Behold! John Ramsay & Victor Farelli’s “Cylinder and Coins”! Unravel secrets from a magician’s 50-year quest! Master coin magic & astound like Ramsay himself! A must-have for any spellbinder!
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Discover the Magic: John Ramsay’s Cylinder and Coins
Delve into the world of close-up magic with John Ramsay’s Cylinder and Coins, co-authored by the legendary John Ramsay and Victor Farelli. This classic routine has been enchanting audiences for over half a century, and now, you can master its secrets.
Introduction to the Art
John Ramsay shares, “It is now over fifty years since I started to experiment with the Cap and Pence trick, and I have worked out several methods of using the standard apparatus.” This routine, meticulously explained by Victor Farelli, is not just a trick; it’s a culmination of years of trial and error, designed to captivate and amaze.
A Performance Revered by Masters
For more than thirty years, this routine has been one of Ramsay’s favorite close work effects, showcased to some of the most renowned magicians globally, including Al Baker, T. Nelson Downs, Max Holden, Jean Hugard, Ralph Hull, Nate Leipzig, Sid Lorraine, and John Mulholland. Its complexity and elegance have left even the most seasoned magicians in awe.
What You’ll Learn
This comprehensive guide includes:
- Preface: Insights into the development of the trick.
- Rough Outline of the Effect: Understand the basics of the performance.
- Requirements: What you need to perform the trick.
- Arrangement and Routine: Detailed steps from setup to the grand finale.
- Plus, a Final Tip: Expert advice to enhance your performance.
Why Choose This Book?
With sections dedicated to coin manipulations and alternative sleights that can be used without compromising the trick’s impact, this book is suitable for magicians of all skill levels. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned performer, you’ll find valuable insights and techniques to add to your repertoire.
Originally published in 1948, this 36-page treasure is now available in a 33-page PDF format, preserving the legacy of John Ramsay and Victor Farelli for today’s magicians.
Excerpt from the preface by John Ramsay:
It is now over fifty years since I started to experiment with the Cap and Pence trick, and I have worked out several methods of using the standard apparatus.
The present routine, lucidly and minutely explained by Victor Farelli, is not the result of a “brain wave” it was gradually evolved by a process of trial and error, and I trust that the reader will decide to study it thoroughly and that he will add it to his programme.
For the last thirty years, or more, it has been one of my favourite close work effects, and I have shown it to some of the world’s most famous magicians in America, including Al Baker, T. Nelson Downs, Max Holden, Jean Hugard, Ralph Hull, Nate Leipzig, Sid Lorraine and John Mulholland, and to hundreds of conjurers in Scotland, England and on the continent of Europe. Not one of them claimed to have followed the “moves” or to have understood the exact method of working.
Apart from the coin manipulations described in Sections X to XVIII, there is nothing really difficult in the trick, or beyond the skill of the average magician. The manipulations in question are certainly hard to acquire, but they can be replaced by sleights with which the reader is already familiar, without detracting from the actual climax of the trick, or making it less entertaining.
- PREFACE
- ROUGH OUTLINE OF THE EFFECT
- REQUIREMENTS
- ARRANGEMENT
- THE ROUTINE
- I. The First Feint
- II. The Second Feint
- III. Fanning The Coins
- IV. Passing The Cork Through The Cylinder
- V. Showing The Cylinder Empty
- VI. Showing That The Four Coins Are Separate
- VII. Dropping Coins Through Cylinder
- VIII. Passing The Cork Through The Cylinder
- IX. Position
- X. Disappearance Of First Coin
- XI. Interlude Coin Through Hand
- XII. Disappearance Of Second Coin
- XIII. Showing “All Clear”
- XIV. Disappearance Of Third Coin
- XV. Disappearance Of Fourth Coin
- XVI. Coins and Cork Under Cylinder
- XVII. Secret Transfer Of Coins From Hand To Hand
- XVIII. Covering The “Stack”
- XIX. Re-appearance Of First Coin
- XX. The Second and Third Coins
- XXI. The Fourth Coin
- XXII. Re-appearance Of Cork
- XXIII. “Packing Up”
- A FINAL “TIP”
1st edition 1948, 36 pages; PDF 33 pages.
