3,209 entries in Cards / Sleights / Controls
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
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
Les faux mélanges Four "false shuffle" will be explained, starting with one by spreading from hand to hand in bunches à la Charlier shuffle to control just a single card
1786 101
Shuffling Deck with Key Card
1876 65
C. H. Wilson The Monte Pass No. 3, hype as shift into other hand with some distance
Related to 1877 12
Charlier Pass as Control
1889 9
False Shuffles - Eighth Method cards are inserted, pushed through diagonally, stripped out and replaced on bottom
1889 29
Diagonal Insertion
1889 29
Shuffling with Key Card "very small risk of the two cards being parted"
1889 41
Third Method - with the aid of a wide card wide card as key card
1889 69
Diagonal Insertion
1890 15
Multiple Shift
1890 16
Holding Out Partial Stack palming thirteen cards while spectator shuffles
1890 29
Card Naming when stack has been shuffled, punch deck
1890 81
Die Volte "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
continuation of pass description with variation and application as control, time misdirection
Oct. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 10)
145
A. Die Volte mit zwei Händen as a control
Sep. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 1)
2
Charlier Charlier Pass as a Control delayed with step
1897 15
August Roterberg Changes describing an out for lost selection
1897 17
The Bridge
1897 40
Undoing Riffle Shuffle with Stripper
1897 55
Deck Crimp Location
1897 72
Charlier Die Charlier'sche Volte "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
charlier pass with fourth finger at end, as control (after first holding a break)
Related to Mar. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 3)
35
Karl Schröder Ein neues Hilfsmittel zum Erraten gezogener Karten "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
coin secretly palmed and inserted next to selection in deck, deck tabled to delay pass or control
Feb. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 2)
21
Charlier Single Handed Shift also for control
1902 128
S. W. Erdnase The Diagonal Palm-Shift mention of top palm, bottom palm and multiple shift on page 141
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1902 137
S. W. Erdnase The Blind Shuffle For Securing Selected Card with palm off for a spectator shuffle
1902 141
S. W. Erdnase C. By the Cut "Methods for Determining a Card Thought Of"
spectator cuts while performer holds deck, remembers card, and replaces, performer picks up break
Variations 1902 167
To Get Sight of Selected Card with spectator insertion subtlety, three centre glimpses
Also published here 1902 168
Novel Card Discovery - First Method cards counted during spreading during selection, replaced at known position, controlled via jog shuffle
1909 40
The Stabbed Card using sticky card to control selection
1909 127
T. Nelson Downs Spectator's Peek as done by Downs
1909 143
T. Nelson Downs Side Steal directly to top
1909 144
T. Nelson Downs Second Method deck crimp/bridge at peeked at card
1909 150
T. Nelson Downs Third Method spectator peeks in his own hands, risky bridge, also with rubber banded deck
Related to 1909 150
T. Nelson Downs Fourth Method spectator peeks at a card in his own hands and it is found, estimation and stack (for practice only), "the bungling and unobserving performer will meet his Waterloo in this experiment"
Variations 1909 152
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Depth Illusion Precursor card slid under top card but apparently in center
1910 89
To bring Four Cards together after they have been placed in different parts of the Pack unclear whether the cards are secretly or openly stripped out
1911 98
Charles T. Jordan Allowing a Spectator to Shuffle general comments
1919/1920 16
Charles T. Jordan Placement Control cards returned to spread with known distance, brought together under key with dealing procedure
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
7
Charles T. Jordan Bewildero! spectator remembers card and position from face, then procedure heavy control/steal
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
19
Jack Merlin Side Slide Palm and Flesh Frip side palm after a peek
1927/28 5
Jack Merlin A Four Ace Assemble Aces rise on top of the deck, featuring a fine jog at the front that's controlled with the left first finger
Also published here 1927/28 4
Jack Merlin Side Palm while tapping the card in the center, transferring on top
1927/28 17
Oswald Rae Stock Addition after Spectator's Shuffle palmed cards added when completing spectator's cut
1928 3
Laurie Ireland Four Ace Control
1931 14
Graham Adams The Peep and Riffle key card in center, selection controlled to top with an in-the-hands riffle shuffle
1931 15
Graham Adams The Slip Shuffle card from center brought to bottom in one overhand shuffle, see also photographs starting on p. 39
1931 16
Ralph W. Hull Optical Shuffle to front and back, as control of card to third position
Related to 1932 4
The "Mahatma" Substitutes Substitutes for the Pass, three versions
1933 32
Edward Bagshawe The Bagshawe Substitute
1933 33
Victor Farelli, The "Riffle" Substitutes riffle shuffle
  • Using a "Longitudinal Bridge"
  • Using the Veneri "Flesh" Break
1933 34
S. W. Erdnase, Victor Farelli The "Strip" Cut Shuffle Substitute
1933 35
John Henry Anderson A Link with the Past
(The J.H. Anderson Slip)
side steal to bottom
1933 63
A General Utility "Location"
Related to 1933 66
Disposal of Card Located various ways of controlling an injogged card
1933 68
Wilf. Huggins Returning a Card to the "Fan"
1933 68
The Hindu Shuffle as a Substitute for the Pass one or multiple card control
1933 3
An Easy Substitute for the Pass starting like Charlier Pass, overhand shuffle
1933 6
The Modern Dovetail Shuffle overhand shuffle shift
1933 14
Ralph W. Hull The Optical Shuffle "A Perfect Substitute for the Pass"
back and front throws, also as card control
Related to 1933 2
T. Page Wright Deck strippers end strippers, spectator overhand shuffles card to top
1933 9
T. Page Wright Location Aces at top and bottom of both halves, spectator shuffles, selects card, shuffles again, four Aces as keys
1933 13
T. Page Wright Plunger Shift with two cards
Also published here 1933 20
Floyd G. Thayer The Visible Pass swivel cut as control, credit in Page Wright's Manuscript
Also published here 1933 26
Peek first finger, then transferred to fourth finger "as usual"
1933 26
T. Page Wright Simple Glimpse looking straight down
Related to 1933 31
T. Page Wright Five Card Control
1933 47
Theodore Annemann A Couple of Cards Get Together two selections come together on top despite the spectator's overhand shuffle
Related to 1934 20
Theodore Annemann The $ 1,000 Test Card Location stacked, risky
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1934 43
The Break and Overhand Shuffle No. 1 of "Substitutes for the Pass"
1935 91
The Riffle Return No. 2 of "Substitutes for the Pass"
1935 92
Reversed Cards as Indicator No. 3 of "Substitutes for the Pass", secretly reversed card as key card, oops control
1935 93
Audley Walsh Two Card Control bridged deck
1935 109
Simple Control spectator cuts to and remembers card, performer holds break
1935 8
Spectator Shuffles Stacked Deck credit information, short overhand shuffle
1935 19
Just a Teaser No. 45, quick shuffle in key card location
1935 41
Shuffling a Stacked Deck short shuffle, credit to Stanyon's Magic
Also published here Apr. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 19)
108
Shuffling Despite Key Card
1937 22
A Smart Location card is inserted and hit through deck, control with riffle shuffle
1937 23
Walter B. Gibson Surpasso selection is inserted in cased deck by spectator and divined, deck pressed together in case
1937 32
New Card Discovery two key cards, spectator overhand shuffles briefly
1937 32
Charles T. Jordan Trailing the Dovetail Shuffle to its Lair distributing stacked suit with two riffle shuffles
1937 42
Charles T. Jordan Spectator's Red Black Shuffle spectator deals divided deck in two heaps and riffle shuffles them
1937 47
Jean Hugard Oops Control Variation reversed key card that is accidentally discovered
1937 49
Control with Bridged Deck bottom of page
1937 51
Theodore Annemann A Couple of Cards Get Together two selections come together on top despite the spectator's overhand shuffle, pencil dot card
Related to 1937 82
Glenn G. Gravatt Mental Vision four cards chosen and divined, pencil dot card
1937 82
Card Control with Pencil Dot Card one or multiple cards
1937 82
Spectator Riffle Shuffles and key remains on top or near top
1937 89
Multiple Card Control simple
1937 92
Location Plus slick key card, spectator overhand shuffles
1937 97
Slick Card Control for multiple cards
1937 98
U. F. Grant U Bite oops control
1937 168
Theodore Annemann $1,000 Test Card Location stacked, risky
Related to 1937 215
Controlling Several Cards with Menetekel Deck
1937 258
James Maxwell The Locator spectator's shuffling while short card stays next to selection
1937 313
The Simple Pass overhand shuffle control, mahatma
1937 381
A Good Location overhand shuffle control
1937 383
Edward Victor The "Book" Return control, in the hands
1937 9
Franklin M. Chapman Just Peek card peeked at behind performer's back, deck immediately shuffled, performer locates card
1937 7
The Fan Location: By Means of the Regular Fan
Related to 1938 27
The Peek two methods
1938 32
The Pick-up Location End Grip Transfer
Variations 1938 34
The Push Location Tap Injog
1938 35
The Shuffle Location jog-shuffle
1938 41
U. F. Grant Reversed Key Card The "Whoops!" Control
VariationsAlso published here 1938 81
Shuffling with a Key Card
1938 94
Shuffling despite Key Cards
  • The Overhand Shuffle
  • The Dovetail Shuffle
1938 96
The Master Card Location two key cards on top and bottom, spectator riffle shuffles
1938 97
Charles T. Jordan Interlocking Chain Principle
1938 101
Substitutes for the Pass: I. Misdirection Mahatma Overhand Shuffle Control
1938 186
The Hindu Shuffle genuine shuffle and as single/multiple card control
1938 187
The Optical Shuffle back-and-forth false shuffle applied to card control
1938 189
The Break and Shuffle overhand
1938 189
Sam Leo Horowitz The Fan selection is controlled via jog, with finesse by Horowitz
Related to 1938 190
Sam Leo Horowitz Holding the Break After a Spectator Peeks at a Card
1938 205
Locating a Card After the Spectator's Cut
1938 336
Cardini The Cardini Ace Trick Aces shuffled into pack (by performer) end up on bottom, featuring Cardini's Overhand Shuffle Multiple Shift
Related toVariations 1938 545
Jean Hugard Locations
Related to 1938 46
Walter B. Gibson Jog Control as top half is replaced
1938 46
Jogging the Selection
1938 47
Jog and One Hand Fan
1938 48
Fan Control spectator inserts card in fan
a/. (Automatic Jog Control)
b/. Riffle Control
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938 49
Theodore Annemann Nail Nick Key Control
1939
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39)
368
Gordon R. McKenney Ace in Hole two selections in two halves appear at same position, out for lost card
Related to 1939
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39)
373
Theodore Annemann Eagle Location risky location in which spectator shuffles his own card back
Related to May 1939
The Jinx (Issue 56)
397
Theodore Annemann, Light on the Hindu Shuffle control to top
May 1939
The Jinx (Issue 56)
398
Theodore Annemann The Consecutive Hindu Shuffle multiple control in one hindu shuffle
May 1939
The Jinx (Issue 56)
399
Oscar Weigle Nu-Locato key card placement after peek
1939 39
Robert Parrish Friction Toss Control
1939 40
b control of card picked from table, application for Curry Turn-Over Sleight
1939 8
Orville Wayne Meyer Riffle Shuffle Control in the hands
1939 11
The Riffle Location control to known position near top
1939 14
Jean Hugard The Side Slip two methods
Related to 1940 31
Max Malini Two Covers for the Side Slip
1940 33
Max Malini Malini's Side Slip palm or to top
1940 33
Jean Hugard The Bottom Side Slip to the bottom
1940 35
The Charlier Pass - To Control a Card
Related toVariations 1940 46
Hindu Shuffle Variation to control a card
1940 69
The False Running Cut two methods
1940 77
The Peek Crimp
1940 91
The Specator Peek Improved
1940 93
After the Spectator Peek
1940 94
The Spectator Peek - The Last Word third finger break
1940 94
The Side Jog diagonal push-in
1940 102
Automatic Jog No. I, II, III three methods (including Plunger)
1940 104
The Drop Control subtle, card is put in deck which is dribbled in other hand, card controlled to seventh from top
1940 121
The Tap tapping a produding card "through" the squared pack
Related toVariations 1940 122
Ruffle Return heel break
1940 126
The Migratory Aces with travelers finale
1940 252
The Card Through the Magazine bottom placement
1940 302
Charlie Miller The Danbury Deliver fingertip peek, four cards with edge-marks
Related to 1940 307
The Spectator Peek in context of "missed" peek
1940 411
Edward Marlo Marlo's Rosini card glimpsed, no break, deck cut and card spelled to, deck crimp during spectator's peek
1940
Early Marlo (Issue Pasteboard Presto)
10
Charles T. Jordan Bewildero spectator remembers card and position from face, then procedure heavy control/steal
Jan. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 77)
508
Burling Hull Slip Control selection switched out with slip force type action
Feb. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 80)
522
Key Card Shuffle Subtlety
Mar. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 83)
533
Crocker Xkwizit! two hinged cards in deck to keep cards together while shuffled freely
Related toVariations 1940
The Jinx (Issue 117)
689
Henry Hardin Hindu Dream cards in hat, shaken and top card removed four times
Also published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 119)
701
Short Card & Riffle Shuffle two cards stay together
1940
The Jinx (Issue 121)
707
The Thumb Slide with immediate palm-off
Related toVariations 1940 10
Joseph Cottone Tilt Position in different context
1940 20
17 - Fan jog. Control of card after inserting in fan
1940 31
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase In-Jog Shuffle top stock control, also as control of one selection
1940 3
John Snyder Reversed Hindu Shuffle "shown to my by John Snyder", cards controlled to bottom, dragged by friction of fourth finger
1940 4
Edward Victor Spread Switch card isolated in spread is pulled by fingers to the right and left thumb pushes out next card, see next trick for another application
Related toVariations 1940 ca. 23
Edward Victor Face-up Spread Switch switch a face-down card in face-up spread, related to "Spread Switch" p. 23
1940 ca. 25
Herbert Hood A Thought Out-Thought free selection divined, marked & stacked
VariationsAlso published here Apr. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 136)
776
Jean Hugard Hugard Card Control center clip overhand shuffle
1941 6
Jean Hugard To Shuffle or Not To Shuffle thoughts on controls & delays, two methods for delaying control
1941 9
Deane Moore Card Control No ? ? ? to bottom, card apparently pushed through deck and put back on top
Related to 1941 17
Frederick Braue The Cut Pass
1941 18
A Reversed Card as a Key Card
1941 7
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Hugard-Braue Cut Control
1941 7
To Control Two or More Cards as four-Ace Control
1941 8
The Stripper Jog Control controlling reversed card in stripper deck
1941 9
The Stripper Undercut bringing reversed card in stripper deck to top via undercut
1941 10
The Stripper Running Cut bringing reversed card in stripper deck to top via running cut
1941 11
The Stripper Cut controlling reversed cards to top in stripper deck
1941 12
Double Under-Cut see step 4
1941 27
Tom Sellers A Different Pass with palming
1941 7
Dr. William Weyeneth Un de mes trucs card location, secretly placing a coin on selection
July 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 7)
6
Tony Kardyro To Bring Selected Card Second From Top thick key card
1941 7
Tony Kardyro To Bring Selected Card Second From Bottom thick key card
1941 7
The Simplified Pass control to top via overhand shuffle, Mahatma Control
1941/27 195
How to use the Foregoing Passes tips
1941/27 251
How to Get A Card Placed in Middle of Deck to "Bottom" of Deck pass or riffle shuffle
1941/27 252
Peek Handling old fashioned
1941/27 253
Lu Brent Self-Shuffle observing spectator's riffle shuffle, following the card
Related to Sep. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 18)
77
Eddie Joseph The Side Steal card not palmed, only held with tips of fourth finger and thumb
1942 13
Multiple Hindu Shuffle Control
1943 3
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue, Charlie Miller The Lockgrip Strip Shuffle overhand shuffle, for credit to Charlie Miller see reference
Related to 1943 30
Arthur H. Buckley Side-Bottom Pass side steal to bottom
1943/27 183
Frank Kelly Frank Kelly's Bottom Placement
1943/27 184
Tommy Dowd Card in the Pocket inside pocket, using Kelly bottom placement
Related toAlso published here 1943/27 188
Dai Vernon Multiple Card Pass to top
  • To Bring the Aces to the Bottom of the Deck
  • To Reverse the Aces in the Center of the Deck
VariationsAlso published here 1943/27 192
Warren Wiersbe Multiple Control Procedure riffle shuffles
1944 6
Jean Irving Peek
Sep. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 70)
286
R. M. Jamison The Turn Over Card Control half over break is turned over into the other hand, repeated with second half, Blackstone Pass
July 1944 58
Shuffling a Stacked Deck short shuffle
Also published here 1944 19
Herbert Hood A Thought Out Thought free selection divined, marked & stacked
Also published here 1944 226
Theodore Annemann New $1000 Test Card Location stacked, risky
Also published here 1944 303
Edward Marlo The Riffle Pass controlling a card or cards to top with a riffle shuffle
1945
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
82
Charles Nyquist The Principle of Alternative Terminations - And Its Applications When the Spectator Shuffles stratagem for controlling a card while spectator shuffles the deck, several outs
1945 27
Edward Marlo One Hand Control Aces are lost with charlier cuts and found using one hand only, two crimps
VariationsAlso published here Feb. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 78)
318
Jean Hugard Card Magic - Substitutes for the Pass
  • The Simplified Pass (turn over and shuffle)
Apr. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 11)
113
Claude Kimball Substitutes for the Pass - A New Method card is levered up with left fingers
Related to May 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 12)
118
Bert Feinson The B. F. Card Control lift shuffle in which only the selection is picked up
Oct. 1945 160
Dai Vernon Vernon Multiple Shift
1946 20
Arthur H. Buckley Multiple Shift - Buckley's Method brings the cards on top of a facedown deck
1946 22
Arthur H. Buckley Buckley's Single Card Shift to bottom after peek
1946 25
Improved Peek
1946 33
The Glide Location
1946 42
Arthur H. Buckley Buckley´s Diagonal Location
1946 45
Overhand Shuffle and Multiple Shift
1946 64
Arthur H. Buckley Buckley's Double Peek Location Shuffle and Palm
1946 65
The Fan Location to top
1946 72
The Fan Location Amplified to bottom
1946 73
Side Steal side steal to weird palm
1946 82
The Extraordinary Queens using kind of covered side steal for sandwich effect
1946 86
Arthur H. Buckley The Glide Shift Kelly Bottom Placement sideways
Variations 1946 93
Dai Vernon, The Shift and Shuffle extension of Vernon Shift leading in tabled riffle shuffle
1946 100
Arthur H. Buckley Covered Side-Steal precursor
1946 173
Edward Marlo The Riffle Pass controlling a card or cards to top with a riffle shuffle
1946
Early Marlo (Issue Marlo's Discoveries)
48
Warren Wiersbe Peek! delayed control with step fan
Variations 1946 15
Dai Vernon Multiple Shift
Nov. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 115)
463
Diagonal Insertion
1946 12
Bridge Control
Aug. 1946 241
Conny Steffensen Magische Lektionen brief explanations of various techniques to control a card, followed by french translation "Leçons de Magie"
  • 1. Durch Forcieren
  • 2. Anwendung der Volte
  • 3. Mit Hilfe der untersten Karte
  • 4. Ein Ersatz für die Volte
  • 5. Lange und breite Karte
  • 6. Eine billige, lange Karte
  • 7. Gebrochene Ecke
  • 8. Dicke Karte
  • 9. Kurze Karte
  • 10. Vergilbtes Spiel
  • 11. "Bleistiftstrich" auf der Seite des Spieles
  • 12. Rand und "Augen" Methode
  • 13. Die umgekehrte Karte
Related to 1946
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 1)
5
Edward Marlo Push-in Ace Control bevel
Related to 1947 7
Edward Marlo Faro Aces aces placed thirteen cards apart, brought back together via faro shuffle
1947 16
John Hamilton Top It card is controlled from middle to top
Mar. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 121)
487
J. B. Bobo Multiple Card Control hindu shuffle control to bottom for one or multiple cards, crimp addition
Related to 1947 15
U Peek, I Peek card in center is glimpsed at back end as spectator is looking at it from opening in front
1947 25
Shuffling with Key Card
1947 37
J. B. Bobo Control to Second from Bottom Hindu shuffle
1947 68
J. B. Bobo Bobo System of Card Control
1947 73
Frederick Braue A New Control card control, showing indifferent cards in process
Nov. 1947 366
Overhand Shuffle Control
1948 9
Backslip Control
1948 110
Overhand Break Control
1948 117
Spread and Break Control getting in Overhand Shuffle Position
1948 122
Reversed Location using a reversed card
1948 180
Hindu Shuffle Control
1948 191
Hindu Shuffle Control
1948 192
Twelve-Down Riffle as card is returned
1948 196
George G. Kaplan The Kaplan Fan Cut method to bring corner short to the top
1948 9
George G. Kaplan To Control a Selected Card by Means of the Corner-Short Hindu shuffle
1948 12
George G. Kaplan The Kaplan Control of a Glimpsed Card by Means of the Corner-Short
1948 12
George G. Kaplan Retaining Control of several Glimpsed Cards by Means of the Corner-Short
1948 14
George G. Kaplan Controlling Three Selected Cards by Means of the Corner-Short Hindu Shuffle handling
1948 16
Master Card Control fanning with in-jog
1948 24
The Peek spectator peeks, detailed description
1948 30
The Step securing control after peek, overhand shuffle
1948 33
Bill Simon Simon-Ease simple cut control
Also published here Sep. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 159)
639
Arthur H. Buckley The Peek Location spectator peeks
1948 169
Franklin M. Chapman The EZST Card Control
Aug. 1948 456
Dr. William Weyeneth Sauter la coupe card ends up on top, showing card in center and on bottom in process, followed by german translation "Eine freche Volte"
Also published here Mar. 1948 11
Tony Kardyro Shuffle Location and Glimpse selection lost in hindu shuffle by shuffling single cards on top of it and glimpsing the seventh one
1948 12
A Simplified Pass overhand shuffle control, Mahatma control
1948 51
The Shuffle Pass cut at the break and riffle shuffle
1948 52
Arthur H. Buckley The Flesh Grip peek with first-finger break
1948 116
Arthur H. Buckley The Buckley Bottom Shift side steal to bottom after peek
1948 116
The Side Steal mention of side steal to top
1948 117
Audley Walsh Ace Assembly bluff multiple shift, all cards go to same position, fan insertion into same spot
1948/27 133
Paul LePaul Peek with Fingertip-Grip for Demo
1949 46
Paul LePaul A Natural Jog-Control
Related to 1949 93
Paul LePaul A Fancy Control flip-over cuts
Related toVariations 1949 96
Paul LePaul An Automatic Jog-Control
Related toVariations 1949 99
Paul LePaul The Hand Picked Aces bluff spacing in fan
Related toVariations 1949 199
Paul LePaul Cut Shift series of cuts from Hindu position
1949 209
Bill Simon Cut Control
Variations 1949 5
Dai Vernon Vernon Multiple Shift as an exchange of four cards
1949 8
Al Leech A Simple Card Control control card at a certain position with the hindu shuffle or a double cut
1949 27
Audley Walsh Off Hand
Oct. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 187)
749
Charles "Chic" Schoke Schoke's Ace Trick spectator shuffles pack, performer names order of the Aces, chain principle
June 1949 555
Harry Lorayne The Strip-Out Sleight hindu shuffle multiple shift variation
Oct. 1949 590
Dai Vernon Multiple Shift brief, hindu-shuffle
Variations 1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
98
Dai Vernon Multiple Card Control Hindu Shuffle and crimp/locator
Related toVariations 1950 453
Dai Vernon Insertion of the Cards alternative to diagonal insertion, getting a break underneath out-jogged card
Related to 1950 464
Dr. Jacob Daley Double Peek and Bilateral Side Steal two breaks
1950 470
The Great Maurice Multiple Card Control adding palmed cards
Oct. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 213)
852
Milbourne Christopher The Bend Away card out-jogged from deck is apparently squared and palmed in that process, with applications
  • On Top
  • Card in Coin Purse
  • Card in Pocket
  • Card in Cracker
  • Further Tips
  • Through the Cup
  • Pocket Pass
Sep. 1950 701
Eddie Joseph Can you see your Card? spectator peeks at a card, performer ribbon spreads the cards face-up and names selection, performed with one hand
Related to 1950 14
Paul Rosini The Peek Trick spectator peeks a card, performer asks whether she really saw one as misdirection to control it, another is peeked, second found, changes in first
1950 46
Springing the Cards Control
1951 25
Edward Marlo Technique of the Peek basic peek handling with riffling
1952 5
Edward Marlo The Double Peek for two selections at different positions
1952 6
Edward Marlo The Triple Peek for three selections at different positions
1952 8
Edward Marlo Marlo's Step Control multiple cuts to table sequences to control peeked-at cards
  • A. To Control One Or More Cards To The Top
  • B. To Control One Or More Cards To Bottom
  • C. Double Peek Control - Top and Bottom
  • D. Double Peek to Bottom
  • E. Double Peek To Top
  • F. Triple Peek to Bottom
  • G. Triple Peek To The Top
1952 12
Edward Marlo To Control Cards Singly To the Bottom controlling multiple peeked cards one by one
1952 26
Edward Marlo To Control Two Peeked At Cards with basically one cut to table
1952 27
Edward Marlo To Control Three Peeked Cards with basically one cut to table
Related to 1952 28
Edward Marlo To Control Six or More Cards Quickly in two sets of three cards each
1952 29
Edward Marlo The Shuffle Control sequences to control peeked at cards with overhand shuffles, one by one or more at once
  • A. Shuffle Control for One or More Cards to the Top
  • B. Shuffle Control to Bottom
  • C. Double Peek Shuffle Control to Bottom
  • D. Double Peek Shuffle Control with Repeat
  • E. Double Peek Shuffle Control to Top and Bottom
  • F. Double Peek Shuffle Control to Bottom by Pull Out Method
  • G. Triple Peek Shuffle Control to the Bottom
1952 32
Edward Marlo Cut Control sequences to control peeked at cards with in the hands cuts
  • A. Cut Control to the Top
  • B. Bottom or Top Cut Control
  • C. Double Peek Cut Control to Top
  • D. Double Peek Cut Control to Bottom
  • E. Alternate Cut Control
  • F. Triple Peek Cut Control
  • G. Triple Peek Cut Control No. 2
1952 48
Edward Marlo Quadruple Peek Control four individual breaks, running cut to table
  • A. Quadruple Peek Control to the Bottom
  • B. Quadruple Peek Control to the Top
1952 63
Edward Marlo The Five Card Peek Control running cut sequence, with five actual breaks
1952 79
Edward Marlo Delayed Fan Control step fan, as Triple Peek Control, two methods
1952 83
Edward Marlo Delayed Spread Control spreading deck with jogged selections, as two card peek control
1952 87
Edward Marlo Delayed Crimp Control crimping peeked card, complete edge bent
1952 91
Edward Marlo Combination Controls for two, three or four peeked cards
1952 95
Edward Marlo Two Card Peek Control
1952 103
Edward Marlo Using a Short in Combination with Peeks or any type of key card
1952 108
Bill Simon Tapping the Cards through the deck, forming injog, with four Aces
Related to 1952 55
Bill Simon Shuffle Control
1952 84
Bill Simon The Simon Card Control jog, insertion from the side with deck in end grip
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1952 93
Bill Simon The Two Card Peek two cards, two cuts, on top and bottom, throwing off magicians
1952 97
Bill Simon Cover for the Side Slip covered side steal, to second from the top
Variations 1952 112
Lewis Ganson A New Location method to locate a card in the deck of which a corner has been torn off, without riffle
1952 39
Spectator's Peek spectator opens deck
1953 14
Edward Marlo One Hand Control Aces are lost with charlier cuts and found using one hand only, two crimps
Also published here 1953 6
Edward Marlo Simple Shift
Related toVariations 1953 58
Edward Marlo Insertion Break getting break underneath outjogged card
Related to 1953 139
Frank Kelly Kelly Bottom Placement brief
1953 173
Bottom Reversal Control control card to bottom, reversing it in process (pass-like action)
Aug. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 288)
1152
Top Stock Shuffle Control top card to second from top
1953 35
Al Leech Controls General Comments
1954 3
The Triple Cut
1954 3
The Simplified Pass
1954 3
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo The Multiple Shift
1954 25
Frank Kelly The Bottom Placement Kelly-Ovette Bottom Placement
1954 28
Dai Vernon, Roy Walton The Multiple Card Pass
Also published here 1955 18
Cy Endfield Jog Control
1955 62
Cy Endfield Card Selection and Control general comments
1955 20
Cy Endfield The Spectator's Glimpse Fingertip-Grip for Demo
1955 21
Norman Houghton Baffling the Brethren card control, springing the cards, bridge
Oct. 1955
The New Phoenix (Issue 331)
134
Multiple Shift
1955 21
Tony Kardyro T. K's Kard Kontrol No. 1 top card of left half secretly levered up before replacing upper half
Variations 1955 4
Tony Kardyro T. K's Kard Kontrol Supreme top card of left half buckled as in gambler's peek, upper half slid underneath top card
Variations 1955 6
Tony Kardyro Controlling a Selected Card with Hindu Shuffle
1955 11
Tony Kardyro T. K's False Shuffle and Kard Kontrol with Hindu Shuffle
1955 12
Tony Kardyro Using the Top Card as a Locator for the Selected Card using Hindu Shuffle
1955 13
Tony Kardyro Controlling a Selected Card to the Bottom using Hindu Shuffle
1955 14
Tony Kardyro T. K's Simplified False Shuffle controlling selection to small number from top with Hindu shuffle
1955 15
Stewart James Master Solo Move Bottom Placement in which bottom card of right-hand half is inserted under top card of left-hand half, credit information
Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
8
Stewart James Sharing Shuffle two spectators shuffle half the deck each so it is not noticed that a portion is missing
Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
16
Stewart James The Open Prediction #25 stacked deck shuffled (briefly) by spectator, card named, next card predicted and should be dealt as only face-down card
Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
17
Edward Marlo Finger-Tip Control
Related to 1956 3
Edward Marlo Basic Procedure fingertip peek
1956 3
Edward Marlo First Method forced estimation, fishing
Related toVariations 1956 5
Edward Marlo Second Method imperfection, nailnick, edgemark
Related to 1956 6
Edward Marlo Third Method corner-short, see note on page 22
1956 7
Edward Marlo Multiple Card Control Sequence imperfection, nailnick, edgemark
1956 7
Edward Marlo Third Method corner-short, see note on page 22
1956 8
Edward Marlo Fourth Method in-jog
1956 10
Edward Marlo Fourth Method - Multiple Control in-jog
1956 13
Edward Marlo Fifth Method steps in advance
1956 13
Edward Marlo Fifth Method step in advance
1956 15
Edward Marlo Sixth Method - Tilt Glimpse glimpsing card
Related toVariations 1956 16
Edward Marlo Free Force Principle re-forcing following cards
1956 17
Edward Marlo Free Force multiple card control, re-forcing the break
1956 17
Edward Marlo Definite Fingertip Control - D.F.C. stepping at selection
Related to 1956 19
Charles T. Jordan Interlocking Chain Principle
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
21
Bruce Elliott The Elliott Control card from middle controlled to the bottom, buckle
VariationsAlso published here 1956 122
Bill Simon Simon-Ease simple cut control
Also published here 1956 142
Bruce Elliott The Elliott Control card from middle controlled to the bottom, buckle
VariationsAlso published here Feb. 1956
The New Phoenix (Issue 336)
154
Jerry Andrus The Diagonal Jog left first finger presses onto deck as card is pushed in for diagonal jog, with second method of holding the deck
Related to 1956 46
Jerry Andrus The Push Thru card pushed in at the front ends up in-jogged, with squaring on the table
1956 53
Jerry Andrus The Clip Slip card from injog position into right hand clip between right fingers to top or bottom
  • Variation
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1956 57
Jerry Andrus Thumb Peel Out in-jogged card extracted by edges at inner end, deck reversed over it, spread on table with card hidden underneath in perpendicular position
1956 59
Jerry Andrus As a Substitute for the Pass half pass application
1956 84
Edward Marlo The Side-Steal
1957 1
Edward Marlo Peek Handling
1957 2
Edward Marlo The Deliberate Side-Steal see Note 2 on p. 58
Variations 1957 5
Edward Marlo The Curled Forefinger finesse for "The Deliberate Side-Steal"
1957 7
Edward Marlo The Bold Steal while showing that selection is not on top or bottom and other handlings, see Note 3 on p. 58
Related to 1957 9
Edward Marlo A Slight Difference small packet side steal handling, Pinch Technique
1957 13
Edward Marlo Multiple Holdout palming multiple cards from different positions
1957 15
Edward Marlo The Clip Steal
Related to
  • "An Old Card Effect" (The Magic Wand, Vol. 22 No. 159, Oct/Nov 1933, p. 140)
  • Hatton & Plate
Variations
1957 22
Arthur H. Buckley Bottom Clip Steal clip steal to bottom from "Triple Climax" ("Thirty Card Effect", written by Fitzkee), brief
1957 22
Edward Marlo Clip Steal to Bottom
Related to 1957 24
Edward Marlo Side Steal to Bottom six methods
Related to 1957 29
Edward Marlo To the Top Tenkai Steals to top, two methods
1957 37
Edward Marlo The Insertion Steals from center
Variations 1957 40
Edward Marlo Side Steal Cover Ups historic note on Covered Side Steals
1957 47
Edward Marlo First Cover Up with cover card
1957 48
Bill Simon Another Handling cover card side steal
1957 49
Edward Marlo Clip Steal Cover Up cover card steal and applications, see Notes 6, 7 on p. 59
1957 50
Edward Marlo Concluding Observations: Note 1 two cards peeked for using Technical Side Steal
1957 57
Edward Marlo Note 9 note on psychology of Side Steal
1957 59
Edward Marlo Note note on approachment of right hand
1957 60
Diagonal Insertion
1957 145
Edward Marlo As a Control to apparently cut top card into center yet retain it under control, using tabled Tenkai Palm
1957 17
Elmer Biddle Elmer's Spell running cut to place peeked-at card at certain position from top
June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
10
P. Howard Lyons Psi Stebbins - Method III several cards are peeked at by spectators, performer divines all, consecutive peek riffle force
Related to Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
7
Edward Marlo Faro as a Control how to control a card at known position to top with faro shuffles, with subsections:
  • Less Than 52
  • With Two Cards
  • For 2 Cards at Undetermined Positions
Inspired by 1958 2
Edward Marlo The Left Over Faro Shuffle partial faro as an ace multiple control
1958 14
Edward Marlo Placement Shuffle placing Aces thirteen cards apart, with stacking application
1958 18
Edward Marlo Control of the Aces four card control using faro shuffles, different versions
1958 19
Edward Marlo Alternative Procedures stay stack principle applied to memorized deck, see previous item
1958 43
Edward Marlo Seventh Fooler two cards
1958 54
Edward Marlo Faro Fooler #10 three cards
1958 60
Edward Marlo Instant 26th Location getting a selection to top with faro, crimp, twenty-sixth faro check and half plus one principle
1958 66
Edward Marlo The 17th Location two cards
1958 67
Edward Marlo The 13th Location three selections
1958 68
Nate Leipzig, Bert Allerton Screened Leipzig Pass from the middle to second position, brief
Variations 1958 25
Allessandro Four Ace Control using natural breaks
1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
15
Ronald B. Edwards Edwards Hold-out group shuffle, deck is shuffled first half, then second half, cards are transferred
Also published here Aug. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 11)
13
Dai Vernon Ginsburg Poke
Related toVariations 1959 36
Peek Technique
1959 3
Edward Marlo Tabled Bottom Placement tabled Kelly / Ovette move, with additional ideas
Also published here 1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
48
Matt Schulien Matt's Fan Location card replaced in in-the-hands spread, first finger break when spread is closed
1959 15
Matt Schulien The Crimp Location and Steal corner crimp of card that is inserted at an angle
1959 16
Dai Vernon Riffled Thought break
1960 12
Jack Avis A Card Exchange unconventional handling
1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
57
James Steranko Diagonal Jog Push Thru card ends in-jogged
Variations 1960 6
James Steranko Chapter Three - Positive Card Control chapter intro
1960 14
James Steranko Cut Control breakless double cut
1960 14
James Steranko Steranko's Shadow Steal
  • card into right hand Lateral Palm as top half is replaced
  • as direct control to top
  • as color change from center to top
Related toVariations 1960 22
James Steranko Steranko's Center Steal Change card from injog position into right hand clip between right second and third finger and on top of deck
Inspired byRelated to 1960 28
James Steranko Steranko's Multiple Shift Chapter Five
hindu shuffle from injog position
1960 36
James Steranko Multiple Insertion flourishy way to insert four cards at different positions
1960 36
James Steranko Two Methods for In Jogging a Card
  • The Thumb Jog (as top half is replaced)
  • The Push Thru (card hit through loosely held deck)
Related to 1960 43
U. F. Grant The Misdirection Pass The "Whoops!" Control
Related toAlso published here Nov. 1960
The New Phoenix (Issue 351)
234
P. Howard Lyons Lyons Replacement card touched in in-the-hands spread and right hand lifted to show selection, on way down some cards are fed to bottom
June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
23
Dai Vernon Plunger Location card above inserted card ends up in-jogged
Variations 1961 27
Edward Marlo The Multiple Shift credit information
1961 1
Edward Marlo The Spade Multiple Shift bevel, single cut, with two variations
Inspired by 1961 2
Edward Marlo For One Card card is inserted, but jog retained
Variations 1961 8
Neal Elias Side Jog Multiple Shift swing cut
Related toVariations 1961 9
Neal Elias Double Undercut Multiple Shift to bottom
Variations 1961 10
Edward Marlo Single Cut Side Shift
1961 15
Edward Marlo Technical Variation of Single Side Cut Shift
1961 17
Edward Marlo Single Cut Swivel Shift
Variations 1961 19
Edward Marlo The Moveable Block Shift
Variations 1961 19
Edward Marlo, "Senator" Clarke Crandall The Strip-Out Shift
Related toVariations 1961 22
Edward Marlo The Push-Thru Shift
Variations 1961 23
Edward Marlo The Shuffle Shift overhand shuffle
1961 25
Edward Marlo, Arthur H. Buckley Shuffle Shift and Palm Off overhand shuffle multiple shift with palm off
Variations 1961 27
Edward Marlo The Faro Shuffle Shift bringing cards together with faro shuffle
1961 28
Edward Marlo Estimation Faro bringing cards together with faro shuffle, not 100%
1961 30
Carmen D'Amico D'Amico's Multiple Shift sliding block
Related toVariations 1961 31
Bob Veeser Veeser's Bluff Multiple Shift three handlings
Related toVariations 1961 31
Tom Wright Tom Wright's Multiple Shift fake relativity square-up
Related toVariations 1961 33
Edward Marlo Marlo's Subtle Shift two methods, placing cards in same place one by one with jog or estimation
Related to 1961 33
Edward Marlo The Most Flexible Shift: Simple Shift with additional notes and the following subsections:
  • The Crimped Ace
  • To Get All Four Aces to Top
  • To Get Three Aces to Top and One on Bottom
  • To Get Two Aces to Top and Two to Bottom
  • To Get Three Aces to Bottom and One on Top
  • To Place All Four Aces at a Certain Number from the Top or Bottom
  • To Get a Center Stock of Cards to Top or Bottom
Related to 1961 35
Edward Marlo Simple Shift - Undercut Variation
1961 41
Edward Marlo The Immovable Multiple Shifts: To the Bottom - Delayed Type straddle
  • Second Variation
Related toVariations 1961 42
Edward Marlo, Jerry Andrus To the Top - Deck Face Down similar to Panoramic Shift
Related toVariations 1961 44
Edward Marlo The Block Shift to Top
1961 48
Edward Marlo New Jogging Action
1961 48
Edward Marlo Block Shift Variations two variations, for single card or multiple cards
1961 52
Edward Marlo Concluding Observations
1961 53
Edward Marlo Insertion Crimp as selection is pushed in deck
1961 21
Cliff Green Topping the Pass extraction and replacement while showing bottom card
1961 24
Cliff Green Diagonal Insertion Handling to in-jog
Also published here 1961 24
Cliff Green A Subtle Control all secretly inserted at same position
1961 43
Cliff Green Topping the Peek to top after peek, passive
1961 74
Cliff Green The Peek Crimp in context of card to pocket/wallet/...
1961 75
Charlie Miller Overhand Shuffle Multiple Shift with a credit to Canar (?)
1961 60
Paul LePaul, Charlie Miller Fan Control one-handed fan
1961 6
Jack Merlin Squeeze Insertion
1961 11
LePaul Fan Control no credit
1961 37
Charlie Miller, Judson S. Brown The Invisible Shift perhaps allusion to Cascade Control?!
1961 45
Charlie Miller Four Ace Cull overhand shuffle multiple shift
1961 48
Harry Canar Harry Canan's Ace Trick overhand shuffle multiple shift, "Canar" misspelled
1961 49
Charlie Miller You Do as I Do tip
1961 60
Edward Marlo The Master Position on the Master position, which is: card(s) secretly in-jogged for most of their length (see fig. 7) or less (see fig. 42), after a diagonal insertion, applications:
  • to Rear Palm
  • to the bottom of the deck (five methods)
Inspired by 1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
65
Edward Marlo Transferring the Cards transferring the deck in Master Position, cards can be copped with right hand
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
69
Edward Marlo The Spread Pass card from Master Position to top of the deck
  • To Place the Card During the Spread Pass
  • Multiple Spread Pass
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
72
Jerry Andrus The Panoramic Shift pivot action of in-jogged card with right thumb, heel of right hand or right fourth finger, also pivoting against left fingers instead of left thumb base
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1961 5
Jerry Andrus The Diagonal Jog
1961 5
Edward Marlo Fingertip Riffle Peek Estimation "Forced Estimation", Pinch Check
Related toVariations 1962 20
Edward Marlo The Sudden Stop fingertip peek control, "Forced Estimation"
Related to 1962 21
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Fifth Method spectator's riffle shuffle likely retains top/bottom cards, key card on top
1962 29
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Tenth Method real overhand shuffle after fingertip peek estimation, estimated red/black key shuffle
1962 32
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Eleventh Method real riffle shuffle in lieu of a faro after estimated fingertip peek
Related to 1962 33
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Twelfth Method based on principle that spectator shuffles top card to bottom in small packet overhand shuffle
Variations 1962 33
John S. Frazee The Shuffle Force spectator shuffles top card to bottom in small packet overhand shuffle
Related toAlso published here
  • Linking Ring, Vol. 26 No. 2, April 1946, page 56
1962 33
Edward Marlo Estimation and the Glimpse card fingertip peeked at estimated position, glimpsed and break dropped, can be controlled by knowing its approximate position
Variations 1962 34
Edward Marlo Fingertip Location fingertip peeked at card is located, estimation and key
1962 42
Edward Marlo Triple Estimation Peek three key cards start out at different positions
  • Method 2 (only one key card)
1962 42
Overhand Shuffle Control two selections
1962 39
Hindu Shuffle Control
1962 56
Harry Lorayne This is Mind-Reading? two key cards, spectator shuffles, out of hands selection
Related to 1962 86
Harry Lorayne Three Again Three-spot as multiple out indicator card, with real shuffles
1962 108
Harry Lorayne Spread Control table spread, bold
VariationsAlso published here 1962 121
Harry Lorayne Spread Control with Handkerchief Cover cards end up in separated section of silk and can be stolen
Variations 1962 124
Two Card Peek Control
1962 143
Harry Lorayne The Inseparable Four four Kings shuffled in four packets, then together, then all Kings together in middle, optional faro
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 15 No. 7
1962 148
Dai Vernon Vernon's Aces Aces separated in four piles, brought together to top via faro
Related toVariations 1962 162
Mahatma Overhand Shuffle Control
1962 221
Diagonal Insertion
1962 233
Harry Lorayne Control via Switch at the bottom
1962 240
Dai Vernon A Peek jog
1962 63
Max Malini Multiple Control see also p. 29 for Malini's handling when spectator does not want to replace the card at the needed position
1962 25
Max Malini The Side Slip side steal, not palmed, buckle push-out
Related toAlso published here 1962 71
Edward Marlo Foreword credit information
Related to 1962 1
Edward Marlo More Bluff Shifts intro
Related to 1962 2
Edward Marlo For One Card (Added Ideas) Aces inserted from back one by one, all in same place and jogged
Inspired by 1962 2
Edward Marlo Bluff Shift to the Top or at Any Number from the Top Tilt, lowering deck below top card
1962 3
Edward Marlo Bluff Shift to the Bottom or at Any Number from the Bottom Tilt directly to bottom
Variations 1962 5
Edward Marlo Bluff Shift and Palm Off Tilt to bottom and cop or palm "Side-Squaring Palm"
1962 5
Edward Marlo Flexible Bluff Shift Aces inserted from back into center one by one, controlled together in any order, bluff spacing
Variations 1962 6
Carmen D'Amico D'Amico's Idea establishing tilt break in center during insertion of first Ace
Inspired by 1962 7
Edward Marlo Front Tilt when spectators are looking from above
1962 8
Edward Marlo, Charles Aste Jr. Center Push Subtlety actual center cards pushed out a bit from back, see precursor by Charles Aste, Jr. on p. 13
1962 12
Edward Marlo Note using Tilt in ambitious card routine, "most obvious use (...) for this reason I have avoided it", getting into position before removing top card
1962 15
Baltons Methode variation of "Filieren mittels Abschleifen", control of two cards
1962
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 23 No. 4)
204
James Steranko Plus One spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card and replaces, gives deck a riffle shuffle, performer finds card
Inspired byRelated to 1962 17