Elevator

235 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Elevator
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Bert Allerton Pump Room Phantasy two Aces appear on top and bottom
Related to 1947
Stars of Magic (Vol. 3 No. 1)
39
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
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
Paul LePaul Aces Up!
Variations 1949
The Card Magic of Le Paul
203
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 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
Al Leech Ace, Deuce, Trey
1953
Card Man Stuff
11
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Penetration Ace-Two-Three or all Aces penetrate pack one at a time
Variations 1953
The Cardician
46
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
Edward Marlo The New Elevator progressive rises/penetrations, four methods
Variations 1956
The New Phoenix (Issue 338)
163
P. Howard Lyons Three Up Ace-Two-Three rise from middle of deck to top individually
Related toVariations Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
9
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, Edward Marlo Again, The Elevator
1959
Cardmanship
22
Brian Glover Elevator Routine with extra card with buttons, thre cards
 		May 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 390)
389
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
Derek Dingle, John Mernard Ace - Two - Three - Four last card through table, duplicate
 		1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
7
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
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 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
Edward Marlo Another Elevator three cards
Related to Jan. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 1)
2
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 Twain Attraction two cards, one moved to top, other one jumps from middle to second from top
 		1971
Odd Lifts
19
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
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
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
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
Frank Garcia, Edward Marlo Jackrobatics
1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
36
Derek Dingle Dingle's Elevator
1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
39
Derek Dingle Impromptu Elevator four Kings buried in deck, four queens one by one placed on top and attracting its King, see also p. 728 for comment by John Holland
Inspired byRelated to Mar. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 5)
610
Jack Avis Impromptu Unlimited four Kings buried in deck, four queens one by one placed on top and attracting its King
Inspired by Sep. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 11)
660
Francis Haxton Impromptu Unlimited four chosen card buried in deck, joker placed on top attracts the selections to top one by one
Inspired by Sep. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 11)
660
Edward Marlo Fahrstuhlfahren ohne Doublieren
Inspired by
  • Ron Ferris routine
Also published here
  • Magic and Spells Quarterly
 July 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
12
Edward Marlo Is this the Elevator Going Up or Down or Somersaulting - and where is it going to stop combo
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
178
Edward Marlo Elevator Aces
1974
The Unexpected Card Book
185
Paul Swinford Fifty-Fifty Aces either assembly or elevator routine depending on which aces spectator chooses (jukebox)
Related to 1974
Card Cavalcade II
61
Paul Swinford Simplified Elevator Aces
1974
Card Cavalcade II
73
Paul Swinford Advanced Elevator Aces
1974
Card Cavalcade II
75
Hank Wocjik Flourish Elevator
1974
Card Cavalcade II
181
Dr. Richard Cook Cook's Elevator Aces eight card packet
 		1974
Card Cavalcade II
190
Jerry K. Hartman To Each His Own one by one the Aces locate the Kings by attracting them, one on bottom of deck, one on top, one in middle and last one in an envelope
Variations 1974
Super Dupes
12
Roy Walton Ambitious 1-2-3-4 ambitious sequence with Ace through Four, one of them changes to selection
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1975
Card Cavalcade 3
45
William Zavis Kings Over Queens queens arrive at the top one by one, attracted by the kings with the same suit, second phase the kings appear one by one on top face up
Related to Feb. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 6)
73
William Zavis Kings Over Queens - Method II
Related to Mar. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 7)
80
Walt Lees, Edward Marlo, Derek Dingle, Frank Garcia The Perpetual Elevator Routine ten minute act
  • 1.) The First Elevator (based on "Penetration")
  • 2.) The Cold Elevator
  • 3.) Triumph Plus (see also "Super Subtle Shuffle")
  • 4.) The Small Packet All Backs (based on a Derek Dingle Routine)
  • 5.) Finale (Elevator again with card in pocket finish)
Inspired byRelated to Nov. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 3)
174
Francis Carlyle The Two Black Aces black aces on top and bottom are placed in center and come back to initial position
Related to 1975
The Magic of Francis Carlyle
1
Henry Bihari, Jerry Mentzer Comedy Elevator Aces with three gag cards with messages/pictures on them, rattle bar, battery powered buzzer, four duplicate Aces, tiny screwdriver
 		1975
Cards and Cases
47
Edward Marlo The Choice Elevator several Choices are made by spectator
 		1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
36
David Bornstein Progressive Elevator
Inspired by 1976
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #4)
918
Nick Trost The Elevator Effect Four Jacks travel up, down in deck, also end with Jack face up in deck
 		1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part One
20
José de la Torre The Elevator odd-backed card travels upwards step by step in three-card packet
 		1976
New Jumping Back
14
José de la Torre Self Important Card card travels upwards step by step in face-up three-card packet
 		1976
New Jumping Back
18
Martin A. Nash Ups and Downs see p. 447 for additional crediting
 		1977
Any Second Now
213
Mark Weston Club Night Twins elevator cards and mates mix
 		Mar./Apr. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 7&8)
378
Philip T. Goldstein Brimstone Elevator color change climax
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1977
Scattershot
7
Wilbur T. Kattner This Elevator Stops at Every Floor odd-backed card travels up in packet one by one
 		1977
Innovative Magic No. 1
3
José de la Torre The Three Diamonds and the Queen Ace, Two and Three of Diamonds find a Queen and King, story presentation
  • With Jumbo Cards
 		1977
Magicana of Havana in New York
27
Jochen Zmeck Tempo-Tempo a black card travels through a five-card packet of red cards one by one, partial rough-smooth
 		1977
Sechs mal Drei plus Eins
11
Allan Ackerman Kabbala Elevators
Inspired by 1978
Here's My Card
15
Philip T. Goldstein Broken Elevator ace, two and three, image of the three is shattered as a kicker
 		1978
Notions
4
John F. Mendoza On The Elevator two handlings, with climax (either faces or backs transform)
Variations 1978
The Book of John
49
Roger Smith Repeating Elevator #1 with Ace through Five
Related to 1978
The Ultimate Card Book No. 4
7
Roger Smith Repeating Elevator #2 with Ace through Five, handling variation
 		1978
The Ultimate Card Book No. 4
8
Philip T. Goldstein Odd Passengers two red cards penetrate four black cards twice
 		1979
Goldstein's Gallery
8
Philip T. Goldstein Cycle Elevator packet elevator with color changing back kicker
Also published here 1979
Cycle!
5
Larry Jennings A Reverse Elevator Aces turn over in pack, then elevator phase
 		1980
Arcane (Issue 1)
1
Frank Garcia The Elevator Card Classic
1980
Exclusive Card Miracles
51
David Solomon One Thru Four Elevator eight card packet version
Inspired byVariations 1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
9
Daryl Martinez Elevator Repair
Related toVariations 1980
Close-up Fantasies — Book II
97
Roger Smith The Elevator Five with Ace through Five
Related to 1980
The Smith Notes!
6
Paul Harris Electric Aces Invisible Palm, Elevator, card through deck, card through spectator's hand
 		1981
Close-up Fantasies Finalé
15
Jack McMillen The Old Gambler elevator trick with three cards, last card through table
 		1981
Sleights & Swindles
4
Roy Walton Below Zero visual small packet elevator
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
93
Jerry Sadowitz One Two Three King
1982
Alternative Card Magic
18
Derek Dingle Elevator One
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
30
Derek Dingle Elevator Two slightly different effect
 		1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
114
David Solomon Mr. Clean Ace to 5 and joker, joker travels down card by card in this packet, then order reverses
 		1982
Sessions
103
Ace - Two - Three
1982
Simple yet Effective Tricks with Cards
39
Philip T. Goldstein Chromavator elevator packet version, color-changing back kicker
Also published here 1983
MajorMinor
8
Philip T. Goldstein Chromated combining preceding Chromavator and Chromatwist
VariationsAlso published here 1983
MajorMinor
10
Philip T. Goldstein Chromatose combining preceding Chromavator and Chromatwist
Also published here 1983
MajorMinor
11
David Britland High Rise Ace to Three, last card sandwiched between first two
 		1983
Deckade
4
Ian Land U.P: up
Inspired by June 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 26)
504
Heavy Diamonds effect description from Davenport's catalog, Four of Diamonds travels down one by one in small packet
 		1983
Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card
6
Bob Ostin The Nautilus Card "New Submarine Card", odd-backed card placed perpendicular in three-card packet rises up and down
Inspired by
  • "The Submarine Card" (Bob Ostin, marketed by Ken Brooke)
VariationsAlso published here 		1983
Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card
21
Karl Fulves Sub Chase different handling, adding second submarine card
Inspired by 1983
Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card
26
Reinhard Müller Des Teufels Fahrstuhl apparent second, third, fourth, fifth deals with small packet, with jumbo cards
Inspired by 1983
Riesenkarten 1
8
Jan Torell Pik 7, 8, 9 three cards
 		1984
Rund um den Zaubertisch
16
Stephen Tucker Out the Window Ace, Two and Three
 		Jan. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 33)
635
William P. Miesel Filling the Elevator small packet with two quartets
 		1985
Arcane (Issue 13)
176
Michael Skinner Satan Deals Again false deal demo with small packet
Inspired byVariations Autumn 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 31, 32 & 33)
311
Louis Falanga In Case of Fire double backer
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
70
Louis Falanga Elevation 8200 elevator with packet
Inspired by 1985
Lake Tahoe Card Magic
35
David Britland Waltz Time "A 'packet elevator' with visions of grandeur"
ends with full deck phase
Inspired by 1985
Equinox
7
Ben Harris The Return of the Alien combo of odd-backed elevator, universal card, three-card vanish, color changing backs
Inspired by 1985
Midnight Special
7
Justin Higham High-am Rise
Inspired byRelated to 1985
All Hands on Deck!
3
Henry Christ, Francis Carlyle Henry Christ's Pressure Trick top and bottom card are placed in the deck and travel back to their initial position
Related to 1985 ca.
Francis Carlyle Lecture Notes
6
David Britland Diadem jazz aces and Elevator combination, with eight cards
 		1986
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 2)
35
Bruce Cervon Devil's Elevator apparent second, third, fourth deals
VariationsAlso published here 1988
The Cervon File
232
Karl Fulves Escalate
1988
Interlocutor (Issue 48)
200
Justin Higham One-Hand Elevator
1988
Utility Card Sleights
10
René Lavand The Story of Victorio de Pardu four cards change into Aces followed by Jacob's Ladder
Inspired by
  • Dr. Daley's "Jacob's Ladder" in "The Sphinx" September 1951
Related toAlso published here 		1988
Slow Motion Magic
48
Roy Walton Ambitious 1-2-3-4 ambitious sequence with Ace through Four, one of them changes to selection
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
44
Justin Higham Four in a Row Ace of Hearts passes along row of black spot cards which change to Aces
 		1989
West End Card Session
7
Bruce Cervon Floating Aces four aces one by one rise to top, then all at once, using Tilt
Variations 1990
Ultra Cervon
9
Wesley James ELEVaceOR
Inspired by
  • "No Lift Elevator" (Ed Marlo, Magic and Spells Quarterly, Vol. 1 No. 2, 1971)
 1990
Pasteboard Perpensions
50
Philip T. Goldstein Brimstone Elevator color change climax
Inspired byAlso published here 1990
Focus
41
Philip T. Goldstein Spiralvator elevator with small packet
Also published here
  • "Spiralvator" in "Genii" August, 1980. P. 150.
 1990
Focus
101
Philip T. Goldstein Chromavator elevator packet version, color-changing back kicker
Also published here 1990
Focus
108
Philip T. Goldstein Chromated combining preceding Chromavator and Chromatwist
Also published here 1990
Focus
111
Philip T. Goldstein Chromatose combining preceding Chromavator and Chromatwist
Also published here 1990
Focus
112
Jon Racherbaumer Cabbages & Kings Aces removed, change to Kings one by one, back to Aces and Kings from pocket, then packet elevator, then Open Travellers
Inspired by 1991
Cabbages & Kings
1
René Lavand Swing with a Sonnet Elevator multiple phases ends with bridge deal
Inspired by
  • Dr. Daley's "Jacob's Ladder" in "The Sphinx" September 1951
Also published here 		1991
Slow Motion Magic II
49
Jerry K. Hartman Ups & Downs with Ace, Two and Three, spectator can chose if last card should end up on top or on bottom
 		1991
Card Craft
294
Jerry K. Hartman Upsadoozy with Ace to Five, spectator can chose if last card should end up on top or on bottom
 		1991
Card Craft
297
Jon Racherbaumer, Nick Trost Elevating the Aces
1992
Card Finesse II
250
James Swain, Bill Malone Elevator Aces spectator selects four cards which turn out to be the Aces, cards are buried but appear on top
Inspired by 1992
Don't Blink
81
Arturo de Ascanio Los Dados mandan y las Cartas obedecen routine with cards and dice, four parts, elevator, Bill Simon routines and selection is found
Inspired byAlso published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4
14
Peter Duffie Hellraiser elevator effect with Ace to Four of Hearts and two Jokers
Variations 1992
Obsession
19
Justin Higham Tech-Notes on "High-am Rise"
Related to May 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 3)
22
Peter Duffie Rising Crime elevator sequence Ace through Four of Diamonds with robber patter, Kings appear as finale
Inspired by 1993
Applications
40
René Lavand The Story of Victorio de Pardú four cards change into Aces followed by Jacob's Ladder
Inspired by
  • Dr. Daley's "Jacob's Ladder" in "The Sphinx" September 1951
Also published here 		1993
Magic From The Soul
74
René Lavand Ace, Two, Three, Four three phases
Inspired by
  • Dr. Daley's "Jacob's Ladder" in "The Sphinx" September 1951
Also published here 		1993
Magic From The Soul
100
Vicente Canuto Ases Ascensor four Aces elevator
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
140
Gene Maze "Going Up!" four jacks, three cards dealt on each, they travel upwards to different positions in their packets
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
171
Edward Marlo, Roberto Giobbi The Acrobat Family variation of Marlo's Elevator Cards
 		1995
Card College — Volume 1
123
Doug Edwards Three-Quarter Time
Aug. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 8)
2539
Tom Gagnon Escalating Aces
Inspired by 1995
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 55)
1034
Philip T. Goldstein The New Elevator Variation
Inspired by 1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
34
Lou Gallo Seconds, Middles and Bottoms with four Aces and four indifferent cards
Related to 1996
Lou Gallo: The Underground Man
111
Nick Trost Double Pinochle with an Elevator Finish
Inspired by
  • "Knock-Out Aces" (Ted Biet, Genii, June 1982)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
22
Nick Trost Elevator Cards - Trost Version Four Jumping Jacks with story
Inspired by
  • "Penetration" (Ed Marlo, The Sphinx, June 1948)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
169
Nick Trost The Olram Elevator
Variations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
170
Jack Watson Jack Watson's variations Two variations in handling of Nick Trost's The Olram Elevator, first appeared in The New Tops, December 1979
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
171
Peter Duffie Aces in the Fast Lane Elevator effect with four Aces, rise through different number of cards in each pile, then end with assembling in one packet
 		1997
Effortless Card Magic
62
Peter Duffie A Popular Misconception Elevator effect + Gemini Mates plot
 		1997
Effortless Card Magic
150
Peter Duffie Hellraiser II elevator effect with Ace to Four of Hearts and two Jokers
Inspired byVariations 1997
Effortless Card Magic
163
David Lindgreen Joker Power two cards selected and lost (pseudo duplicates), Elevator with two Jokers and Ace to Three of Spades, Jokers change to selections, two methods
Inspired by 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
114
David Solomon A, 2, 3, 4 Through Kings Ace through Four penetrate Kings packet
Inspired byVariations 1997
Solomon's Mind
38
Roy Walton, Dai Vernon, Al Baker Ambitious 1-2-3-4
Related to 1998
Card College — Volume 3
568
Roberto Giobbi, Mack Picknick Picnick at the Summit four aces travel from different positions to the top of the deck
Inspired by 1998
Card College — Volume 3
773
René Lavand Ace, Two, Three, Four (A Light Diversion and Transition) several phases
Inspired by
  • Dr. Daley's "Jacob's Ladder" in "The Sphinx" September 1951
Related to 		1998
The Mysteries of my Life
80
Christian Scherer Einleitung - Vier-As-Trick aces in the center come to the top
 		1999
Abgezockt!
9
Woody Landers Triple Acrobatics three cards turn over in deck one by one, last one first wrong than changes into right one
Also published here
  • "The 24 Hour Happy Hour Magician" (Woody Landers lecture notes)
 2000
Card File Two
7
Michael Skinner Skinner's Elevator Double Lift flourishy double lift
Also published here Nov. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 11)
26
Michael DeMarco They Called Themselves The Kings transformation kicker
Inspired by Mar. 2000
Onyx (Issue 10)
18
Masao Atsukawa エレベーターカード (1) (Elevator Card 1) Elevator plot with three cards
 		2001
カードの島
33
Masao Atsukawa エレベーターカード (2) (Elevator Card 2) Elevator plot with Ace Two Three
Inspired by 2001
カードの島
34
Brother John Hamman Double Surprise Elevators 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 Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
39
James Swain The Magic Bullet
  • The Card Expert
Ace of Spades moves to different positions in a four-card packet, then vanishes, then all Aces are produced
Variations Mar. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 3)
44
Wesley James 1-2-3 Rise
Inspired by
  • "1-2-3-4" (David Solomon, Secret Session 3 video)
Variations 		July/Aug. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 2)
12
Wesley James 1-2-3-4 Rise
Inspired by Sep./Oct. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 3)
20
Paul Cummins Movin' On Up three cards
 		2002
FASDIU II
44
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson 1-2-3 Elevator Aces using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
19
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Elevator Mates mates found as climax, using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
20
Jason Alford Elevator4 Ace through Four penetrate Kings packet one by one
Inspired by 2002
Freebie 3
6
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Just a Little Off the Top, Please elevator with progressively fewer cards, final card changes into selection
Related toVariations 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
40
Max Maven Just a Little Off the Top, Please - Bonus Effect with location of second selection
Inspired by 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
158
David Acer New Millenium Ace Deuce Trey
Inspired by 2004
Random Acts of Magic
134
Wesley James Below Zero Minus One "beta", visual small packet elevator, history information
Inspired by 2004
Enchantments
49
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Helium Aces with Royal Flush transformation kicker
Related to 2004
Diamonds from Coal
38
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Upper Class Weddings packet elevator meets marriage
 		2004
Diamonds from Coal
110
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson 1-2-3 Elevator Aces using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Also published here 2004
Diamonds from Coal
139
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Elevator Mates mates found as climax, using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Also published here 2004
Diamonds from Coal
140
Gabi Pareras El Ascensor (...y otra versión "relámpago") Two to Five come to top of packet of four other cards, one by one, variation of Vernon's elevator
  • Improvisando el inicio
  • Una versión "relámpago"
 		2004
Afectos
27
Bob Ostin The Nautilus Card "New Submarine Card", odd-backed card placed perpendicular in three-card packet rises up and down
Also published here 2005
Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions
93
Bob Ostin Submarine Cards card placed face up and perpendicular in three-card packet rises up and down
Also published here 2005
Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions
165
Andi Gladwin Safety Zone Ace of Spades travels upwards in packet with three Kings, all change to Aces as climax
 		2005
The Cheetah's Handbook
27
Jack Carpenter Escalator Aces
2006
Pasteboard Palette
35
William Goodwin Duplex elevator effect using only four cards, Ace through Four of Clubs, optional surprise finish where one card transforms
Inspired by
  • "Leadership Potential" (Tom Frame, Scary Hotels, 1995)
  • "Surprise Follow the Leader" (Gianni Pasqua, Linking Ring, Sep. 1987, Vol. 67 No. 9)
Related toVariationsAlso published here 		Aug. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 8)
69
Peter Duffie Centrifugal Elevator using center double lifts
 		2006
England Up Close
42
Jack Parker Hair Raiser Elevator with Ace, Two, Three, before they change into four Kings
 		2007
52 Memories
57
Dr. Jacob Daley Jacob's Ladder
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, September 1951
 2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
151
Karl Fulves Rise In Value "Unexplained"
elevator variation with four quarters, posed as a problem
 		2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
181
David Solomon Gold From Straw Elevator Royal Flush kicker
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
27
David Solomon Purely A, 2, 3, 4 Thru The Kings Ace through Four penetrate Kings packet
Inspired by 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
39
Max Maven Progressive Elevator with four Aces and four Kings
Inspired by Mar. 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 1)
9
Tom Stone Maven-Daryl Combo
Inspired by 2007
Random Walk
4
Nick Trost Jacks are Wild with an Elevator Finish small packet transformation with poker patter, elevator finish
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
3
Nick Trost Four Jacks Deal and Elevator Finish
2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
385
Nick Trost The Ambitious Jacks Jacks and indifferent cards are alternated on top of the deck, Jacks come to top, repeat, then small packet handling
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
471
Philip T. Goldstein Cycle Elevator packet elevator with color changing back kicker
Also published here 2010
Card Magic USA
163
Tom Gagnon Technicolor Elevator odd-backed, using Gagnon Spread Control, split-back card
Inspired byVariations 2011
Avant-Cards
104
David Britland So Special
  • Cardopolis
using double deal turnover
 		Oct. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 10)
14
William Goodwin Duplex elevator effect using only four cards, Ace through Four of Clubs, updated/corrected handling
Also published here 2011
Evolution
44
William Goodwin Duplex Remodeled elevator effect using Ace through Four of Clubs, with surprise finish where one card transforms, credit information
Also published here 2011
Evolution
49
Gordon Bean Duplex Addition elevator effect using Ace through Four of Clubs, last card penetrates whole deck
Inspired by 2011
Evolution
55
Allan Ackerman, David Solomon, Peter Duffie The Never Ending Elevator using Ace to Four of Hearts and the four Kings, transformation kicker, Heart straight production
Inspired byAlso published here 2012
The Cardjurer
85
Steven Hamilton Uprising first Ace rises, then Ace and Two together, then Ace to Three
Variations 2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
61
Doug Edwards Elevator first only with three cards, then with entire deck
 		2013
Nukes
15
Bébel Cartes Ascenseurs (Elevator Card) Elevator using Un Échange Très Pratique, a selection ends up in performer's pocket as a kicker
 		2014
Transposition Asymétrique
10
Bébel Sauvés des Sables Mouvants distributed face up Aces come to the top
 		2014
Notes de Conférence 1
11
William Goodwin Duplex Elevator effect using only four cards.
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
33
Harry Lorayne Progressive Elevator, Plus four Aces, one put in center comes to top, then two, then three, then four, optional selected card or Royal Flush kicker
Also published here
  • "The Classic Collection - Vol. 1" (2005)
 2015
JawDroppers!
9
So Sato Elevator Action Aces lost into deck in piles come together in center
 		2016
The Secrets of So Sato
155
Edward Marlo, Frank Garcia Elevated Elevator
2016
Facsimile (Issue 5)
12
Dr. Jacob Daley Jacob's Ladder
VariationsAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 50 No. 5, Sep. 1951
 Mar. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 3)
67
John Bannon Uprising
  • Dealing With It
Ace through Four and three red spot cards are used, as a kicker three Aces transpose with the spot cards
 		Sep. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 9)
34
Michael Skinner Skinner's Elevator Double Lift flourishy double lift
Also published here 2017
Preserving Mystery
118
Áriston El Ascensor Magico Vernon's Elevator, without disturbing the stack
 		2017
Hojas Sueltas
153
Harapan Ong, Michał Kociołek Michalevator with seven cards, transposition climax
Related to
  • "Low Riser" (Cameron Francis, Let's Get Small, 2012 ebook)
 2018
Principia
45
Harapan Ong Jacob's Elevator Inversion climax
 		2018
Principia
50
Tom Gagnon Otis' Elevator elevator routine with Ace through Three using tabled ribbon spread techniques
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
286
Tom Gagnon Out of Order elevator routine with Ace through Three using tabled ribbon spread techniques
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
294
Helder Guimarães Midas's Touch "The Perception of Luck"
  • First Phase: small packet dealing demonstration with Ace through Five of Spades
  • Second Phase: those five cards are shown in random order, then suddenly sequential order
  • Third Phase: named poker hand is produced from a shuffled deck
Inspired by 2019
Secret Language — Volume 1
406
Michael Powers Hell Raiser III elevator effect with Ace to Four of Hearts and two Kings, transformation into Aces as climax
  • Blank Card Ending by Al Stratyner
Inspired by 2019
Tesseract
31
Harapan Ong Travellator four Aces, three cards put on each, one by one the the Aces travel to top of their packets, last Ace travels to card case
 		2020
Magic for BLM
179
John Bannon Everything That Rises Must Converge
  • Dealing With It
a/k/a "Convergence", packet elevator routine in which Queens start in a row and end up transposing with the three Jokers used for the elevator sequences
 		May 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 5)
62
Arturo de Ascanio, Jesús Etcheverry The dice command … and the cards obey. [Four "miracles" in one] routine with cards and dice, four parts, elevator, Bill Simon routines and selection is found
Inspired byAlso published here 2020
Reflections on the Double Card (Ascanio's Handling)
190
Dai Vernon, Dominic Twose Ectoplasmic Aces four Kings on table, deck placed onto one and it travels to top, repeated three more times
Inspired byAlso published here May 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 5)
62
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Dai Vernon's "Ectoplasmic Aces" four Kings on table, deck placed onto one and it travels to top, repeated three more times
Inspired by 2021
Sharing Secrets
17
White (陈怀宇), Bob (张熙禹) Naughty Collector (调皮的收集者) Collectors combined with Elevator Plot (Robbers)
 		2022
Nothing But Collectors
35
George McBride High Rise elevator with Ace through Four, as finale Five through Eight show up as well
 		2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
39
Steven Hamilton Re-Uprising first Ace rises, then Ace and Two together, then Ace to Three
Inspired by 2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
123
Derrick Chung Deal With The Devil apparent false deals with small packet
  • Phase 1 - Regular Deal
  • Phase 2 - Second Deal
  • Phase 3 - Third Deal
  • Phase 4 - Greek Deal
  • Phase 5 - Bottom Deal
Inspired by 2022
The Nacho Card Notes
9
David Solomon Straw Elevator Royal Flush kicker
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
331
Tom Gagnon Technicolor Elevator Revisited odd-backed, using Gagnon Spread Control, one deck corner-shorted
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
176
Kiyoshi Satoh Monster Ace to Four of Spades and Four Kings, Elevator effect
 		2022 ca.
No Man's Land 2
8
Kiyoshi Satoh Portland Royal Elevator Ace to Four of Spades, Elevator routine with Royal Flush climax
 		2022 ca.
No Man's Land 2
119
Dominic Twose, Dai Vernon Vernon's Ectoplasmic Aces four Kings on table, deck placed onto one and it travels to top, repeated three more times
Inspired byAlso published here 2024
The Inc
44
Allan Ackerman, David Solomon, Peter Duffie The Never-Ending Elevator using Ace to Four of Hearts and the four Kings, transformation kicker, Heart straight production
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 1
150