Hull, Burling: Original Slate Secrets ©1929 Burling Hull, NY Softcover, stapled manuscript, 8.5x11", 35 pages

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Comments: Some general slate methods and some sections on how to use Hull's commercial slates, and how to order them (at the time).

Contents (from book, updated July 2019):

2 Are We Facing Magical Banditry?: an essay on an unethical publication of other magician's slate tricks

4 Part One Unprepared Slate Manipulation
4 The One to Four Numbered Slate Method
5 Medium Stacked Slates
5 The Manipo Slate Method
7 The Maro Slate Method
7 The Turn-Table Slate Trick
8 Mediums Office Slate Reading
8 Hull Improvement for Office Method

9 Part Two Chemical Slate Writing Methods
9 The Old School Chemical Slate Efforts
9 Silver Nitrate Pencil Method
10 Library Paste Method
10 The Sulphuric Acid and Sub-Acetate of Lead Method
11 Misdirection Slate Writing Methods
11 The Nixon Videtec Slate Reading
27 Spirit Duplication Slate
13 Materialzed Answer Slate

14 Part Three Hull Scientific Slate Innovations
14 Formulae for the Burling Hull Visible Writing Methods
14 Formulae for Liquid "A" No. 1
14 Formulae for Liquid "B" No. 2
14 Formulae for Liquid "C" No. 3
15 The Substitute for The Hull Silicate Slates
15 Special Types of Chalk for the Hull Slate Inventions
16 Cost of Complete Outfit Less Than the Home Made Substitute
16 The True and Correct Formulae
16 Outfit Supplied With for Invisible Hand Writes
18 The Spirits Gift: performance and patter
18 - Preparation
18 - Note
19 - Performance
19 - Patter
20 - We Suggest
21 - Concluding Points
23 - Additional Pointers
23 - The Reason
23 - To Produce Message On Side of Slate Selected by Audience
25 Important Notice: more advanced method released
27 It is Not Necessary to Wash Slates Off - Will Work Dry
27 The Special Supplies Furnished With This Process
29 The Visible Appearance of Spirit Writing in Full Light
29 Club Method
30 Full Stage Method
30 Presentation & Handling
31 Another Way
32 Special Tip for Professionals
33 To Write Name or Question at Top of Slate
33 A Point of Economy
34 To Prepare New Messages
34 Note
34 One More Additional Tip