Penetration

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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
Testament de Jérôme Sharp
115
Faire trouver les quatre rois dans le milieu, après les avoir fait posé séparément. Kings put on top and bottom join the middle
 		1786
Testament de Jérôme Sharp
135
To place the Four Kings in different parts of the Pack, and to bring them together by a Simple Cut
1876
Modern Magic
47
The Inseparable Sevens Eights as Sevens, robbers
 		1876
Modern Magic
77
The Inseparable Aces three x-cards behind, robbers
 		1876
Modern Magic
79
The Magic Picture and the Chosen Cards deck thrown onto picture frame, three selections appear behind glass
 		1876
Modern Magic
467
Card comes to Top/Bottom on hand or with paper-wrapped deck, long card
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
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
Tricks with Cards
43
The Affectionate Quartette four-of-a-kind distributed in deck comes together again, various methods
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
90
To Pass a Card through a Hat as out for classic force
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
116
To Pass a Chosen Card through the Crown of a Borrowed Hat selection appears underneath hat
 		1890
More Magic
46
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
More Magic
84
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
Der Kartenkünstler
9
Die vier wiedervereinigten Könige No. 22, Kings pushed in four different positions comes to top, four indifferent cards palmed on top of them
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
27
Die unzertrennlichen Buben No. 27, three Jacks put on top, middle and bottom, found in center together after cut
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
32
Das Durchdringen der Stoffe No. 4, card in envelope put underneath top hat, card is pulled out of top hat visibly, envelope empty
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
90
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
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 6)
90
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)
169
Die unsichtbare Reise eines Thalers deck of cards placed on glass, coin vanishes and appears in glass or penetrates deck
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
31
Die wandernden Karten four selections are returned to different positions, yet appear next to each other in deck
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
42
Die beiden Unzertrennlichen two selections appear next to each other, two methods
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
67
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Prof. Hofzinser's letzter Gedanke four or five selection penetrate handkerchief at once
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
76
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
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
106
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Reise durch den Cylinderhut card penetrates top hat
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
162
Das Thalerkartenspiel deck put on glass, coin borrowed and it penetrates deck and drops into glass
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
173
Die Kartencigarre card vanishes in the hands, miniature card reappears at end of cigar, it then grows to normal size
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
184
Durchdringen der Materie glass covered with deck of cards, coin invisible thrown towards glass, it lands inside, clockwork
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
193
Der Zuschauer als Karten-Kommandant card shuffled back by spectator, yet it appears on top
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
224
Die Wanderung einer Karte selection travels from top to center of deck, or from center to top
 		Aug. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 8)
115
Card to Top visual, top change and air pressure turnover
 		1897
New Era Card Tricks
43
Penetration of Matter two methods (one with duplicates), one card or several cards
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
57
The Cards, Coins and Glass deck placed on glass, coins penetrate deck and fall into glass, three methods (impromptu, gaffed cards, gaffed table
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
125
Singular Transposition two cards travel from middle to bottom, two methods (pseudo duplicate pairs)
 		1897
New Era Card Tricks
182
The Penetrative Card card visibly pushed through top hat, gaffed
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
238
Card to Center top card travels to center, replacing palmed packet
 		Feb. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 2)
20
Card to Bottom top and bottom cards shown indifferent, then selection travels to the bottom
 		May 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 5)
69
Carl Willmann Die das Tuch durchdringenden Karten three cards one by one
 		June 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 6)
85
C. Vogel Die Karte als Streber "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
top card pushed in center, shown back on top, repeated multiple times, top change
 		July 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 7)
99
C. Vogel Die unzertrennlichen vier Damen four Queens placed on four packets and assembled, the Queens travel together in the deck, with variation
 		July 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 7)
100
Thalertreppe coin ladder, coins penetrate hat and drop down the glass ladder
 		1899
Jedermann Zauberkünstler!
35
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Das Durchdringen der Stoffe No. 9, cards through handkerchief, card pulled out or drop out after hitting it with wand
 		1899
Jedermann Zauberkünstler!
37
Top, Bottom or Center spectator decides whether his selection should appear on top, bottom or in the center
 		Jan. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 1)
5
Das Kartenbild No. 9, three selections visually appear in card frame behind glass, curtain winds up in frame, duplicate, non-visual alternative in which frame is covered
 		1900
Der Amateurzauberer
77
Die Wirtin und die drei Zecher three Jacks put on top bottom and center, cut, all are together
 		Jan. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 1)
4
Die vier unzertrennlichen Asse four Aces distributed throughout deck, all appear together in center, three palmed cards added to top
 		Apr. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 4)
52
S. W. Erdnase The Card and Handkerchief
Variations 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
198
S. W. Erdnase The Three Aces Ace of Hearts poses as Diamonds, distributed Aces are together after one cut
Related to 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
202
To Shake a Chosen Card Through a Handkerchief
1902
The Modern Conjurer
73
Hänsel Kastner La carte tournée und deren Variation back palm applications
  • I. card tossed against door vanishes, is reproduced from other side
  • II. card through table
 		Sep. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 9)
132
Hänsel Kastner Par excellence deck placed on slate and covered with handkerchief, two selections penetrate plate and drop down
 		Nov. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 11)
164
Suggestions for its Use selection appears at bottom with small explosion, chemical
 		1903
Later Magic
61
Louis N. Miller Die durch den Hut wandernden Karten six cards chosen and pulled through bottom of hat with deck inside hat
 		July 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 7)
100
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli XX. Ein anderes Bild
  • 1. Das magnetische Kartenspiel (cards cling to hand)
  • 2. Bibifax (hole cut into hat, hat is then fully restored)
  • 3. Sympathie (card penetrates hat visibly)
  • 4. Ein Meisterschuss (cards are torn and loaded into gun, they appear restored inside hat)
  • 5. Die verschwindenden Karten (cards vanish under silk)
 		1903
Moderne Magie
186
Der Spaziergang einer Karte durch das Knie des Künstlers "by A. M.", card through knee with back palm
 		Feb. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 2)
20
Ernst Ehrhardt Die durch ein Kartenspiel wandernde Münze coin slapped onto deck that lies on top of glass, coin penetrates deck
 		Apr. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 4)
54
Carl Willmann Ein Spaziergang der vier Asse four Aces in square formation on a cloth or paper, two covered, they travel upwards through the cloth/paper one by one
 		Oct. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 10)
146
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Seelenwanderung der Karten four-of-a-kind placed in square formation in a napkin, two card covered with cardboard, they travel upwards one by one through the napkin, preliminary phase in which every Ace does a trick (comes to top, travels from pocket to pocket, to pocket, appears at any number) to switch the ungaffed cards for double facers
 		Jan. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 1)
2
Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein Der Maletzki-Griff coin tossed into hat and immediately a coin is reproduced from the bottom of the hat, kind of penetration, repeated a few times
 		Dec. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 1)
11
To Shake a Chosen Card Through a Handkerchief
1904
Modern Card Manipulation
48
The Siamese Aces two Aces separated in deck come up next to each other when dealt through deck, sucker element
Related toVariations 1909
The Art of Magic
89
The Card Through the Handkerchief "one of the specialties of the ingenious Mr. Leipzig", credited to German St. Roman
 		1909
The Art of Magic
136
To Place the Four Kings in different parts of the Pack, and to bring them all together by a simple Cut Jacks secretly behind a King
 		1911
Modern Card Manipulation
97
The Demon Card Trick card rises to top in paper-wrapped deck
 		1911
Modern Card Manipulation
104
Charles T. Jordan The Impossible Journey No. 20, selection comes to top in rubber banded deck, executing classic pass with rubber banded deck
Related toVariations 1919/1920
Thirty Card Mysteries
58
Charles T. Jordan The Brain Twister No. 7, deck has hole at one end with thread, selection reverses itself despite thread
 		1920
Ten New Sleight of Hand Card Tricks
15
Charles T. Jordan The Inseparable Aces Aces distributed in deck, when dealt they are all together, multiple glide
 		1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
13
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Der misslungene Eifersuchtsmord deck is balanced on single card, card placed in envelope and pierced with knife and then found restored
 		1922
Zwölf Schlager der Magie
51
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Bunte Blätter multi-phase card routine, card stab, color change of cards, card through handkerchief and rising cards from wooden box
 		1922
Zwölf Schlager der Magie
65
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Getrennt und doch vereint four queens placed in different parts of the deck and they all appear on top
 		1927
Leichte Zauberei
65
Jack Merlin The Pass as a Trick no passes, to fool those familiar with passes, ambitious card plot
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Manipulations
6
Jack Merlin Pass Using Second Dealing ambitious card sequence, second deal
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Manipulations
6
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
Merlin's Master Miracles
4
Jack Merlin Here There and Everywhere ambitious card, then stop trick, twice the card is at the stopped position
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Miracles
15
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Two Card Location two selections come together in deck
Also published here 1928
The L. W. Card Mysteries
9
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The Holy Deck deck has dollar-sized hole through all cards, ribbon through deck, two selection penetrate ribbon
Inspired by
  • version of Larsen & Wright in "Magical Bulletin", Dec. 1924
 1928
The L. W. Card Mysteries
13
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Piercing The Card card in envelope is pierced, ribbon pulled through, card shown unharmed
 		1928
The L. W. Card Mysteries
26
Theodore Annemann Nightmare Effects (First Effect) ten red cards and one black card used, black card travels to top several times, then to bottom, then all cards dealt face up to show that no extra cards are used
 		1928
Nightmare
1
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Zwei getrennte Karten vereinigen sich im Spiel two cards end up together in the middle of the deck, pair of pseudo duplicates
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
69
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die durch ein Buch wandernden Karten cards penetrate book
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
71
Joe Berg A Routine with a Double-Back Cards card placed second comes to top several times, sequence à la The Trick that Fooled Houdini, then reversal sequence with faced-deck finish
 		1930
Here's Magic
35
Laurie Ireland Instant Card Location getting a named card to top in memorized deck
  • The Top 15 cards
  • Method of Locating Cards from Number 15 Down to Bottom of Deck
 		1931
Ireland Writes a Book
16
Victor Farelli Suggestions and "Tips" variations from where to produce the pair that denotes the card
  • Rising Cards
  • Cards in Pocket
  • The Blindfold and Knife
  • Caught in the Air
  • Cards through Handkerchief
 		1931
Controlled Coincidence
14
Ralph W. Hull Hull's "Eye Popper"
1932
"Eye-Openers"
4
Ralph W. Hull Two/Three of Diamonds pseudo duplicates for ambitious card phase
 		1932
"Eye-Openers"
5
Dr. James William Elliott Dr. Elliott's Presentation three selections come to top
 		1933
Farelli's Card Magic — Part One
28
The Burglars - A Story Trick
1933
Card Manipulations (Issue 1)
10
Another Version of "The Burglars", two duplicates and rubber bands
 		1933
Card Manipulations (Issue 1)
13
Tom Sellers "Duplex" on the Top Card two cards placed on top of two halves, then put in center and they come back to top
 		1933
More Secrets
6
Tommy Tucker The Perfect Shift double lift to fake a pass
 		1933
Expert Manipulative Magic
13
T. Page Wright Ambitious Card Sequence basic
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
18
T. Page Wright Card through Silk
1933
Page Wright's Notebook
22
T. Page Wright Coin through Hat
1933
Page Wright's Notebook
22
T. Page Wright Card Through Silk detailed
Related to 1933
Page Wright's Notebook
42
Tom Sellers On the Top four phases
Related to 1934
Card Tricks That Work
5
Push-In Switch for Ambitious Card
1934
Card Tricks That Work
6
The Ambitious Card two phases, including card from under shoe back to top
 		1934
Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
48
Bob Hummer A Card in Flight!! card vanishes from deck and reappears at other side of window
Related toAlso published here Nov. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 14)
66
A New Top Change second card is palmed while top one is displayed, then replaced
 		1935
Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
86
Nate Leipzig A Novel Reverse Discovery second phase of Leipzig Opener
Related to 1935
Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
96
Laurie Ireland On the Bottom, on Top and in the Pocket
1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
23
The Perforated Coin pin through coin
 		1935
Coin Magic
30
Sleeve Fooling Trick No. 27, deck with hole through center, two selections lost and cards put onto ribbon, under handkerchief the two selections are removed, then put back on reversed
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
28
Theodore Annemann The Undercover Mystery two-card location with card through tray on floor
Also published here 1936
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1935/36)
83
Lin Searles An Amusing Reversal ambitious card, then chosen card turns over, double backer
Related to 1936
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1936)
134
Dick Madden The Modern Eye-Popper short card used to simplify double lift
 		Oct. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 25)
155
Introducing the Ambitious Card Trick card appears face-up on deck during springing of cards, application of Spring Palm
 		1936
Card Manipulations (Issue 5)
132
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
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
82
Frank Lane Double Backed Card Routine back of selection changes, ambitious card phase, count-down phase, card reverses, double index gaff and double backer
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
118
U. F. Grant Siamese Twins two selections come together in deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
154
William Larsen Two Card Location two selections come together in deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
175
Williams' Card Trick card through handkerchief with fair selection and duplicate from index
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
230
Think of a Card a selection travels next to another thought-of card, svengali deck
Variations 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
250
Ralph W. Hull The Eye Popper svengali/mirage deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
254
The Mene Tekel Deck - 1. basic application
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
257
The Mene Tekel Deck - 3. card through table
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
257
Selected Cards Pass through a Handkerchief deck on table with handkerchief underneath, stripper deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
264
Companionable Kings Kings come together in middle after spectator's shuffling, stripper deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
265
Passing a Card Through a Table basic stripper deck application
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
265
Card Through Handkerchief stripper deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
268
Reunion two chosen cards come together in pack, stripper deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
270
Acrobatic Jacks four jacks come together on top, stripper deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
272
Theodore Annemann The Ambitious Card end stripper deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
282
Magicardo deck with hole and ribbon through it, penetration from middle to top of deck despite this
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
305
On the Top chosen card comes to top, short card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
310
The Slap Trick card comes to top, Seven vs. Eight impromptu duplicate
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
337
The Card Through the Handkerchief
1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
338
The Penetrating Cards through case and handkerchief
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
338
Charles T. Jordan Inseparable Aces Aces distributed in deck, when dealt they are all together, multiple glide
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
356
Jess E. Mills The Super Eye Popper ambitious type routine with duplicate (king of clubs with one spade pip)
 		1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
181
Sam Leo Horowitz The Mystery of the Penthouse four distributed Jacks come together with one cut
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
145
Wandering Jacks Fragment jacks from middle to top and bottom
 		1938
Greater Magic
185
Passing a Card Through the Crown of a Derby Hat
1938
Greater Magic
219
Henry Gordien Card under the Napkin
1938
Greater Magic
224
Card Through Hat
1938
Greater Magic
230
William H. McCaffrey The Four Aces matrix layout
 		1938
Greater Magic
357
Baffles Brush Method No. 9. Card Rising Through a Handkerchief ungaffed
 		1938
Greater Magic
397
The Double Lift with a Short Card with ambitious card phase
 		1938
Greater Magic
475
Dai Vernon, Sam Leo Horowitz, Arthur Finley The Ambitious Card with double backer
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
481
Ralph W. Hull The Pop-Eyes Eye-Popper Trick with Pop-Eyed Eye-Popper deck
 		1938
Greater Magic
532
Ralph W. Hull "Knock 'em Off with a Stick" two cards, with Pop-Eyed Eye-Popper deck
 		1938
Greater Magic
532
Martin Gardner Through the Hank whole deck penetrates handkerchief except selection
Variations 1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
271
Martin Gardner Synthetic Seconds two selections travel together, presented as second deal demonstration, stooge
Related to 1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
272
Orville Wayne Meyer The Burglars three Jacks between the four Kings, all face down
Variations 1938
More Card Manipulations (Issue 1)
17
Laurie Ireland Card Control
1938
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1938)
7
Theodore Annemann, Stanley Collins The Penetrating Card deck in case, credits see p. 461
 		Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 66)
459
Ellis Stanyon Personalities In Flight four business cards borrowed and placed on handkerchief corners, penetration underneath cover one by one
 		Dec. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 69)
474
Das fliegende Ass Ace is spun in the air and placed in the center, ends up on top, optical illusion
Also published here
  • "Magikeren" January 1939.
 1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 2)
14
Streamlining the Sympathetic Aces
1940
Expert Card Technique
242
The First Phase
1940
Expert Card Technique
283
Using Double Lift Turnup two methods
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
284
Frederick Braue The Pop-Up Card
Variations 1940
Expert Card Technique
285
The Ambitious Twins
Variations 1940
Expert Card Technique
285
Ambitious Card Move
1940
Expert Card Technique
286
The Omnipresent Eight
1940
Expert Card Technique
287
Cover for the Ambitious Card Double Lift
1940
Expert Card Technique
287
The Card Through the Magazine bottom placement
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
302
The Obliging Card apparently mistake is made, ambitious phase
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
322
Through the Tabletop stranger card, two methods
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
365
Edward Marlo The Ambitious Card facilitating double lift by bending top cards
 		1940
Early Marlo (Issue Pasteboard Presto)
19
Edward Marlo General Ace Trick aces come to top one by one, same ace is shown on top four times as sucker presentation
 		1940
Early Marlo (Issue Pasteboard Presto)
19
Karl Germain Neat Mystery two cards appear on face of deck in glass
Variations 1940
The Jinx (Issue 98)
603
The Great Maurice Card Finesse two cards lost, deck covered in paper, selections come to top and bottom, duplicates in paper
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 109)
649
The Great Merlini Behind the Eight Ball
  • Effect #1: Top card changes into selection
  • Effect #2: Another selection comes to top
  • Effect #3: selection is stabbed to with another card
  • Effect #4: Magic Thrust
  • Effect #5: spectator seals card in envelope (glimpsed with alcohol)
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 114)
673
A Stubborn Card
1940
More Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
20
Picking a Pocket deck in spectator's coat pocket, performer removes selection through fabric
 		1940
More Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
22
Laurie Ireland Card Control card transformation, ends up in pocket
 		1940
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1940)
7
Laurie Ireland Deuces and Trays sucker ambitious twice, deuces shown as threes and transform in threes when spectator protests
 		1940
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1940)
15
Martin Gardner Eye-Pop Routine two selections reverse in the center, then travel back to top, pseudo duplicates
Related to 1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
18
Edward Victor The Cards and Handkerchief Effect two selections rise through handkerchief, two selections “shaken” through as in standard
Related to 1940 ca.
More Magic of the Hands — Part One
30
Edward Victor Card Through Handkerchief – Two Cards setup to allow two cards to pass through one at a time
 		1940 ca.
More Magic of the Hands — Part One
33
Nate Leipzig Leipzig's Penetrating Card Fake using blank-backed card
Also published here 1941
The Jinx (Issue 124)
721
Deane Moore Double Lift Substitute
1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
16
Bert Allerton Aces Up Aces placed in middle jump to top and bottom
Variations 1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
34
Fred Rothenberg A Double-Dyed Swindle wrong card reverses, selection rises to top, previously reversed card jumps in pocket, double facer
 		1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
46
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Money Talks three selections come to bottom of three piles, then to bottom of pack after shuffle, presented with coins, stripper deck
Related to 1941
The Stripper Deck
17
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Canny Coincidence two selections come together on bottom of deck after spectator shuffled
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
26
Bob Hummer The Card on the Window Pane card through window
Related toAlso published here 1941
Six More Hummers
5
Al Baker The Ambitious Card - Two Novel Methods two phases
Related toAlso published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
17
Paul Curry Pressto blue backed card is selected, deck put on a red deck and pressed, selection is found in the middle of the red backed cards, second time spectator presses
Also published here 1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
19
Birds of a Feather two separated cards in deck come together
Variations 1941/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
219
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Porous Plate thought card travels through plate in another packet
 		1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
25
Jimmy Grippo Clear Through! handkerchief put on deck and corner folded in, selection penetrates the silk
Also published here Nov. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 23)
97
Eddie Joseph Gone Right Through top card of tabled deck lapped with handkerchief
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
27
Martin Gardner The Unconfused Joker Joker put reversed above a selection, Joker moved to different position but selection is still found underneath
 		1942
Cut the Cards
6
Martin Gardner Deck Through Handkerchief first selection rises from handkerchief-wrapped deck, whole deck penetrates handkerchief except second selection
Inspired by 1942
Cut the Cards
16
Martin Gardner Card Through Handkerchief single card penetrates handkerchief
 		1942
Cut the Cards
31
8 - Cards and Ribbon cards thread themself onto ribbon, using Two-Way Paper Cone (page 86)
 		1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
89
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Card Through Handkerchief
1943
Tricks and Sleights
12
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Fantastic Fan four Aces keep reappearing on bottom of deck, sucker phase, then to shoulder
Related to 1943
Tricks and Sleights
23
Willard S. Smith Special Sale coins and slate idea, with defense stamp
 		Oct. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 45)
187
Theodore Annemann The Undercover Mystery 2-card location with card through tray on floor
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
2
Bob Hummer A Card in Flight! card vanishes from deck and reappears at other side of window
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
25
Theodore Annemann The Modern Eye Popper short card used to simplify double lift
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
49
A Hat and a Card card penetrates hat
 		Dec. 1943
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 7)
31
Card Through The Magazine kelly bottom placement
 		1943/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
187
Card through the Handkerchief
1943/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
242
New Era Card Through Handkerchief
1943/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
244
Three Cards through the Handkerchief
1943/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
247
Rising Cards through Handkerchief
1943/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
251
The Black Ace and Card Through Handkerchief single Ace penetrates handkerchief, changes to selection, Ace in pocket
 		1943/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
252
Nate Leipzig Card through Handkerchief through handkerchief laid on the table
 		1943/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
255
Bruce Elliott The Back Room idea for Curry's "Out of this Phone Book", eliminating the cards and presentation for card frame both by Audley Walsh
Related to Feb. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 54)
220
John Mulholland Paper Card Through String string is threaded through a hole in a business card, under cover of handkerchief card is removed from string with hole intact, duplicate card
Related to 1944
The Art of Illusion
131
Joe Karson Kindred Spirits two selected cards found together in the deck
 		1945
My Best
18
George H. Pittman Card Thru Hank through case and handkerchief
 		1945
My Best
49
Sid Lorraine The Four Burglars two parts
 		1945
My Best
144
Frank Ducrot Card Through Card two cards, gimmick
 		Feb. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 77)
315
Jean Hugard The Ace Assembly two covers
 		Apr. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 82)
334
George Starke The Porous Plate "A Trick with a Climax that Savors of Real Magic"
deck placed on plate, selection travels through plate and is found underneath
 		June 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 1)
123
Tommy Dowd Book or Magazine Load from Flat Palm
 		July 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 2)
132
Warner Perry To the Top with stranger card (which is not the selection)
 		July 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 2)
133
Dai Vernon The Queens' Soiree four Queens on a handkerchief or newspaper, two are covered with a piece of paper, one by one they are placed under cloth and they travel under one piece of paper
Related toVariations 1945
The Queens' Soiree
1
Harlan Tarbell Rising Cards Through Hat cards are put in glass under hat, selections rise through hat into view
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
150
A Card on Ribbon Mystery card in envelope peneatrates ribbon that goes through both items
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
320
John Brown Cook The Transfer of a Card double deal from centre for short ambitious card sequence
 		1946
Card Control
80
Arthur H. Buckley The Card Through Case Experiment No. 8 - very direct handling for Staring him in the Face
Also published here 1946
Card Control
158
Arthur H. Buckley The Ambitious Card Experiment No. 23
 		1946
Card Control
177
Arthur H. Buckley Wishful Thinking Experiment No. 25 - peeked card comes to top in clean manner
 		1946
Card Control
181
Arthur H. Buckley The Obstrusive Queens Experiment No. 39 - using two black Queens
 		1946
Card Control
207
Arthur H. Buckley The Illusive Transfer Experiment No. 40
 		1946
Card Control
208
Arthur H. Buckley The Four Bandits Experiment No. 43 - Jacks are produced, inserted in middle and come to top, deck is separated in reds and blacks
 		1946
Card Control
213
James G. Thompson Jr. Thompson's Discontented Card
May 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 105)
422
John Scarne The Eagle Speaks coin whispers the position, where the selection is in the deck, then the coin vanishes and appears above the selection
Variations May 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 106)
427
Jean Hugard Card Magic on The Revolution (air pressure turnover), also with two cards in quick succession or as Ambitious Card phase
Related to Jan. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 8)
187
Bert Allerton Pump Room Phantasy two Aces appear on top and bottom
Related to 1947
Stars of Magic (Vol. 3 No. 1)
39
Edward Marlo The "S" Shaped Turn Over multiple lift for ca. five cards, S-crimp
 		1947
Marlo In Spades
6
Edward Marlo Flight of Time card is chosen by counting procedure, then card travels to top or to other packet
 		Oct. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 137)
549
Jean Hugard A Vested Interest - A Close-Up Version signed card vanishes and appears under performer's vest and shirt
 		May 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 12)
321
Roger Perrin Les as... censeurs Aces on table travel up ands down in the deck, followed by german translation "Die wandernden Asse"
 		Oct. 1947
La Baguette Magique (Issue 17)
8
Ambitious Card including push-through sequence
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
147
Blindfolded Pack tabled
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
161
A Bit of Byplay
1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
172
George G. Kaplan Will-o'-the-Wisp Routine sympathetic cards through newspaper with one cover only
Variations 1948
The Fine Art of Magic
56
Bill Simon Tabled single card through table
Also published here Sep. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 159)
640
Pin through Coin more a bar bet
 		Sep. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 159)
641
John Platt Chinese Coin on Pencil Illusion ring & stick with chinese hole coin, originally from Sphinx
 		1948
Principles and Deceptions
100
Jean Hugard Hypnotized? coin under handkerchief vanishes and appears over selection in the deck, with sucker element, apparently coin sewn in corner of handkerchief
 		Feb. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 9)
396
Dr. Jacob Daley The Magic Carpet two card penetrate postcard/ menu / magazine
 		May 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 12)
417
Frederick Braue Cardtration card penetrates performer's hand, handling
Inspired by May 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 12)
421
Sam Pavloff What's Up? Aces placed on the bottom of four packets, cards are moved and end up back on top, twelve extra Aces
Related to Dec. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 7)
494
Martin Gardner Card Through the Handkerchief no palming, deck in case
 		1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
84
H. Adrian Smith Penetrative Aces newspaper/handkerchief penetration, matrix layout
 		1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
141
Dai Vernon Ambitious Card
Related to 1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
76
Paul LePaul Aces Up!
Variations 1949
The Card Magic of Le Paul
203
Al Leech An Ambitious Card Climax
1949
For Card Men Only
25
John Hamilton Diamond Mystery card with hole in envelope, ribbon penetrates card and ends up threaded on card
 		May 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 176)
704
Leon M. Dick Boy Meets Girl four queens and four jacks
 		Oct. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 188)
753
J.C. Whyley Elusive Lady with three cards, see p. 781 for credit information by Sid Lorraine
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 193)
770
Edward Marlo Card Thru Table lapping a short card method
 		Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 193)
772
Gustave Southall, Bert Allerton Aces Up - Aces Down red Aces placed in middle jump to top and bottom, several phases then they change to black Aces as a climax
Inspired by Apr. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 11)
528
Frank Garcia A Penny For Your Thought coin in performer's hand changes to spectator's card, coin found in the pack
 		May 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 12)
542
Hen Fetsch Band-It Card selection is lost in the deck and encircled with two rubber bands, deck is placed behind back and when shown again selection is on face of the still encircled deck
 		1949
Band-It Card
1
Hen Fetsch Band-It Card Cache same effect as Band-It Card, more rubber bands and clean at the end
 		1949
Band-It Card
3
Ben Berger No Prep card thought from half the deck vanishes and is found under newspaper or table cloth
 		1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
43
Joe Stuthard Burglar Trick Jacks lost and found on top
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
20
Norman Houghton Perverse Penetration deck in case wrapped in handkerchief, deck and cards except selection penetrate handkerchief
 		1950
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)
36
Martin Gardner, Johnny Albenice, Bert Feinson Cross Suits No. 99, two cards reverse in the center, then travel back to the top
Related to 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
189
Milbourne Christopher Variation on Card on the Wall No. 101, the card case is tossed in the air with selection remaining in hand.
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
194
Harlan Tarbell, Jimmy Grippo The Card Through Handkerchief No. 148
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
287
Paul Rosini Card Through Handkerchief
1950
Magical Gems
27
Paul Rosini The Card Through the Case nerve trick with cased deck
Related to 1950
Magical Gems
31
Paul Rosini Follow Your Card card travels from top to center of deck reversed
 		1950
Magical Gems
49
Paul Rosini Aces Running Wild Aces lost after dealing, assembling and re-dealing procedure, they end up on top
 		1950
Magical Gems
59
Jack Yeager Ambitious Card Routine climax, card changes to blank card with "That's All, Folks!" written on it
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)
3
Bruce Elliott Brrrrtttt! phase for ambitious card
Also published here June 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 231)
924
Edward Marlo Ambitious Card Routine roughed duplicate
Variations 1951
Unknown
11
Edward Marlo Effect No. 10 peeked-at card is shown reversed with table spread, optional ambitious card sequence follow-up
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
6
Nate Leipzig Leipzig's Opener
Related toVariations 1952
Stars of Magic (Vol. 10 No. 1)
142
Al Leech An Ambitious Card
1952
Manipulating with Leech
26
Bob Hummer The Card on the Window Pane card through window
Also published here 1952
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1952)
3
Dai Vernon The Unambitious Card card travels down from top one card at a time, for magicians
 		Apr. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 253)
1010
Frank Garcia Garcia's Interlude sucker sequence, side slip fake
 		Sep. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 263)
1051
Bill Simon Elevator Cards ace, two, three, two phases
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
43
Bill Simon Additions to the Effect follow up to "A Touching Experiment" Elevator with four Aces
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
64
Bill Simon The Ambitious Card cards travel from center to the top and back to the center
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
66
Bill Simon The Thought-Of Ace thought of Ace (or all Aces) rise to top
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
109
Bill Simon Ambitious Bit with the side slip
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
115
Bill Simon The Magnetic Cards cards are cut in four packets, one card selected and with that card the other of the same value rise on top of each packet
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
137
Bill Simon Double Rise two cards placed on the table, half of the deck put on each, both rise to the top
Variations 1952
Effective Card Magic
139
Bill Simon Deuces Wild black deuces rise to the top one by one, then they are used to pinch the red deuces out of the deck
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
166
Dr. Georg Schitzkowski Card Coin Cut spectator cuts deck through handkerchief, coin appears there and selection is right at that spot
 		1952
Routined Manipulation — Part Two
42
Al Leech A Suspicious Move garden path
 		1953
Card Man Stuff
7
Al Leech Ace, Deuce, Trey
1953
Card Man Stuff
11
Edward Marlo Flight of Time card is chosen by counting procedure, then card travels to top or to other packet
 		1953
The Cardician
11
Edward Marlo Card Thru Table clean handling due to short card
Variations 1953
The Cardician
15
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Penetration Ace-Two-Three or all Aces penetrate pack one at a time
Variations 1953
The Cardician
46
Edward Marlo Ambitious Card Move
1953
The Cardician
54
Edward Marlo In One Shuffle Aces lost in deck, still on top
Related toVariations 1953
The Cardician
83
Edward Marlo The Follow Up Aces Aces lost in deck come to top
Related toVariations 1953
The Cardician
91
Edward Marlo Effect Five six cards written on pellets, placed on tray on top of hat, selected card penetrates tray
 		1953
Unlimited
18
Frank Garcia, Dai Vernon Topper Garcia's topper mover, two handed bluff display on top, Vernon's variation one handed
Related toVariations May 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 282)
1126
George Blake Olla Podrida
  • ambitious card with two cards, as a magician's gag
  • rabbit from hat joke
  • torn & restored paper, magician's gag
 		Aug. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 287)
1148
Dai Vernon, Wallace Galvin Card through Handkerchief tabled
Related to 1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
18
Bruce Elliott, Dai Vernon The Ambitious Card! last phase in spectator's hands (Vernon)
Related to 1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
160
3mal dasselbe brief explanation of two tricks
  • same card is selected by two people by counting and dealing
  • two cards lost in the deck end up on the bottom
Also published here
  • in "Triks"
 1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 3)
120
Auguste Errien Die Befreiung der Karte deck and two wooden disks with hole in center are threaded with ribbon, selection rises and penetrates ribbon
Also published here
  • in "Miro"
 1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 2)
172
Cy Endfield "Blackie is with us!" jacks travel together in center, card appears between them
 		1955
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part I
24
Cy Endfield Card Penetration and Change card placed in handkerchief "penetrates", in its place selection
Also published here 1955
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part II
37
Cy Endfield The Ambitious Card
1955
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part III
5
Billy McComb An Act for a Lazy Magician complete act
  • Ring on Stick
  • Card through Handkerchief
  • Anti-Gravity Glasses
  • Bill in Cigarette
  • Transformation of Handkerchief ("The End" appears)
 		1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
4
Edward Marlo Challenge to You from Edward Marlo! description of three routines, no explanation
  • 1. The Separating Aces
  • 2. The New Elevator
  • 3. Real Gone Aces
 		Dec. 1955
The New Phoenix (Issue 334)
144
J. Stewart Smith Ascending Treys elevator with three cards on top of traveling cards
 		1955
One More Thought on Cards
5
J. Stewart Smith The Inseparable Sevens four Sevens in the deck come together twice
Inspired by
  • Al Leech
Variations 		1955
One More Thought on Cards
21
Rolf Andra, Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein Ein 4-As-Trick Aces through table cloth
 		1955
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 16 No. 6)
383
Tony Kardyro "Hot Weather Handy" card through table, card sticks to back of wet hand
 		1955
Kardyro's Kard Konjuring
23
Tony Kardyro The Magic Genii card sticks to back of wet hand
 		1955
Kardyro's Kard Konjuring
25
P. Howard Lyons Double Up "The laziest ambitious card in history"
  • Part I: two decks dealt in unison until stopped, the two values are added and counted down in a third deck to a predicted card
  • Part II: the two selections are then buried in their decks and rise to the top
 		Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 2)
11
Leonard Austin Novel Card Appearance card appears on a framed piece of glass, behind roller blind
 		1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
23
Nick Trost Card and Penny-Tration Routine coin vanishes when half of the cards are put on top, magnet in cards
 		1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
34
Bruce Elliott Brrrrtttt! phase for ambitious card
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
138
Bill Simon Tabled single card through table
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
147
J. B. Bobo The Traveling Joker one black card placed among twenty-six red cards always ends up on top, then card travels from packet to packet
Also published here 1956
Top Secrets of Magic
22
Edward Marlo The Separating Aces four Aces distribute in the deck, three methods, all cards face-down
Variations 1956
The New Phoenix (Issue 338)
162
Edward Marlo The New Elevator progressive rises/penetrations, four methods
Variations 1956
The New Phoenix (Issue 338)
163
Cy Endfield Card Penetration and Change card placed in handkerchief "penetrates", in its place selection
Also published here 1956
Unconventional Magic
11
Peter Warlock The Cardboard Prisoner deck put in paper bag with ribbon through it, selection penetrates onto ribbon
 		1956
Unconventional Magic
46
Karte und Taschentuch classic method
 		1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 4)
451
Jerry Andrus Thru a Handkerchief deck spread on tabled handkerchief, card penetrates to underneath it
 		1956
Andrus Deals You In
126
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico Doubly Ambitious two cards come to top repeatedly, D'Amico Spread application
Variations 1956
Classical Foursome
10
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico Combination of previous Doubly Ambitious and Double Transposition
 		1956
Classical Foursome
18
Edward Marlo The Time Machine three reds and blacks are alternated, Ace of Spades put in center of one half, the other half shuffled upside-down, all things are undone when traveled back in time, writing of time written on a business card vanishes
Variations Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
2
Edward Marlo Travelling Double two cards travel to top of deck
 		1957
The Tabled Palm
12
Edward Marlo Card to Top on tabled deck, using tabled palm
 		1957
The Tabled Palm
19
Edward Marlo Rise-Rise-Rise card from center rises to top visible, tabled, two methods (Tenkai and Flat Palm)
Variations 1957
The Tabled Palm
23
Edward Marlo The Lost Card sucker presentation, using The Card Transfer
 		1957
The Tabled Palm
36
P. Howard Lyons Three Up Ace-Two-Three rise from middle of deck to top individually
Related toVariations Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
9
P. Howard Lyons Athlete's Fool spectator stabs Joker in deck and remembers card above it which is cut to bottom, Joker whispers card to performer, deck dropped on Joker, Joker rises to top and whispers top card
Inspired by June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
6
William P. Miesel Ambitious Ten with Ace through Ten of Clubs
 		June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
13
Edward Marlo Skipping Elevator with Ace through Four, two ahead
 		June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
19
William P. Miesel 33 Up Ace-Two-Three rise from middle of deck to top individually
Inspired by Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
19
Al Leech Kings on the Loose red Kings change to black, then reverse and travel around in deck
Also published here 1957
1957 Card Annual
6
Brother John Hamman Kings Through the Table one by one, change to Aces, Kings in pocket
Related toVariations 1958
The Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman S. M.
18
Brother John Hamman Thought of Card under the Table Cloth
1958
The Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman S. M.
44
Edward Marlo Magical Seven selection reversed in face-up portion travels down into lower face-down portion into seventh position, several repeats
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two
  • Phase Three
  • Phase Four
  • Phase Five
Related toVariations 1958
The Magic Seven
2
Bert Allerton The Eye Popper
1958
The Close-Up Magician
24
Bert Allerton Named Card to Top
1958
The Close-Up Magician
37
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Ambitious 52 cards come to the top in order, mates are always on the bottom
 		Mar. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 6)
15
Edward Marlo D. As Ambitious
1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
75
Carmen D'Amico F. D'Amico's Favorite card through leg
 		1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
76
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico G. Marlo's Routine card through leg, multiple phases
 		1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
76
Al Leech Doubly Ambitious
1959
Cardmanship
6
Al Leech A Triple Discovery first card rises to the top and transforms in the second and third selected card
 		1959
Cardmanship
17
Al Leech, Edward Marlo Again, The Elevator
1959
Cardmanship
22
Matt Schulien Where Do You Want Your Card? spectator can choose whether the selection should come to top, bottom or middle, repeated, card travels somewhere else as climax
 		1959
The Magic of Matt Schulien
75
Matt Schulien The Card Under the Tablecloth
Variations 1959
The Magic of Matt Schulien
134
Edward Marlo For The Magic Seven "The In Between Phase" (should be done between phases four and five of original routine)
selection reversed in face-up portion travels down into lower face-down portion into seventh position
Inspired by Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
21
Edward Marlo The Three Roughskeeters three roughed cards
Inspired by Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
25
Henry Durkin Unlocked Card deck with holes in one corner, one card is selected and added to six other cards, cards are then secured with a padlock and under a handkerchief selection is pulled out
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
44
Karrell Fox Absent Minded Finish deck replaced into case and put away, yet deck remains on table as if it dropped through
 		1960
Comedy a la Card
26
Jochen Zmeck Al Capone II deck with hole, ribbon is threaded through hole, selection penetrates off the ribbon
Inspired by
  • Al Capone trick, marketed in 1940s
 1960
Das Jochen Zmeck Skriptum
38
Bill Elliott Spirit of '76 - or '67? performer explains pseudo duplicate effect with a black Six and Seven, ambitious phase, sucker explanation in which the lost pair comes to top as well
 		June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
2
Edward Marlo Ace Cutting Follow Up cutting to three Aces, then to a six-spot which is used to count to the last Ace, then a switch and all Aces come to top
 		June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
32
Dai Vernon, Paul Rosini Staring Him in the Face nerve trick with cased deck
Related toVariations 1961
Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic
33
Lawrence "Larry" Grey Another Larry Grey Trick three selected cards are found, the last one penetrates the hank
 		1961
Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic
57
Edward Marlo Marlo's Acrobatic Aces four aces travel to top repeatedly, then to pocket
 		1961
The Multiple Shift
57
Edward Marlo Card travels to bottom tabled, context (point 3.)
 		1961
Card Switches
11
Charlie Miller The Homing Deuces four Twos keep reappearing on bottom of deck, sucker phase
Related to 1961
An Evening with Charlie Miller
60
Charlie Miller Peeped Card Thru Hand through spectator's hand, quickie
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
55
Max Malini Card Jumps to Top single phase Ambitious Card
Also published here 1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
55
Nate Leipzig, Charlie Miller Leipzig's Card Production Variation card clings to hand
Also published here 1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
62
Rolf Andra Birds of a Feather two separated cards in deck come together
Inspired by 1961
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 22 No. 5)
109
P. Howard Lyons One-Speed Reverse card is reversed on bottom, comes back face-down to top, repeats in various variations
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
17
Edward Marlo Ambitious Handling multiple phases
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
11
Edward Marlo The Ambitious Four face of ambitious card is (partially) shown each time it is inserted in the center
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
14
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Ambitious Card Routine
1962
Close-up Card Magic
51
Frank Garcia The Apex Ace Aces vanish on pack, Ace of Spades comes to top three times, aces reappear face up
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
88
Harry Lorayne Flash Aces four Aces from different parts to top
Variations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
119
John Benzais Through the Table card falls through the table into spectator's hand
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
128
Edward Marlo Two
1962
The K. M. Move
3
Edward Marlo Ambitious Routine
1962
The K. M. Move
7
Edward Marlo K. M. Move Follow Up Aces setting up
Inspired byVariations 1962
The K. M. Move
11
Don Tanner Penetrating Card selection placed between two other cards and in card box, selection penetrates card box
 		1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
56
Jack Avis The Jumping Thought card peeked at, deck shuffled by spectator, card divined and it comes to top
 		1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
69
Max Malini The Siemese Aces two Aces separated in deck come up next to each other when dealt through deck
Inspired byAlso published here 1962
Malini and His Magic
70
Milton Kort, Howard Albright, U. F. Grant A Date with Kort coin cut repeated twice, then date of coin is produced with four cards
 		Jan. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 365)
288
Colin Fox Two from Four two aces penetrate table and are found reversed in center of the deck
 		Jan. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 365)
288
Jochen Zmeck, Ralph W. Hull Schneller als das Auge ambitious phases with mirage deck, also as double ambitious phase
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
14
Jochen Zmeck Das Mene-Tekel-Spiel roughed short/long menetekel and applications
1. card to top
2. card through table
3. divination
4. rising card
5. card to pocket
6. card travels between two slates
7. having multiple cards chosen
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
21
Die Karten-Guillotine three cards with holes, center card penetrates finger through hole, partial rough-smooth
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II
24
Edward Marlo Rising Thought "First Effect", one of four cards thought of, all lost in deck, selection comes to top
 		1962
Tilt!
9
Edward Marlo Gathering of the Clan "Sixth Effect", quartet lost in deck, reappears on top
Related to 1962
Tilt!
13
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
Tilt!
15
Edward Marlo Tilt Doubly Ambitious "Sixteenth Effect"
 		1962
Tilt!
25
Edward Marlo Tilted Aces "Seventeenth Effect", Aces placed into center come to top, no cuts, see p. 1 for credit information
Variations 1962
Tilt!
25
Neal Elias Tilt Contribution
1962
Tilt!
28
Karte durchdringt Etui + Tuch through case and handkerchief, probably by Leist-Bernini
 		1962
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 23 No. 4)
200
Filieren mittels Abschleifen
1962
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 23 No. 4)
203
Nate Leipzig Leipzig's Opener card comes to the bottom of the deck several times, then penetrates performer's hand
Variations 1963
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig
156
Nate Leipzig Ambitious Card Quickie double deal turnover, from center and top
 		1963
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig
162
Nate Leipzig Card Through Handkerchief
1963
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig
189
Harry Lorayne Four More four cards separated in deck, come together to form sandwich
 		1964
Personal Secrets
17
Brian Glover Elevator Routine with extra card with buttons, thre cards
 		May 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 390)
389
Lu Brent Lox deck with hole on lock, selection peeked, removed under handkerchief, glued peek-card, see also p. 15 for additional ideas, see p. 737 for credit information
Also published here Dec. 1965
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
5
Tom Sellers Oben immer Oben several phases
Related to 1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 6)
95
Jack Chanin Rip-o coin torn through borrowed handkerchief
 		1966
The New Modern Coin Magic
407
John McCormick Penetration through Wallet or magazine
 		1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
146
Harry Lorayne Double-Lift Gag sucker presentation
 		1967
Deck-Sterity
11
Peter Kane Aces A-Risin'! two Aces buried separately come to top
Related toAlso published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, 1963
 1967
A Card Session with Peter Kane
6
Peter Kane Anent Pack Switches deck switch during out-of-hand slap, cased deck
Related to 1967
A Card Session with Peter Kane
18
Edward Marlo Slip Cut Routine aces are cut in deck, yet come back to top multiple times
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
18
Edward Marlo "Three Card Throw" Laydown four cards tabled as three, one-handed, top cards of packet buckled with first finger, elevator application
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
27
Edward Marlo Marlo Top Change variation of previous item
Related to 1968
Expert Card Conjuring
33
Carmen D'Amico Face Up Aces four times card changes into ace which then comes back to top
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
78
Edward Marlo Transfer Palm Sequence
1968
Expert Card Conjuring
120
Edward Marlo Effect 7 card visually comes to top twice, see also page 29
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
17
Edward Marlo Effect 2 card jumps off top of deck, twice, double jumps from deck
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
26
Tom Batchelor The Ambitious Kings
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
91
Arthur Setterington Joe Smith - Magician seven cards, Ace of Spades comes several times to the top and then changes places with card in the pocket
 		1968
The Joe Smith Mysteries
3
Jack Avis "Wandman" Transpo card moves from one position in deck to another, by throwing dice, using Walter Wandman dice box
 		May 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 7)
175
Jack Avis Houdini Card deck sealed with crossed rubber bands, yet selection extracted underneath handkerchief, p. 241 for further reference, p. 246 for idea by Harrison Beale
VariationsAlso published here Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
225
Albert Goshman Four Cards Through A Newspaper
Also published here 1968
Four Cards Through A Newspaper
3
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Jumping Jack Rabbit Card Jack of Hearts travels from bottom to top of packet multiple times, all shown to be Jokers
 		1968
Tricks You Can Count On
11
Edward Marlo Follow Up Aces
Related to 1969
Expert Card Mysteries
139
Ken Krenzel Ken's Separation kings placed on top, instantly spread and they are distributed
 		1969
Expert Card Mysteries
153
James Porter Case Rise & Card Through Table inverted case over deck rises with card underneath, second selection penetrates table, Devano Deck
 		Feb. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 4)
240
Derek Dingle, John Mernard Ace - Two - Three - Four last card through table, duplicate
 		1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
7
Tony Kardyro T.K.'s Ambitious Card Supreme three cards, card reversed in the end
 		1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
9
Tony Kardyro T.K's Ambitious Joker joker comes to the top twice then transforms into selection
 		1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
10
Roy Walton The Happy Wanderers three cards in the middle, two travel to top and bottom, then cards are found in the middle again with one card reversed
Inspired by
  • Ed Marlo routine in Ibidem
VariationsAlso published here 		1969
The Devil's Playthings
39
Aldini Roughly Ambitious Ambitious Card routine with packet of twenty cards
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
7
Eddie Joseph Peculiar Permeation deck under handkerchief, selection drops out, could be done as penetration
 		1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
36
Bill Spooner Spooner's Ambitious Card Move bluff display on top
Related toAlso published here 1969
Wonderful Routines of Magic
47
Edward Marlo How Many card placed on table, cards dealt onto it, rises to top, optional repeat phase with double facer (step 6)
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
142
Edward Marlo Card(s) Through Table lapping
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
153
Dai Vernon Two Cards Thru a Magazine
1970
Expanded Lecture Notes
15
Gene Anderson Gene Anderson's Fantastic Routine variation of Roydon's Fantastic, four cards penetrate two pieces of cardboard one by one
 		1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
116
Allan Ackerman, Edward Marlo, Dr. James Nuzzo Elevator Shaft Ace, Two and Three or all Aces penetrate pack one at a time
Inspired by 1970
Magic Mafia Effects
4
Don Nielsen Location Plus coin appears next to selection in deck, comedy presentation ("your card is x cards and a quarter down in the deck")
Related to Nov. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 1)
371
Robert (Bob) Hess Spirit Aces black aces rise to top of four-Ace-packet repeatedly, a black ace travels from pocket back to aces, then red aces to pocket
 		Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
378
Clark Wirthlin Snap card jumps from deck encircled with a rubber band, cut and twist
 		1970
Magick (Issue 1)
2
Albert Goshman 4 Karten durch eine Zeitung cards through newspaper
Also published here 1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 2)
23
C. "Cajano" Baumgartner Gezogene Karte im Glas chosen card penetrates can and appears visibly inside a glass
 		1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 6)
107
Jerry K. Hartman Secret Subtraction – Variation 6 to rearrange order of packet, Elevator trick as example, Ace-Two-Three rise from middle of deck to top individually
Related to 1970
Secret Subtraction
10
Ian Baxter Cheeky Aces Jacks lost and they appear on top again, lost again and Aces are found face-up in deck together, Aces lost and they are found reversed again, put aside and Jacks are found reversed finally
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring
 1970
Ten on Deck
11
Ian Baxter The Somersault Card Aces of Spades put on deck, in vanishes and appears face-up next to another card that was previously pushed into the center
 		1970
Ten on Deck
16
Ian Baxter Encore Elevators with Ace, Two and Three, transformation kicker into blank cards with message
 		1970
Ten on Deck
34
Milton Kort, Ron Bauer Off Color Elevators with odd-backed Ace to Three
Variations 1970
Off-Color Card Tricks
5
Milton Kort Amaso Ala Kort small packet ambitious card sequence, color-changing back kicker
Inspired by
  • "Amaso" (William H. Wilson)
 1970
Off-Color Card Tricks
27
Milton Kort Ambitious Like ambitious card changes back color as climax
Variations 1970
Off-Color Card Tricks
41
Dr. Jacob Daley, Martin Gardner Daley's Card Thru Hank
Mar. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 11)
87
Edward Marlo Another Elevator three cards
Related to Jan. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 1)
2
Mike Rogers Still Avid color changing back kicker
 		Feb. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
10
Edward Marlo For the Unambitious related to "Coming Up in the World", see correction on page 34
Related to Feb. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
11
David Solomon Second Power Poker & Lead-In Aces travel to top, odd-backed Aces stacked in deck, transform into Royal Flush (that now has odd backs) and others get good hands (Power Poker originally Talisman 1/11)
Inspired byAlso published here Mar. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 3)
18
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico Pressed Between signed card pressed from top to center between sandwich cards
Related toVariations Apr. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 4)
33
Derek Dingle Through & Through
Related to 1971
Dingle's Deceptions with Cards and Coins
24
Dr. Jacob Daley Card Load loading a card under a jumbo card / postcard
 		1971
Dingle's Deceptions with Cards and Coins
26
J. Stewart Smith To The Top "Coming Up in the World" precursor, shown by a soldier in 1942, see also p. 415, p. 426 for comment by Charles Hudson
Related to Apr. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 6)
413
Al Baker Ambitious Card phase from Daley Notebooks, then sequence using Ace, Two and Three
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 2)
474
Gaylord E. Hill Fastest Card in the West card apparently in center + air-pressure turnover
 		1971
Magick (Issue 27)
132
Roy Walton Below Zero visual small packet elevator
Inspired by
  • Bob Ostin's "Submarine Card"
VariationsAlso published here 		1971
Cardboard Charades
44
Paul Swinford Thoughts on the Elevator
1971
Lecture Notes
9
Jerry K. Hartman Tri-rise bottom cards of three piles each rise to the tops
 		1971
Odd Lifts
3
Jerry K. Hartman On the Up and Up Aces packet, two times the red Aces travel from below black Aces to above, for finale one red Ace comes to top and spectator makes second one come up, letter to Karl Fulves dated 1/25/71
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1971
Odd Lifts
7
Jerry K. Hartman Twain Attraction two cards, one moved to top, other one jumps from middle to second from top
 		1971
Odd Lifts
19
Jerry K. Hartman Ahead of the Pack multi-phased Ambitious Card
Also published here 1971
Odd Lifts
21
James B. Torncello Torncello's Aces transpose, change into other cards and raise to the top
 		Mar. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 8)
6
Bruce Cervon The Devel's Elevator Ace to Four of Clubs come to top of packet of four red cards, one by one
Inspired by
  • Harvey Rosenthal's "Express Elevator" in "Genii" Vol. 35, No. 8. April, 1971.
Variations 		Apr. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 9)
1
Roger Smith Rising Card Effect
  • Notes of Jan. 30. 1971
ambitious card sequence, with face up card moving under top card
 		Apr. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 9)
9
Bill Simon, Frank Garcia Control Knockout card is produced on top via slip cut two times
Related to
  • "Slip Cut Effect" (Ed Marlo, The Gen, April 1956)
 1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
45
Frank Garcia Ambitious Card - 1. classic sequence to load new card above a.c.
 		1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
48
Frank Garcia Ambitious Card - 3. paintbrush change
 		1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
49
Frank Garcia Ambitious Card - 4. card is apparently seen produding from centre
Related to 1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
50
T. Nelson Downs Ambitious Card - 5. double backer
 		1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
51
Marconick Case Card card penetrated case, gaffed case with slit
VariationsAlso published here 1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
79
Orville Wayne Meyer Miniscape several cards are laminated into one sheet, selection is magically removed
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
95
Paul Swinford Thought on the Elevator
1972
Card Cavalcade
10
Mack Picknick Picnick's Aces Aces to top
Variations 1972
Card Cavalcade
89
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon Devil's Elevator apparent second, third, fourth deals with small packet
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
143
Edward Marlo They're All Alike ambitious type routine shown, people think they're all the same, but they're all blank
 		Aug. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 8)
62
Edward Marlo Ambitious Swindle hidden use of Edward Victor's Color Change
Related to Oct. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 10)
81
William P. Miesel Dual Ambitious one to top, one to bottom
 		Feb. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 2)
13
Neal Elias Ambitious Get Ready "Get Ready For Braue After Zingone" (see next trick)
Inspired by Jan. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 3)
477
Louis Zingone Surprise Reverse card on top, another card put in center, it rises to top and other card is reversed in center, for Dai Vernon credit see p. 484
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Surprise Reverse (Cigam, Walter Schwartz, 1931)
 Jan. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 3)
477
Brother John Hamman Double Surprise Elevator Ace through Four of Spades in row on table, rise to top of packet, change to Hearts and the Spades cards are in three pockets and on chair of performer
Also published here Summer 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio)
532
Roy Walton Ambitious 1-2-3-4 ambitious sequence with Ace through Four, one of them changes to selection, see p. 608 for comment by Walton, see p. 640 for get-into by Robin Robertson
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Sep. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 11)
559
Ben Christopher Unlimited Elevator four Kings buried in deck, four queens one by one placed on top and attracting its King
  • Impromptu Method
Related toVariations Oct. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 12)
567
Arthur Setterington Below Deck card penetrates close up pad
 		1972
Straight Line Mysteries
29
Arthur H. Buckley Surprise Card Thru the Case cards in case are knocked out of spectator's hand, selection remains
Also published here 1972
The Living End
7
James G. Thompson Jr. The Ambitious Card short routine with Braue Pop-Up Card finish
 		1972
The Living End
12
C. M. Coles New Card Location selection appears on bottom of chosen pile
 		1972
The Living End
14
The Penetrating Card card through handkerchief and card case
 		1972
The Living End
14
Charles Waller Card Thru Plate
1972
The Living End
17
The the Magazine
1972
The Living End
17
James G. Thompson Jr. Through the Table bold lapping move
 		1972
The Living End
18
Eddie Joseph Gone Right Through card through table, with handkerchief
 		1972
The Living End
18
A Card Through the Plate
1972
The Living End
91
Jimmy Grippo Clear Thru! handkerchief put on deck and corner folded in, selection penetrates the silk
Also published here 1972
The Living End
91
U. F. Grant Silver Sleuth
1972
The Living End
108
Jerry K. Hartman Triple Lift Elevator Cards plot, spectator decides “top” or “bottom” for last one, “attempts to add a logical and consistent climax to the original Marlo premise”, see reference
Inspired by 1972
Packet Magic
12
Jerry K. Hartman One Way or the Other Elevator plot with black Ace-Two-Three, black Four turns red
 		1972
Packet Magic
13
Jerry K. Hartman Pentetration Elevator plot with Ace-Two-Three-Four-Five, spectator decides final elevation
 		1972
Packet Magic
14
Jerry K. Hartman EscalACEtion Aces travel one at a time through four-card packet, top to bottom and bottom to top
Inspired by 1972
Packet Magic
15
Dai Vernon Vernon's Ectoplasmic Aces No. 70, four Aces on table, deck placed onto one and it travels to top, repeated three more times, cryptic
Variations 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
21
Dai Vernon Vernon's One At A Time Ace Routine No. 82, idea of using hand washing transfer and The Spread for final Ace
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
25
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Card Thru Hank No. 141, suggestion for using a one-hand palm
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
38
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 182, two cards chosen, one penetrates handkerchief, other one travels to pocket
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
45
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Hint No. 218, strip-out addition application: four cards distributed in deck come to top, burglars, finesse of showing one or two cards as they are inserted
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
54
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Four Ace Trick Variation No. 224, Aces really on bottom of each packet, all packets lost in deck one by one, Aces are on top
Variations 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
55
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 245
  • spelling something out with letter cards, cryptic
  • Slap Ace as finale for Ambitious Card
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
61
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