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Camp News, Volume 3, Issue 149, 20 November 1942, Page 1

Card Tricks that Entertain READING THE CARDS. PERFECTLY NEW AND NOVEL METHOD— PACK OF CARDS USED. A pack of cards is handed to audience to shuffle, cut, etc., after which performer holds at arms’ length with pips facing audience. Before peeling off each card which is in full view of the audience performer names each card. COMPLETE WITH INSTRUCTIONS, 1/6 THE MONTE CRISTO DECK, No. 1. [A . ] fih( j ktn#- _ y MAGIC FORCING PACK OF CARDS. No. I.This is a modern forcing deck. You can show all the cards to be different, yet you can force a card in the most subtle manner. Price, Complete, 4/6. — THE MONTE CRISTO DECK,. No. 2. * Y*'', ’ No. 2.—Enables any amateur to perform many tricks, including the following:—Restore the torn card. Burn a card, and afterwards restore it whole and perfect. Cut pack and name top card before the cut is made. Burn card and then find it in the pocket of the person who burned it. Discover a card by its weight or smell. Destroy a card and afterwards find it in a hat, in a locked box, under a chair cushion in a gentleman’s pocket. Any one of the tricks-can be performed by an amateur in the drawing-room, without \ fear of detection and will enable, him to amuse the company with only the aid of the pack of cards, no confederate being required with any of the tricks. Complete, with Cards, Directions and Secret. Price, Complete, 4/6. MAGIC CARDS. CLEVER — STARTLING — SENSATIONAL. Performer hands pack of ordinary cards to a member of the audience to shuffle. Cards are cut and performer places half in each of trouser’s pockets. Audience is requested to name a card (for instance, 7 of spades) and high presto! in an instant performer-produces the selected card. Easily operated by anyone. PRICE: 6/6, Post Free. . THE DIMINISHING CARD A Clever Trick Very Easily Performed The performer exhibits a full-sized card, passes his fingers over it a few times and it becomes smaller. He manipulates it again and its size is further reduced, until it is not much larger than a visiting card. PRICE 1/6 PENETRA — MATTER THROUGH MATTER A Novel Card Trick. No Skill or Practice Needed. Very Mystifying. Effect— Card with cross cuts in the middle is shown and another ordinary card handed around for examination. This is placed behind the first card and a rubber band is passed around each end. The performer bendsjthe front card forward to show that the other card is still there. Then he thrusts a pencil or a match right through the cards and draws out the other side, yet he immediately hands out the rear card, that proves to be intact and undamaged. / PRICE 2/6, with full directions and diagram. * Write enclosing Postal Note to STEWART, LAWRENCE & CO. LTD. I I Manners St., WELLINGTON