Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand
The Magician Sex Scandal
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 05, 2024 -
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Category: Delusions, Fantasies and Other Tricks of the Imagination, Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand, Scandals and Controversies, Teenagers, 1950s, Sex
Le Baquet de Mesmer
The famous creator's Wikipedia page. That's him in the role of magician.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 22, 2024 -
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Category: Animals, Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand, Movies, 1900s, Women, Dance
One Little Indian
One Little Indian, Grant Munro, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 08, 2024 -
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Category: Highways, Roads, Streets and Traffic, Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand, PSA’s, Stop-motion Animation, 1950s, North America, Native Americans, Circuses, Carnivals, and Other Traveling Shows
Trick Bass Viol
I would have enjoyed seeing the dogs emerge from the viol itself, but--as I interpret the patent--they are in the box at the base of the instrument. Still, a musical instrument filled with beer is also acceptable.Original patent here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 06, 2023 -
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Category: Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand, Music, Patents, Dogs, 1900s, Alcohol
The Great Virgil and Julie: The Spirit Cabinet
His magic encyclopedia entry here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 21, 2022 -
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Category: Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand, Twentieth Century
The Mystic Swing
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 23, 2022 -
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Category: Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand, Movies, 1900s
René Lavand, One-Armed Magician
His Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 10, 2022 -
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Category: Disabilities, Human Marvels, Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand, Television, 1960s
The Great Cardini
Man, that's a lot of playing cards and cigarettes!His Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 11, 2021 -
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Category: Entertainment, Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand, Tobacco and Smoking, Twentieth Century
Fifty Years in the Magic Circle
Life for a Victorian magician wasn't always easy, with the audience using live ammunition.Read the whole thing here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 17, 2021 -
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Category: Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand, Books, Nineteenth Century
How to make a grand piano disappear
As revealed by magician David Berglas.via Book of Joe
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jun 03, 2021 -
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Category: Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand
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