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Further Than That - Stewart James Card Trick Free

FURTHER THAN THAT

STEWART JAMES

Get Stewart James' original handling for this multi-phase, self-working card magic classic. We know once you perform it for a lay audience, it will become part of your regular set. 5 pages, re-typeset.

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Floyd Shotts Card Tricks - Free PDF

TAKING A FEW SHOTTS

FLOYD SHOTTS

Floyd Shotts had his own unique and baffling brand of card magic, using the subtlest of methods to craft effects with clever twists and surprise finishes! Six effects your audiences are sure to enjoy, 10 pages.

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SI STEBBINS ORIGINAL $1 PITCH PAMPHLET

SI STEBBINS CARD SYSTEM

An eManuscript on the Si Stebbins $1 Pitch Pamphlet explaining the Si Stebbins deck system. Also commonly referred to as a Si Stebbins set-up, arrangement, order or stack. These are the instructions Stebbins would sell to the general public after astounding them with a series of card tricks using his system. In addition to the set-up, Stebbins outlines four basic rules and five tricks; as well as a bonus mindreading card trick that can be done with any deck and does not require a prepared pack. Completely re-typeset, re-formatted, and lightly edited. 6 pages.

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Basic Card Control and Forcing

BASIC CARD CONTROL & FORCING

This handy, photo-illustrated guide teaches several essential techniques for magicians who perform card magic. These include basic Overhand Shuffle Control, the Double Undercut which can eliminate the need for the Pass in many effects, as well as methods for both the Classic and Riffle Force. 9 pages.

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30 CARD MYSTERIES

CHAS. T. JORDAN

Chas. T. JordanPublished in 1919, Charles Jordan's first pamphlet of card magic introduced a number of clever subtleties, as well as a sleight we know today as "The Jordan Count" (see The Phantom Aces). Contents include: Trailing the Dovetail Shuffle to its Lair, Close-Range Mind Reading, Long-Distance Mind Reading, The Premo, A Novel Detection, The Dealing Dovetail Detection, The Rolling-Off-A-Log Detection, The Full Hand, With the Mind's Eye, The Simplicity Speller, The Trio, Odd Or Even, The Escape, The Bare-Faced Detection, The Twentieth Century Puzzle, Telepathic Control, The Single-Card Reverse, The Half-Pack Reverse, The Alternate Reverse, The Pack That Cuts Itself, The Impossible Journey, Our Friends The Aces, Leave it to the Aces, The Phantom Aces, The Message From Mars, Coluria, Satan's Trance, Change Your Mind?, Spelling Any Card Called For, The Card And Number Mystery, and The Card And Bag Mystery. 39 pages, re-typeset.

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Free Magic eBook - Riveted Card Effect

RIVETED

PALHINHA, BURLESON, EASTMAN, AND TRICKSHOP.COM

With RIVETED, a spectator's chosen card is placed between two indifferent cards and a hole is punched through all three. The three cards are then secured with a common brass "butterfly" fastener. The cards are fanned and shown front and back to prove that they are actually RIVETED together. Next, while the spectator is holding the three cards, a handkerchief is placed over them for a moment and and whisked away - the selected card is gone! The missing selected card with the hole can be instantly reproduced and given away as a souvenir. An improved gimmick and handling make this golden oldie better than ever! No sleights. Easy to do, but a real fooler! We supply the 7-page, photo-illustrated manuscript, you supply the cards and handful of inexpensive items required.

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Free Magic eBook - Persistent Joker Card Trick

THE PERSISTENT JOKER

COMEDY CARD ROUTINE

Give your audience a break from the usual “take-a-card” tricks with this entertaining comedy card routine. Using a small packet of cards, you start spelling out cards in the usual manner, however every time you hand the cards to a spectator to try - he gets the Joker! Each time he does, you immediately take the cards back and successfully spell to the card. The effect and comedy build as the spectator fails over and over - until he is finally left holding just the Joker. Step-by-step handling complete with comedy patter. 4 pages.

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Free Magic Effects - Free Magic Catalog

GET OUR NEW CATALOG WITH THREE
IMPROMPTU MAGIC GEMS FREE

Download Trickshop’s new Catalog of Magic and Mentalism with web links for over 150 of our most popular titles and bundles, as well as three clever impromptu magic effects (Free):

ANY CALENDAR MONTH MAGIC SQUARE
Perform Mel Stover's baffling magic square number prediction using the month from any calendar - old or new - even a borrowed one! The spectator is free to select any section of the calendar with dates that fall into a 3 x 3, 4 x 4, or even 5 x 5 square area. Easy to do!

THE EL-EL TELEPHONE TEST
Louis Lam's clever, surefire revelation of a card secretly selected by a spectator from his own shuffled deck (you of course never see or touch)! Work it remotely over the phone or Zoom, or up close with your back turned the entire time. No set-ups, no codes, no shills. Easy to do!

MY CUPS AND BILLS ROUTINE
Charlie Miller's original instructions for his impromptu Cups and Balls routine using borrowed coffee cups and rolled up dollar bills! Michael Skinner performed his own version of Miller’s routine on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and it continues to find its way into the repertoires of many contemporary close-up pros. Worth the practice!

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Free Magic eBook - Cups and Balls Routine

THE STERLING CUPS & BALLS ROUTINE

HAROLD STERLING

Download this rare magic manuscript free. Well-constructed, basic Cups & Balls routine, as performed by professional Chautauqua magician and magic dealer, Harold Sterling. Balls appear and disappear, multiply, followed by the magical appearance of SIX large balls, onions, or potatoes. No difficult sleights. 5 typeset pages.

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Free Magic eBook - Split Decision Card Trick

SPLIT DECISION CARD PREDICTION

Perform a mental card miracle with ten half cards, cut from five different cards. A spectator is allowed to freely shuffle the pieces and then deal out any number of pieces between himself and another spectator. Using the number of pieces the spectator dealt as their numbers, the pieces are assembled and each spectator secretly notes the card at their number. The spectators each now remove their cards from packet and place them face down on the table. You show your prediction and ask the spectators to turn over their half cards - EACH SPECTATOR HAS HALF OF THE SAME CARD and it MATCHES your written prediction!

  • The entire effect is virtually self-working
  • Absolutely no sleights or difficult moves
  • No extra cards or gaffs
  • Make it up in minutes
  • Works with any size cards - even jumbos!

A true mental card gem you can carry in your pocket and do anytime, anywhere!

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Free Mentalism eBook - Free Mentalist Trick

IMPROMPTU MENTALISM

ROBERT NELSON

Impromptu Mentalism is a mindreading encore presentation for magicians that allows you to follow-up your magic show by reading the minds of the audience. Using Nelson's method, you will be able to reveal people's names, phone numbers, inscriptions on rings, how much change someone has in his pocket, what a person ate for breakfast, and much more. No shills or confederates and everyone in the audience will be 100% fooled. A true reputation-builder. This is a FREE download!

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