Novel Necromancy - Tom Sellers[52 Weeks Project - #18]

Book #18 in the 52 Weeks Project

A visit into the creative world of Tom Sellers! One of the most unique creators and inventors of magic, in this book will find the first and original description of the "Bank Night" effect - a classic effect in mentalism that triggered so many versions.

Besides that you will find clever effects with slates, ropes and coins, but more important - very clever gimmicks which are very easy to make to create many wonders.

Pay special attention to "The Transfer", a very beautiful and unique effect.

Enjoy this cleaned up version of Tom Seller's Novel Necromancy.

24 Items!

FULL CONTENTS:

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA TEST - a VERY SIMPLE and direct book test

OBTAINING INFORMATION - "dead" person name revelation with a VERY CLEVER gimmick very easily made to switch billets - has a lot of potential for many things.

NEW METHOD SUM TRICK - spectator adds random numbers, matching the prediction. Easy, clever and practical.

A COIN DATE MYSTERY - prediction of the date of a selected coin, very easy.

A TABLE TRAP IDEA - a workable idea for the use of a black art table.

"IT'S ONLY CHANCE" - The ORIGINAL "Bank Night" Routine, with the original method - probably the most practical of all.

DIMINISHING MATCHES - a clever gimmick to reduce the size of matches - twice

A TUBE AND BALL MYSTERY - an interesting gimmick to make a coin reappear under a tube

ACES AND KINGS TRANSPOSITION - a clever gimmick to create a visual and direct transposition between kings and aces. Has potential for video/social media.

KNOTS AND A RING - a very interesting and novel "ring & rope" effect, where a ring tied in the center of a rope moves to one of the ends. Easy and practical.

THE SYMPATHETIC MATCHES - a clever gimmick to create a "topsy turvy" matches type of effect.

UNIQUE PRODUCTION BOX - easy to make production boxes where a box is removed from inside another box, from inside another box, and items produced from it. Then the magicians removes items from the first two boxes, even a pigeon!

A COIN SLEIGHT - exactly as the title explains - a novel move to vanish and reproduce a coin.

A BRAN TO RABBIT BOX - A rabbit production: a box filled with "bran" is opened and inside is a rabbit!

THE MAGNETIC DISH OF WATER - a very clever gimmick (probably not so easy to make or obtain) to make a bowl of water become magnetized to the fingers!

A NEAT SPRING TANGLE - a topological move to make a knot vanish from a rope. Impromptu.

ANOTHER COIN SLEIGHT - another novel sleight to vanish a coin.

ROPE AND ROD - a novel method to tie a rope around a "rod" and penetrate it. Completely impromptu, no gimmicks.

A NEW SLATE IDEA - a novel effect where a "slate" painted with red and white chalk turns over despite the fact being tied and held by two spectators.

ROPE, RINGS AND HAT - with no complicated methods or materials, 3 rings penetrate a rope.

A SLIDING CLOCK - a type of "Die Box" to make a clock completely vanish

MAGIC CANDLE LIGHTING - a clever method to light a candle by passing only the hands near the wick.

THE TRANSFER - a very imaginative idea with slates. The drawing of a bird vanishes and reappears inside a silk. Very beautiful.

RED TO BLACK AND BACK AGAIN - an interesting card effect although probably is a little dated.