Tricks And Illusions (1908) by Will Goldston

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Will Goldston – Tricks and Illusions (1908)

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This book has an excellent illusion section, a decent chapter about escape artistry and also a fairly large trick section with all kinds of routines with cards, silks, … The really good part are the illusions. You will find several clever ideas. Will Goldston was himself a craftsman and illusion builder. He can therefore write with authority.

1st edition, 1908?, George Routledge & Sons, London; 259 pages.

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Introduction

PART I – TRICKS

New Card Catching on Plate

The Floating Disc Mystery

The Devo Torn Card

The Hildyard Target and Cage Illusion

The Handkerchief and Sword

A Dancing Doll

Two Good Bird Cages

The Devo Card Trick

The Burnt Handkerchief Restored

The Candle and Handkerchief Illusion

The Chameleon Handkerchiefs

The Mahatma Card Divination Illusion

The Wedding Ring Passed Through a Handkerchief

The Magic Cone

The Pistol to Vanish Cards

The “Sybil” Bird Cage Illusion

The Mahatma Paper and Cigar Trick

The Vanishing Bird Cage

Novel Flag and Candle Illusion

Crystal Box and Handkerchiefs

The Vanishing Canaries and Cage Trick

Another Canary Cage

A Good Coin Illusion

Novel Flag or Handkerchief Trick

The Chinese Egg Bag Trick

Card and Bouquet Illusion

The Mystic Travelling Ring

An Improved Organ Pipe Production

Canary Bird Trick

New Multiplying and Disappearing Coins

The Nelson Downs Coin and Scale Effect

The Lee Bullet Illusion

Cards, Coins, and Glass Illusion

The Sybil Key Mystery

An Improved Torn Card Trick

A New Coin Frame

A Sensational Card Trick

The Adrian Plate Changing Billiard Ball and Handkerchief

The Robertson-Keene Novel Cabinet

The Duplex Flower Pot Illusion

The Tricolour Flower Basket

Effective Coin Vanish

Indian Jugglery

Coloured Sands of Enchantment

New Programme, Ring, and Envelopes Trick

Spirit Writing

The Mystic Celery Glass

A Novel Trick

The Wine Bottle and Card Trick

A Novel Slate Trick

A Neat Handkerchief Trick

The Egg, Card, and Wand Balance

The Table Lifting

A Good Slate Trick

Slate Writing

The Novel Jug and Tub

Wonderful Walking Egg

Twenty-Five Balloons Produced from Hat

Mystic Canister and Birdcage

Handkerchiefs Produced from Glass

The Egg and Straw Balance

Handkerchief Spinning Trick

The Candle and Mystic Bouquet

A Good Glass Bowl Trick

Billiard Balls and Cue

Tao-Li-Tao

The Marvellous Clock Dial

The Duck Cylinder

The Secret of Paper Tearing Trick

The Vest Servante

Lifting a Bowl of Water

The Vanishing Halfpence

The Flying Coin

The Penny Through the Hat

The Coin in the Bottle

The Improved Servante Tray

Improved Vanishing Glass Tumbler

Vanishing Handkerchief Produced Dry from a Glass of Wine

 

The Hypnotized Wand

The Four Sympathetic Lady Friends

The Card and Cigarette Trick

The Milk, Wine, and Flag Mystery

The Three Wonderful Cards

The New Card Trick

Dr. Elliot’s Method of Dealing Seconds

A Novel Flower Fêke

PART II – HANDCUFF, BOX AND SACK TRICKS

Sack Trick

The Mokana Shoe

A Manacle Mystery

The Bean Handcuff Trick

The Figure 8 Handcuff Trick

A Handcuff Trick for Test Work

The “Bean Giant” Cuff

Latest and Best Fêkes to Open Regulation Handcuffs and Leg-Irons

How to Fêke Ordinary Handcuffs

The Celebrated Trick Collar and Bolt

A New Regulation Police Cuff

Escape from Zinc Lined Barrel

The Handy Pocket Fêke for Regulation Irons

New and Improved Fêke

Original Packing Case Mystery

Escape from Packing-Case made by Local Carpenter

How to Open Handcuff Without a Key

The Rope Trick

The Goldston Packing-Case

The Barrel Illusion

The Escape from the Iron Trunk

Escape from Milk Can Securely Padlocked, Containing Three Parts Water

Improved Iron Cage

The Improved Packing Case Mystery

PART III – STAGE ILLUSIONS

The Mysterious Cross

The Vanishing Performer Trick

Queen of Knives

The Bodiless Lady Illusion

The Ball and Plank Mystery

The Pillory Illusion

Silent Second-Sight Act

The Astounding Cremation Illusion

The Escape from “Sing-Sing”

The Stroubeika Illusion

The Talking Skull

The Morrit Cage Illusion

The “Goldston Aga” Illusion

The Laurie Cabinet Illusion

Famous Ducks and Tub Illusion

An Instantaneous Exchange

The Lady and Scale Illusion

A Good Cage Illusion

Improved Vanishing Lady and Cage Illusion

The Hewes Levitation

A Novel Box Trick

The Mysterious Head Illusion

A Great Levitation

The New Tub and Paper Bag Illusion

The Artist’s Dream

The “Bungalow” Illusion

The Sudden Appearance of a Lady in an Empty Box

The Mystery of L’Hassa

The Flower Maiden Illusion

The Latest Plant Growing Mystery

The Magic Kettle to Hold Liquor

The Real “Aga” Illusion

Where, Oh! Where Have They Gone?

The Vase of Ink and Gold Fish Illusion

The Birth of Flora

Dematerialization

A Variation

Conradi’s Mysterium

A New Card Stunt

A New Knotted Handkerchief

The Problem of a Glass of Water

The Flying Handkerchief

The New Cut and Restored Ribbon

The Best Method for Loading a Tambourine

Quantities of Coins produced by the Handful from Two Hats

word count: 48915 which is equivalent to 195 standard pages of text