Rae, Oswald: Between Ourselves A Book of Exclusive Magic ©1926 Oswald Rae, Great Britain Hardcover, no dj, 91 pages

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Contents:

xv Foreword

1 Part I Card Tricks
1 New Card and Board: two card selections are found impaled on a board
5 Pips and Paper: two selected cards become blank, and their images appear on a signed paper
9 A Novel Card Effect: using a card index
11 Mental Telepathy: using the card index, mentally selected card is removed from sealed envelope
15 A One Handed Card Trick: using the Charlier Pass
17 The Giant Three Card Trick (Oswald Williams): Jumbo card Monte style trick
19 A Transparent Affair: selected card found between two plates of glass, stage and close-up versions
22 The Impossible Possible: message from the spirits using a commercial slate box
28 A Subtle Force: forcing a number from 1-13 using playing cards

31 Part II Miscellaneous Tricks
31 A Cue-rious Case: a cue-stick is crushed in a paper cone and reappears in its case
34 The Elusive Digits: four number cards on a stand match the order of a 2nd set of cards
39 The Mysterious Links: chain links mysteriously join using a special tray
41 Silk and Soup Plate: handkerchief appears between plates
43 The Miracle Slate: a slate mysteriously adds up the total of numbers written on it
47 Mixed Drinks: three drinks are mixed, and yet magician can withdraw any in a glass
51 Two Simple Forces
51 - To Force a Colour: for a silk, does not always work
51 - To Force an Article: another method that does not always work
51 The Evolution of the Union Jack: a flag story with multiple flags
57 A Visible Coffee Transition: confetti to coffee in a clever cup

60 Part III Thought Reading Tricks
60 Musical Thought Transference: piano player plays selected music thought of by spectators
66 A Complete Silent Thought Transference Act: a two person code to eliminate verbal commuication
78 A Trick Blindfold
79 Original Sealed Billet Reading: clever approach to hide the one-ahead principle

85 Part IV Mems From My Note Book
85 To Render Fabric Fireproof
85 Fireproofing for Wood, etc.
85 To Clean Velvet or Plush
85 To Clean Glassware
86 To Gloss and Clean Ivorine Balls
86 Red Billiard Ball Dye
86 To Dye Flags, etc.
86 Various Coloured Inks and Dyes
87 Varnishes
88 To Harden a Felt Hat
88 Varnish Remover
88 Paint Remover
88 Easy Method of Gilding
88 Luminous Paint
88 Porcelain Fekes, etc.
89 Celluloid Varnish
89 To Apply Sealing Wax Evenly
89 Pads for Thought Readers
90 Reading Through Sealed Envelopes
90 Ink for Lightning Artists
90 Stains
90 Black Crayon for Lightning Artists
90 Dull Black Paint
91 Spirit Gum Substitute
91 Gold Paint
91 Chemical Slate Writing
91 Trick Seals