Musson, Clettis V.: Forty-Four Foolers ©1972 2nd Edition, Micky Hades Enterprises, Canada Softcover, tape-bound, 8.5x11", 49 pages

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Comments: Cover by Sid Lorraine. "A treasure chest of magic lore. 44 magical effects for the Nite Club Performer and Illusionist using the minimum of merchandise to obtain maximum of mystification."

Contents (from book):

4 Section One Club Foolers
4 The Appearing Pip: 4 of Diamonds turns into 5 of Diamonds
4 The Arrow Without a Bow: a small arrow shoots from the hand
5 Balls of Mystery: magician determines color of tissue paper balls held behind back
5 Brick-O: a red and green brick platform effect
7 Cigarettes From the Air: using double sided tape
8 The Diabolical Card Location: two cards found with a borrowed deck
8 The Elongated Cigar: how to make it
11 Ghostly Writing - Combined With a Master Mental Mystery: Name of selected deceased president appear in ghostly letters in the dark, while magicians hands and feet are constricted
12 Marksmanship Supreme(?): The pip is blown off a card by a special gun, but appears on the end of the spectator's (confederates) nose
14 Miracle Prediction: 7 five-digit numbers are called out and added and match the prediction
16 The Mirror Tumbler: five ideas for the mirror-glass
16 - Effect No. 1: Beads become threaded
16 - Effect No. 2: button becomes threaded
17 - Effect No. 3: Chain links become joined, with presentation tips
17 - Effect No. 4: red & green handkerchiefs transpose
17 - Effect No. 5: 3 cup and one ball "shell game"
17 Multiplying Coin: move for changing one coin into two
18 A Novel Thimble Vanish: using your neck-tie
18 Original Spirit Raps: a gimmick for creating "medium raps" for a seance
19 Out of the Nowhere: chosen card vanished from the boxed deck and appears on the end of a ribbon
22 Patriotic Tissues: blue and white tissues transpose between two spectators
23 A Pip of a Card Trick: chosen Ace has door cut in center Pip, and a paper is pulled out matching the chosen Ace suit
23 Ring and Ribbon Trick: Two 8" rings are tied to ribbons and placed in a bag, and in a box. When removed, the rings have linked.
24 Spirit Photography: a "photo" is taken, which reveals three selections that were burnt
25 The Supreme Color Change: white ball changes color under a handkerchief
26 Transposition Extraordinary: glasses of water and wine transpose under covers, chemical trick
27 The Travelling Watch: pocket watch vanishes and appears on spectator's back, twice!
28 Vanishing Cigarette: impromptu vanish for a lit cigarette
28 The Mysterious Paper Stripes: red and white strips of paper are placed together and form into a version of the American Flag
29 The Mysterious Sponge Balls: three balls become two, and then four. Uses a TT.
30 The Work of the Spirits: selection or locator card appears written on arm when burnt ashes are rubbed on it

32 Section Two Pocket Foolers
32 The Ace of Thumb Tip Tricks: bill vanished and is found in a dinner roll
32 The Appearing, Multiplying and Melting Coins: coins appear in empty glass, then double when poured into another glass, and then turn to molten copper
33 The Baffler: magician instantly cuts to named Ace
33 Card Reading Extraordinary: a tip for spectator's wearing glasses
34 Cigarette-Cigar Penetration: a borrowed cigarette penetrates a cigar, gimmicked
35 Color Tag: magician immediately produces proper color tags from behind his back as they are called
35 Flash Coin Production: coin production using front and back hand palm
36 Genuine Mental Telepathy: assistant can tell under which thimble a pea is found through a simple code
36 The Glass and Needle Trick: a needle vanishes from a glass
37 The Growth of a Paper Tree: a small paper tree is produced from a little pot that the spectator filled with dirt
37 Impromptu Coin Catcher: making a Miser's Dream coin production gimmick
38 Restoration of Life: a dead firefly comes back to life
39 Thimbo Psycho: spectator writes colors in an order known only to him and magician arranges colored thimbles behind his back in the corresponding order
40 Mystic Bars: spectator can't find bar with the spot in this Monte style trick
41 The Mysterious Cubes: chosen cube of three leaves a string in one glass to appear in another glass

43 Section Three Stage Foolers
43 The Ace of Illusions: assistant appears from behind a Giant Ace that was carried onto the stage
44 An Amazing Production: silks to kittens!
45 Die to Clock Illlusion: a 3' square die changes to a tall clock, or other object
47 Vanishing Alarm Clock: large clock is vanished with help of an assistant
48 Vanishing ducks: ducks vanish from a doll house