1938-1941
Written by Jean Hugard
Work of Various
205 pages (Stapled), published by Max Holden
Illustrated with drawings by Nelson Hahne, Donna Allen
Language: English
154 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
The Three Musketeers and D'Artagnan jacks lost in deck, four hands dealt out, chosen one contains jacks
1 1938 7
The Sheep and the Goats reds and blacks separated, selection travels into other pile, both isolated
1 1938 8
Dr. Jacob Daley Snap!! "A Quick Trick", card appears out-jogged from fan, with "take any card" gag by Daley
Also published here 1 1938 11
Dr. H. Walter Grote Crime Club Selection card in envelope with card in deck, signed
1 1938 13
Audley Walsh, Hal Haber Infallible Prediction dealing procedure, no-touch
Related to 1 1938 15
Jack McMillen The Continuous Spelling Trick spelling random cards from shuffled deck
1 1938 16
Buckle Top Glimpse
1 1938 17
Orville Wayne Meyer The Burglars three Jacks between the four Kings, all face down
Variations 1 1938 17
Orville Wayne Meyer The Magic Thrust
Related toVariations 1 1938 18
Purvis W. Miller The Two Jokers two jokers shuffled into deck, reversed card thrust in deck by spectator - between the jokers
Also published here 1 1938 19
The Ladies' Lookingglass "A New Version"
1 1938 20
The "Conus" Aces Aces transform under spectators hand, travel to spectator's pocket, duplicates
1 1938 23
Card Transformation
1 1938 27
Jean Hugard New Color Changes
1 1938 29
The Visible Color Change
1 1938 29
The Roll Down Color Change credit information
1 1938 30
Color Change with Fingers Wide Apart
1 1938 31
Dr. James William Elliott The Riffle Pass I
1 1938 32
Purvis W. Miller The Riffle Pass II
1 1938 32
Alexander Herrmann The Herrmann Pass
1 1938 33
The "Spring" Force forcing second card
Related to 1 1938 36
New Light on the Glide "The correct method is this:"
1 1938 37
New Finger Clip Palm
1 1938 39
Production of the Card in a Fan from the Finger Clip Palm
1 1938 39
New Throw Change of a Packet of Cards
1 1938 40
Frederick Braue Replacing a Palmed Card on the Top of the Deck one-handed top palm in reverse
1 1938 41
Jean Hugard The Top Change credit information
1 1938 42
The Bottom Change
1 1938 44
Jean Hugard Locations
Related to 1 1938 46
Walter B. Gibson Jog Control as top half is replaced
1 1938 46
Frederick Braue The Delayed Location - I. On the Table spread with side-jog
1 1938 47
Frederick Braue The Delayed Location - II. The Spring with side-jogged card
  • a. Onto The Table
  • b. Into The Hand
1 1938 47
Jogging the Selection
1 1938 47
Jog and One Hand Fan
1 1938 48
Fan Control spectator inserts card in fan
a/. (Automatic Jog Control)
b/. Riffle Control
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1 1938 49
Paul Curry The Curry Turn-Over Change
VariationsAlso published here 2 1939 6
a application for Curry Turn-Over Sleight
2 1939 7
b control of card picked from table, application for Curry Turn-Over Sleight
2 1939 8
c card changes into selection and back, application for Curry Turn-Over Sleight
2 1939 8
Francis Carlyle The "Carlyle" Snap Double Lift exploiting crimp/bend
Related toAlso published here 2 1939 8
R. M. Jamison The Jamison Double Lift spin action
2 1939 10
Orville Wayne Meyer Riffle Shuffle Control in the hands
2 1939 11
The Riffle Location control to known position near top
2 1939 14
Gerald Kosky An Easy Bottom Deal stud off the back
Variations 2 1939 15
R. M. Jamison The Never Fail Card Force
Variations 2 1939 16
Replacement of Palmed Cards tabled pack pushed away with open hand and thumb
2 1939 17
The Vertical Palm
2 1939 18
The New Packet Change
2 1939 19
Purvis W. Miller Setting up Poker Hands with the Riffle Shuffle mentioning pre-established breaks
1. To Run up Three Cards in a Four-Handed Game of Poker
2. To Set Up Two Hands, Threes in Each Hand, in a Four Hand Game
Related toVariations 2 1939 21
Purvis W. Miller The Barnyard Shuffle cull-stack combination, face-up shuffle
Variations 2 1939 23
Jules D'Hotel A New Top Card Production card pushed out and pivoted upwards behind deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2 1939 25
Silas and the Slickers rhyming patter, ballad by Elmer Applegit
Variations 2 1939 26
Another Spell three cards
2 1939 29
Jean Hugard To Flourish or Not to Flourish? short essay and trick, calendar presentation (months, weeks, ...)
2 1939 30
Reverse Blank Fan
2 1939 31
Purvis W. Miller Poker Hand Repeat Trick six card repeat with poker presentation
Related toVariations 2 1939 33
Mene, Tekel, Upharsin
2 1939 34
Paul Curry Lost and Found two spectators remember cards and their positions, shuffle, two other cards find selections by stabbing the pack behind back
2 1939 36
Frederick Braue A Two Pile Mystery
Related to 2 1939 38
Newton Hall Name Your Number selection to any named number
2 1939 39
T. Nelson Downs, Newton Hall Downs Change Variation
2 1939 40
Simultaneous Magic four decks, four people think of a card and later spell it (progressive spelling set-up)
2 1939 41
Orville Wayne Meyer The "Last Word" Location two key cards, multiple out procedure in placing one of the keys
2 1939 43
Orville Wayne Meyer, Peter Warlock Again the Infallible Prediction three more handlings (two by Meyer, one by Warlock)
Inspired byAlso published here 2 1939 45
Joseph Cottone The "Cottone" Squeeze Production multiple single cards, two procedures
Related to 2 1939 47
Thumb Palm
2 1939 47
Joseph Cottone The "Cottone" Snap Production multiple single cards
2 1939 50
Joseph Cottone Change Over Palm
2 1939 51
The Faced Deck - The Secret Turn Over four methods, including one by Decremps & Prof. Hoffmann
3 1940 6
The Gambler's Table Change
3 1940 8
Jean Hugard Credit Information
3 1940 8
The Spread Pass
3 1940 9
The Thumb Slide with immediate palm-off
Related toVariations 3 1940 10
New Method for Picking Up an Arranged Deck "After It Has Been Spread On The Table And A Card Has Been Withdrawn From It"
3 1940 12
An Easy Force small number named
Related to 3 1940 13
Reversing the Bottom Card Two Methods, deck turned over above bottom card, Bottom Reverse
3 1940 14
Francis Carlyle The Carlyle False Count I. To Count a Number of Cards Showing Less Than There Are.
II. To Count a Number of Cards as More Than They Really Are.
Related toVariations 3 1940 15
Francis Carlyle Eleven Card Trick brief
3 1940 17
Purvis W. Miller The Miller Card Case extra compartment for adding cards
Variations 3 1940 17
Cards to Case (gaffed) case held by spectator
3 1940 18
Joseph Cottone The Cottone Spider-Grip False Cut
3 1940 19
A Stubborn Card
3 1940 20
Gambler's Sense of Touch performer cuts at selection
3 1940 20
Joseph Cottone Tilt Position in different context
3 1940 20
The Penetrating Eye performer cuts deck in three piles an names top cards
3 1940 21
The Four Aces Are Tops
3 1940 21
Poker Heaps performer cuts deck in five piles, good poker hand on top
3 1940 21
Digging For Diamonds performer and then spectator always cut at diamonds
3 1940 21
Picking a Pocket deck in spectator's coat pocket, performer removes selection through fabric
3 1940 22
Married Couples and Bachelors six pictures cards, two transpose under cover boards, two double facers, story presentation
3 1940 22
Springing the Trap set-up in which deck is held by one card in a configuration on glasses, when card is removed, all cards except selection drop down
3 1940 27
The Two Pile Mystery two selections
3 1940 28
Jean Hugard Mene, Tekel, Upharsin (The Thirty Cards) Alpha to Omega comments on the plot
3 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
3 1940 31
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Thirty Cards brief, described by Hugard
3 1940 32
Infiltration
3 1940 33
Dr. Jacob Daley Reverse Transfer card in pocket with card reversed in deck
Variations 3 1940 35
Side Slip very brief
3 1940 36
R. M. Jamison Optical Illusion odd backed card in play, face changes
3 1940 37
Two Card Monte Move
3 1940 37
Charles Hopkins Think-a-Card thought-of card to pocket, ten-card set-up
Related to 3 1940 39
Set-up in front of Audience
3 1940 39
Gerald Kosky Ziska Improved number of moved cards & selection are divined by value of a card, set-up, marked locator
Inspired byRelated to 3 1940 40
Bridge of bottom few cards
3 1940 41
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 3 1940 43
Dr. Richard Rowe Envelopes Switch using tablet
3 1940 44
Frederick Braue The Score Card Scores ad card used to stab next to selection
Variations 3 1940 46
Back Slip Force
3 1940 46
Jerry Nadell The Curry Turn Over Change - Do as I Do
3 1940 48
Paul Curry A Cur(r)i-ous Prediction spectator turns a card over behind his back which is predicted
3 1940 49
Reverse at Side
3 1940 50
Paul Curry Reversed Card Transfer Switch as reversed card is transferred to bottom
Related to 3 1940 50
Paul Curry Card Reverse
3 1940 51
Paul Morris The Question is ...... reversed card changes into selection, reversed card then in pocket, miscall
3 1940 52
Dr. H. Walter Grote Psycho-Carditis "Nothing New but the Presentation"
3 1940 53
John J. Crimmins Jr. Psycho-Carditis Variation count-down with faced-deck switch
3 1940 55
Jean Hugard Hugard Card Control center clip overhand shuffle
4 1941 6
The Bottom Palm Simplified with general comments
Related to 4 1941 7
Jean Hugard To Shuffle or Not To Shuffle thoughts on controls & delays, two methods for delaying control (bridge and reversed key card)
4 1941 9
Frederick Braue Rightening the Bottom Cards cutting cover
4 1941 11
The Riffle Force with break
4 1941 11
The Count Force technical
4 1941 12
L. Vosburgh Lyons The Lyons Force cutting through handkerchief
4 1941 14
Glimpse through Handkerchief
4 1941 15
Deane Moore Double Lift Substitute
4 1941 16
Deane Moore Card Control No ? ? ? to bottom, card apparently pushed through deck and put back on top
Related to 4 1941 17
Frederick Braue The Cut Pass
4 1941 18
Dr. H. Walter Grote The Grote Instantaneous Palm
4 1941 20
Joseph Cottone The Dip Color Change
Also published here 4 1941 21
Joseph Cottone The Snap Color Change Herrmann Pass
4 1941 22
Joseph Cottone Visible Color Change Snap Change on face of pack
4 1941 24
Frederick Braue The Marriage Meter two selections are mates
4 1941 26
Diogenes' Card a card helps finding two thought-of cards (card and their position remember-procedure)
4 1941 27
Charlie Miller, Jack McMillen The Triple Discovery three cards, twenty-sixth key
Variations 4 1941 29
Klondyke Shuffle milk shuffle
4 1941 30
Frederick Braue Card Instinct Ace to King of one suit on top
4 1941 31
Interlocking Chain Principle
4 1941 31
Frederick Braue The Challenger full-deck set-up
4 1941 32
Bert Allerton Aces Up Aces placed in middle jump to top and bottom
Variations 4 1941 34
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
4 1941 35
R. M. Jamison The Cards Rise Again two cards, thread, houlette
4 1941 37
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Nerve Force bold, just handing cards out
4 1941 38
Triple Prediction predicted are number of cigarettes in packet, card and its position
4 1941 39
Joseph Cottone Auto-Location
4 1941 40
Joseph Cottone The Aerial Count
4 1941 42
Joseph Cottone Throwing One-Handed Bottom Deal
4 1941 43
Joseph Cottone The Jumping Joker selection flys out of deck
4 1941 43
Bert Allerton Magnetic Thought "The Challenge"
Related toVariationsAlso published here 4 1941 44
Bert Allerton Allerton Switch top card drawn back
Related to 4 1941 45
Fred Rothenberg A Double-Dyed Swindle wrong card reverses, selection rises to top, previously reversed card jumps in pocket, double facer
4 1941 46
The Diminishing Cards - Sleight of Hand Method
4 1941 48
Paul LePaul Diminishing Card Finesse with deck vanish finale
4 1941 51
Jean Hugard Credit Information for "There It Is!"
Related to 4 1941 51
Charlie Miller The Diminishing Cards - Mechanical Method
4 1941 52
Data entered by Denis Behr, June 2013.