Bornstein, Mike: Encyclopedia
of Paper Money Magic Creative and Commercial, Five Books In One ©1980-1994, Magico Magazine/Mike Bornstein Softcover, tape-bound, 5.5x8.5, 244 pages |
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Comments: This is a collection of five of Mr. Bornstein's
previous works on magic with Paper Money. Includes Money Magic, More Money Magic,
Latest
Money Magic, New Commercial Money Magic, and Eye Popper Money Magic.
Includes a
gimmick for the rising dollar bill. There are lots of great ideas
in
these volumes! Recommended.
Contents:
1 Money Magic ©1980 by Magico Magazine Illustrated by Mitch
Dyszel
2 Foreword
3 The Floating Dollar Bill: a dollar floats up from your hand
using a
simple gimmick (not thread). Designed for close up and few
spectators.
5 The Convincing Torn and Restored Dollar Bill: A bill is signed,
folded, and clearly torn, yet is restored. Bill is not borrowed.
9 Instant Disappearing and Appearing Dollar Bill: a clever
approach to
an almost instant vanish and reappearance of an open dollar bill
between the hands
11 Cut and Restored Bill: a bill is borrowed and wrapped around a
playing card where it is clearly cut with scissors and then
restored
and
returned to the spectator
14 Torn and Restored Bill: a portion of a dollar bill is ripped
off and
instantly restored. (not borrowed)
17 Cards to Dollar Bills: a packet of six playing cards transform
into
a fan of dollar bills
19 Clip Joint (also appeared in Apocalypse): a two-pronged paper
fastener/clip is punched through a bill but can be moved about the
bill
without harming the dollar
1 More Money Magic of Mike Bornstein Book #2 ©1984 Written by
Walt
Lees, Illustrated by Eric Mason
3 Introduction by Walt Lees
5 The Hydrostatic Dollar Bill: salt is clearly poured into a tube
made
from a dollar bill, but only pours out on command
10 Improved Floating Dollar Bill: a variation for presenting
before a
larger audience. The bill floats "in front" of the hands
15 The Photostatic Dollar Bill: A blank card gets an impression of
the
dollar bill, then turns blank again
20 Stretching a Dollar Bill or How to Make Money Go a Long Way! A
dollar bill is stretched under cover of cardboard cards. Bill can
be
examined.
24 Stand Up Bill: a bill is balanced at the fingers and can be
examined
28 Simplex Money Maker: a blank piece of paper sandwiched between
two
playing cards takes on the appearance of a dollar bill, then is
restored to normal
32 The Elusive President: the pictures of George Washington and
Abraham
Lincoln on bills change places
i Latest Money Magic of Mike Bornstein Book #3 ©1988 by Mike
Bornstein, Edited by Gloria E. Kindred & Stan Bennett
ii Contents
iii Foreword
1 X-Static Dollar Bill: a dollar bill sticks to another by "static
electricity"
8 Double Matchit: Magician bets a dollar he can matchit, folds a
dollar, and a matchbook appears. He then opens the matchbook to
reveal
a small duplicate of the selected card, thus "matching" it twice!
12 Polaroid Card Trick: a bill passed over spread cards is turned
over
to reveal a mini-version of the selected card
16 Perfect Prediction: the spectator thinks the magician has made
a
wrong prediction, but when the bill is looked at again, the
prediction
matches the selected card (variation of Polaroid Card Trick)
19 Triple Mini Miracle: a dollar changes into a mini deck of cards
that
has the selection reversed in the deck (uses a mini Ultra-Mental
Deck)
22 Instant Money: A bill switch using a blank piece of paper to
dollar
bill. Bill can be examined.
26 Single Card to Bill: a playing card shown both sides turns into
a
dollar bill
28 Impromptu Standing on Edge: no props needed
30 Elastic Penetro: a rubber band penetrates a folded dollar bill
(not
borrowed)
32 Enlarged Invisible Hole: a bill is folded inside an envelope
that
has a hole cut in the bottom. A coin is seen clearly to go into
the
fold of the dollar, yet comes out the hole in the bottom of the
envelope. The bill is shown to have no hole in the center
34 Triangle Angle: a triangular matrix effect using a dollar as
cover;
also uses a shell and C/S coin
37 Improved Clip Joint: Fastener is now pushed through two clear
plastic cards and then the dollar.
i Mike Bornstein's New Commercial Money Magic Book #4 ©1990
Mike
Bornstein, Edited by Gloria E. Kindred
1 Mike Bornstein's Improved $1 and $5 Bill Trick: a $1 and $5 bill
are
placed in the spectator's hand. Magician removes the $1 and the
bills
transpose. The Magician unfolds the $1 to reveal a $5, and the
spectator finds the $1 in his hand.
7 Instant Money Number Two: a $1 bill is folded and changes into a
$10
bill that can be examined.
11 1 Plus 1 = 4 Bill Tick: Two dollar bills transform into four
bills
17 "Frisbee" Dollar Bill Trick: a label placed on a bill
transposes to
the face of a selected card
24 Match and Rematch: a marked coin is vanished, a bill changes
into a
matchbox, the matches in the matchbox change into the marked coin
and
the vanished bill
30 Lucky Buck: Magician fails to predict location of selected
card, but
the card has vanished and appears inside a clear plastic case
holding a
dollar
37 Lucky Buck Number 2: another handling
40 Comedy Card in Wallet: a selected card is found hanging onto a
$20
bill removed from magician's wallet. Requires palming.
46 Diminishing Dollar Bills: a fan of dollar bills diminishes in
size
as you relate a story about the devaluing dollar
1 Mike Bornstein's Eye Popper Money Magic Book #5 ©1994 Mike
Bornstein, Edited by Gloria E. Kindred
3 New Improved Comedy Bill In Snake: Destroyed bill ends up
restored in
a spring-snake can
10 The Spirit of '76: a selected card is caught by thrusting a
dollar
into the thrown cards, but only a ripped corner is captured. The
signed
card is found to be missing a corner and it matches
16 Polaroid Money Outdone: A stack of $1's changes to a stack of
$5's
and then a stack of $10's and back to $1's
21 Simplex Bill Penetration: an impromptu pen through the bill
effect
24 Deluxe Double Matchit: an update to Double Matchit that can be
seen
by a larger audience
29 How Sweet It Is: a seemingly impromptu dollar to packet of
sugar
32 Comedy Floating Dollar Bill: a miniature bill changes to a
regular
sized bill and then floats
38 Mike Bornstein's Money Mania: a single coin appears from a
folded
dollar three times, followed by a cascade; with several alternate
presentation ideas
48 Mike Bornstein's New "Asrah" Floating Bill: an update to the
original floating bill that makes the gimmick more "portable"
54 Ultra Coin Penetration: A clever approach to the Cylinder and
Coins
effect that does not need the traditional "stack of quarters"
61 Deluxe Triple Matchit: a variation of Double Matchit but with
two
card selections
65 Ultra Bill Suspension: a floating bill in a mini-Zombie fashion