The Magic of Hen Fetsch
Born on July 9, 1912, Rowland Howard "Hen" Fetsch was a semi-professional magician and prolific creator whose influence on mid-century magic far exceeded his public profile. He is best remembered for devising Mental Epic, one of the most successful prediction effects ever marketed. Fetsch also played a key role in popularizing Bob Carver’s Professor’s Nightmare rope routine, which was inspired by his own rope work. In addition, he authored a several practical booklets covering standard props, along with those on his own card magic and other routines. Fetsch also collaborated with his boyhood friend, Milbourne Christopher, on 50 Tricks with a Thumb Tip and Magic at Your Fingertips. Fetsch died on January 1, 1961, at the age of 48.
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The Magic Spell $3.00 PDF (or just $2.10 when you buy 3 or more PDFs)
“The Magic Spell” created a sensation when Hen Fetsch first released it in 1947. Here's the incredible effect: Any person mentally selects ANY card and then names aloud his selection. The magician skillfully gives the deck a single...
Impromptu Card Routine $3.00 PDF (or just $2.10 when you buy 3 or more PDFs)
A thoughtfully-constructed, six-phase card routine that can be performed with a borrowed deck. Each effect blends into and sets up the handling for the next. Plus, the entire routine builds from a simple card discovery to a very strong...
Professor's Nightmare Rope Trick $4.00 PDF (or just $2.80 when you buy 3 or more PDFs)
If there is any weakness in the Prof. Nightmare Rope Trick, it is the ending, which most magicians perform according to the standard method. Namely, they fold the ends and extract the ropes one at a time - showing them to be different sizes. In an effect, where the ropes...
Band-It Card $3.00 PDF (or just $2.10 when you buy 3 or more PDFs)
From a shuffled pack of cards, a card is freely selected (and signed or initialed if desired). The card is then returned to the pack which is cut several times by the spectator and finally shuffled. The pack is firmly encircled...
Chinatown Quarter Magic $4.00 PDF (or just $2.80 when you buy 3 or more PDFs)
Ken Allen's Chinatown Quarter is one of the most baffling, yet easy-to-do coin transpositions ever conceived. Whether you already own a quarter, half dollar, or dollar-size Chinatown set or are just thinking about getting one, we're confident you'll....
Magic at Your Fingertips $3.00 PDF (or just $2.10 when you buy 3 or more PDFs)
Milbourne Christopher and "Hen" Fetsch teamed up on this booklet of 33 practical and tested effects. All are easy to perform with an emphasis on entertainment value. Contents are divided into five categories: Close-up Magic...
50 Tricks with a Thumb Tip $4.00 PDF (or just $2.80 when you buy 3 or more PDFs)
Written by Milbourne Christopher with Hen Fetsch in 1948, Dariel Fitzkee's review said, "It's the best book on thumb tip magic I've seen." Magic ranges from productions, vanishes, changes and restorations to thumb ties...
Miniature Card Magic $3.00 PDF (or just $2.10 when you buy 3 or more PDFs)
A half dozen effects and gags with miniature cards. Note, these are NOT tricks with a miniature deck of cards, but rather ones that use a regular-size deck of cards along with a teeny, tiny playing card in some way! In this new...
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