The Time Is
By Herman Yerger

THIS pocket effect is a very good advertisement because it will be talked about, and your name and address is left in the hands of a spectator.

Should anyone ask you the time, immediately pull out a card and jot down the correct time, which you pass to the questioner. No reference is made to a watch. Apparently you are a human timepiece.

The card I use has "The time is _______" printed on one side and "Next time get Yerger the Magician" with my address under it on the other side.

Now as to method. Several cards are glued together to form a solid block. Imbedded in this block is a wrist watch, minus the strap. The thinner the watch, the better. Several separate cards are on top of the block, thus hiding the watch. When someone asks the time, I take out the cards, fan them slightly so that I can secretly glimpse the face of the watch, then I square up the pack and write the time on the uppermost card.

Your ability to "sense" the correct time will be talked about. Further, as the spectator keeps the card, he will be reminded of your feat each time he sees it--and your address for future engagements is on the reverse side.