Trick Collection (page 4)

Bottlenose dolphins - dancing and blowing air underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Complex play / creative behaviour: dolphins often play with the bubbles or rings of air they create

Bottlenose DOLPHIN - Mother and baby play with air bubble (Tursiops truncatus). Complex play / creative behaviour: dolphins often play with the bubbles or rings of air they create

British band playing in the square of a French town. On reverse of postcard - Saturday. Dear Hubert, Am enclosing a few rough sketches. Mind you they are rough

Long Jock by William Heath Robinson
Canny Kiltie Camouflage. A mischievous pair of Highland soldiers terrify a German soldier into imagining he really will have to tackle some great Scots

Bonzo does the dirty work! by George Studdy
Bonzo does the dirty work! He does some parlour tricks with a sugar cube, but the Pekingese Chee-Kee gets the reward, and runs off with the cube

Betty Myers and Maxine McClesky, cowgirls taking part in Trick Riding at the Tex Austin World Championship Rodeo, White City Stadium (London). Seen here relaxing with a cup of tea. Date: circa 1930s

Pug Peter -- chained dog in prison cell
Pug Peter -- Catching the Mice with Cheese. A chained dog in a prison cell, with a crowd of mice at the open door converging on a piece of cheese. Date: 1905

Camouflage patterns of aircraft by G. H. Davis
The camouflage patterns of aircraft: colour tricks of the RAF during the Second World War. How colour designs help to conceal aeroplanes against cloudscapes and in the darkness. Date: 1941

George Davenport
The stage magician George Davenport (or Gilly-gilly ) in profile performing a cigarette lighting trick. Date: circa 1910

E. M. Sturgess, Stage Illusionist
E.M. Sturgess a heavily moustached illusionist, standing behind an assortment of his performance paraphernalia. Date: cica 1900

Birthday card, two today, depicting a monkey riding on an elephant. Date: 20th century

Louis XI at Peronne 2
Louis XI meets Charles le Temeraire, duc de Bourgogne, at Peronne : each plans to trick the other, but Charles is the trickier, exacting severe terms from the king. Date: 14 October 1468

The Taking of Breda
Maurits van Nassau takes Breda, heavily fortified by the Spanish, by a Trojan- horse trick - his troops hide in a ship laden with turf, which penetrates the defences. Date: 1590

Robinson Magician
William Ellsworth Robinson, stage name Chung Ling Soo, enjoyed a successful career as a stage magician until his catching-a-bullet-in-his-mouth trick went fatally wrong... 1861 - 1918

French Circus Trick
A sensational turn at a French circus : A woman is placed inside the globe, which is then pierced with swords and rolled down a spiral shoot! Date: 1930s

Dog on a Scooter
One of Mrs. L. Goodwins (of All Saints Avenue, Kent, England) clever German Shepherd (Alsatian) dogs, riding a scooter. Date: early 1930s

Dogs Playing Cricket
Mrs. L. Goodwins (of All Saints Avenue, Margate, Kent, England) clever German Shepherd (Alsatian) dogs playing cricket. Date: early 1930s

Dog Carrying a Bag
A clever dog carrying a bag in its mouth. Date: early 1930s

Advertising Card for Whiteleys Electric Shop, 84 John Street, New York, USA - featuring the smiling visage of a pretty model

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He fell for the trick
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). He fell for the trick. Drawing from the series Prisiones, Suplicios y Libertad

Michael and the Mighty Men

NFS (London Region) dispatch riders display team, WW2
NFS dispatch riders demonstrate their motorcycle riding skills with a acrobatic display at Regional headquarters, Lambeth SE1

Tricks with Cards book cover
Front cover of Tricks with Cards by Professor Hoffmann featuring a lady taking a card from a conjuror mid-trick while an interested audience looks on. Date: c.1927

Petticoat Lane magician
At Petticoat Lane, the London market, a young girl gazes up at a street performer wearing a turban who appears to be in the middle of a conjuring trick

Zan Zig performing with rabbit and roses, including hat trick and levitation. Date c1899

The marvellous Bard, phenomenal trick swinging wire artist. Date ca. 1890

Wilting Rose
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Revolving Bow Tie
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Card tricks
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Performing Fly
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Chinese Chopper
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Snake Box
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Squirt-A-Flower
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Street music: A bird mimic, 1816
A street musician who mimics the notes of common English birds by means of a folded bit of tin, which is held between the teeth; but in order to engage the attention of the credulous

Copper to Gold
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

The Knot That is Not
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Coin Switch Case
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Atomic Cigar
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Simple Change Frame
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Tipsee Wine Glass
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

The Musical Seat
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

3-D Tie
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Snakes From a Flower Vase
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Find the Lady
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Trace the Ace
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Baffo Box
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

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