Harlan Tarbell: Royal Wonder Box of Magic Instruction Manual
Tarbell, Harlan: Royal Wonder Box of Magic - Lesson in Magic by Tarbell
©1954 Royal Magic & Nov. Co.
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 3.25x5.75", 24 pages
Harlan Tarbell: Royal Wonder Box of Magic
              Instructions
Image courtesy eBay seller MrMike0426

Comments: Title on cover: Lesson In Magic By Tarbell - Easy to Follow Instructions for Royal Wonder Box of Magic. This is the instruction manual that came with a magic set by Royal Magic and Novelty Company, back in the 1950's. The intro says, "The following material has been condensed from Lesson #2, Volume 1 of the Tarbell Course in Magic", and I think it refers to the first section of this booklet, with the remaining section showing how to use the props in the kit. 

Contents (from eBay description, numbers are not page numbers):

1 Hobby
2 Practice Faithfully
3 Misdirection
4 Naturalness in Performing
5 Repetition and Patter

6 Vis-Escape
7 The Wonder Watch
8 Houdini Chain Escape
9 The Wand
10 Magnetic Wand
11 Production of Wand from Purse
12 Tube-N-Cord
13 Rope Escape
14 Splice-It Rope Trick
15 Threading a Needle Rope Trick
16 Thurston Card Frame
17 Card to Match-Box
18 X-Ray Bells
19 Magic Rice Bowls
20 Wonder Blocks
21 Two-Tone Tumble Rings
22 Devil Coin Box
23 Advertisement: for Tarbell Course In Magic


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