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[[Coin Downs Palm | Downs Palm]] ([[Coin Downs Palm Resources | resources]], [[Coin Downs Palm Illustration | illustration]]) | [[Coin Downs Palm | Downs Palm]] ([[Coin Downs Palm Resources | resources]], [[Coin Downs Palm Illustration | illustration]]) | ||
The Downs Palm is now generally accepted to have been created by L'Homme Masque, who taught it to Downs. | |||
[[Coin Back Clip | Back Clip]] ([[Coin Back Clip Resources | resources]], [[Coin Back Clip Illustration | illustration]]) | [[Coin Back Clip | Back Clip]] ([[Coin Back Clip Resources | resources]], [[Coin Back Clip Illustration | illustration]]) | ||
[[Coin Back Palm | Back Palm]] ([[Coin Back Palm Resources | resources]], [[Coin Back Palm Illustration | illustration]]) | [[Coin Back Palm | Back Palm]] ([[Coin Back Palm Resources | resources]], [[Coin Back Palm Illustration | illustration]]) | ||
T.Nelson Downs, the "King of Koins," back palmed coins extensively in his vaudeville act. Photographs of his hand with what appear to be about 15 coins back palmed can be seen in his book ''Modern Coin Manipulation'' (190X). This is a false explanation: apparently he never back palmed that many coins in his act. A gimmick that he used, known as the Coin Spider (a coin from which pins protrude on either side with metal pieces so it can be back clipped) was used by Downs and is pictured in The Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram (19XX). | |||
[[Coin Deep Back Clip | Deep Back Clip]] ([[Coin Deep Back Clip Resources | resources]], [[Coin Deep Back Clip Illustration | illustration]]) | [[Coin Deep Back Clip | Deep Back Clip]] ([[Coin Deep Back Clip Resources | resources]], [[Coin Deep Back Clip Illustration | illustration]]) | ||
Deep BackClip is the creation of Dai Vernon. It has been used most extensively by David Roth. | |||
[[Coin Edge Grip | Edge Grip]] ([[Edge Grip Palm Resources | resources]], [[Coin Edge Grip Illustration | illustration]]) | |||
Edge Grip appears once in J.B. Bobo's ''Modern Coin Magic'' (195X). The master of Edge Grip, and the person who has developed more ingenious material than anyone else is David Roth. Most of his material with the Edge Grip is taught in ''David Roth's Expert Coin Magic'' (Kaufman, 1985). | |||
[[Coin Purse Palm | Purse Palm]] ([[Coin Purse Palm Resources | resources]], [[Coin Purse Palm Illustration | illustration]]) | [[Coin Purse Palm | Purse Palm]] ([[Coin Purse Palm Resources | resources]], [[Coin Purse Palm Illustration | illustration]]) | ||
Revision as of 10:20, 2 October 2007
Coin Concealments in a subcategory of Close-up coin magic
Finger Palm ( resources, illustration)
Classic Palm ( resources, illustration)
Edge Palm ( resources, illustration)
Downs Palm ( resources, illustration)
The Downs Palm is now generally accepted to have been created by L'Homme Masque, who taught it to Downs.
Back Clip ( resources, illustration)
Back Palm ( resources, illustration)
T.Nelson Downs, the "King of Koins," back palmed coins extensively in his vaudeville act. Photographs of his hand with what appear to be about 15 coins back palmed can be seen in his book Modern Coin Manipulation (190X). This is a false explanation: apparently he never back palmed that many coins in his act. A gimmick that he used, known as the Coin Spider (a coin from which pins protrude on either side with metal pieces so it can be back clipped) was used by Downs and is pictured in The Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram (19XX).
Deep Back Clip ( resources, illustration)
Deep BackClip is the creation of Dai Vernon. It has been used most extensively by David Roth.
Edge Grip ( resources, illustration)
Edge Grip appears once in J.B. Bobo's Modern Coin Magic (195X). The master of Edge Grip, and the person who has developed more ingenious material than anyone else is David Roth. Most of his material with the Edge Grip is taught in David Roth's Expert Coin Magic (Kaufman, 1985).