DeCourcy, Ken & Duke Stern: Royal Magic Nimble Thimbles ©1998 Fun, Inc., Chicago, IL Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 19 pages

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Comes with a set of 14 plastic nesting thimbles

Comments: Illustrations by Tony Dunn. First part of the booklet is a reprint (with permission of Abbott's Magic) of Duke Stern's Latest Thimble Magic manuscript. The second section provides routines for nested thimbles by Ken DeCourcy. The thimbles that came with this set were designed and made in Germany by Werry.

The Nimble Thimbles are very similar to the Vernet Magic Thimbles set. The thimbles included are by Werry of Germany, and include 4 nesting pairs of white thimbles, and 3 colored thimble pairs. Vernet thimbles include 4 colors. Nesting thimbles allow you to perform some moves not possible with standard thimbles (like Joe Mogar's), similar to the multiplying balls effect. I personally found the nesting thimbles a bit large for my small hands and have to be very careful in handling and tipping my hands while working. It is difficult to recommend one over the other between the Vernet and Nimble Thimble sets. Both come with good instructions and the products are very similar. The instructions with Nimble Thimbles are probably a bit more thorough and include a reprint of Duke Stern's Latest Thimble Magic as well as a section utilizing nesting thimbles by Ken DeCourcy. Personally, I overall prefer the standard Mogar thimbles, but I'm certainly not an expert at thimble magic.

Contents:

1 Introduction: a discussion of the booklet, and of the Werry Thimbles as included in this set.

2 From Latest Thimble Magic by Duke Stern, with permission from Abbott's Magic Company
2 Pet Peeves and Terminology
3 The Thumb Palm
3 Open Palm Alignment
4 The Finger Palm
5 Moves and Vanishes of One Thimble
6 Now You See It, Now You Don't
7 Finger Exchange
7 Penetrations: Through the Handkerchief
9 Color Changes: Two Handed Color Changes
10 One Handed Color Changes
10 Red and Yellow
11 Patriotic Thimble Routine: red, white, and blue
13 Passe Passe Thimble: jumps from hand to hand

13 Part Two (Ken De Courcy)
13 Werry Nesting Thimble Basic Routine: production of 1 to 4 thimbles
14 Alternative Finish: another finish
14 Climax Finish: using a holder
15 Pop Over Thimbles: from hand to hand
16 Thumbalina: She changes her hat color under a handkerchief
17 Grandmother's Thimble: color changing thimbles with full patter
18 Half-Thru: handkerchief penetration with "half-through" portion