Lessons in Volume 6
| Lesson # - Page # | Brief Description | Category 1 | Category 2 | Inventor |
| Novel Ball Magic | ||||
| Lesson-72-17: | Novel Ball Magic | |||
| Lesson-72-17 | Billiard Ball thru Handkerchief | Billiard Ball | ||
| Lesson-72-21 | Balls from the Air: Ball and Cone using gimmicked cone | Ball | Burling Hull | |
| Lesson-72-32 | McLemore's Stop Go: Swinging Ball follows commands | Ball | C. James McLemore | |
| Lesson-72-39 | Senator Clark Crandall's Cups and Balls: One cup routine | Ball | Clark Crandall | |
| Lesson-72-48 | Tarbell's Flower Pots and Oranges: A no-sleight Cups and Balls routine | Ball | Harlan Tarbell | |
| Unique Card Effects | ||||
| Lesson-73-55 | Unique Card Effects | |||
| Lesson-73-55 | Jump up Card: Selected Card Jumps out of the Deck | Cards | Stanley Palm | |
| Lesson-73-58 | Reneaux Card in Envelope: Card to sealed envelope | Cards | James Reneaux | |
| Lesson-73-60 | Stanley Palm's Ghost Card: 10 Cards under handkerchief, 2 are removed but are not selection, rest of cards have vanished! | Cards | Stanley Palm | |
| Lesson-73-62 | Palhinha's Wherizit: 3 Card Monte type; Ace disappears from middle while held by spectator under handkerchief | Cards | Mariano Palhinha | |
| Lesson-73-65 | Haxton's One Chance in Eight: Selected card one of 8 in magi's pocket. Spec and Magi remove one at a time; the last one is the spectator's selection. | Cards | Francis Haxton | |
| Lesson-73-67 | Francis Haxton's Inspired: Selected card found from packet of 6 | Cards | Francis Haxton | |
| Lesson-73-70 | Maldo's 6 Card Mystery: non-gimmicked 6 card repeat | Cards | Senor Maldo | |
| Lesson-73-75 | Berland's 6 Card Repeat Mystery: gimmicked cards, uses patter that has become the 'standard. | Cards | Samuel Berland | |
| Lesson-73-78 | Crandall's One Hand 6 Card Repeat: one handed comedy bit, uses non-gimmicked cards | Cards | Clark Crandall | |
| Lesson-73-83 | Hen Fetsch's Card In Balloon: uses Menetekel deck | Cards | Hen Fetsch | |
| Lesson-73-87 | Rawson Card Reading: Card read in gimmicked case | Cards | Mentalism | Clayton Rawson |
| Lesson-73-89 | Tarbell Card Reading: as above | Cards | Mentalism | Harlan Tarbell |
| Lesson-73-90 | Gambler's Rehearsal: Poker Deals with card stand | Cards | ||
| Novelty Magic | ||||
| Lesson-74-101 | Novelty Magic | |||
| Lesson-74-101 | Al Sharpes' Two Ribbon Cut: Two different colored ribbons cut and restored, uses Thumb Tip | Ribbon | Al Sharpe | |
| Lesson-74-103 | Switch over Knot: Blue, Orange silks knotted. Green silk shown, suddenly Orange and Green are knotted | Silk | Sid Miller & Sol Hirsch | |
| Lesson-74-106 | Grant's Ghost Knot: knot tied in rope disappears | Rope | U.F. Grant | |
| Lesson-74-107 | George Blake's Uncanny Hanks: Silks tied to tape untie themselves as selected by audience | Silk | George Blake | |
| Lesson-74-113 | Graham Adams' Ring, Chair, and Rope: Rope pulled through all | Rope | Graham Adams | |
| Lesson-74-116 | Bob Ellis' Miser Dream with $1 Bills: 6 Bills produced | Currency | Bob Ellis | |
| Lesson-74-119 | Blackstar's Mystic Match Box: Ribbon thru box, box is removed | Blackstar | ||
| Lesson-74-123 | Novel Coin Vanish: From handkerchief | Coin | ||
| Lesson-74-126 | Vanishing Beer: using Weller bottle | Harlan Tarbell | ||
| Lesson-74-129 | Tan Hock Chuan's Silk Thru Glass: Silk thru bottom of glass | Silk | Tan Hock Chuan | |
| Lesson-74-131 | Tarbell Phantom Sticker: Marked envelopes can be exchanged secretly. Includes 3 routines | Envelope | Harlan Tarbell | |
| Lesson-74-136 | Tarbell Traveling Stickers: Sticker transfers inside envelope to card | Envelope | Harlan Tarbell | |
| Lesson-74-139 | Fu Manchu's Utility Bag: Ball disappears from bag (uses black art table) | Ball | Fu Manchu (David Bamberg) | |
| Lesson-74-142 | Grant's Cigarette Classic: Lighted cig vanishes and reappears behind playing card | Cigarette | U.F. Grant | |
| Lesson-74-146 | Royal Cigarette Vanish: Lighted cig vanished behind card. | Cigarette | Harlan Tarbell | |
| Lesson-74-148 | Sands Van Slyker's Birds of a Feather: handkerchief matrix for coins | Coins | Sands Van Slyker | |
| Lesson-74-152 | Tarbell Bank Night Cardboard/Envelope: Allows secret loading | Envelope | Harlan Tarbell | |
| Lesson-74-155 | Tarbell's Magnetic Card and Envelope: Reverse Card to Pocket | Cards | Harlan Tarbell | |
| Rope Magic | ||||
| Lesson-75-159 | Rope Magic | |||
| Lesson-75-159 | Bob Ellis' Vishnu Rope Mystery: Rope Cut into 3 and restored | Rope | Bob Ellis | |
| Lesson-75-164 | Denhart Ring on Rope: Rope tied to wrists, bracelet becomes tied to center | Rope | Harold Denhart | |
| Lesson-75-167 | Hindu Ring on Rope: finger ring on rope | Rope | Stewart James | |
| Lesson-75-169 | Peter Warlock's Ring and Rope Release: large ring | Rope | Peter Warlock | |
| Lesson-75-173 | Zella Ring on Rope: Several stage ring on/off rope | Rope | U.F. Grant | |
| Lesson-75-178 | EZ Cut 'n Restored Rope | Rope | ||
| Lesson-75-179 | Another Ending for Zella Ring and Rope | Rope | ||
| Lesson-75-181 | Grant's Bombay Ropes and Rings: Ring put on rope inside hat | Rope | U.F. Grant | |
| Lesson-75-186 | Moore's Magnet Rope | Rope | E.J. Moore | |
| Lesson-75-187 | Tarbell's Linking Rope Routine: all same color | Rope | Harlan Tarbell | |
| Mind Reading Mysteries | ||||
| Lesson-76-195 | Mind Reading Mysteries | |||
| Lesson-76-195 | Parrish's Telepathic Drawings: spectator draws on slate, magi draws same | Mentalism | Bob Parrish | |
| Lesson-76-198 | Sterling Tarbell Astrological Mind Reading Act: full act | Mentalism | Harold Sterling & Harlan Tarbell | |
| Lesson-76-203 | Sydney Bergson's Thought Anticipation: Phonebook Test | Mentalism | Sydney Bergson | |
| Lesson-76-206 | Royal Message Reading: Writing read through a card | Mentalism | ||
| Lesson-76-209 | Sid Lorraine's Dictionary Message Reading | Mentalism | Sid Lorraine | |
| Lesson-76-211 | Tarbell Wrapped Card Message Reading | Mentalism | Harlan Tarbell | |
| Lesson-76-214 | Long Strip Billet Reading | Mentalism | Ted Annemann | |
| Lesson-76-216 | Gerald Kosky's Prediction: flip card | Mentalism | Gerald Kosky | |
| Lesson-76-219 | Parrish Mentalism: Impromptu with match book | Mentalism | Bob Parrish | |
| Lesson-76-221 | Jack Avis' Message From Hades: Paper pellet prediction of chip on card Mentalism | Mentalism | Jack Avis | |
| Lesson-76-225 | Tarbell Butler Envelope Prediction: 3 predictions: birthday, city, author Mentalism | Mentalism | Frank Butler & Harlan Tarbell | |
| Lesson-76-228 | Royal Newspaper Headline Prediction | Mentalism | Harlan Tarbell | |
| Lesson-76-233 | Tarbell Parrish Newspaper Headline Prediction | Mentalism | Bob Parrish & Harlan Tarbell | |
| Lesson-76-237 | Celebrity Choice: spectator chooses 1 of 6 celebrity photos | Mentalism | ||
| Lesson-76-242 | How to Win 3 Horse Races: one ahead principle | Mentalism | Harlan Tarbell | |
| Lesson-76-245 | Spectator's Choice: spec is able to find cards selected by 3 others (blank deck) | Mentalism | ||
| Lesson-76-247 | Al Koran's A Word in Thousands: Book Test | Mentalism | Al Koran | |
| X-Ray Eyes and Blindfold Secrets | ||||
| Lesson-77-251 | X-Ray Eyes and Blindfold Secrets | |||
| Lesson-77-251 | Explains blindfold magic, handkerchief blindfold, hood blindfold | Blindfolds | ||
| Silk and Rope Penetration | ||||
| Lesson-78-263 | Silk and Rope Penetration | |||
| Lesson-78-263 | Single Knot Handkerchief through Rope | Silk | Rope | |
| Lesson-78-265 | Lyon's Handkerchief from Rope | Silk | Rope | L. Vosburgh Lyon |
| Lesson-78-266 | Jimmy Herpick's Single Knot Release | Silk | Rope | Jimmy Herpick |
| Lesson-78-269 | Tarbell Rice Dissolvo Handkerchief Knot | Silk | Rope | Harlan Tarbell & Harold Rice |
| Lesson-78-272 | Middleswart Handkerchief Knot | Silk | Rope | Roger Middleswart |
| Lesson-78-275 | Tarbell Triple Handkerchief Release | Silk | Rope | Harlan Tarbell |
| Lesson-78-277 | Silk through Wrist | Silk | Rope | |
| Escapes and Substitutions | ||||
| Lesson-79-280 | Escapes and Substitutions | |||
| Lesson-79-280 | Substitution Trunk | Escape | Illusion | |
| Lesson-79-287 | Canvas Box Escape | Escape | Illusion | Percy Abbott |
| Lesson-79-293 | Royal Packing Box Escape | Escape | Illusion | |
| Lesson-79-296 | Grant's Packing Box Escape | Escape | Illusion | U.F. Grant |
| Lesson-79-299 | Tarbell Grant Packing Box Escape | Escape | Illusion | Harlan Tarbell & U.F. Grant |
| Lesson-79-301 | Fischer Bamberg Packing Box Escape | Escape | Illusion | Ottokar Fischer & David Bamberg (Fu Manchu) |
| Lesson-79-306 | Paper Bag Escape | Escape | Illusion | |
| Lesson-79-307 | BonBon Paper Bag Escape | Escape | Illusion | |
| Spirit Ties and Vest Turning | ||||
| Lesson-80-309 | Spirit Ties and Vest Turning | Spiritism | ||
| Lesson-80-309 | Gysel's Spirit Tie: Magician tied to chair and screened, but stuff flies all over | Spiritism | Bob Gysel | |
| Lesson-80-312 | Marvel Wrist Tie: quick release | Spiritism | ||
| Lesson-80-314 | Kellar Rope Tie | Spiritism | Harry Kellar | |
| Lesson-80-317 | Vest Turning: Vest turned inside out although magician tied up | Spiritism | ||
| Modern Stage Magic | ||||
| Lesson-81-321 | Modern Stage Magic | |||
| Lesson-81-321 | Fu Manchu's Magic Microphone: uses Wonder Box | David Bamberg (Fu Manchu) | ||
| Lesson-81-324 | Chinese Tape through Neck | Rope | ||
| Lesson-81-327 | Berland's Tray Servante | Samuel Berland | ||
| Lesson-81-329 | Judge Wethered's Black Art Tray | Judge E.H.C. Wethered | ||
| Lesson-81-334 | Hindu Turban Mystery: cut and restored | |||
| Lesson-81-338 | Don Greenwood's Lighted Cigarette Routine: full routine | Cigarette | Don Greenwood | |
| Lesson-81-343 | Jack Chanin's Cigarette Routine: 4 cigs appear and vanish, with cigar climax | Cigarette | Jack Chanin | |
| Lesson-81-346 | George Sands' Cigarette Production: as above | Cigarette | George Sand | |
| Lesson-81-351 | Jimmy Herpick's Cigar Routine: cig to cigar to pipe | Cigarette | Jimmy Herpick | |
| Lesson-81-353 | George Sands' "Phantom" Cigarette | George Sands | ||
| Lesson-81-355 | David Tobias Bamberg's Coin in ball of Wool | Coin | David Tobias Bamberg | |
| Lesson-81-359 | David Tobias Bamberg's Ring in Ball of Wool: includes ring on wand | Finger Ring | David Tobias Bamberg | |
| Lesson-81-362 | Ed Reno's Knife through Arm | Knife | Ed Reno | |
| Stage Productions | ||||
| Lesson-82-367 | Stage Productions | |||
| Lesson-82-367 | U.F. Grant's Carton Production | U.F. Grant | ||
| Lesson-82-375 | Square and Circle Production: with variations | Louis Histed | ||
| Lesson-82-379 | Vincent Malmstrom's Organ Pipe Routine: 6 cylinders shown empty yet produce items | Vincent Malmstrom... after Antonio Molini | ||
| Lesson-82-393 | Doll House Illusion | Illusion | Fred Culpitt | |
| Lesson-82-399 | Christopher's Slot Machine Illusion | Illusion | Milbourne Christopher | |
| Magic as Theatre | ||||
| Lesson-83-403 | Magic as Theatre by Fred Keating (essay) | |||
The Tarbell Course in Magic, written and illustrated by Harlan Tarbell, edited by Bruce Elliott, is published by Louis Tannen, New York, NY, © 1954