Williams, Geoffrey: Gathering Dust ©1986 Geoffrey Williams, Theatrix, CA Softcover, perfect-bound, 5.5x8.5", 176 pages

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Comments: Illustrated by John Ladd, edited by Belle Daily. Full title is, "How to Keep Your Magic Equipment From...Gathering Dust". Add new spark to your existing props.

Contents (updated from book June 2019):

1 Introduction: on scripting
5 Forward

9 The Routines
10 The Appearing Cane: thanks to Russ Walsh
11 - Color Changing Silks to Cane
13 - A Schwoopless Appearance: masking the noise of the cane
17 The Arrow Sign
17 - Follow the Signs: about travelling
18 - Adjustable Mortgage Loans Simplified: a modified Arrow prop
23 - Other Ideas
24 Cage Transformation
24 - The Ghost Catcher: birdcage catches a ghost
26 - Economic Forecaster: with spring bills
29 - Other Ideas
30 The Change Bag
30 - The Color Changing Scarf: comedy color change for children's shows
31 - About Face: Halloween version
34 - Other Ideas
35 Color Changing Ball to Square
35 - Flim-Flam Ball to Square: comedy
38 - Other Ideas
39 Crystal Silk Cylinder
39 - Children's CSC Routine: with flowers, silks, etc.
42 - CSC Routine #3: with a rainbow silk climax
44 - Other Ideas
45 The Dove Pan: baking in the pan
50 - Other Ideas
52 Himber Wallet
52 - Let's Do a Deal
58 - Other Ideas
59 The Linking Rings
59 - The Two-Ring Linking Ring Routine: routine using two rings and a flex-band wristwatch
60 -- Part 1 - The Routine
65 -- Part II - The Moves
70 -- The Cut Microphone Cord: gag
73 - Other Ideas
74 The Lota Bowl
74 - The Great Elephant From Borrowed Vase Trick: running gag
77 - Desert Deratum: story of a Desert adventure
79 - Other Ideas
81 Milk Vanising Pitcher
81 - Liquid Silver: combined with vansishing liquid in newspaper
84 - The Electric Kool-Aid Machine: using a bottomless glass
86 - Liquid, Solid, Gas: educational presentation for children
88 - Other Ideas
91 Professor's Nightmare: combined with a cut and restored
91 - The Handling
95 - Other Ideas
96 Rainbow Deck
96 - Rainbow Memory: a demonstration of a fabulous memory
100 -- The Si Stebbins Stack
101 The Rising Cards
101 - Comedy Rising Cards
103 - Other Ideas
104 The Square Circle
104 - Stage Presents: a "present" vanishes
108 - The Ecology Magic Production Box: educational bent
110 - Other Ideas
111 Sympathetic Silks
111 - Synchronicity: with tips on selecting a participant
114 - Other Ideas
115 Thin Model Sawing
116 - The Comedy Sawing: of an Insurance Agent
120 - Other Ideas

121 Inspirations: tips and ideas for 100 dealer effects
122 Acrobatic Card
123 Asrah
123 Bang Gun
123 Bingo Match Book
124 Blindfold
124 Blooming Rose
124 Break-Away Fan
125 Buddha Tubes
125 Card Box
125 Card in Wallet
126 Cards
126 Chen-Lee Water Suspension
126 Chinese Sticks
127 Chop Cup3
130 Doll House
131 Double-Face Cards
131 Dove in Balloon
131 Dove Thru Glass
131 Drum Head Tube
133 Dragon's Breath
133 Egg Bag
133 Electric Deck
135 Exposed
135 Fickle Fire
135 FISM Flash
135 Folding Coin
136 Foo Can
136 Genii Vase
136 Glorpy
136 Guillotine
136 Hank Ball
137 Hippity Hop Rabbits
137 Hollow Egg
137 Hot Book
137 Jumbo Cards
138 Lighter Than Air
139 Match to Flower
139 Mental Photography Deck
139 Money Maker
139 Multiplying Billard Balls
140 Multiplying Bottles
140 Multiplying Rabbits
140 Mutilated Parasol
141 Mystic Ruby
141 Needle Through Balloon
141 Nickles to Dimes
141 OOM
142 Passe Passe Bottles
142 Penetration Frame
142 Phantom Tube
142 Puzzle Ring
142 Rabbit Wringer
143 Rice Bowls
143 Ring Flight
143 Red Hot Wire
143 Ropes
145 Rubber Hands
145 Salt Pour
145 Silk in Balloon
145 Silks
146 Snake Can
146 Soda Chaser
146 Solid Ghost
146 Spooky Spots
147 Sponge Balls
148 Spot Card
148 Spring Animals
148 Squaring the Circle
148 Stack of Boxes
148 Strange Relations
149 Substitution Trunk
150 Switchcomb
150 Sword Through Girl
151 Tear-Apart Vanish
151 Television Frame
151 Temple Screen
151 Torn and Restored Newspaper
151 Twentieth Century Bra
151 Ultimate Linking Rings
151 Vampire Block
152 Vanishing Candle
152 Vanishing Cane
152 Vanishing Cigarette
152 Vanishing Deck
152 Vanishing Wand
153 Watch the Spot
153 Weller Coke Bottle
153 Weller Egg
153 Wilting Flower
153 Wrist Chopper
154 Zig-Zag
154 Zig-Zag Cigarette

155 Magic In Black and White: article on photographing your magic

163 The Care and Feeding of Magic Equipment: tips and hints
164 Storage
166 Transport
167 Emergency Repairs
170 Maintenance
173 Refurbishing