Noakes, Ernest E.: Magical Originalities ©1914 G. Bell and Sons, Ltd, London Hardcover, w/dj, 5.25x7.5", 161 pages

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Contents (from book)

ix Preface (J.N. Maskelyne)
xi Introduction

1 The Transitoryist's Card: a card with corner ripped off vanishes and appears in an envelope
6 The Chocolate Box: magician can see through a box and determine the top card
11 The Game of Whist: the performer wins the hand
16 The Spot Card: audience expects that all the cards in a deck are the same, but are proven wrong
19 An Amusing Card Effect: simple method of deteriming selections from half the deck
21 The Ne Plus Ultra Trick: eight selected cards are named or their positions in the deck called
27 About Coins: palming coin recommendation, the coin wand, and a gimmicked coin described
32 An Old Coin Favourite: coin in ball of wool
36 Some Coin Manipulation: on the back palm
39 A New Aerial Treasury: a Miser's Dream for the stage
43 Some Other Coin Moves: some further ideas
47 The Hand of Mystery: a hand spells out answers on a board for stage
51 Wine And Water: method to produce various wines from water
54 A Spirit Message Frame: message appears in a frame; also a method to show all sides of a slate
60 The Educated Dial: for stage, a large dial predicts numbers selected
65 Rice Bowls: tips on making the ideal feke, and presentation ideas
73 Production of Large Bowl
80 Pots of Flowers Production
83 Cigars and Decanter Trick: cigars vanish from decanter and are found in a cigar box, and the borrowed items in the cigar box are found elsewhere
94 The Dyeflytie Handkerchief Act: a full act
103 Some Effects with Silk: production from a sword, and a production from a table
111 The Tambourine: fake and loader for silk production
117 Watch and Boxes: borrowed watch and flags vanish to be found bundled together
126 An Impromptu Performance: Noake's routine using a hat, pipe, and key
132 Greenwich Observatory: a obedient ball using a stage prop
139 The Revolving Blocks: stacked wooden block numbers change; does not use the cylinder cover
144 A New Billiard Ball Trick: using a gimmicked table
153 The Cigarette Table: or biscuits and chocolate; using a special table