Better magic : a catalogue of tricks for all entertainers in magic with some hints, tips and gags

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Np 793.8 B565
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Melbourne ; Sydney : Will Andrade, [193-?]
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BETTER MAGIC 1
Instructions to Customers 2
MYSTIC ROSE. 3
SPIDER WEB AND CARD. 3
CHANGING GLASS. 4
CIGARETTE TO MATCH. 4
MYSTIC BUTTONS. 4
CHINESE WRIST SHACKLE. 5
PRODUCTION BOX. 5
HOULETTE RISING CARDS. 6
POKO-CHINKO. 6
CHINESE LINKING RINGS. 7
WONDER FOUR ACE TRICK. 7
HOT COFFEE AND WOOL. 8
OBEDIENT BLOCK. 8
CANDLE, DIE AND HANDKERCHIEF. 9
STOCKS OF SOLOMON. 9
COLOUR CARDS MYSTERY. 10
DEVIL’S OWN PACK. 10
“PAPEL BLANCO” CARD TRICK. 10
SILK SERPENT. 11
TWENTIETH CENTURY SILK THICK. 11
DIAMOND SQUIRT RING. 12
EXPLODING PENCIL. 12
FUNNY KINEMA. 12
CARDINI COLOR CHANGING SILKS. 13
GHOST TUBE. 13
CAP AND PENCE TRICK. 14
COIN GO 14
OLE AND MIKE’S PASSPORTS. 14
WIZARD OF THE NORTH. ASTONISHING CHANGEABLE CARDS. 14
CARD BOX. 15
PASSE PASSE BOTTLES. 15
HOP, SKIP AND JUMP. 16
SLAVE BANGLE. 16
TORN AND RESTORED PAPER. 16
KING PACK OF CARDS. 17
VISIBLE CHANGING CARD. 17
EGG BAG TRICK. 18
PICK IT OUT CARD TRICK. 18
TRANSFORMED CARDS. 18
DIMINISHING PACK OF CARDS. 19
FAIRY OMELETTE OR DOVE PAN. 19
DIE AND CHIMNEY. 20
SLIDING COIN BOX. 20
ROD, BALL AND RING. 21
ROPE MYSTERY. 21
BILLIARD BALL TRICK. 22
CHINESE RICE BOWLS. 22
HANDKERCHIEF VANISHED. 23
HINDOO CLOCK MYSTERY. 23
"MILK-O.” 24
DRUMHEAD TUBE. 24
POLYCHROMATIC HILLIARD HALL. 25
WELSH RAREBIT PAN. 25
NAIL THROUGH FINGER. 26
OBSTINATE BOTTLE. 26
FLOATING TABLE. 27
KLING KLANG EGG EFFECT. 27
MAGIC CHANGING BAG. 27
BEWILDERING BLOCKS. 28
DEMON GLASS. 28
MYSTERIOUS RATTLE BOX. 28
DICE THRU’ THE HAT. 29
ELECTRICAL PACK OF CARDS. 29
MAGIC FORCING PACK OF CARDS. 30
WINE AND WATER ILLUSION. 30
RAG PICTURES. 31
SLIDING DIE BOX. 31
JUMPING PEG. 32
MATCHBOX AND COIN TRICK. 32
PHANTOM CARD TRICK. 32
PHANTAZMA CARD AND COIN TRAY. 33
WATCH AND GLASS OF MILK. 33
CANDLE LIGHTING MYSTERY. 34
DAVO VANISHING CARDS. 34
NEW CHINESE COIN TRICK. 34
SIBERIAN TRANSPORT CHAIN ESCAPE. 35
WONDERFUL SWALLOWING WAND. 35
TWIN PILLARS AND CORD TRICK. 36
“TOPSY TURVY” CARDS. 36
GREAT EIGHT THIMBLE TRICK. 37
BAFFLER CIGARETTE TUBE. 38
CIGARETTE PRODUCER. 38
CIGARETTE THRU HANDKERCHIEF. 38
CIGARETTE VANISHER. 38
LIGHTED CIGARETTE FROM POCKET. 38
MYSTERIOUS CIGARETTE CASE 38
BILLIARD BALL AND MAGIC HANDKERCHIEF. 39
MYSTIC COIN AND GLASS. 39
LIGHTNING CHANGE CARDS. 40
WONDERFUL CRD TO MATCHBOX EFFECT. 40
"FLIGHT." 41
INK FILTRATION ACT. 41
TWO FROM FIVE. 42
KNOCK ’EM DEAD. 43
PSYCHO SPIRIT HAND. 43
MYSTIC SPIRIT SLATES. 44
SPIRIT RAPS. 44
TRIP TO SPOOKVILLE. 45
GREAT SILENT THOUGHT TRANSMISSION. 46
ONE MAN CRYSTAL GAZING ACT. 47
JUDAH MONTE. 48
OKITO COIN BOX. 48
PAPER FOLDING MYSTERY. 48
STUNG. 48
MAGICIANS DRAWER BOX. 49
PRODUCTIVE EGG BAG. 49
ANDRADE SET OF CARD MIRACLES. 50
AYADA-WAHOLA. 50
BRASS COIN CAP. 51
INDIAN TURBAN. 51
MULTIPLYING PENNY. 51
RATTLE BARS. 51
ENCHANTED BOOK. 52
EVER-CHANGING CARD. 52
MAGIC FUNNEL. 52
SOLID THRU SOLID. 52
BOTTOMLESS TUMBLER. 53
DIABOLICAL SILK HANDKERCHIEF. 53
DIMINISHING BILLIARD BALL. 53
HANDKERCHIEF TO EGG 53
SURPRISE CARD TRICK. 53
TOPIT YANISHER. 53
BREAK-UP PENCILS. 54
CRASH BANGS. 54
FALSE TEETH. 54
HOWLING CAT. 54
SERPENT’S EGGS. 54
SQUIRT FLOWERS. 54
WOBBLY MATCH BOX. 54
Build Your Own Illusions 56
Conjurer’s Accessories 59
Some Books for Magicians 62
Books of Patter 65
Manipulation 65
Periodicals 66

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Will Andrade (Firm). Better magic : a catalogue of tricks for all entertainers in magic with some hints, tips and gags Melbourne ; Sydney: Will Andrade, [193-?]. Web. 28 April 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2830966381>

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Will Andrade (Firm). [193-?], Better magic : a catalogue of tricks for all entertainers in magic with some hints, tips and gags Will Andrade, Melbourne ; Sydney viewed 28 April 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2830966381

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