Marlo, Ed: Shoot The Works A Complete Manual of Dice Manipulation ©1943 Edward Marlo, L.L. Ireland, Chicago, IL Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 49 pages

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Comments: Illustrations by Gordon M. Howatt. Dice magic, dice stacking, and gimmicked dice.

Contents (from book):

1 Foreword

2 Section 1
2 Four Dice and Two Hats: with jumbo die climax
5 Through the Table: dice penetrate table and appear under hat
6 Three Dice and a Hat: dice are invisibly tossed into the air and heard dropping into hat
7 A Dice and a Hat: variation of above
7 Dice Transposition: three white dice transfer one at a time to hand with three red dice
9 Triple Dice Routine: two in the hand one in the pocket routine

11 Section II
11 It's Old But It's New: Tony Platt
12 The Dice Stack
14 - The Basic Move
15 - Stacking Multiple Dice
16 - Desired Number On Top
16 - Vanishing Dice
17 Pick and Drop: dice can be dropped out one at a time from inverted cup
18 Four of a Kind: shake out four of a kind
18 - The Farmer Shake
21 Hold Out Methods
22 Tony Platt Hold Out
24 They're Loaded: fice aces the easy way
24 Foo Dice Cup: like a Foo Can
26 Chinese Dice Box: control dice shakes

27 Section III
28 Three Dice and a Coin: one die transfers to the other hand with help of a coin
28 The Thumb Twister: spots change on a die with routine using mis-spotted dice
31 Dice Control
31 - Dice Control on a Hard Surface
33 - Marlo's Control
33 - Dice Control on a Soft Surface
34 Soup!: a special dice liquid comedy bit
35 Crooked Dice
35 - Set No. 1 Tops and Bottoms or Horses
35 - Set No. 2 Shapes or Buffed Dice
36 - Set No. 3 Trip Dice
36 - Set No. 4 Filled or Loaded Dice
37 - Set No. 5 Tapping Dice
37 - Set No. 6 Paint Work
37 - Set No. 7 Capped Transparent Dice
38 - Set No. 8 Magnetic Dice
38 Advice to Service Men
39 Rules for Detecting Crooked Dice
40 Dice Switches
40 - 1. The One Hand Switch
41 - 2. Money Switch
42 - 3. Cuff Switch
42 - 4. Table Swtich
42 - 5. Single Dice Switch
43 The Dice Switch Routine
44 Gambling Demonstration Routine
45 Explanation of Terms
46 The Hand Behind the Dice Cup
47 Round Dice - A Novelty
49 Other Book by Edward Marlo