A.C. Gilbert: Gilbert's Table Magic
Gilbert, A.C.: Gilbert's Table Magic
©2016 Dover Publications
Softcover, perfect-bound, 5.5x8.5", 144 pages
Albert Gilbert's Table Magic
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Comments: "This Dover edition...is an unabridged publication of two works originally published by the A.C. Gilbert Company, New Haven, Connecticut, in 1920 under the titles Gilbert Coin Tricks and Gilbert Handkerchief Tricks."

Contents (from the originals, page numbers don't reflect this new compilation):

5 Coin Tricks: introduction

9 Finger Palming
10 Palming Coin
10 The Back and Front Palm
13 Back Index Finger Palm
14 To Produce the Coin at the Tip of the Fingers
15 Front Thumb Palm
16 To Produce the Coin From the Thumb Palm to the Tips of the Fingers
16 To Back-Finger-Palm the Coin From the Palm
17 Back-And-Front-Palming More Than One Coin
17 Vanishing Coin From Closed Hand
21 A Pretty Finish to the Vanishing Coin From Closed Hand
22 To Apparently Pass a Number of Coins From One Hand Into the Other and Then Make Them Instantly Disappear and Reappear Somewhere Else
24 Another Method of Vanishing Coin From a Closed Hand
25 The Miser's Dream

31 Tricks That Do Not Require So Much Sleight of Hand
31 Loop Coin
34 To Pass a Coin Through the Table
34 Ching Ling Soo Coin Trick
35 Chinese Coin On String

37 Coin Tricks With Simple Apparatus
37 Vanishing Coin From Glass
38 To Reproduce the Coin
40 Vanishing and Reappearing Half-Dollar
42 The Pass Pass Coin Trick
43 The Okeito Coin Box: Okito Coin Box
44 The Multiplying Coin
45 Vanishing The Coin From Paper
47 Coin Juggling
47 Reproducing a Coin
49 Passing a Large Coin Through a Small Hole
50 To Make a Coin Disappear
51 The Coin Appearing In the Lemon
53 Passing a Coin Through a Handkerchief
54 The Fortune-Telling Penny
55 Real Coins From a Lighted Candle
57 The Phantom Coin

5 Manual of Handkerchief Tricks: introduction

8 Essential Apparatus For an Evening's Entertainment With Handkerchief Tricks: portable stands
9 The Opening Trick: production with a hank ball
20 Dyeing a Handkerchief: color change
24 The Conjurer As a Dyer: three white handkerchiefs change to three different colors
26 The Handkerchief Vanisher: pull
27 The Mirror Glass: described
28 The Disappearing Handkerchief From a Lamp Chimney: silk vanishes from clear glass tube
29 Herman's Vanishing Knots: from tied silks - Alexander Herman
32 Stretching a Handkerchief: optical illusion
33 Instantly Knotted Handkerchiefs
34 The Vanishing Ring from Goblet of Water By Means of a Handkerchief: ring is heard to drop in the glass, yet vanishes
35 The Burnt Handkerchief Restored: a small corner of handkerchief is burned and restored
36 Juggling: handkerchief is spun on top of a walking cane
37 Producing a Handkerchief in Full View From a Glass: water is poured from a glass, then a silk appears in the glass
38 Handkerchief Cassette: handkerchief vanishes from a small tube
39 Drum Head Tube: and its use described
41 Magic Flag in Candle: flag produced from a lit candle
44 Invisible Flight or Color Changing Handkerchiefs
45 An Easy Way to Vanish a Handkerchief: in newspaper cone

48 Handkerchief Tricks You Can Make Yourself
48 Goldin Color Change: color changing handkerchief
50 Flag Between Handkerchiefs: advanced version of above
52 The Chameleon Color Change: another gimmicked color change
53 Triple Alliance: an instant triple color change
55 Blendo: Red, White, and Blue Silks form into American Flag
56 Valadon Flag Trick: red, white, blue tissues are burnt and turn into three ribbons, then into an American Flag
59 Changing Three Silk Handkerchiefs Into Different Colors: another approach

61 How to Vanish Things From Handkerchiefs
61 The Invisible Hen: Miser's Dream with eggs, a hat, and a handkerchief
63 Vanishing Card From Handkerchief: using a commercial gimmick card
64 Match In Handkerchief: wooden match is broken an restored

65 Removing Ring From String Under Handkerchief: Jardine Ellis sized ring, simple approach
66 Passing a Ring Through a Handkerchief: finger ring vanishes from under handkerchief
67 Vanishing Coin From Glass: Coin heard to drop in glass of water but vanishes
69 The Flying Handkerchief: handkerchiefs transpose to glasses
71 Appearing Handkerchief and Candle Trick: handkerchief vanishes and is found around a candle
73 New Decanter Handkerchief Appearance: flower appears in center of clear glass decanter
76 Vanishing Handkerchief From Hand: uses a TT
78 Egg and Handkerchief Trick: Marked egg vanishes and is found in a glass
79 Table Stand and Appearing Handkerchief: handkerchief appears in glass on table


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