Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 3

Consecutive page numbering from Volumes 1 and 2
1968
Written by James G. Thompson Jr.
Work of James G. Thompson Jr.
124 pages (Stapled), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
53 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Martin Gardner Introduction
cclxii
James G. Thompson Jr. Preface
cclxiii
James G. Thompson Jr. Aces on Parade chapter intro
 		265
James G. Thompson Jr. Gold Medal Aces longer four Ace routine, location, traveling, transposition effects with vanishing deck ending
  • Alternate Procedures for Routine Architects
 		265
Ande Furlong Ande's Aces spectator deal cards on table to find Aces, last Ace is spelled
Also published here 265
Clyde Cairy Cutting Reverse so-called Braue Reverse
Also published here 267
Henry Christ, James G. Thompson Jr. Bridge Aces lost and found Aces
 		267
James G. Thompson Jr. Elevator Aces all Aces on the bottom travel to the top, one by one
Inspired by 268
Elmer Biddle Biddle Move
268
Joseph Ovette Master Move
269
Dr. Jacob Daley, Bruce Elliott Daley's Last Trick two phases
 		269
James G. Thompson Jr. Cavorting Aces
272
J. Stewart Smith Traveling Aces without title, cards travel from one packet to the other one by one
 		272
Vanishing Deck Aces produced from deck covered with handkerchief, rest of the cards vanish
 		275
J. B. Bobo Four Ace Production cards a riffled and value of stopped at card is used to count cards, repeated, bottom cards of four piles are Aces, slip force
 		275
Jack Lamonte Slip Cut
277
Brother John Hamman, James G. Thompson Jr. Final Ace Routine six double ended cards
  • Effect Number 1 - The Aces Vanish and Gather Together
  • Effect Number 2 - The Aces Definitely Vanish and Gather Together Again
  • Effect Number 3 - The Aces Definitely Shown in the Piles Before Being Vanished
  • Effect Number 4 - The All-Fair Layout Repeated
Also published here 280
James G. Thompson Jr. Two Faces ideas and sequences for using double facer cards for gaffed assembly
 		283
James G. Thompson Jr. A Couple of Rolling Bones dice routine, production, chink-a-chink, through table, color change, mis-spotted with Dizzy Dice finale
  • That's How Dictators are Born
  • Two Opposite Sides Always Total 7
  • Sometimes There Are Missspotted Ones
  • Appearances Are Often Deceiving
  • Four Sides Of Two Dice Should Total 14
  • Spots May Change But Always Total 14
  • Another Example
  • Sometimes All Spots Jump
  • In Summary, It's 7 That's Always Important
  • Homing Pigeons, But More About That Later
  • Multipliers Too
  • Peregrinators All
  • Not In But Through The Woodwork
  • Chameleon? Yes, sir!
  • Chaperoned Travelling
  • More About Homing Pigeons
  • Disintegration
  • Chameleon Again
  • Diminishing Squeeze
  • Inflation
 		287
James G. Thompson Jr. Meet Mr. Silkworm production of three silks using a spool of thread and Joseph Maynard's Premier Silk Gimmick, more silks are produced as climax
 		296
James G. Thompson Jr. The Worlds First and Last combination of Mental Epic and Syl Reilly's Brain Echo
 		305
James G. Thompson Jr. I Only Cheat A Little chapter intro on gambling expose routines
 		311
James G. Thompson Jr. Jack Of All Squirts gambling routine, Erdnase stacking, Zens Poker Deal, Matching the Cards, 52 cards with same faces as climax
 		311
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Overhand Stacking
312
Michael F. Zens Zens Poker Stack
312
Art Lyle Gambler vs. Magician
313
James G. Thompson Jr., Bruce Elliott Possible Late Starters false dealing demo, with duplicate
 		315
Milton Kort Kicker In the End long routine, including memory, poker face, false dealing demo, stacking demo, in the end cards vanish under a handkerchief except four Aces, brief outline
Also published here 317
James G. Thompson Jr. The Alger Boys chapter intro
 		319
James G. Thompson Jr. Upsadaisy
319
Verne Chesbro Double Lift Buildup
320
Morgan Flip Switch
320
Bruce Elliott The Elliott Change
326
James G. Thompson Jr. Thompson's Discontented Card
Also published here 327
James G. Thompson Jr. The Right Spirit chapter intro
 		331
James G. Thompson Jr. Gabbatha
Also published here 331
James G. Thompson Jr. Pocket Seance blank cards, name is divined and message appears
Also published here 332
James G. Thompson Jr. False Faces chapter intro
 		335
James G. Thompson Jr. Oh, Well coins appear and vanish again
 		335
James G. Thompson Jr. Specious Specie lengthy coin transposition routine, then multiple coin production and vanish, with handkerchief
Also published here 336
James G. Thompson Jr. Silver Grass-Coppers transposition of three copper coins with three silver coins
Inspired by
  • Paul N. Rylander's "Silver and Copper" in "The Sphinx" January 1950.
 338
James G. Thompson Jr. Soft Wood Under Glass two coins under glass, chosen one through table then glass
 		340
James G. Thompson Jr. Colorfusing Knife using John C. Stanfield's Colorfusing Knife
 		344
Paddle Move
344
James G. Thompson Jr. Mr. Silkworm & Company various ideas and tricks with handkerchiefs, floating silk using Sid Fleischman's The Million Dollar Gimmick, color changing silks and knot effects, use of Improved Nang Poo Cabinet as climax
 		348
James G. Thompson Jr. Entre Nous and You on the Two Person Telepathy Act
  • Program Outline
Related to 358
James G. Thompson Jr. Popo Ree chapter intro
 		371
James G. Thompson Jr. T. T. T.
Related to 371
James G. Thompson Jr. Financial Nightmare bill transposition with story presentation
Also published here 373
James G. Thompson Jr., Jerry Ross Grains Of Mystery using a pea can
 		374
James G. Thompson Jr. All-Star Backfield
Inspired by
  • Frank Garcia's "The Four Blank Routine"
 375
James G. Thompson Jr. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp theatrical story setting, wand sticks to hand
 		376
James G. Thompson Jr., Herman L. Weber Look, Ma, No Wings!
379
Data entered by Lorenz Schär, May 2025.