,,peerless ,,prestidigitation ,,by ,,herbert ,,de ,,caston4 ,illustration3 ,,herbert ,,de ,,caston4 ,peerless ,prestidigitation4 ,,being ,a ,,collection ,,of ,,entirely ,,new ,,ideas ,,and ,,effects ,,in ,,the ,,fascinating ,,art ,,of ,,modern ,,magic4 ,,by ,,herbert ,,de ,,caston ,,assisted ,,by ,the ,leading ,south ,african ,magicians4 ,,copyright #aiaj4 7,entered at ,stationers' ,hall47 ,,hamley ,,brothers1 ,,limited1 ,,london4 ,,bradbury1 ,,agnew1 ,,co4 ,,ld41 ,,printers1 ,,london ,,and ,,tonbridge4 ,,introductory ,,speech4 ,,ladies ,,and ,,gentlemen1 ,in calling your attention to a deceptive entertainment1 ,legerdemain1 more generally known as ,conjuring1 a few introductory remarks may not be out of place4 ,the superstition that existed in the early ages1 when wizards and magicians were supposed to exist1 time has not worn out2 the mystery that hangs over all professors of magic is still in part retained4 ,many there are who class them amongst supernatural beings1 their seeming impossibilities are converted into positive realities1 their power supposed to be supreme4 ,now1 were ,i1 in this the twentieth century1 to stand before you professing to be a wizard or a magician--or1 in fact1 to be that which ,i am not--endowed with supernatural power1 it would be looked upon as a gross insult to your good sense2 for in truth the only peculiarity of my profession is to deceive--yours to detect4 ,if my hands are quicker than your eyes1 ,i shall have the pleasure of deceiving you2 but1 on the contrary1 if your eyes are quicker than my hands1 the reverse will be the result4 ,,contents4 ,,page ,,introductory ,,speech #c ,,the ,,latest ,,card ,,force #e ,,the ,,phantom ,,card #f ,,the ,,de ,,caston ,,method ,,of ,,rising ,,cards ,,from ,,hand #g ,,de ,,caston',s ,,discovery #i ,a ,,spectacular ,,handkerchief ,,combination #aj ,,an ,,original ,,conception ,,with ,,eggs ,,and ,,flags #ai ,a ,,new ,,handkerchief ,,combination #bb ,,the ,,phantom ,,coin ,,trick #bd ,,an ,,original ,,eggstra ,,special ,,combination #bf 99 99 99 99 99 ,all ,tricks described in this book can be purchased at ,,hamley ,,bros41 ,,ltd4 ,peerless ,prestidigitation4 ,,the ,,latest ,,card ,,force4 ,effect4--,a pack of unprepared cards is shuffled by any member of the audience and handed to the performer1 who requests one of the spectators to secretly note a card by simply raising a portion of the pack whilst held in the hand of the performer1 who turns his head away whilst this is being done4 ,the cards are again shuffled1 and the performer instantly names the selected card4 ,illustration ,modus ,operandi4--,after the cards have been thoroughly examined and shuffled by the spectators the performer takes the pack 7face downwards7 and quietly bends them over his hand1 the bend being so slight that it is hardly noticeable4 ,he then grasps the pack at one end between the first finger and thumb of either hand1 and requests a spectator to select a card in the manner described above4 ,it will be found that the action of raising the cards causes a slight break at the spectator's card1 and enables the performer to insert his little finger beneath the same and make the pass which brings the selected card to the bottom4 ,after getting a glimpse of the card the pack can be again shuffled and the trick brought to a conclusion in any manner desired4 ,,the ,,phantom ,,card4 ,effect4--,a pack of cards is spread face downwards upon the table1 and one of the audience is requested to choose five cards and hand the same to the performer1 who arranges the cards fan-shape in his hand4 ,the spectator is now asked to name any one of the five cards1 after which the performer drops the cards face upwards upon the table1 and1 to the astonishment of the audience1 the named card has entirely vanished1 four cards only being visible4 ,these cards are now turned face downwards and mixed with the remainder of the pack1 which it will be remembered is still lying scattered upon the table4 ,the performer1 showing his hands quite empty1 now proceeds to select another five cards1 which he places face down upon the floor at the feet of his temporary assistant and asks him to touch with a stick any one of the five cards4 ,the assistant does so1 and1 to his astonishment1 the touched card is turned over and seen to be the missing card4 ,modus ,operandi4--,when the pack has been spread face down upon the table and the five cards handed to the performer1 he asks for one of the five cards to be named4 ,this having been done1 he gives the cards a shuffle1 and contrives to get the named card to the top1 and secretly reverses it4 ,it will thus be seen that when the cards are dropped faces up upon the other cards scattered about the table1 the selected card has apparently vanished4 ,the four remaining cards are now turned over and mixed with the others1 the performer being careful not to lose sight of the named card4 ,five cards are now taken seemingly at random off the table1 one of them of course being the selected card4 ,the faces of these five cards are not shown1 but are immediately placed upon the floor1 care being taken to get ,,the card in the centre of the row4 ,it will be found that in nine cases out of ten the spectator invariably touches the middle card1 which1 on being turned over1 is found to be the one he originally selected4 ,should the spectator1 however1 touch any other card you simply revert to the well-known 7to conjurers7 dodge of ,very well1 we don't require this card1 etc41 etc4 ,,the ,,de ,,caston ,,method ,,of ,,rising ,,cards ,,from ,,hand4 ,effect4--,several cards having been selected and marked by the audience are returned to the pack1 which is thoroughly shuffled4 ,the cards rise from the pack whilst held in the performer's hand1 and when two-thirds of the card is visible4 ,the performer requests the spectator to remove his card himself1 which he does1 the card being drawn out from about the centre of the pack4 ,the remaining cards are produced in a like manner1 the effect being quite weird4 ,illustration ,modus ,operandi4--,for the purpose of this most mystifying card effect it is necessary to prepare a few cards by cutting an oblong slit in each card wide enough to admit the first finger4 ,these cards are then placed in a side pocket1 or pochette1 and the remainder of the pack handed to several spectators for the purpose of having cards selected and marked4 ,this having been done the performer proceeds to collect the cards1 each card when placed in the pack being brought to the top by means of the pass1 and after the last card has been returned1 the conjurer palms off all the selected cards and hands the pack out to be shuffled4 ,on again receiving the pack in his hands he immediately replaces the palmed cards on top of the pack1 and whilst calling attention to what has been done as regards freedom of choice1 marking1 shuffling1 etc41 he secretly secures the prepared cards and places them upon the chosen ones4 ,by keeping a couple of fingers across the back of the pack it is an easy matter to casually show the front and back of the cards1 and a great deal should be made of the fact that no threads1 etc41 are employed4 ,when the first card 7i4e41 the last one returned by the audience7 is well out of the pack1 the finger again covers the slit and the pack is presented to the chooser for him to remove his card and verify the mark4 ,the other cards are similarly dealt with1 and the prepared ones are finally palmed off1 disposed of1 and the pack again passed for inspection4 ,,de ,,caston',s ,,discovery4 ,,an ,,entirely ,,new ,,card ,,effect4 ,a pack of cards having been shuffled1 the performer deals about fifteen cards one by one face upwards upon the table1 remarking1 ,you will observe that the cards are thoroughly mixed4 ,during this action 7which is the whole secret of this experiment7 the performer secretly notes the fifth card from the top of the pack1 and when gathering up the cards takes care that the noted card is left in its original position4 ,he now makes four heaps of cards 7faces down and about eight or ten cards in each heap71 taking the cards from the bottom of the pack1 and when this has been done the conjurer quickly deals from the top of the pack one card on to the top of each heap1 immediately throwing the next card 7i4e41 the noted one7 face downwards to one of the spectators1 who is requested to remember the card 7which has seemingly been thrown out at random71 and while he is doing so the performer is busy dealing the remainder of the cards in his hands on to the top of the four heaps4 ,the spectator is now requested to place his card in any heap he prefers1 and put all the heaps together1 and again thoroughly shuffle1 during which time the performer turns his back so as not to see which heap the card is placed in4 ,it is now an easy matter to tell the name of the card1 which should be done with hesitation and plenty of dramatic gesture4 ,try this trick1 and remember to work it at rather a high rate of speed1 and watch the effect on your audience4 ,a ,,spectacular ,,handkerchief ,,combination4 ,effect4--,three white handkerchiefs are borrowed1 a coloured one being added to them 7this being performer's own71 and placed in a box2 an umbrella is shown1 replaced in its case1 and a change is commanded to take place4 ,the box is opened1 and in place of the four handkerchiefs is the umbrella cover1 and upon opening the umbrella case the umbrella is found minus the cover and the four handkerchiefs attached to its ribs4 ,the handkerchiefs are removed and laid on a table1 the umbrella being returned to the case1 which is then placed aside4 ,illustration ,one of the white handkerchiefs and a pair of sharp scissors are taken to a spectator who is asked to mark the same1 which he does1 the result being 7to the consternation of the performer7 a large piece cut out of the centre4 ,the performer apologises for the accident1 and mentions that by a similar misunderstanding one of his own handkerchiefs was similarly treated the previous evening1 in proof of which he shows a coloured handkerchief with a piece cut out of the centre4 ,he says he will endeavour to restore the white handkerchief1 and at the same time he will restore the coloured one4 ,he places the two handkerchiefs with their respective loose centres in another piece of apparatus1 and upon removing them discovers to his horror that the white handkerchief has the coloured centre and vice vers4 ,he makes a frantic endeavour to unpick the stitches1 finally giving it up in despair4 ,another piece of apparatus is now introduced into which he places the two handkerchiefs1 and thinking that it would be more interesting if he used all the borrowed handkerchiefs1 he picks up the remaining handkerchiefs from the table and places them along with the two unfortunates4 ,the performer announces that he is about to cut them all up1 but before commencing to do so bethinks himself of his own good handkerchief which he removes and places in his pocket4 ,after some by-play the handkerchiefs are shown in dozens of strips1 which are offered to the respective owners to sort out1 but this not meeting with the approbation of the lenders1 the performer introduces a dove-pan into which he places the torn strips1 and whilst descanting upon his trials and troubles he holds a lighted candle near the dove-pan and the pieces of cambric catch light4 ,in order to extinguish the fire the performer claps the lid on the pan1 and on removing the cover1 out fly two doves1 and the conjurer immediately removes the three borrowed handkerchiefs and his own coloured one quite restored4 ,modus ,operandi4--,this combination will enable magicians to bring into play some apparatus which they have probably put aside as obviously too mechanical4 ,properly presented1 no better effect can be wished for4 ,illustration ,i shall not take up space by describing in detail the various pieces of apparatus1 the working1 ,i take it1 being well known to magicians of the present day4 ,you will require3-- ,a ,,changing ,,drawer ,,box1 with umbrella cover in one compartment4 ,,umbrella ,,changing ,,tube3 in one side is the skeleton umbrella with three duplicate white handkerchiefs and one coloured handkerchief attached to the bare ribs4 ,the other division contains the unprepared umbrella4 ,,burning ,,globe1 containing a white handkerchief with coloured centre and a coloured handkerchief with white centre4 ,,handkerchief ,,mill4--,one of the compartments contains white and coloured strips1 which will be shown to the audience later1 as the borrowed handkerchiefs cut to pieces by the knives contained in the mill are produced4 ,,dove-,,pan4--,the pan only is placed on centre table1 the lid and inner lining being left behind the scenes to be brought on during the experiment4 ,,three ,,white ,,handkerchiefs 7disposed of as mentioned above7 to match those you intend to borrow4 ,,three ,,coloured ,,handkerchiefs--one has already been disposed of1 the second one is placed in your pocket and the third one is prepared by cutting a piece out of the centre2 this latter mutilated handkerchief is laid on your table1 both pieces being required4 ,a ,,white ,,handkerchief ,,with ,,coloured ,,centre1 disposed of as above4 ,a ,,coloured ,,handkerchief ,,with ,,white ,,centre1 disposed of as above4 ,a ,,small ,,bottle ,,of ,,spirits ,,of ,,wine1 supposed by the audience to be water4 ,a ,,pair ,,of ,,sharp ,,scissors4 ,,candle ,,and ,,candlestick4 ,,box ,,of ,,matches4 ,,revolver1 loaded with blank cartridge4 ,,two ,,doves1 and ,,one ,,intelligent ,,assistant1 if procurable4 ,to perform3--,the conjurer requests the loan of several white handkerchiefs4 ,a number being offered1 he accepts three1 which he throws over a chair back while he calls attention to the empty condition of the drawer box4 ,the performer now takes the borrowed handkerchiefs one by one and places them in the box4 ,after placing the third handkerchief in the drawer box1 he looks round as if for another handkerchief1 and remarks1 ,i should have borrowed four handkerchiefs1 but ,i will not trouble you again1 ,i will use my own4 ,drawing this 7the coloured one7 from his pocket and placing it in the box with the three white ones1 he closes the drawer4 ,the drawer box is now placed on a table or chair near the footlights4 ,the performer next introduces the umbrella tube1 being careful to remove the lid from the end containing the unprepared parasol1 which he withdraws1 opens1 and passes for inspection to prove its unpreparedness4 ,the parasol being returned is placed back into the tube1 the lid put on1 and in turning to place the tube on the table1 it 7the tube7 is reversed1 which brings the lid covering the division containing the skeleton umbrella towards audience when laid on the table4 ,the performer now commands a change to take place1 and picking up the box he pulls out the drawer containing the parasol cover1 which he removes and shows to audience4 ,on opening the umbrella tube1 he withdraws the skeleton parasol with the four duplicate handkerchiefs attached to the ribs2 the four handkerchiefs are unfastened and laid on the table1 the audience believing them to be those originally borrowed4 ,the performer now selects one of the white handkerchiefs1 takes up the pair of scissors and asks one of the spectators to mark the handkerchief so that he will know it again--the conjurer holding the handkerchief in such a manner that the spectator is compelled to cut a circular piece out of the centre4 ,while the gentleman is cutting the handkerchief1 the assistant enters and removes the drawer box and umbrella tube1 as having been finished with1 and when behind the scenes he opens the box and removes the three borrowed handkerchiefs and the performer's coloured one1 all of which he folds neatly and places in the inner lining of the dove-pan1 finally putting in the two doves and locking lid to lining by the usual bayonet catch4 ,during this time the performer has been apologising for the damage done to the white handkerchief1 and the owner not caring to accept his property in its present condition1 the performer calls attention to the burning globe1 and states that by placing the mutilated handkerchief in the globe he can immediately restore it2 at the same time he mentions that the previous evening ,i had the misfortune to have my own handkerchief marked in a similar manner 7picks up coloured handkerchief and loose centre from table and shows to audience71 and will take the opportunity of restoring my own coloured handkerchief whilst ,i am restoring the borrowed white one4 ,after showing the globe to be empty1 the performer places the two damaged handkerchiefs1 with their respective loose centres1 into same and gives the body of globe a quarter-turn1 which brings the compartment containing the white handkerchief with coloured centre1 and the coloured handkerchief with white centre uppermost4 ,after allowing the spirits due time to repair the damaged ,,mouchoirs the performer requests one of the spectators to remove the handkerchiefs1 and on his doing so1 it is found that the centres have been sewn into the wrong handkerchiefs4 ,the conjurer now makes an attempt to undo the stitches1 but finds it impossible1 so states that ,i shall have to cut the handkerchiefs up in order to restore them to their original condition4 ,during this little bit of by-play1 the assistant enters1 bringing with him1 unostentatiously1 the lid of the dove-pan1 which he places on the centre table1 retiring immediately with the brass globe1 now finished with4 ,the performer now introduces the handkerchief mill and removes the knives in order to show their sharpness1 and the two handkerchiefs are placed in the empty compartment 7the other division1 it will be remembered1 contains the strips of handkerchiefs72 but on second thoughts the performer considers that it is unfair not to treat all the handkerchiefs alike1 so he picks up the remaining two white handkerchiefs and the coloured one from the table and places them also in the mill4 ,before commencing to cut the handkerchiefs up1 the performer removes his own coloured one and places it in his pocket1 remarking that to damage my own handkerchief would be ridiculous4 ,the performer now makes the knives revolve1 and shortly afterwards pulls the strips of handkerchiefs out of the second compartment and drops them into the dove-pan1 saying1 ,the damage to the handkerchiefs is irreparable1 but ,i will endeavour to iron the pieces and the lenders can sort them out at their leisure4 ,i believe it is necessary when doing any ironing to sprinkle a little water over the objects to be ironed 7sprinkle strips with spirits of wine from bottle7 and also to wax the iron1 but as ,i have no wax and no iron1 ,i will light the candle and drop a little of the melted wax on the pieces of handkerchiefs4 ,whilst lighting the candle the conjurer carelessly drops the lighted match in the dove-pan1 the spirits of wine become ignited and there is a great blaze4 ,the performer gets excited and endeavours to blow out the flames1 and not being successful1 he frantically grasps the lid of the pan and claps it on to same1 immediately afterwards picking up his revolver and firing over the pan1 finally removing the lid 7which leaves the inner lining inside pan7 and allowing the doves to escape4 ,the handkerchiefs are now removed and handed back to their respective owners1 the performer's coloured handkerchief being returned to his pocket4 ,if the above description has been carefully followed it will be seen that although an enormous amount of destruction has apparently been going on1 in reality only one white handkerchief is destroyed at each performance of the experiment4 ,,an ,,original ,,conception ,,with ,,eggs ,,and ,,flags4 ,effect4--,an egg is produced and wrapped in a handkerchief1 which is then placed over a chair back4 ,a glass casket is next shown to be empty and a piece of tape tied round same by a member of the audience4 ,the casket is suspended from a stand and covered with a borrowed handkerchief4 ,a ,union ,jack flag is produced and changes into an egg4 ,the casket is uncovered1 and flag seen within4 ,handkerchief removed from chair back1 opened out1 and egg has disappeared4 ,illustration ,you will require3--,a glass casket for handkerchief1 double handkerchief with slit in centre of one side1 two small flags1 one ordinary and one hollow egg 7with opening at side71 a piece of red tape long enough to go twice round the casket1 candle in candlestick1 box of matches and a folding brass music stand carrying a frame in which is suspended the casket4 ,the casket has the front lid and two sides of glass1 the back and bottom being of wood4 ,a wooden flap is hinged to lower portion of back1 and a small silk flag is roughly rolled up and placed behind the flap1 which is held up by a small catch operating from back of casket4 ,casket can now be shown empty amongst the audience without fear of flag or flap being seen4 ,the hollow egg is vested1 and the second flag rolled up and placed in matchbox ready for production from flame of candle4 ,the ordinary egg can either be brought on openly or magically produced4 ,i prefer using one of the eggs ,i have previously produced in the four eggs at finger tips trick4 ,modus ,operandi4--,show the egg and wrap same in the double handkerchief1 taking care that the egg is placed in the slit2 twist the handkerchief round so as to show shape of the egg1 and call attention to the fact that the egg can be seen throughout the performance1 and lay same over chair back1 egg towards audience4 ,show casket empty and hand the tape to spectator1 asking him to tie same round the casket1 the performer holding casket whilst it is being tied4 ,it is now suspended in the frame on stand 7two small brass chains with hooks at end being used for this purpose71 and covered with borrowed handkerchief4 ,in the act of covering the casket1 performer releases the flap which drops down inside the casket1 thus releasing the duplicate flag previously placed therein4 ,the candle is now lighted and the flag produced from flame4 ,while calling attention once more to the egg in the handkerchief and to the empty 787 casket1 the performer secures the hollow egg from vest and proceeds to vanish the flag by working it into the opening at the side of egg4 ,when the flag is well tucked in1 the conjurer1 without showing egg1 explains what he is about to do--to cause the egg to leave the handkerchief and appear in his hand1 and the flag to pass from his hand into the empty casket4 ,presto6 the hands are opened1 the egg is shown1 and placed in a conspicuous position on the table2 the casket is uncovered and handed to spectator to untie the tapes and remove the flag4 ,the performer now commences to introduce his next trick1 seemingly forgetting about the handkerchief which is still hanging over chair back1 and of course the usual smart gentleman asks1 ,what about the egg in the handkerchief8 ,performer seems flurried1 but otherwise takes no notice of the remark1 and pretends to be anxious to get on with his next item4 ,the audience insists that the egg is still in the handkerchief1 and performer then calls attention to the egg on the table1 which he asserts is the one he wrapped up in the handkerchief1 and eggstracted by magic4 ,the audience do not believe it1 so the magician1 with seeming reluctance1 very gingerly picks up the handkerchief from the chair and shakes same out 7the handkerchief1 not the chair71 and the egg is found to have disappeared1 proving 787 that the egg seen on table is the identical one which was wrapped up at commencement of trick4 ,i am indebted to my esteemed brother magicians1 ,messrs4 ,t4 ,,hayes1 ,w4 ,g4 ,,malvern1 and ,j4 ,,hempstead1 for the description of the following original and novel experiments3-- ,a ,,new ,,handkerchief ,,combination4 ,,by ,w4 ,g4 ,,malvern1 ,,coin ,,and ,,card ,,manipulator4 ,the requirements for this excellent trick are as follows3--,a glass gas chimney1 four silk handkerchiefs--one red1 one blue1 and two white4 ,a small fke--consisting of a brass tube about two inches long and just large enough to slip over the forefinger of the right hand4 ,there must be soldered at the top of the fke on the outside1 a piece of wire forming a small hook4 ,the fke should1 for obvious reasons1 be covered with flesh-coloured silk4 ,a sheet of cartridge paper rolled up to form a tube and of such a size as to fit over the glass cylinder is also required4 ,the presentation of the trick is as follows3--,the performer commences by showing an ordinary glass cylinder to be unprepared and free from deception4 ,the three handkerchiefs are next shown1 and in placing them on the table the blue handkerchief is casually dropped over the fke which is lying there loaded with a duplicate white handkerchief4 ,the red handkerchief is then picked up along with the cylinder and placed in one end2 then the blue handkerchief 7and with it the fke7 is inserted in the other end of the cylinder4 ,the hook on the fke engages the rim of the cylinder1 which prevents it from slipping down4 ,the performer now covers the cylinder with the tube of paper1 and in doing so the forefinger is pushed through the fke1 which action causes the concealed handkerchief to appear between the blue and red handkerchiefs1 and when withdrawing the finger1 the fke is brought away on it1 which1 of course1 cannot be seen owing to the flesh-coloured silk4 ,illustration ,the trick is now practically finished2 all the performer has to do is to vanish the white handkerchief into the fke1 which is removed from the finger1 and command the white handkerchief to appear between the red and blue handkerchiefs in the cylinder4 ,on removing the paper tube this is seen to have been done4 ,,the ,,phantom ,,coin ,,trick4 ,,by ,j4 ,,hempstead1 ,,magician4 ,the coin trick ,i am about to describe is most suitable for performing in a room1 and has the advantage of being easily mastered by anybody after five minutes' practice4 ,this sleight has perplexed many of the world's leading magicians1 amongst whom may be mentioned ,mr4 ,horace ,goldin4 ,illustration ,the effect of the trick is as follows3--,the performer rolls up his right sleeve to the elbow1 and then sits down at a table4 ,one of the spectators is requested to sit down opposite him1 and having obtained the loan of a sixpence1 he places the coin in his palm in full view of everybody4 ,the performer then closes his hand on the table1 knuckles upwards1 and asks the spectator sitting opposite him to place his hand on his 7performer's71 which he does1 and then the performer1 saying ,one6 two6 three6 ,pass66 asks the spectator if he felt the coin leave the hand and pass through his 7spectator's71 to which1 of course1 the answer is ,no2 but1 nevertheless1 on the spectator removing his hand1 and the performer opening his1 the coin is found to have completely vanished4 ,the hands are shown absolutely empty1 fingers wide apart1 no palming being employed4 ,the effect of this little trick cannot be sufficiently judged by a description in print1 but must be put into actual practice to be thoroughly appreciated4 ,to perform4--,when the performer 7with right arm bared to elbow7 asks the spectator to place his hand on his 7performer's71 he brings his left elbow on to the table and rests his head on his left hand--quite a natural position--and when the spectator puts his hand on the performer's 7which in nine cases out of ten will be in the form of a fist like performer's71 the conjurer exclaims1 ,no1 no6 not that way2 put your hand flat on mine1 on saying which the spectator will naturally remove his hand for an instant--and now comes the conjuring part of the experiment4 ,as the spectator removes his hand performer raises his fist with a quick up-and-down motion1 and as his hand descends the coin is thrown through the bottom of fist into left sleeve4 ,this motion must be done very smartly and at the right moment1 but with a little practice will be found quite easy of accomplishment4 ,it will now be clear that when the spectator again puts his hand on top of the performer's1 the trick is done1 and it does not take much of a magician to cause the disappearance of the coin4 ,of course1 should the spectator at first place his hand flat on your fist1 the same formula is gone through as before1 only vice vers4 ,,an ,,original ,,eggstra ,,special ,,combination4 ,,by ,t4 ,,hayes1 ,,conjurer ,,and ,,illusionist4 ,effect4--,appear with wand in hand1 and after usual introductory patter lay wand on table and pick up a piece of white tissue paper--size1 say1 #f by #d inches4 ,roll this up into a ball and place on the palm of the left hand2 then1 shaking it to and fro1 it gradually assumes the form of an egg4 ,lay this on the table while you light a candle 7ready in candlestick72 pick up the egg again and hold it over the candle to harden it4 ,in a minute show the egg and have the same examined4 ,make a few passes--limited only by the skill of the performer--eventually placing it in the left hand 7back to audience7 and command it to pass2 show empty hand1 at the same time point to candle on table1 when the audience see the egg balanced on top of same4 ,take it off and bring forward with candle and show4 ,replace the candle and pick up a handkerchief4 ,cover egg with handkerchief and taking hold of egg through same1 gather up the four loose ends and give to someone to hold4 ,take up your pistol and fire at same1 and laying down pistol1 pick up plate and ask assistant to place the handkerchief on it2 then open out handkerchief1 and in centre in place of the egg he finds original piece of paper 7initialed previously if desired74 ,now take piece of paper1 and laying down plate and handkerchief1 make a fist of left hand and push paper in at top1 draw it out at bottom of hand1 when it is seen to have changed to a white silk handkerchief4 ,show this both sides1 holding it at two top corners2 then roll it up rope fashion1 and pulling hands apart1 a handkerchief is seen in both hands--one white and one yellow 7here you may remark ,the white and yolk2 simply a question of colour74 ,now roll these two together in the hands1 and hold in right hand over candle1 saying1 ,i will hard-boil it1 and show the egg again4 ,pass for examination1 asking if it is a good one2 on reply of ,yes1 say ,well1 ,i have my doubts1 but we will test it4 ,throw it in the air two or three times and the egg disappears1 you remarking1 ,i was afraid there might be a chicken in it4 ,explanation4--,when you pick up piece of paper at first1 you take up with it a skin egg1 neatly folded1 with a thin strip of paper round it to prevent it prematurely expanding4 ,it is this that is placed in palm of left hand1 and paper strip torn loose4 ,lay gently on table and light candle1 and as you lay down matchbox with right hand 7right side to audience71 palm egg in left hand from hip pocket or vest4 ,pick up skin egg and hold over candle1 presently remarking ,it's getting hot2 suddenly place it apparently in the left hand 7really crushing it up and finger palming71 and show palmed egg in left hand4 ,after sundry passes vanish to candle4 ,this is worked on same principle as ,card in ,candle1 or ,card on ,ale ,bottle1 using a half shell 7cut lengthwise74 ,when you go to take egg1 remove with left hand and place in right1 in which is original egg still palmed4 ,the shell fits on this1 so only one egg appears4 ,pick up the candlestick in left hand1 and bring it forward to show it quite unprepared1 allowing the fke to fall forward flat on table4 ,illustration ,replace the candle and pick up the handkerchief4 ,this has an oval wire shape in centre covered by a piece of the same material as the handkerchief--this fits over egg1 which presses out handkerchief into proper shape4 ,when you pretend to take hold of the egg through handkerchief1 you really seize this--allowing egg to drop into right palm out of sight4 ,gather up the four ends of the handkerchief with this hand1 which adds cover for egg4 ,let go top 7egg87 with left hand and ask assistant to hold handkerchief for you4 ,in handing it to him first take it in your left hand and let your right fall naturally to side1 and either vest or profonde egg4 ,now take up pistol and fire at egg 787 in handkerchief1 and picking up the plate or tray1 lay down pistol and ask assistant to lay handkerchief with the egg gently on it4 ,with your other hand open out handkerchief--when he sees roll of paper on same4 7,this is original piece1 palmed in when pretending to place egg in4 ,the wire frame holds it in position47 ,let your assistant open out the paper and verify mark 7if one was made74 ,meanwhile1 lay down the plate and handkerchief on the table1 at the same time palming small fke containing white silk handkerchief in left hand4 ,now take back piece of paper from assistant and thank him2 then make left hand into a fist and push the paper in at top till all is in4 ,this pushes out handkerchief from the fke into the palm2 then secretly remove fke on finger1 continuing the pushing with another finger 7old idea74 ,now draw out silk handkerchief from bottom of left hand--show it by holding it at the top corners1 in front of you--gradually raise right hand and lower left2 as you do so1 seize the corner of the yellow handkerchief which protrudes through one of waistcoat buttonholes4 7,i have a small black bead sewn to the corner to make this easy47 ,as soon as yellow handkerchief is clear1 the left hand should have reached buttonhole and now seizes last corner2 then a quick turn 7ropewise7 rolls up the yellow in the white4 ,pull hands apart gently1 retaining end of yellow handkerchief in one hand and the end of white in the other1 and let the audience see both1 one in each hand4 ,now roll these up in the hands1 balling them well1 and hold over candle 7or a ,stodare egg can be used1 making all safe74 ,after a minute1 show egg1 saying1 ,it's getting hot6--change from hand to hand1 thus changing for real original egg1 which you had just before palmed from vest or pocket1 and hand for examination4 ,the final vanish is1 of course1 into the profonde and needs no explanation4 ,illustration ,,hamleys' ,,magical ,,palace4 ,boxes of ,conjuring ,tricks1 #a_/c1 #b_/i1 #e_/aj1 #aa_/-1 #ae_/h1 post free4 ,larger sizes1 #ba_/-1 #cj_/-1 #db_/-1 #fc_/- to #aj guineas4 ,cabinets of ,card ,tricks1 #b_/i1 #e_/aj1 #aj_/aa1 #ba_/i1 post free4 ,larger sizes1 #db_/- and #fc_/-1 carriage on receipt4 ,boxes of ,puzzles1 #b_/i1 #e_/aj1 #aj_/aa1 #ba_/i1 post free4 ,superb ,cabinet1 #fc_/-1 carriage on receipt4 ,boxes of ,assorted ,wire ,puzzles1 price #f;d41 post free #h;d4 ,large size1 #a_/-1 post free #a_/c4 ,cabinet of ,coin ,tricks1 containing eight tricks1 #f_/c1 post free4 ,cabinet of ,amusing ,jokes4 ,latest ,novelty1 very funny and laughable1 containing thirteen surprises1 price #aj_/aj1 post free4 ,illustration ,,shadowgraphy4 ,cabinet of ,hand ,shadows1 complete with book by ,david ,devant4 ,price #a_/-1 post free #a_/c4 ,without book #i;d41 post free #a_/-4 ,a ,complete ,set of ,shadowgraphy4 ,containing every piece of apparatus named in the book4 ,there are about twenty different pieces1 exactly the same as used by ,trewey4 ,price only #c_/f1 post free #c_/i4 ,sets of ,figures as described in the book ,shadow ,entertainments1 by ,a4 ,patterson1 at prices as follows1 post free3--,broken ,bridge1 #e_/c2 ,ally ,sloper's ,menagerie1 #b_/i2 ,barnaby's ,bull1 #c_/-2 ,mrs4 ,bugg's ,chimney1 #b_/i2 ,old ,tagg's ,day ,school1 #b_/i2 ,down our ,alley1 #d_/c2 ,the ,haunted ,house1 #f_/i2 ,marine piece1 #d_/f2 ,set of ,characters1 #b_/i2 ,book only1 describing above sets1 #a_/-1 post free #a_/b4 ,ventriloquial ,heads at #e_/-1 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#f;d4 per dozen1 post free #g;d42 or #b_/f per #ajj1 post free #b_/g4 ,multiplying ,flags1 best quality1 bright colours1 very effective4 ,first size1 #h;d4 per gross2 second size 7#g ins4 by #e ins471 #f;d4 per dozen2 third size 7#ad ins4 by #aj ins471 #a_/- per dozen2 fourth size 7#ai ins4 by #ae ins471 #a_/d per dozen2 fifth size 7#bi ins4 by #bj ins471 #a_/g per dozen2 postage #c;d4 extra4 ,any size made to order4 ,flash ,paper #d;d4 per sheet1 #h;d4 per packet1 #d_/c per quire1 post free4 ,grand ,complete ,illustrated ,catalogue1 price #f;d41 post free4 ,,chapeaugraphy1 or ,twenty-five ,heads under one ,hat4--,a complete ,set of ,apparatus1 ,book1 etc41 for ,chapeaugraphy4 ,an immense success for ,public ,entertainments1 ,private ,parties1 ,bazaars1 ,penny ,readings1 etc4 ,price #aj_/- complete1 post free #aj_/f4 ,book only1 price #f;d41 post free #g;d4 ,illustration #ce1 ,,new ,,oxford ,,street1 ,w4 ,c4 ,,hamley #bi1 ,,ludgate ,,hill1 ,e4,c4 ,,bros41 ,,ltd41 #eaj;,a #eab1 ,,oxford ,,street1 ,w4 ,branches1 #bjj #bjb1 ,,regent ,,street1 ,w4 ,london4 #ei1 ,,knightsbridge1 ,s4,w4 #hf #hg1 ,,high ,,holborn1 ,w4,c4 7,,head ,,warehouse47 ,,hamley ,,bros41 ,ltd41 ,in which is merged ,,bland',s ,,magical ,,palace4 ,conjuring ,tricks ,of all ,kinds4 ,at all ,prices4 ,we have actually ,,in ,,stock thousands of splendid tricks which can be easily1 but deceptively1 shown immediately on purchasing1 after merely having read the clear and explicit instructions which are included with each trick4 ,prices from #d;d4 to #be4 ,all tricks described in this book can be obtained at ,,hamley ,,bros41 ,,ltd4 ,ventriloquial ,dolls and ,heads of every description4 ,punch and ,judy ,shows and ,figures from #e_/f to #f guineas4 ,make-,up of every description at lowest professional prices4 ,shadowgraphy and ,chapeaugraphy ,outfits for ,professionals and ,amateurs4 ,puzzles1 ,practical ,jokes1 and all kinds of funny ,novelties1 always in stock in immense varieties1 etc41 etc4 ,n4,b4--,we have ,agents all over the world to keep us posted in the very latest1 which is always to be obtained first at our ,grand ,magical ,palace4 ,lessons given in ,sleight of ,hand1 ,ventriloquism1 c4 ,,new ,,books4 ,some ,modern ,conjuring4 ,by ,donald ,holmes4 ,price #d_/-1 post free #d_/b ,entertaining4 ,by ,albertus4 ,price #a_/-1 post free #a_/b4 ,the ,art of ,modern ,juggling4 ,by ,anglo4 ,usual ,price #d_/f1 reduced to #b_/f1 post free #b_/h4 ,problems in ,mystery4 ,by ,max ,stirling4 ,price #b_/f1 post free #b_/h4 ,aids to ,wizardry4 ,by ,e4 ,d',egerdon4 ,price #b_/-1 post free #b_/b4 ,patter ,books1 in #b volumes4 ,by ,selbit4 ,price #f;d4 each vol41 post free #g;d4 ,ideas for ,illusions1 etc41 worked out4 ,,juggling1 ,,ventriloquial1 ,,book1 and ,,joke ,,lists sent post free on application4 ,,grand ,,illustrated ,,catalogue 7nearly #a1jjj ,illustrations7 post free on receipt of #f;d41 stamps or ,p4,o4 #ce1 ,new ,oxford ,street1 ,w4,c4 ,,hamley #bi1 ,ludgate ,hill1 ,e4,c4 ,,bros41 ,ltd41 #eaj;a #eab1 ,oxford ,street1 ,w4 ,branches1 #bjj #bjb1 ,regent ,street1 ,w4 ,london1 #ei1 ,knightsbridge1 ,s4,w4 #hf #hg1 ,high ,holborn1 ,w4,c4 7,head ,warehouse47 99 99 99 99 99 ,transcriber's ,notes ,italicized text is shown within underscores4 ,bold text is shown within equal signs4