Hugard's Magic Monthly Vol. 2 #3
August 1944

August 1944

August 1944 Booklet

Contents

# Title
61

Thimble transforms to coin, coin transforms to matches; climax: broken match head is magically restored inside spectator's closed fist.

62

Introductory essay on coin palming as the foundational skill of coin magic; best learned gradually through daily practice.

62

Borrowed coin is magnetized, made visibly pliable, vanished into a match flame, retrieved as molten metal, and restored.

63

Tip: showing both cords at full length simultaneously betrays the trick's mechanism; always keep one cord shortened.

64

Three-part routine: comedy dice production from a handkerchief, a mind-reading effect, and a prediction.

64

Three palmed dice produced from a spectator's borrowed handkerchief, as if found there — catching the spectator carrying gambling equipment.

64

Two dice thrown and covered with a handkerchief; performer reads both numbers by pressing fabric against the spots.

64

Performer secretly notes visible die, writes 21 minus that number as prediction; hidden faces of stacked dice always total that amount.

64

Full-size card transforms instantly to a miniature duplicate via back-palm; large card vanishes as the small card appears at the fingertips.

65

Spectator thinks of a card; deck set so spelling its name aloud deals to the chosen card, which turns up on the final letter.

65

Two dimes apparently placed in spectator's fists; both fists opened to reveal a penny in each instead.

66

Entire deck balanced upright on one hand's knuckles; a secretly propped rear card holds it; optional color-change finish.

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