4,266 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling
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How to make a Card vanish, and finde it againe in a Nut duplicate card is split and printed side slit into nut beforehand, second nut filled with ink as joke when spectator opens it
Related to 1634 19
La Carte Brûlée, qu'on Fait Trouver Dans une Montre card is selected and burnt, ashes vanish from a box and miniature card is found under glass of a watch, spectator selects among three, with assistant
1784 19
Voyage d'une carte Card in a box travel to another card in another box
1786 37
Voyage d'une carte expliqué Card in a box travel to another card in another box explained, box with flap
1786 86
To make a Card vanish from the Pack, and be found in a Person's Pocket stuck to back of hand
1876 46
A Card having been thought of, to make such Card Vanish from the Pack, and be Discovered wherever the Performer pleases twenty-seven cards, card palmed out and multiple endings suggested (pocket, transformation, on chair, ...)
1876 83
To cause a Number of Cards to Multiply invisibly in a Person's keeping cut-off packet weighed, then it multiplies
1876 84
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Pack being divided into Two Portions, placed in the keeping of two different Persons, to make Three Cards Pass invisible from the One to the Other beginning with sealed deck
1876 86
Several Cards having been freely chosen by the Company, Returned and Shuffled, and the Pack placed in a Person's Pocket, to make such Person draw out one by one the chosen Cards spectator extracts (top) card from his pocket, favorite of Herrmann
1876 106
To allow a Person secretly to think of a Card, and dividing the Pack into three heaps, to cause the Card thought of to appear in whichever heap the Company may choose
1876 108
Cards to Card Drawer two cards travel into prop
1876 348
Charles Bertram Bertram's Ace Trick spectator deals out all cards, the three indifferent cards end up in spectator's pocket
1889 111
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Cards Judged by Weight, and the Multiplication of Cards two routines (second one by Robert-Houdin)
1889 122
Card to Pocket as Out for Classic Force
1889 133
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Cards passing up the Sleeve
1889 144
Two Drawn Cards, placed in different Boxes, made to Change Places at Command
1889 159
A Card found in a Cigar
1889 189
A Card found in a Candle two methods (fake or ordinary candle)
1889 189
Professor Hoffmann The "Sensation" Card Trick "An Experiment in Thought-reading"
three cards thought of, performer divines writes them on slips of paper, spectators remove their cards and the vanish from "card table" and reappear in deck
1889 231
The Crystal Frame "For the Production of a Card"
1889 237
The Black Velvet Frame "For the Production of a Card"
1889 238
To Pass a Chosen Card through the Crown of a Borrowed Hat selection appears underneath hat
1890 46
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Cards passing up the Sleeve, and the Diminishing and Increasing Cards "dexterous card-palming supple­mented by unflinching audacity", diminishing cards as fake explanation
1890 57
Professor Field, Frames of various kinds of Producing Cards
  • Field's Card-Frame
  • The French Card-Frame
  • The Sand Frame (attr. to "the elder Bosco")
  • The Velvet Frame and Artist's Easel
  • The Crystal Frame
1890 98
Professor Hoffmann The Magic Card Case "A Chosen Card made to pass into an Empty Case", leather-covered case
1890 115
The Improved Card Drawer "To produce Two Cards in succession from an Empty Drawer", with routine suggestions, including having the spectator decide whether the two selections should appear in the box face-to-face or back-two-back
1890 118
Card from Changing Card-box to Deck two cards chosen and put in box, apparently named one travels back to deck
1890 123
Das glückliche Wiederfinden No. 41, card vanishes from envelope and reappears in cigar, card either forced or freely chosen with cigar index
1895 49
Photographierahmen No. 2, sand frame
1895 65
L'Homme Masqué Die vier Buben auf der Wanderschaft No. 6, four cards chosen, they are the four jacks, they are shuffled back and produced from inside the jacket at sleeve opening
1895 93
Das verlorene und wiedergefundene As No. 14, spectator pushes all Aces in the deck, one vanishes and reappears in his pocket, two methods
1895 105
Der Teufelskopf continuation of description, four cards selected and two borrowed ring put in glass and covered with handkerchief, cards vanish from deck and glass with rings vanishes, cards and rings appear on devil head puppet apparatus
Related to Nov. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 3)
37
Das desertierte und wiedereingefangene Ass four Aces shown and lost in deck by spectator, one Ace disappears and travels to spectator's pocket, Diamond spot card masks as Ace with other pips covered by other Aces
Related to 1896 23
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Conradi's Kartenwanderung red cards folded into paper and sealed, card from black half chosen, travels into red half
Related to 1896 32
Verschwinden und Wiedererscheinen einer Karte card vanishes from deck and appears on back of spectator or performer
Related to 1896 37
Citrone und Karte burned card appears in chosen lemon
Related to 1896 39
Das mysteriöse Couvert card in nest of envelopes, free choice with envelope index
1896 49
Kunststück à la Cumberland three cards removed by spectators and placed in handkerchief, predicted on three billets in goblet, they travel back into deck, billet index
1896 61
Chemische Reparaturanstalt card marked on both ends and cut in half, one half burnt and found in nest of envelope
Related to 1896 71
Card to Spectator's Pocket Menetekel deck without short cards
1896 78
Die Karte im Pokal glass goblet covered, card vanishes from deck and appears in glass
1896 81
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Per Blitzzug! card vanishes from deck and reappears in spectator's pocket
1896 81
Der Bube als "enfant terrible" four cards selected, they're the Eights, Eights held by spectator, four other cards placed on table, Eights returned into deck, cards on table turn out to be three Eights and a Jack, jack transformed into missing Eight and four Jacks produced from pocket
Related to 1896 84
Vingt-un Twenty-One Card Trick, but card is at the end palmed out and an envelope with a duplicate from an envelope index presented
1896 97
Die Karte in der Flasche bottle covered and in spectator's hands, selection appears inside, folding card
Related toAlso published here 1896 142
Die mysteriöse Verbindung deck vanishes (via pull in sleeve) and is reproduced from spectator's pocket as a festoon with all cards tied to a string
1896 152
Un Billet d'amour card chosen, letter comes from mailman from back of audience, it is transformed into selection
1896 163
Amerikanischer Kartenrahmen sand frame
Related toAlso published here 1896 180
Magische Zaubercigarre
1896 183
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Das fliegende Kartenhäuschen ohne Bedeckung card house built out of seven chosen card, it vanishes from one tray and reappears on another
1896 203
Der Kartenrahmen cards appear on sheet of framed glass
1896 220
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Grosses Kartenmanöver Jacks, Queens and Kings travel and transpose with two plates, heavily gaffed
Related to 1896 221
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Verschwinden einer gezogenen Karte in ein zehnfach verschlossenes Couvert card to envelope, freely chosen card an card-in-envelope index
Related to 1896 225
Das Kartenbild burned card shot onto framed glass with pistol, card appears on glass
June 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 6)
91
Der Hut als Zielscheibe cards shot onto borrowed hat where they appear
Sep. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 9)
135
Bartholomäus Gebert, Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Ein kleiner Fastnachtscherz oder das Auferstehen einer verbrannten Karte card removed, rest of deck put on glass and covered with handkerchief, card burnt and shot onto glass, card is now upright in glass, it is removed and shrinks and vanishes
Jan. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 5)
69
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Das Verschwinden einer gezogenen Karte in ein zehnfach verschlossenes Couvert card to envelope, freely chosen card an card-in-envelope index
Related to Mar. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 7)
99
Der amerikanische Kartenrahmen sand frame
Also published here Apr. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 8)
114
"Karte in der Flasche" bottle covered and in spectator's hands, selection appears inside, folding card
Also published here May 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 9)
133
The Lantern of Diogenes card appears in glass lantern, using an acrobatic folding card in lid
Related to 1897 73
The Attached Card selection vanishes and reappears under back of spectator's coat collar
Related toAlso published here 1897 78
The Card and Handkerchief card visibly appears attached to handkerchief
Related to 1897 89
The Itinerant Card sealed pack opened, black cards wrapped in paper, chosen red card travels inside black half
Related to 1897 91
The Card in the Pocket card at a number is remembered, counted to and vanished, in pocket
Related to 1897 94
The Card, Ribbon and Envelope selection in deck, other selection pierced an threaded on ribbon, ribbon-card changes to first selection, second selection travels to envelop
1897 106
The Card Appearing On The Bottle card appears on top of unprepared bottle, two methods
1897 112
The Card On The Table Edge card appears on rear edge of table, mechanical
1897 115
The Halved Card card cut in half, one half destroyed and rediscovered, variant in which the half is brought in theater by district messenger boy (Western Union Card Trick)
Related to 1897 130
The Lost Ace ace travels to pocket
Related to 1897 133
Rapid Transit bold, duplicate
1897 151
The Cards and the Orange Tree four selections travel into orange
Related to 1897 151
The Conjurer's Prediction three thought of cards are divined, then travel from Card Box (prop) to deck
1897 155
Grand Card Maneuvre Jacks on top and Kings on bottom of deck, Queens under plate, Queens vanish and appear on top of deck, Jacks and Kings under second plate, then Queens back under first plate
Related to 1897 160
The Small Card Frame two methods, sand frame and black cover cloth that is pulled out with handkerchief cover
Related to 1897 163
The Mysterious Hat two cards are divined and then travel into hat
1897 190
The New Multiplication of Cards four selections from envelope to envelope
1897 195
The Bottle Card folding card
Related to 1897 247
Francis King Die Karte im Glase card thought of and card chosen and lost, they are the same, it travels into a handkerchief-covered glass
Feb. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 2)
21
Der Zauberspiegel card placed on mirror and covered with handkerchief vanishes and reappears in deck, card with mirror back
Apr. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 4)
55
Carl Willmann Cards to under Arm four cards travel to under arm twice, duplicates
May 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 5)
68
Das wandernde Kartenspiel "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
deck vanishes and reappears behind arm, then deck travels from sleeve to sleeve, manipulative
June 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 6)
83
Carl Willmann Taking Palmed Card out of the Pocket finesse, dropping it in first, then widening pocket and taking it out with fingertips
July 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 7)
99
Sylvesterzauber four cards selected and returned, one selection is taken from spectator's pocket, it changes into the other three selections one by one
Jan. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 5)
73
Festina lente spectator remembers card and its position, performer tables a card which changes into the selection, originally tabled card taken from envelope, patter by Conradi
July 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 1)
11
L'Homme Masqué La carte kinématographique thought-of picture card and all picture cards from same suit vanish from deck and are reproduced from pocket of spectator
Also published here Sep. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 3)
42
Die Damen auf Reisen four Queens travel from one half of the deck to the other
Mar. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 3)
37
Hugo Schrader Der forcierte Gedanke two decks, one card placed on top of one deck as prediction, spectator remembers any card and its position in other deck, it matches prediction, then card travels into the other deck as clean-up anti-climax
Mar. 1898
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 9)
141
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Weissagen wider Willen card written on billet and put in envelope, another empty envelope closed, spectator divines selection (via multiple-step equivoque), card travels from deck into this envelope
Also published here May 1898
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 11)
172
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Die Karte auf Wanderschaft No. 23, handkerchief held by spectator like a bag, card vanishes from deck and appears in handkerchief
1899 70
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Romans Kartenfahne No. 47, three cards vanish from deck and reappear at flag/silk
1899 128
Card Fans from Spectator cards produced from spectator's clothing
1899 145
Emil Clauß Das neue Kartenbild selected cards appear behind glass in frame
Apr. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 4)
53
Arthur Toskana Der Weg zum Herzen four Queens put in deck, they travel one by one to between vest and jacket
June 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 6)
86
Georg Winter Die wandernden Karten four to eight selections put in envelope and placed in inner pocket, they are then produced from the air, tube from inner pocket to tails pocket on the back
Oct. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 10)
148
Changement eines Kartenhauses No. 2, seven-card card castle vanishes from underneath cover and appears under another cover, then travels back, collapsable castle with rubber bands
1900 63
Ein guter Schuß No. 6, deck placed on glass, covered with handkerchief, selection placed in pistol and shot onto glass, vanishes from pistol and is now upright in glass
1900 70
Die unsichtbare Wanderung No. 8, black Aces and Ace of Diamonds shown, all shuffled in deck, Ace of Diamonds travels to mechanical card case prop, Ace of Hearts poses as Ace of Diamonds between black Aces
Related to 1900 75
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 77
Ein Kartenchangement No. 14, cards placed in handkerchief, performer names cards that he apparently identifies by touch, those cards are vanished and reappear in deck
1900 90
Die verschwundene Karte und das dreifache Couvert No. 15, free selection vanishes from deck under handkerchief cover, reappears in nest of envelopes, envelope index in coat pockets
Related to 1900 94
Selbstverbrennung einer Karte und ihre Wiederherstellung No. 16, card placed on stand, burns on command, reappears in bottle that is broken to get it out, flap folding card in bottle
1900 97
Die Karte als Orden No. 17, card placed on tablet, covered with glass dome and handkerchief, card suddenly appears on performer's chest and is no long on tablet, secret layer on bottom of glass dome
1900 99
Arthur Toskana Vae victis! "(Wehe dem Besiegten)"
Kings placed in envelope, Jacks placed under four newspaper pieces, then Jacks are in envelope and Aces under newspaper, Kings found elsewhere
Mar. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 3)
37
Carl Willmann Eine von einer Person aus der Gesellschaft gewählte Karte verschwindet aus dem Spiele und erscheint an anderer Stelle wieder card and its position from face remembered, after some counting and asking for number the card is palmed off and produced from spectator's pocket
Jan. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 1)
2
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Weissagen wider Willen card written down, another spectator divines it via equivoque, it vanishes from deck and appears in envelope
Also published here Nov. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 11)
164
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die Durchdringung der Materie signed cards from deck to envelope, two methods, rhyming patter
Dec. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 12)
182
S. W. Erdnase The Traveling Cards
Related to 1902 185
S. W. Erdnase The Card and Hat card to under hat
Variations 1902 204
Charles Bertram Passing Twelve Cards up Sleeve into Pocket
1902 83
Charles Bertram Cards to Spectator's Pocket load when extracting another card
1902 125
Mademoiselle Patrice To Pass Several Cards from one Person's Pocket to that of Another
1902 133
Carl Willmann Ein Kartentrick card vanishes from hand and reappears in deck, card index behind chair
Apr. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 4)
53
Carl Willmann Willmann's Tuchhalter holder for silks at back of chair or table with applications, also for cards that travel under a plate
June 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 6)
85
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli XII. Weissagen wider Willen (Ein Kartenkunststück), spectator selects a card and writes name on paper, which is sealed in envelope, other spectator guesses card and selection vanishes from deck and appears in second envelope
1903 136
Carl Willmann Die vier Buben auf Wanderschaft four cards chosen, they are the Jacks, shuffled back and produced from up the sleeve, duplicates
Apr. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 4)
51
A. J. Kartenzauber corner of a card torn off, it restores visually, two selections shuffled back, one of the selections appears in a glass container, punch with paper weight that is sitting on card at one point
May 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 5)
67
A. J. Eine geheimnisvolle Flucht Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces put into four packets on the table, packet chosen with dice and a suit chosen as well, that card becomes a blank card and the selection is in previously empty envelope, quartet gaff
May 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 5)
69
A. J. Die magischen Asse combination in which an Ace is chosen, it changes to another Ace, vanishes and reappears, then a chosen Ace travels into a wooden card case, then all Aces from deck into a pocket
June 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 6)
84
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
A. J. Gedankenerraten mit Hülfe eines Kartenspieles card and its position remembered and later card found and three other selections produced from pocket
Nov. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 11)
167
Der "Pick-Pocket" Trick "Schule der Magie"
one or more selections travel to trouser pocket, shown empty by pushing the card up in the corner, also for spectator's pocket
Jan. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 1)
1
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
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Das magische Kartentrio three cards appear behind the neck of performer, construction under jacket that pushes three cards up the collar
Jan. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 1)
6
Adolphe "Magicus" Blind Gedankenlesen und Zauberei half the deck sealed in envelope, two or three cards thought of from other half, they travel into envelope to the first half, half the deck consists of double facers
Related toAlso published here
  • "Divination et Escamotage" (L'Illusionniste, Feb. 1904, p. 211)
Mar. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 3)
35
Das Kartenmesser knife for loading a card into a fruit, bread, ...
July 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 7)
108
Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein, Fr. Berndt Kartenvermehrung unter den Händen der Zuschauer "Berndt", spectator counts a cut-off packet, three cards travel from deck to packet
Nov. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 12)
186
C. O. Williams The Artful Card wrong card found behind back, then selection produced from pocket
1904 46
Mademoiselle Patrice To Pass Several Cards From one Person's Pocket to That of Another
1904 60
The Piano Trick
Related to 1909 47
L'Homme Masqué The Flying Card "The Kinetoscope Card", thought-of card and two more of the same suit travel into spectator's pocket
Related toAlso published here 1909 77
The Twenty Card Trick three cards
1909 85
The Flying Card (First Method), from one spectator's pocket to another, freely named number with outs
1909 99
T. Nelson Downs The Flying Cards (Second Method)
1909 107
The Cards up the Sleeve (First Method), with commentary on the effect, twelve cards
1909 111
Cards up the Sleeve (Second Method) twelve cards, then whole pack
1909 114
John Northern Hilliard Card, Orange and Candle torn and burnt card discovered inside orange with corner proof, wet card is shot on candle with pistol an appears in flame dry and restored
1909 225
The Card in the Frame card appears in frame, with information on trick frames
Variations 1909 229
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Der forcierte Gedanke (Zweite Ausführung) card removed by performer and wrapped in handkerchief, card thought of from second deck vanishes and travels to pocket, wrapped card is also thought-of card
Also published here 1910 82
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die drei Kräfte three chosen cards vanish from deck, arrive in pocket, deck vanishes (in topit type space) and appears in pocket, three selections rise one with corner torn off that visible restores, a card is shot with pistol into candle
Also published here 1910 196
Ottokar Fischer Karten Experimente only description of routines, card problems
  • Die Farbenwahl
  • Die verwandelten Asse
  • Die Zigarettentasche
  • Der geheimnisvolle Pique-König
  • Die fünf verwandelten Karten
  • Carte blanche
  • Der magische Fingerring
  • Die sonderbare Übereinstimmung
  • Karte und Banknote
  • Karte und Taschentuch
  • Karte und Uhr
  • Die magische Separation
  • Das Blumenrätsel
  • Das Kartenwerfen
  • Rübenzahl
  • Die Visitkarte
  • Das Spiel der Landsknechte
  • Die mysteriöse Karte
Related toVariations 1910 216
The New Card Frame without sand
Also published here 1911 591
The New Card Frame without sand
Also published here 1911 42
To make Three Cards pass invisibly from one Packet to another three extra cards palmed at the beginning
1911 103
A Chosen Card Found in a Cigar
1911 114
Stanley Collins Le Dernier Cri Mutilated Card Experiment card cut into four pieces, three are burnt and found restored in nest of envelopes
Related to 1915 46
Stanley Collins Thought Anticipated and Precipitated one of six cards vanishes and appears at impossible location
1915 58
Charles T. Jordan The Escape No. 12, card travels from rubber-banded half to other half, cards are secretly propelled to other half
1919/1920 42
Stanley Collins Ajax card selected with business card, travels from envelope to spectator's pocket and four other card transform into letter cards spelling AJAX, duplicates
Variations 1920 9
Albert Fellows, Stanley Collins The Well of Truth four selections are put in a small wishing well, then covered by handkerchief, the cards travel to the roof of the well
1920 107
Charles T. Jordan The Winged Cards No 8, two times ten cards in handkerchiefs, three cards travel across
1920 17
Charles T. Jordan, William McGrew Speaking of Pink Elephants No. 8, named card changes back color, then the whole deck, card spelled to, card travels from one half to the other, red-blue peek deck cards
1920 16
Charles T. Jordan Satan's Prophecy No.1, one of four named cards by performer is chosen and card travels from half to other half in box at named number, card is also predicted on paper
Related toVariations 1920 2
Charles T. Jordan The Vanishing Card No. 5, one of six cards vanishes and appears in performer's pocket
1920 12
Charles T. Jordan The Master Stop Trick four cards are selected and placed back in the deck, spectator deals through the deck and performer stops him at the selections, except the last one which is found in the performer's pocket
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
7
Charles T. Jordan Improved Satan's Prophecy prediction, deck divided into two halves and a selected card vanishes from one half and appears at the position predicted in the other half
Related to 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
8
Charles T. Jordan The Vanishing Pair two selected cards are predicted and travel from one half to the other in card case, miscalling
Related toAlso published here 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
10
Charles T. Jordan Diabolical Transposition two thought cards across with two decks, stacked, siamesa
VariationsAlso published here 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
22
Charles T. Jordan The Unknown Leaper card at thought-of position transposes with unknown card or appears at same position in other packet
Variations 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
27
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine vereitelte Vernichtung signed card to envelope in envelope in notebook, and card with torn corner in frame
1922 21
Edward Bagshawe Perambulating Pasteboards hat covered with handkerchief, cased deck put in container, it vanishes from there (black shell), cards removed from hat in string, case also in hat
1924 32
Stanley Collins The Homing Aces four Aces through cloth one by one with one cardboard cover
Inspired by
  • "Sympathetic Aces" (Stanley Collins, with double facer)
1925 31
Oswald Rae New Card an Board two selections appear pinned on board, with drawing pins and handkerchief
1926 1
Oswald Rae, Oswald Williams A Transparent Affair card appears between two sheets of plastic, held together by two rubber bands and standing on easel, two methods, similar to Jack Hughes' Television Card Frame
1926 19
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Sie spottet der Fessel. No. 5
  • 1. Der Kartenflüchtling (Ace vanishes from deck and appears inside envelope, pip covered by black Aces so Ace of Hearts poses as Diamonds)
  • 2. Die Karte als Ausbrecher (deck is encircled with rubber band, bottom card vanishes under handkerchief and appears in spectator's pocket)
1926 21
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine ermöglichte Unmöglichkeit. No. 10, signed card is found and then travels into sealed nest of envelopes
1926 37
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Feingefühl in den Fingerspitzen. No. 13, shuffled deck placed in handkerchief, performer names six card and finds them inside bundle, then six cards vanish and appear back in the deck, duplicates
1926 45
Louis Nikola The Flight Card to Impossible Location At Any Number: Card vanishes from inside an envelope to be found in a deck sealed also in another envelope, at a location named by the spectator
1927 62
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die Karte als Wandervogel chosen card travels under table cloth, inside a book and eventually in spectator's pocket
1927 84
Jack Merlin Improved Card From Pocket pack in spectator's pocket, he removes cards then the deck, only his card remains in the pocket
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1927/28 3
Jack Merlin Combining the Passing of Cards with the Pocket Trick one packet in spectator's pocket
1927/28 3
Jack McMillen The Prophecied Leaper prophesied, selection made in one half, it travels into cased half at predicted position
Variations 1928 19
The Clock Trick chosen card vanishes from twelve-card packet and is found in pocket
1928 6
Oswald Rae Card and Cigarette three pieces of a signed and torn card in envelope transform into tobacco, card is found restored in cigarette, last piece fits
1929 8
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die aus einer Schachtel in einen leeren Umschlag wandernde Karte signed card vanishes from cigar box and appears inside envelope
1930 74
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die gezogene Karte wandert on einen leeren Briefumschlag card travels into envelope
1930 76
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Wanderung zweier Karten in einen Hut two selection travel into a hat
1930 88
Joe Berg A Mysterious Change face-up card inserted half-way in deck, card above it remembered by bending the half up, top half plus face-up card put on table, card vanished from face and is removed from pocket
1930 17
Joe Berg A Card, A Case, And a Vanish card shuffled back, deck put in card case, selection vanishes from cased deck and is removed from pocket
1930 23
Laurie Ireland A Sucker Card Trick
1931 13
Laurie Ireland Aeroplane Card to Pocket
Variations 1931 28
Eric F. Impey Synchrono - A Mechanical Pack stacked peek deck
  • To gain knowledge of any card freely selected
  • To name the cards one after the other
  • To reverse the positions of the two uppermost cards
  • A further effect (card to case)
1931 4
Lu Brent The Surprise Reverse Torn Card and Cigarette Trick card torn into pieces and placed into handkerchief. Later a piece is found in a cigarette, which matches the card which has magically restored in the handkerchief with a corner missing
1932 27
Ralph W. Hull A Trick Exposed, But How? color change apparently exposed, but card turns out to have vanished and is brought from pocket
1932 16
Victor Farelli The Card to "Wallet" credit information
1933 87
A Strange Hallucination thought of card to wallet, matrix principle
Variations 1933 87
Victor Farelli, Tom Sellers The "Sandwich" card travels from sandwich to pocket
1933 89
A Double Surprise performer and spectator remember card and its position in their halves of the deck, cards taken out, performers card is shown to be a double backer (!), spectator's card is an indifferent card and brought from pocket
1933 91
The Original Card to Pocket lazy man's card to pocket, spectator remembers card and its position
1933 93
Victor Farelli For Conjurers Only version of lazy man's card to pocket
1933 93
Victor Farelli Pure Bluff version of lazy man's card to pocket
1933 93
Victor Farelli, Harry Venson With an Unprepared Pocket-Book
1933 94
Victor Farelli A Study in Blue and White envelope
1933 99
Victor Farelli, Edward Bagshawe The "Simplex" Thirty Cards envelope
1933 102
Just Once More - The Aces one palm
1933 16
Tom Sellers The Novelty Cigarette Exchange cigarette in small glass bottle, switched for cigarette with card inside
1933 6
Tommy Tucker A 26 Card Mystery thirteen cards in handkerchief, selected cards to determine number of cards to travel, variation with half forcing deck
1933 16
T. Page Wright Unknown Leaper variation card at thought-of position transposes with card in other half
Inspired by 1933 11
T. Page Wright Selected card passes between two phonograph records
Related to 1933 15
T. Page Wright An Original Spelling Card card chosen and buried in small packet, then spelled to in rest of deck
Also published here 1933 37
Al Baker Color Flight
1934
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Cardially Yours)
487
Les Gilbert A Card in Transit! double end card
Dec. 1934
The Jinx (Issue 3)
10
Tom Sellers A Card From Pocket Trick
1934 4
Tom Sellers Named Card and Slates named card vanishes from box and reappears between slates
Related toVariations 1934 13
The Radio Cards three signed cards
1934 54
The Vor-Ac(e)-ious Magician Aces, three cards on each, they vanish an reappear in spectator's pocket
1934 57
Theodore Annemann The Migrating Pasteboard card travels from red half to black half, corner-short stranger card
1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
44
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
Dr. Jacob Daley Card in Pocket card and its position remembered, lazy man
Related to 1935 110
Thought Card to Pocket several duplicates
Related to 1935 16
Laurie Ireland Blue and Red Mystery four red and four blue backed cards, one of each color travels to pocket
1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
18
Laurie Ireland Sucker Card Trick sucker gag sequence
1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
21
Laurie Ireland On the Bottom, on Top and in the Pocket
1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
23
Ralph W. Hull A Brain Teaser No. 9, card vanishes from packet and travels to named position into other packet, duplicate, saliva
Related toAlso published here 1935 11
Ade Duval Mephisto's Message No. 10, three cards chosen, performer tries to make them travel into a lemon, instead they are found in an envelope that is handed to performer by a messenger
1935 14
George Pughe The Piano Trick No. 17
1935 20
Pellet Trick No. 23, about ten cards freely chosen and written on pieces of paper that are crumpled up, selections sealed in envelope, one of those papers is chosen and that card vanishes from group of selections or travels to somewhere like pocket
Related to 1935 25
W. F. "Rufus" Steele Letter "P" Trick No. 47, card and alphabet card are chosen, Queen produced from under performer's shoe, letter is P and the Queen starts to pee
1935 42
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant The Card and the Cigarette description of a switch with the Harlequin Cigarette Holder
1935 15
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant How Would You Like a Gag? card in cigarette gag in which no effect happens but the performer destroys the borrowed cigarettes
1935 18
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant Another Card Trick spectator remembers a card and its position from the bottom, performer takes deck behind back, brings forward wrong card, selection then found in pocket, card slipped up the jacket from behind back
1935 25
Dr. Jacob Daley, Theodore Annemann The Acme Thought Card Pass with envelopes
Related toAlso published here Jan. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 16)
80
Lu Brent Simplex Torn Card and Balloon
1936
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1935/36)
85
Theodore Annemann Named Card to Pocket Jukebox Principle
Related to Mar. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 18)
101
Tom Sellers Death Flight! blank cards with names, card with dead name travels to another pile, envelopes, see page 172 for improvement by Andrew Brennan
Also published here Mar. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 18)
102
Theodore Annemann The Problem of the Ice Cube corner of card is torn off and vanished, reappears in an ice cube
Nov. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 26)
161
Victor Farelli Three Sevens Variation on 21 card trick, card ends up in magician's pocket, meant to catch knowledgeable spectators off-guard
1936 20
Franklin M. Chapman Again - The Card in the Wallet card loaded behind back while card is apparently located by touch which fails, wallet rubber-banded
Variations 1936 5
Franklin M. Chapman A Sure Bet card to matchbox, folded
Also published here 1936 7
Franklin M. Chapman A Gag Five of Clubs selected, Six of Clubs produced from pocket (with obvious palming, sucker), but one spot is missing when full card is shown
1936 7
The "Easy" Card In Wallet card brought to arm pit from behind back
1937 22
Charles T. Jordan Stampedo card identified with post stamp travels from packet into deck
1937 25
Charles T. Jordan The Vanishing Pair two cards travel from one half into half in card case, miscalling
Also published here 1937 26
Charles T. Jordan The Unknown Leaper card at thought-of position transposes with unknown card
Variations 1937 27
Tommy Tucker The Card Miracle - Certain: 1. Tucker's Version spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card, estimation, card is on top or in pocket in this handling
Related to 1937 37
T. Nelson Downs 3. The Nelson Downs Original. spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card, estimation, card is on top or in pocket in this handling
Related to 1937 38
Sam H. Sharpe The Nervous Card card jumps from one packet into another next to selection
Also published here 1937 91
Professor Hoffmann The Flying Card card from deck to case, sticky card
1937 105
The Missing Card card travels from pack to another pack to named number, sticky card
1937 105
Glenn G. Gravatt A Real Magical Vanish odd-backed card from deck into spectator's pocket (where other cards are), two-color double backer, sticky card
1937 114
David Devant The Triangle Trick twenty-six double facers
Also published here 1937 133
Charles T. Jordan Diabolical Transposition two thought cards across with two decks, stacked
Also published here 1937 210
The Three Heaps deck cut in heaps, top card jumps around, svengali deck
1937 249
The Mene Tekel Deck - 5. basic application, card travels from one pocket to another
1937 257
Card Into Pocket. A Second Method Menetekel Deck
1937 258
Glenn G. Gravatt Cards and Slates chosen card appears between two slates, Menetekel Deck
1937 260
The Four Ace Trick crude aces to pocket, basic application of stripper deck
1937 264
Card in the Hat stripper deck
1937 270
Satan's Mail card to envelope, sticking to it with wax, stripper deck
1937 270
The Captain Card cards in hat are dropped out, selection remains in hat, stripper deck
1937 273
Flying Card card from deck to small packet, stripper deck
1937 273
Rolland Hamblen Invisible Flight signed card travels into different sealed deck
1937 288
Charles T. Jordan Speaking of Pink Elephants color changing backs, then a card travels from one half to the other, glued pairs
1937 289
Ralph W. Hull Three in One Card Trick card vanishes from packet and travels to named position into other packet, duplicate, saliva
Also published here 1937 294
Michael F. Zens Zens' Miracle Pocket to Pocket Trick three chosen cards, envelopes, repeating set-up deck
Related toVariations 1937 298
Card from Nowhere card to anywhere with duplicate, card vanishes via short card and riffle display
1937 310
Cazeneuve Card in an Orange torn corner
1937 336
C. O. Williams The Card from the Pocket card at thought of position is remembered and found, lazy man
Related toVariations 1937 342
S. H. Wimbrough Card from the Pocket - Another Presentation lazy man's card to pocket, pocketed card in beginning is later selection
1937 342
Henry Hardin Satan's Mail card to envelope, sticking to it with wax
1937 346
Kli Ban The Spectator Finds Your Card card travels into other half next to selection
1937 348
L. Vosburgh Lyons The Impromptu Passing one thought-of card, envelopes
1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
179
Card on the Wing card vanishes from deck and appears somewhere else, double ender
1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
183
Oscar H. Paulson Card Passe-Passe cards travel from performer's hand to spectator's pile, then into his pocket
Mar. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 30)
195
Theodore Annemann Restless Cards two rubber banded piles with different backs, selections transpose, see also page 210 for comment
Apr. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 31)
202
Theodore Annemann Pocketbook Card card to ungaffed banded wallet, duplicate with subtle mark
Also published here 1937
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1937)
224
Orville Wayne Meyer Uniflight from one half to other half, using gaffed card with two glued together on one end
July 1937
The Jinx (Issue 34)
231
Louis Lam The Ace of Spades Ace of Spades and indifferent card shows, Ace changes to regular card and is reproduced from pocket, inspired by McDonald Aces performance
1937 14
Robert Parrish Selective Card In Pocket selection travels into a pocket selected by spectator, variation with spectator's pocket instead
1937 35
Oscar Weigle, John Goodrum The Perfect Card Routine card is forced and vanishes from deck via double facer, duplicate can appear anywhere, employed in three phase routine in which a card turns over, another changes into a selection and the third selection travels into pocket
1937 37
Edward Victor The Thirty Card Trick (or "Cards from Pocket to Pocket") from spectator's pocket to second spectator's pocket
1937 32
Joe Berg The Transferred Cards ten cards counted off, two signed, packet put in hat, ten more counted and put in pocket, the signed cards travel to pocketed pile
1937 5
Joe Berg Mistakes Will Happen card is lost face up in deck behind performer's back with a few more reversed cards for confusion, card should travel to pocket but wrong card travels, it changes into right card, riffle shuffle with key next to a reversed card
Variations 1937 6
Dr. E. C. Costelloe The Latest Bill and Lemon Trick half a chosen playing card and bill with torn corner travel inside lemon, duplicate card but actual bill loaded
1937 58
Franklin M. Chapman, Edward Loyd Enochs Again - The Card in Cigarette torn card in envelope transposes with tobacco in cigarette except corner
1937 3
Card in the Matchbox duplicate
1938 231
William H. McCaffrey Card in the Pocket. II
Related to 1938 255
Paul Rosini Saliva Sorcery. II card vanishes from packet and reappears in pocket
Related toVariations 1938 260
John Scarne A Card Mouthful folded, while smoking
Also published here 1938 308
William H. McCaffrey The Four Aces matrix layout
1938 357
Chosen Card Passed Into Vest Pocket menetekel deck
1938 439
David Devant The Triangle twenty-six double facers
Also published here 1938 441
Charles A. Leedy Cards Plus Jugglery card travels from long-short glued forcing deck to pocket
1938 452
The Card in the Frame applications for sand frame
1938 501
The Balloon and Card two presentations, with stand
1938 513
John Scarne The Card in the Wallet
1938 572
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L.W. Card in Cigarette
1938 760
Josef Bauer Ostracism when balloon is popped, all cards drop except selection, apparatus
Jan. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 40)
264
Tom Bowyer For a Dime weird traveling effect in which a 6H becomes a 6H with black hearts pips
Jan. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 40)
268
Albert Sidney Dark Sorcery spectator signs card and selects number, light turned off, when back on the signed card traveled into sealed envelope numbered with number, luminous paint on back of cards
Also published here Mar. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 42)
290
Gerald Kosky "Nuts to You" card travels into walnut
Also published here May 1938
The Jinx (Issue 44)
301
Laurie Ireland Blue and Red Mystery four red and four blue cards, one of each travels into pocket
1938 12
The Sheep and the Goats reds and blacks separated, selection travels into other pile, both isolated
1938 8
The "Conus" Aces Aces transform under spectators hand, travel to spectator's pocket, duplicates
1938 23
Franklin M. Chapman Mr. Clubb Goes Berserk reversed ace travels from on half of the deck to the other
Aug. 1938
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 2)
3
E. Leslie May Pocket Presto nice transposition presentation
Mar. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 54)
384
John J. Crimmins Jr. Meta-Stasis two selected cards, duplicate
Aug. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 59)
427
Theodore Annemann, Morris Loewy The Pocketbook Card credits see p. 461
Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 66)
459
Orville Wayne Meyer To Do a Miracle psychological force, spectator hopefully names the card that has been over-exposed earlier in a routine
Related to Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 68)
470
Louis Lam The "Enormous" Four Ace Presentation chosen Ace transforms into previous selection, Ace from spectator's pocket
1939 12
Louis Lam Miraculous selection travels from handkerchief-wrapped deck between rubber banded four Aces
Also published here 1939 16
Oscar Weigle The Impromptu Fifteen Card Trick three marked cards, envelopes
1939 41
Mene, Tekel, Upharsin
1939 34
Franklin M. Chapman Emergency Card in Wallet to spectator's wallet
Feb. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 8)
2
Franklin M. Chapman By Request signed card to matchbox, folded
Also published here Apr. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 10)
4
Hal Haber Perambulating Pasteboards indifferent card placed under spectator's foot, another on his hand, previous selection now under foot and foot-card on hand, other card in pocket
1939 19
Prepared Cigar. For the Card in Cigar Trick
1939 90
Aage Rasmussen Der Bote des Teufels from Alexander Hermann's act, three selections end up in envelope, brief
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Magi"
1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 3&4)
14
Louis Zingone Three Cards Across
1940 64
Louis Zingone The Zingone Spread three cards, challenge selections conditions
Related toVariations 1940 214
Streamlining the Sympathetic Aces
1940 242
The Migratory Aces with travelers finale
1940 252
Mercury's Card folded
Related toVariations 1940 269
The Card in the Shoe stranger card
1940 270
A Card for Pegasus card to vest
1940 270
The Card in the Shoe
1940 300
Mercury's Card folded
1940 303
Mercury Fold fourths, mention of Malini's "Card to Mouth"
Related toVariations 1940 304
A Card for Pegasus card to vest
1940 307
C. O. Williams, Lazy Man's Card to Pocket
Related to 1940 313
Hardin Plus Devant fifteen double facers, two methods
1940 351
The Torn and Restored Card double facer, thumb tip
1940 359
Where Is It? stranger card
1940 364
A Stranger in the House stranger card, hat is far away, marked card
1940 370
The Run Around Aces stranger card
1940 378
Tricky Quickie card at known number travels to pocket, see p. 412
1940 384
Card to Pocket tip for the selection process for Lazy Man's...
1940 412
Charles T. Jordan Bewildero spectator remembers card and position from face, then procedure heavy control/steal
Jan. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 77)
508
Minoe Frame Up appearing card or picture in frame
1940
The Jinx (Issue 84)
537
Theodore Annemann Card in High initialed card burned in newspaper (dummy card printed on newspaper), reappears in rubber banded wallet (with dummy behind glass)
Related to 1940
The Jinx (Issue 95)
585
B. B. Low Tram Card card vanishes underneath handkerchief, reappears in pocket, using index
Related to 1940
The Jinx (Issue 96)
593
Henry Hardin The Appearing Card in the Pocket showing pocket empty with card in corner of pocket
1940
The Jinx (Issue 97)
596
B. B. Low Traveller
Related to 1940
The Jinx (Issue 99)
607
Henry Hardin King's Kards fifteen double facers
1940
The Jinx (Issue 104)
627
Theodore Annemann "At Last, Poor Yorick, I knew him when" card to nest of envelopes
Related to 1940
The Jinx (Issue 113)
669
Theodore Annemann A Card to Pocket using Xkwizit gimmick
1940
The Jinx (Issue 117)
690
Chester Morris The Perfect Prisoner performer names cards, one then travels into previously examined glass frame
1940
The Jinx (Issue 120)
703
Cards to Case (gaffed) case held by spectator
1940 18
Jean Hugard Mene, Tekel, Upharsin (The Thirty Cards) Alpha to Omega comments on the plot
1940 30
Jean-Nicholas Ponsin The Multiplication of Cards While in the Someones Hands cut-off amount divined, then number increased in spectator's hands, translated by Hugard
1940 31
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Thirty Cards brief, described by Hugard
1940 32
Infiltration
1940 33
Charles Hopkins Think-a-Card thought-of card to pocket, ten-card set-up
Related to 1940 39
Dr. Richard Rowe Three Cards and a Bank Note (Bill) three selections & borrowed bill sealed in four envelopes, performer names card and serial number, all vanish and reappear in middle of deck, bill wrapped around the three cards, duplicates
Related to 1940 43
Paul Morris The Question is ...... reversed card changes into selection, reversed card then in pocket, miscall
1940 52
Laurie Ireland The Card in the Sandwich card torn vanishes in box and appears in sandwich, corner fits
1940
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1940)
2
Charles Hopkins 28 - In performer's pocket.
1940 43
Charles Hopkins 30 - Card in wallet.
1940 44
Louis Lam An Addition one of four thought-of, travels to pocket eventually, OOSOOM
1940 5
Samuel Berland, Bob Hummer Card and Ribbon ribbon with gummed sticker in pocket, selection vanishes from deck and is found attached on ribbon
Also published here 1940 9
Eddie Joseph Drunk or Sober? card travels, monte them, one card ends up on chair
1940 ca. 16
Edward Victor The Four Mental Cards spectator thinks of one of four cards that are returned to deck, whichever one he names, magician can produce it (top, bottom, reversed or pocket)
1940 ca. 35
Edward Marlo No Palm Aces to Pocket featuring bottom placement at coat edge move, lapel load
Related toVariations 1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
32
The Great Merlini Name Your Poison spectator decides how selection is found: turns over, is spelled to or travels to pocket
Also published here 1941
The Jinx (Issue 132)
758
Louis Capiaux Cartes Mechant card to pocket or wallet with lengthy sucker presentation in which an obviously palmed card vanishes from a handkerchief
1941
The Jinx (Issue 139)
788
Frank Stobbart Sympathetic Pips blank card with loose pips placed in envelope, pips arrange themselves onto card to match selection (which for no reason travels to pocket)
June 1941
The Jinx (Issue 141)
796
Hen Fetsch Surpasso! two marked cards, envelopes
Oct. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 149)
829
R. M. Jamison Birds of a Feather Ace assembly, then a Queen is put in pocket and three Queens in deck, they jump to pocket
1941 35
Fred Rothenberg A Double-Dyed Swindle wrong card reverses, selection rises to top, previously reversed card jumps in pocket, double facer
1941 46
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Hallucination several spectators remember a card, all the same which is produced from pocket
1941 29
Sam Leo Horowitz Duo-Flight as Leo Hartz, with envelopes
Variations 1941 28
Russell Swann The Card in the Banana folded in banana, magnetic case to steal card
1941 54
Harry Bertall La Carte Au Ballon with stand for balloon, with wand
July 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 7)
2
Lloyd W. Chambers Ethereal Cards selection vanishes from deck and appears in card case, magnet holds back selection when deck is previously in case
1941 20
Al Baker A Lesson in Magic three cards, they travel back in second phase
Also published here 1941 1
Al Baker Red-Black Transposition envelopes
Also published here 1941 9
Al Baker The Half Card and Cigarette Trick
Also published here 1941 14
Al Baker The Flapless Envelope Switch "Baker Method"
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941 26
Al Baker Miniature Card in Balloon
Also published here 1941 35
Paul Curry Potpourri card vanishes from deck and is found in card case
Inspired by 1941 10
A Psychological Impossibility thought-of card to pocket
Related to 1941/27 205
The Card and Orange torn corner, pieces vanish from gaffed handkerchief
1941/27 276
The Devil's Letter comedy routine, card appears in envelope and is changed to correct one
1941/27 284
Edward Marlo Flying Reverse Card travels from one half to another half
1942 23
Edward Marlo The Spy
1942 17
Edward Marlo Card to Card Case palmed onto case and removed
Related toVariations 1942 19
Tom Sellers A Sliding Card Frame die box with card and a frame
1942 6
Louis Zingone, Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Flying Cards also as poker deal
Inspired by 1942 19
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Good Companions four Kings, one put in pocket, others vanish one by one, removed from pocket, three double facers
1942 2
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Bathing Beauties four Queens, one in hat three in glass of water, the one in hat vanishes, then all from glass, then all back in hat, using step gaff and clear celluloid card
Related to 1942 3
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue No It Isn't see also Fechter's "I've Got a Surprise for You!"
1942 5
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue "Well, I'm D----d!" double facer and duplicate
Related to 1942 5
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Spuds cards to arm pit, selection shrinks and vanishes, miniature card appears in chosen potato
1942 16
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Porous Plate thought card travels through plate in another packet
1942 25
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Card in the Paper Cone selection from pack to paper cone
1942 28
Walter B. Gibson One Good Trick...
Related toAlso published here May 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 8)
30
Walter B. Gibson, Danny Morris Gaglet Department
  • card coding with name badges (Gibson)
  • card in balloon gag (Morris)
  • cut and restored tie performance at army shows without a stooge (Morris)
  • bar bet, naming three numbers of a serial number on a bill
May 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 10)
38
George Armstrong Hegira two cards travel, envelopes and card changing tray
July 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 13)
49
George Armstrong Hegira II impromptu version
July 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 13)
53
Eddie Joseph Thought Transference five card mental force, card to pocket out with four duplicates
1942 23
Eddie Joseph Gone Beyond Recognition spectator peeks at a card with a knife, that card vanishes, reproduced from pocket
1942 28
Eddie Joseph Esta Kard Mystery three cards stopped at and tabled, they change into indifferent cards which are then sealed in envelopes, they transpose with the selections
1942 35
Eddie Joseph Envelope Load and Switch card loaded into envelope from top of deck, card apparently put into envelope but left on top of deck
1942 37
Eddie Joseph Sympathetic Bond three cards chosen from blue-backed deck, the duplicates of those cards from a red deck travel into the blue deck
1942 46
Eddie Joseph Card in Cigarette
1942 65
Eddie Joseph A Kute Kard Konception spectator cuts off pile, remembers card and replaces, card located after shuffle by appearing in performer's sleeve, two spectators hold both wrists of performer
1942 78
Eddie Joseph Rapid Transit three cards selected, they travel into three envelopes (actually hanging behind), one duplicate
1942 81
Eddie Joseph Two Old Horses in New Harness "Cards to Pocket", using rubber band around wrist to hold cards
1942 90
Eddie Joseph Cards from Pocket to Pocket
1942 92
Kermann Un tour de cartes two envelopes, only face travels and back remains in first envelope
Feb. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 2)
7
Alban's Un mystérieux voyage three chosen cards vanish and appear in envelope, using card star to select cards
Mar. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 3)
6
Hans "Severus" Ernst Das Mirakel der schwarzen Karten black card travels into pile with red cards
June 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 6)
3
Die Besessene Karte spectator sits on card, three cards placed on small table lower than chair to force spectator to move
Dec. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 12)
6
Martin Gardner Use Your Head spectator shuffles packet, remembers bottom card ans spells it, packet pressed against performer's forehead where selection sticks
1942 10
Card in the Egg - Wand torn and restored card to egg
1942/27 69
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Two Way Traffic four indifferent pocketed cards transpose one by one with four selections in deck
1943 3
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Cards from Pocket to Hand six or seven cards from pocket to empty right hand
1943 9
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Chosen Card to Pocket at any Number between five and twelve cards to trouser pocket, selection last, duplicate, credit information
1943 10
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Opened by the Censor signed card to envelope
1943 17
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Safe Bet
1943 18
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Fantastic Fan four Aces keep reappearing on bottom of deck, sucker phase, then to shoulder
Related to 1943 23
Frederick Braue Cards to Pocket Palm
1943 31
Walter B. Gibson, U. F. Grant Count Them Out false count based on words
Jan. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 27)
112
Roger Barkann The Perfect Steal selection vanishes from deck into envelope, with Duolette
Feb. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 29)
119
Roger Barkann The Pluperfect Steal deck is shuffled face up and face down, four cards put in a box, the cards vanish and the deck is in order again, with Duolette
Feb. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 29)
121
Clyde Cairy Ode to The Jinx three piles, one card from one pile selected and packet counted, card is found in performer's pocket
Nov. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 47)
193
Bruce Elliott Buckram "Out" thought of card travels to book, as an out for the think of a card you see plot
Nov. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 48)
198
Worth Knowing named card to pocket, three cards which are mostly named
Related to 1943 17
Bob Hummer A Card in Flight! card vanishes from deck and reappears at other side of window
1943 25
Sidney Lenz Worth Knowing card appears in locked room
1943 31
Gerald Kosky "Nuts to You" card is selected and matching miniature card found in chosen in walnut
1943 42
Theodore Annemann The Migrating Pasteboard card travels from red half to black half, corner-short stranger card
1943 45
L. Vosburgh Lyons Impromptu Passing one thought-of card, envelopes
1943 52
Dr. Jacob Daley, Theodore Annemann ACME Thought Card Pass with envelopes
Also published here 1943 53
Oscar H. Paulson Card Passe-Passe cards travel from performer's hand to spectator's pile, then into his pocket
1943 54
Jean Hugard The WAACS and the Doughboys hotel story trick, Queens and Jacks in five envelopes change places
Variations June 1943 1
J. Elder Blackledge Twelve Cards to Pocket with selection
Sep. 1943 15
The Crystal Casket chosen card travels to glass which was shown empty and is wrapped in handkerchief
Dec. 1943 31
The Black-Out Switch forced card found with lights out, stuck to spectator's forehead
1943 2
Brooks' Card Trick Herbert Brooks?, several cards selected and they travel into pocket after spectators shuffled them in themselves, narrow deck
1943 6
William S. Houghton "Cards to Pocket" Wrinkle one of five cards thought of, that one travels to pocket, following gaze/eyes in five-card fan
1943 28
William S. Houghton Card in Envelope Effect into envelope in wallet, using "Hand of Satan" gimmick
1943 42
The Persnickety Pinochle Player two aces of diamonds are torn in half, one half appears elsewhere
1943/27 115
Tommy Dowd Card in the Pocket inside pocket, using Kelly bottom placement
Related toAlso published here 1943/27 188
The Black Ace and Card Through Handkerchief single Ace penetrates handkerchief, changes to selection, Ace in pocket
1943/27 252
Mystery of the Glass House x card in glass, envelope put away, card in glass changes into selection, x card in envelope
Also published here 1943/27 257
Cards, Envelope, and Hat six cards selected put in envelope, one of them travels into hat
1943/27 261
Warren Wiersbe This Card gets Around! (Wiersbe's version of Everywhere and Nowhere), impromptu
1944 2
Al Baker Climax shrinking card as climax for last card in Cards To Pocket
Also published here Feb. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 54)
221
Bill Nord Card from Deck to Envelope
Mar. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 55)
227
R. M. Jamison Speedy card vanishes from deck and raises from coat breast pocket
Dec. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 74)
301
R. M. Jamison Up the Sleeve! jumbo card travels to performer's sleeve
Also published here Dec. 1944 89
Jean Hugard Cards from the Sleeve cards travel from pocket to hand, reverse up the sleeve
Dec. 1944 91
Tom Sellers Death Flight blank cards with names, card with dead name travels to another pile, envelopes
Also published here 1944 43
Albert Sidney Dark Sorcery spectator signs card and selects number, light turned off, when back on the signed card traveled into sealed envelope numbered with number, luminous paint on back of cards
Also published here 1944 171
Edward Marlo Card to Pocket Surprise same surprise as in Eddie Fechter's Routine
1945 13
Edward Marlo Rub Away with rub vanish
1945 14
Edward Marlo Rub-Away-Mag card reappears under Magazine
1945 16
Edward Marlo Lightning Aces Aces are put in deck and instantly produced from pocket
1945 23
Bob Spencer Card Filtration red backed card travels to blue backed deck, red/blue double backer
1945
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945)
4
Arnold L. Grubin Under Cover not flap type case, flat box with cover
1945 13
Ned Rutledge Well, Well! face up ace should find spectator's card
Related to 1945 31
Greer Marechal Jr. Technicolor Transpose cards transpose from two different colored decks
1945 38
Franklin M. Chapman Again - The Card In the Wallet no palming
1945 42
R. M. Jamison Up My Sleeve with jumbo cards
Also published here 1945 45
C. A. George Newmann Effective Passee-Passee Card Melange with envelopes and two different colored backs
1945 46
Audley Walsh Six Cards to Pocket with Extras with a bag, a paper crown and six folding boxes (!) as a climax
1945 53
Michael F. Zens The Improved "Zens" Cards & Envelopes
Related to 1945 55
Gerald Kosky Vanishing Aces aces to spectators pocket, duplicates
VariationsAlso published here 1945 144
Sid Lorraine The Four Burglars two parts
1945 144
Robert A. Nelson Wrinkles and Subtle Touches
  • named card in pocket
  • do as i do, with mindreading presentation
  • making envelopes see through
1945 60
Bruce Elliott, Tom Sellers, Stanley Collins Combo one of three cards vanishes from an envelope and appears in a series of envelopes
Mar. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 80)
326
Jean Hugard The Ace Assembly two covers
Apr. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 82)
334
Herb Runge Time Will Tell cards laid around a watch, hour and card is selected, card vanishes and appears in pocket
Variations June 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 85)
346
George Armstrong Avatara borrowed deck, card is selected one is thought of, selected is burnt, and the other card vanishes from borrowed deck, both appear in a nest of envelopes in the performer's wallet held by spectator
Oct. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 93)
376
George G. Kaplan Kaplan's Clock Trick card from circle to matchbox, thirteen duplicates
Related toVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1945 99
Jean Hugard The Homing Card marked card vanishes from sealed paper and appears in deck at chosen number
Mar. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 10)
106
George C. Engel Love at First Sight story trick, card travels
May 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 12)
120
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 1
Werner "Walt Nelson" Nussbaumer Ein neuer Kartenrahmen model for card frame
1945
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 7 No. 1&2)
17
Louis Lam Miraculous selection travels from handkerchief-wrapped deck between rubber banded four Aces, followed by french translation
Also published here July 1945 7
Dr. Kolma, Harlan Tarbell "Snooty Snake" signed or marked card appears at end of spring snake in can
Variations 1945/27 113
Harlan Tarbell "Card on the Necktie" card appears on performer's tie
1945/27 119
The Flying Cards classic with two persons holding a small packet, three methods
1945/27 157
Harlan Tarbell "Flying Cards" classic with two persons holding a small packet
1945/27 158
Harlan Tarbell The Passing of Three Selected Cards using selections
1945/27 165
Flying Cards and Envelopes cards are put in envelopes (that are switched)
1945/27 166
Harry Wilder Flying Cards with envelopes, ungaffed
1945/27 170
Hen Fetsch Surpasso marked selections travel, with envelopes
1945/27 172
Dr. Raymond L. Beebe Ships that pass in the night three cards
1945/27 174
The Cards up the Sleeve twelve cards from hand to trouser pocket
1945/27 181
Cards up the Sleeve (Shoulder Method) twelve cards
1945/27 187
Arthur H. Buckley The Ladies and the Deuces Experiment No. 21 - with cards to pockets climax
1946 174
Arthur H. Buckley Card in Pocket Book Experiment No. 41 [An old plot with a new and simplified method] - using reel (!)
Variations 1946 209
Card on Forehead
1946
Early Marlo (Issue Marlo's Discoveries)
52
Edward Marlo Marlo's Card to Card Case classic palm method
1946
Early Marlo (Issue Marlo's Discoveries)
58
Neal Elias On the Card to the Pocket palmed card transferred to inside pocket
Inspired byRelated to 1946 4
Clayton Rawson 1: Right in Front of Your Nose!
Also published here Feb. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 100)
405
Card in Wallet
Aug. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 110)
444
Fred Fletcher Cherry Red Blues same card from red and blue deck are exchanged and put reversed in the other deck, then they travel back to the original pack, red-blue double backer
Aug. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 111)
447
Frederick Braue Psychological Note card to hip pocket
Mar. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 10)
202
Royal H. Brin, Jr. The Elusive Card card travels from packet to packet, packet encircled with rubber band and when checked card with message is found
Mar. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 10)
203
Lu Brent Novel Card and Cigarette Trick card torn in quarters and placed inside handkerchief, corner travels to cigarette and rest is found restored
Apr. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 11)
213
Murray Fields, Jean Hugard The WACS and the Doughboys climax for Hugard's routine, hotel story trick, Queens and Jacks in five envelopes change places
Inspired by Oct. 1946 259
Milbourne Christopher Christmas Conjuring ideas for Christmas themes magic
  • Card in Ball
  • Walnut Wizardry
  • Mistletoe Magic
  • Christmas Card Trick
Dec. 1946 277
Number Trick two cards at two positions remembered, they are suddenly no longer there when counted again and found in pocket, lazy man
1946 29
Ten Card Effect card in ten-card packet and its position thought of, card travels to pocket after some counting in that packet
1946 62
Francis Carlyle Homing Card
Related toVariations 1947
Stars of Magic (Vol. 4 No. 2)
61
Edward Marlo, George Sands Upside Down Kings turn face up, then down, change to Aces, placed in deck, back to Kings, Aces from pocket
1947 50
Harvey P. Graham Idea for Cards Across with torn card
Related toVariations Mar. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 121)
488
George Sands Gone! signed card travels from case held by spectator to performer's pocket
Aug. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 131)
527