Best Tricks with Slates by Peter Warlock
A wonderful ebook explaining all the best slate tricks and effects, by Peter Warlock, who has used slate tricks in his programs for many years. Covers the manipulation of unprepared slates, the use of the flap, various mechanical slates and aids, little know methods of fake mediums, chemical writing and many other methods that are as effective as they are unique.
Contents:
7 Introduction (Peter Warlock)
7 Section I Wherein the Performer, Using Ordinary Slates, Obtains Writing on One of the Slates
7 The Stack of Slates
8 Jardine Elllis Routine With Three Slates
12 Routine With Two Slates
13 Marlo's Routine
14 Showing Slates Blank on Both Sides
16 Section II Methods of Obtaining Writing on a Slate or Slates By the Use of a Flap or Flaps
17 Getting Rid of the Flap
19 The Locking Flap
20 Effects With the Flap Slate
20 A New Slant on a Slate Theme
23 A Method With Envelope
24 Slate of Thought
26 The Ghost of Little Willie
27 Cohesive Colors
32 The Famous Mathematician With Thayer or Shannon Slates
34 Another Presentation With Thayer or Shannon Slates
35 Second Method
38 Fred Hocking's Slate Mystery
38 Section III Methods of Obtaining Writing on a Slate by Chemical Means
43 The Proof of the Theory
46 Question and Answer
48 Section IV Methods of Obtaining Messages Not Covered in Previous Sections
48 J.F. Orrin's Method
49 The Chalk Thumb Tip
50 Max Hoden's Method
50 Verrall Wass' Method
51 Woodhouse Pitman's Method
53 Methods of Pseudo Mediums
53 Comedy Type Method - Flash Paper
54 Another Method
54 Section V The Use of Slates as an Auxiliary
55 The Secreting of Information
57 Conveyance of Information to an Assistant
57 Another Method
58 Third Method
59 As a Cover for Billet Reading
61 The Slate as a Drawing Board
61 A Second Routine
63 A Third Routine
64 The Slate as a Means for Switching Billets
64 Second Method
65 Bibliography
PLEASE NOTE: This item is a digital download ,Gimmick not included
