Enochs,
E.
Loyd: Master
Manipulation
of Thimbles ©1931 Loyd Enochs ©1945 Mitchell Kanter ©1975 Lee Gray Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 38 pages |
Rare 1931 Draft Edition! Image courtesy eBay seller AtlantisMagic |
Image from Magicref |
Comments: Decent manual on thimble magic. Small drawings
throughout. "Equal to Personal Instruction". B&W
illustrations.
Contents: (updated Jan 2017):
4 Introduction
5 Chapter 1: Thimbles
5 Types: recommends wood
5 Patter: not recommended
6 Advice to the Manipulator: Slow & deliberate
7 Chapter II: Fundamental Palms
7 The Thumb Palm
8 Finger Palm
9 How to
Understand Illustrations
10 Chapter III: Master Back Hand Palm or Clip
10 Method
12 Chapter IV: Vanishes
12 Over the Top Vanish
12 Phantom Vanish
13 Wrist Hide
13 Chapter V: Slow Motion Vanish
14 Method
15 Chapter VI: The Hook Vanish
15 Method
16 Chapter VII Solid Thru Solid
16 Method
18 Chapter VIII The Elastic Finger
18 Method: finger apparently stretches
19 The Elastic Finger - Finale
19 Method
20 Chapter IX: The Sanders Color Change
20 Method
22 Chapter X
22 Loyd Color Change
22 The Pocket Vanish
23 Chapter XI Loyd One Hand Color Change
23 Method
24 Chapter XII: One Thimble Handkerchief Penetration
24 Method
25 Chapter XIII: It Will Fool Magicians
25 Method
26 A Comedy Production
27 Chapter XIV: The Expanding Thimble
27 Method: thimble grows huge
28 Chapter XV: Thru the Pocket
29 Chapter XVI: Vest Vanish
29 Method
30 Chapter XVII: Up the Arm
30 Method
31 Chapter XVIII: The Master Color Change
32 Chapter XIX: Climax Productions and the Thimble Holder
33 Chapter XX: Routines
33 The Loyd Routine
33 Set-Up As Follows
36 The Climax
37 The Ghost
Thimble: a mechanical thimble you can make