Rowe, Dr. Richard: 50 Easy Pocket Ticks ©1929 (circa) Dr. Richard Rowe, William Andrade, Australia Softcover, saddle-stitched, 27 pages plus ads

Image from State Library Victoria (with some colorization)

Comments: Dr. Richard Rowe, Dean of Australian Magic

Contents:

2 Introduction
3 Foreword

4 Surgery: a knife draws blood from the thumb, but is wiped away unharmed
4 Ring and Rope: finger put on selected finger with wrists tied behind back
5 Balanced Cigarette Paper on Hat: paper balancing
5 Potato Magic: potato is cut, but thread going through it is not
5 Card and Envelope: envelope placed in pocket contains prediction of one of 7 cards chosen
6 Breaking a Match Between The Fingers: physical stunt
6 The Fakir's Figure: addition prediction
7 Pin Through Forehead: a bizarre demonstration
7 The Magnetized Cigar: cigar hangs at the fingertips
7 Dead or Alive: magician selects one paper that has a dead person written on it
8 A Strong Puff: blowing out a match through the sleeve
8 The Balanced Cigar: on a hat
9 Smoke-O: smoke is blown into a glass from a distance
9 Money From Home: gag challenge
9 A Knotty Knot: silks instantly knot and unknot
10 Here's How: physical challenge
10 A Feat of Strength: spectator can't tear a napkin
10 Balanced: betcha to take away a glass and leave a match standing
11 Go-Silk-Go: vanishing handkerchief
11 Watch and Ring: a watch is removed from a handkerchief trap even though the ends are held
12 Thieves: Thieves and Sheep with 7 pellets
13 The Prediction: arithmetic prediction
14 Match Magic: matches don't fall from inverted matchbox, only on command
14 Coin and Matchbox: coin appears in matchbox
15 Coin Vanish: into a matchbox
15 The Spirit Name: the center tear
16 Orange to Apple: in a hat
17 Naming Chosen Fruit: performer knows which fruit was held high
17 The Mummified Finger: gag
18 Floating Sugar: in coffee
18 Spook-Stuff: a carbon-paper mystery
19 The Same Word: a gag and message on the arm combination
19 Spots: spots travel to palm of clean hand
20 Spirit Books: You know which book was opened
20 The Mysterious Walking Stick: adheres to hand
20 The Hero: cigar put out on tongue
20 The Magic Mirror: magician determines who looked in a mirror
21 Jump!: rubber band jumps to other fingers
21 Ring and Ruler: ring on a ruler while ends are held
23 Magnetic Money: coin adheres to a door
23 The Nailed Card: deck is thrown at wall and Ace adheres
24 Latest Pocket Tricks: the following need special apparatus
24 The Rattle Bars: magician can always find the rattling bar
24 A Hat Full of Cigarettes: cigarette production
24 The Vanishing Cigarette: while lit
24 Penny and Match Box: gag with a shell penny
25 Cigarette to Match: cigarette vanishes in a tube to be replaced by a match
25 Cap and Coin: coin is covered with a brass cap and vanishes
25 Dr. Rowe's Crystal Card: card called by looking in crystal ball
26 Little Red Riding Hood: doll vanishes under her cloak
26 Vest Pocket Tambourine: ribbon produced from empty rings covered with paper
27 The Mysterious Die: a shell die trick
27 Conclusion

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