Trick Collection (page 6)

British Ballad, The Gay Goshawk
THE GAY HOSHAWK. British ballad about a Scottish squire who sends letters to his love by a goshawk. He tells her that he will die for love

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Naughty boy - monkey
A Monkey Trick. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a naughty boy who pokes a stick at a caged parrott, from a monkey

Poster by Burkhard Mangold
Poster by the Swiss artist, Burkhard Mangold: Der Wolf zieht um. Probably a comment on German expansionism

Office scene with large angled mirror
A futuristic office with a large angled mirrored screen running along one wall, with up to the minute computer systems visible in the reflection. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Shock absorbers in action
An artistic photograph of a train suspension system in action, absorbing the shock of the wheel on a rail when in motion. A photograph used in an advertisement for Rocksil rock wool - used

An advertisement for ICT
A wonderful advertising picture taken for International Computers and Tabulators, showing their office building and lines of light left by the passing traffic. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Turkish Wrestler (4 of 4)
A Turkish wrestler, Ryza Bey, watches his assistant practising an acrobatic trick handstand on a chair surrounded by dumbells

The Village Conjuror
A small boy impresses a group of children and their nurse, by balancing a mop on the end of his chin

Bartholomew Fair (1721)
Coloured, semi-circular illustration of Bartholomew Fair (1721), with small text giving the history of the fair, published by J. F. Setchel, London, c1820. HPF/5C/47

Conjuror entertains a crowd
Louis-Philippe, proclaimed citizen king of France at the July revolution of 1830, is shown as a street conjuror, entertaining the crowds. HPG/8/2/1 (xi)

Magician performing the cup and balls trick in front of a se
Undated illustration of a magician performing the cup and balls trick in front of a seated audience, entitled " Champy dit Connus". HPG/8/2/1 (xxxi)"

Magician performing card trick to gathered crowd
Undated colour illustration of magician performing card trick to gathered crowd after an aquatint by J J Chalon, entitled L Escomoteur - 1814. HPG/8/2/1 (xliii)

Illustration entitled Lanterne Magique
Illustration entitled " Lanterne Magique" showing many silhouetted images of magic by Michel Delaporte, 1832. HPF/5C/0"

Magicians trick being revealed
Copy of colour illustration, " Le Roi. Le Peuple" showing a magicians trick being revealed" (Chez Lordereau), 1848. HPG/8/2/1 (i)"

Magician performing the cup and balls trick to a small crowd
Undated illustration of magician performing the cup and balls trick to a small crowd, entitled " Rien dan les mains rien dans les peches je ne vous trompe pas mais..." (a Paris chez Albert)

Magician performing the cup and balls trick to an assembled
Undated illustration of magician performing the cup and balls trick to an assembled crowd, entitled " Le Joueur de Gobelets". HPG/8/2/1 (xxxvi)"

Indian Rope Trick Poster
Undated coloured poster featuring illustration of Thurston, the famous magician, performing the East Indian rope-trick. HPF/5B/17

Indian child gymnast atop a long pole
A tiny Indian child Gymnast rather precariously held aloft by a long pole!

The Three Card Trick, 1860
Engraving showing a group of gamblers gathered around a card sharp or magician to enjoy the Three Card Trick, somewhere near Epsom on Derby Day in 1860

Black Eagle at the Great United States Circus, London, 185
Engraving showing the American trick-horse Black Eagle performing at Howes and Cushings Great United States Circus at the Alhambra, Leicester Square, London, 1858

Louis XI at Peronne 1
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

A CARD SHARP / C. 1850
A card sharp tries to con two naive country folk at an inn; they are using a barrel as a playing surface

Trick Bicycling in the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, 1875
Engraving showing a display of trick bicycling, put on in the Tuileries Gardens, Paris watched by a large audience of fashionable Parisiens

Robert Houdin on Stage
Robert Houdin, the French stage magician, performing a trick

Wife and Mother-In-Law
An early example of the classic trick image depicting both a pretty young woman and a less attractive older lady in one picture

Artful Cards
A gullible looking young man in plus fours and flat cap is encouraged to bet on a three card trick by a group of Jewish touts

Houdini Exposes Trick
Houdini demonstrates how with the help of an assistant, a skilful medium can exchange a blank slate for a marked one in mid-seance

Slade Tested - 2
A drawing shows how Slade used slight-of-hand to perform his slate-writing trick

Stage Magic with Cards
Boy performs stage magic with cards

Indian Rope Trick
The Indian Rope Trick photographed by an unknown soldier in India, probably in the 1920s

Entertainment / Tricks
INDIAN ROPE TRICK performed by Karachi (Arthur Claud Darby) and his son Kyder : a demonstration

A Rehearsal of the Wild West Show by Ralph Cleaver
A series of sketches depicting preparations for a Wild West show at Olympia, London on Boxing Day by the performers in Colonel W. F. Codys troupe. Date: 1902

Paris Street Magician
A Parisian street magician entertains the crowd, performing a trick with a member of the audience, or his assistant, and a large baton

Jacobs Dirty Trick
Jacob pretends to be Esau and tricks their father Isaac into giving him his blessing

Customs / 1st April / Fool
A smart gentlemen is NOT amused by the prank played on him on April Fools Day

Boito Nerone Liebig 3
Scene from act two : priest/magician Simon Magus seeks to trick Nerone, but his plan backfires

Parlour Tricks / France
French parlour trick of removing a coin from under someones nose without touching it

Nita, the Suspended Lady
A magician performs a levitation trick on stage: Nita, the hypnotised and suspended lady

OLD HARRY & HIS TRICKS
Old Harry with his raree show: a conjuror and his table of tricks

Edouard Brunnet / 1853
The prestidigitator Edouard Brunnet asks is this your card?

Goldins Magic Trick
Horace Goldin suspends Miss Fransiola in mid air on stage at the Palace Theatre and passes a hoop around her body to show there are no hidden supports

Bartholomew Conjuror
Mr Lane, a conjuror, performs magic tricks with cards and counters at Bartholomew Fair Date: 17th century

Apollo Flays Marsyas
Lyre-player Apollo is challenged to a musical duel by flute-player Marsyas; when he wins (by a nasty trick) he flays his presumptuous rival alive

J. Kay Barrister / Client
An optical trick. One way up you can see a portrait of a smiling barrister but if you turn it upside down, you can see a disgruntled client

Myth / Tibet / Monkey
THE TORTOISE & THE MONKEY Although the monkey showed him kindness, the ungrateful tortoise still tried to trick him into sacrificing his heart to save the tortoises wife

Teaching Dog a New Trick
Little girl is trying to teach her dog to go through the hoop

Candlelit Card Trick
Three young people are shown an atmospheric card trick by candlelight

William Duke Devonshire
WILLIAM CAVENDISH, second duke of DEVONSHIRE soldier and statesman, noted for opposing the South Sea scheme which he looked upon as a nefarious trick

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