192 pages - 102 drawings b / w.
 
This excellent manual, dating back to 1937, represents the "summa" of technical knowledge on magic with silk up to that moment. The colored handkerchiefs undoubtedly give a remarkable stage note to all the Magic from the stage, scene and salon, and they serve very well to cover other "challenging" maneuvers made by wizards and keep intact all their charm if only they are used with discretion and competence.
 
Making the small effort to "translate" into the world today what had been invented up to then, the same degree of entertaining Magic will emerge with which the public returned home discussing how such miracles could never happen before their eyes. It will then be the task of the reader to understand, for example, that if it was once a normal costume to wear a jacket and a gilet, to find a borrowed hat or to have side pockets and front buttons for the shoulder straps in the trousers, nowadays we can take advantage from things that were not there at the time: velcro, workable Plexiglas, wax for wizards of a quality much higher than that with which at the time we arranged. But read everything well and adapt it to your needs; change the presentations and modify the objects you want to bring to the scene - in the end this volume will prove to be a wonderful source of inspiration.
 
Many methods of folding, binding and production of foulards are described. The chapters on tie rods, escapes and dyeing tubes provide excellent lessons on misdirection as rarely found around. In this book there is a real little treatise on the "sixth finger" which, probably, will make you reconsider the use of the tool. Do not miss the classic games such as "sympathetic handkerchiefs" or "handkerchiefs that do not tie"; if you have doubts about the current validity of this type of spell, look for the videos of Slydini, Billy McComb or Paul Potassy on the net and you will understand.
 
As a grand finale "with a bang", the detailed description of the entire scene number of George Stillwell (his famous "Silk Act") ends, which around the time of vaudeville made his fortune with a certain number of handkerchiefs ... and lots of school and presentation skills!