48,631 entries in Cards / Effect Themes
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Reginald Scot Of private confederacie, and of Bandons pigeon on using stooges, for example for burnt and rediscovered card
Related to 1584 174
How to deliver out foure aces, and to convert them into foure knaves four Aces shown on face of deck and placed on table one by one, they change into Jacks
Related to 1584 188
How to tell one what card he seeth in the bottome, when the same card is shuffled into the stocke card peeked, kept under control with jog shuffle and then "forced" (given) to spectator and divined
Related to 1584 189
An other waie to doo the same, having your selfe indeed never seene the card card glimpsed with diversion (like letting some cards fall), making piles and following the card, then giving it to spectator and divining it
Related to 1584 189
To tell one without confederacie what card the thinketh three cards on table, one thought of, divined by following gaze
Related to 1584 189
How to tell what card anie man thinketh, how to conveie the same into a kernell of a nut or cheristone, &c: and the same againe into ones pocket: how to make one drawe the same or anie card you list, and all under one devise card thought of is predicted on piece of paper in nut or button on spectator's coat, stooge, another person selects this card from deck, in optional repeat a nut with ink is cracked by some sucker
Related to 1584 190
How to make a Card vanish, and finde it againe in a Nut duplicate card is split and printed side slit into nut beforehand, second nut filled with ink as joke when spectator opens it
Related to 1634 19
La Carte Dansante (The dancing card) selection appears on the wall, goes left and right and up until the card vanishes and appears again, thread and duplicate
1784 13
La Carte Clouée au Mur d'un Coup de Pistolet corner torn of selection, then nail is marked and loaded into a gun, cards sprung into the air and selection is nailed to the wall, corner matches, with assistant
1784 15
La Carte Brûlée, qu'on Fait Trouver Dans une Montre card is selected and burnt, ashes vanish from a box and miniature card is found under glass of a watch, spectator selects among three, with assistant
1784 19
Les Cartes Devinées, les Yeux Bandés spectator selects a bunch of cards and shuffles them, medium comes on stage, then with blindfold and without the performer saying a word all cards are named
1784 39
La Carte qui Saute en l'air, en Sortant du Jeu, Sans qu'on la Touche card rises from a houlette and flies up into the air, also possible with several cards
1784 54
For a Person to chuse a Card, you not supposed to know what it is, and then for the Person to hold the Cards between his Finger and Thumb, to strike them all out of his Hand but the very Card he had taken. "This is called the Nerve Trick"
1784 61
To tell what Card a Person thinks upon, though you are not in the Room, or which Card he has touched, or waved his Hand over strange method
1784 62
To tell what Card you think on in the whole Pack. probability and rudimental form of fishing
1784 63
How to deliver out Four Aces, and to convert them to Four Knaves four cards put on the table one by one, they transform into other cards
1784 64
To tell what Card a Person pitches on, without seeing the Card till you find it in the Pack cards shown one by one and stopped at selection, simple overhand shuffle control
1784 65
To call for any Card in the Pack deck behind back naming card, bringing deck in front of body and dropping card on table, sequence is repeated
1784 67
Henri Decremps Coup-d'oeil sur une assemblée de Joueurs. meeting Pilferer again in London, different methods for cheating at cards
1785 204
Henri Decremps Tour du Piquet incompréhensible, nouvellement perfectionné. performer always has best five cards from chosen suit, spectator deals several hands, inspired by a routine in Guyot
1785 225
Henri Decremps Tour des trois Bijoux rendu plus simple & plus merveilleux. three objects (jewelry, watch, cigarette case) are selected by three people and all get some playing cards which are added after some rules, performer divines who has which object
1785 235
Voyage d'une carte Card in a box travel to another card in another box
1786 37
Voyage d'une carte expliqué Card in a box travel to another card in another box explained, box with flap
1786 86
Dire à l'avance la carte que quelqu'un choisira a spectator names the card that another person selected
1786 113
Faire tirer une carte au hasard... Pour la faire trouver ensuite... Freely chosen card found on top or in the middle, as spectator wishes
1786 115
Faire tirer une carte et la retrouver sur un paquet chosen card found on top of designated packet, four packets, palmed card replaced
1786 120
Prévoir la pensée d'un homme en mettant d'avance une carte choisie au hasard, au rang et au numéro que cet homme doit choisir un instant après chosen card at any number in the deck, faced deck and deck flop
1786 124
Faire tirer des cartes par différentes personnes; les bien mêler ensemble par différents mélanges; montrer ensuite qu'elles ne sont ni dessus ni dessous, et les tirer du jeu d'un coup de main four selected cards are found after the deck has been shuffled with four air-pressure turnover revelations, nine classic passes are involved
1786 127
Faire tirer une carte, la mêler avec les autres... La faire rester seule dans la main gauche en faisant tomber les autres par terre chosen card remains in one hand after the rest of deck has been hit by the other hand
1786 132
Faire trouver les quatre rois dans le milieu, après les avoir fait posé séparément. Kings put on top and bottom join the middle
1786 135
Prouver combien il est imprudent de jouer de l'argent demonstration of cheating to give yourself the four Kings
1786 139
Faire une pareil demonstration au Brelan; en se donnant brelan de rois demonstration of cheating in another game to give yourself three-of-a-kind
1786 141
Deviner la carte pensée card thought from fan
1786 144
Deviner d'avance celle de quatre cartes qu'une personne prendra librement spectator names a card that has been touched by another spectator from a group of four cards, performer whispers card to him previously
Variations 1786 149
Deviner d'avance le paquet de cartes qu'une personne choisira number of cards from a chosen packet is predicted
1786 153
faire tirer des cartes par quatre spectateur; les nommer ensuite sans les avoir vues, et faire qu'une de ces cartes se metamorphose successivement en chacune des autres four chosen cards are guessed by the magician, then one of these cards will be transformed successively into each of them (miscalling)
1786 156
Deviner la pensée d'autrui par un ancien moyen nouvellement perfectionné mutus nomen, final cards found with sword
1786 163
Faire changer un roi de coeur en as de pique, et un as de pique en roi de coeur two cards are transposed under two hats, two double facers
1786 170
Moyen sur de gagner un pari aux cartes, en faisant sortir avec la pointe d'un couteau, une carte que les spectateurs croient être sous le jeu finding a card with the tip of a knife, sucker element, spectators think the card is on the bottom
1786 172
Faire qu'une carte choisie par un premier spectateur, et mêlée dans le jeu par un second, se trouve la première qu'un troisième spectateur choisira librement; la métamorphoser en une autre carte au gré d'un quatrième, & la faire reparaître un instant card turns several times into the cards that other select or name
1786 175
Faire croire qu'on fait avec une adresse merveilleuse une opération qu'on fait sans adresse having made a classic pass before, pretend to make a fair cut, to then pretend to make an invisible pass from any movements, faking the pass
1786 180
Henri Decremps Avis intéressant monte type game using four cards and the glide
1786 185
Deviner combien de clefs une personne a dans sa poche Guess how many keys a person has in his pocket
1786 241
Prof. Robert Hellis To "Change" a Card - Fifth Method "To change a card without the aid of the Pack"
in context of effect in which wrong card changes into selection
1876 32
Second Method 21 card trick, also with general number
Variations 1876 43
Third Method spectators remember cards and their positions
1876 44
Various Modes of Disclosing a Discovered Card - First Method deck hit out of spectator's hand
1876 44
Third Method air-pressure turnover
1876 45
Fourth Method equivoque procedure
1876 45
To make a Card vanish from the Pack, and be found in a Person's Pocket stuck to back of hand
1876 46
To place the Four Kings in different parts of the Pack, and to bring them together by a Simple Cut
1876 47
The Four Kings being placed under the Hand of one Person, and the Four Sevens under the Hand of Another, to make them Change Places at Command
1876 48
Four Packets of Cards having been Formed face downwards on the Table, to discover the Total Value of the Undermost Cards
Related to 1876 49
To Name all the Cards in the Pack in Succession full stack, Eight Kings explained
1876 50
The Cards being Cut, to tell whether the Number Cut is Odd or Even
1876 51
The Whist Trick. To deal yourself all the Trumps all four hands contain all cards of a suit
1876 51
To allow a Person to think of a Card, and to make that Card appear at such Number in the Pack as Another Person shall Name card and its position remembered, bluff counting started with that number, with variation
Related to 1876 52
The Cards Revealed by the Looking-Glass joke
1876 53
To Guess Four Cards thought of by Different Persons
Related toVariations 1876 53
The Pairs Re-paired
1876 54
The Magic Triplets variation with twenty-four cards and triplets instead of twenty and pairs
1876 55
Another Mode of Discovering a Card Thought of twenty-five cards, different dealing pattern
1876 55
To Guess, by the aid of a Passage of Poetry or Prose, such one of Sixteen Cards as, in the Performer's Absence, has been Touched or Selected by the Company verbal code
1876 56
To Detect, without Confederacy, which of Four Cards has been Turned Round in your Absence one-way margins
1876 57
To Arrange Twelve Cards is Rows, in such a manner that they will Count Four in every Direction puzzle
1876 58
To Place the Aces and Court Cards in Four Rows, in such a manner that neither Horizontally nor Perpendicularly shall there be in either Row two Cards alike either in Suit or Value puzzle
1876 58
The Congress of Court Cards with the twelve court cards
Related to 1876 59
A Card having been Chosen and Returned, and the Pack shuffled, to Produce the Chosen Card instantly in various ways long card or stripper deck, see following tricks
1876 62
To Pick out the Card,the Pack being placed in a Person's Pocket stripper or with palm
1876 62
To Cut at the Chosen Card stripper, long card, or ungaffed after spectator shuffle (palm)
1876 62
To Let all the Cards fall, save the One Chosen long card or stripper deck
1876 62
To Fling the Pack in the Air, and Catch the Chosen Card
1876 63
To Change a Card drawn haphazard to the Chosen Card long card or stripper
1876 63
To Divide the Pack into several Packets on the Table, allowing the Company to stop you at any Moment, and to cause the Top Card of the Heap last made to Change into the Chosen Card wide card as key card
1876 65
To teach the Company a Trick which they Learn without Difficulty, then to allow them to Succeed or to cause them to Fail at your Pleasure deck dealt in four piles and suits separated, taught to audience and they fail or succeed
Related to 1876 66
To Distinguish the Court Cards by Touch preparing by "bending" edges slightly upwards with knife
1876 69
To name any Number of Cards in succession without Seeing them cards named one by one with deck behind backs, two methods
1876 70
To make Four Cards change from Eights to Twos, from Black to Red, etc. divided cards
1876 71
A Card having been Drawn and Returned, and the Pack shuffled, to make it Appear at such Number as the Company Choose two methods (Glide and Re-Deal)
1876 73
Several Persons having each Drawn and Returned a Card, to make each Card appear at such Number in the Pack as the Drawer chooses
1876 75
The "Three Card" Trick with bent corner
1876 76
To Nail a Chosen Card to the Wall
1876 77
The Inseparable Sevens Eights as Sevens, robbers
1876 77
The Inseparable Aces three x-cards behind, robbers
1876 79
Having placed the Four Aces in different positions in the Pack, to make the two Black change places with the two Red ones, and finally to bring all Four together in the middle of the Pack
1876 80
A Card having been thought of, to make such Card Vanish from the Pack, and be Discovered wherever the Performer pleases twenty-seven cards, card palmed out and multiple endings suggested (pocket, transformation, on chair, ...)
1876 83
To cause a Number of Cards to Multiply invisibly in a Person's keeping cut-off packet weighed, then it multiplies
1876 84
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Pack being divided into Two Portions, placed in the keeping of two different Persons, to make Three Cards Pass invisible from the One to the Other beginning with sealed deck
1876 86
To allow several Persons each to draw a Card, and the Pack having been Shuffled, to make another Card drawn haphazard Change successively into each of those first chosen
Related to 1876 87
To make Four Aces change to Four Kings, and Four Kings to Four Aces four double facers, using hat
1876 90
Having made Four Packets of Cards with an Ace at the bottom of each, to bring all Four Aces into whichever Packet the Company may choose faced deck and alternative method
Related to 1876 91
Conus To Change the Four Aces, held tightly by a Person into Four Indifferent Cards Conus Aces
1876 93
The Shower of Aces deck changes into all Aces
1876 97
Several Persons having each drawn Two Cards, which have been Returned and Shuffled, to make each Couple Appear in Succession, one at the top and the other at the bottom of the Pack "The Ladies' Looking-glass", favorite of Comte
1876 99
To make Two Cards, each firmly held by a different Person, change places duplicate
1876 101
To Change Four Cards, drawn haphazard, and placed on the table, into Cards of the same Value as a Single Card subsequently chosen by one of the Spectators optional forcing pack
1876 102
Two Heaps of Cards, unequal in Number, being placed upon the Table, to predict beforehand which of the two the Company will choose ambiguous prediction, two handlings (number of cards or values in pile & odd/even pile with palming)
1876 103
A Row of Cards being placed Face Downards on the Table, to indicate, by turning up one of them, how many of such Cards have during your absence been transferred from one end of the Row to the other
Variations 1876 104
Several Cards having been freely chosen by the Company, Returned and Shuffled, and the Pack placed in a Person's Pocket, to make such Person draw out one by one the chosen Cards spectator extracts (top) card from his pocket, favorite of Herrmann
1876 106
To allow a Person secretly to think of a Card, and dividing the Pack into three heaps, to cause the Card thought of to appear in whichever heap the Company may choose
1876 108
To allow a Person secretly to think of a Card, and, even before such Card is named, to select it from the Pack, and place it singly upon the Table one in fifty-two, or switch
1876 110
A Card having been Secretly Thought of by one of the Audience, to place two Indifferent Cards upon the table, and to Change such one of them as the Audience may select into the Card thought of using psychological force
1876 111
A Card having been Drawn and Returned, and the Pack shuffled, to divide the Pack into several Heaps on the Table, and to cause the Drawn Card to appear in such heap as the Company may choose
1876 114
To change a drawn Card into the Portraits of several of the Company succession
1876 115
A Card having been drawn and returned, and the Pack shuffled, to place on the Table six Rows of six Cards each, and to discover the chosen Card by a throw of the Dice
1876 116
A Card having been withdrawn and replaced, to call it from the Pack, and to make it come to you of its own accord thread, tabled rising card from spread
1876 117
The Whist Trick. Improved Method. "To deal yourself all the Trumps, the three other Players holding the usual mixed Hands"
1876 119
The Magic Sword "A Card being drawn and replaced, and the Pack flung in the Air, to catch the chosen Card on the point of the Sword"
Related to 1876 121
The Rising Cards (La Houlette) "Several Cards having been drawn, returned, and Shuffled, to make them rise spontaneously from the Pack"
some variations in apparatus explained
1876 125
Ungimmicked Rising Cards
1876 129
The Jumping Cards "Two or three Cards having been drawn, returned, and shuffled, to make them jump out of the Pack"
using prop box
1876 130
To make a Card stand upright by itself on the Table tin slip
1876 132
Two Card Transposition using two mechanical card boxes
1876 136
Restoration in Card Box prop
1876 136
The "Torn Card" card restored except corner, which then visibly reappears, different versions of the mechanical card explained
1876 139
Visible Change of Rising Card mechanical card
1876 143
To arrange a Row of Dominoes face downwards on the Table, and on returning to the Room to turn up a Domino whose points shall indicate how many have been moved in your absence "Row of Ten Cards" with dominoes
Related to 1876 265
Cards to Card Drawer two cards travel into prop
1876 348
The Changing Ladle on a stick, to change flat objects, as card burning, paper switch or Q&A device
Related to 1876 358
The Fairy Star five cards put in pistol and shot on star configuration apparatus where they appear on its five points
1876 454
The Card Bouquet six cards are shot on a fake flower bouquet, they appear around the bouquet, optionally they change into six other selections, mechanical
1876 457
The Demon's Head papier maché head rolls eyes and moves mouth, deck put in mouth, chosen cards fly out of mouth and appear between horns
Related to 1876 458
The Magic Picture and the Chosen Cards deck thrown onto picture frame, three selections appear behind glass
1876 467
C. H. Wilson The Bonanza Trick No. 1, shuffled deck arranged in groups of four, all groups turn out to be fours-of-a-kinds
1877 13
C. H. Wilson The Tell-Tale Trick No. 2, spectator removes cards according to the birth date, performer then divines the birth date
1877 16
C. H. Wilson The Charm Trick No. 3, four cards are freely chosen and fairly shuffled back, they show up at small named numbers (or numbers thrown with dice), alternatively four indifferent cards are placed in front of the spectators that change into selections
1877 18
C. H. Wilson The Reflection Trick No. 4, cards are chosen and named, apparently by reflection in the eye
1877 19
C. H. Wilson The Blindfolded Reading Trick No. 5, blindfolded performer names position of named cards
1877 19
C. H. Wilson Red-Black Divination performer separates red and black cards, pin-punched or punch with finger nail
1877 19
C. H. Wilson The Seven-up Trick No. 6, gambling demonstration, deal with set-up deck
1877 20
C. H. Wilson The Miller's Guess Trick No. 1, two different formulas (Mutus... and Lofot...)
1877 20
C. H. Wilson The Tally Trick No. 1, with a variable number of cards, here thirty
1877 22
C. H. Wilson The Thirty-one Game Trick No. 2
1877 22
C. H. Wilson Slip-Jack No. 1, bar bet in which two separated Aces must be brought together
1877 24
C. H. Wilson Three-Card Monte No. 2, short comment
1877 25
Visible Transposition one-handed passes in both hands simultaneously, duplicates
1889 10
To Force a Person to Think of a Particular Card from fan or during riffling with slight stop at step
Related to 1889 12
"Second" Dealing with "card at any number" application
1889 21
Prof. Robert Hellis Hellis' Change, No. 1 "To change a card without the aid of the Pack"
in context of effect in which wrong card changes into selection
1889 23
To Slip a Card with transformation effect
1889 25
Blindfold Location multiple cards by touch
1889 39
Biseauté or Tapering Cards red-black application
1889 39
Tricks with Long Cards simple location of a card, either by using long card as key or by forcing long card
1889 41
Card comes to Top/Bottom on hand or with paper-wrapped deck, long card
1889 42
Tricks with Biseauté Cards - The Attractive Power of Gold three selections come to bottom of three piles, then to bottom of pack after shuffle, presented with coins, stripper deck
Related to 1889 43
The Pocket-picking Trick selection extracted by feel from deck in spectator's pocket, stripper or long card or ungaffed
1889 45
The "Walking Pip" Card
1889 47
Multi-Pip Card & Application two versions, with general card type routine with two spectators
1889 48
Prof. M. Verbeck Multi-Pip Card double faced multi-pip card, ending clean with blank card
1889 50
"Reading" the Cards multiple cards divined with wand, punch marked deck
1889 58
Charlier Artificial Spiritualism removed cards divined, pile cut off by spectator and number of cards as well as number of pips divined, stacked and punch marked
1889 63
First Method - To discover a card mentally selected
  • Second Method
1889 68
The "Nerve" Feat deck hit out of spectator's hand, "staring him in the face", see also page 42
1889 70
The "Alternate Card" Trick packet comes out in order via down-under deal, thirteen-card and 32-card version
1889 72
The "Spelling" Trick spelling every value in a thirteen-card packet
1889 75
To Name all the Cards of the Pack in Succession full stack, 32-version and Eight Kings explained
1889 76
Odd-Even Divination performer knows whether cut-off number is odd or even
1889 77
Four-of-a-kinds deck is dealt in thirteen piles, value named, one pile is removed that consists of all those cards
1889 78
The Whist Trick dealing four hands, one contains winning suit and others are either mixed or also sorted in suits
1889 78
Two Heaps of Cards having been placed upon the Table, to Predict with Certainty which Heap a Spectator will choose ambiguous prediction, two handlings (number of cards or values in pile & odd/even pile with palming)
1889 79
The Pack being divided into two Heaps on the Table and a Card taken from each Heap and placed in the other: to discover such Cards two methods (odd/even or bridge)
1889 81
The Queens digging for Diamonds hotel trick with eight cards each and story presentation
Also published here 1889 82
A Row of Cards having been formed Face downwards, to divine how many have been moved from one end of the Row to the other spectator displaces x cards in packet, an x value card is produced
1889 83
To make a Card thought of by one Person appear at such Number in the Pack as another Person shall choose card and its position remembered, bluff counting started with that number, re-count
Related to 1889 85
Another Method 27-card trick with card-to-any-number table
1889 87
The Affectionate Quartette four-of-a-kind distributed in deck comes together again, various methods
1889 90
To discover a Chosen Card by the Throw of a Pair of Dice forcing pack
1889 92
The "Whispering Trick" for one spectator, paperballs over the head situation
1889 93
The Capital Q back-count force with counters/coins or cards, as divination with partial stack
Also published here 1889 95
To pick out a Chosen Card under a Handkerchief long card, stripper or ungaffed
1889 97
The Obedient Aces
1889 103
Conus Conus' Ace Trick
1889 107
Conus The Shower of Aces many aces appear at named number (faced-deck turnover at-any-number method)
1889 110
Charles Bertram Bertram's Ace Trick spectator deals out all cards, the three indifferent cards end up in spectator's pocket
1889 111
Clairvoyance by Touch chosen card is extracted from deck in spectator's pocket, the repeat in which spectator extracts right card
1889 113
To Pass a Card through a Hat as out for classic force
1889 116
Louis Comte The Ladies' Looking-Glass last pair caught from shower of cards
1889 117
Houlette à la Main fingers from behind
1889 119
Everybody's Card
1889 120
Professor Alberti Alberti's Rising Cards hair and wax
1889 121
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Cards Judged by Weight, and the Multiplication of Cards two routines (second one by Robert-Houdin)
1889 122
, Prof. M. Verbeck "Stop!" "Three Cards having been drawn by Three different Persons, to make them appear at such Numbers in the Pack as the Drawers or any other Person my select"
three-way or two-way forcing pack
1889 125
The Cards having been freely Shuffled and Cut into three or four Heaps, to Name the Top Card of each Heap one ahead
1889 127
Professor Hoffmann Thought Anticipated general thoughts on the plot
1889 128
A Person having Secretly Thought of a Card, and the Pack having been Divided into Three Heaps, to Declare in which Heap the Card thought of will be found
1889 129
To Invite a Person secretly to Think of a Card, and before such Card is named to pick it out of the Pack
1889 130
A Card having been Thought of by one Spectator, to offer the Pack to another, and cause him to draw the same Card psychological force & out
1889 132
Card to Pocket as Out for Classic Force
1889 133
Thought Doubly Anticipated "To Place a Card Thought of by one Person at such Position in the Pack as another Person shall mentally Select"
psychological force & position 7 with outs
1889 134
The Transforming Sevens divided cards
1889 137
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Protean Pack three selections, "General Pack"
1889 140
The Four Queens changed to Kings Queens under hat transpose with Kings on deck, double facers
1889 142
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Cards passing up the Sleeve
1889 144
The Diminishing and Dissolving Cards two versions
1889 148
Card-Boxes No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4: "Card-and-Bird" Box
No. 5
No. 6: Bland's Brass Card-box
No. 7: The Card-Drawer
No. 8: The Double Card-Drawer
1889 151
Two Drawn Cards, placed in different Boxes, made to Change Places at Command
1889 159
Professor Hoffmann A Drawn Card, placed in a Closed Box, made to Fly back to the Pack, while Another takes its Place in the Box including Another Method
1889 160
The Torn-Card Trick torn corner, then complete restoration, card box prop
1889 163
The Mechanical "Torn Card" last corner visibly restores
1889 166
Jumping Cards "To Make Selected Cards Jump out of the Pack"
king of mechanical houlette
1889 168
Eugene Bosco The Sand Frame
1889 171
Professor Field Professor Field's Card Frame pieces shot with pistol on the frame
1889 172
The Magic Sword "A Chosen Card Caught on the Point of a Sword"
1889 175
A Card caught on the End of a Walking-Stick
1889 178
The Magic Mirror deck laid on mirror, name appears on mirror (breathing glass), mirror turned, only selection sticks to mirror
1889 179
The Charmed Bullet and the Black Cloth Target nine shuffled cards stuck to board covered with black cloth, performer shoots on board and hits selection
1889 182
The China Plate and Flying Cards deck laid on plate, selections fly out horizontally
Related to 1889 185
Bland The Card-Catching Plate four cards appear attached to rim of plate when deck is thrown at it
1889 187
A Card found in a Cigar
1889 189
A Card found in a Candle two methods (fake or ordinary candle)
1889 189
A Pack of Cards changed to a Handkerchief handkerchief and cards in leather case change places
1889 194
The Black Velvet Banner three cards are shot with pistol on velvet cloth, they appear stuck on it, flap silk
1889 196
Professor Hoffmann The Multiplying and Vanishing Cards three cards selected, which are then multiplied (e.g. a dozen aces of hearts), then all duplicates vanished
1889 198
The Magic Star and Cabalistic Pointer six cards in star configuration, an arrow pivots and stops at selections
1889 201
The Fairy Star five cards lost and found, then teared up and put in pistol and shot on star configuration apparatus where they appear on its five points
1889 206
Multiple Selection Routine five cards in five different ways
1889 206
The Rising Cards (La Houlette) various thread methods (including "Sand Riser"), routine and pseudo-mistakes
1889 211
The Crystal Houlette requiring prepared wand
1889 219
Bland The Wonderful Fan and Enchanted Card card is shot on lady's fan with pistol, fan opens and card appears on it
1889 223
The Card and Smoke Trick borrowed handkerchief on glass, card fired with pistol and pips appear on handkerchief, also smoke appears in glass
variation in which blank card in glass becomes printed
Related to 1889 225
The Cascade of Cards card fountain with or without special apparatus
1889 228
Professor Hoffmann The "Sensation" Card Trick "An Experiment in Thought-reading"
three cards thought of, performer divines writes them on slips of paper, spectators remove their cards and the vanish from "card table" and reappear in deck
1889 231
The Crystal Frame "For the Production of a Card"
1889 237
The Black Velvet Frame "For the Production of a Card"
1889 238
The Card in the Candle card appears on top of candle
1889 239
Bland The Card Bouquet five cards are destroyed and shot on a fake flower bouquet, they appear around the bouquet, some reverse and one has a corner missing which is visibly restored, very mechanical apparatus
1889 241
All Red - All Black with electric deck
1890 20
Methods of Identifying a Chosen Card - Fourth Method concave bridge in rest of deck
1890 22
Fifth Method nailnick as selection is replaced underneath fan
1890 22
Sixth Method
Inspired by 1890 23
Any number of Packets of Cards having been formed face downwards on the Table, to discover the Total Value of the Undermost Cards. with formula for any number of cards
Related to 1890 23
New Numerical Trick with Cards three heaps formed while performer is blindfolded according to some mathematical instructions, performer in the end know amount of cards in center pile
1890 25
The Capital Q back-count force with counters/coins or cards, as divination with partial stack
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1890 27
To Name Cards without Seeing them
1890 30
The "Alternate Card" Trick thirteen-card packet comes out in order via down-under deal
1890 31
The "Spelling" Trick from thirteen-card packet every value from Ace to King is spelled out
1890 31
The ''Twenty-Seven Card" Trick "To cause a Card selected by one Spectator to appear at such number in the Pack as another Spectator may indicate"
piles picked up according to a table so thought-of card ends up in any position
1890 32
A Row of Cards being placed Face Downwards on the table, to indicate by turning up one of them How Many have during your absence been Transferred from One end to the Other "Improved Method"
Inspired by 1890 35
Professor Hoffmann To produce Three Cards at any Position in the Pack thought of by Another Person three cards appear consecutively at freely named number
1890 38
A Card being freely Chosen from the Pack, replaced, and the Pack shuffled, to make any Given Card Change to the one Chosen control, palm & top change
1890 40
The "Alternate Card" Trick with a Complete Pack apparently mixed deck comes out in order via down-under deal
1890 42
To Pass a Chosen Card through the Crown of a Borrowed Hat selection appears underneath hat
1890 46
Gordon Wigan To Change Three Cards, placed in the Pocket of a Spectator, into Three Others previously chosen
Related to 1890 48
To make a Card freely drawn, and replaced in the Pack, Change Places with another laid on the Table
1890 49
To distinguis the Suit of any given Card by Weight cards with glazed back, marked with water marks
1890 50
The "Three-Card" Trick with psychology & bent corner
1890 51
The "Three-Card" Trick - Another Method gaffed face, fake-index precursor
1890 54
Changing Cards multi-pip card
Variations 1890 55
"Walking Pip" Cards
1890 56
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Cards passing up the Sleeve, and the Diminishing and Increasing Cards "dexterous card-palming supple­mented by unflinching audacity", diminishing cards as fake explanation
1890 57
Mechanical Diminishing Cards described in addition to sleight-of-hand method
1890 64
Charlier Reading the Cards
1890 68
Practical Illustrations
  • top cards named after cut
  • spectator cuts off cards and performer knows number of cards and points containted
1890 75
Further Illustration naming position of any card or card at any position
1890 79
Card Naming when stack has been shuffled, punch deck
1890 81
Professor Hoffmann The Mysterious Pairs several spectators remove two cards each and place them face to face, performer receives one card and names the other, then the pairs come together again in the deck
1890 84
To name the Bottom Card of each of Three Heaps of Cards performer divines bottom cards of three piles by making up mathematical rules with other drawn cards
1890 88
Professor Alberti The Rising Cards - Alberti's Method thread attached during routine, free selection
1890 91
The Houlette glass houlette on top of wand, metal tongue pushes card up
1890 92
Edwin T. Sachs Edwin Sachs' Method metal houlette on top of bottle
1890 93
Buatier de Kolta de Kolta Rising Cards brief, for correction see reference
Related to 1890 94
Prof. Duprez Ribbon Rising Cards glass houlette suspended on ribbons
1890 95
To Catch a Selected Card on the end of a Walking-Stick (almost) ungaffed stick
Related to 1890 95
Mechanical Card Stick presented as different method
1890 97
Professor Field, Frames of various kinds of Producing Cards
  • Field's Card-Frame
  • The French Card-Frame
  • The Sand Frame (attr. to "the elder Bosco")
  • The Velvet Frame and Artist's Easel
  • The Crystal Frame
1890 98
The Velvet Cloth for the Production of Cards three cards are shot with pistol on velvet cloth, they appear stuck on it, flap silk
1890 109
The Black Cloth Target. Another Magic Pistol nine shuffled cards stuck to board covered with black cloth, performer shoots on board and hits selection
1890 111
Professor Hoffmann The Magic Card Case "A Chosen Card made to pass into an Empty Case", leather-covered case
1890 115
The Improved Card Drawer "To produce Two Cards in succession from an Empty Drawer", with routine suggestions, including having the spectator decide whether the two selections should appear in the box face-to-face or back-two-back
1890 118
Changing Card-box Routine card in box and card in deck transpose, interesting method with deck switch
1890 122
Card from Changing Card-box to Deck two cards chosen and put in box, apparently named one travels back to deck
1890 123
The Magnetic Wand and Walking Card selection lifted out of deck which rests in spectator's pocket
1890 124
The Walking Card named card moves from spread out cards on table
1890 126
Bland The Enchanted Hand-Mirror deck on hand-held mirror, mirror turned over, only selection sticks, magnetism
1890 128
Professor Hoffmann The Multiplying and Vanishing Cards single card "reproduces" into duplicates, repeated with other cards, duplicates vanished again, pull
1890 131
A Pack of Cards Transformed into a Handkerchief, and vice versa handkerchief and cards in leather case change places
1890 231
The Magic Circle "To discover a card or other object that has been touched in the performer's absence", with medium and code
1890 242
Professor Hoffmann The Spiritualistic Ball, Ring and Card rod in stand, ball with hole placed on it, ball moves upwards and downwards, then jumps off, same with ring, card also rises up and down the rod
Related to 1890 395
The new Watch and Card Target pistol shot on target, where card appears minus corner, then corner as well, watch appears there too
Inspired byRelated to 1890 403
The Card in the Candle torn-up card fired with pistol on candle, card appears on top of candle
1890 421
Die Karten in der Brusttasche No. 1, deck placed in breast pocket of spectator, selections from another deck inserted in pocketed deck, performer takes them out by touch, one deck slightly bigger
1895 3
Der magische Degen No. 2, sword used to stab selection blindfolded, deck scattered on floor, deck switch for short deck when fetching sword
1895 4
Gerade oder Ungerade No. 3, packet of cards is counted as an odd or even number, depending on what the spectator wishes, two cards stuck together with "weak rubber solution, soap or onion juice"
1895 5
Das Gedankenlesen No. 4, spectator writes name of card on paper, card divined by performer, impression on silver plate
1895 6
Das verwandelte As No. 5, black Aces and Ace of Diamonds shown, those three cards given to spectator, Diamonds changed to Hearts, pip covered by black Aces so Ace of Hearts poses as Diamonds, Ace appears to be in the center which makes covering unclear
Related to 1895 7
Das Vorherbestimmen menschlicher Gedanken No. 6, spectator choses one of two piles, selection is predicted with "eight", one pile contains Eights, the other eight cards
1895 8
Einen Thaler durch ein Kartenspiel wandern zu lassen No. 7, deck placed on glass, coin dropped on top appears in glass, assistant pulls off bottom card which is attached to a thread
1895 9
Die Gedankenübertragung No. 8, name of chosen cards appears on previously empty slate which is wrapped in newspaper, rope held to forehead of two spectators as comedy prop, mirror writing in chalk on newspaper
1895 11
Die Macht des Fluidums No. 9, cards cling to hand and drop on command, needle through thick part of skin
1895 12
Die Springkarte No. 10, selection either rises slowly or jumps out of deck, rubber band attached to two cards
1895 14
Ein ganzes Kartenspiel durchzureißen No. 12, whole deck torn in two halves
1895 16
Die verwandelte Karte No. 13, glide in which the spectator is asked to pull out the bottom card
1895 17
Dasselbe Kunststück in anderer Ausführung No. 14, Nine of Diamonds changes into Ace of Diamonds, pips made from powder can be shaken/rubbed off
Related to 1895 18
Das Aufspießen gezogener Karten auf einen Degen No. 16, four cards
1895 21
Das Hellsehen No. 17, one of three cards chosen, performer divines, assistant codes with position of cigarette in mouth
1895 22
Die magische Sehkraft No. 18, a picture card is turned around, performer knows with one
1895 23
Rouge et noir No. 19, bridge crimp to tell whether a card is red or black
1895 24
Der Kunstschütze No. 20, hole shot in Ace, gaff card with hole that can be pushed open
1895 24
Das bezauberte Messer No. 21, card named above knife pushed-in by spectator, bottom card dragged along
1895 26
Die vier wiedervereinigten Könige No. 22, Kings pushed in four different positions comes to top, four indifferent cards palmed on top of them
1895 27
Die gehorsamen Karten No. 23, three selections jump out of deck held in one hand one by one into other hand, thread across stage
1895 28
Dasselbe Kunststück in anderer Ausführung No. 24, card rises out of deck in glass
1895 30
Eine gezogene Karte an die Wand festzunageln No. 25, deck thrown to wall, selection remains thumb tacked at wall
1895 31
Der Zauberwurf No. 26, deck thrown in deck, cards remain together until deck hits floor
1895 32
Die unzertrennlichen Buben No. 27, three Jacks put on top, middle and bottom, found in center together after cut
1895 32
Eine gezogene Karte aufzufinden No. 29, key card palmed onto selection
1895 34
Dasselbe Kunststück in anderer Ausführung No. 30, selection found by weighing each card
1895 35
Durch einen Griff die schwarzen Karten von den roten zu trennen No. 31, deck shown shuffled, colors separated with one cutting action
1895 36
Die wandernden Points No. 32, number card in glass, covered with handkerchief, smoke travels into glass and pips travel onto handkerchief, chemical
1895 36
Mit verbundenen Augen sämtliche Karten eines Spieles zu nennen No. 33, blindfolded, cards held to forehead are named
1895 39
Der Kartenkünstler als Hellseher No. 34, four cards chosen, deck placed in spectator's pocket, number named, cards removed and card at that number is first selection, repeated three more times
1895 40
Sämtliche Bilderkarten eines Spieles mit verbundenen Augen aufzufinden No. 35, all picture cards found blindfolded
1895 42
Der magische Tastsinn No. 36, deck put in pocket, any card called for removed
1895 43
Grande clairvoyance mysterieuse No. 37, spectator choses card from one deck, then magician from another, they match, both decks marked
Related to 1895 44
Eine gezogene Karte zu verwandeln No. 38, selection put on top, another card is on top when checked again after putting hand on top of deck, sticky hand
1895 45
Das Vorherbestimmen mehrerer gewählter Karten No. 39, four piles made, one chosen, all cards from that pile are predicted in envelope, nested envelopes system
1895 46
Die verwandelten Könige No. 40, four Kings change into four Queens
1895 48
Das glückliche Wiederfinden No. 41, card vanishes from envelope and reappears in cigar, card either forced or freely chosen with cigar index
1895 49
Faced-Deck Card Vanish/Switch card put on top of faced deck, deck turned over secretly
1895 50
Die magnetische Karte No. 42, performer holds cards, spectator slaps deck out of hand and only selection remains, magnetic force presentation
1895 51
Changement von vier Askarten No. 43, red Aces put on top and bottom, black Aces in center, they transpose
1895 51
Die Macht des Zauberstabes No. 44, four packets cut by performer, he names top cards of all piles
1895 52
Die ihr Plätze wechselnden Karten No. 45, two cards placed in two hats change places, two double facers
1895 54
Die wandernde Karte No. 46, card moves around on table and follows performer
1895 55
La carte du diable No. 47, top card shown, spectator removes it from deck, it changes, half card covers half the face card
1895 56
Das künstliche Abheben No. 48, performer cuts deck and announces in advance whether he cut to a number or picture card
1895 57
Non plus ultra No. 49, spectator removes three cards from new deck and places them under handkerchief, performer touches cards through handkerchief, they are replaced and found, punched through handkerchief
1895 58
Ein ganzes Kartenspiel in freier Hand verschwinden zu lassen No. 50, deck cut in half with pivot point on pull, fan looks like normal deck, thread into sleeve
1895 59
Der bezauberte Rosenstock No. 1, card appears at top of rose plant
1895 63
Photographierahmen No. 2, sand frame
1895 65
Der Kartenleuchter No. 3, flame of candle changes into selection
1895 66
Der Kartenstern No. 4, five cards selected, deck thrown towards star configuration apparatus where they appear on its five points
Related to 1895 67
Die Kartenlaterne No. 5, card appears in lantern
Related to 1895 69
Der Teufelskopf No. 6, devil's head mask on which four cards appear, fourth one comes out of mouth
Related to 1895 70
Die Kartenpresse No. 7, money press for cards
Related to 1895 72
Die materialisierte Geisterhand No. 9, doll hand pulls selected cards out of deck
Related to 1895 75
Die Kartenvoltige No. 10, card fountain at stand, selection appears at the end
Related to 1895 77
Der Kartendegen No. 12
1895 81
Der Kartensteiger auf dem Rücken einer Person No. 1, deck attached to back of spectator, three cards rise out of it one by one, dealer's item by C. L. Wüst from Frankfurt
Related to 1895 86
Die Geisterschrift No. 2, card burnt, ashes rubbed on back of hand, name of card appears, egg white
1895 88
H. F. C. Suhr Der moderne Phönix No. 3, card torn to pieces and burnt in a flash on a bowl, restored card underneath bowl, see Zauberspiegel for Suhr attribution
Also published here 1895 89
Das Durchdringen der Stoffe No. 4, card in envelope put underneath top hat, card is pulled out of top hat visibly, envelope empty
1895 90
Changement mehrerer Münzen mit einem Kartenspiel No. 5, deck changes place with three coins, both covered with paper boxes, two deck shells
1895 92
L'Homme Masqué Die vier Buben auf der Wanderschaft No. 6, four cards chosen, they are the four jacks, they are shuffled back and produced from inside the jacket at sleeve opening
1895 93
Die magische Einwirkung No. 7, card chosen and pushed into book, card and page predicted
1895 95
L'Homme Masqué Die Karten als Liliputaner No. 8
1895 96
Die Anziehungskraft des Goldes No. 9, spectator places object on a card, it is the selection
1895 97
Die Karte als Luftkönigin No. 10, card floats out of deck, across stage, into glass, and back, everything is then examined
1895 99
Die Points auf der Glasplatte No. 11, card becomes blank, points appear on previously examined glass sheet, switch behind table after accidentally dropping wrapped glass sheet
1895 101
Die magische Reparatur-Anstalt No. 12, card signed and torn in two, one half burnt, reproduced from envelope
1895 102
Errare Humanum est, oder: Niemand kann zählen No. 13, chosen card appears at named number
1895 104
Das verlorene und wiedergefundene As No. 14, spectator pushes all Aces in the deck, one vanishes and reappears in his pocket, two methods
1895 105
Der wahrsagende Würfel No. 15, deck cut into six piles by spectator, number chosen with die, selection is in designated pile, card palmed out and added onto correct pile
1895 106
Die gehorsamen Karten two or three cards selected and lost, one by one they rise out of deck and float into other hand, solo version
Jan. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 1)
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Das Nennen jeder Karte im Spiel oder das bezauberte Messer borrowed pocket knife stabbed into borrowed deck, performer repeatedly names card above knife, bottom card glimpsed and slipped to stabbed spot
Jan. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 1)
9
Die sich in der Hand eines Zuschauers verwandelnde Karte card placed on spectator's hand changes, pips made from powder can be shaken/rubbed off, detailed explanation
Related to Feb. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 2)
23
Gedankenübertragung - 1. Methode - 1. Experiment mit Karten medium on chair divines selected cards, marked and coded by performer in way he holds the card
Mar. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 3)
39
Professor Bellonie, Carl Willmann Ein Stündchen beim Wunderdoktor Ast in Radbruch second part of article, story presentation for hotel trick with fours-of-a-kind
Related to Apr. 1895
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58
Grande clairvoyance mystèrieuse two decks, two chosen cards match, decks marked, one in new deck order, second method with Mexican Turnover, third method in which one card is secretly transferred to the other deck at the beginning
Related to Apr. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 4)
60
Professor Bellonie, Carl Willmann Ein Stündchen beim Wunderdoktor Ast in Radbruch third part of description
Related to May. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 5)
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Das Vorherbestimmen mehrerer gewählten Karten deck dealt into four piles, one chosen, all cards in this pile are predicted
May. 1895
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Das Thaler-Kartenspiel "oder Die durch ein Kartenspiel spazierenden Thaler"
deck placed on glass and covered with handkerchief, coin penetrates through deck into glass or flies invisibly into glass
June 1895
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90
Gedankenübertragung - 3. Methode medium blindfolded with black hood, medium draws picture of chosen object, draws chosen landscape, draws chosen playing cards and coin
Related to Sep. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 9)
137
Der Degen im Frieden card thought of and removed from new deck and noted on piece of paper, shuffled back and deck distributed on floor, stabbed with optionally borrowed sword
Sep. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 9)
138
Das Zerreissen eines Kartenspieles tearing a deck of cards
Oct. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 10)
153
Die verschwundene und wiedergefundene Karte card is burned or vanishes, it reappears gradually as it is pulled out of the bottom of a hat, using a foldable card with black cloth back
Nov. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 11)
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L'Homme Masqué, Carl Willmann Das Verkleinerungs-Kartenspiel gaff set
Also published here Dec. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 12)
184
Cards Cling to Hand needle through skin
Sep. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 1)
10
Chicagoer Kartendruckerei normal deck is shown to be all alike one by one
Oct. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 2)
18
Der Kartendegen Eine Kartensoirée No. 2
four cards selected and shuffled back by spectator, stabbed at once from card shower
Oct. 1895
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20
Der Kunstschütze Eine Kartensoirée No. 3
card held by spectator is shot at, a hole appears in its middle
Oct. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 2)
22
Das Gedankenlesen pseudo muscle-reading used to divine a word written on a piece of paper, impression onto metal tray with soap covered paper
Oct. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 2)
28
Der Teufelskopf continuation of description, four cards selected and two borrowed ring put in glass and covered with handkerchief, cards vanish from deck and glass with rings vanishes, cards and rings appear on devil head puppet apparatus
Related to Nov. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 3)
37
Die unsichtbare Reise Eine Kartensoirée No. 5
two cards placed underneath two plates transpose, duplicate and glide
Nov. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 3)
39
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die unsichtbare Reise - Second Method without duplicate, Seven/Eight of Diamonds as pseudo duplicates
Nov. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 3)
40
Die Kartenlaterne Eine Kartensoirée No. 6
card appears in lantern
Nov. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 3)
41
Non plus ultra Eine Kartensoirée No. 7
four cards chosen, placed under handkerchief, then shuffled into deck, found by performer, cards punched on the fly with needle attached to ring
Nov. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 3)
42
Meine große Kartenvoltige Eine Kartensoirée No. 8
card fountain at stand, selection appears at the end, card is transformed into a card half its size
Nov. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 3)
43
Das verschwindende Kartenspiel Eine Kartensoirée No. 9
deck vanishes from borrowed hat, long ribbon pours out instead, card triangles attached so they can be fanned, attached to pull
Nov. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 3)
44
Das Abzählen der Karten faced deck, spectator names number, as force
Also published here Dec. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 4)
51
Die Eintracht der Damen card chosen, then three more cards chosen and the match, then assembly with four double facers
Dec. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 4)
52
Nil homini certum est cards openly separated in suits and dealt out twice, they're separated again, performer can do it and spectator only when performer wants him to, four cards secretly palmed in or out for that
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 4)
54
Abzählen der Karten faced deck, spectator names number, as force
Related toAlso published here 1896 14
Umschlagen einer Karte air-pressure turnover
Related to 1896 22
Das desertierte und wiedereingefangene Ass four Aces shown and lost in deck by spectator, one Ace disappears and travels to spectator's pocket, Diamond spot card masks as Ace with other pips covered by other Aces
Related to 1896 23
Die vier Asse auf Reisen
1896 24
Das bezauberte Messer spectator stabs knife into shuffled deck, performer names card, bottom card slipped into position
1896 28
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Einzig unfehlbare Manier, um vom Publikum gemerkte Karten zu erraten strange force of fourth card from top
1896 29
Die unsichtbare Reise eines Thalers deck of cards placed on glass, coin vanishes and appears in glass or penetrates deck
Related to 1896 31
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Conradi's Kartenwanderung red cards folded into paper and sealed, card from black half chosen, travels into red half
Related to 1896 32
Könige, Damen und Buben picture cards shuffled and placed underneath handkerchief, performer produces all Kings, Queens and Jacks without looking, two methods
Related to 1896 34
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Non plus ultra several cards chosen, placed under handkerchief, then shuffled into deck, found by performer, cards punched on the fly
1896 35
Noli me tangere several cards on table, spectators turn cards end for end and performer identifies which ones, one-way punch mark
1896 36
Die magische Sehkraft cards given to blindfolded performer are named by him
1896 36
Verschwinden und Wiedererscheinen einer Karte card vanishes from deck and appears on back of spectator or performer
Related to 1896 37
Der Zuschauer als Kartenkünstler spectator touches card named by performer in face-down fan, under-the-fan force with bottom card dragged to other side
1896 38
Citrone und Karte burned card appears in chosen lemon
Related to 1896 39
Die geheimnisvolle Verbindung card appears at chosen number, duplicate and double-count, two methods
Related to 1896 40
Die wandernden Karten four selections are returned to different positions, yet appear next to each other in deck
1896 42
Das Lesen mit den Fingerspitzen deck behind back, performer names one card after the other, two handlings
1896 42
Nennen zweier Karten deck cut in two piles, performer names top two cards
1896 43
Nennen mehrerer gezogener Karten cards chosen, then deck switched and cards returned, cards identified because they are twice in deck or because one deck is short
1896 44
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Karten-Changements two cards underneath separate hats or plates transpose, three methods:
  • I. duplicate
  • II. pseudo duplicate by covering a pip (Conradi-Horster)
  • III. double facers
1896 45
Nennen der obersten Karte im Spiel performer names top card of shuffled deck multiple times
1896 46
Die Verwandlung einer Karte
1896 46
Prädestinieren remember and forget with one spectator and additional prediction in double envelope
1896 47
Die von drei Personen gedachten Karten erraten zu können three spectators each think of one of three cards, performer divines them
1896 48
Das mysteriöse Couvert card in nest of envelopes, free choice with envelope index
1896 49
Card Vanish at Position spectator remembers card and its position, when re-counted it is no longer there or switched
1896 49
Das Wiederfinden zweier Karten matrix-layout, magician's choice of two cards
Related to 1896 50
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Prof. Hofzinser's Geheimnis "Die isolierte Karte", spectator locates card via matrix-layout of deck on table and magician's choice
Related to 1896 51
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Gleich und gleich gesellt sich gern performer and spectator each chose a card from a different deck, they match
Related to 1896 52
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Hypnose card chosen and inserted anywhere in a book, card and page number predicted, alternative method with forcing book by Conradi
1896 53
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die Verwandlung der vier Point-Acht-Karten four spectators each take a card, they're the Eights, those then change to Sevens and the Eights are back in the deck, impromptu double-enders
Related to 1896 54
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Des indischen Marabuts Sehergabe three numbers named and cards counted to, numbers and cards predicted, prepared envelope, faced deck
Related to 1896 57
Der Triumph der Magie one of four cards, "is your card in this pile?"
1896 60
Kunststück à la Cumberland three cards removed by spectators and placed in handkerchief, predicted on three billets in goblet, they travel back into deck, billet index
1896 61
Das Erraten einer gedachten Karte spectator remembers card and its position
Related to 1896 62
Der Kartensprung card face-down on table, deck dropped on it, card jumps face-up to top of deck
Related to 1896 63
Die wandernden Bilderkarten Jacks, Queens and Kings placed in three packets on table, they change into Eights, Nines and Tens
1896 63
Der Kunstschütze pip is shot out of card in air with pistol
1896 64
Das mysteriöse Taschentuch two cards in handkerchief transpose with two cards outside, duplicates
1896 64
Die Macht des Goldes spectator places coin on card, it's the selection, two methods
1896 65
Die beiden Unzertrennlichen two selections appear next to each other, two methods
1896 67
Das magnetische Kartenspiel needle in skin
Related to 1896 67
Rouge et Noir card riffled through are all red, then all black, small incomplete faro condition for impromptu svengali deck principle
1896 69
Der Karten-Herkules
1896 69
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die erzwungene Wahl selection at named number
1896 70
Der Karten-Jongleur card balances on hat or elsewhere, thread
Related to 1896 71
Chemische Reparaturanstalt card marked on both ends and cut in half, one half burnt and found in nest of envelope
Related to 1896 71
Die Kartenbrücke long spread between hands that defies gravity, hidden rubber thread
Related to 1896 72
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster The Flying Card card thrown in air comes back, on thread tied to ceiling
Related to 1896 73
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Das wunderbare Umdrehen einer Karte mitten im Spiele selection turns over in deck, duplicate
1896 74
Eine Karte am Gewicht zu erkennen selection found by carefully weighing cards one by one
1896 75
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Der Kartenturm severals cards placed upright on table to tower/house
1896 76
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Prof. Hofzinser's letzter Gedanke four or five selection penetrate handkerchief at once
Related to 1896 76
Mundus vult decipi card appears at named number with re-dealing strategy, Menetekel deck without short cards
Also published here 1896 77
Card to Spectator's Pocket Menetekel deck without short cards
1896 78
Die an die Thür genagelte Karte deck thrown at door and selection remains nailed there with thumbtack
1896 78
Der allwissende Künstler four selections shuffled into deck, piles made and selection choses pile with selections
1896 79
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Der Hellseher several spectators chose cards and seal them in envelopes, performer divines the cards inside, marked envelopes
Related to 1896 80
Die Karte im Pokal glass goblet covered, card vanishes from deck and appears in glass
1896 81
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Per Blitzzug! card vanishes from deck and reappears in spectator's pocket
1896 81
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die verschwundene Karte card selected and returned out of hands, yet it disappears from deck
1896 83
Der Bube als "enfant terrible" four cards selected, they're the Eights, Eights held by spectator, four other cards placed on table, Eights returned into deck, cards on table turn out to be three Eights and a Jack, jack transformed into missing Eight and four Jacks produced from pocket
Related to 1896 84
Das Mädchen für Alles in Gestalt eines Kartenspieles combination of effects from book
  • 1. Die magische Sehkraft
  • 2. Die Kartenwage
  • 3. performer repeatedly names card where spectator cuts to
  • 4. Das Lesen mit den Fingerspitzen
  • 5. Das Sortier-Etui (removing named cards from pocket)
  • 6. Das unsichtbare, geheimnisvolle Uhrwerk
  • 7. performer can always cut at a King (four Kings crimped)
1896 85
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Kartenwage performer names number of cards in cut-off pile, with patter
1896 87
Gerade oder ungerade performer knows if cut-off pile has odd or even number of cards, red-black alternating
1896 89
Nil homini certum est cards openly separated in suits and dealt out twice, they're separated again, performer can do it and spectator only when performer wants him to, four cards secretly palmed in or out for that
Also published here 1896 90
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Neueste Methode, Karte zu erraten Stebbins type stack with 32 cards
1896 92
Die unzertrennlichen Könige und Damen Kings and Queen in pile cut, dealt into two piles, they come out in pairs
1896 93
Das Kartenquadrat dealing a square with all Sevens, Eights, Nines and Tens so that no values repeat in rows or columns
1896 94
Erraten mehrerer Karten durch ein gewisses Schema
1896 95
Der Erraten mehrerer Karten Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces are dealt out repeatedly in square formation, but it is not clear to what purpose
1896 96
Vingt-un Twenty-One Card Trick, but card is at the end palmed out and an envelope with a duplicate from an envelope index presented
1896 97
Erraten von Karten durch Quadrate with square layout on table and four, five, six or seven spectators
1896 99
Der Gedächtniskünstler card taken out, spectator reads off remaining cards, performer names missing card, clocking mod 10 but with only thirty-two cards
Variations 1896 100
Die rätselhafte Harmonie spectator choses same card as other spectator, key card
1896 102
Eine Karte am Geruch erkennen locating a card because of its smell, key card
1896 102
Das Wiederfinden der Karten two cards are lost and found, divided deck, either red-black or odd-even
1896 103
Den Gesamtwert dreier unbekannten Karten zu nennen piles made, sum of three cards named at the end
1896 103
Der mysteriöse Kartenkreis card chosen from clock dial layout with counting procedure
1896 104
Die geflohenen und wieder eingefangenen Haremsdamen three Queens placed on top, bottom and center, all together after cut, also two methods for four Queens, in one of which all four come back to the top
Related to 1896 106
Das magische Trio one card palmed from the start
1896 107
Die künstliche Reihenfolge deck dealt out with down-under deal in new deck order as climax to card performance, for 32 or 52 cards
Related to 1896 108
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 110
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Prädestinationsgabe two decks, spectator remembers one and its position in one deck, then he counts down in second deck from position to previously predicted number, selection is there
Related toAlso published here 1896 111
Das mathematische Mischen - 1. first application, ten cards shuffled, yet they stay in order, using shuffle that recycles after seven executions
1896 119
Das mathematische Mischen - 2. second application, two cards chosen among ten card packet and then located
1896 119
Das mathematische Mischen - 3. third application, position of top card named after three "shuffles"
1896 120
Das mathematische Mischen - 4. fourth application, deck "shuffled" two times, then card at any position named
1896 120
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Gezwungene Wahl magician's choice from 32 cards and layout on table
Related to 1896 121
Das schräg oder conisch beschnittene Spiel stripper deck, red black application, also all four suits
1896 128
Eine Point-Drei-Karte verwandelt sich in ein Ass multi-pip principle
1896 133
Point-Vier verwandelt sich in Point-Sechs multi-pip principle
Related to 1896 133
Point-Sieben verwandelt sich in Point-Acht multi-pip principle with ungaffed Seven that changes to Eight
1896 133
Prof. M. Verbeck Professor Verbecks "Tolle Neune" double facer with multi-pip principle
Also published here 1896 134
Die Chamäleon-Karten fan of four cards transforms multiple times, divided cards
1896 135
Französische Verwandlungskarte three Fives change into Aces, kind of wide-spread divided cards
1896 136
"Das Verwandlungsspiel" deck shown normal, than it changes into duplicates of one picture card, than another, then back to normal
1896 137
Die neue Eckkarte corner torn off, thrown back and it visibly restores
Related toAlso published here 1896 138
Verkleinerungskarte single card shrinks and vanishes
Related to 1896 139
Einfache Bilder-Klappkarte
Related to 1896 139
Die mechanische Eckkarte corner torn off, thrown back and it visibly restores, mechanical
Related toAlso published here 1896 140
Die neue vierfache Verwandlungskarte card changes three times
Related to 1896 141
Die mannigfache Verwandlungskarte card changes into anything, like a flower
1896 142
Die Karte in der Flasche bottle covered and in spectator's hands, selection appears inside, folding card
Related toAlso published here 1896 142
Die Riesenkarte card triples in size
Related to 1896 143
Die Bilderschiebekarte "Carreau-Dame verwandelt der Künstler in Pique-Dame"
with sliding section inside card
Related to 1896 144
Die Haarkarte
Related toAlso published here 1896 145
Der Königsschuss à la Buffalo-Bill performer shoots at card and it has a hole
Related to 1896 147
Japans Blumenflor card to spring flower
Related to 1896 149
Neueste Verwandlungskarte card changed into other card that is ungaffed since a cover slide is palmed off
Related toVariations 1896 150
Die Verwandlungs- und Verkleinerungskarte Queen changes in a Jack, shrinks to half its size and vanishes
1896 151
Die mysteriöse Verbindung deck vanishes (via pull in sleeve) and is reproduced from spectator's pocket as a festoon with all cards tied to a string
1896 152
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Das Verkleinerungsspiel three methods, second one by Conradi
1896 153
Ein Tuch verwandelt sich in ein Kartenspiel silk to deck of cards
1896 159
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die alte und neue Tintenkarte ink changes to clear water, a card is used to proof that it's ink
1896 159
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Der Kartenwürfel playing card change to three-inch die
1896 161
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Reise durch den Cylinderhut card penetrates top hat
Related to 1896 162