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A follow-up involves having the paper restored into a pair of panties and known as '''Hat' and Pants'''.
 
A follow-up involves having the paper restored into a pair of panties and known as '''Hat' and Pants'''.
  
The paper tear was created by [[Cecil Lyle]] in the 1920s as part of his "Magical Milliner" act.<ref>Encyclopedic Dictionary of Magic by Bart Whaley</ref>  
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The paper tear was created by [[Cecil Lyle]] in the 1920s as part of his "Magical Milliner" act.<ref>Encyclopedic Dictionary of Magic by [[Bart Whaley]]</ref>  
  
 
Other magicians who regularly performed this effect:
 
Other magicians who regularly performed this effect:
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* [[William Stickland]] created a gasmask version from the torn pieces (1939).
 
* [[William Stickland]] created a gasmask version from the torn pieces (1939).
 
* A version in which the torn papers become a pair of ladies panties was being sold in the 1940s.
 
* A version in which the torn papers become a pair of ladies panties was being sold in the 1940s.
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* [[Jim Bergstrom]] has a version that was published by [[Ron Bauer]] in 2007 as part of the ''[[Ron Bauer Private Studies Series]]'' (#22 ''[[Jim Bergstrom's Hat Trick]]'').
  
 
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Revision as of 05:28, 28 January 2015

Paper Hat Tear (or Paper Hat Trick or Hat Tear) is a routine in which colored pieces of paper are torn to create a hat.

A follow-up involves having the paper restored into a pair of panties and known as Hat' and Pants.

The paper tear was created by Cecil Lyle in the 1920s as part of his "Magical Milliner" act.[1]

Other magicians who regularly performed this effect:


Variations

References

  1. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Magic by Bart Whaley