Tricks Collection (page 3)

Boy with his pet dog
Carlos First Lesson. Boy with his pet dog teaching it to do tricks. Date: 1858

Circus poster showing cowboys performing riding and rope tricks. Date c1900

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

Little girl teaching pet dog to dance
The Dancing Lesson. Little girl teaching pet dog to dance Date: ca. 1873

Maurice Chevalier by Keye Luke
An optical illusion created by Japanese artist, Keye Luke with the face of actor Maurice Chevalier created in black and white

Clark Gable by Keye Luke
An optical illusion created by Japanese artist, Keye Luke with the face of actor Clark Gable created in black and white. By staring at the four dots between Gables eyes

Amazing Thread Trick
How to put a thread into a candle flame without burning it! The silk thread is a good conductor of heat, so it passes the heat to a key and does not get burnt - wow! Date: 1930s

Chinese Balloon Trick
A group of children watch a street entertainer perform a trick involving bottles and balloons! Date: 1930s

Drinks Trick
A fat, bald geezer demonstrates a drinks trick to a group of rather bemused men! Date: 1930s

Disappearing Milk Trick
Magic at Maskelynes : Magician Mr. Edward Victor, assisted by the lovely Miss Eileen O Connor, demonstrated the amazing Disappearing Milk trick! Date: 1930s

Norma Shearer by Keye Luke
An optical illusion created by Japanese artist, Keye Luke with the face of actress Norma Shearer created in black and white

1960s fashion, cocktails in a Mattli dress
A couple enjoy cocktails while he shows his girlfriend a three card trick, though they appear more intent on flirting with each other

King of Hearts Trick
Vincent Lopez (1895 - 1975), American band leader and pianist, seen here taking part in some kind of card trick involving the King of Hearts. Date: early 1930s

Princess / Swineherd Kiss
The prince (disguised as a swineherd) tricks the princess into kissing him. Date: 1932

Stunt cyclist
Bicyclists (trick), Prof. Fourcher at Manhattan Beach. Trick bicyclist Professor Fourcher practicing in an empty outdoor auditorium at Manhattan Beach, N.Y

Snake Charmer - Tangiers, Morocco
An attentive crowd watching a rather wild-looking snake charmer. Amongst the onlookers is (interestingly) a British Naval officer smoking a pipe

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)

I. Calculator Esq: The Celebrated Conjuror
Copy of illustration, " I. Calculator Esq: The Celebrated Conjuror" by A.B. 30 August 1776. HPG/8/2/1 (v)"

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)"

Man and woman magicians performing tricks at table
Undated copy of colour illustration entitled, A moi la premiere partie! A moi la derniere!! showing man and woman magicians performing tricks at table. (Imprint. Chez Aubert and Cie)

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)"

Great Wizard of the North Performing his Celebrated Tricks
Undated copy of engraving, " The Great Wizard of the North Performing his Celebrated Trick of Pouring Four Different Liquids From One Bottle". HPG/8/2/1 (vi)"

Rotund magician about to perform a trick for a crowd
Copy of illustration, " Escamoteur!" showing rotund magician about to perform a trick for a crowd (Imp. Chez Albert and Cie), February 1848. HPG/8/2/1 ()"

Teaching him to Sit
A girl teaches her dog to sit still while the photographer takes his picture

Young boy lion tamer & lion
A young lion tamer in the circus with an obedient lion, sitting atop a decorated podium in the big top tent. Ink drawing with watercolour washes by Malcolm Greensmith

Performing Elephants in a Circus, 1876
Engraving showing a number of elephants performing tricks during a circus show in 1876

Eugene Bosco, Magician
The magician Eugene Bosco performs for the Prussian royals

Fable / Fox and Turkeys
THE FOX & THE TURKEYS Some turkeys who have escaped from a fox into a tree, are unable to sleep for the foxs tricks and contrivances, and eventually fall to the ground

The Fish & the Cormorant
THE FISH AND THE CORMORANT An elderly cormorant, unable to see, tricks the fish into being borne by him to a safe place, a shallow pond from where he can eat his fill

Houdini and Cabinet
Cover of a pamphlet by Houdini in which he exposes the tricks whereby Margery produces her extraordinary phenomena

Performing dogs
Full page engraving illustration showing the performing dogs at the Westminster Aquarium performing various tricks

Common Hamster
(cricetus cricetus) The Common Hamster is very different from the charming Golden Hamster which so cheerfully entertains us with its party tricks

Marriott Levitation
Professional magician Williams Marriott excelled in exposing mediums tricks. A table is lifted - by the spirits - or by human agency ?

Poster: Davenport Seance
A poster giving the synopsis of an evening of entertainment including two demonstration seances by Ira Davenport & Fay who pretended to be spirit mediums but used stage tricks

Bike Tricks
Two boys showing off on their bikes, riding them by standing on the saddles!

Card ;Clown & Dogs
Clown and performing dogs

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

Meyerbeer / Robert Liebig2
Act 2 scene 6 : Isabella lends Robert, who has lost every thing, armour in which to take part in the tournament, but once again Bertram (the real Devil) tricks him

Meyerbeer / Prophete / L
Act four : Jean of Leyden is about to be crowned when his mother recognises him : he tricks her into retracting her recognition

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