Magicol No. 187

Autographs | May 2014

Words of Welcome, David Ben • 4

Observations of an Autograph Collector, Gabe Fajuri • 6

The Houdini Autograph Automaton & Writing Machines through the Ages, Dustin Stinett • 20

The Evolution of Dai Vernon’s Autograph,
Larry Horowitz & Steve Schlanger • 30

A Paper Mirror, Elaine Charal • 42

Washington Symposium on Magic History,
Bruce J. Averbook • 55

5th European Magic History Conference,
James Smith • 61

XVII Los Angeles Conference on Magic History,
Michael Claxton • 69

Jarrow “The Humorist Trickster” Life of a Vaudeville Headliner • 76

Breslaw’s Last Legacy – Thomas Moore Editions • 77

Wonders and The Conference Illusions • 78

Non Plus Ultra, Volumes 1 & 2 • 79

Gibecière, Journal of the Conjuring Arts Research Center,
Vol. 8 No. 2, Summer 2013 & Vol. 9, No. 1, Winter 2014 • 80

Undiluted Hocus-Pocus • 81

“I’ve Seen Your Work,” David Ben & Bob Farmer • 84