1970
Written by Laurie Ireland
Work of Laurie Ireland, Various
1,440 pages (Stapled), 31 Issues, published by The Ireland Magic Co.
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
1,259 entries
Cover photograph
250 per page
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Bob Somerfeld A Switch for the Mentalist envelope to switch billets
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 9
Bob Somerfeld Nice Doggy! medium over phone divines selected object, dog as medium, barking
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 10
Bob Somerfeld Paper code
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 12
Jack Yeager Glorifying Your Magic
  • 1. Califaction of Handkerchiefs (silks in dove pan merge together)
  • 2. How to spell trust? (oddity on coin)
  • 3. Key Card Placement (Charlier Pass)
  • 4. 20th Century Silks idea
  • 5. Zombie Idea (floating flower pot)
  • 6. Comedy bits with a stooge
  • 7. Miser's Dream Shower (with handkerchief)
  • 8. Thumb Tip Idea (with scotch tape)
  • 9. Thimble color change
  • 10. The cotton bunny (cotton bunny to real one, dove pan)
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 12
Joseph Dongu Do as I Do Trick 1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 14
Glendi Production Load from small cabinet or hat, paper stream
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 15
Ernest E. Bourne My Favorite Rising Card 1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 15
Robert Emerico The Never Ending Tie tie is stretched
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 16
Robert Emerico Do You Drink? bottle is ripped in half, joke
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 16
Jerry Hornak Producing two Flashes of Flame when lighting a cigarette
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 16
Jerry Hornak Billiard Ball to Playing Card 1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 17
Bob Rettew Cashing in on Close Up Magic in a bar
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 18
Bob Rettew Ideas paddle trick, stamp to add points
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 19
Eugene Gloye Magic Imagination on routine structure, having a theme (performer stimulates imagination)
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 20
Carl D. Shoemaker Magic vs. Science - A Lecture on Magic patter for lecture presentation, infotainment
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 25
Robert Craig The Ball Point Pen Swami ink
Related to
 1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 29
Hubert Lambert The Leapin' Leprechauns small sponge balls under glass, glass covered with newspaper, large ball finish
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 30
Robert A. Nelson Simulated Card to Pocket stealing card back, palm
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 32
Robert A. Nelson Flap Stab cards in deck, spectator pushes flap in deck, next to selection
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 33
Robert Brinkman Stage Version of the Multiplying Rabbits cardboard rabbit routine, covered with bags
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 33
Robert Brinkman Stage Size Six Bill Repeat 1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 34
Jerome T. Murray Do You See Parasols in your Sleep parasol trick variation
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 34
Blackstar The Tamawama's Rope Mystery two cuts, fake knots
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 34
Jerome T. Murray Rounding Out the Square Circle design variation
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 35
Al Leech Impromptu Miser's Dream with a Handkerchief 1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 36
Dr. Fred Bertsche Crazy Cardboards lines on paper, paper turned over lines change orientation, fake turnover
 		1948 Yearbook 1948 1948 37
Frances Ireland Marshall Rabbits is Extra on kids shows
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949
Laurie Ireland About the Year Book 1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 2
Clettis V. Musson A Detective's Dream four cards with possible weapons and four cards with suspects
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 3
Dave Lee New Effect for the Color Changing Knife Routine with three knives
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 4
Dave Lee Card Force for the Stage named number, seven
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 5
Joseph Vyleta Knock Out Prediction prediction of boxing match, wallet and envelopes
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 5
Bob Somerfeld Unsigned - Sealed - Delivered spectator sends design by mail, inspired by Annemann's "Cat Card" (?)
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 6
Bob Somerfeld Thumb Fun duplication of letters, drawing and figures, with slates
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 7
Orville Brasher Comedy Bit with the Wrist Chopper cut finger
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 8
Herb Poppleton The Easy Comedy Golf Ball Routine with Ireland's Golf Balls, shell and in combination with egg bag
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 8
Herb Poppleton Self Working Double Load Lota, with a Comedy Routine Lota bowl routine, with gun and flowers
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 10
Gordon Whyte A Modern You Do As I Do Trick 1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 11
Bert Douglas The Invisible Card Routine named card appears, card index in magazine
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 13
Bert Douglas Rubber Ice Cream Cone Routine ice cream in pocket, licked during the show as running gag
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 15
Bert Douglas A Humorous Introduction jumbo business card, transformation of sides and message
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 15
Bert Douglas Half Silks triangle cut
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 15
Gerald Kosky The Boomerang Card card is apparently thrown and caught in the pack
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 15
Laurie Ireland Jack Yeager's Portfolio of Magic Tricks and Ideas 1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 16
Jack Yeager A Bar Gag finding the camel on a dollar bill
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 16
Jack Yeager "Flash" Cigarette in Handkerchief flash paper in thumb tip
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 16
Jack Yeager The Yeager Four Ace Trick self-working, dealing three cards on each ace, putting piles together and dealing again, chosen heap contains aces
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 16
Jack Yeager Card in Egg Routine De Luxe torn card restored in egg, corner verification, with wand
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 17
Jack Yeager Intimate Bottle Levitation behind hands
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 18
Jack Yeager Card Catching Rope cards thrown in the air
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 18
Jack Yeager New Dress for the Passe Trick condensed milk can and glass tumbler
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 19
Jack Yeager The Appearing Knot 1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 19
Jack Yeager Unique Card Stabbing with a card
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 21
Slip Cut 1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 21
Jack Yeager The Book Test X chosen card to determine chapter and word of a book, word and card are divined
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 21
Jack Yeager Three Nest of Boxes coin vanishes when dropped in glass of water and appears in one of three nest of boxes, free selection
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 22
Jack Yeager The Vanishing Reds fan of ten cards, red and black alternating, then all red cards vanish and are produced from pocket
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 24
Jack Yeager Home Made Handkerchief Gun 1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 24
Jack Yeager As the Penny Flies matchbook as a tray, penny travels to other pennies
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 26
Jack Yeager The Mental Magic Cards limited choice, spelling
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 26
Jack Yeager Shower of Flowers from handkerchief
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 27
Jack Yeager Finish for a Cigarette Act cake from spectator's hat as a finish
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 28
Jack Yeager Spirit Tears water produced from thimble
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 28
Jack Yeager The Hook Knife similar to a hook coin
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 29
Richard Vorndran Flip Flowers flowers appear from foulard
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 29
G. Alex Thompson Thompson's Great Super-Sillyous Comedy Frame Routine Ireland's Giant Sucker Card Frame routine, card transposition frame and envelope
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 30
Hen Fetsch Magical Business
  • Buzz Watch (gag by Ed Heyel)
  • Dad Betcha (tearing a paper in half 9 times)
  • Plate Break (biting a plate)
  • Candle Out (blowing a candle out through sleeve, gimmicked)
  • Three Links (producing bottle from three linked rings)
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 34
Sidney Mayer Dollar Bill Stunt water poured in bill tube turns green
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 35
Harry Hardini A Possible Impossibility escape from rope
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 35
Harry Hardini A Suggestion combining knob of Walsh Vanishing Cane with Ireland's Golf Balls
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 36
Walter Schmidt Strip Deck Idea cut on all edges
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 36
Marty Williams Ring in the Shoe String Tie 1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 36
R. C. Buff Idea for the Rabbit Trap
Inspired by
 1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 37
G. Klingman Floating Golf Ball 1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 37
Floyd Catlin Silk Vanishing Pencil same mechanism as silk vanishing wand, in paper cone
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 37
Dr. Raymond V. Stone (RAMO) The Golden Illusion to vanish objects, box, construction plan
 		1949 Yearbook 1949 1949 38
Maurice Kump The Hommade Magician
  • Hair (for thread work)
  • Thumbtips
  • Slates
  • Carbon
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 1
Floyd Jones Penny Dime Transposition 1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 2
Bob Somerfeld On the Spot behind back divination with fingertips
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 2
Bob Somerfeld Cut-Witted number force, from one to ten
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 3
Bob Somerfeld Loaded Spook 1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 3
Robert "Bob" J. Gunther Dark Thoughts thoughts on the center tear, reading the piece in the dark
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 4
Robert "Bob" J. Gunther Impromptu Twentieth Century Silks on a tray
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 4
Robert "Bob" J. Gunther Eggs from Handkerchief not string method, several eggs
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 5
Robert "Bob" J. Gunther Another Here, There and Everywhere using Baker's Cherchez la Femme stand
Inspired by
 1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 5
Robert "Bob" J. Gunther Tip for Anti Gravico lighted match, hydrostatic bottle
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 6
Robert "Bob" J. Gunther A House of Cards presentation for the Doll House
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 6
Dr. Raymond V. Stone (RAMO) Now What? Two wooden balls, third one appears in a flash. Then a ball is selected, wrapped in a handkerchief and put in a box, it vanishes from there and appears in a tube with the other two balls.
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 6
Eddie Clever Tuning Up spectator thinks of one out of two picture cards, which is divined
Variations
 1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 8
Eddie Clever By Chance Alone two selection put on slates with written predictions match
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 9
Malcolm McCallum A Self Lighting Candle 1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 10
Tot O'Regan The Blue Quints handkerchiefs are produced and color changed then a ribbon with five dolls attached appear between the knotted silks, comedy routine
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 10
Arthur Harris Silks from Nowhere several handkerchiefs are produced then two put in paper cones, where they change places
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 12
Nelson A. Demers Three Golden Pyramids of the Valley of Oom coffee and milk is mixed in a glass and covered, two other glasses where spectator can decide where he wants cream and where coffee, after they have been covered too, the liquid is separated and is found in the right glasses, with table and pyramid covers, story trick
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 13
Tom Fitzgerald Tom Fitzgerald's Passe Passe Bottles 1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 22
Bill Channel New Use for a Forcing Deck forcing from a three way forcing deck
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 23
W. C. Gibson Rope Records and Ribbon rope penetrates phonograph record
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 23
James Auer, Edward Marlo Card Telepathy de Luxe card divination, impromptu version by Ed Marlo
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 23
Clettis V. Musson The Flight of Thought three pencils, named colored one vanishes
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 25
Edward Marlo Two Questions Fishing fishing for color and suit, two questions
Also published here
 1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 25
Clettis V. Musson The Mystic Ringer horseshoe vanishes from under handkerchief and appears around a peg
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 26
Laurie Ireland A Portfolio of Bar and Close Up Tricks on Don Alan, brief
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 28
Don Alan A "Long" Card Trick gag, long card rises from cased deck, then miniature card appears, puns
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 28
Don Alan 7 Up comedy bit for rising card, Seven Up bottle is produced
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 29
Don Alan Parachute cards are thrown into the air, selection floats down on a little parachute
Related to
 1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 30
Don Alan Dice ideas and gags for dice stacking and dice routines, trick die
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 30
Don Alan A Card Stunt name of selection is stamped on back of spectator's hand
Related to
 1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 31
Don Alan Egg Gag with plastic hen
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 31
Don Alan Merv Taylor Split Deck deck cut with a knife, one is only pierced it is the selection
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 31
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Some Gags by Senator Crandall as given to Don Alan
  • doll house cleanup set for restaurant / bar work
  • bulldog clip in sleeve, to produce a coin anytime
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 31
William Satchell William Satchell's Ball and Tube ball goes through tube which is smaller in diameter, three inches in diameter
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 32
C. E. Young CYESP design duplication and design at named number, design / picture stack
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 32
Chas. "Colta" Jones The Escaping Shadow box to put hands in, handcuffed with light and shadow effect
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 33
Dave Hagan Magic Santa Claus Hippety Hop Rabbit with Santa Claus, fake rabbit
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 36
Norman Houghton Perverse Penetration deck in case wrapped in handkerchief, deck and cards except selection penetrate handkerchief
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 36
Norman Houghton Laundry on the Line two silks knotted on rope, chosen one penetrates knot
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 37
Gus C. Boerner New Memory Stunt 1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 38
Gus C. Boerner Improved Square Circle 1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 38
C. W. Rowland The Geometrical Hoops hoops that can form different geometrical designs, triangle, square and circle
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 38
M. E. Faber A Ping Pong Ball Routine rolls on rope
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 39
Bill Frazee Stretching a Finger optical illusion
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 40
Jerry Furman Sleight of Nose dexterity with a cigarette routine
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 40
Elmer Vandrey A Cartoon Stunt writing KOREA on a paper and out of the letters a North Korean soldier is drawn
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 40
John Braun Paper Tears rabbits or six-pointed star cut from paper
 		1950 Yearbook 1950 1950 42
Buddy O' Day O' Days Fried Egg page torn from cookbook is placed in a can, over a candle page transforms into egg, when egg is cracked open performer produces a fried egg
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 1
Jerry Hornak Mysterious Cigarette and Match Production production of cigarette and match, match is ignited on palm of the hand
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 2
James Upchurch A Spooky Spots Finish method to hand out Spooky Spots board
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 2
Jack Yeager Ambitious Card Routine climax, card changes to blank card with "That's All, Folks!" written on it
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 3
Jack Yeager 54 Card Trick done with 54 cards, sentence spelled to find card
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 3
Jack Yeager Your Card! deck is always dealt into two piles, spectator has to guess if his card is in the pile, three cards at the end and spectator locates his card, description unclear
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
Related to
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 5
Jack Yeager Dime, Penny and Bottle Cap dime penetrates bottle cap, covered with a penny
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 5
Jack Yeager Obedient Cigarette burning cigarette is balanced on thumb, then cigarette vanishes in handkerchief, thumb tip with pin
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 5
Jack Yeager The Flying Match match is torn from matchbook, vanishes and appears under napkin
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 6
Jack Yeager Anti-Gravity Match matches stick to matchbook
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 8
Jack Yeager Pull Thru Matches different method
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 8
Jack Yeager Flying Ink ink from a pen and water in a glass transpose
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 8
Jack Yeager Wine, Milk and Ink. milk is poured into glass of wine and liquid changes into ink
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 9
Jack Yeager Vanishing Lapel Flower in handkerchief
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 10
Jack Yeager Pistol and Silk with flash paper cone
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 10
Jack Yeager The Amazing Ladies' Slipper rapping hand / skull with a shoe
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 10
Jack Yeager Chinese Pop Bottle Chinese Prayer Vase done with bottle and straw
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 11
Jack Yeager Crystal Flower Ladder using a coin ladder with spring flowers, flowers through tray, using pistol
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 11
Richard Vorndran A Sticky Idea wand clings to hand, latex glue
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 13
Eddie Clever, Mike Zerance E Z Magazine Test three magazines, using cards
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 13
Eddie Clever Classified newspaper add test, using ABC cards
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 15
Eddie Clever Criss Cross Cut Force in the hands variation
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 15
Melvin Brockhaus Funny Cigar Gag 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 16
Clettis V. Musson Tricky Telepathy billet placed in glass
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 16
Clettis V. Musson Flash Dollar Bill Change bill changes into two coins, in a flash
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 17
Michael F. Zens The Mike Zen's Card Act several cards are selected from a shuffled deck and replaced, performer finds them, then cards are put in envelopes, inside are predictions which match
Also published here
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 18
Michael F. Zens Card Addition cards and envelopes
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 19
Bob Somerfeld A Pack of Lies first questions are answered truthfully, then spectator can decide
Variations
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 20
Bob Somerfeld The Sands of Time sand of different colors, chosen one is divined
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 21
Phil D'Rey The Derelict comedy-tragedy, song using a hat and a rubber ice cream cone
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 22
Phil D'Rey Up to Date Chapeaugraphy 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 22
George Kopp Flower Bowl Production flowers appear in a bowl
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 24
George "Cub" Bahr Rope Knots one handed and two handed knots
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 24
E. Thos. Taylor A Silk Trick using a spool of thread to produce a handkerchief
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 25
C. E. Young Half In, Half Out coin penetrates box and handkerchief
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 25
C. E. Young The Invisible Window special design for window envelope, peek
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 26
Ernie Nassimbene Full View Color Vision Box 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 26
David E. Kirk Plans for a Background Screen background for shows, building plans
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 27
Floyd Catlin Magic Flame rolling up a newspaper an blowing through it, with lighted match, flame comes from tube
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 27
George F. Wright Some Thoughts on Magic "Spirits Make Known Their Presence", message appears on business cards
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 31
Don Alan Don Alan's Cereal Bowl Routine rice bowls type
Related to
 1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 32
Eddie Fields Card Puzzle turning over eight cards
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 34
Evans Morgan Paying the Check tearing a bill from a check book. gag
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 34
Laurie Ireland Peek a Boo hand inside plastic bag, selection appears
 		1951 Yearbook 1951 1951 35
Laurie Ireland Six More Hummers intro for the book-within-the-book
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 3
Bob Hummer The Four G Men card is divined, name of cards printed on four cards, with newspaper black art
Also published here
 1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 3
Bob Hummer The Card on the Window Pane card through window
Also published here
Related to
 1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 3
Bob Hummer Clubs/Spades Gaff used to make a card vanish
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 4
Bob Hummer Double Thought two cards are located, edge marked deck with razor blade
Also published here
 1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 4
Bob Hummer A Rare Coin Stunt coin in closed fist, other hand on top, quick upward motion and coin lies on top of fist
Also published here
Variations
 1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 5
Bob Hummer A Possible Impossibility deck under handkerchief, packet cut and shuffled, bottom card remembered and packet replaced on deck, card is located, nail edge mark of entire deck
Also published here
Related to
 1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 5
Bob Hummer Imagination spectator throws invisible die and deals deck in that amount of packets, back of performed turned divines amount of packets
Also published here
 1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 6
Laurie Ireland Three Magical Beauties short intro on Lu Brent
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 7
Lu Brent Making a Production out of the Pyramid Puzzle using the Magic Pyramid Puzzle for Do As I Do, then Two in the Hand
Related to
 1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 7
Lu Brent Chlorophyl Gag Card card is green, gag
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 7
Lu Brent The "Trey (Tray) of Diamonds" Gag Card spectator selects special card, pun
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 8
Al Leech Match-A-Card magician matches unknown card incorrectly, correct after change
Also published here
 1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 8
Al Leech Hindu Force Variation hindu shuffle face up, then turning both packets over
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 8
Jack Gould Cavorting Cards selection under hand changes to random card, selection found reversed in the deck
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 8
Nelson A. Demers Animal, Vegetable and Mineral three big sheets with animals, vegetables and objects, predictions on billets in hat
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 9
Eugene Gloye Build It Yourself Nest of Boxes parcel, with a watch
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 14
Eugene Gloye The Cigarette Vending Machine box can be shown empty, when coin is placed inside a cigarette raises from box, full box appears at the end
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 15
Eugene Gloye The Extra Load load on a chair for second production in Tube, Phantom Tube
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 17
David E. Kirk Kirk's Comedy Spaghetti Winder Gag Prop gag, ropes from spaghetti box for cooking or rope routine
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 17
A Paper Folding Routine folding different figures, Chines Junk Boat
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 19
Clettis V. Musson Secrets of Sharpshooting on Eagle Eye Augie, different feats of shooting a gun / rifle and how to fake it, disrobing assistant, making a finger ring from a coin etc.
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 29
Ali Ali's Eyeful gags and puns with a fake eyeball
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 31
Verne Luray Flower Floats building arrangement of flowers which float down beautifully when thrown into the air, for production boxes
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 32
Bob Beeching Telephone Fooler playing card divination, assistant counts loudly
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 32
Janel Boxadime coin under handkerchief ends up in nest of boxes
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 33
Ray H. Cason Idea for the Buddha Tubes 1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 33
Fay Smith Cigarette Routine secretly loading three cigarettes from box into hand, raising cigarette as cover
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 34
D. D. Jacobs Multiple Square Circle Production producing, fishbowls, silks, and clocks, load from table
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 35
Floyd Catlin The Roll Away Cabinet plans for storage table / cabinet
 		1952 Yearbook 1952 1952 39
Jimmy Trimble The Famous Jimmy Trimble Rope Routine cut and restored rope routine, with patter, using rubber cement
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 3
Verne Luray An Innovation with the Square Circle several ideas for the Square Circle, more loads
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 7
Eugene Gloye Card In Balloon, a Different Version with a folding card and holder for balloon (with rubber pieces, folded in thirds)
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 8
Eugene Gloye Construction of Folding Card with rubber pieces, folded in thirds, construction
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 8
Eugene Gloye Century Card Trick. Cute with Audience Participation with a folding card (with rubber pieces, folded in thirds), card appears between two handkerchiefs
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 10
Eugene Gloye Card and Candle card appears on candle, with a folding card (with rubber pieces, folded in thirds)
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 10
Malcolm McCallum McCallum's Rainbow Knife Routine based on Stanfield's Colorfusing Knife, routine, with keys and chain
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 10
Malcolm McCallum Tip on Bottomless Glass to conceal cut in glass better
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 13
Fay Smith Paper Tearing with a Color Change Tube 1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 13
Fay Smith Routine for the Ireland Multiplying Watches pocket watches, manipulation
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 13
Fay Smith Follow Up on Hummer's Rare Coin Stunt coin penetrates from back of the hand into fist, reversed Hummer effect
Inspired by
 1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 14
Jerry Hornak Three Lighted Cigarettes production of two lighted cigarettes
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 14
Jerry Hornak Master Billiard Ball Routine using two shells on one ball
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 15
Jerry Hornak Production of Four Solid Billiard Balls 1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 17
Jerry Hornak Catchy Thimbles production and multiple color change of thimble
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 18
Miles E. Hess A Spectacular Check Book check book with dollar bills, miniature bill is removed, gag
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 18
George Kopp Comedy Card Rising Trick houlette and deck rises, selection does not move
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 19
Two Math Ticklers two math, logic puzzles
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 19
Arthur M. Pope Patter for Block-Kord block release from rope, patter
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 19
Arthur M. Pope Cat and Canary - Quickie Version cat and canary card trick, with only two cards
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 20
A Japanese Bird folding origami paper crane
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 20
Don Armon Night Club or TV Version, Okito's Ubiquitous Duck production of a duck
Inspired by
  • Okito's "Ubiquitous Duck" in "The Sphinx" Vol. 48. No. 10. 1949. P. 249.
 1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 26
Donald R. Bazinski The Skunk Wringer Rabbit Wringer done with a spring skunk
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 26
Floyd Catlin The Rabbit Trap Production production box looks like an animal trap, construction plans
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 26
Eugene L. Bulson May I Borrow Your Light, Sir? clever gimmick to remove a flame from lighter / candle
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 30
Harold Fulmer The Mind Reading Game divination of selected card, code by medium
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 31
"Senator" Clarke Crandall The Sands of Time card on hour glass gag, including Crandall anecdote
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 32
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Clarke Crandall on the Linking Ropes based on E. J. Moore's linking ropes
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 33
Eddie Turner Dove Pan Doings ideas for routine in Orben's Patter for Standart Tricks, baking cake in dove pan
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 33
Eddie Turner Charles' Out Of My Hat gags for rabbit finding card in hat
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 34
Eddie Turner Sawing A Woman, Plus humorous presentation for sawing a woman in half, blindfolded
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 34
Eddie Turner Color Change Wand presentation idea for silk vanish
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 34
Eddie Turner Fried Egg after silk to egg, egg is broken in borrowed handkerchief, ignited and fried egg is produced, using Conley's No-Switch Egg
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 34
Eddie Turner Serepent Rope Serpent Silk and Reel routine, done with a rope, idea
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 34
Eddie Turner Hot Shot, the Fire Eater gag with cigarette
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 34
Eddie Turner My Own Repeat Silk Vanish repeat silk vanish, assistant always finds it in performer's pocket, comedy routine
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 34
Don Alan Choo Choo Train Prop for Kid Shows
Also published here
 1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 35
Adolph Boldt Idea for the Boomerang Trick idea for Joseph Jastrow's optical illusion with two boomerangs, as a give-away
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 35
Laurie Ireland Portfolio of Tricks by Bob Fisher 1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 36
Bob Fisher Revolutionary Flower Bowl Production from a foulard, with a table
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 36
Bob Fisher The Melting Silk handkerchief in fist changes to liquid
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 40
Bob Fisher Silk Production Stand seven handkerchiefs are produced, using a stand
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 40
Karrell Fox Rubber Pencil rubber pencil gag using Herpick's Phantom Pencil
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 43
Olaf Gylleck Adventures in Vriesland anecdote
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 43
Laurie Ireland With a Bunny in Austria anecdote about a smuggler / magician
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 43
Laurie Ireland Our Frontispiece - Viggo Jahn 1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 44
Life's A Game poem "This life is but a game of cards, which everyone must learn...."
 		1953 Yearbook 1953 1953 45
Yellowstone Tricky Tidbits ideas, gags and puns
  • Joy Buzzer
  • Flexible Glass
  • Bill in Cigarette
  • Sucker Silk Vanish
  • Coin in Egg
  • Dancing Hanky
  • Egg Bag Finish
  • Swallowing Wand Gag
  • Stamp Album
  • Diminishing Bills Finale
  • Torn and Restored Paper
  • Floating Bulb
  • Milk in Light Bulb
  • Handkerchief Frame
  • Hat Production
 		1954 Yearbook 1954 1954
Laurie Ireland Our Magician of the Yearbook for 1954 - Del Ray 1954 Yearbook 1954 1954 3
Del Ray, Edward Marlo The Royal Assembly using Jacks, Kings, Queens and Aces
 		1954 Yearbook 1954 1954 5
Braue Addition & Switch 1954 Yearbook 1954 1954 6
Yellowstone Fourteen Effects with the Fourteen of Clubs 1954 Yearbook 1954 1954 7
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Data entered by Denis Behr & Lorenz Schär, July 2013.