Lewis Ganson

Lewis Ganson's Colour Changing Knife Routine

D. Robbins & Co (1999)

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11 pages | India | eng

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Genre

Conjuring

Subject

Magic tricks

Plot

Ganson, Lewis: Colour Changing Knife Routine
©1999 D. Robbins & Co., Inc.; Electrofun, India (Sam Dalal)
11pg manuscript originally from "Routined Manipulation Part II", with props

Comments: Effect comes with inexpensive India import three knife set consisting of red, white, blue, and striped colors, a two knife holder made of brass, and the routine from Routined Manipulation II. The knives are horrible as knives (some of them barely open), but are of decent size and shape for the required sleights. The price is good at about $10-15. There is also a similar knife set available with a "generic" routine and a similar set of knives in different colors.

Contents:

1 Introduction
3 The Colour Changing Pocket Knife
3 The Type of Knife to Use
3 A Convenient Holder
4 Methods of Making the Knife "Twist": 3 methods
6 Three Vanishes
8 The Knife Changes Colours Whilst Held by Spectator
9 To Change One Knife for Another
10 The Routine and Patter: Magician patters that only a white knife can be vanished. While cleaning the white knife, it changes to blue, un-noticed by the magician. The vanish fails, but instead the knife changes back to white. Magician tries a different method to vanish the knife, but is caught with his right hand going to his pocket. He opens his hand to show that yes, the knife is there. Vanish is attempted in spectator's hand, but the knife turns red instead. Knife is cleaned again and changes back to white. Finally the knife is placed under a handkerchief and held by the spectator so it can vanish. It fails to vanish again, but is now red, blue, and yellow striped and can be examined.

Personal

Owner	Bryan-Keith Taylor
Location	Magic Library (Home)
Index	4374
Added Date	Jul 01, 2017 03:06:50
Modified Date	Apr 06, 2026 14:22:07

Value

Book Condition	Near Mint

Notes

Lewis Ganson
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Lewis Ganson

Cover of Genii (1974)
Born Lewis Jack Ganson
April 15, 1913
Burford Arms, Startford Market, London, England
Died December 22, 1980 (age 67)
Hampshire, England
Categories Books by Lewis Ganson
Lewis Ganson (b.1913-d.1980) was one of the most prolific writers in magic with over sixty books to his credit.

Contents
1 Biography
2 Awards and Honors
3 Books
4 References
Biography
He was a professional close-up magician, except for his time in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1939-1958.

For years, Ganson was editor of Harry Stanley's magazine The Gen and contributor to the Magigram magazine. He was a vice president of the British Ring of the IBM and a founding member of the Portsmouth and District Magic Circle.

Awards and Honors
Academy of Magical Arts' first Literary Fellowship in 1968.
Books
Expert Manipulation of Playing Cards (1948)
How Right You Are (1948)
Routined Manipulation, Vol. 1 (1950)
Routined Manipulation, Vol. 2 (1952)
Routined Manipulation Finale (1954)
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic (1955)
A Magician Explains (1955)
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic II (1956)
Dai Vernon Book of Magic (1957)
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic III (1958)
Dai Vernon's Inner Secrets of Card Magic (1959)
Magic from the Mind (1959)
Dai Vernon's More Inner Secrets of Card Magic (1960)
The Magic of Slydini (1960)
Dai Vernon's Further Secrets of Card Magic (1961)
Malini and His Magic (1962)
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig (1963)
Dai Vernon's Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic (1967)
The Art of Close-up, Vol. 1 (1967)
The Art of Close-up, Vol. 2 (1969)
Ganson Teach-In Series (1977-1987)
The Ganson Book (1983)
The Complete Ganson Magic Teach-In Series (2010)
References
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The Gen, Vol. 5, No. 5, September 1949, FRONT PAGE PERSONALITIES, LEWIS GANSON and JO, page 134
Cover Genii 1974 December
Magic Circular, Vol. 75, No. 812, January 1981, Obituaries, LEWIS GANSON, page 27
Obit Genii 1981 January
The Linking Ring, Vol.61, No. 3, March 1981, Our Side of the Pond by PETER WARLOCK, page 93, LEWIS GANSON, page 117
M-U-M, Vol. 70, No.10, MARCH 1981, Broken Wands, LEWIS GANSON, page 39
Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 73, No. 1896, May 1982, Tribute to Lewis Ganson, page 676
Genii, Vol. 46, No. 7, July 1982, TRIBUTE TO LEWIS GANSON, page 461
Magicana, Vol. 30, No. 176, July-August 1982, TRIBUTE TO LEWIS GANSON EVENING – 17 MAY 1982 by EDWIN HOOPER
The Magic Circular, Vol. 100, No. 1075, February 2006, A Tribute to Lewis Ganson – Alexander Crawford by Peter Altman, page 63
Lewis Ganson - Dai Vernon book of Magic bibliography