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James William Elliott – Elliott’s Last Legacy

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Elliott was a very popular magician. Particularly some of his card effects were considered best of its kind. Nobody knew the secrets to some of Elliott’s tricks. People waited impatiently for the release of this book. But it was met with some disappointment that not all of Elliott’s tricks were described. We do not know which tricks these critics mean. The reason might well be that Elliott died before he could finish his book. Burgess andHoudinihad to collect Elliott’s notes and fill in some of the missing explanations. However, Elliott and Houdini believed that all the material in this book was new and has never before been published.

1st edition, 1923, Adams; reprint, 1980, Coles, Canada; 324 pages.

Table of Contents

page pageINTRODUCTION by HoudiniFOREWORDPERSONALITY by Clinton BurgessEULOGIUM by Dr. Ezra Lee BuckeyA DISCIPLE OF VERSATILITY by Houdini

MAGICAL EFFECTS
BALL:

Baseball, MagicalFloating, TheFortune-telling, Right, Left, CentreVanished Beyond Recovery
BOTTLE:Chameleon, AMilk Baby, ThePuzzling the Prohibitionist
BOX:Japanese Magic OccidentalizedSelf-filling Box
CANDY:Just Enough, Yet An Abundance
CARD:Advantage, Elliott’s PalmAnimatedBat, Improved CricketCombination, For Card LocationCard Stacking for Exhibition GamesControl, MechanicalDeck, Elliott’s NailedFan Off From VestFeat With the Feet, AFloating Card HouletteGiant Card HouletteInseparableJumping CardElliott’s Cards, Plates and GobletsLoading Extra Card Packet on DeckLuck, Science or Hokum?Elliott’s 52-Card Poker CombinationElliott’s (New) Numerical Card ProducersThe Elliott Method of Card MarkingNine Card TrickNovel Card ChangeElliott’s, Double, Triple, Quadruple, Card Productions From BodyEffective, Simplex Mechanical Card ProductionRising, The GiantScissors, TheSleight for Card in Lemon, Etc.Target, New CardThink Stop
CARDS:Force, A Natural Sure-FireGiant Fan ofLocation, CardPalm, The Elliott, Ducrot Change-overPass, The ElliottPass, Elliott’s RifflePass, Houdini’sTwo Effective Moves by HoudiniAcrobatic Rising CardProduction of Selected Card, A New WayThe “O. K.” Card TrickReverse, InvisibleRifflingScalingSpelling CardTearing Deck in TwoAn Original Method of Palming
CHAIRS, MECHANICAL:Automatic Hat-loadingNovel Chair for Huge LoadsExplosion ChairChair-cover, Correct Dimensions of
CHEMICALS:Wine and Water Variation
CIGAR:Single-handed Production From Nose
CLEANING:Fabric, Glass, Metal, Etc.
CLOTH:An Ingenious Die “Form”
CONVEYING:The Art of
CONVEYANCE:Secret Method of, for Borrowed Articles
COINSBox, Self-fillingDropper, Welsh Miller’sMoney Melting, ElliottWand, Welsh Miller’s Original
DIE:Wire Form for
ELECTRIC:Hand-shake, A ShockingTray, The Touch-me-not
FLOWER:”Growth of Flowers,” Kellar’s