Flick book used in conjuring tricks
Magic Trick
mid 20th century (printed)
mid 20th century (printed)
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All Change' flick book, used in conjuring tricks.
The book is printed with inverted and repeated pages to allow the conjurer to tell a story and show the spectators pictures of footballers, a football pool coupon and the £75,000 cheque that they would like to win, then reveal a blank page which represents all that they are likely to get. Having amused them with this story, the conjurer flicks through the book again, and the pools coupon has apparently turned into the music of a football song and the cheque into pictures of road signs which recommend 'Safety First'.
The book is printed with inverted and repeated pages to allow the conjurer to tell a story and show the spectators pictures of footballers, a football pool coupon and the £75,000 cheque that they would like to win, then reveal a blank page which represents all that they are likely to get. Having amused them with this story, the conjurer flicks through the book again, and the pools coupon has apparently turned into the music of a football song and the cheque into pictures of road signs which recommend 'Safety First'.
Object details
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| Title | Flick book used in conjuring tricks (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | 'All Change' flick book, used in conjuring tricks |
| Physical description | Flick book, with the words 'All Change' printed on the cover and the title 'The Great Soccer Mystery', with a cartoon of a policeman, seen from the back, looking at the swing door of a bar, with a 'speech bubble' containing the words 'What goes on inside?'. An almost identical inverted image is printed on the back cover. The book contains a picture of a cheque, football pool coupons, drawings of footballers, music, road signs, and some blank pages, the same pages repeated throughout the book, some inverted. Instructions for use are printed on the inside covers. |
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| Credit line | Given by John Palfreyman |
| Summary | All Change' flick book, used in conjuring tricks. The book is printed with inverted and repeated pages to allow the conjurer to tell a story and show the spectators pictures of footballers, a football pool coupon and the £75,000 cheque that they would like to win, then reveal a blank page which represents all that they are likely to get. Having amused them with this story, the conjurer flicks through the book again, and the pools coupon has apparently turned into the music of a football song and the cheque into pictures of road signs which recommend 'Safety First'. |
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| Accession number | S.193-1987 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2012 |
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