Walter A.Schwartz - CIGAM conjuring illusions gimmicks art mystery

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1 Preface

2 Frederick Eugene Powell: B&W photo

3 Frederick Eugene Powell: Dean of American Magicians, biography

5 James C. Wobensmith: President, Society of American Magicians, 1930-31, short bio

5 A Psychological Test - In Reverse (James C. Wobensmith): comedy balls on ring effect

7 W.W. Durbin: President of I.B.M., short bio

7 The Bonds of Love (W.W. Durbin): rings become linked using a mirror glass

8 Royal L. Vilas: National Secretary S.A.M. short bio

8 Mirror Glass: Make one quickly using a trench mirror

9 John Mulholland: editor of The Sphinx, short bio

9 Magic Photography (John Mulholland): duplicate of a chosen photograph appears on a previously blank cardboard

10 Al Baker: short biography

11 Al Baker's Favorite: selected card vanishes from packet; uses Baker's "Living Dead" notebook

12 Dr. Harlan Tarbell: short bio

12 The Modern X-Ray Cards (Harlan Tarbell): reading a card sandwiched between two others

13 Eugene Laurant: short bio

14 Torn Card Trick (Laurant): torn and restored card

15 Hardeen: short bio

15 Vest Turning Trick (Hardeen): vest turned inside out while hands tied

16 Will Goldston: short bio

16 Stab It - A New Matter Through Matter Pocket Trick (Will Goldston): a mechanical pin through penny trick (looks difficult to make)

17 Max Holden: short bio

18 Another Card Location (Max Holden): daub

18 T. Nelson Downs: short bio

18 A Coin Trick (T. Nelson Downs): silver dollar is squeezed into change

19 New Vanishing Coin from Handkerchief (T. Nelson Downs): using a finger ring as a ruse

19 The Negligee Coin Vanish (T. Nelson Downs): half dollar vanishes from under handkerchief

19 Oswald Rae: short bio

20 A New Candle and Handkerchief (Oswald Rae): borrowed handkerchief is encased in a paper tube, set afire, and found inside the candle

21 C. Elliott Smith: 2nd Vice President, S.A.M. 1930-31, short bio

22 Changing a Coin into an Alarm Clock (C. Elliott Smith): coin covered with handkerchief turns into an alarm clock

22 Betty Jane Kolar: 8 year old female magician, short bio

23 The Great Kolar: short bio

23 Kolar's Straw and String Trick: five variations of the string cut in straw effect

25 S.S. Henry Artist Magician: short bio

26 At the End of the Rainbow (S.S. Henry): a silk and pot of gold production

26 Jack Gwynne: short bio

27 A Live Stock Idea (Jack Gwynne): production box

27 William Frazee - Myenberg: short bio

28 Glass of Water Thru Hat (William Frazee): glass penetrates up through hat

28 William R. Williston: short bio

29 The Penetrating Billiard Ball (William Williston): through handkerchief, uses shell

29 U.F. Grant: short bio

30 Another "Stung" Card Trick (U.F. Grant): with Jumbo cards

31 Harry Rouclere: National Treasurer, SAM 1930-31, short bio

31 The Fiddle Bow (Harry Rouclere): balls move up and down a bow, seemingly on command

32 Werner F. Dornfield - Dorny: short bio

32 Divination (Dorny): forcing a 3

33 Edwin Brush: short bio

33 Handkerchief Production (Edwin Brush): apparatus

34 Alfred P. Saal - The Man With the Lights: short bio

34 Match Box Magic (Alfred P. Saal): production of match boxes from thin air

35 Hagoort - The Holland Mystic: short bio

36 Just the Same (Jan Hagoort): card prediction with a gag

36 Ernest K. Schieldge: short bio

37 Transposition Unique (Ernest K. Schieldge): of wrapped up orange and apple

38 Barkann Rosinoff - The Trojan Trixter: short bio

38 A Scandall In the Queens Boudoir: a story using balls on a platform stand

39 Loring Campbell: short bio

40 The Three "Can" Monte (Loring Campbell): uses three Chink Water Cans

41 Louis Zingone: short bio

41 The Surprise Reverse (Louis Zingone): two cards transpose, with selection face up

42 Robert Sherman: short bio

42 Grains of Salt (Robert Sherman): a clever salt pour

43 J.M. Rope Trick (Robert Sherman): a trick for rope and ring

45 Doc Nixon - Neek Suen: short bio

45 The Genuine Chinese Coin Mystery (Nixon): coin trick for Chinese Coins painted various colors

47 Rajah Raboid: short bio

47 Cross Out a Number (Rajah Raboid): math trick

47: Tip: on paint

47: Tip: making a flap

48 Cardini: short bio

49 Walter A. Schwartz: B&W photo

49 The Art of Tying and Dyeing Silks: how to color silks, and how to fold them

51 Walter's Pet: lighted cigarette burns newspaper but not handkerchief

52 Patter for Walter's Pet

53 Cigarette Vanish: using modified TT

53 A Miniature Sword Box: pins puncture a balloon, but when box opened, balloon is there

54 One Hand Color Change: for cards

55 A Tom Thumb Levitation: doll rises and falls in a bottle of water at command

55 A Novel Production: yards of ribbon are produced from a milk bottle filled with milk

56 Colored Sands of Mohammed: spectator's can't find bag filled with red sand

57 A Utility Box: for vanishing small objects

57 A Simple Card Location

58 Vanishing Alarm Clock: for parlor

58 A Surprise Hank Production: twist on the rose in buttonhole effect

59 Penetrating Thimble: through handkerchief

59 Passe Thimbles: thimbles transpose

60 A Color Change: in fanned deck

61 A Complete Black Art Act: fully explained