I-
MODERN COIN MANIPULATION. T. NELSON DOWNS—" KING OF KOINS." one of his works on Magic, the celebrated French Conjurer, M. Robert Houdin said, that with practice it was possible to palm two coins in one hand. What would he say now could he but see the subject of this sketch palming with one hand 40 American halfdollars ?
Because that is what Mr. T. Nelson Downs
can do with ease, and not only can he palm them, but he makes all the passes with this huge pile that Conjurers up to the present have been content to do with three or four.
In a word, he is the Magical Wonder of the Age.
Born at Marshalltown, Iowa, on the 16th March, 1867, he soon acquired a liking for Magic, and performed his first trick at the age of three years by swallowing a coin, B
2
MODERN COIN
MANIPULATION.
and he affirms that to this day he has never performed the trick with that complete finish and attention to every detail which characterised his first effort! In the year 1883 he made his first public appearance as a Conjurer, presenting an all-round kind of entertainment.
He met with success for several years, but
H
clearly foresaw the fact that if ever he was to
^ ^ V « be a "somebody" he must strike out on an ^H
entirely new line.
In the meantime he had
• •
invented and elaborated his now famous "Con-
• ^
tinuous back and front Hand Palm," and the
idea occurred to him to produce a complete Coin Act. He mentioned the matter to his immediate friends, but they shook their heads, and one very prominent American performer, whilst admitting that Downs was a phenomenon with coins, ridiculed the idea of a Conjurer ever doing anything with only coin tricks.
Not disheartened in
any way he first presented his now well-known Coin Speciality, " T H E MISER'S DREAM," at Hopkins Theatre, Chicago, in the fall of 1895, ar>d his success was instantaneous, so much so, in fact, that imitators, all better than the original (vide their own circulars) sprang up all over America.
One even went so far as to copy
in every detail the " King's " letterhead and then wrote
MODERN
COIN MANIPULATION.
3
to Managers claiming he was the originator of the Act! This particular imitator preceded Mr. Downs in London, and endeavoured to obtain an engagement at the halls, but failed.
Meanwhile, the "original" was creating a
sensation in the States as will be observed by the following extract from the New York " S U N D A Y T E L E G R A P H , " December 26th, 1897. " THE
CLEVEREST " BELONG
HANDS
TO AN
IN
NEW
ADEPT COIN
YORK — THEY MANIPULATOR
" WHO HAS JUST COME FROM CHICAGO.
" T. NELSON DOWNS is the possessor of the most " wonderful hands in New York.
They are not extra-
" ordinary hands to look at, but with them he can palm " thirty-five silver half-dollars, and do all sorts of strange " tricks with coins. " sleight-of-hand
He has not gone in for the usual
work, but confines himself to coin
" palming, and has attained a wonderful proficiency. " H e can cause a coin to pass from the front to the " back of his hand with so great a rapidity that it is " almost impossible, even when watching him closely, to " tell how he does it, or see where the money goes, and *l he can use his left hand as skilfully as his right. B
His 2
INDEX. CHAPTER I. T. NELSON DOWNS, " KING OF KOINS." PAGE
An appreciation and outline of his career by W. J. H
I
CHAPTER II. " T H E MISER'S DREAM."
Description of the act ... ... ... ... ; Continuous Front and Back Hand Palm ... ... ... ... Latest improvements in connection with same ... ... ... Method of getting first stack of coins into hat ... The apparent " catching" of the coins ... ... Passing coin through bottom of hat ... ... ... ... Passing coin through side of hat ... ... ... ... ... Coin thrown in the air and invisibly caught in hat ... ... Manner of getting a second load into hat ... ... ... Method for continuing the " catching" after second load is exhausted ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Production of any number of coins at ringer tips ... ... To pass a coin through the knees ... ... ... ... ... The " Elusive" Pass New " Change Over Palm " Downs'new " Click " Pass Ten coins passing into tumbler ... ... ... ... ... Downs' new " Fan" Pass Downs' " Eureka " Pass The " Turnover " with 40 coins Three distinct methods of palming coins at the same time ... To palm and make the pass with 40 coins ... To produce same in a shower from the vest
33 35 39 45 49 51 51 53 53 55 59 63 65 69 73 75 79 81 83 87 89 91
INDEX. CHAPTER III. A SERIES OF ABSOLUTELY NEW AND ORIGINAL COIN VANISHES AND PASSES. PAGE
Methods for causing the disappearance of one coin With the aid of a piece of hair ... ... ... Vanishing coin from handkerchief ... ... Coin vanish with the aid of the vest ... ... Disappearance of a coin while lying on the table Coin vanish with the aid of the outside of sleeve Coin vanish with the aid of the trousers pocket ... Novel pass with a coin ... ... ... ... New back palm idea ... ... ... ... The sleeve vanish ... ... ... ... ... The sleeve vanish in conjunction with back palm The coin and tumbler ... ... ... ... Novel adaptation of the " rattle box " idea ... A rapid pass with six coins ... ... ... Disappearing pile of coins ... ...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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95 95 99 101 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 no m 112 113
115 117 120 121 124 125 129 130 133 135
CHAPTER IV. MISCELLANEOUS COIN TRICKS, ILLUSIONS, AND COMBINATIONS.
The equilibrium of silver ... To pass 20 coins from one hand to the other Quadruple coin ... ... ... ... Gold versus silver ... ... ... ... The transmutation of metals ... ... Vanishing coins from goblet ... ... Multiplying coin (sleight-of-hand method) New coin production from bare hands ... The money-producing cigarette ... ... The coin of Phoenix ... ... ...
... ...
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...
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... ...
INDEX. PAGE
New money-producing card ... The marvellous transit of coins ... Novel appearing coin ... ... The new crystal target ... ... The flying coins ... The " Downs" goblet of mystery The mysterious claret glass ... Magnetized coins ... ... ... The demon goblet ... ... ... The silver question ... ... ... Handkerchief-as money producer ... New money-producing candle ... The dematerialization of 30 coins ... Coin passing through a table, &c.... The crystal coin ladder ... ... The travelling coin ... ... ... The sixteen to one silver trick ... The fusible coins ...
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137 139 142 143 147 151 153 155 157 159 162 163 166 16S 169 174 177 180
CHAPTER V. MECHANICAL DEVICES FOR PERFORMING " T H E MISER'S DREAM."
Coin with wire loop ... ... ... ... Coin with attachment for first finger Single spider " fake" ... ... ... Single spider " fake " (differently constructed) The " Hilliar " coin spider fake Coin holders ... ... ... ... ... New coin dropper for hat ... ... ... ... Coin caught on rin 1 of the hat ... ... ... Apparatus enabling performer to easily palm 50 coins New vest coin dropper ... ... New vest coin dropper (differently constructed)...
...
... ... ...
... ... ... ... ... ...
... ... ... ... ... ...
187 189 191 193 193 194 196 200 202 204 205
INDEX.
CHAPTER VI. ADDITIONAL COIN TRICKS. PAGE
The coin of Mercury ... The coin cornucopia ... The obedient coins ... .. The coin and paper tube ... An old trick improved ... A pood coin trick To tell date on borrowed coin Entirely new pass with 25 coins The new glass coin jar ... The winged coin ... ... New coins and die ... ...
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