Chapman, Frank: Magic Tricks For
Every Member of the Family ©1934 Increased Sales, Inc., MD Softcover, saddle-stitched, 18 pages |
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Comments; Promotional magic booklet sponsored by Oakite Products, Inc., NY, featuring their cleanser products.
Contents (from book):
1 Advertisement: Oakite cleanser
2 Introduction
3 Mandarin Hide-Away Ring: borrowed finger ring vanishes from
handkerchief and is retrieved from inside an egg in an egg cup
4 Satan's Match Box: a penny appears in a previously empty
match-box
4 The Jumping Joker: Joker put into center of deck jumps back to
the top
5 Magic Television: a confederate helps you determine which object
was selected
6 The Mysterious Initial: marking on a sugar cube transfers to
spectator's palm
7 Leaping Rainbow Colors: green and red marbles transpose between
two match-boxes
8 The Ghostly Image: burnt ashes rubbed on your arm reveal a
selected number
9 The Bewitched Thimbles: magician knows under which thimble is
the dime
9 The Fireproof Handkerchief: doesn't burn with a cigarette
10 Witch's Cauldron Rubber Bands: the Afghan bands
11 Hindu Secret Coin Trick: coins transfer hand to hand
12 Mystic Matches From Nowhere: spectator can't locate the box
with the matches
13 Oriental Ring-A-Stick Trick: a ring vanishes from handkerchief
and ends up on a stick
14 India's Famous Gum Trick: magician knows how many sticks of gum
were moved
14 The Devil's Match: a match is broken and restored in a
handkerchief
15 Vanishing Coin: coin vanishes under a curtain ring
16 Mystery of the Four Aces: Four Aces end up in one pile
17 Advertisement: store promotion
18 Advertisement: silver cleaning plate from June Woods
19 Back Cover: advertisement for more Oakite cleansers