Harry Houdini - Paper Magic
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Paper is a fascinating product. Being the son of a paper maker (my father worked many years for a paper manufacturer) I developed early on a fondness to paper. AndHoudini's Paper Magicis all about paper. Tricks with paper, paper folding, paper tearing, and paper puzzles. It seems today paper folding was replaced by balloon modeling. I have only seen once an act entirely based on paper tearing. Maybe this ebook version ofHoudini's Paper Magicinspires one to build an act around paper. This book is definitely a good start.The Modern ConjurerIt has also an excellent chapter on paper folding.
1st edition, April 1922, EP Dutton & Company, New York; 2nd printing, August 1922; 3rd printing, May 1929; 4th printing, January 1934; 5th printing, December 1941; later reprinted by Magico Magazine, New York; 206 pages.
Table of Contents
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Part One: PAPER TRICKS - The Travelling Paper Balls
- Ring and Program
- The Cigarette-Paper Tear
- The Torn Paper Ribbon
- The Restored Calendar
- The Selective Touch
- The Dancing Sailor
- The Spirit Communication
- The Knife and Paper Sleight
- The Chameleon Confetti
- Production of Confetti
- Another Confetti Change
- Watered Confetti
- The Floating Ball
- The Japanese Butterflies
- The Shaving Stick
- The Paper Flags
- The Pig and the Ring
- Coffee, Milk and Sugar
- The Ballot or Pellet Test
- Paper Clippings and Water
- Werner's Bill Tearing Trick
- An Effective Finish
Part Two: PAPER FOLDING - The Japanese Bird
- The Bullfrog
- Puzzle Box for Sweets
- Trouble Wit
- The Chapeau
- Japanese Paper Purse
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Part Three: PAPER TEARING - Trewey's Paper Rings
- Jacob's Ladder
- The Trellis
- The Fir Tree
- The Dancing Skeletons
- Grandma's String of Dolls
- The Dancing Girls
- Paper Pictures
- Circular Designs
- The Five Pointed Star
- Tearing the Pack
Part Four: PAPER PUZZLES - Paper Puzzles
- The Symmetrical Square Puzzle
- The Stairs
- Hexagon Puzzle
- The Octagon Puzzle
- The House and Ell Puzzle
- The Cross and Crescent
- The Latin Cross
- The Short Dozen
- The Right Angle Triangle
- The Greek Cross Puzzle
- The Square Deal Puzzle
- To Pass through a Card
- The Liberty Bell
- The Cross Cut Puzzle
- The Three Crosses
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