Kleefeld, Jim: Locked ©2015 Jim Kleefeld, Coda Maxphin Publishing, OH Hardcover, w/dj, 360 pages ISBN: 978-0-9903873-4-3

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Comments: From the ad copy, "The ultimate examination of the Seven Keys to Baldpate plot and the use of locks in mentalism and magic. Locked is 360 pages of tricks, routines, explanations, research and history of lock effects. It contains details of 116 lock products, descriptions of 107 published lock routines, explanations of 26 gaffed and gimmicked lock methods, 62 original never-before-published routines, 120 photographs of lock items, and 85 original illustrations, including fully detailed drawings of gaffed lock mechanisms. Locked was compiled and written by Jim Kleefeld, with a little help from friends like Paul Daniels, Richard Osterlind, Ray Carlisle, John Archer, Paul Hallas, Danny Archer, Ken Dyne, Dan Harlan, Stephen Minch, Wayne Dobson, Mark Strivings, Tim Ellis, Mick Hanzlik and more."

Contents (from book ToC):

7 About Locks
7 Along Comes Annemann
9 The Real Inventor
10 Variations
11 Literary Beginnings
12 Enter Stage Left George M. Cohan
13 Seven Films of Baldpate
14 The Actual Mountain
14 The Odd Phrase

17 History of Locks
17 Early Padlocks
19 Security Breakthrough
20 lock Mechanics
20 Lock Construction
21 Keys
22 Tumblers
23 Instructional Locks
24 Dial Combination Lock
25 Wheel Combination Lock
25 Wardlock
27 Pushbutton Lock
28 Electronic Locks

31 Magic Locks
31 Commercial Magic Locks
31 Key R Rect
33 Carlisle Gravity Lock
34 ChronoLock
34 Coded Lock or Induction Coded Lock
35 Combi Lock
35 Correct Key
35 Crook Lock
36 Cross Key
36 David Howarth’s £1000 Safe Mystery
37 Da Vinci Box
37 Destiny’s Key
38 De-Val Dupe Padlock
38 Digital Dilemma
39 Door to the Harem
39 Dr. Faust's Padlock
40 Dream Lock
40 Eagle Spirit Lock
41 E. S. Key
41 ESP Lock
41 E.S.P. Padlock
42 Five-Key Countdown
42 Germain’s Spirit Lock
44 Grismer Lock
44 Haunted Padlock
45 Hemingway Lock
45 Hotel Mystery
46 Just Chance Wallet
47 Key Box
47 Key Roulette
48 The Kevs of Judah
48 Kontrol Key
49 Larry Lock
49 The Lock®
50 Lock of Gibraltar
50 Lock of Zanzibar
51 Locked For Life
51 Locked Out Chance
52 Lockey
53 Luc-Key
53 LuvR’s Lock
54 Master Lock Mystery
54 Master Lock Routine
55 Master Padlock
55 Maximum Security
56 McColl Locks
56 Mental Prediction Lock
57 Murphy's Chest
57 Myster-Key
58 The Mystery Lock
58 Mystic Key
59 New Yale Lock
59 Numba-lok
60 The Palladian Lock
60 Pandora’s Lox
60 Paranormal Padlock
61 Penta-lock
61 Phantom Lock
61 Prediction Padlock
62 Prince Albene's Spirit Lock
62 Psychokinetic Lock
63 Psy-Key
63 Psy-Key Lock
64 Psy-Key Lock Improved
65 PsyLock
65 Psychic Spirit Lock
65 Push-Button Iron Lock
66 Sarandos Spirit Lock
66 Seven Keys Supreme
67 The Seventh Key
67 Solari’s Spirit Lock
68 Spirit Locks
68 Strivings Locks
68 SupaLok
69 Supreme Squire Padlock
69 T.U.R.N. The Ultimate Random Number
70 Telekinetic Lock
71 Titan Spirit Lock
71 The Un-Lock
72 Wedding Rings
72 Wonderlock

75 Props With Locks
75 Antique Pill Box
76 Bill Tube
76 Bill Tube Gold Plated
77 Deadlock
77 Destination Box
78 Diamond Treasure Chest
78 Dr. Q Prediction Chest
79 FreeKey
79 Future Perfect
80 Future Prediction Chest
80 Jumping Jack Cash
81 lippincott Box
81 Locked Deck
81 Lucifer’s Lock by Tenyo
82 Master Lock Routine
82 Money Box Safe
82 Monarch Prediction Chest
83 One Panel Treasure Chest
83 Psychokinetic Lock
83 Reproduction Locks
84 Ring Escape
84 The Secret Den
84 Security Lock
85 Strong Box
85 Treasury Transpo
85 United
86 USB Key Flash Drive
86 Wedlock

89 Puzzle Locks
89 Bashful Trick Lock
89 Brass Square Puzzle
90 Cigar Cutter Lock
90 Cryptex
90 Dog Trick Padlock
91 Enigma Lock Puzzle
91 Fish Lock
91 Hidden Lock
92 Houdini Ace Of Hearts Lock
92 Houdini Dead Lock
92 Houdini Lockout
93 Houdini Under Lock and Key
93 Indian Puzzle Locks
93 Lion Lock
94 Turtle Lock
94 Wooden Puzzle Locks

97 Key Secrets
97 Key Re-Set
98 Step-Back
98 Tool Re-Set
99 Secondary Release
99 Magnetic Release
99 Gravity Release
100 Gravity Magnetic Release
101 Friction-Pin

102 Key Strategies
102 Many Keys Exchanged
102 One Key Exchanged
102 Forced Key
103 Enveloped
103 Caught Red-Handed
104 Marked Key
104 Iced Key
104 Warm Key
105 Pail By Comparison
105 Swiped
106 Swiped 2

109 Combination Secrets
109 Dial Restriction
109 Dial Elimination
110 Mental Choice
110 Number Force
111 Card or Word Force
111 Card Box Force
112 Pre-Show & Pre-Set
112 Pre-Show Word

115 Mental Value
115 Spectator’s Ring
116 Two Rings
116 Borrowed Jewelry
116 Bank Night
117 Two Spectators
117 Sealed Cash Box
117 Buttonhole
118 Belt Loop
118 Wine Glass
118 Car Keys
118 Car
119 Wallet
119 Certificate
119 Urban Bicycle Chain
120 Performer’s Sealed Valuables
120 Spectator’s Sealed Valuables
120 Surprise Token Gift
120 Prediction
121 Drinks
121 Cigars
122 Cuisine

125 Locksmith Tales
125 Mick Hanzlik
127 Dr. Timothy Moore
129 Jason Palter
129 Chris Manos
130 Jim Sommers
131 Tom Yurasits
133 Mike Draganic

135 Published Routines
135 Another Key to Baldpate
136 Another Key to Baldpate
136 Any Lock Ke-R-Rect
137 Assignation
138 Astradamus' Houdini Padlock Penetration
139 Astro-Key
139 Bag O' Locks
141 Blind in Baldpate
141 Card-A-Lock
143 Combination Lock Trick and Remote
143 The Compelling Key
144 ConBination
145 ConBination 2
145 Consealment of Seven Keys
146 The Crystal Key
146 Davey Jones’ Lock
147 The Devil’s Key
148 Electronic Spirit Lock
149 The Elephant Who Lost His Trunk Key
152 Equivo-Lock
152 Eternal Triangle
154 Eve or Adam
155 Faust’s Padlock
156 Five Minute Murder Mystery
156 FoxyLoxy
157 Hang-Over
158 The Haunted Padlock
159 The Houdini Wand
160 Hypnotic Key Control
161 It’s Your Loss
162 Improved Seven Keys to Baldpate
162 The Key Caper
163 The Key of Fortunato
164 The Key r rect Way to Swing
164 Key to the Future
165 Key to the Mystery
165 The Key to Seven Keys to Baldpate
168 Key to the Situation
168 Key to Success
169 The Key to Success
170 Key-R-Rect CloseUp
170 Key-R-Rect CloseUp 2
172 Key-R-Rect Prediction
172 Keyed Up
173 Keyrect
174 KeysRoyale
175 Keys Redux
175 Let’s Make a Trade
176 Lock and Key
177 Lock and Key Mystery
177 The Lock and Keys
178 The Lock and Keys
179 Lock Master
186 Lock Master 2
187 The Lock Opens
188 The Lock Opener
189 Lock Out!
189 Locked
190 Locked & Loaded
190 Locked On
190 Lock’s Myth
192 Lots O Locks
192 Magic Car Key
194 A Magician Prepares - Seven Keys
195 Master Key
195 Mind Lock
197 Mon-Key Biz
198 New Keys
198 Nikola’s 7th Key
199 The Obedient Padlock
200 Oil and No Water
200 On the Wall
202 One for the Money
203 Padlock Chance
204 Padlocked
205 Paycheck
205 Pen-Ultimate Key
206 Poe’s Beloved
209 Pointed
210 Pointers
211 The Poor Man’s Baldpate
212 Poor Man's Bank Night
213 Return of the Seven Keys
214 The Secret to Unlimited Wealth
216 Sense-less Divination
216 Seven Colors of Wisdom
217 Seven Keys and the Lazy Dog
218 Seven Keys Goes To Lunch
220 Seven Keys to Paradise
220 Seven Keys My Way
221 The Seven Keys of the Jinx
221 Six Cold Keys
222 Skin in the Game
223 Soundbox
223 The Spirit Touch
224 Three Keys to the Seven Keys to Baldpate
225 $1000 Key Test
226 Tips for a Trickster
227 Triumph of the Triumverate
228 The Ultimate Key
229 Ultimate Seventh Key
230 Uncle Klink
230 A Unique Effect
231 Verbal Control
231 Warp S
232 Watch Closely
233 Wedlock
234 Which Lock
234 The Zenith Wager

237 Original Routines
237 Abberline's Conundrum
239 Baldpate Tray
241 Broken
243 Certificated
245 Choice Jewelry
246 Code Breaker
247 Code Breaker Burnt Note to Orange
248 The Coffin in Lamia
250 Combination Lock and Ring
250 Count of Monte Cristo
255 Crowdsource Open
256 Dated
258 DaVinci’s Cryptex
259 Digital Dilemma 2
262 Dodges
263 Door to Success
265 Finding My Own
267 Foreign Combination
267 His Valentine
269 Holey Cardoley
270 InstaKey
273 InstaKey Dial K for Killer
278 InstaKey - Bachelor Pad
281 iTransmit
282 It's Hammer Time!
285 Keep the Faith
287 Lizzie's Barn
289 Lock Luggage
291 Lock Master Word
292 Locks Impossible
293 Love Locked
294 Marvel Money Box
298 Mirage
299 Miser’s Keys
301 Money Combination
302 The NW Out
303 The Night Club Lock
305 Only You
307 The Osterlind Grismer Lock Routine
309 Pandora Unlocked
310 The Present
311 A Psychic Game of Chance
313 A Psychic Game Deluxe
315 PsyLock
319 Pushy
320 Risqué Lock
321 Rolls Away
322 Rogue Fusion
324 Seuss-Locked
329 Seven Keys to Her Heart
330 The Shawshank Escape
332 Sherlock Locks
336 Stella Starletti
338 Stoned
339 Sure Lock
340 Telephonic
341 The Thread
342 Three-Key Monte
343 Tile-emetry
345 The Toy Cupboard
347 Turn It Up
349 Unchain My Heart
351 Your Money

355 Additional Resources

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