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Edwin Corrie

A relevant video by Mariano. You beat me to it! This has to be one of the best, because you actually seem to be creating something that people want. I love the implication that the whole bowl of extra chocolate squares has been obtained in this way. Another related item by Masao Atsukawa appeared i...

Edwin Corrie

However , one must not automatically assume it was a riffle shuffle! I have found what I believe to be Green's method ripped off by Hugard with no credit (all too common) in an early Card Manipulations booklet. It is what we would consider a one-hand Overhand Shuffle. The one-handed shuffles in &qu...

Edwin Corrie

The article in Hugard's Magic Monthly describes two one-handed shuffles - the One-Handed Riffle and the One-Handed Overhand Shuffle. They are credited to Howard de Courcy, though he didn't claim originality. "A now-ubiquitous one-handed riffle shuffle and bridge procedure, meanwhile, was publis...

Edwin Corrie

Another recommendation for Tra Palco e Realtà. It's not far from St. Peter's Square and definitely worth a visit.

If you're in Milan there's Shaun Yee's shop (see http://www.shaunyee.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=6 for photos).

Edwin Corrie

Is there any evidence that Edwin O. was involved in magic? The attribution of "Sleight of Hand" to him is clearly erroneous. The places he is mentioned in Hopkins's book only describe his writings on theater architecture, and don't indicate any particular interest in magic. "Involved...

Edwin Corrie

It’s strange that two people with such similar names (Edwin O. and Edwin T.) were involved in magic around the same time, and possibly would be even stranger if they had been related. The confusion surrounding the publication date is also surprising. How is it that we can't rely on the date given in...

Edwin Corrie

Another early reference is "Half Hours of Scientific Amusement" (1890), which was a translation/compilation of material by Gaston Tissandier: http://archive.org/details/halfhoursscient00fritgoog See page 104 ff. I haven't been able to find the exact reference in Tissandier, but it must hav...

Edwin Corrie

I did a bit more searching and found the following: Eglinton exposed: Textually extracted from the "Journals" and "Proceedings" of the British Society for Psychical Research "The contents include the full & complete report of Mr. Richard Hodgson; plus the findings of sev...

Edwin Corrie

I'm one of those who clicked on this post (two or three times, actually). :) I would have loved to see the discussion develop but didn't have anything to add myself, apart from perhaps a comment about his parents' good taste in names. It does seem strange that there isn't more information about the ...

Edwin Corrie

Available from all dealers. However, you will pay the same whether you order it from me now at the pre-publication discount (and include shipping) or if you buy it after the pre-pub discount ends and don't have to pay for shipping. I've just ordered it direct from your site (I'm sure I can find oth...

Edwin Corrie

Richard, will this be available from dealers or only from you? I'm going to be in New York at the end of August and would love to be able to avoid postage costs by picking it up from Tannens.

Edwin Corrie

Are these things really worth that much? I have Against Gravity (not sure which version) and I think the box is in quite good shape. Maybe I should try selling off my Tenyo stuff, although they do bring back some great memories for me. Crystal Box was probably my first proper magic trick, bought fro...

Edwin Corrie

The one I have is like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/coin-coaster-quarter-through-glass-magic-trick-/320642418582

And complete with box:

http://foliniandsons.ecrater.com/p/7544862/royal-magic-coin-coaster-vintage

Sorry, I know it's not the Tenyo one.

Edwin Corrie

Richard Kaufman wrote:Bob: no, Magic Coaster is not made of plastic and does not have a little blue trap door.

I too have a round coaster in blue plastic with a trapdoor - I think it was Japanese, but not Tenyo. The photos linked to in this thread seem to show a playing card.

Edwin Corrie

An interesting article about Now You See Me and the general resurgence of magic in the movies:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23143524

Edwin Corrie

July issue arrived in France yesterday. Looks great, as always.

Edwin Corrie

Marlo => Olram
Cervon => Novrec

I only know the latter from the Novrec Turnover move, but if "Siva" counts (pun intended) so does this.

Edwin Corrie

The May issue finally arrived yesterday, so I seem to be up to date (for now).

Edwin Corrie

April arrived about a week ago, and I just received the June issue yesterday. Still waiting for May though.

Edwin Corrie

Sorry to derail this thread back to the original question :) , but Bosco's original routine is described in German in "Ein Blick in Döbler´s und Bosco´s Zauberkabinet" (1832). It's an interesting book because unlike a lot of the magic literature of the time it focuses on presentational det...

Edwin Corrie

Just for the record: I held out as long as I could for the March issue but finally e-mailed Margret on 15th April about a replacement copy. She responded immediately (on the 16th) and sent the replacement, which arrived here in France on 23rd April. I hadn't realised others were still waiting for th...

Edwin Corrie

Not sure if this is still relevant, but here is a copy of the 8th edition for sale: http://www.olympiabookfair.com/antiquarian-books/d/the-whole-art-of-legerdemain%3A-or-hocus-pocus-in-perfection-by-which-the-meanest-capacity-may-perform-the-whole-art-without-a-teacher-together-with-the-use-of-all-t...

Edwin Corrie

I don't know much about him, but I do have his book "Adrions Zauberkabinet", which is a great general introduction to magic with lots of interesting historical material.

Edwin Corrie

Another deck suspension (rather than levitation, though the effect is quite similar) is Dan Harlan's Auto Suspension from Minotaur magazine. Also Angelo Carbone's Humbug is a very clever idea.

Edwin Corrie

A description also appears in 48 der besten Zauberkunststcke mit Zndhlzern und Zndholzschachteln (1955) by Hans-Werner Waster (pseudonym for Dr. Hans-Gerhard Stumpf, who produced several collections of tricks with matches, matchboxes and matchbooks). The version described also uses a playing card. I...

Edwin Corrie

I'm thinking it goes back to the late 1800s, at least. Conradi's "Der moderne Kartenknstler" (1896) has a trick called "Die neue Eckkarte" (The New Corner Card) using a small black fabric or metal cover over the corner of a card for a torn and restored effect. The version with a...

Edwin Corrie

Saw this in Basel last week and it really is fantastic. There are lots of good photos here if you click on the little video thingy in the middle.

I've more or less finished translating Joan's book, which should hopefully be out in the spring.

Edwin Corrie

Thank you!

Edwin Corrie

Clay and/or James, can you say whether the first edition includes Troublewit? I've only seen the 11th edition (online), which has it on page 86, but if it's in the first edition too then that places it before Ozanam. (Dean's description is clearly copied from "Sports and Pastimes" in any c...

Edwin Corrie

Thanks everyone for the information. I guess we'll wait and see.

Edwin Corrie

The companion volume sounds very interesting. Was the facsimile reprint itself ever completed?

It's way out of my price bracket, but if anyone with cash to spare is interested in the 8th edition, I happened to see this recently:

The Whole Art of Legerdemain

Edwin Corrie

Tenkai DVD:
http://themagicwarehouse.com/DA4523/Mag ... enkai.html
Also on Amazon and elsewhere.

Looking forward to the book though.

Edwin Corrie

I also thought it was Takagi who was "the Dai Vernon of Japan". For Tenkai there is "Six Tricks by Tenkai" by Robert Parrish. <a class="postlink" href="http://magicref.tripod.com/booksjr/parrish6tricksbytenkai.htm">http://magicref.tripod.com/booksjr/parr ... tenkai.htm<...

Edwin Corrie

El Mystico wrote:Again, the title is wrong, but the premise fits....The Miracle Speller from the Jinx, reprinted in the Annemann card trick book.

And again with Mike Skinner's handling in Frank Garcia's "Exclusive Card Miracles".

Edwin Corrie

It's not "most famous", but perhaps "The Great Rufus Steele" in "The Last Word on Cards"? The only requirement is that the deck or packet has to have 20-29 cards and the spelled name must have 18 or 19 letters.

Edwin Corrie

Anyone have a copy of the pamphlet that contains the Winkler Switch by Gerd Winkler for sale? I'd like to purchase it to study the switch. It's in his book "Top Twenties" published by Zauberzentrale Mnchen (1989). They don't seem to have it any more on their website, but it can be found s...

Edwin Corrie

Wait, didn't Mark Twain write about Tom Sawyer, who's writing about Erdnase? I'm confused...

Edwin Corrie

Maybe I need a push! Would my Troublewit compilation do the trick? I keep tinkering with it but it really should be finished by then and I could offset the cost of the flight against the postage I would save by delivering it in person. (BTW, did you get my last e-mail about Crailsheim?) Actually I'...

Edwin Corrie

Yes, my mistake, more like the Three Shell Game than Three Card Monte. I'm not very familiar with the moves, so perhaps they are standard. Either way, the psychology is interesting.

Edwin Corrie

I experienced the ring scam not so long ago, more or less as Bob describes. The guy "found" the ring as he walked past and pointed out the mark proving it was gold, then said I could take it and sell it as he wasn't able to (can't remember the reason he gave). Then he said he was out of wo...

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