Description
By Milbourne Christopher
Fifty of the greatest effects ever created using a thumb tip, one of every successful magician’s basic props. Written by the President of the Society of American Magicians and honorary vice-president to The Magic Circle, this manual provides fifty tried and tested effects that will astound and amaze both close-up and parlor audiences-and, with the performer’s imagination, even on a stage.
Contains the following effects:
Burning A Handkerchief; Making Money; Ribbons From Nowhere; Burning A Napkin; Burning A Tablecloth; Fire-Proof Thumb; Conjuring Up Candy; Living Or Dead; Cards Controlled; Vanishing A Dime; Indestructible Match; Spirit Rapping Hand; Thumb Tie with Rubber Bands; Chapman’s Taped Thumbs; Dollar In Banana; Bill In Soft Roll; Bill In Hard Crust Roll; Reimer’s Ribbon Cut; The Severed String; Spirit Knots; The Mysterious Cord; Cigarette To String; Silken Dollars; Inflated Money; Waterproof Greenback; Waterproof Variation; Burning A Dollar; Spots That Pass; Bill In Nested Envelopes; Solid Sugar; Silk Switch; Quick Change; Hen Fetsch’s Bank Night; Annemann Move; The Vanishing Card; The Vanishing Cigarette; Full-Sized Cigarette Vanish; Flash Tip; Silk Production; Confetti To Silk; Allen’s Tie Trick; A Tannen Tip; Knots Untied; The Cut Restored; Bill In Purse; Amazing Prediction; Thumb Stretching; Bill In Shot Glass; Bill In Egg; Sealed Envelope Reading.
Milbourne Christopher (1914-1984) was one of America’s most famous illusionists and magic writer. He was also a founding member of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.
44 pages
ISBN Softcover
978-1-64764-500-7
