Al Mann – Master Slate Secrets Vol 1-4

The first part in this four part series deals with effects done with ordinary slates, ungimmicked and without flaps, that anyone can do without having to invest in expensive trick slates.

Note that this manuscript comes unbound in a package of loose sheets, the way Al Mann stored them. You can bind them anyway you like, or leave them unbound, perhaps only hole punch them and put them in a binder.

27 pages

Part 2 of 4 parts. Covers pocket slates.

Contents:

ii Foreword (Al Mann)

1 Chapter III E-Z Slate Magic: with D. Robbins inexpensive slates

1 Psychic Writings: a no flap routine

4 – Single Slate, No Flap Version

4 Using the Flap

5 Producing A Message on Both Sides of One Slate

6 With Two Slates and Four Messages

7 Slate Metamorphosis: two slates initialed by spectator change places in his hands; uses three slates

8 The Mutation of Matter: variation using only two slates, specially modified

11 The Eyes of the Wazir: magician reveals thought written on a slate between two others and rubber-banded together

12 The Television Slates: design duplication

12 The Omar Slates: three predictions on three pocket slates are proven correct; using a gimmicked Omar Slate

14 The Phantom Slate: writing appears on cleaned slate

15 – A Baffling Variation

16 Chapter IV Pocket Slates and Magnets

16 The Pocket Size Dr. Q Slates: how to construct

17 The Dr. Q Slate Routine: writing appears on two slates

18 The Mesmeric Slates: message appears on slates placed on the table

19 Ghouls Amock: variation of Paul Curry's Period of Darkness

19 Further Tips on Magnetic Slates

20 Mental Mimicry: close-up design duplication

21 One Hand Mental Mimicry: without a cover

22 Magnetic Mimicry: table version

23 Chapter V Cards and Slates

23 The Mind Bogglers: slates designed for use with Playing cards

23 – The Flaps

24 The Mind Bogglers: magician determines total value and color of three card selections

25 The Three Bogglers: three predictions are made

26 The Killers: magician predicts the choice of three cards

28 The Brass Monkey: magician predicts cards under and above a cut

29 The Par-Optic Slates: intended for the Blindfold X-Ray Eyes Act

29 Effect: mentalist determines card sealed between two slates

29 The Satyr Slate: tiny slate sold by Wilson Engineering

30 Slate-Ography: using three miniature slates, impromptu

31 The Telepathic Slates: uses special flap

Vol 3

This treatise has touched upon every type of trick slate extant and with Volume IV, it is hoped that the series will be complete and the reader's curiosity as to •slate wizardry will have been satiated.

Magicians have done well in developing slate magic. They have surpassed in wizardry and trickery the wildest ex­ pectations of the mediums. The workmanship employed in the imnuf'acture of trick slates for magicians has been tops so that it becomes a pleasure in the presentation of the art.

The original intent or the author to present new ideas in slate magic has been persued. However in order to present these new ideas it has been necessary to air out the older ones.

Volume IV will have a chapter on •Fabulous Trick Slates' which will touch on the 5­in­1 slate, The Slate of Fate, The Sardina ~late, to round off the study on slates.

43 pages

Part IV of Master Slate Secrets completes the intended series on slates.

It is tre hope or the author that the reader

has enjoyed reading about slate magic as much as

the author has enjoyed writing about it.

Slate magic is a vibrating thing that seems

to grow as time passes. New methods will be dis­ covered and invented in the future just like in any other field of thought.

After studying the four parts or this series, the reader can be sure that he is well informed

in the art or slate magic. The series does not cover all of the great ideas that have appear in print through the years as that would talce a great deal more time, research and expence. However, the meat of all the great ideas of the art are here

re presented •

One effects could not be written and inclu­

ded since the copyrights are still valid. However the student and the collector have access to these ideas as most of them are sold through dealers.