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Cardini - Magician (Richard Valentine Pitchford) (1895-1973). Born and raised in Britain (and having served in the British Army in WW1), he worked chiefly in the United States of America
Cartoon, The Confidence Trick! (Northcote and Disraeli)Cartoon, The Confidence Trick! Stafford Northcote (Chancellor of the Exchequer) and Benjamin Disraeli (Prime Minister) ask John Bull for six million pounds to strengthen their hands at a forthcoming
Loki and SigynThe gods seek to punish Loki the trickster with the poisonous venom of Gemheil, but his loving wife Sigyn saves his life by catching the venom in a bowl
Loki Chez AegirLoki, the trickster, at the feast of Aegir the sea-god
Cartoon, The Celebrated Indian Crown Trick (Disraeli)Cartoon, The Celebrated Indian Crown Trick -- a satirical depiction of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Prime Minister, as Bendizzi the Great Faker, performing as a magician to various heads of state
A thimble-rigger in a London street tries to trick members of the crowd with clever sleight-of-hand Date: 1853
Nicholas Hart, the Great SleeperNicholas Hart, known as the Great Sleeper, who slept from 5 to 11 August 1711, though he was suspected of shamming with a view to earning money. Date: 1711
George WilsonGEORGE WILSON gentleman of uncertain profession - fishmonger, fan- maker, literary critic or confidence trickster, who knows ? Date: 1631 - ?
Magician / Ally SloperAlly Sloper makes his debut on the boards at a London Music Hall in the roll of a professional trickster, where he sits on an unsuspecting woman in an attempt to make her disappear
Loki as a SerpentLoki, the trickster, in the form of a serpent
Three Card TrickTHE THREE CARD TRICK (or Spot the Lady ) The other passengers watch while the trickster and his confederate fleece a victim in a railway carriage
Latvian Con ManPreying on superstitious countryfolk, a Latvian confidence trickster, dis- guised as the Devil, demands money to save the victim from hell - but is not believed Date: 1935
