Excerpt from Sleights

A novelty in professional cards which is causing quite a little stir in magical circles is illustrated above. It is in two colors, the fine type being printed in faint grey, while the name and business is in bold black. The fine print, which is a list of copyright books, acts and inventions, thus forms a background for the card proper, which is the name and business.

By turning over one of the corners the owner makes clear the object of his call, i.e., after witnessing a magical act and wishing to chat with the performer, the corner showing "Interview" is brought forward and the card sent up by the usher, and the recipient knows immediately what is desired. When desiring tickets for a magical show, "Professional Courtesy" is shown. If the magician calls on a fellow artiste and finds him out a corner is turned over, showing whether the call was merely "Social" or had for its object some important business making it advisable for the recipient to communicate with the caller.

While the idea is protected from copyists, permission to use it may be obtained by a limited number by communicating with the inventor.

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