George Armstrong

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
William H. McCaffrey	The Prize Winner		Related to Further Notes (Karl Fulves, 2002) Variations Premonition (George Armstrong, 1949) One-Deck Prizewinner (Karl Fulves, 1977) Prize Brain (Jerry K. Hartman, 1995) Right on the Money (John Born, 2012)	1938	Greater Magic	564	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Premonition & Named Vanish
George Armstrong	Hegira	two cards travel, envelopes and card changing tray		July 1942	The Phoenix (Issue 13)	49	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) Across / Thought Cards Across
George Armstrong	The G.A. Card Changing Tray			July 1942	The Phoenix (Issue 13)	51	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Changes with Props Apparatus / Changing & Switching Devices
George Armstrong	Hegira II	impromptu version		July 1942	The Phoenix (Issue 13)	53	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) Across / Thought Cards Across
George Armstrong	What's On Your Mind?	word from a book is predicted on a billet		July 1942	The Phoenix (Issue 14)	59	Billet / Prediction Mental Magic / Principles / Pocket Writing Mental Magic / Principles / Instant Stooge Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
George Armstrong	Geomancy of the Gods	Q & A with one envelope and sand as a reading tool		Mar. 1943	The Phoenix (Issue 30)	125	Billet / Secret Reading Methods & Peeks Mental Magic / Effects / Q&A Sand / Miscellaneous
George Armstrong	Avatara	borrowed deck, card is selected one is thought of, selected is burnt, and the other card vanishes from borrowed deck, both appear in a nest of envelopes in the performer's wallet held by spectator		Oct. 1945	The Phoenix (Issue 93)	376	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / Destroyed & "Rediscovered" Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Pocket or Envelope Card
George Armstrong	Miracle - Impromptu Book Test	with borrowed book and borrowed deck of playing cards, information glimpsed on the fly and that page number forced with cards	Related to The Bold Book Test (David Hoy, 1963)	July 1947	The Phoenix (Issue 130)	522	Book / Book Test / Routines Book / Book Test / Sleights & Principles
George Armstrong	Telephone Trick	person phoned and asked for a number in the deck, selection is at that position		1949	Stuthard's Trilby Deck	18	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers) Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Person is called during performance Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Svengali Principle / Svengali Deck
George Armstrong	Introduction			1949	Premonition	3	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Premonition & Named Vanish Articles / Intros & Epilogues
George Armstrong	Premonition	any named card is missing from deck and removed from the pocket	Inspired by The Prize Winner (William H. McCaffrey, 1938)	1949	Premonition	5	Cards / Principles / Card Index Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Premonition & Named Vanish
George Armstrong	In Conclusion			1949	Premonition	9	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
George Armstrong	Introduction...	translation of "Darlings Mentale Mystifier" (1948)		1953	I'll Read Your Mind	6	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
George Armstrong	Last Minute Notes			1956	Annemann's "No Code" Telepathy	12	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
George Armstrong	Living or Dead?	rough smooth cards		1960	Magic of the Mind	41	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Rough and Smooth (not full deck) Mental Magic / Effects / Living and Dead Test
David Hoy	The Bold Book Test	impromptu, glimpsing information on the fly and miscalling page number	Related to Miracle - Impromptu Book Test (George Armstrong, 1947) Variations Bold One (Gene Nielsen, 1978) Hoy Book Test Subtlety (Ross Johnson, 1992) Ultimate Flashback (Larry Becker, 1992) Narrow Your Eyes (David Hoy, Andy (The Jerx), 2016) Virtual Bold Book Test (Derek Hughes, 2021)	1963	The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust	21	Mental Magic / Principles / Misreading & Miscalling Book / Book Test / Routines Book / Book Test / Sleights & Principles
Louis Tannen	Tricks of the Trade	reprinted from 1955 Catalogue, many tips on various things	Also published here Louis Tannen catalogue, 1955, p. 531-546 "Tricks of the Trade" column, George Armstrong, The Magic Wand magazine	2022	Bammo Tricks of the Trade	23	Articles / Articles

17 entries for George Armstrong