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To change a Pack of Cards into a Billiard Ball. E ff e ct :— A pack of cards is show n, and also a silk hand kerchief. T he cards are placed on the palm of the hand and the handker chief throw n over. On tak ing the handker chief aw ay the cards are f ound to have dis appeare d, and in their place is a solid billiard ball. Requisites :— A silk or linen handke rchief about eig hteen inches square, w ith a wire frame sew n inside. T he fr ame s hould be the sa me size as a pack of cards (3£in. by 2 ^in.) and mus t have tw o cross pieces soldered on H in . fr om either end, that is, half- an inch apart. A pack of cards and a billiar d ball are the only other requisites. T he w ire s hould not be in the centre of handkerchief, bat about six inches from the side. Pr es entation S how pack of cards and place on small side table, then pick up handkerchief in an apparently careless manner , and throw over left hand. L e t the fr ame rest on the palm of the hw id w ith the long es t end of ’ker chief tow .ir.Is the body. Now pick up cards a nd pre te nd to put them on the handkerchief, but instead, as the hand moves towards the handke rchief, tur n the ’kerchief over and g rip w ire frame. U nde r cover of the handker chief you now drop the cards into vest servante, and procuring billiard ball fr om same place o f under vest, move up to handker chief and place billiar d ball against wire cross pieces, with the fingers of left hand bolding it in position. S how rig ht hand empty , then place under ha nd kerchief and take billiar d ball betwee n fing ers a nd thumb . T he frame resting on the ball gives the audience the impression that the cards are still there. T he handke rc hief is now jerk ed aw ay and the billiard ball passed for examination.
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Balloons from Hat. E ff e ct :— Performer comes forw ard w ith ordinary silk hat, w hich he s how s empt y . H e the n produc es fr om it four la rge balloons, w hieh he hang s on a stand, the balloons re ma ining there during the rest of the performance. Requisites :— Fo ur strong balloons, five small (say 3in. long) glass tubes, and four indiarubber corks to fit tubes. Pr epara tion :— Pr ocure three fluid ounces of sulphuric acid, and add tw o fluid ounces of w ater. Notice, the w ater m ust not be poure d into a bottle, as the tre me ndous heat g ener ated by the mix ture is liable to s mas h the bottle. I t is better to pour the acid into a basin, adding the water afterwards, and allowing it to cool before puttin g back in the bottle. S ome bi- cavbo»ate of soda is also re quire d, this should be g r ound in a mor tar , or can be done w ith a spoon on a piece of paper . T his mus t not be neg lected, as a gr eat deal depends on it. T ake one of the tubes and fill it w ith the bi- earbonate of scda, and inser t tube into neck of balloon, and dron s oda inside. T reat the other balloons in the same w ay , and alw ay s keep the tube solely for this purpose. Now fill the re ma ining four tubes w ith the acid solution, using a sy ringe. T his is mos t important, as the acid s hould be w ithin about half- an- inch of the top, and the sides mus t be k ept dry, or the indiarubber corks w ill not bold the same if the sides of the tube are w et. Now add a little w ater to soda in balloon*, this fac ilitates the mix ing process. T he tubes containing acid, w ith corks placed in firmly , should now be put in balloons. T he easiest me thod of doing this is to put them in cork foremost, and g r adually easing neck of balloon along tube. Dr op tube in balloon and tie neck up fir mly , so tha t the gas ca nnot escape. If an opera ha t is used, the balloons can be concealed under springs , but if using an or dinar y hat, they are loaded in as usual. T o produce balloons inflated, s imply take out the cork fr om one of the tubes, and on the s ulphuric acid mix ing w ith the soda it w ill quick ly inflate . B efore producing one balloon take cork of nex t out, so that it is inflating w hile the other is being hung up. T his saves a lot of time and you don’t spend as much time over the hat.
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Vase Full of Water for Production from Hat. T his is a tin vase, enamelled blue, in imita tion of an ir i descent vase. (A floral or g ilt desig n w ill make it more realistic.) T he “ chimney ” or neck s hould be separata fr om the body and fa irly w ide. I t s hould also have a circ ular piece of t in soldered inside, about one inch fr om the low er end, so that it can contain w ater , and,* w ith an indiarubber cover, be perfe ctly w ater tight. T he bodly of the vase s hall have about three- quarters or seven- eights of an inch of neck, so tha t the “ c him ne y ” can slide over it. I t s hould also have a stud to correspond w ith a slot in “ chimney ” like an inverted “ L .” T his keeps the neck in position. T he body may be utilise d for a load of flowers or other object. A fter the “ chimney ” and body have been loaded into hat, take flowers out of body , and lay in the bottom of hat. Place “ c him ne y ” over body and give it a turn, when the stud will catch, take off cover and drop into crown of hat, and then produce vase and pour out water. Now release flowers and shake out into a waste paper or other basket. T he indiarubber cover w ill not be noticed w hen dropped out with flowers. ---
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Cage for Production. T he bottom of ftie cage is made of tin (s imilar to a sma ll tambour ine or cake tin). T he top is muc h the same, but shallower, and convex . T he top has the usual r ing fastened to it, by w hich to hang it up. H a lf w ay in between the tw o (or the middle of the cage) is a meta l r ing , about half an inch in depth, w ith a me tal or w ooden perch fix ed across. T he three parts are joined together by thin, but very strong, gold or y ellow bl ind cord. T o prepare the cage ready for loading , it is simply screwed round. T he top part w ill g ra dually tw ist dow n to the centre, and the centre w ill rest on the bottom, thus for ming a compact box . W he n producing from hat, g ra dually turn in opposite dire ction, and w hen suspended the cords w ill be ex actly like wires. A str ip of lead s hould be soldered in the bottom of the cage to prev ent it s w ing ing unduly after the production. A nd a dum m y bird placed on the
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percb considerably adds to the effect of the t rick . A real bird ma y be used in the tr ick, but there is a poss ibility of its bre ak ing thro ug h the cords if at all fluttered. T he cage s hould be gilded to match cords. ---
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Another Rising- Card Trick. E ff e ct :— T he performer shows a glass rod about 18 inches long , w ith a s mall velvet- covered platfo rm on the end of same, also a glass case made to fit a pack of cards. A ny pers on in the. audience takes out a card, and, after noting name of card, places it back in the centre of the pack . T he glass case is now placed on the platfor m at end of rod and the pack of cards put in the case. O n calling out the name of card it rises slow ly fr om the case. Pe rf orm er takes out card and passes to chooser to show it is the same card. S e cr et :— T he r od is & double one, that is to say , inside the glass rod is a thinne r glass rod. T he platfo rm at the top is made jus t larg e enough to hold a pack of cards, and there is a ledge, about a \ inch w ide, all round the platform half an inch from the top, on w hich the glass case rests. In the centre of the platfo rm is the end of the inner glass rod. T his is plug g ed at the end and cover ed w ith velv et, so that it is not dis tinguishable fr om the rest of the platfor m. A t the opposite end of the rod (the handle end) a piece of velvet about 2 inches deep is r ound it, and there is a projection or trigg er w hich slides up and dow n, on the principle of the fir ing w and, but mi nus the spring. T he pack of cards used in the ex periment is prepared in the follow ing w ay. Cut a piece I f inches long by 1 inch w ide, from one end of 25 cards (about) and place an even numbe r of the re ma ining cards on either side of these. It w ill thus be seen tha t w he n the cards ar e placed tog ethe r there is a cav ity in w hich the inner rod can move up a nd dow n. W he n the card is chos en care s ho uld be tak en tha t it is not one of the prepared cards. T he card is placed back in the centre of pack, and the pack put in the glass case on the top of the rod. T he nam e of the card is then called out, a nd the performer slow ly forces card upw ards by raising trigg er. W hile
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s till r ising the performer takes the card out and passes for inspection, if the card has been mar k ed. T he cards s hould be ordinary playing cards, fairly thick, and not those used for sleights.
----- :o:----The Dyeing: Handkerchief Trick. A few methods of w ork ing . 1st me thod:— T his is one tha t has been perf ormed w ith considerable success in past y ears by Prof. Dav ison, prev ious to his adoption cf the more mo dem appar atus des cribed in the 3rd me thod. Its beauty lies in its simplicity , a nd the only drawback is that y ou c annot show the las t handkerchief. T ake an ordinary court size postcard and cut the corners off at one end, so t hat w hen rolled into a tube it resembles a suga r scoop. F ix in a tubular position, then sew a corner of one of the silks to the inside of the point of lube, so that w hen the handke rchief is hung over it completely covers the “ feke.” Preparation :—Put the handkerchief, which is sewn to the tube, inside first. T hen the 2nd and 3rd res pectively. Pre se ntation :— S how paper and introduce feke into same in usual w ay . T hen push one of the handkerchiefs fr om table throug h tube w ith w and. T his pushes one of the prev iously place d handker chief s out at the other end. Re peat this, and at the thir d time, as the last handk er chief comes out, arr ange it over top of paper un til y ou have sufficient cover for “ feke.” T hen take feke and handke rchief (handke rchief hang ing dow n in fr ont of feke) betw een the thum b and finger , draw out of tube, lay both together on table a nd s how paper empty . 2nd Me thod :— In this a tin tube is used w hich has a velv et lined partition in it, so that a w and may be passed thro ug h during any par t of the ex periment. T he handke rchiefs are put in loosely and are pushed out as the others enter at the opposite end. T his is wor ked in the same w ay as regards getting the feke into paper, but when disposing of it, it is dropped into servante.
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3rd Me thod :— A tin tube similar to the above is require d, but w ithout the partition. I t s hould be painted dead black inside and out. A n ordinary me tal ring w hich fits slackly inside the tube is also necessary. Y ou now mak e a little black bag, about one third as long as the tube, and sew the mouth of it round the ring . T he ring w ill now fit tig htly inside the tube. I t should be placed half w ay dow n the tube, and the handke r chiefs placed in at one end, one after the other. W he n w ork ing the trick, as the handke rchiefs are pus hed in w ith w and, the bag w ill turn inside out. W he n the last handke rchief is produced, the tube will be precisely the same as it was at the comme nceme nt, only it is revers ed. T o dispose of feke it is more effective to use a “ black ar t ” table, but in defa ult, the ordinary servante is used.
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Picture Illusion. E ff e ct:— A massive picture fr ame is s how n back and front, all that can be seen is the w hite canv as at fr ont, the back being boarded. T he perf ormer covers frame w ith a cloth, a nd on firing a pistol, cloth is drawn'off, and a beautiful landscape or portrait is disclosed.
Secret:—The beading of the frame is planed down, so that there is a space betw een fr ame an d paint ing dow n both sides and along bottom edge of beading . T his space is to allow a piece of canvas to go down in front of painting, and should be about half an inch wide. A s lot mus t be made in the top part of fr ame dow n w hich the canvas is put. Sew tw o rings on to canvas so that they will rest on top of frame when canvas is in position. T he fr ame can either be hung betwe en two “ up r ig hts,” or rested on a s mall easel. T he cloth is now throw n over, the pis tol fired, and on cloth being draw n aw ay , fingers are inserted in ring s , canvas is draw n out and throw n on one side with cloth, and landscape is exposed to view.
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Card Discovery. Effect:—Performer gives lady or gentleman a pack of cards and turns his back (or if perfor ming in a draw ing- room, leaves the room), while they select one, merely requesting them to note the number of the card f rom top w hen placed back. W he n the card has been dul y selected and note d, the conjur or takes the pack and infor ms the audience that he is g oing to find the card w hile holding them behind his back. P utting them behind him , be takes a card out, and s how ing back of it to audience, places it in bis pocket. He now asks w hat number the card was from top, and on being told (say) the eleventh, he counts the cards out on a table. O n coming to the e lev enth, be turns it over and says, “ Is tha t y our car d.” T he chooser, of course, says “ N o ,” and the perf ormer then says, “ T hat proves to y ou that the card I put in my pocket at first was the one selected, namely , t h e - - - at the same time producing card from pocket.
S ec re t:— W he n performer puts pack behind his back, he takes out a card fr om somewhere near the bottom. H e then shows the back of it to audience and places it in his pocket, immediately palming it out ag ain and placing on top of pack. T his makes w hat was formerly the eleve nth card into the tw elfth. T herefore w hen re aching the elev enth card, be turns it over and asks “ Is t hat y our card.” T he chosen card (w hich is now on top of pack) is palmed off and hand placed in pocket, bringing card out as the one previously placed there.
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The Wandering Wand. E ff e ct:— Performer comes forward w ith w and and two long envelopes, proving one of the envelopes empty by putting w and inside, w ithdr aw ing w and and pl acing it on table. H e then seals envelope up and places it in a prominent position in full view of the audience. T aking the w and up ag ain from table, be puts it in the second envelope, immediately afterwards
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cr ushing or tearing it up, proving thereby that the w and has v anished. O n the other envelope being opened, the miss ing w and is foun d ins ide m uc h to the my s tif ic atio n of the audience. S ec re t:— T he w and has a paper s hell w hich fits slackly over it, and w hich is an ex act duplicate of the w and itself. A fter tapping table w ith w a nd to prov e it solid, he plac es it in envelope, but withdraws the shell only, leaving the wand inside. W he n the env elope is seale d up and placed aside, the w a nd is already there, w hile only the shell is on the table. T he latter is now pick ed up an d placed in the second envelope, the audience being under the impres sion that it is the real w and. T he envelope is then torn or c rumple d into a ball, and the w and ha s w andered aw ay , be ing afterw ar ds dis covered s nug ly ensconced in the first envelope. A ny k ind of w and may be used for this experiment, but one with white tips will be found most effective. ---
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Method for Hat Load. In this an oblong plush covered box is used, w ith only thre e sides. T he load is put into box, an d box laid on its side on centre table. B ox is pick ed np (still on its side) and carr ied ov er to one of the side tables on w hich the ha t is re sting , after being show n empty. T he box is pass ed over hat, and load tilted in while so doing, the box being then placed mouth dow nw ards in front of hat. If done quick ly the audience never suspect this bare- faced action. T he conjuro r accounts for the use of the box , by s ay ing the operations can be mor e pla inly seen when the hat is placed on it.
A Second Hat Load. A good w a y of g etting a second loa d into hat is to hav e load on a chair back. P ro duce last fr om firs t load a few handke rc hief s, and drop on to chair seat. Dr op one on the floor (appare ntly accidentally ), and w hile bending dow n to pick it up, place the ban d (w ith hat) on the chair back. Dr op load into hat, and lay handkerchief on chair.
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Another Method for Loading is to have a -wire fr amew ork w ith red plush sew n ever it (leav ing one side open), in imita tion of a hat pad. T his is ver y use ful where the perf ormer uses a silk hat. A fter sm oothing nap, oppor tunity is fo und to drop load into hat.
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To Construct “ Black Art ” Table. A s mall square table abo ut 15 inche s square is the general and most usef ul size, thoug h, of course, the size must be adapted to the size of the articles intended for dis appear ance. T he best method of concealing the tra ps is to have the table top mar k ed o ut in squares w ith g old braid, s imila r to a chess or dra ug ht board. I ’irst of all, a wooden “ t o p ” is w anted, w hich a ny carpe nter or joine r w ill mak e at v ery s mall cos t. T he table may have one, two, or even four traps, but tw o w ill be f ound the best, as mos t of the table is left solid and prev ents or lessens the poss ibility of plac ing a s mall article on part of the table which is minus, and thus doing an unintentional v anish. F or a two tr ap table tw o holes 3 in. square s hould be cut in the table top. T hese mus t he three inches apar t, and the outs ide edges of the s quares three inches fr om three of the sides, and nine inches fr om the r em aining side. T his w ill allow for the top being braided in 25 three inch squares, and w ill leave 9" x 15" of solid table top. A y ard of v elv eteen w ill also be required, which will cost anything up to two shillings. T ake a piece of the v elv eteen about 12- J" x 8" and g lue round one of the holes, forming a pocket w hen sew n together. A llow a little to overlap, so that it w ill have a better hold on table top. T reat the other trap in the same way , and w hen the glue is thoro ug hly set sew the pockets up. Nex t take a piece of the velv eteen about 16 ins. s quare and g lue on to t he table top, allow ing half an inch overlap on either side. T he ov erlap should be glued dow n to edges of table top. T he g old bra id is now broug ht into re quisition, about 6 y ards being needed. It mus t be cut in pieces 17ins. long . B efore putt ing bra id on cut out the velv et fr om over traps, flus h w ith the sides of same.
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No w put the braid on by tack ing it in six lengths over table,, not om itting to double the end under before tack ing . S is pieces of the braid put the other way, and interlaced will com plete. the check design. A ll that re mains to be done now is to fasten a piece of mantel border or other fancy material round the table, using bras s headed nails for same, and y ou have a very useful and ornamental table.
Handkerchief and Billiard Ball Combination. T his is a mode rn sleighfc in w hich the old burning globe may be brought into requisition, and which forms a connection betwee n handke rchief sleights and billiard ball m anipulation. Eir s t show burning globe (apparently ) empty , then v anish a handkerchief (red) in any manner preferable, after which pro duce duplicate fr om burning globe. A fter show ing to audience turn left side to audience, and get “ poly chro mat ic” handker chief chang er from under v est. T hen work handker chief throug h fing er tips into the chang er. Now show the “ poly chro mat ic” to the audience and the red handkerchief makes it appear to bo a billiard ball. Chang e for re al billiard ball and proceed w ith billiard ball manipulation. ---
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Mystifying1Card Vanish. Effect:—After a few sleights with playing cards, one only remaining, this is vanished without hands going near body, table, or servante. H an ds show n w ith fing ers apart. S e cr e t:— T he card has a flesh- coloured elastic band fixed across the back, and k ept in pos ition by a, piece of fleshcoloured silk, put on w ith seccotine. T he silk, of course, co m pletely covers the back of the card. W he n ready for v anishing, the elastic is brought round to front, and fingers slipped through unt il elastic reaches thumb. T he fing ers can now be separated an d ha nd s how n back an d f ront. T be card w ill be inperceptible owing to flesh coloured back.
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Coffee Kettle Extraordinary. Effeet:—Performer brings forward an ordinary looking kettle, and places it on s mall side table, at the same t ime announcing his intention of making some hot coffee without the aid of heating appratus. H e the n proceeds to place in the ke ttle some coffee beans, after w ards pouring in a quant ity of w ater. I n a few seconds, the kettle beg ins to e mit for th steam fr om s pout a nd lid, a nd hot coffee is poure d into s ma ll cups and banded to audience.
S e cr e t:— T he kettle is not so innocent as it seems to be. I t has a circular tin partition fr om the bottom to the r im on w hich the lid rests, thus for ming a k ind of w e ll or basin. T his partition has tw o s mall holes (about one- eighth of an inch in diamete r) nea r the top at the back, and there is anothe r th e same size in the lid.
T o prepare the kettle :—A quantity of lime should be placed in the “ well ” or basin, and the water which is to be poured into the “ we ll ” must have one table- spoonful of s pirits of s alt in it. W a r m coffee is pour ed thr oug h the s pout into the receptacle w hich runs r ound the w ell. T he coffee s hould be as ho t as it is possible to get it without it giving off steam, and thus betraying its presence. W he n prese nting the trick, after kettle has been show n, the “ bea ns ” are dropped into “ w ell,” the w ater is poure d in, and the lid placed on. T he action of the spirits of salts on the lime produces steam, w hich issues thro ug h the hole in lid and also throug h the tw o holes at back of partition, and thence ro und “ w ell ” and out at the spout. T his gives the audience the impre ss ion tha t the coffee is boiling. T ak ing the cups, the coffee is poured out thr oug h s pout, an d hande d to audience.
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The “ Die B o x” Controversy. Bef ore concluding , I s hould like to me ntion a few facts • on ce r r ing the or ig in and firs t production of the above trick (w ith four doors), the honour of w hich so many em inent (and otherw ise) conjuror s have been claiming. S idney Lee claims to have “ w ork ed” it ten years ago, J ulian W y lie seven years ago, and others at more recent dates. Mos t of the fr ater nity w ill pr obably be s ur pr is ed to he ar that the tric k as now pe r forme d w as w orke d so far back as 1886, and poss ibly before. T his was in the “ States,” the inv entor and producer being A lex Dav is , an E ng lis h mag ician and v entr il oquis t, and uncle to Prof. Davison, of B olton, E ng . A lex Dav is sold the mak ing rights to Otto Maurer , a New Y ork mag ical dealer, w ho “ listed” it in 1887. Pr of. Dav iso n, after seeing it out there , broug ht it across the pond and produced the trick in E ng la nd in 1889. T hese facts prove conclus ively that ndne of the present cla im ants have any need to argue over first production.
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