Description

Massey was the inventor of many mechanical magic tricks that have become part of the routines of modern magicians. Probably his most successful invention was the Finger Guillotine, which he sold to Max Holden. More than thirty of his tricks are explained in this beautiful and scarce publication.

There are 26 mechanical gems described and explained with enough detail to allow the home builder to construct them with little trouble. He explains six utility devices and seven sleights. His electro-magnetic drumhead loader uses technology which was innovative for 1922. The clockwork “automatic release” is a utility device which will do away with the ubiquitous “string to offstage assistant” which was common in those days.

1st edition 1922, 200 pages. 1st digital edition 2013, 117 pages.

Table of Contents

I ForewordII Personal ObservationsIII A Word On What Is To FollowIV An OpeningV To The Colors; Or, The Makings Of A NationVI A Diminishing CardVII The Sure-Fire Handkerchief PistolVIII The Drumhead TargetIx Candle SmokeX The Pedestal TopXI The Automatic ReleaseXII With Four CoinsXIII ProhibitionXIV The Flower CageXV A Borrowed RingXVI The Chest Op Chu Chin ChowXVII Blanc et RougeXIX With A Billiard BallXX Jack RoseXXI The Wrist StockXXII The Rising Cards AgainXXIII The Borrowed Handkerchief And The Impenetrable CasketXXIV The Crystal Card TrapezeXXV An Instantaneous Rose-BushXXVI DivinationXXVII Have A Smoke?XXVIII Two At A TimeXXIX The Interrogatable GobletA Magical Appendix- Types Of Servante- Methods Of Palming Cards- To Secretly Obtain A Silk Handkerchief- A Black Art Table- The Coin Jar- “Le Tourniquet” Pass For Coins- The Use Of A Form- Palming A Billiard Ball- The Pass- The False Shuffle- The Force
word count: 33759 which is equivalent to 135 standard pages of text