Tricks of the Trade by George Armstrong

If you are familiar with Magician’s DIY Tips and Tricks then Tricks of the Trade is written with a very similar idea in mind just 60 years prior. It describes a multitude of DIY tips and gimmicks and improvements for the magician.

It describes things like:

• How to turn a sock into a billiard ball holder.
• The two ingredients to make fake beer.
• How to clean cards.
• How to make a candle shell.
• How to make coin holders from pins and safety pins.
• How to make colored flash paper.
• etc.

It closes with a section on stage make-up.