This document provides a summary of the contents of the book "Novel Mysteries" by Edward Bagshawe, published from 1940-1942. The book contains six parts that each feature several magic tricks and illusions. Part one includes silk magic tricks, part two includes card tricks, part three includes pocket tricks, part four includes spiritualism effects, part five includes miscellaneous magic, and part six includes more miscellaneous magic. The document lists the name and brief description of several tricks within each part.
This document provides a summary of the contents of the book "Novel Mysteries" by Edward Bagshawe, published from 1940-1942. The book contains six parts that each feature several magic tricks and illusions. Part one includes silk magic tricks, part two includes card tricks, part three includes pocket tricks, part four includes spiritualism effects, part five includes miscellaneous magic, and part six includes more miscellaneous magic. The document lists the name and brief description of several tricks within each part.
This document provides a summary of the contents of the book "Novel Mysteries" by Edward Bagshawe, published from 1940-1942. The book contains six parts that each feature several magic tricks and illusions. Part one includes silk magic tricks, part two includes card tricks, part three includes pocket tricks, part four includes spiritualism effects, part five includes miscellaneous magic, and part six includes more miscellaneous magic. The document lists the name and brief description of several tricks within each part.
This document provides a summary of the contents of the book "Novel Mysteries" by Edward Bagshawe, published from 1940-1942. The book contains six parts that each feature several magic tricks and illusions. Part one includes silk magic tricks, part two includes card tricks, part three includes pocket tricks, part four includes spiritualism effects, part five includes miscellaneous magic, and part six includes more miscellaneous magic. The document lists the name and brief description of several tricks within each part.
Hardcover, 232 pages Novel Mysteries Image courtesy e-Bay seller JayAndLefty Novel Mysteries Three Cover from a Single Volume Image courtesy e-Bay seller SickOfChanging Comments: Illustrated. A collection of Six books originally published separately. Volume 1 Original Silk Effects, 2 Original Card Effects, 3 Original Pocket Effects, 4 Original Spiritualistic Effects, 5 Miscellaneous Magic, and 6 More Miscellaneous Magic Contents:
5 Part One Original Silk Effects
7 Introduction (Edward Bagshawe) 8 Demon Illustrated Silks: advertisement 11 Silk Projection: red and silk transposition for stage 12 - Second Method 16 A Silk Diversion: comedy spot removal from handkerchief 21 A Sympathy Problem: with ribbons 26 The Ghost Silk: silk passes through solid articles 31 The Ever Change Silk (E.D. Proudlock): a gag 32 The Flying Knot Experiment: knots change places on silks in bags 38 Penetrato: matter through matter
45 Part Two Original Card Effects
47 A Divination Marvel: impromptu 51 A Card Change: incorrect card is inserted half-way into the deck, and turns into the selection 53 The Radio Cards: Spectator and Magician each hold a King and a Three, and upon command the Magician now holds the Kings and the Spectator the Threes 57 The Encore Reversed Cards: a reversed card effect 61 The Climax Card Mystery: suitable for platform work 66 One More Four Ace Trick: Aces end up in one pile 70 The Ultra Sympathetic Packs: cards reversed in one pack are found to be reversed in a second deck 78 Jack O' Spades: A jumbo Jack of Spades card is magically assembled on the stage
85 Part Three Original Pocket Effects
87 Travelling Balls: small cork balls vanish and are found back in the box 90 A Sense of Touch Deception: one coin is marked and placed with others; the magician removes all but the marked coin 94 Mephisto's Matches (H.W. Tagrey): wooden matches penetrate the table under the match-box 98 The Ring and the Cord: a ring is magically placed on a cord held by the spectator 102 Simplified Fishing: a numbered disc is selected and dropped in a bag with other discs, and a fishing lure pulls it out on a hook 107 A Coin Surprise: a marked coin is vanished and found in a matchbox 112 Threading the Disc: a cardboard disc is examined and melts onto a cord 118 The Turnover Card: a business card reverses itself in an envelope 121 A Triple Matchbox Mystery (Jack Le Dair): a haunted matchbox
125 Part Four Original Spiritualistic Effects
127 The Double-Message Slate: uses a standard flap slate 131 The Egyptian Gong: a small gong "bells out" answers to questions 135 A Novel Message Switch: used to obtain a message written by a spectator, or to produce one on a blank piece of paper 139 The Invisible Artist: production of a spirit picture on a blank piece of paper 146 Roping the Ring: passing a ring onto a cord - parlor sized 150 The Emerald From Luxor: a mysterious emerald locates selected cards by moving across a display stand (for stage) 157 A New Living and Dead Test: performer determines which envelope contains the "dead" name 160 The Mystery Screen: five spirit tests to combine into a small act
164 Part Five Miscellaneous Magic
166 Curious Crayons: red and blue crayons transpose in their boxes 171 The Bes-Tof-Al Sympathetic Blocks (Eric D. Widger): One set of wooden blocks magically duplicates the color order of a 2nd set 176 Cigarette Transposition (L. Burnell and A. Sparkes): mysterious passage of giant cigarettes from one box to another for platform or stage 182 The Gold Block: a small gold block move up and through two larger 'lead' blocks 189 The Mandarin's Fan: dragon transfers from fan to a silk 191 Groom's Rope Miracle (Jack Groom): using a prepared rope 198 - An Impromptu Restoration
199 Part Six More Miscellaneous Magic
201 The Flyaway Blocks: a red block visibly changes to a blue one, and the two are found transposed 204 Reel Magic: a box is shown with eight spools of thread. One is selected, removed, and vanished, to be found back in the box 208 The Cuban Cubes: cubes change color when covered 214 The Crystal Gazer (John Clare): spectator determines card selection by looking into a crystal ball 218 About Turn: silk transposes with cigarettes in a case 225 Discs of Enchantment: selected color discs vanish and appear on a stand 229 the Chinese Cashbox: coins vanish from a cashbox and appear in a pouch, good for children's shows