Ganson, Lewis: The Hindu Thread Trick Often Referred to as The Gypsy Thread Ganson's Magic Teach-In Series ©1980 1st edition The Supreme Magic Co. Ltd. Softcover, saddle-stitched, 8x10", 32 pages Also available as an e-book from Lybrary.com

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Comments (Lybrary.com): The Gypsy Thread trick is one of those classic effects in the same league as a linking ring or cups and balls. A thread is broken into several short pieces and then magically restored into one long piece of thread. Many of the best magicians have made the gypsy thread a feature of their performances: Fred Kaps, Dany Ray, Ricky Jay, Billy McComb, Ali Bongo, Hans Trixer, Marconick and Eugene Burger to name just a few. Lewis Ganson teaches in detail with text, photos and illustrations the ins and outs of this routine. This was part of the famous Ganson Teach-In series originally published by Supreme Magic Inc. Rights are now owned by Martin Breese.

Contents:

5 Introduction
6 The Hindu Thread Trick
6 - The Effect
6 - The Thread
6 - Preparation
8 - Presentation
13 Marconick's Gypsy Thread
13 - Preparation
14 - Performance
18 Easy Gypsy Thread
18 - Performance
20 Ali Bongo's Experience
20 - The Routine
20 - The Thread Or Cotton
21 - Shows For Children
21 - The Needle Threading Addition
21 - Preparation
21 - Performance
23 - Jewelled Scabbard Gag
23 - Humorous Gypsy Thread
23 - Disposal Of The Pieces
24 - Breaking The Thread
24 - Displaying The Pieces
24 - David Nixon's Idea
25 - The Bongo Gypsy Thread Suit
25 - Patter
26 - A Note On The Preparation
26 - Chadwick's Mending Cotton Versus Tacking Thread
27 - Repeating Impromptu
27 - Dany Ray
28 Pat Conway's Routine
28 - Requirements
28 - Preparation
30 - Performance
32 Conclusion