Separation

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To Distinguish the Court Cards by Touch preparing by "bending" edges slightly upwards with knife
 		1876
Modern Magic
69
C. H. Wilson Red-Black Divination performer separates red and black cards, pin-punched or punch with finger nail
 		1877
The 52 Wonders
19
Biseauté or Tapering Cards red-black application
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
39
Rouge et noir No. 19, bridge crimp to tell whether a card is red or black
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
24
Durch einen Griff die schwarzen Karten von den roten zu trennen No. 31, deck shown shuffled, colors separated with one cutting action
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
36
Die geheimnisvollen Würfel
  • two dice thrown and sum counted to repeatedly until deck is divided in two halves, they're separated in red and black
  • red and black separation by performer without dice but crimp or punch instead
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
110
Das präparierte Kartenspiel "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
making a stripper deck, applications: finding selections, Aces or separating reds and blacks
 		Oct. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 10)
147
Das Kartensortieren performer sorts the shuffled into number and court cards without looking at the faces, using the principle that picture cards have more ink on them that (in those days) clings to the card underneath, impromptu rough-smooth
 		Nov. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 5)
65
Jack Merlin Reds and Blacks red and black cards are shuffled and separated again
Variations 1927/28
Merlin's Master Manipulations
11
Jack Merlin Another Red and Black Effect a red card and a black card are selected, after the shuffle the deck is separated and in one hand are all red cards and the black selection and in the other hand vice versa
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Manipulations
11
Jack Merlin A Routine of Sleights at the Card Table
  • cards in spectator's pocket, card fished out very fast
  • second and bottom dealing expose
Related toVariations 1927/28
Merlin at the Card Table
2
The Red and the Black colors shown separated, deck shuffled, still separated
 		1934
Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
60
Theodore Annemann Red or Black?
Related to 1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
14
Theodore Annemann Red or Black one-way backs
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
161
To Separate the Red Cards from the Black basic stripper deck application
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
263
Charles T. Jordan Positions Unknown named cards are produced and deck separated into colors, stacked stripper deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
273
Walter B. Gibson Like Seeks Like 3&3, precursor to Oil & Water using glide
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 91)
569
Jack Vosburgh "Fifth Column" political story presentation
Related to 1940
The Jinx (Issue 114)
675
Nate Leipzig From the Pen of Leipzig two shuffled decks are covered with handkerchiefs, performer removes a card with each hand, they match
 		Jan. 1940
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 7)
1
Bob Hummer The Magic Separation face-up and face-down cards are shuffled, performer separates cards behind back so one pile consists of same amount of face up cards as the other, see Collected Secrets for variations
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1940
Half-A-Dozen Hummers
3
Edward Marlo, Jean Hugard Do As I Do - U Can't Unless I Want U 2 eight cards for performer and spectator, basically oil&water effect, two methods, Hugard's and Marlo's
 		1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
37
Edward Marlo Sense of Touch crimp
 		Feb. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 78)
317
Eddie Clever The "Red and Black" Effect one red and several black cards are put in envelopes, magician identifies red
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
203
Arthur H. Buckley Dealing from the Bottom mentioning the idea to deal bottoms to all players except oneself and performing OOTW with bottom deals
Related toVariations 1946
Card Control
105
Arthur H. Buckley The Four Bandits Experiment No. 43 - Jacks are produced, inserted in middle and come to top, deck is separated in reds and blacks
 		1946
Card Control
213
Warren Wiersbe, Bob Hummer Double Separation packet shuffled face-up face-down, then statement over condition made and colors separated
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1946
Mental Cases With Cards
11
Roger Barkann Follow the Leaders routine with red/black effects
  • prediction of red / black relationship (Phoenix No. 1)
  • Out of this World (not explained)
  • Follow the Leader (not explained)
  • Slop Shuffle Color Separation
Related to Mar. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 102)
409
Bob Hummer Hummer's 18 Card Mystery spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards, see Collected Secrets for links to variations
VariationsAlso published here 1946
Face Up Face Down Mysteries
1
Bob Hummer Hummer's Swindle spectator takes sixteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile behind his back, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and without looking reverses all cards back in order
Also published here 1946
Face Up Face Down Mysteries
2
Bob Hummer The Lonely Card CATO routine, cards turned face up, performer takes packet behind back and reverses all cards except selection
VariationsAlso published here 1946
Face Up Face Down Mysteries
2
Johnny Jones The Great Meld Mystery of Pinochle Kings and Queens separated behind back
 		1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
30
Jack Potter 3 Jacks Every Time three Jacks are laid alternated with indifferent cards and come to the top, as a prelude to "3 Jack & a Pat" by Weisbecker
Related toVariationsAlso published here May 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 125)
503
J. B. Bobo "Out of this World" Followup - Effect Number 2 decks with colors separated is mixed, yet the colors stay separated
 		1947
Watch This One!
55
Martin Gardner, Bob Hummer Under the Table spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards, cards are separated into red and blacks as climax
  • Turn Every Other Card
Inspired by Nov. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 6)
484
Dr. F. W. van Klaveren Eine Schwarz-Rot Suggestion
1948
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 9 No. 2&3)
2
Paul LePaul Color Segregation
1949
The Card Magic of Le Paul
169
John Scarne The Scarne Puzzle six-card version
Related to 1949
Controlled Miracles
21
Paul Curry Out of This World reasoning to change colors in middle of the routine
 		Mar. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 10)
525
U. F. Grant Grant's Follow the Leader ten red and ten black cards mixed together, separate again, a bit unclear with dealing
 		Jan. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4)
10
Ein neuer absonderlicher Kartentrick face-up and face-down cards are shuffled, performer separates cards behind back so one pile consists of same amount of face up cards as the other, same as Hummer's Magic separation
Related to 1949
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 10 No. 1)
5
Bob Hummer The Magic Separation face-up and face-down cards are shuffled, performer separates cards behind back so one pile consists of same amount of face up cards as the other
Also published here 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
47
Joe Stuthard Separating Blacks from Reds with ruse to reverse one color by counting through the cards to see which card is missing
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
20
Edward Marlo Marlo's Janus some red and ten cards are mixed, spectator deals them on face-up cards on table, all color match, double facers, see also p. 837
Variations June 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 206)
822
John Scarne Separating Red and Black Cards No. 18, Performer separates face up/down packet into reds and blacks
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
38
Oscar Weigle Color Scheme No. 47, Cards mixed face up/down, spectator separates face up/down, as well as red/black
VariationsAlso published here 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
83
Otis Manning, Phil Sevush, Charles Nyquist, Jack McMillen The Eight Ace Routine No. 95, multi-phase routine using 2 duplicate sets of aces
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
179
John Scarne Scarne's Color Control No. 155, variation of Out of this World using four packets
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
304
George Schindler Sealed Penetration deck is sealed and put in spectator's pocket, performer fishes card out very fast
Related to Sep. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 237)
949
Toni Koynini Can't See! "A Complete Act"
performer genuinely blindfolded, performer feels various qualities of cards
  • Picture Sense (all court cards sorted out during deal-through)
  • Now the Suits
  • Aces High
  • Reds and Blacks
  • Any Card! (any number card named, performer locates it while dealing through packet)
  • Out of this World (no longer blindfolded)
 		1951
Toni Koynini's Card Miracles
12
Gustave Bollag Further Out of this World with rainbow deck
Also published here June 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 257)
1029
Bill Simon Call to the Colors
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1952
Effective Card Magic
79
Edward Marlo Sense of Touch crimp
 		1953
The Cardician
4
Edward Marlo Janus some red and ten cards are mixed, spectator deals them on face-up cards on table, all color match, double facers
 		1953
The Cardician
17
Edward Marlo Oil and Water 4&4, two extra cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1953
The Cardician
111
Dr. Jacob Daley Rouge et Noir five red cards and five black cards are shuffled, spectator separates the cards by color
Related toVariations Aug. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 287)
1146
Bill Simon Water & Oil 4&4
 		Nov. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 293)
1170
William Zavis Footnotes on Rouge et Noir different card switches
Inspired byRelated to Nov. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 293)
1172
William Zavis More Footnotes on: Rouge et Noir with two royal flushes
Inspired byRelated to Feb. 1954
The Phoenix (Issue 299)
1196
Bob Hummer Matching the Colors Deck shuffled face up and face down, magician can separate into two piles containing the same number of face up cards. Alternative is to shuffle red and black cards.
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
17
Bob Hummer, Oscar Weigle Hummer's Reversal Mystery CATO trick, magician can name correctly number of face up cards after cut and turn over procedure. Oscar Weigle variation: colors are also separated
Variations 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
17
P. Howard Lyons Out of This Mind gag out of this world version in which one pile is all e.g. Sevens of Diamonds and the other all Six of Clubs duplicates
 		Apr. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 5)
8
P. Howard Lyons Blood is thicker than Oil 4&4, face-up mix
 		July 1956
Ibidem (Issue 6)
11
Edward Marlo The Time Machine three reds and blacks are alternated, Ace of Spades put in center of one half, the other half shuffled upside-down, all things are undone when traveled back in time, writing of time written on a business card vanishes
Variations Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
2
P. Howard Lyons Wildroot 4&4 with extra card
 		Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
18
Edward Marlo New Oil and Water Routine 4&4, fan insertion mix, two black extra cards
 		Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
14
Edward Marlo Oil and Water Climax 4&4, face-up fan mix, two black extra cards
Related to Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
15
Edward Marlo Cased-In Shuffle reds and blacks separated, deck is cased, shuffle mimed, deck is uncased and shown mixed
  • First Method (rough-smooth)
  • Second Method (packet handling)
Related toVariations Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
20
Edward Marlo Latest Oil and Water 4&4, no extra cards
  • First Phase
  • Second Phase
  • Third Phase
  • Fourth Phase
 		Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
13
P. Howard Lyons 2 with 6 3&3
  • Method 1
  • Method 2
 		Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
16
Norman Houghton Poor Mixers 3&3, spectator mixed cards and they separate, repeat
Variations Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
18
P. Howard Lyons Clown Version 3&3, one color is never shown after the initial display (& switch), all one color at the end
Variations Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
21
P. Howard Lyons Slipduc six-card spread held with both hands, hand separate with half the cards each, center two cards are switched secretly, 3&3 oil and water application
Variations Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
22
Tom Ransom Mixmaster 4&4, no extra cards
 		Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
23
Harry Riser Preface to Out of this World
1957
1957 Card Annual
7
Edward Marlo 76-76-67-67 no selection, using faro shuffle, with variation that ends in red-black separated deck
Related toVariations 1958
Faro Notes
29
William P. Miesel Another Impromptu Out of this World doing Miraskill for separating red and black cards
Related to Mar. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 6)
7
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Improved Clown Version fifty-one red cards, as a gag
Inspired by Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
2
Ronald B. Edwards No Two Ways 2&2, presented as a puzzle in which the cards cannot be put in an alternating order from the faces and the backs simultaneously
Variations Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
11
Norman Houghton No Two Ways (Second Way) 2&2, presented as a puzzle in which the cards cannot be put in an alternating order from the faces and the backs simultaneously
  • Third Way
Inspired by Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
8
P. Domain Whose World? with shuffled deck, Grant
 		Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
19
Edward Marlo Oil & Water - Water & Oil - Oil & Water intro
 		Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
12
Edward Marlo First Routine: Using 3 jacks and 3 tens 3&3, extra card, three phases
Variations Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
12
Edward Marlo The Second B and R Routine 3&3, from the backs, three phases
 		Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
14
Edward Marlo All Face Up Oil and Water Routine 3&3, also suggestion of using three cards face up and three face down
 		Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
16
Dai Vernon Colour Separation four red and black cards are separated behind the back, crimp
Related to 1959
Inner Secrets of Card Magic
14
Bob Hummer Bild und Rücken face-up and face-down cards are shuffled, performer separates cards behind back so one pile consists of same amount of face up cards as the other, see Collected Secrets for variations
Also published here 1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 2)
811
Tom Ransom You Did It!!! deck riffle shuffled once, dealt into two pile (one face up, one face down), one spectator follows the dealing of reds and blacks with the face-down pile and thus separates his cards
Inspired by
  • "Magnetic Colors" (Normal Gilbreath, Linking Ring)
Related to 		Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
11
Ken Beale, Francis Carlyle Erl & Water 3&3, three-card spread in each hand, bottom card of right-hand spread switched with top card of left-hand spread in top change action
Inspired by July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
14
Ken Beale Apartheid 3&3, one extra, with handling variation by P. Howard Lyons
Inspired by July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
14
Edward Marlo Oil & Water Climaxes 4&4, reds and blacks instantly alternate, credit information
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
  • Fourth Method
  • Fifth Method
 		Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
11
Edward Marlo Using the Glide for Oil and Water credit information
 		Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
16
P. Howard Lyons They're Really Marked performer sorts deck into reds and blacks from the back, procedure to get a mixed-up one-way deck into the right configuration by dealing once from the back and once from the face, borrowed deck is apparently marked
 		Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
30
Ken Beale Jackpott three Jacks deal (three Jacks are laid alternated with indifferent cards and come to the top), ending in full house and royal flush
Inspired by Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
31
Dai Vernon Oil and Water 4&4, extra cards
Related toVariations 1960
More Inner Secrets of Card Magic
20
Dai Vernon Wedge Break Displacement
Related toVariations 1960
More Inner Secrets of Card Magic
22
Dai Vernon Red-Black Separation with Snap Crimp performer brings cards of wanted colors from behind back
Related to 1960
More Inner Secrets of Card Magic
61
Walter Rollins The Time Machine time machine themed routine
  • small deck changes into large one (Micro Macro)
  • red and blacks separate
  • burnt matches
  • torn and restored bills
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
37
Cliff Green General Delivery - Cards to the Pockets six cards, red black alternating, vanish and reappear color-separated from two different pockets
Variations 1961
Professional Card Magic
134
Edward Marlo Note 5. Out Of This World? reds and blacks faro shuffled, deck not completely squared, either red or black can be dealt, "Jog Deal"
 		1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
76
Jack Avis Repartition 4&4
  • Part One (using Glide)
  • Part Two
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
3
Edward Marlo Color Eliminator color reflects on back of other card or nail polish on fingertip, (back-)dated "over a dozen years ago", quoted from a 1958 letter
Related to 1962
Estimation
35
Harry Lorayne Out of this Universe some red and black sorting comes out despite real shuffles, not really OOTW effect
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1962
Close-up Card Magic
80
Bill Hendricks Red and Black shuffling red and black packets and then two faro shuffles
Inspired by 1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
70
Jochen Zmeck Medium partial rough-smooth, red and black alternate, then force blocks, three phases:
  • 1. spectator says if top card is red or black, he is always right
  • 2. spectator names position of a given card, the card is at that position
  • 3. performer put unknown card in pocket, spectator divines it
Related to 1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II
18
Bill Edwards Out of this World II partial rough-smooth
Also published here
  • Abracadabra No. 698, p. 344, 1959
 1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II
26
James Steranko Ocellus color reflects on back of other card, color separation, also in peek position to see full index reflection
Related to 1962
The Ultimate Move
105
Edward Marlo Direct Oil and Water 4&4
  • First Method (fake square-up from Tom Wright)
  • Second Method (glide approach)
Inspired by May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
29
Edward Marlo Out of this World Handling card taken from bottom, secret incomplete faro condition
Related to May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
30
Tom Ransom A Trick Worth Two of That!! deck riffle shuffled and dealt into two piles which are spread on table, spectator turns over cards in one half and performer turns card up of matching color in other half
 		Sep. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 26)
21
Verne Chesbro Ultimate Color Separation 4&4
  • A Sample Routine (six phases)
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
2
Verne Chesbro Mixes and Stacks discussion of starting positions for counts, 4&4
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
13
Verne Chesbro Chapter III 4&4
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
16
Verne Chesbro Chapter IV 4&4
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
18
Verne Chesbro Chapter V 4&4
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
20
Verne Chesbro Spelling The Colors "black" and "red" is spelled alternately with four reds and four blacks and cards of that color turn up, various methods, as oil & water interlude
Related to 1963
Ultimate Color Separation
27
Verne Chesbro Bottoms Up reds over blacks, blacks come to top as block, using Veeser Concept
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
32
Verne Chesbro Shocker Finale four cards in hand transpose with four tabled cards one by one
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
34
Verne Chesbro Anti Oil and Water Finale 4&4, cards mix again by themselves
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
37
Verne Chesbro At Random 4&4, cards mixed, then shuffled, then dealt into two hands
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
38
Verne Chesbro Continuous Mix 4&4, cards separate with down under deal
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
39
Edward Marlo Follow Up red black separation of deck
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 6 Effects)
4
Dr. James Hoy O.O.T.W. Climax with two selections in opposite colored packets
 		Nov. 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 393)
400
U. F. Grant, Harry Lorayne Impromptu Out of this World
VariationsAlso published here 1965
My Favorite Card Tricks
26
Paul Curry Chapter Thirteen: The Mind Reels Henry Green performing Out of this World for Winston Churchill
 		1965
Magician's Magic
237
Paul Curry Out of this World
1965
Magician's Magic
239
Karl Fulves The Red Queen's Move spectator guesses red or black, red-black pairs formed on table, see also p. 864 for credit information
Related toVariations June 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 8)
42
Dai Vernon Black and Red Puzzle "Chapter Six", small packet version (false dealing)
Also published here 1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
37
Harry Lorayne Out of this World Memory presentation for OOTW as memory stunt
Also published here 1967
Deck-Sterity
55
Harry Lorayne Faro Blockbuster 3&3, as climax the cards are reversed in deck, some faro shuffles, then deck is separated in red and blacks
 		1967
Deck-Sterity
92
Herb Zarrow Oil and Water Phase 3&3
 		1967
Deck-Sterity
95
Eddie Taytelbaum Oil and Water 2&2
 		1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
292
Roy Walton Color - Sense eight indicator cards distributed on table, deck shuffled in four packets, then distributed on top of those eight cards, the piles match the indicator card in color
Related to
  • correction on p. 86
 Feb. 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 4)
84
J. W. Sarles Posi-Negative Cards Magnetic Colors variation
Related toVariationsAlso published here May 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 7)
99
Fred Becker Out of this World Variant really shuffled
Related to July 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 9)
110
Karl Fulves The Cards That Can't Be Mixed 4&4 odd-backed, red-backed faces change to black as finale
Related to Winter 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio)
140
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Die Roten und die Schwarzen red and black separation by touch, whole deck corner-shorted
 		1967 (ca.)
The Astor-Deck
5
Paul Swinford Opus Thirteen Gilbreath Principle & Faro Shuffle, new deck order
 		1968
Faro Fantasy
37
Roy Walton, Karl Fulves Influential Pairs two decks dealt in several piles, red black separated
Related toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 6)
171
Robert Page All But One CATO red black separation routine, p. 241 for further reference
Related to Aug. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 10)
197
Gene Finnell Red and Black Challenge red-black separation after riffle shuffle with location combo, gilbreath
 		Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
37
Ernest Heldman Out of this World Clean-up
Fall 1969
Hierophant (Issue 1)
27
Ben Christopher Status Quo reds and blacks separated, they stay separated despite shuffling, then done with small packet (4 & 4)
Related to Mar. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 5)
248
Karl Fulves Even Money Proposition spectator is given pairs of red and black cards, he guesses all colors correctly, see p. 289 for reference, p. 292 for comments by George McLean & George Blake
Related toVariationsAlso published here May 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 7)
257
Paul Swinford Trilemma combo with selection and number, 33 cards
Related to 1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
21
Don Nielsen, Karl Fulves Nor Eyes To See With
  • performer finds red card in black packet behind back
  • circled number on paper is divined behind back
  • set time on watch revealed behind back
fiber optic tube, see also p. 320 for idea by Harold Bester, p. 644 & p. 728 for comments by Syd Bergson & Karl Fulves
Related toVariations Nov. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 1)
291
Roy Walton Oil and Queens transformation kicker
VariationsAlso published here 1969
The Devil's Playthings
15
Aldini, Ronald Haines Color Affinity Out of this World
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
13
Karl Fulves Small World stripper deck
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
87
Roy Walton Divided We Stand kind of small-packet OOTW
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Mar. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 8)
61
John Hamilton Instant Oil 4&4 (based on a Marlo 3&3 handling from Ibidem)
 		Mar. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 8)
64
Edward Marlo Dealing in Oil and Water 4&4, Benzais' Cop, dated 1962
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
140
Roy Walton Friendly Persuasion separating in suits, unusual procedure
VariationsAlso published here Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
125
Larry Jennings Even Money pairs of cards given to spectator, he finds it impossible to guess color of any card, see also p. 420 for comment by Trevor Dawson
Inspired by July 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 9)
347
Jack Posetary No Mirror reading colors of cards, whet thumbnail as shiner, see also p. 411
Related to Dec. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 2)
389
Jerry K. Hartman Small World spectator mixes four reds and four blacks, chooses a color and hands you four cards, he separates all four of one color
Inspired by 1970
Secret Subtraction
16
Milton Kort Oil & Water Off Color 4&4, oil and water phase, one packet changes back color as surprise climax
 		1970
Off-Color Card Tricks
31
Milton Kort Oil and Water Kicker (and still off-color) 4&4, Oil and Queens type climax in which one packet changes into blank cards with message, others back color
 		1970
Off-Color Card Tricks
33
Paul Swinford Trilemma combo with selection and number, 33 cards
Related to 1971
More Faro Fantasy
16
Lin Searles M/Separation 4&4, using the Monge Shuffle
 		July 1971
Epilogue (Issue 12)
89
Karl Fulves Technicolor Thought
Related to 1971
The Book of Numbers
12
Karl Fulves Technicolor Thought divided deck location, then set-up for "No Mirror"
Related to 1971
The Book of Numbers — Supplementary Notes
16
Karl Fulves Technicolor Shuffle cutting to red cards, secret strip out condition
 		1971
The Book of Numbers — Supplementary Notes
19
Ron Ferris Dynamite with red black separation climax
 		1971
Expert Card Chicanery
23
Peter Kane Red Oil - Blue Water 4&4, mixing climax
 		1971
Another Card Session with Peter Kane
2
Karl Fulves Someone Like You eight-card packet, spectator tries red-black separation, the score of hits and misses is looked up in an index of possible scores, on the correct score the spectator is described in detail
Related to Mar. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5)
407
Fred G. Taylor Sleeper spectator notes bottom card and pockets it along with next nine cards of same color, then performer finds cards of opposite color
 		May 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 7)
419
Lin Searles Moracle packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros, this card predicted and four Aces on top of discard piles, see also p. 486 for comment by Charles Hudson
Inspired byRelated toVariations July 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 9)
430
Sam Leo Horowitz Oil & Water Aces and Queens
 		Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
450
Sam Leo Horowitz Honeycutt Plus Queens and Kings are paired, yet separate again
 		Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
452
Roy Johnson Un-Worldly
1971
Second Time Around
35
George Sands Homogenized Oil and Water 4&4, extra cards, multi-phase routine
Inspired by 1971
By George, It's Sandsational
2
Harry Lorayne The Fantastic Deal Jog red/black separation except named quartet (aka "The Great Divide")
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1972
The Great Divide
1
Don Reavis A Red & Black Separation
1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
139
Edward Marlo Rouge et Noir four red, four blacks
 		Nov. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 11)
85
Karl Fulves Unmix 2&2
 		1972
Mexican Monte
12
Karl Fulves Maximum Leader 2&2 oil water, twisting, then all backs change to various colors
 		1972
Mexican Monte
18
Martin Gardner Color Thot spectator pushes out twenty-six cards from tabled spread
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 4)
488
Downer down-under location from twenty card packet, only odd-colored card in one half
 		June 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 8)
528
Brother John Hamman Suit Yourself even suits match
Inspired byVariations Summer 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio)
540
Roy Walton Coincidence in Colour with packet
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1972
Tale Twisters
3
Roy Walton An Illogical Conclusion four red cards are changed with four face down cards on the table one by one, cards in the hand remain always red and spectators assume face down cards are red too, they are shown to be black eventually
VariationsAlso published here 1972
Tale Twisters
5
Edward Marlo Out of the World
1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 4)
66
Jerry K. Hartman Guess Hue Out-of-this-World type of effect with four reds and four blacks
Inspired byVariations 1972
Packet Magic
54
Jerry K. Hartman Mix Nix two-phase Oil and Water, devised to lead into Robertson’s anti-oil-and-water, see reference
Related to
  • "Robin's Anti-Oil-and-Water" (Robin Robertson, Handle with Care, 1964, p. 32)
 1972
Packet Magic
56
Dai Vernon Vernon's Snap Crimp Ideas No. 65
  • 1) red-black
  • 2) all of one suit or one four-of-a-kind
  • 3) spread location
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
20
Dai Vernon Vernon's Seconds Red And Blacks No. 86, with eight-card packet, 1944
Also published here 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
25
1) Snap Crimp No. 427-1, snap crimp to find Aces or red-black separation
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
118
Dr. Jacob Daley Snap Crimp No. 549, "as key or locator", all Aces or red cards also
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
154
Out Of This World Improved No. 572, 26th card reversed to avoid counting
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
160
Karl Fulves Camouflage all cards black as kicker, see also p. 57
 		1973
Packet Switches (Part Two)
98
Karl Fulves Random Notes (2) miniature Oil & Water
 		1973
Packet Switches (Part Two)
108
Oops Again reversing the centre card to eliminate counting
 		1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
109
Edward Marlo "For Faro Shuffler Only" deck is separated in reds and blacks, a faro is shuffled, colors still separated
 		1973
Marlo's Objectives
23
Roy Walton Isolator card selected, cards dealt in two piles by spectator, colors separated except selection, faro
VariationsAlso published here Nov. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 19)
175
Karl Fulves Oil & Water 5&5, cards alternate at climax
Related to 1973
Notes From Underground
3
Karl Fulves Technicolor Oddity four reds and four blacks are mixed in various ways (klondike shuffle, under/over shuffle), yet separate
Variations 1973
Notes From Underground
7
Karl Fulves Four Gone 4&4, oil and water type routine, unequal transpo kicker
Variations 1973
Notes From Underground
53
J. W. Sarles Posi-Negative Cards Magnetic Colors variation
Also published here 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
2
Roy Walton, Karl Fulves Influential Pairs two decks dealt in several piles, red black separated
Related to 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
10
Gene Finnell Red and Black Challenge "Magnetic Colors" as set-up for divided deck location
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
63
Gene Finnell Magnetic Colors Variation starting on bottom of page
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
65
Gene Finnell Influential Pairs Variation
Related to 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
66
Marvin Johnson Logical Odd Event two selections found and red-black separation
Inspired by 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
77
Martin Gardner Color Thot
Inspired byAlso published here 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
81
Charles "Cicardi" Scott Emotions using cards with the words "quick" and "dead"
 		1973
Magick (Issue 91)
452
Gene Finnell Strictly to Enhance Your Imagination Aces lost and found, then two selections found and deck separated into reds and blacks, faro
Related to 1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
36
Roy Walton Choosy Choice spectator guesses suits correctly
Inspired byAlso published here 1973
Card Script
28
Gene Maze Shades Of Bill Simon six reds and six blacks
Variations 1973
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The First Addendum
43
Edward Marlo, Brother John Hamman Double Surprise version of Hamman's "Mumble Jumble", partial rough-smooth
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
42
Edward Marlo, Karl Fulves Lose or Win Proposition sixteen cards, pair arrangement
Inspired by 1974
The Unexpected Card Book
92
Edward Marlo The Gaffed Proposition sixteen cards
Inspired by 1974
The Unexpected Card Book
96
Edward Marlo, Karl Fulves Favorite Routine and Procedure sixteen cards
Inspired by 1974
The Unexpected Card Book
97
Edward Marlo Return to Colors red black separated deck is mixed a bit and still separated
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
142
Michael Boden Deck Memorization OOTW with the performer dealing as a memory stunt, gilbreath
Also published here 1974
Card Cavalcade II
90
Paul Curry The Problem Of Card 13 spectator selects twelve cards from the the deck, which are all the same suit as a card previously removed, see also Hofzinser's first problem "Choice of Color" (Magic Christian: "Non Plus Ultra - Hofzinsers Kartenkünste Band 2" p. 317)
 		1974
Paul Curry Presents
1
Paul Curry The World Revisited some credit information and the classic routine
Related to 1974
Paul Curry Presents
91
Paul Curry Best Of Possible Worlds
1974
Paul Curry Presents
94
Paul Curry Mindmaster spectator always gets two cards and decides whether they are mixed or have the same color
 		1974
Paul Curry Presents
100
Paul Curry Odds And Evens spectator always gets two cards and decides whether they have an odd or even total
 		1974
Paul Curry Presents
106
Fred Robinson Spectator Magician Plus
Related toAlso published here Nov. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 3)
33
Walt Lees Cull-A-Separation a red card and a black card are reversed in the deck and attract the other cards of the same color
 		Dec. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 4)
46
Karl Fulves Retrospective column about hard to find tricks, comments on OOTW
 		Apr. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 6)
724
Oscar Weigle Color Scheme with face-up/face-down mix of twenty cards behind spectator's back
Related toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 6)
724
Karl Fulves Addenda handling variation
Inspired by Apr. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 6)
725
Martin Gardner, Clayton Rawson Further Ideas
Inspired by Apr. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 6)
726
Ronald B. Edwards Even Money World
Inspired by June 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 8)
745
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Trick #7 cards openly separated into suits, then shuffled together fairly with riffle shuffle, yet red-black colors remain separated
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
 Sep. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 11)
790
George Sands Criss Cross Nines through Aces removed and sorted in reds and blacks, dealing procedure on table mixes and then sorts the colors again, spectator cannot duplicate it
credit information, see also p. 812 for Marlo claim
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • "Unbeatable" (George Sands, Sep. 1951, p. 14)
 Oct. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 12)
816
Karl Fulves Color Blind no-palm handling of Criss Cross, Nines through Aces removed and sorted in reds and blacks, dealing procedure on table mixes and then sorts the colors again, spectator cannot duplicate it, see p. 1053 for comment
Inspired by Nov. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 1)
822
Jerry K. Hartman Guess Hue 2 three handlings for the “Guess Hue” plot (see reference):
  • (a) four reds and four blacks are blindly sorted by spectator
  • (b) variation of above
  • (c) six reds and six blacks
Inspired by 1974
Super Dupes
53
William P. Miesel Mini Oil and Water 2&2, four phases
Also published here 1975
Card Cavalcade 3
96
Karl Fulves Strike/Oil 4&4, unconventional
Related to July 1975
Epilogue (Issue 24)
229
Roy Walton Earthbound with ten cards
Variations May 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 9)
103
Karl Fulves Red/Black Mystery 4&4 alternated, separated in four and four, a fifth card added to each group makes whole group red and black
 		1975
Methods with Cards — Part 1
10
Karl Fulves The Basic Color Upset 4&4
 		1975
Methods with Cards — Part 2
98
Karl Fulves Calculated Colors 3&3 or 4&4, weird mixing procedure, "mathematical oil & water"
Variations 1975
Methods with Cards — Part 3
208
Karl Fulves Kannibal Kards - Phase One four Jacks alternate, joker placed in middle, colors separate
 		1975
Kannibal Kards
1
Karl Fulves Other Suggestions (A) 2&2 oil and water
(B), (C) & (D) suggestions for cannibal themed tricks
 		1975
Kannibal Kards
7
Arthur Finley Kings and Queens Kings and Queens mixed up behind back, performer can bring out King/Queen of same suit, then later separate them into Kings and Queens
Related toAlso published here 1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
214
Francis Carlyle Out of this World Tips and Bits of Business
1975
The Magic of Francis Carlyle
74
Paul Curry Never in a Lifetime two shuffled halves, magician does the same as spectator, both separate cards into red and black
Also published here 1975
Never in a Lifetime
1
Edward Marlo Color Sense seeing with fingertips, red / black, shuffled deck in case, reflection on card case
Related to 1975
Magick (Issue 121)
602
Roy Walton Farbbegegnung
Also published here Feb. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
61
Roy Walton Eine Unlogische Schlussfolgerung four red cards are changed with four face down cards on the table one by one, cards in the hand remain always red and spectators assume face down cards are red too, they are shown to be black eventually
Also published here Feb. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
63
Roy Walton Feinschmecker Auswahl spectator guesses suits correctly
Also published here Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
10
Paul Maurer, Verne Chesbro Oel + Wasser inspired by Chesbro routine, 4x4
 		1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 6)
105
Frank Garcia Out of This World (Variation)
1975 ca.
Lecture Notes No. 1
4
Edward Marlo Dissertation on Oil and Water credit information
 		1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
143
Edward Marlo Oil and Water plus Climaxes 4&4, routine with all black climax
 		1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
148
Edward Marlo "Cutesey Climax"
1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
156
David Solomon "Conditioned Oil and Water" 4&4
 		1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
158
Edward Marlo "Further Dissertation on Oil and Water" more on crediting and history, with letters to George Sands, Bruce Elliott
 		1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
160
Edward Marlo 3rd Phase (Oil and Water) 4&4
 		1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
165
Edward Marlo, David Solomon "Oil and Water" 4&4, three phases
Inspired by
  • "Wild Root" (Ibidem)
 1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
166
Ken Beale Apartheid II 3&3
Related to
  • "Apartheid" (Ibidem)
 1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 4)
291
Karl Fulves Snapblack 2&2, first oil&water phase, then twisting phase, then all become black
Related to 1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
306
Karl Fulves Oil & Water
  • Tri It (3&3 separation)
  • X3 (3&3 mixing phase)
  • The Primaries (4&4 mixing phase)
Related to 1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
311
Jon Racherbaumer Oil & Water credit information
 		1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 4)
45
Alex Elmsley, Edward Marlo, Jon Racherbaumer Oil Slick & Water Wonderful 4&4, alternation climax
Related to 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 4)
46
Jon Racherbaumer The Veeser Phase 4&4
 		1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 4)
48
Edward Marlo Early Oil & Water 5&5, then more cards
 		1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 4)
49
Gene Castillon, Jon Racherbaumer The Floating Phase 4&4
 		1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 4)
55
Jon Racherbaumer Obiter Dictum comments on Oil & Water and Hofzinser connection "The Magic Separation"
 		1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 4)
56
Roy Walton Denary Deceit packet out of this world with the help of a ten
Also published here Sep. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 1)
309
Philip T. Goldstein More Oil, More Water 4&4, four phases
Also published here 1976
Classic Tackler
12
Jerry Andrus The Psychiatric Shift separating four face up cards from for face down cards
 		1976
Andrus Card Control
37
Harvey Rosenthal Yet Another Technicolor Oddity five reds and five black cards
Inspired byRelated to 1976
Close-Up Sampler — Part 1
15
Shigeo Futagawa Japanese Ace Trick Oil and Water effect with two red Aces and two black Aces, 2&2
Also published here 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part One
22
Al Stevenson, Stewart Judah Stripper Deck Location Color separation with two selections
Also published here 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part One
30
Nick Trost Three Jacks - Three Aces Separation type of effect
 		1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part Two
5
Nick Trost Kings and Queens Royale
1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part Two
19
Nick Trost Weighing the Colors Tell how many red/black cards there are in each pile
Also published here 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part Two
20
Jon Racherbaumer Technicolor Oil & Water with general comments on the plot
 		1976
Lecture Notes 1
18
The Red and the Blacks separating red and black cards
 		1976
The Big Book of Magic
94
Edward Marlo Bluff Call to Colors "Group Count"
Variations 1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
226
Edward Marlo Miracle Call to Colors
1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
229
Karl Fulves Quinary Colors five reds and five blacks are shuffled, one color penetrates table
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Four)
214
Karl Fulves Color Flash spectator shuffles small packets
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Four)
254
Gene Maze Manhattan Transfer 3&3, two phases
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Five)
342
Martin A. Nash Colors On The March see p. 449 for additional crediting
Also published here 1977
Any Second Now
275
Out of this World Variation small packet
 		1977
Card Cavalcade Four
99
Paul Curry, John Scarne Scarne's Psychic Experiment
1977
Special Effects
71
Paul Curry The Charm Of Luck a talisman influences the outcome
 		1977
Special Effects
74
David Carré The Card Expert multiphase routine, fullstack
 		Feb. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 6)
366
Bob Farmer, Bert Allerton, Jerry Mentzer Jazz Pieces - Body & Soul a red and a black jumbo card are cut into four pieces, the pieces change places, oil and water, missing part of the description is published in "Jazz Pieces"
Related toVariations Oct. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 2)
476
Juan Tamariz The Oil and Water of Tamarix 4&4, two phases
Variations Nov. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 3)
484
Philip T. Goldstein Deca Oil & Water 5x5
 		1977
Scattershot
9
Philip T. Goldstein Mixtant colors mix 4&4
Also published here 1977
Scattershot
9
Philip T. Goldstein Up & Down Mixtant 4&4 cards mix face up and face down
Also published here 1977
Scattershot
10
Dai Vernon Vernon's Oil & Water 4&4, five phases
Related to 1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1029
Ng Bo "The Great Wong" Oen Slow Motion Oil & Water 3&3, one extra
Variations 1977
Innovative Magic No. 1
7
José de la Torre Oil and Water (1) 4&4, with jumbo cards, turning over center two cards ploy
Related to 1977
Magicana of Havana in New York
6
José de la Torre Oil and Water Reversed (2) 4&4, cards mix again, with jumbo cards
 		1977
Magicana of Havana in New York
17
José de la Torre Oil and Water (3) 4&4, with jumbo cards
 		1977
Magicana of Havana in New York
24
José de la Torre Oil and Water Finale 4&4, with jumbo cards
 		1977
Magicana of Havana in New York
25
Allan Ackerman Streamlined Oil and Water 3&3, full deck finish
 		1978
Here's My Card
77
Brother John Hamman 2 Shuffles Harry red black kicker
Related toVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 8)
85
Bob Farmer Jazz Pieces missing part of text and illustrations
Inspired by Jan. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 5)
512
Steven Kuske OOTW
Related to Feb. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 6)
526
Paul Curry Paul Curry Writes on Out Of This World and as a response to reference
Inspired by June 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 10)
582
Danny Dew Oil and Water 4&4, extra card
 		1978
Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram
150
Erhard Liebenow Open Color Separation red card shuffled into black cards and eventually separate again
 		1978
Liebenow On Cards
18
Karl Fulves ColorSlip 2&2 with Joker im middle, "This is an odd variation of the color-separation effect."
 		1978
Transpo Trix
27
Karl Fulves Transit Notes 5&5
Related to 1978
Transpo Trix
58
Frederick Braue The Braue Handlings twelve cards, seconds and bottoms
  • Six and Six alternating
  • Alternating to Pairs
  • Alternating to Triplets
  • Pairs to Alternating
  • Pairs to Triplets
  • Triplets ot Alternating
  • Triplets to Pairs
  • Alternating to Six Red, Six Black
 		1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
16
Frederick Braue A Routine
1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
18
Gustave Southall The Gus Southall Routine from a letter, 1961-01-10
optional stripper deck finale
 		1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
20
Jon Racherbaumer Push-thru Failure Triumphs
1978
Arch Triumphs
29
Father Cyprian The Spectrum Effect two card prediction from half the deck, all other cards red
Inspired by
  • "Colorincidentally" (Tony Chaudhuri, "Bedazzled!", 1977, p. 31)
 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 3)
1085
Dai Vernon Instant Oil & Water 4&4, extra card
 		1978
The Chronicles (Issue 12)
1175
Hannes Höller Trennen von Karten separating cards in a Stripper Deck
A. Trennen hinter dem Rücken
B. Kartentrennen am Tisch
 		1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
43
Farbentrennen Rot-Schwarz performer separates red and black cards behind back
 		1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
68
Edward Marlo Im Unterbewusstsein spectator deals two piles and in each separates the black and the red cards
 		1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
69
Stewart Judah Rot-Schwarz-Stripper-Kartenfinden Color separation with two selections
Also published here 1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
105
Jerry K. Hartman Tintuition Spectator correctly separates reds and blacks for five randomly selected cards
Inspired by 1978
Loose Ends
48
Jerry K. Hartman Fixit Mixer Oil and Water
Related toAlso published here 1978
Loose Ends
69
Philip T. Goldstein Earth-Ward! ten cards, seated
Inspired byVariations 1978
Magick (Issue 203)
1011
Ted Karmilovich Red & Black performer separates red and black cards
Variations 1978
Magick (Issue 221)
1102
Arturo de Ascanio Agua y Aceite "Por Culebreos" 4&4, extra card, later two extra cards, three phases
Inspired byAlso published here 1978
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 2
65
Stephen Tucker Sealed Future five red and five black cards are dealt by spectator into pairs, ESP presentation, color separation
 		1978
Close Up Sorcercy
12
Bruce Bernstein Couples always two cards used, spectator decides if red pair, black pair or mixed, also with discard pile
Also published here 1978
Couples
1
David Solomon 8 Card Oil and Water 4&4
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
125
Edward Marlo Pure Oil and Water 4&4
Related to 1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
127
Edward Marlo Technicolor Oil and Water 4&4
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
132
David Solomon 10 Card Oil Water Telecolor 4&4
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
143
Edward Marlo Second Technicolor Oil and Water 4&4
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
146
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Triple Triumph red black kicker and four king production
Related to June 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 6)
207
Jeff Busby Disguised Water 4&4, color changing back kicker for one color
 		1979
Card Cavalcade Finale
13
Karl Fulves Infra Red 4&4
  • The Premise
  • The Routine:
    • 1. The Shah's Gambit
    • 2. Second Chance
    • 3. Unmisers
    • 4. The Impossible Phase
Variations 1979
Four Color Problems
3
Karl Fulves Rouge et Noir small packet approaches
  • New Noir
  • Rouge I
  • Rouge II
  • Cheaters
 		1979
Four Color Problems
11
Karl Fulves All Blacks when some reds and blacks are mixed together, the cards will always become black, multiple phases
Related to 1979
Four Color Problems
19
Philip T. Goldstein Mixed Triplets 3&3, three phases, in the end all cards are black
 		1979
Goldstein's Gallery
12
Karl Fulves Contact Colors 2&2, with card with cut-out section
 		1979
The Topological False Count
7
Stewart Judah Oil & Water "Retrospective"
3&3, extra card
Related toVariations 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 18)
1239
Karl Fulves Push Push 3&3, based on 6-as-6 false count
Related to 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 21)
1267
Roy Walton Magic 10 twenty-card packet separated by color with a Ten spot card
 		1979
The Chronicles (Issue 21)
1274
Karl Fulves Black Out 2&2, two reds and two blacks mixed, they all change to black, repeated with another set of red and black cards, see p. 1301 for comment
Related toVariations 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 22)
1277
Karl Fulves Drift 4&4, way to displace color so spectator can mix cards
 		1979
The Chronicles (Issue 24)
1299
Karl Fulves Infra Red 4&4, addition to referenced trick
Inspired by 1979
Interlocutor (Issue 34)
131
Barry Wiley Earth-Ward III out of this world type, with business cards
Inspired byRelated to 1979
Magick (Issue 226)
1127
Philip T. Goldstein Day for Night Daley's Rouge et Noir with ESP cards
Inspired by 1979
Magick (Issue 236)
1179
Edward Marlo Psi Color deck is shuffled and spectator can guess if top card is red or black, he is always right
Related to 1979
Magick (Issue 243)
1211
Karl Fulves Even-Money Proposition No. 57, spectator is given pairs of red and black cards, he guesses all colors correctly
Also published here 1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
94
David Britland Quick Slick several phases, 4&4
Inspired by
  • Karl Fulves' "Oil and Water" in "The Linking Ring" Vol. 53, Nr. 8. 1973, P. 74.
Variations 		Sep. 1979
The Talon (Issue 5)
56
Karl Fulves 5-4 spectator turns cards over from a packet of 18 cards, behind back performer splits packet and knows relation of face-down and face-up cards in each half
Related toAlso published here Sep. 1979
The Talon (Issue 5)
61
Howard A. Adams ESP Oil Water with cards face up and face down
 		1979
OICUFESP (Issue 2 - ten MORE brand new esp card miracles)
6
Bob Hummer 3. Kein Zufall face-up and face-down cards are shuffled, performer separates cards behind back so one pile consists of same amount of face up cards as the other, see Collected Secrets for variations
Also published here 1979
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 40 No. 4)
122
Nick Trost Oil & Aces 4&4
Inspired by 1979
Impromptu Card Magic
7
Paul Cummins Oiled and Watered 3&3
 		Oct. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 10)
402
Frank Garcia Oil and Water kings and aces
 		1980
Exclusive Card Secrets
62
Gene Maze Oil and Water 3&3, four phases
 		1980
The Gene Maze Card Book
30
Steve Kuske Oil Colours spelled Kuskie
 		Aug. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 8)
896
Karl Fulves Principle Prism 4&4, reds and blacks are mixed and they still alternate, weird effect, two phases
Inspired by 1980
Parallel Lines
13
Karl Fulves Part One introduction to "instant, visual color separations"
 		1980
Color Quik
2
Karl Fulves Six Quik 3&3, reds face-up and blacks face-down, could be odd-backed, separation in stages, then at once
Related to 1980
Color Quik
3
Karl Fulves Quik Ending alternate procedure for "Six Quik"
Related to 1980
Color Quik
6
Karl Fulves Color Quik 2&2, reds and blacks mixed in fan condition, when fan is turned over colors have unmixed, visual, multiple phases, selected card appears as finale and signature on it changes into mirror writing
 		1980
Color Quik
9
Karl Fulves A Red Queen Note note on routining
Related to 1980
Color Quik
14
Karl Fulves Red Alert 2&2, "Color Quik" with transformation into red kicker
Inspired by 1980
Color Quik
15
Karl Fulves Super Gaff Method 2&2, extra card produced at end
Inspired by 1980
Color Quik
16
Karl Fulves Tying The Knot red and black cards have hole, string through it and pulled up, only one color remains on string, posed as problem
 		1980
Color Quik
23
Karl Fulves Automatic Oil 4&4, three phases
 		1980
Color Quik
25
Karl Fulves Arm Twister 4&4
 		1980
Color Quik
27
Karl Fulves Diagonal Switch 4&4, mixing process for Oil & Water
Related to 1980
Color Quik
27
Karl Fulves Cornered Colors 4&4, based on previous "Diagonal Switch"
 		1980
Color Quik
28
Karl Fulves Red Riser some red and black cards mixed, reds rise to top one by one
Related to 1980
Color Quik
30
Karl Fulves Scribble 4&4, instant unmix, face-up and face-down
 		1980
Color Quik
33
Karl Fulves Interspace notes on "Ultra Mix" routine
Related to 1980
Color Quik
34
Karl Fulves Oil & Arabs 2&2, with transformations
Related to 1980
Color Quik
35
Karl Fulves Zen And Water 4&4, spectator mixes cards, posed as problem
 		1980
Color Quik
35
Karl Fulves The Cards That Can't Be Mixed 4&4, four phases
Related to 1980
Color Quik
36
Karl Fulves Part Three on strength (or lack of) of oil and water plot and finales
 		1980
Color Quik
40
Roy Walton Oil & Water Handkerchief Finale one color penetrates handkerchief, without method
 		1980
Color Quik
40
Karl Fulves Oil & Water Suspension Finale all cards cling to hand, one color then falls off
 		1980
Color Quik
40
Karl Fulves Backless 2&2, backs of one color disappear in stepped spread
 		1980
Color Quik
41
Karl Fulves Problem Box spread of four cards placed on card box, two cards vanish and are found inside case, no method
 		1980
Color Quik
44
Karl Fulves Mesmerism reds & blacks mixed, they cling to card box, then one color drops free
 		1980
Color Quik
45
Karl Fulves Slider 3&3, mixed and placed in box which is flicked with first finger, one color jumps out
Related to 1980
Color Quik
47
Karl Fulves Endings
  • five card fooler idea, trick in which five stepped cards are printed on cardboard the the queen must be paper clipped from other side
  • oil & water packet paper clipped and one color becomes free
 		1980
Color Quik
48
Karl Fulves Red Cards Vanish one color vanishes
Related to
  • first method in "Impromptu Holdouts"
 1980
Color Quik
49
Karl Fulves Color Migration red and black cards mixed, one color travels under other hand on table one by one or at once, posed as problem
 		1980
Color Quik
50
Karl Fulves Red Less Black spectator separates colors from back, number of errors are called, performer then names all cards
 		1980
Curioser
51
Sam Schwartz All Red 2&2, two reds and two blacks mixed, they all change to black, repeated with another set of red and black cards, then all eight cards change to red
Inspired byVariations 1980
The Chronicles (Issue 25)
1308
Karl Fulves Blackgammon "Believed to be the simplest approach in the published literature to the effect where the spectator guesses the colors."
Also published here 1980
The Chronicles (Issue 28)
1342
Karl Fulves Gargoil oil & water combo with follow the leader, no method
 		1980
Interlocutor (Issue 41)
163
John F. Mendoza Face Up Red-Black Shuffle red and black cards are riffle shuffled multiple times, yet they stay separated
 		1980
John: Verse Two
19
Bob Hummer Hummer's 18 Card Mystery spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
7
Bob Hummer Hummer's Swindle spectator takes sixteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile behind his back, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and without looking reverses all cards back in order
Also published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
7
Bob Hummer The Lonely Card CATO routine, cards turned face up, performer takes packet behind back and reverses all cards except selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
7
Bob Hummer The Little Moonies CATO routine, cards with moon faces printed on them, one way they are smiling held the other way the are sad, spectator marks two cards on the pack and cuts them in the deck, performer takes cards behind back, all moons are in smiling orientation except marked two
Also published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
8
Bob Hummer The Magic Separation face-up and face-down cards are shuffled, performer separates cards behind back so one pile consists of same amount of face up cards as the other (1940)
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
9
Martin A. Nash Colors on the March
Also published here 1980
Colors on the March
8
Ray Grismer Clean-Up method for the clean-up after classic OOTW
 		1980
Magick (Issue 260)
1298
Uriah Fuller Psi-Con performer separates reds and black cards from a shuffled deck
 		1980
Magick (Issue 262)
1308
Arturo de Ascanio Öl und Wasser 4&4, extra card, later two extra cards, multiple phases
 		1980
Das Ascanio Seminar — Graz 1980
6
Arturo de Ascanio Agua y Aceite "Por Culebreos" 4&4, extra card, later two extra cards, three phases
Also published here 1980
El Manejo de la Carta Doble
2
Keith Davies Oil Shake 4&4, mixing climax
Inspired by 1980
The Talon (Issue 6)
87
Al Smith Jazlik 4&4
Inspired by 1980
Cards On Demand
37
Simon Aronson Color Separation Revelation all reversed cards are black, not recommended
Also published here 1980
Shuffle-Bored
17
Steve Dobson "Incrediblack" odd-looking shuffle sequence separates deck in colors except selection
 		Nov. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 11)
558
Stephen Minch San-Sub
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 12)
572
Edward Marlo Marlo's "Card Thirteen in Spades" spectator selects all spades, deck with all spades
Inspired by
  • Racherbaumer (New Pentagram, Nov. 1979)
Related to 		Nov. 1981
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 11)
80
Don England Very Simple R/B Triumph red-black separation climax
 		1981
Don England's T.K.O.'s (Issue Clubs)
21
Leslie Scalbert, Fred Castle, Roy Walton Oil and Queens Variation on original trick by Walton, done with jumbo cards - Oil and Water with four Queen kicker
 		1981
Magic With Giant Cards
4
Karl Fulves Checkers "Two Tricks"
three reds and three blacks alternated, dealing procedure to separate colors or turn every other card over
 		1981
The Chronicles (Issue 30)
1363
James G. Thompson Jr. Punktum! routine with blank cards and colored spots/circles on them
Also published here
  • Linking Ring Parade 1967
 Jan. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 4)
146
Gustave Bollag Ein Tip zu "Out of this World" using a rainbow deck
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
70
Roy Walton Oil and Queens transformation kicker
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
6
Roy Walton Coincidence in Colour with packet
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
109
Roy Walton An Illogical Conclusion four red cards are changed with four face down cards on the table one by one, cards in the hand remain always red and spectators assume face down cards are red too, they are shown to be black eventually
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
111
Roy Walton Choosy Choice spectator guesses suits correctly
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
125
Roy Walton Divided We Stand kind of small-packet OOTW
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
219
Derek Dingle Oil and Vinegar transformation kicker
Inspired byVariations 1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
167
Jon Racherbaumer Vanishing Oil and Water 4&4, all cards become blank, gaffed
 		1982
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 1
86
Jerry K. Hartman Hue View using twenty cards
Also published here Jan. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 1)
582
Richard Vollmer Very Nice Oil+Water 4&4, all red kicker
Variations Sep. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 9)
673
Reinhard Müller, Justin Branch "Mish Mosh" gilbreath and dealing procedure to separate suits, non-faro method of a Justin Branch effect
Variations 1982
Best of Friends
314
Philip T. Goldstein Ascension transformation kicker
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1982
Best of Friends
473
Ron Ferris, Harry Lorayne Firestorm Two top cards of freely cut to packets are divined, one ahead, red black separation kicker
 		1982
Best of Friends
513
Ian Land Getting Lost in the Shuffle Hofzinser Ace Trick combined with Triumph, optional red black separation climax
 		Aug. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 5)
1044
David Solomon Refined Oil and Water 4&4
Variations 1982
Sessions
125
Karl Fulves Ices and Kings four Aces, four Kings, two cards exchanged, stay separated, and so on, credit claim
Related toVariations 1982
Six Impromptu Card Tricks
6
Karl Fulves Iced Notes comments on previous trick and presentational ideas
 		1982
Six Impromptu Card Tricks
10
Karl Fulves Bounce Black 4&4, all cards end with same color
 		1982
Six Impromptu Card Tricks
46
Karl Fulves Tactics four spot cards & four picture cards, "Pair Poker", spot cards transform into kings
 		1982
Six Impromptu Card Tricks
47
William P. Miesel Water and Oil Barrons
Inspired byVariations 1982
Fork Full of Appetizers
29
David (Foote) Drake Out of this Alphabet abc card variation, first red black separation then also consonants and vowels
 		1982
Fork Full of Appetizers
64
Christian Scherer Öl und Wasser 4&4
Inspired by 1982
Card News '82
65
Christian Scherer Öl und Wasser Encore 4&4, with two extra cards
 		1982
Card News '82
71
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Red and Black behind back
 		1982
Stripper / Konische Karten
4
Eoin Taylor Out of Town intro for Out of this world
 		Feb. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 10)
190
Harvey Rosenthal Another Technicolor Oddity with five red and five black cards
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 20)
387
William P. Miesel Mini Oil and Water 2&2, four phases
Also published here 1982
Packet Tricks
24
Peter Kane Passing the Alternation two packets with each four red-backed and blue-backed cards, one packet separated and one alternated, that state transposes
 		1982
Kane
60
Edward Marlo Clearly Oil and Water 4&4, two extra cards, four phases, spectator assists
 		1983
Marlo without Tears
223
Daryl Martinez Sunrise four of a kind, reds come back to top even though when alternated
 		1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
91
Richard Kaufman Every Everywhere two selections, each appears "on top, bottom, in center", red-black kicker
 		1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
95
Ken Krenzel "Unique" Application of Roy Vasquez' "Unique", cards put in case, one color jumps out
 		Oct. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 10)
830
Magic Ronnay The New Oil and Water Routine with eight identical red and eight identical black cards, five phases
 		Oct. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 1)
1161
Paul Harris Mixed-Up Perfectionist reds and blacks mix themselves
Related toAlso published here 1983
A Close-Up Kinda Guy
64
David Britland O + W 4&4, one mix and one un-mix
Variations 1983
Deckade
6
Stephen Tucker, David Britland Out of Our Minds
1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
20
Paul Brignall A Load Of..... blank cards with stickers
Inspired byVariations 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
23
Stephen Tucker So These Must Be...
Inspired by 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
41
Karl Fulves Oil And Water credit information on the plot, Hofzinser, excerpt from "Tricks with Prepared Cards" (Donald Holmes, 1913)
 		1983
Worknotes On Brainwave
104
John Scarne Out Of This World credit information, method by Scarne with part of deck
Related to 1983
Worknotes On Brainwave
109
Para Separar Colores application D, color separation
 		1983
La Baraja Biselada
6
Juan Tamariz Fuera de este Mundo No. 8
 		1983
La Baraja Biselada
9
James G. Thompson Jr. Traue keinem As! longer routine with Aces and Kings, with following items and 4&4 oil water
 		Aug. 1983
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 2)
62
Ken De Courcy Any Which Way Slop shuffle triumph, deck is shown to fix themselves, red-black separation, except for four reversed Aces, cards are separated during slop shuffle
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
16
Reinhard Müller Öl und Wasser in Zeitlupe 3&3, with jumbo cards
Inspired by 1983
Riesenkarten 1
10
Eugene Burger Out of This World discussing the weak points, Grant's impromptu version
Also published here 1983
Intimate Power
64
Edward Marlo Full Deck Oil and Water red black separated deck is faro shuffled and separation preserved
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
61
Edward Marlo (A) Red Black Sensing mexican joe crimp
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
215
Karl Fulves Separating the Colors red/black alternating aces on top, two shuffles, separated; using block transfer
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
183
Ray Kosby Cooking With Oil & Water 4&4, separation and mixing phase
 		1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
103
Ernst Pancrazi Four Parts Oil 4&4, no extra cards, four phases
Variations Feb. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 2)
883
Reinhard Müller Out of the Escorial I sorting in four suits
 		1984
Arcane (Issue 11)
147
Reinhard Müller Out of the Escorial II sorting in four suits
Related to 1984
Arcane (Issue 11)
149
Reinhard Müller Gilbreath in the Escorial sorting in four suits
Variations 1984
Arcane (Issue 11)
150
Jerry Sadowitz The Five of Diamonds oil and queens, followed by royal couples into pockets
Related to 1984
Cards Hit
24
Alex East The Magician's Name oil and queens, with colored cards, as a kicker the a name appears
 		Apr. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 5)
1215
Bill Kalush Trapped Triumph combination of Triumph and Sandwich effect, deck in order with card in correct position, with variations
Related to 1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
28
George Pierce, Charles T. Jordan, Karl Fulves Flying Colors No. 14, deck riffle shuffled twice by spectator, yet it separates into colors
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
21
Oil and Water No. 15, involving dealing, 4&4
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
22
Karl Fulves Checkers No. 16, off-beat dealing and turnover of packets, 3&3
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
24
Roy Walton, Karl Fulves Influential Pairs No. 17, two decks dealt in several piles, red black separated, see Pallbearer's Review for references
Also published here 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
24
Karl Fulves Odd Color Out No. 19, cards shuffled face-up/face-down via CATO by spectator, two selections made, performer handles cards and all face-up cards are red with a black selection and vice versa
Variations 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
27
Martin Gardner The Color of Thought No. 20
Inspired by 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
28
Roy Walton Blind Choice No. 39, first publication, spectator and performer successfully guess colors of four-card packets that are handed out after one riffle shuffle
Variations 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
50
J. W. Sarles Posi-Negative Cards No. 41, Magnetic Colors variation
Also published here 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
53
George Sands, Karl Fulves Criss Cross No. 48, simplified, Nines through Aces removed and sorted in reds and blacks, dealing procedure on table mixes and then sorts the colors again, spectator cannot duplicate it
Inspired by 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
62
Reinhard Müller Out of My Mind
Jan. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 33)
645
Stephen Minch Blind Out of this World No. 7, with two spectators simultaneously and shuffled deck, one color punched, performer genuinely blindfolded, see also page 24
 		1984
Eyeless in Gaza
17
Stephen Minch Color Separation No. 8, performer separates colors by touch, punch, performer genuinely blindfolded
 		1984
Eyeless in Gaza
21
Peter Duffie The Outer Limits
Variations 1984
Close-Up to the Point
24
Steve Draun Getting On With This World two-pile deal, seated or stand-up
Also published here 1984
At The Table
62
Juan Tamariz, Bernard Bilis Mini Fuera de Este Mundo with ten cards, divided in half, dated to 1976
 		1984
Magia Potagia — Volume III
74
Brother John Hamman Comeback 2&2, oil water with four Jacks, transformation into Aces
Also published here 1984
Seven Deadly Miracles
18
Stephen Tucker Oil and Kings
Jan. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 1)
1015
Dick Cavett A Bit for "Out of this Universe"
Related to Jan. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 1)
1020
John W. McClure Oil and Water Supreme 4&4, odd-backed, no extra cards
 		July 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1083
Mike Bornstein Supreme Oil and Water 4&4
 		July 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1085
James Swain Slow Motion Oil and Water 3&3
 		July 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1088
Ron Ferris "X To See"
Inspired byVariations Dec. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 12)
1151
Brother John Hamman New Shuffles Harry starting with shuffled deck
Related to Winter 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 34, 35 & 36)
362
Jon Racherbaumer Convincing Technicolor Oil & Water 4&4
 		Winter 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 34, 35 & 36)
377
Jonathan Townsend Full-Deck Oil and Water actually Triumph
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
45
Bob Farmer Mixdemeanor 4&4, oil & water in reverse
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
430
Charles Hudson The Visine Trick all black climax
Inspired byRelated to 1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
506
Edward Marlo An Oil and Water Phase 4&4, with remix phase
Related to 1985
Formula One Close-Up
66
Larry Jennings, Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Oil & Perrier 4&4, three phases
 		1985
Lake Tahoe Card Magic
57
Philip T. Goldstein Queens & Water oil and queens variation
 		Jan. 1985
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 9)
1273
Philip T. Goldstein Brackets faces of red cards vanish in the end (blanko) and their backs change as well, see also page 1991 in issue 11
 		Jan. 1985
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 9)
1277
Steve Beam Shakedown first face up and face down shuffled deck and then red and black cards visually separate, faro condition, cards drop
Related to 1985
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 9)
141
Ben Harris Oil and Water Delux 4&4
 		1985
Midnight Special
17
Paul Curry Out of this World
Oct. 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 1)
22
Justin Higham Paddling in the Oil and Water 4&4
Related to 1985
All Hands on Deck!
12
Roger Crosthwaite Sepearations Effect 1: Reds and Blacks
four hands dealt, and two cards placed on table, performer matches color sequences of all hands by dealing cards as well, reds and blacks are dealt and eventually colors are separated
Inspired by 1985
Tribute to Ed Marlo
38
Roger Crosthwaite Effect 2: Joker Separation 4x4
 		1985
Tribute to Ed Marlo
40
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