The performer hands out a wand for examination and borrows a fingerr ing. He holds the wand in his hand, point upward, …

Secure a little round box, into the bottom of which a half-crown will fit exactly. Line the box with dark paper and cov…

Fit a black silk lining into a glass vessel so that it lines the sides but not the bottom. Put water in the glass and g…

Obtain some long feathers—the longer the better. Take off your coat and lay the feathers in the left sleeve with the qu…

Have a bag made of calico or similar material. Have it made double and just inside the mouth of the part you keep towar…

You will need two cardboard cases open at each end, and large enough to slip easily over the bottles; a specially const…

Take a small quantity of “Aniline Violet,” obtainable at any chemist’s, two pennyworth making about two dozen pens, and…

Take four half sheets of note-paper from any table, and then borrow four florins; these florins you place upon a table …

The trick of the dissolved half-crown may be varied. In this case the coin should be marked by the owner. Upon finding …

For this trick the young magician needs a glass, which may be either the ordinary tumbler or a wine-glass, as shown in …

The curtain rises and a young and beautiful girl, clothed in white, is introduced to the spectators as the victim who h…

The trick of changing a rubber band from the first and second fingers to the third and fourth, if done quickly, can be …

Changing Pip on a Card - Card Tricks for Kids Cut out the center pip on the five-spot of spades with a sharp knife. …

This illusion has mystified thousands of the theater-going public, in fact, it has been the "piece de resistance&q…

A rising card trick can be accomplished with very little skill by using the simple device illustrated. The only things …

This trick is performed with a wide-mouthed jar which is about 10 in. high. If an earthern jar of this kind is not at h…

Place a penny or a dime on a tablecloth, towel or napkin and cover it over with a glass in such a way that the glass wi…

While this is purely a sleight-of-hand trick, it will take very little practice to cause the coin to disappear instantl…