Whims, Wiles, Wizardy (Inside)

The small booklet consists of 16 pages with a soft green material cover with the words written in black on a gold rosette, 'Whims Wiles Wizardry'. The booklet provides tips for magic tricks. This item is part of a collection of magic paraphernalia in the State History’s collection which belonged to magician Harold John Watson. He was born on 20 March 1900 in Meadows. Besides his career as a school teacher in South Australia, he was fascinated by magic research and became a semi-professional magician. Known as The Wizard Watson he had his own branded props to entertain the audience with mystery and excitement in his shows.

'Whims, Wiles, Wizardy' booklet, HT 2017.1537