Hall, Trevor H.: The Testament of Ralph W. Hull
©1945 Academy of Recorded Crafts, Arts and Scientific Limited (ARCAS), London
©1946 Edition Academy of Recorded Crafts, Arts and Scientific Limited (ARCAS), London
Hardcover, 116 pages
Comments: Biography of Ralph W. Hall, 1883-1943 and his card magic.
Contents (From book; some detail added Aug 2017, page numbers only for main chapters):
5 Preface
7 To the Reader
9 General and Biographical Note
15 Chapter One Some Useful Sleights
- Overhand Shuffle Control: keeping a packet on the top
- Controlling Selection to the Top
- As a Force
- False Shuffle
- The Double Lift
22 Chapter Two The Intelligence Quotient Test: A Four Ace effect
- The First Observation Test
- The Second Observation or I.Q. Test
- A Series of Short Tests
- Observations
34 Chapter Three Location, Prophecy and Transposition
- The Detective Card Trick: a detective card helps magician count to selection; impromptu
- The Last Word Prediction: magician determines total value of reversed cards in the deck
- Positive and Negative Cards: a follow the leader effect with Sevens and Jacks
- Sidelights and Observations
45 Chapter Four The Unfinished Symphonies
- Assembly of the Jacks: a Four Ace routine with Jacks; impromptu
- Never Bet on the Other Man's Game: two selections transpose with indifferent cards
54 Chapter Five An English Version of Name-O-Card: Magician produces any card called for
- The Set Up
- The Breaks
- Producing Cards Other Than Breaks
- Presentation
67 Chapter Six Problems Using the Rough and Smooth Principle
- The Three In One Card Trick: Prediction with transposition of a card from one half of the deck to the other
- The Cosmic Ray Cards: Whole deck of cards changes from normal, to all sixes, to all Jacks, to all Backs, and back to normal again; explains how to construct the deck
- The Final Think Stop Trick: uses the Nu-Idea Forcing Pack
- The Care of Rough and Smooth Cards
80 Chapter Seven The Miracle Torn and Restored Card: new version of effect that appeared in More Eye Openers
87 Chapter Eight Two Magical Miniatures
- The Homing Ball: the ball and cone, using small 1.25" balls and a cardboard cone
-- Routine No. 1
-- Routine No. 2 Simplified Golf
- The Juggling Knives: color changing knives routine
-- R.W. Hull's Unpublished Routine
-- The Author's Routine
104 Chapter Nine A Magician Among the Spirits: slate routine using Dr Q locking flap slates
115 Chapter Ten Bibliography of Ralph W. Hull
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Ralph W. Hull
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ralph W. Hull
Born Crooksville, Ohio Born July 5th, 1883
Died May 20th, 1943
Cause of death natural causes
Nationality American
Occupation magician, author
Known for sleight of Hand, card magic
History
Ralph W. Hull (July 5th, 1883 - May 20th, 1943) was born in Crooksville, Ohio and grew up to be an American magician (specialty card magic) and magic author who invented a number of commercial effects, including the Mirage Deck (1934), and the Mental Photography Deck / Nudist Deck (1934).
He was also involved in his family business, the well known Hull Pottery manufacturing company out of Ohio. He is best know for the mechanical decks he developed using his rough and smooth principle.
Ralph W. Hull was also a performer at Coney Island as the Chautauqua & Lyceum headliner.
Published Works
Eye-Openers (1932)
More Eye-Openers (1933)
Modernism in Pasteboards (with Nelson C. Hahne) (1934)
Smart Magic (with Nelson C. Hahne) (1935)
Fifteen Minutes With A Rope (1937)
The Testament of Ralph W. Hull by Trevor Hall (1945)
