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Theodore Annemann Serial Number Divination number is divined by medium, in random order
Related to 1937 10
Envelope Switch flapless with stack of envelopes, similar to Alan Shaxon's envelope switch
1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 3&4)
18
Envelope Switch flap removed, similar to Alan Shaxon's envelope switch
1945 42
Lee Noble Razor Sharp twenty blades
Related to 1953 152
Al Koran The Gold Medallion prediction of number on medallion
Related toVariations 1968 11
Alan Shaxon Knockout Card in Aces signed card from deck between rubber banded aces in spectator's pocket
Also published here 1969 90
Alan Shaxon This Magic Business performing venues
1970 1
Alan Shaxon The Cane and Cigarette Holder cane, lit cigarette and cigarette holder vanish, then cigarette and holder are reproduced and the holder turns into the cane, vanishing & appearing cane
1970 7
Alan Shaxon Burning Match taking a lit match from the jacket, gimmick
1970 8
Alan Shaxon A Milky Opening routine where milk disappears in a paper cone and in a hat, with glasses
Also published here 1970 11
Alan Shaxon, Oswald Rae It's a Hold-Up! ring, watch and bill disappear from handkerchief and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
Related toAlso published here 1970 14
Alan Shaxon Ultimate Nudist Deck
Inspired by
  • "New Nudist Deck" (Edward Victor, Harry Baron's "My Best Card Trick", 1953, p. 20)
Related to
1970 19
Alan Shaxon Switching a Pack of Cards
1970 24
Alan Shaxon Once Again!!! selection is found at named number, then at stopped position, then wrong card turns into selection and finally the balloon stand
1970 25
Alan Shaxon Three Cards Fly Again with handkerchief
Related toAlso published here 1970 28
Alan Shaxon, Tommy Scott The Watch in Bottle! coin in bottle, then watch to nest of boxes
Related to 1970 33
Alan Shaxon The Banknote in Walnut bill in walnut in egg in lemon, serial number divination to start
Inspired by 1970 37
Alan Shaxon Triple Reading three cards in envelopes, color, number and amount of lose change is divined
Related to 1970 43
Alan Shaxon Card Mentalism for Two four people select a card and card is put in envelope, then one envelope is chosen, medium knows who's card it is and reveals it's identity
1970 46
Alan Shaxon A Super Brainwave Pack invisible deck with odd back kicker, backs can be shown, two decks
1970 48
Alan Shaxon Easy Load Razor Blades preparation of thread reel
Related to 1970 53
Alan Shaxon Packing Case Substitution substitution trunk, designed so it can be examined beforehand
1970 56
Alan Shaxon The Hydrostatic Glass
Related toAlso published here 1970 59
Alan Shaxon The Magical Compère joke for MC work, balloon bangs
1970 65
Alan Shaxon By Popular Request! MC trick, spectator can decide who comes next, and what they have to do, forcing the program of the evening
1970 68
Alan Shaxon In Person! MC trick, a name is chosen from a booklet containing artists as well as his telephone number, the number appears on a slate, the picture of the artist in a frame and the artist performs next, forcing the artist
1970 70
Alan Shaxon The Magician's Furniture performing table
1970 75
Alan Shaxon In Conclusion
1970 77
Alan Shaxon Introduction
1972 ca. 1
Alan Shaxon Tearing Up the News flash restoration
Also published here 1972 ca. 2
Alan Shaxon Newspaper Number Force number force using page numbers of newspaper
1972 ca. 5
Alan Shaxon A Move for the 'Chinese Sticks' apparently showing that the strings are connected
Also published here 1972 ca. 6
Alan Shaxon Knockout Card in Aces signed card from deck between rubber banded aces in spectator's pocket
Also published here 1972 ca. 7
Alan Shaxon Triple Reading Again three cards in envelopes, color, number and amount of lose change is divined
Related to 1972 ca. 8
Alan Shaxon, David Scott Single Reading reading message before burning it, clever and practical alcohol method
1972 ca. 9
Alan Shaxon Entertaining Children brief comments
1972 ca. 10
Alan Shaxon The Die Box and Bunny rabbit produced from hat, in die box routine
Also published here 1972 ca. 10
Alan Shaxon Make It Magical
1976 i
Alan Shaxon 20th Century Cane and Silks opening to a cabaret act
Two handkerchiefs are produced from the ends of a cane, tied together and rolled around the cane. The cane is wrapped in a newspaper, a third handkerchief transforms into a cane and in the newspaper the missing handkerchief is found, knotted in between the other handkerchiefs.
1976 2
Alan Shaxon Tearing Up the News flash restoration
Also published here 1976 4
Alan Shaxon The Nudist Brainwave Deck named card is the only card in the deck with a face
1976 7
Alan Shaxon Professional Cards to Pocket five cards travel to pocket, then they shrink and appear as jumbo cards in the pocket
Also published here 1976 10
Alan Shaxon The Invisible Card and Envelopes An invisible though of card is put in an invisible envelope and sealed in an empty visible envelope. Envelope and correct card appear.
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1976 12
Alan Shaxon A Perfect Jumbo Card Change Jumbo card put in a window envelope changes to another card
1976 15
Alan Shaxon My Favourite Card Trick magician vs. gambler theme, then wrong cards appear in wallet
1976 16
Alan Shaxon Television Mindreading with tv programs, all corners are torn from a magazine, two selected and numbers added to receive a number
1976 20
Alan Shaxon The Jubilee Medallion number appears on medallion
Related to 1976 21
Alan Shaxon Twisted Psychometry three cards change into selections, with a display board
1976 23
Alan Shaxon The Great Directory Test
Also published here 1976 26
Alan Shaxon Sucker Serviettes with sucker explanation and different colored napkin
1976 30
Alan Shaxon Smoking A Tin coin between tin plates, number appears on coin
1976 32
Alan Shaxon Balloon to Rabbit balloon in hutch transforms into rabbit
Also published here 1976 34
Alan Shaxon Final Epic shaxon's mental epic board
1976 38
Alan Shaxon Climax Newspaper Test prediction, clever way to force a piece of a torn newspaper
1976 40
Alan Shaxon Cabaret Rabbit Vanish similar to a break-away box
1976 43
Alan Shaxon The Magical TV Set children program, based on a box designed like a TV
  • The Aerial
  • The TV Times
  • Tom & Jerry
  • Commercial Break
  • Egg Bag
  • Commercial Time Again
  • The Inevitable Western
  • The Funnel and Foo Can
  • The Givaway Show
  • Sade the Seal
  • Torn and Restored Serviette
  • Radio to Rabbit
1976 49
Alan Shaxon In Conclusion
1976 63
Alan Shaxon Produktions- und Verwandlungseffekte - 2. balloon in drawer box changes into rabbit
Also published here Nov. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
32
Alan Shaxon Flapless - with a Flap - Shaxon with stack of envelopes
Also published here 1977 27
Roy Johnson A Lesson in Magic handkerchief borrowed, handkerchief suddenly in shreds, restored to long strip in paper bag, then changes to lemon, handkerchief inside but with hole, center of handkerchief from same material as cloth bag suddenly, eventually restored
Related toAlso published here 1979 61
Father Cyprian Door to Door Card Sharp Deck shuffled, spectator cuts to four Aces, magician turns them over
Inspired by
  • "The Spectator Aces" (Alan Shaxon, Magigram)
1979 7
Gene "Phantini" Grant Into the 4th Dimension spectator's credit card is sealed in an envelope and put in a book, then it travels in an envelope in an other book
Related to 1981 50
Alan Shaxon Vorwort
1983 3
Alan Shaxon Eine professionelle "Kartenwanderung in die Tasche" five cards travel to pocket, then they shrink and appear as jumbo cards in the pocket
Also published here 1983 4
Alan Shaxon Die unsichtbaren Karten und Umschläge An invisible though of card is put in an invisible envelope and sealed in an empty visible envelope. Envelope and correct card appear.
Also published here 1983 7
Alan Shaxon Mikrophon-Hals-Klammer holder on neck for microphone, cable
Also published here 1983 10
Alan Shaxon, Tom Sellers Magazin-Mysterium nach Tom Sellers cover of magazine is torn, vanishes under handkerchief and appears again attached to magazine, held by spectator
Also published here 1983 11
Alan Shaxon Der grosse Telefonbuch-Test
Also published here 1983 13
Alan Shaxon Index Pen window in pen, can be turned to see other information
1983 13
Alan Shaxon Eine neue Räucher-Blech-Routine two baking trays are blackened with soot, a coin is placed in between and suddenly date of coin appears written in soot
Also published here 1983 15
Alan Shaxon Und wieder wandern drei Karten with handkerchief
Also published here 1983 17
Alan Shaxon Lebendes Kaninchen aus dem Hut rabbit production from a hat
Also published here 1983 19
Jack Paul, Alan Shaxon Stellaporation credit card in envelope is placed inside a book, other book is shown with an envelope at same position, then credit card travels inside other envelope
Also published here 1983 21
Gene Nielsen, Al Koran Dream Car Routine confabulation type routine with forced instead of free choices
Inspired by
  • Al Koran routine in Pentagram, Vol. 3 No. 1, Oct. 1948
Variations
1985 3
Alan Shaxon Eine Tiererscheinung balloon in drawer box transforms into rabbit
Also published here Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
177
Alan Shaxon Einleitung
1986 4
Alan Shaxon Eine milchige Eröffnung routine where milk disappears in a paper cone and in a hat, with glasses
Also published here 1986 5
Alan Shaxon Die Seidenpapierkarte tissue paper and pair of scissors are placed inside a cigar box, paper is apparently cut inside the box to match selection
Also published here 1986 8
Alan Shaxon Unsichtbare Karte im Ballon named card in balloon, with apparatus and assistant
1986 10
Alan Shaxon, Oswald Rae Überfalls ring, watch and bill disappear from handkerchief and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
Also published here 1986 12
Alan Shaxon Wieverbrezig vanish of several lit cigarettes, last one turns into a pipe
1986 14
Alan Shaxon Malen nach Zahlen - magisch painting by numbers themed routine, colored handkerchief turn white using a brush and a pot and black and white pictures turns into colored picture
1986 16
Alan Shaxon Potted Chance different colored cups, bag with silks, children get candies in the remaining cup is money
Also published here 1986 22
Robert Harbin, Alan Shaxon Die Karte in der Flasche card travels inside empty whiskey bottle which is inside cigar box
Also published here 1986 23
Karl Fulves Holdup valuables vanish from folded handkerchief (ungaffed) and appear from paper bag
Related toAlso published here 1987 19
Click! Click! Alan Shaxon vanishing a cane, Rocco Silano, Jeff Busby's Thaumaturgist (on Richard Kaufman's Genii column)
May 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 9)
3
Alan Shaxon Two-Way Envelope divider
Sep. 1990
The Minotaur (Vol. 2 No. 3)
2
Alan Shaxon Two-Way Envelope divider
1991 3
Alan Shaxon Two-Way Envelope divider
1992 3
Carlhorst Meier Power of Suggestion three unknown red-backed card shuffled into blue deck, two cards chosen face up by spectators, another spectator takes deck in his pocket and removes one card, tabled face-up cards are red-backed, card in pocket is blue-backed but duplicate of remaining red-backed card
Inspired byVariations 1992 1
Alan Shaxon Power of Suggestion Variation rough & smooth version
Inspired by 1992 6
Al Smith 2. The Immaculate Concoction on Alan Shaxon and smoothness
May 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 3)
14
Alan Shaxon Opus questionnaire: Alan Shaxon
Nov. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 7)
18
Larry Becker, Carlhorst Meier Hour of Destiny with prediction engraved in watch, credit information
Related toVariations 1992 305
Chris Power Editorial magic and art
Related to June 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 10)
2
Alan Shaxon, Michael Bailey Letters
Related to Sep. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 11)
5
Alan Shaxon Shaxon Envelope
1994 55
Steven Hamilton (reviewer) Alan Shaxon, Routine Magic, Vol. 1 by Alan Shaxon Feb. 1994
Profile (Issue 18)
2
Alan Shaxon Vorwort
1994 1
Alan Shaxon Eine professionelle "Kartenwanderung in die Tasche" five cards travel to pocket, then they shrink and appear as jumbo cards in the pocket
Also published here 1994 2
Alan Shaxon Die unsichtbare Karte und Umschläge An invisible though of card is put in an invisible envelope and sealed in an empty visible envelope. Envelope and correct card appear.
Also published here 1994 6
Alan Shaxon Mikrofon-Hals-Klammer holder on neck for microphone, cable
Also published here 1994 10
Alan Shaxon, Tom Sellers Magazin-Mysterium nach Tom Sellers cover of magazine is torn, vanishes under handkerchief and appears again attached to magazine, held by spectator
Also published here 1994 11
Alan Shaxon Der grosse Telefonbuch-Test
Also published here 1994 14
Alan Shaxon Index Pen window in pen, can be turned to see other information
1994 16
Alan Shaxon Eine neue Räucher-Blech-Routine two baking trays are blackened with soot, a coin is placed in between and suddenly date of coin appears written in soot
Also published here 1994 17
Alan Shaxon Und wieder wandern drei Karten with handkerchief
Also published here 1994 20
Alan Shaxon Lebendes Kaninchen aus dem Hut rabbit production from a hat
Also published here 1994 23
Jack Paul, Alan Shaxon Stellaporation credit card in envelope is placed inside a book, other book is shown with an envelope at same position, then credit card travels inside other envelope
Related toAlso published here 1994 26
Alan Shaxon, Oswald Rae Dies ist ein Überfall! ring, watch and bill disappear from handkerchief and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
Also published here 1994 30
Alan Shaxon Milton Asse Aces are placed in the deck and everything inside a wine glass, Aces appear one by one under cover of a handkerchief, variation of Herbert Milton trick
1994 32
Alan Shaxon Versiegeltes Glück different colored cups, bag with silks, children get candies in the remaining cup is money
Also published here 1994 35
Alan Shaxon, Robert Harbin Die Spielkarte in der Flasche card travels inside empty whiskey bottle which is inside cigar box
VariationsAlso published here 1994 37
Alan Shaxon Die Alan Shaxon Verbesserung with stack of envelopes
Also published here July 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 4 & 5)
188
Ted Lesley Herald from the Invisible Realms an invisible though of card is put in an invisible envelope and sealed in an empty visible envelope, including sticker with named number, Teleport Envelope
Related to 1994 196
Gary Kurtz The Invisible Cards and Envelopes named invisible card put in invisible envelope is put in real envelope and becomes visible there, one of 36, named number is also on envelope
Inspired by
  • "The Invisible Cards and Envelopes" (Alan Shaxon, Practical Sorcery)
Variations
1995 1
Alan Shaxon Zeitungszerreißtrick
1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4 & 5)
167
Tommy Wonder The Ring, the Watch and the Wallet ring, watch and bill disappear from envelope and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
Related toVariations 1996 302
Tommy Wonder The Watch in Nest of Boxes "A Quest for Ideal"
  • Method One
  • Method Two
  • Method Three
Inspired byRelated to 1996 267
Gary Kurtz The Invisible Cards and Envelopes named invisible card put in invisible envelope is put in real envelope and becomes visible there, named number is also on envelope
  • First Version - Forcing the Suit
  • Second Version - Fifty-Two Possibilities
Inspired by 1996 1
Ted Lesley, Mark Garetz The Editors Write on Phil Goldstein, Tony Binarelli, Pepe Monfort, Alan Shaxon, Paul Alberstat
Sep. 1997 2
Alan Shaxon Double Envelope
2002 14
Marc DeSouza Speaking Volumes
Related to June 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 6)
24
Dave Campbell Three Cards Across three selections, could be thought of
Related to 2004 43
Elizabeth Warlock Classic Shaxon on Alan Shaxon
Mar. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 7)
58
Alan Shaxon The Hydrostatic Glass
Also published here Mar. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 7)
63
Gordon Bean, Mac King, Alan Shaxon, The Amazing Johnathan, David Berglas, Mark Haslam, Max Maven, Milt Larsen, Terry Seabrooke Remembering Billy McComb several anecdotes and thoughts
Aug. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 8)
32
Alexander de Cova, Alan Shaxon Shaxon Umschlag switching envelope
2011 7
Alan Shaxon Terrry Seabrooke 1932-2011
Mar. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 3)
11
Alan Shaxon Two Compartment Envelope
2012 253
Matthew Field In Memoriam: Alan Shaxon
Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
19
Alexander de Cova Shaxon-Umschlag II with stack of envelopes à la Alan Shaxon
Also published here Feb. 2013 19
Alexander de Cova SHAXON Peek Device Alan Shaxon style envelope for peeking
Also published here Nov. 2013 27
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Alan Shaxon - The Sophisticated Sorcerer by Alan Shaxon (written by Scott Penrose, Stephen Short) Dec. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 12)
84
Alan Shaxon Alan Howson is Introduced autobiography, childhood
2014 11
Alan Shaxon The Double Act autobiography, meeting Anne
2014 17
Alan Shaxon Life at Sea autobiography
2014 25
Alan Shaxon Anne Bows Out autobiography
2014 35
Alan Shaxon The Magic Circle's New HQ autobiography
2014 39
Alan Shaxon Into Retirement autobiography
2014 47
Alan Shaxon My Early Influences
  • Ernest E. Noakes
  • Edward Victor
  • Robert Harbin
  • The Great Levante
  • Raoul
  • Maurice Fogel
  • Al Koran
  • John Booth
  • David Nixon
2014 51
Alan Shaxon Thoughts on Lecturing
2014 57
Alan Shaxon Harbin Remembered on Robert Harbin
Also published here
  • in Stan Allen's "Magic Magazine" January 2008.
2014 59
Scott Penrose, Stephen Short Family Matters memories of Alan Shaxon by family members
  • Anne's Anecdotes
  • Billy McComb
  • Sport
  • By Royal Command
  • TV and Film Work
  • Mishaps
  • Daughter's Diaries
  • Paula
  • Julia
2014 71
Marvyn Roy, Brian Miller, Scott Penrose, Leslie Melville, Andrew Van Buren, Michael Bailey, Tony Markey, Norm Nielsen, Nicholas Einhorn, Kevin Doig Friends Reminisce memories of Alan Shaxon
  • Marvyn Roy
  • Brian Miller and Audrey
  • Scott Penrose
  • Leslie Melville
  • Andrew Van Buren
  • Michael Bailey
  • Tony Markey
  • Norm Nielsen
  • Nicholas Einhorn
  • Kevin Doig
2014 79
Scott Penrose Introduction - The Magic of the Sophisticated Sorcerer intro to the tricks chapter and on the repertoire of Alan Shaxon
2014 91
Alan Shaxon Mix and Mingle Card Magic on strolling magic using cards
2014 95
Alan Shaxon The Thick Card
  • Making The Thick Card
  • Using The Locator
  • Controlling A Chosen Card
  • Shuffling The Pack
  • Controlling Multiple Cards
  • Double Lift
  • Forcing A Cards
  • Palming The Top Or Bottom Card
  • Locating A Thought Of Card
  • The Peek
2014 95
Alan Shaxon Neither Has This One back of one selection temporarily changes color
2014 98
Alan Shaxon The Biddle Surprise Biddle trick
2014 99
Alan Shaxon Card Stab deck wrapped in paper
2014 100
Alan Shaxon One-Eyed Jack Sandwich sandwiched card transposes with card in pocket
2014 100
Alan Shaxon Photo Card Trick chosen card appears on photo, picture of magician holding the card
2014 103
Alan Shaxon Hour of Destiny with prediction engraved in watch and correct time predicted, Hunter watch
Inspired by 2014 105
Alan Shaxon Locked Bill Tube bill vanishes under handkerchief and appears inside a bill tube which is inside a puzzle box
2014 107
Alan Shaxon Aerial Fishing
2014 110
Alan Shaxon Chinese Sticks apparently showing that the strings are connected
Also published here 2014 116
Alan Shaxon Tearing Up the News with flash restoration,
  • The History of Tearing Up the News
2014 118
Alan Shaxon Torn and Restored Drink Trick liquid poured inside newspaper, then paper is torn and restored
2014 125
Alan Shaxon Linking Rings five rings
2014 128
Alan Shaxon Ultimate Nudist Deck evolved version of routine from 1970
Inspired by
  • "New Nudist Deck" (Edward Victor, Harry Baron's "My Best Card Trick", 1953, p. 20)
Related to
2014 130
Alan Shaxon Tissue Cards tissue paper and pair of scissors are placed inside a cigar box, paper is apparently cut inside the box to match selection
Also published here 2014 138
Alan Shaxon Jumbo Card Rise with Houlette
2014 140
Alan Shaxon Find the Lady on Stage with huge cards
Inspired by
  • an idea by Oswald Rae in Will Ayling's "Genii Presentations"
2014 144
Alan Shaxon Rabbit in a Hat
Also published here 2014 150
Alan Shaxon Die Box, Rabbit and a Hat rabbit produced from hat, in die box routine
Also published here 2014 153
Alan Shaxon A Lesson in Magic handkerchief borrowed, handkerchief suddenly in shreds, restored to long strip in paper bag, then changes to lemon, handkerchief inside but with hole, center of handkerchief from same material as cloth bag suddenly, eventually restored
Related to 2014 157
Alan Shaxon Confabulation with wallet, carbon paper
confabulation type routine with forced instead of free choices
Inspired byAlso published here
  • a marketed effect in the 1970s by Ken Brooke.
2014 162
Alan Shaxon Cash, Card or Credit? credit card in envelope vanishes and is found inside a wallet, in place of credit card the selection is found
2014 169
Alan Shaxon, Al Koran Headline Prediction prediction inside ball of ribbon which is inside a closed jar
2014 172
Alan Shaxon Bewitched, Re-Bottled and Bewildered different bottles are covered with bags and mixed and numbered, chosen one is predicted in envelope
Inspired by
  • Maurice Fogel's "Bewitched, Re-Bottled and Bewildered"
2014 175
Alan Shaxon, Robert Harbin A Toast to Robert-Harbin small box with lock
2014 180
Robert Harbin, Alan Shaxon The Captain's Card Trick three cards are selected and performer fails to divine them, performer gets envelope with letter and duplicates of cards handed to him during show
2014 183
Robert Harbin, Alan Shaxon Card in Whisky Bottle with table, bottle in cigar bottle shown empty in the beginning
Also published here 2014 186
Alan Shaxon Hydrostatic Glass
Also published here 2014 191
David Britland (reviewer) Alan Shaxon - The Sophisticated Sorcerer by Alan Shaxon (written by Scott Penrose, Stephen Short) Aug. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 8)
78
Alan Shaxon, Alexander de Cova Der Austausch nach Alan Shaxon
2015 95
Alexander de Cova Shaxon-Umschlag II with stack of envelopes à la Alan Shaxon
Also published here 2015 269
Alexander de Cova Shaxon-Peek-Device Alan Shaxon style envelope for peeking
Also published here 2015 272
Gene Anderson Card in Bottle selection vanishes between two Jokers and appears in bottle inside cigar boxes, which has been shown empty in the beginning
  • A. Introduction
  • B. Cards, bottles and boxes
  • C. Table
  • D. Gene's script
  • E. Servante
  • F. Epilogue
Inspired by 2016 67
Alan Shaxon, Alexander de Cova Shaxon-Umschlag
2017 57