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a short history of magic \n \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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A Short History of Magic
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11
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standard accessories \n chapter intro \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Standard Accessories
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15
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the wand \n general comments \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Wand
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15
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the vanishing wand \n wrapped in sheet of paper \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Vanishing Wand
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16
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the handkerchief wand \n handkerchief is pushed into a paper cone and vanishes \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Handkerchief Wand
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17
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the rising wand \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Rising Wand
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18
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the breakaway wand \n comedy prop \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Breakaway Wand
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19
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the balancing wand \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Balancing Wand
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20
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the table \n general remarks \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Table
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21
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the black art table \n black art well, two designs \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Black Art Table
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21
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a tricky top hat \n flap, to produce/vanish objects \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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A Tricky Top Hat
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23
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manipulation versus apparatus \n pros and cons
- illusionist managers
- the present day \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Manipulation versus Apparatus
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27
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the miser's dream \n \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Miser's Dream
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31
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the classic palm \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Classic Palm
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32
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the finger palm \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Finger Palm
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33
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the front palm \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Front Palm
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33
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the back palm \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Back Palm
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33
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the thumb palm \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Thumb Palm
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34
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the back clip \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Back Clip
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34
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the nelson downs palm \n \n t. nelson downs
1976
T. Nelson Downs
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The Nelson Downs Palm
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34
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the back and front palm \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Back and Front Palm
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35
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producing coins from downs palm \n two methods \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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Producing Coins from Downs Palm
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36
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coin holders \n various types \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Coin Holders
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42
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the chinese rings \n eight rings \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Chinese Rings
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45
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the drop count \n count while hiding linked rings \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Drop Count
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47
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card manipulations \n chapter intro, general comments \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Card Manipulations
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55
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preparing the cards \n breaking the cards \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Preparing the Cards
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55
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back and front palm \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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Back and Front Palm
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57
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before an audience \n how to use the back and front palm, without flashing \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Before an Audience
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60
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keeping a straight arm \n tips on the back palm and production of one card \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Keeping a Straight Arm
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62
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the standard method \n of producing card from the back palm \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Standard Method
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64
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the cardini method \n of producing card from the back palm \n cardini
1976
Cardini
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The Cardini Method
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65
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producing fans \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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Producing Fans
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66
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the split fan production \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Split Fan Production
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67
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deceiving the audience \n tips on split fans and producing fans \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Deceiving the Audience
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69
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reloading cards into the back palm position \n two methods \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Reloading Cards into the Back Palm Position
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70
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the body steal \n with a card holder \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Body Steal
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73
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the jacket clip \n \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Jacket Clip
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76
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vanish from the left hand \n packet of cards \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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Vanish from the Left Hand
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77
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the tenkai palm \n \n tenkai ishida
1976
Tenkai Ishida
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The Tenkai Palm
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78
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screens and music \n for manipulation act, screen as backdrop \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Screens and Music
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78
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the unexpected \n sequence \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Unexpected
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80
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discard container \n for the cards \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Discard Container
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80
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the stacked deck \n brief intro \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Stacked Deck
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80
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the si stebbins \n \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Si Stebbins
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81
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the reversed card \n card reversed in center behind back is revealed \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Reversed Card
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82
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stabatwin \n stabbing pocket knife next to twin of chosen card \n patrick page \n stabatwin \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Stabatwin
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Also published here
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83
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calling the cards \n bunch of card is distributed to the audience and one card is placed in a spectator's pocket, all cards are divined \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Calling the Cards
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83
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the six card repeat \n \n patrick page \n tommy tucker
1976
Patrick Page, Tommy Tucker
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The Six Card Repeat
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84
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the buckle count \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Buckle Count
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85
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three cards across \n two times fifteen cards \n patrick page \n three cards across \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Three Cards Across
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Related to
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87
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the cards to pocket \n twelve cards, with six card repeat element \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Cards to Pocket
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89
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the stripper deck \n \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Stripper Deck
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91
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four ace trick \n four aces are cut to \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Four Ace Trick
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93
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the red and the blacks \n separating red and black cards \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Red and the Blacks
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94
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the svengali deck \n \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Svengali Deck
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94
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the fourteen fifteen deck \n forcing a number, for a book test \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Fourteen Fifteen Deck
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96
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spectacular card effects \n \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Spectacular Card Effects
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97
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the card sword \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Card Sword
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97
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the card in balloon \n apparatus \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Card in Balloon
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99
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the card star \n cards tossed at a star, three cards appear on ends of the star, apparatus \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Card Star
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101
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the card stab \n signed card \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Card Stab
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103
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the jumbo four ace trick \n ace assembly with jumbo cards \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Jumbo Four Ace Trick
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104
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the multiplying billard balls \n general comments \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Multiplying Billard Balls
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107
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one to four manipulation \n \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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One to Four Manipulation
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108
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one to eight manipulation \n two shells \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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One to Eight Manipulation
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113
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the sponge ball effect \n two in the hands routine \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Sponge Ball Effect
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115
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the pinch vanish \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Pinch Vanish
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116
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the pull out vanish \n "favourite with al goshman" \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Pull out Vanish
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118
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the perfect sponge ball vanish \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Perfect Sponge Ball Vanish
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120
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the addition \n putting two together as one \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Addition
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121
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sponge ball routine no. 2 \n several balls travel to spectator's hand \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Sponge Ball Routine No. 2
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122
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the cups and balls \n three cups \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Cups and Balls
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124
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rope tricks \n chapter intro \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Rope Tricks
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135
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the appearing knot \n flourish one-handed kont \n unknown \n the strike knot (throwing a knot) \n j. b. bobo \n phil willmarth
1976
Unknown
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The Appearing Knot
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Related to
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135
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the fake appearing knot \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Fake Appearing Knot
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136
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the impossible appearing knot \n without letting go of the ends \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Impossible Appearing Knot
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138
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the blondini ball \n ball balances on rope \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Blondini Ball
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140
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the string and the straw \n string through straw, cut and restored, kolar's straw and string \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The String and the Straw
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141
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spirit knots \n multiple knots appear on rope, in bag \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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Spirit Knots
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142
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the enchanted bottle \n rope and bottle \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Enchanted Bottle
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144
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the cut and restored rope effect \n \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Cut and Restored Rope Effect
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145
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thimble manipulation \n basic thumb palm move, variations \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Thimble Manipulation
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151
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thimble holders \n \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Thimble Holders
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153
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a thimble routine \n ending with eight thimbles \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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A Thimble Routine
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155
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the vanishing bowl of water \n on a tray under handkerchief \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Vanishing Bowl of Water
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159
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the exaporating liquid \n liquid poured in paper cone vanishes \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Exaporating Liquid
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161
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the glass of wine production \n with a handkerchief \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Glass of Wine Production
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162
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the paddle move \n with a pocket knife \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Paddle Move
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165
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spot the spots \n spots on two paddles, routine \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Spot the Spots
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166
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the salt on the knife \n salt spots on knife \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Salt on the Knife
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167
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the chinese compass \n classic \n unknown
1976
Unknown
|
The Chinese Compass
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168
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the thumb tip \n general remarks \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Thumb Tip
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169
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the vanishing cigarette \n \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Vanishing Cigarette
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170
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the vanishing match \n \n patrick page \n the lighted match vanish \n patrick page \n das streichholz-wunder \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
|
The Vanishing Match
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Also published here
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171
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the handkerchief penetration \n small handkerchief penetrates bigger one \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Handkerchief Penetration
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172
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the burnt handkerchief \n \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Burnt Handkerchief
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172
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the ring on stick \n duplicate ring \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Ring on Stick
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172
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the flying ring \n ring vanishes from hand which is covered with handkerchief and appears in other hand \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Flying Ring
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174
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the three shell game \n - general comments
- the steal
- the load
- the kick steal \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Three Shell Game
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177
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the paper tree \n classic newspaper tree \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Paper Tree
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183
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the paper ladder \n newspaper into ladder \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Paper Ladder
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184
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the scotsman's kilt \n kilt from newspaper \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Scotsman's Kilt
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185
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the plaid \n plaid made of newspaper \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Plaid
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185
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clippit \n clippo \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Clippit
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186
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the torn and restored newspaper \n \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Torn and Restored Newspaper
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187
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the ten second paper tear \n \n patrick page \n the ten second paper tear \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
|
The Ten Second Paper Tear
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Also published here
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187
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the burn and restored strip \n \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Burn and Restored Strip
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193
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livestock and platform effects \n chapter intro \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Livestock and Platform Effects
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195
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the vanishing bunny \n break-away table \n unknown
1976
Unknown
|
The Vanishing Bunny
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195
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a rabbit from a hat \n silks and rabbit \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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A Rabbit from a Hat
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197
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the dog kennel \n production of a dog, box looks like small house \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Dog Kennel
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200
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the dove pan \n producing birds \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Dove Pan
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201
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the rabbit cage \n box to produce rabbit \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Rabbit Cage
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202
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dove from streamer \n \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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Dove from Streamer
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204
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the vanishing cage of doves \n on table \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Vanishing Cage of Doves
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205
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dove from silk \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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Dove from Silk
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207
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the rings on rod illusion \n box with magic wand, rings penetrate \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Rings on Rod Illusion
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211
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the color changing fan \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Color Changing Fan
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212
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the passé bottle and glass \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Passé Bottle and Glass
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213
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the vanishing birdcage \n de kolta cage \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Vanishing Birdcage
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215
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the drawer box \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Drawer Box
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217
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the organ pipes \n production device \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Organ Pipes
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217
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the square circle production box \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Square Circle Production Box
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219
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flower production \n intro on flowers \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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Flower Production
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221
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the oriental shawl \n flowers produced from shawl \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Oriental Shawl
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222
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the bare hand flower production \n clap method \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Bare Hand Flower Production
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223
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the ghost tube \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Ghost Tube
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227
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the aquarius tube \n liquid poured in paper tube transforms into paper stream \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Aquarius Tube
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229
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the nest of boxes \n ring vanishes under handkerchief and appears in nest of boxes \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Nest of Boxes
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231
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the inexhaustible box \n production box \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Inexhaustible Box
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233
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the sliding die box \n with hat \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Sliding Die Box
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235
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the twentieth century silk trick \n - vanish of the duplicate \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Twentieth Century Silk Trick
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237
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the handkerchief pull \n \n patrick page \n the handkerchief pull \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
|
The Handkerchief Pull
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Related to
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240
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the lamp chimney vanish \n handkerchief vanishes from plastic tube, \n patrick page \n lamp chimney vanish \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
|
The Lamp Chimney Vanish
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Related to
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241
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the japanese production box \n to produce handkerchiefs, box with hole in bottom \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Japanese Production Box
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243
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the changing bag \n routine with child, handkerchiefs appear \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
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The Changing Bag
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245
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the vanishing walking stick \n different presentations, with newspaper \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Vanishing Walking Stick
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247
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the appearing walking stick \n several methods, with silk \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Appearing Walking Stick
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250
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the stick to parasol \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
|
The Stick to Parasol
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253
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magic spectaculars \n general comments on illusions \n patrick page
1976
Patrick Page
|
Magic Spectaculars
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255
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sawing a woman in half \n several methods \n p. t. selbit \n unknown
1976
P. T. Selbit, Unknown
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Sawing a Woman in Half
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256
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the levitation \n \n john nevil maskelyne \n unknown
1976
John Nevil Maskelyne, Unknown
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The Levitation
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261
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the sword cabinet \n with vanish ans reappearance \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Sword Cabinet
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265
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the substitution trunk \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Substitution Trunk
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268
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the three swords suspension \n balanced on a sword \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Three Swords Suspension
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271
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the cremation illusion \n burnt in a box \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Cremation Illusion
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273
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the doll's house illusion \n \n fred culpitt
1976
Fred Culpitt
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The Doll's House Illusion
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276
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the vanishing motor car \n same method as old vanishing horse on stage \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Vanishing Motor Car
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279
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the indian basket illusion \n person vanishes and appears in basket, sword is pushed through basket \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Indian Basket Illusion
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281
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the step ladder illusion \n person appears on a ladder \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Step Ladder Illusion
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284
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the guillotine illusioin \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Guillotine Illusioin
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285
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the crinoline illusion \n person appears, theatrical production, dress is built \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Crinoline Illusion
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288
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the chair suspension \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Chair Suspension
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290
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the sack escape \n mail bag escape \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Sack Escape
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292
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the straitjacket escape \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
|
The Straitjacket Escape
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293
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the jacoby tie \n wrists tied with two ropes \n prof. jacoby \n the jacoby rope tie \n prof. jacoby
1976
Prof. Jacoby
|
The Jacoby Tie
|
Also published here
|
295
|
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behind the back wrist tie \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
|
Behind the Back Wrist Tie
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297
|
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the thumb tie \n \n ten ichi \n patrick page
1976
Ten Ichi, Patrick Page
|
The Thumb Tie
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298
|
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the double rope tie \n \n unknown
1976
Unknown
|
The Double Rope Tie
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300
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the chain gang escape \n chain with two rings and padlock \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Chain Gang Escape
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301
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the handkerchief tie \n with handkerchief and rope \n unknown
1976
Unknown
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The Handkerchief Tie
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303
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