Kraft,
Frederick L. and Kraft, Arthur: Coin Magnetrix ©1973 Arthur Kraft & Frederick L. Kraft, Pub. by Paul Diamond, FL Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 77 pages |
Comments [Stewart Tame]: Book No. 3 in the Diamond presents
his
Gems of Magic Book series. Illustrations by the authors. Sequel to
MagnetiCoins by the same
authors. A booklet of tricks using magnetic coins.
Contents:
2 Preface
3 Introduction by Paul Diamond
7 Phanto-Matic Card: Spectator selects card, initials it, and
shuffles
it into the deck, spectator then examines, seals, and initials an
envelope, magician places the envelope on top of the deck and a
fifty
cent piece on top of the envelope and bets spectator fifty cents
to a
nickel that spectator's initialed card will be in envelope, deck
placed
on table, spectator's nickel placed next to fifty cent piece,
envelope
torn at one end and initialed card produced from within.
14 Clipped: Nickel wrapped in dollar bill which is clipped with
paper
clip to keep coin from escaping, bill placed on business card
which is
placed over opening of drinking glass, at magician's command,
nickel
melts through bill and card to make a noisy appearance in glass
18 Midas' Magic Mint: Nickels are changed to dimes in an endless
stream
with the aid of a half dollar and a borrowed credit card.
21 Ectoplasmic Nickels: Three coins travel from the table to the
magician's hand with the aid of a couple of ID cards from
magician's
wallet.
25 Magneti-Coin Monte: Small piece of paper moistened and affixed
to
the underside of one of three coins, coins are then slowly and
openly
mixed and spectator is challenged to find the paper.
28 Follow the Arrow: Spectator covers three coins-two copper and
one
silver, magician finds silver coin with aid of a paper arrow.
31 Spectral Spectacle: Nickel placed in magician's hand completely
vanishes, both hands shown empty, coin reappears, can be performed
in
short sleeves or even in a bathing suit.
35 Coin Teleportation: Copper coin and silver coin sealed in
envelope,
both coins visible through transparent window in envelope, copper
coin
moves away from window, magician extracts it without opening
envelope.
43 Copper-Ation Superlative: Two glasses, one smaller than the
other
and resting in the mouth of the larger are shown, a copper and
silver
coin resting on the bottom of the smaller, with a shake of the
magician's hand, the copper coin visibly vanishes from the smaller
glass and drops into the larger one.
47 Handy Dandy: Silver coin openly dropped into spectator's hand
mysteriously changes places with copper coin held in magician's
hand.
53 Exalted Coin: Copper and silver coin placed in glass which is
covered with draped handkerchief, corners of hank gathered up and
given
to spectator who lifts hank off glass, only one coin remains,
missing
coin found in hank when it is unfolded.
56 Okito Ultissimo: Copper coin and silver coin openly placed in
metal
box which is placed on business card set across mouth of glass,
lid
placed on box with no trace of move normaly used in Okito box
routine,
one coin penetrates box and card to drop into glass, spectator may
open
box to reveal single coin inside.
58 Numis-Magic Brain: Spectator's innermost thoughts revealed on
previously initialed "photo-sensitized paper" held between two
coins.
63 Coin Flight: Copper coin and silver coin openly displayed in
one of
magician's hands, other hand shown empty, both hands close, open
to
show one coin in each hand.
64 Capricious Coins: "Two coins (one Silver, one Copper) are set
on an
improvised 'drumhead', made by securely fastening a paper napkin
over
the mouth of a drinking glass. The performer puts the coins
through
their paces by causing them to flit to and from his pocket: then
one of
them suddenly and inexplicably arrives within the confines of the
sealed glass."
74 Glossary
75 Reference Tables