1985-1997
Written by Frederick Braue, Jeff Busby
Work of Frederick Braue
240 pages (Spiralbound), published by Jeff Busby Magic, Inc.
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
517 entries
This publication has been reviewed by
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Jeff Busby Introduction - The Fred Braue Notebooks on Braue and his published work
1 1985
Frederick Braue Mental Telepathy Stack four spectators think of a card from a group, they're spelled out, progressive spellers (1935)
1 1985 1
Frederick Braue Item spelling almost any card with eleven letters
1 1985 1
Impossible Coincidence card chosen, then divined on paper as well as its position (1935)
Related to 1 1985 1
Frederick Braue FB Version of Charlier Pass two covers for Charlier pass (1935)
Related to 1 1985 2
Card Location odd-even divided deck
1 1985 2
Frederick Braue FB Card Palm and Pass Rear Palm, palm off from center, replacement after tabled riffle shuffle (1935)
1 1985 2
Card Detective reversed card's value used to count down to selection
1 1985 4
The Ribboned Card ribbon put around indifferent card in middle, when pulled out it changed into selection, gaff with ribbon on it
1 1985 4
Frederick Braue FB Change card placed aside at beginning is later selection
1 1985 4
Frederick Braue The Tunnel deck in Charlie cut position with two packets, card slid through the opening reverses
1 1985 5
To Set Chosen Card controlling a card to a certain number from top
1 1985 5
Use for Short Card count-down placement, spectator shuffles
1 1985 5
Thought-Card Gimmick card thought of and written down by spectator, divined
1 1985 5
Clairvoyance with Cards card in fan is touched by spectator, performer instantly names card, lower index bent and glimpsed from behind fan
1 1985 6
Card at Given Number slap trick
Related to 1 1985 6
John Northern Hilliard Stop Card Trick "Triple Mystery", card side-stolen to top
Related to 1 1985 6
Stop Card Trick faced deck
1 1985 6
Slippery Aces Collins Aces with dealing finale
1 1985 6
An Easy Force criss-cross force, with angled packet or piece of paper in between
1 1985 7
Frederick Braue FB Thought-Card Force force card has injogged card below it, spectator thinks of one as deck is riffled through (1936)
1 1985 7
Locator Card scallop short, for multiple control
1 1985 7
Another Locator thread glued inside split card, tactile
1 1985 8
Still Another punch with needle
1 1985 8
The Pushback retaining the break after a pass by establishing a jog
1 1985 8
Another Push-Back Locator upper half slapped stepped on lower and it then slides in alignment except its bottom card
Also published here 1 1985 8
Key Cards pencil marks, or reversed card in one-way deck
1 1985 9
Felix Fabian Single Card Double Color Change and Vanish "This is one of the finest effects of pure sleight-of-hand in existence."
  • Snap Change with back-to-back clean-up
  • Snap-Over Change
  • False transfer and removed from pocket
Also published here
  • Sphinx, July 1924, p. 164
1 1985 9
Frederick Braue Another Use Snap Change with clean-up on deck (1936)
1 1985 10
Floor Change Throw Change onto the floor
1 1985 10
Color Change using one-handed palm
Inspired by 1 1985 11
Card Switch
1 1985 11
Frederick Braue FB Fan Card-Steal fan in right hand, some cards are stolen in back palm (1936)
1 1985 11
Frederick Braue FB Palmaid gimmick on leg height with sticky substance to leave card there during spectator's shuffling (1936)
1 1985 11
Card Switch palmed card dropped on card on deck (1936)
Inspired by 1 1985 12
Frederick Braue FB Card Change unload of double on deck, bit like D'Amico Change (1936)
1 1985 12
Vest Switch card slid under vest flap changes, unload on deck
1 1985 12
Frederick Braue FB Side Steal "I think that this is the perfect pass, although I have used it only in the past week."
referenced Erdnase Palm from center (1936)
Inspired byAlso published here 1 1985 12
Frederick Braue Baker's Impossible Discovery - FB Improvement spectator locates other spectator's card in pocket under fair conditions (1936)
Inspired by 1 1985 13
Bob Fisher, Frederick Braue Fan Steal
Inspired by
  • Sphinx, March 1934, p. 13
1 1985 13
Heartstopper Card Trick location with duplicate (1936)
1 1985 14
Frederick Braue FB Peek heel break (1936)
1 1985 14
Arthur Gross, Frederick Braue The Peek Card Knowledge book break glimpse after peek
1 1985 14
Another Peek glimpse after spectator's peek behind back
1 1985 15
Frederick Braue Another FB Sidesteal card starts out side-jogged (1936)
1 1985 15
Frederick Braue FB Color Change card stolen from back at right angle (1936)
1 1985 15
Frederick Braue FB One-Card Backhand Routine one-card routine with duplicate (1936)
1 1985 16
Rolland Hamblen Card Routine description of ten card location routine (1936)
1 1985 16
Rolland Hamblen Card Location Ten Card Location routine
1. Say Stop
2. Spell Out
3. Spring Location
4. Stabbed Card
5. The fifth card
6. Stabbed Cards
7. Card through handkerchief
8. - 10. catch from shower
1 1985 17
Card Switch card apparently pulled out from center, but taken from top (1936)
1 1985 18
Frederick Braue Improved Routine - Al Baker T&R Newspaper
Inspired by 1 1985 18
Tissue Paper Tear
1 1985 19
Jog Palm top card starts slightly out-jogged
1 1985 19
Flip Return of Palm to Pack card sprung behind deck from right-hand palm
1 1985 19
Vanish of Pack of Cards
1 1985 19
Another Vanish of a Pack of Cards with manipulation routine
1 1985 19
Mah Jongg Cubes colored squares with numbers on other side, number selected and spelled with mixed squares
1 1985 20
Pliable Cigarette cigarette can be bent, knot tied, without doing harm
1 1985 20
The Light Touch effects and gags with match, cigarette, silk that bounces back from floor
1 1985 21
To make your nose creak
1 1985 21
Edward Victor Diminishing Card Trick with confetti finale
1 1985 21
Color Changing Pack red-blue double backer, "running-cut optical illusion"
1 1985 22
Spell it Out
1 1985 22
Immediate Shuffle Control card hit on front so it comes out at back, corner crimped
1 1985 23
Out of Possession Location visual estimation and stack with multiple out
Inspired by 1 1985 23
Lost Card Subterfuge card to pocket as out for lost card
1 1985 23
Card Location
Also published here 1 1985 23
Another Location getting small jog and then break as top half is replaced
Related to 1 1985 23
Fan Manipulation cards from fan stolen and backpalmed
Related to 1 1985 23
Move from backpalm
1 1985 24
To Count Off Five Cards as Four from deck
1 1985 24
Backhand Color Change card stolen in right hand backpalm which then holds deck, left hand steals backpalmed card for color change
1 1985 24
Half-Deck Change
1 1985 24
Change might be a clip palm steal
1 1985 24
William Larsen, Jack McMillen Poker Deal performer knows other player's hole cards, then gets aces (1937)
1 1985 25
1089
1 1985 25
Jack McMillen Card Control delayed jog in overhand shuffle control (1937)
1 1985 25
Sympathetic Silks (1937)
1 1985 25
Slip Knot
1 1985 26
Cover for the Charlier One-Hand Pass right-hand fan
1 1985 27
Frederick Braue FB Adaptation of Charlier Pass (1937)
1 1985 27
Frederick Braue FB Adaptation Thayer Rising Cards with houlette and thread (1937)
1 1985 27
John Northern Hilliard Hilliard Rising Cards
1 1985 28
Frederick Braue, Jean Hugard FB Adaptation of Hugard's Telepathy card travels to other half, twenty-six duplicates (1937)
Inspired by
  • "Telepathy" (Jean Hugard, Sphinx, June 1935, p. 101)
1 1985 28
Half-Deck Switch Hellis Switch with Overhand Shuffle cover
1 1985 28
Frederick Braue, Jean Hugard Telepathy card travels to other half, twenty-six duplicates (1937)
Inspired by
  • "Telepathy" (Jean Hugard, Sphinx, June 1935, p. 101)
1 1985 29
Frederick Braue FB Card Control riffle force with break or key card placement
1 1985 29
Lifesaver one of five (1937)
1 1985 29
Harold Agnew Card Under Magazine Discovery card through magazine, Bottom Placement type loading
1 1985 30
Miscellaneous Forces
  • forcing four cards with (re)dealing
  • odd-even number of things to force one of two spectators (matches or corners of newspaper)
1 1985 30
Card Forces re-dealing to named number with apparent error
2 1985 1
Under-Spread Force under-spread force with load from bottom
2 1985 1
Knife Stab Force
2 1985 1
Pocket Force spectator is hurried to remove card from pocketed deck
2 1985 1
Joker Force psychological
2 1985 1
Instant Stooge Force card reversed
2 1985 1
Double Backer Force for two cards
2 1985 1
Spring Force with slight pause
2 1985 1
Small Number Force small number named to arrive at force card
2 1985 1
Lift Shuffle Force
2 1985 1
Double Facer Force for two cards
2 1985 2
Countdown Force card placed with example
Related toAlso published here 2 1985 2
Handkerchief Force
2 1985 2
Faced-Deck Force counting
2 1985 2
Criss-Cross Force
2 1985 2
Switch to stacked deck with pockets and body turn
2 1985 2
Cut in Glass Force force card has lip and is held back
Related to 2 1985 2
Dai Vernon, Frederick Braue Dai Vernon Force stabbing force with principle that used deck splits always at same point
Inspired by 2 1985 2
Forcing by Numbers forcing multiple cards by counting to named numbers
2 1985 3
Slip Count slipping card back on top of deck during count
2 1985 3
Slip Pass riffle force handling in which both hands turn over during slip of top card to center for cover
2 1985 3
Poker Trick Aces riffle shuffled in deck yet controlled (top stock control), then stacked with two shuffles (perfectly alternating near top)
2 1985 3
Slip Cut tabled
2 1985 4
Pick-a-Card Poker five selections stacked into a poker hand
Related to 2 1985 4
Earl Wheeler Sucker Four Ace assembly with Kings, last one is an ace, kings change to aces to match (1937)
2 1985 4
Earl Wheeler Top Palm Switch top cards apparently removed, really palmed and next packet taken
2 1985 5
Frederick Braue To Show Five Cards as the Same Card - FB Move (1937)
2 1985 5
Frederick Braue FB Card Change hard to understand (1937)
2 1985 5
Frederick Braue FB Top Count-Down (1937)
2 1985 6
Notes on the Double-Lift (1937)
2 1985 6
Force One card placed with example
Also published here 2 1985 7
Judson S. Brown One Hand Fan Force bottom card slid to other side, fan broken at any point, also with second-from-bottom card, with "FB Notes" (1937)
Related toAlso published here 2 1985 7
Judson S. Brown One-Hand Top Change similar to Allerton Switch, with "FB Note" (1937)
Also published here 2 1985 7
Rolland Hamblen Cards that Change Color red and blue deck, named card removed from one and two cards from other deck, backs of named card with one of the others transpose
2 1985 7
Rolland Hamblen Alignment Move precursor
2 1985 8
Cardini Cardini Snap Change snap-over change near sleeve
2 1985 9
Amusing Color Change picking-off-a-pip dynamics (1937)
Related to 2 1985 9
Frederick Braue FB Sidesteal only little finger pushes out card (1937)
2 1985 9
Card Change card apparently pushed in one half, but stolen back (1937)
2 1985 9
Card Vanish from Pack cards counted on table one by one, first one is double (1937)
2 1985 10
Jack McMillen McMillen Push-Off (1937)
2 1985 10
One-Handed Laydown (1937)
2 1985 10
William Larsen Card Control cutting wanted card near bottom via riffle shuffle with glimpse, then face-up overhand shuffle
2 1985 10
Gamblers' Move top stock control with crimped deck (1937)
Related to 2 1985 10
Jack McMillen Gamblers' Riffle Stack riffle glimpsing cards (1937)
2 1985 10
Jack McMillen Gamblers' Stack tabled, straight cut, bottom cards slid back to bottom
Also published here 2 1985 11
Earl Wheeler A Fancy Cut "It's hard to describe."
2 1985 11
Red and Blue Mystery four red-backed and four blue cards, one red and one blue card travel to pocket
2 1985 11
Overcount from Deck from deck into hand one by one
Related to 2 1985 12
Frederick Braue, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser's Misdirection Everywhere and Nowhere
2 1985 12
Tommy Martin Four Aces
2 1985 14
Arthur H. Buckley, Four Ace Moves
2 1985 14
T. Nelson Downs No Shuffle eight perfect shuffle recycle a deck
2 1985 14
T. Nelson Downs TND Dovetail Shuffle
2 1985 15
T. Nelson Downs TND Poker Deal stack in which two to six players can be chosen, good hands and performer wins
2 1985 15
T. Nelson Downs TND Reverse from center to bottom
2 1985 15
T. Nelson Downs Downs Move
2 1985 15
T. Nelson Downs Downs Sidesteal first finger break
2 1985 15
Thumbcount of Cards from bottom, riffling off right thumb
2 1985 16
Jack McMillen Astro-Vision spectator reverses his card by himself (1937)
2 1985 16
Jack McMillen Disguised One-Way Deck reds one way, blacks the other
2 1985 16
Reversing Pack Move (1937)
2 1985 16
Excellent Reversed Card during riffle shuffle, packets kiss
2 1985 16
Frederick Braue FB Reversed Card palming top card and reversing deck underneath, "It is the easiest of card reversals" (1937)
2 1985 16
Jack McMillen Card Reversal - A Peek reversed card easily glimpsed when riffled through deck
2 1985 17
Jack McMillen Card Reversal - Another Peek glimpsing card that is reversed in center as cards are dealt off from top
2 1985 17
To Reverse a Card for a Marker KM Move type reversal to reverse bottom card during overhand shuffle, face-up key card (1937)
2 1985 17
Think of It! one out of five, travels to pocket (1937)
2 1985 17
Tenkai Ishida, Frederick Braue Sidesteal (After Tenkai) demonstrated by Charles Kohrs (1937)
2 1985 18
Frederick Braue FB Four Aces (1937)
2 1985 18
Frederick Braue FB Change "This is the best of all card changes.", Excelsior switch with thumb palm (1937)
2 1985 19
Dr. James William Elliott Elliott Continuous Backpalm many cards in regular palm, packets produced in fans (1938)
2 1985 19
Scott's Rough recipe for roughing fluid
2 1985 19
Thought Card Detection (1938)
2 1985 19
Frederick Braue Two Pile Trick two selections (1938)
Inspired byRelated to 2 1985 20
Frederick Braue Frank Squires Speller answers to questions about selection are spelt out, selection shows up
Inspired by 2 1985 20
Ambitious Card Move pushing double in, push-in change, palming bottom half to top
2 1985 20
Frederick Braue (reviewer) The Following Effects in The Encyclopedia of Card Tricks are Especially Good by Jean Hugard
list of a few dozen items
2 1985 20
Frederick Braue Effective Card Routine list of effects for stand-up without requiring selection
2 1985 21
S. W. Erdnase, Frederick Braue Formula for Erdnase Shuffles
  • Stock Shuffling (3 to five cards)
  • Cull Shuffles (3 to four cards)
Related to 2 1985 21
U. F. Grant, Tenkai Ishida Card Vanish spectator remembers card at number, when counted down again it is no longer there
2 1985 23
Apparently to Show both Sides of a Card Unprepared
2 1985 23
Sid Lorraine Sid Lorraine's Liquor Card Trick packet with liquors printed on them, selection divined, method guess by Fred Braue
Variations 2 1985 24
Splitting Knots one knot on a silk becomes two, good luck with the illustrations
2 1985 24
Floating Wand thread
2 1985 24
Earl Wheeler Wand Production steal from lapel
2 1985 24
Card Vanish Seven of Diamonds and index of Nine of Diamonds simulate a Six of Diamonds in tabled layout
2 1985 25
All-Spell Pack spell count
2 1985 25
Nate Leipzig, Charlie Miller Leipzig Four Ace Slap Aces, as described by Charlie Miller (1939)
  • Miller Routine
2 1985 25
Charlie Miller Charlie Miller Peek book break (1939)
2 1985 26
Reversing a Card deck turned over on top of card (1939)
Inspired by 2 1985 26
Glimpse shown by Charlie Miller (1939)
Related to 2 1985 26
Charlie Miller Shuffle Misdirection apparent mistake or clumsiness, top stock control or addition from knee (1939)
2 1985 26
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Left Hand Palm shown by Charlie Miller (1939)
2 1985 27
Silk Moves
  • Unknotting Silk
  • Knot That Isn't
shown by Charlie Miller (1939)
2 1985 27
Card Vanish rub a dub vanish, "effective when shown by Charlie Miller" (1939)
2 1985 27
Charlie Miller Miller Methods of Peeking gambler's top peek with thumb buckle, two covers (1939)
2 1985 27
Charlie Miller False Riffle Shuffles brief
2 1985 27
Charlie Miller False Tabled Running Cut packets taken from bottom instead of top
2 1985 27
Charlie Miller Audience Tricks Nominated by Charles Miller see following tricks, also tricks nominated by Senor Maldo
2 1985 28
The Nines with psychological stop force
Related to 2 1985 28
Max Malini Thirty Card Trick, Malini Variation
2 1985 28
Max Malini Malini Pack Vanish no details, demonstrated by Charlie Miller (1939)
2 1985 28
Max Malini Malini Cover for Pass looking over shoulder
2 1985 28
Max Malini Malini Shake detail as card is displayed
2 1985 28
Charlie Miller Charlie Miller Peek
Related to 2 1985 28
Shuffle, False Cut up the ladder, shown by Charlie Miller
2 1985 28
Charlie Miller Six Cards spectator choses one of three, also performer, all put in deck, selections turn over
2 1985 29
T. Nelson Downs Location knowing position of selection after replacement
2 1985 29
Ace Control nail nick
2 1985 29
Dai Vernon, Max Malini Peek Control holding break as deck is balanced on fingers, then step fan (1939)
Related to 2 1985 29
Charlie Miller False Counts off the deck (1939)
  • Four as Three
  • Two as Three
2 1985 30
Leslie Hunt Leslie Hunt's Card Trick card selected, then three piles counted off, four-of-a-kind (1939)
2 1985 30
Rolland Hamblen Card Through Handkerchief (1940)
2 1985 30
Levitator sticky substance, "Malini formula?"
2 1985 30
Location bluff pass, shown by Charlie Miller (1940)
3 1985 1
Paul Rosini Rosini Vester card travels to under vest, shown by Charlie Miller (1940)
3 1985 1
Charlie Miller Charles Miller Notes: 3.15.40 - To Deal Four as Three (1940)
3 1985 1
Charlie Miller Cards to Pocket brief outline (1940)
3 1985 1
Showing Pocket Empty
3 1985 1
Bamberg's Card Strip seems to be a multiple shift (1940)
3 1985 1
Charlie Miller Additional Miller Notes
  • holding break while tapping on table
  • nailnick and estimate distance from key
  • "Vernon's 7 card, 7 piles trick."
(1940)
3 1985 1
Paul Rosini Four Ace Repetitive cross sum force to find four aces, count-down on last ace (1940)
3 1985 2
Paul Rosini Four Ace four Aces lost and found
3 1985 2
Harry Mendoza Mendoza Coin Catching production move
3 1985 2
Coin Vanish
3 1985 2
Dai Vernon Vernon Tip-Over Move
Inspired by 3 1985 2
Jack Merlin Four Ace Lost Aces with bottom deal, "I think this is Merlins."
3 1985 3
John Scarne Fold For Card: Scarne in fourth under deck
Related to 3 1985 3
Card Palm very brief, "Infra red ray trick."
3 1985 3
Dai Vernon, Charlie Miller The Rising Cards three cards (1940)
3 1985 3
Frederick Braue Braue Cups and Balls Routine
  • First Phase
  • Second Phase
  • Third Phase
  • Fourth Phase
  • Extra Phase: Single Ball Movements
3 1985 4
Max Malini, Charlie Miller, Frederick Braue A Deceptive Palm for the Cups and Balls false transfer, detailed, "It should be again stressed that the sleight must be performed very slowly, very casually"
3 1985 8
Frederick Braue (reviewer) Charles Miller Show - West Room, Hotel Oakland by Charlie Miller
show review with list of all tricks, 1941-05-23
3 1985 9
Frederick Braue One Hand Bottom Palm (1941)
3 1985 10
Chosen Card into a Sealed Envelope
3 1985 11
Dai Vernon, Frederick Braue Insolvable Mystery deck behind performer's back in handkerchief, spectator names any number, performer the card at this position, also with stooge that names card (1942)
Inspired byRelated to 3 1985 11
Frederick Braue Card Transfer method to transfer a card from one deck to another (1943)
3 1985 12
Frederick Braue The Changing Card 7C into 7S as it is removed from deck, with silhouette gaff (1943)
Related to 3 1985 12
Frederick Braue Bazooka Card Trick writing appears on card that can be seen in red cellophane envelope (1943)
3 1985 13
Frederick Braue The Wandering Pip Five into Four of Diamonds, magnetic (1943)
3 1985 13
Frederick Braue Sleights a table of contents for a book by Braue that wasn't published
3 1985 14
Hand Out Crimp corner as selection is returned
3 1985 15
Thirteen-Down Riffle Control card apparently replaced at same position it was taken from, really under thirteen (or known number of) cards
3 1985 16
Frederick Braue Braue Side Jog diagonal insertion
3 1985 16
Frederick Braue Braue Injog injog after diagonal insertion, side dribble ("spill") convincer
Related toVariations 3 1985 16
Peek and Sidesteal
3 1985 17
Frederick Braue Braue Fan Jog fan with a retained jogged card
3 1985 17
Frederick Braue Braue Double Control two cards, hindu shuffle (1960)
3 1985 18
Frederick Braue Flipflop Control cut deeper principle to control card during displaying sequence
Related to 3 1985 18
Backslip Control using slip, motivated through patter, " It is best to assign it to a set trick and use it always for that one trick only."
3 1985 18
Frederick Braue Strip Control Vernon Multiple Shift with one card
Inspired by 3 1985 19
Frederick Braue Braue Cut Control cards are spread and taken in both hands, turned face-up
3 1985 19
Frederick Braue Braue Bottom Slide weird culling action
3 1985 20
Victor Farelli Farelli Control bridge
Related to 3 1985 20
Frederick Braue Braue Crimp Control featuring "enlarging a break", also with short card (see following item)
Related to 3 1985 20
The Floating Key "This is a control which without question is the best of all methods of controlling a chosen card.", key card which is both narrow and short and punched
3 1985 21
Frederick Braue The Sliding Key - Braue Handling with pressure fan
3 1985 22
Sliding Key Control with fan
3 1985 22
Sliding Key Force card under fan
3 1985 22
Frederick Braue Braue Crimp technique for inner left corner, starts with bottom buckle
Also published here 3 1985 23
The Wax Control selection behind the back
3 1985 23
Wax Pellet Control selection behind the back
3 1985 23
Frederick Braue Braue Confusion Control using Charlier Pass, "This is a one-trick sleight It should be assigned to a given trick and used with it alone."
3 1985 24
The Fan Bridge stop on fan, cards bent up
3 1985 24
Frederick Braue The Braue Turndown same as Tamariz/Bruce Turnover/Replacement
3 1985 25
Push Change card placed from in-the-hands spread to table is switch à la Downs Change
3 1985 25
Paul Curry, Frederick Braue Curry Turnover Change (Braue Handling)
Inspired by 3 1985 25
Frederick Braue Braue Secret Addition ace switch context, some credit information
Related to 3 1985 26
Frederick Braue Evolution Double Lift thumbnail gauge
Inspired by 3 1985 26
Francis Carlyle Snap Double Lift dribbling until two cards remain in hand, then flip-over
Related to 3 1985 27
Henry Christ Christ's Change spread handling of tip-over change
3 1985 27
Frederick Braue The SIde Glide kelly-bottom type action
Also published here 3 1985 28
Frederick Braue The Color Change article with four changes
3 1985 28
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Double Color Change
3 1985 28
Visible Transformation with clip position
3 1985 29
Stuart P. Cramer Simple Color Change Erdnase/Houdini change
3 1985 29
Bottom Steal Color Change
3 1985 29
Frederick Braue Braue Fan Display four as three
3 1985 30
Frederick Braue Braue Three-Card Show four as three
4 1985 1
Frederick Braue Braue Strip Switch
4 1985 1
Slipping the Cut three methods to beat the cut
  • setting a bridged card
  • gesture pass
  • leaving-cards-behind pass
4 1985 1
Turnover False Cut similar action to Andrus Fake Slop Shuffle
4 1985 2
Paul Rosini Rosini Hand False Cut false swing cut
4 1985 2
Three-Way Hand Cut
4 1985 3
Steve Shephard Gamblers' False Cut
4 1985 3
A Fancy Cut twirl cut, "a favorite with Nate Leipzig"
4 1985 3
Martin Gardner A Fancy False Cut twirl/swivel
Related to 4 1985 3
Gamblers' Stock Control with bridge
Related to 4 1985 4
Four-Card Riffle Shuffle Control Stevens Control type
Also published here 4 1985 4
Gus Southall top stock control, top stock shuffled into deck (letter to Southall, 1960-03-26)
Also published here 4 1985 5
Face-Up Stock Stock Control top stock shuffled into deck
4 1985 6
One-Card Riffle Shuffle Control Stevens Control type
Also published here 4 1985 6
Bridge Force spectator cuts to bridge
4 1985 7
Lin Searles Searles' Force top half cut and turned over, then deck secretly turned over, The "So Simple" Force
4 1985 7
Frederick Braue Flip-Flop Force cut-deeper force
Related to 4 1985 8
Frederick Braue Braue Squeeze Middle Palm "This is the best of all sleights yet devised for palming a card from the center of the pack."
Also published here 4 1985 8
Frederick Braue Braue Bottom Palm for small packet
4 1985 8
Frederick Braue Braue Squeeze Center Palm
Also published here 4 1985 9
Frederick Braue Braue Bottom Card Break buckle
4 1985 9
Frederick Braue Braue Slidearound
Related to 4 1985 10
Flourish Count "a favorite of Gene Gordon, of Buffalo"
Related to 4 1985 10
Harry Graham Bottom-Card Reverse the slip before riffle shuffle
4 1985 10
Frederick Braue Bottom to Top simple double cut
4 1985 10
Bucle False Count Onto Table
4 1985 11
Block False Count push-off
4 1985 11
Frederick Braue Bottom Buckle
4 1985 11
Frederick Braue Bottom Buckle - Two Cards
4 1985 12
Frederick Braue Bottom Buckle - Three Cards or More
4 1985 12
Frederick Braue Buckle Fan
4 1985 12
Frederick Braue Routine with a Prearranged Pack routine using two stacked decks, see following tricks:
(1). Simpatico
(2). Mental Speller
(3). The Mental Thinkier
(4). Thought Transferred
(5). Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(6). Sleight-of-Mind (Marlo-Rawson)
4 1985 13
Frederick Braue Simpatico spectator removes card from one deck, duplicate found from other deck via stop trick
Also published here 4 1985 13
Frederick Braue 2) Mental Speller
4 1985 13
Paul Curry 3) The Mental Thinkier
Also published here 4 1985 13
Frederick Braue 4) Thought Transferred performer holds spectator's wrist over spread to locate card
4 1985 14
Fitch Cheney Strange Trick telephone trick with freely named card
4 1985 15
Chris Gosselin, Frederick Braue Seven Card Monte color changing back kicker
Inspired by
  • "Seven Card Monte" (Chris Gosselin, Abracadabra Vol. 30 No. 772, Nov. 1960, p. 276)
4 1985 15
Paul LePaul Deceptive Perception different presentation for reference, five red backed cards and one blue backed card change into five blue backed cards and one red backed card
Related to 4 1985 17
Henry Christ, John Braun Mental Subtraction three cards, one put on table and other two shown, when spectator guesses he is wrong since tabled card is now blank card with custom message
4 1985 18
Bert Allerton Magnetic Thought credit information
Related toAlso published here 4 1985 18
Bert Allerton Allerton Change
4 1985 18
Frederick Braue Pre-Choice sandwiched unknown card becomes later selection
4 1985 19
Charles Nyquist Ace Transpo
4 1985 20
Vynn Boyar Via Avion ten red spot cards and ten black spot cards, peeked card travels across
4 1985 20
Ralph W. Hull Three-In-One card travels from one packet to another, duplicate
Related to 4 1985 21
Orla Moody Cards and Envelopes
4 1985 22
Clayton Rawson Rawson Transit selection travels from one deck reversed to another
4 1985 23
Frederick Braue Ambitious Card Move upward buckle to visualize arrival at top
4 1985 23
Frederick Braue Slidearound Aces
Related to 4 1985 24
Louis Histed, Frederick Braue Crimp Four Aces aces fairly lost in deck, then they arrive in poker hand
4 1985 24
Martin Gardner The Unconfused Joker reversed joker is besides selection in deck, when joker is moved in spread the selection follows
Related to 4 1985 25
Audley Walsh, Bert Allerton, Frederick Braue Aces Up black Aces put in center, the appear at top and bottom, red Aces appear in repeat
4 1985 25
Frederick Braue Plunger Aces packets pushed through deck to produce aces
4 1985 26
Steve Belchou Ace Assembly no-touch, little bit of dealing involved
Related to 4 1985 27
Edward Marlo The Vanishing Five
4 1985 27
Tom Bowyer Svengali Routine selection made, card divined, then it turns over, then appears at named number and at randomly spelled card, spectator stabs next to it
4 1985 28
Jean Hugard Do It and Fail with 28/32 card deck a layout and dealing game is explained, the spectator always fails at it
4 1985 29
Jean Hugard Easy Finders
4 1985 30
Jeff Busby Editor's Note
5 1985 1
Frederick Braue The Educated Thumb selection is found by riffling down one-handed and pulling out selection with thumb
5 1985 1
Frederick Braue Injogging Bottom Cards
5 1985 1
Frederick Braue Braue's Think Trick packet cut off and counted, this number counted down in rest
5 1985 1
Frederick Braue Coin Tapping Count fairly counting coins from glass into hand for good visibility (1944)
5 1985 2
Frederick Braue Braue Top Change (1943)
5 1985 3
Frederick Braue FB Everywhere and Nowhere joker put in case, then selection found several times and put in glass, they change into indifferent cards and cased card is selection (1944)
Related to 5 1985 3
Frederick Braue Three Pile Prediction counting and piles to force ninth card from top (1944)
  • As a Location
5 1985 3
Frederick Braue Cardetection sixteen cards, some face-up some face-down, performer and spectator think of one, both found, eight double facers and eight double backers (1944)
5 1985 4
Spectator Ace Cut single cross-cut to find four aces
5 1985 5
Frederick Braue Invisible Transit Three duplicate and double lifts
5 1985 5
Have You Thought of a Card? thought-of card has different back, with details to psychological stop force
5 1985 6
Frederick Braue Editor's Note comment on referenced item
Related to 5 1985 6
Frederick Braue The Ribbonspread cards spread on the table, card is selected, returned and eventually found, spread with jogged key card
Inspired by 5 1985 7
Frederick Braue The Deuce Sandwich sandwiched card with card in pocket, Seven/Eight of Clubs pseudo duplicate, credit information
5 1985 8
Tip Over Change brief
5 1985 8
Frederick Braue Glide Sandwich Change
5 1985 8
Paul Rosini The Twenty Card Trick one chosen card across
Related to 5 1985 9
Frederick Braue On Palming how to get used to it and what to do if caught
5 1985 9
Frederick Braue On Performing for Magicians
5 1985 9
Push-Off Undercount on spectator's hand
5 1985 10
Frederick Braue Holdout Harry Routine with story presentation
Related to 5 1985 11
George Sands, Frederick Braue The Super Optical Illusion four red-backed aces change one by one into blue-backed kings with twisting
Inspired by 5 1985 11
Tenkai Ishida, Frederick Braue Tenkai Secret Add "Fred Braue Handling" (1936)
5 1985 12
Frederick Braue Side Crimp getting bridge in deck
  • To Take Out Bridge
5 1985 13
Frederick Braue Crimping a Card technique for inner left corner, starts with bottom buckle
Also published here 5 1985 13
Frederick Braue Bottom Crimp
5 1985 13
Frederick Braue Telemagic spectator finds another spectator's card in a corner of the room
(a.) card reversed
(b.) reverse fan
  • Braue's new method with double facer
Related to 5 1985 13
Frederick Braue, Martin Gardner Untitled spectator cuts to reversed card, then performer names a card before he cuts to it
Inspired by 5 1985 14
Frederick Braue Card to Pocket card vanishes from deck via Gardner's method
Related to 5 1985 14
Frederick Braue Braue Color Change rear palm
5 1985 14
Frederick Braue 4 Ace Gambler Routine (1960)
5 1985 15
Frederick Braue Braue Bottom Slip in-the-hands bottom slip cut (1960)
5 1985 15
Frederick Braue Braue Impromptu Rising Cards selection peeked (1959)
5 1985 15
Frederick Braue Torn and Restored Location pieces change into selection (1959)
Inspired by
  • Hull's Torn & Restored Card
Related to
5 1985 16
Judson S. Brown Floater Key short & narrow
5 1985 16
Frederick Braue Braue Loose Palm correct position
5 1985 16
Frederick Braue Platform Rising Cards finger tip for end of thread (1959)
5 1985 17
Frederick Braue Braue Backslip top half removed towards front (1944 & 1959)
5 1985 17
Routine routine outline:
  • Surprise Spell
  • Card turns over
  • Ambitious
  • Rub a Dub Dub
Related to 5 1985 18
Frederick Braue Braue Injog and Sidespill side dribble ("spill") convincer with injogged card (1945/46)
Inspired by 5 1985 18
Card Reversal double lift reversal
5 1985 18
Untitled Mathematical Effect piles made according to values, after some gathering and counting the top card of a packet is known
5 1985 19
Frederick Braue One on Table, One Under Ect Formula binary rule for down under deal
5 1985 19
Frederick Braue Untitled two cards chosen by counting to a number, they're mates, rest is blank
5 1985 19
Frederick Braue One-in-Four makes use of "Slydini Ace Move"
5 1985 19
Frederick Braue The Lightning Changers card under spectator's foot transposes with card reversed in deck
5 1985 20
Push-In Change Ambitious Card Sequence burying the card deeper
5 1985 20
Frederick Braue Braue Reversal to center
5 1985 21
Frederick Braue Follow the Leader
5 1985 21
Frederick Braue Secret Addition Switch
5 1985 21
Two-Card Monte Move for follow the leader finale
5 1985 23
The Interchanging Cards
5 1985 24
The Spellbinder two cards located in small packet after anti-faros and down-under deal
Related to 5 1985 24
Frank Shields Catching the Cards from double friction toss
Also published here 5 1985 25
Ambitious Card Move card appears face-up on top as cards are sprung in other hand
5 1985 27
Double Lift Reversal
5 1985 27
Alvin C. Thompson Thompson Turnover "Al Thompson" = Alvin?
alternative to air pressure turnover, right little finger under card
Related to 5 1985 27
Paul Rosini Flourish Count with Cards card pivots off deck
5 1985 28
Frederick Braue Prearranged Pack Idea deck cut, top card named
5 1985 29
Charlie Miller Poker Deal dealing cards out so that the order is retained when they are gathered up again (1941)
5 1985 29
Frederick Braue Tens at 10, 20, 37, 47 cutting to Tens in Nikola stack with Thumbnail Gauge (1941)
Inspired by 5 1985 29
Marked Cards combination of marked cards and stack
5 1985 29
Frederick Braue Prearranged Pack Idea placing card at required number
Inspired by 5 1985 29
Bridge Force spectator cuts into bridge
5 1985 30
One Hand Fan Force card exposed a bit more
Related to 5 1985 30
Frederick Braue Routine outline of routine for four selections with locator card
  • divination with crystal
  • at named number
  • stop trick
  • vanishing pack
5 1985 30
Jeff Busby Dear Fred Braue Notebooks Subscriber apology for delay, 1986 is given in later copyright notice, but everything starting with page 7 was printed in 1992
6 1992
Frederick Braue Prearranged Deck on stacked deck work, historical comments
  • Eight Kings
  • Si Stebbins
  • Nikola
  • Braue Memorized Stack (?)
6 1992 1
Frederick Braue Memorizing the Pack the Braue Memorized Deck
6 1992 2
Frederick Braue The Card You Took eight cards, progressive spelling, using Braue Memorized Deck
6 1992 3
Frederick Braue The Thought Stealer one of six cards, progressive spelling, using Braue Memorized Deck
6 1992 4
Frederick Braue Set-Up Thinker spectator says stop during riffle behind performer's back, secretly counting, using Braue Memorized Deck
6 1992 4
Frederick Braue, Dai Vernon Vernon Plus Braue thought-of cards from eight-card packet found via a spelling and down-under procedure
Related to 6 1992 4
Frederick Braue Pointer Thinking with packet of cards, out-of-hand reversal by spectator
6 1992 5
Paul Curry, Frederick Braue For Nikola Routine could be done with any stack
6 1992 6
Frederick Braue The Loquacious Queen three cards selected via cut and count (no-touch force), then the whispering Queen of Hearts tells the performer their identities
Related to 6 1992 6
Edward Wase Production of Three Cards production of cards that come from sleeve with thread pull
6 1992 8
Frederick Braue Sixteen Card Assembly (Routine #3) (1949)
6 1992 8
Elmer Biddle The Biddle Card Vanish biddle steal
6 1992 9
Gambler's False Riffle Shuffle with bridge
Related to 6 1992 10
Gamblers' Riffle Control with bridge
Related to 6 1992 10
Four Card Control Stevens Control with Triumph Shuffle principle
Also published here 6 1992 11
Frederick Braue One Card Control Stevens Control with Triumph Shuffle principle
Also published here 6 1992 12
Frederick Braue Four Ace Location aces placed on top and shuffled in deck, actually two shuffled to bottom and then produced via friction toss
6 1992 13
Frederick Braue Braue Lace-Through False Shuffle
6 1992 14
Frederick Braue On Practicing Sleights
6 1992 14
Frederick Braue Paul Revere's Card two halves, selection vanishes from one half and appears at chosen number in second half, duplicate, "Midnight Marvel" (1943)
6 1992 16
Cross-Sum Count Force
6 1992 16
Frederick Braue Aces and Kings three aces change into four kings
6 1992 17
Frederick Braue Card to Wallet duplicate
6 1992 18
Frederick Braue Card in Pocketpurse folded
6 1992 19
Frederick Braue Palm Delay Subtlety turning top card over immediately after palm
6 1992 19
Folding into Sixth in pocket, brief
6 1992 19
Frederick Braue Mental Routine outline, unclear what exactly happens
6 1992 20
Jeff Busby The Unpublished Hugard-Braue Book - Version One background information, supposed to be a book that follows Expert Card Technique and Royal Road to Card Magic
6 1992 20
Frederick Braue Discoveries - The Speller chapter intro
6 1992 21
Paul Rosini The Quick Spell
6 1992 21
Martin Gardner Double Speller "Surprise Spelling", credited to Gardner
Related to 6 1992 22
A Double-Lift Reversal deck turned over
6 1992 22
Stewart James Further Than That production of selection, Royal Flush, and other stuff
Related toVariations 6 1992 23
10-20 Force Cross-Sum
6 1992 23
Al Leech Comedy Speller spectator always gets Joker
6 1992 24
Verall Wass Spelling Calculation spelling system, from 1953
6 1992 24
Frederick Braue Discoveries - The Count-Down chapter intro
6 1992 25
Frederick Braue One to Ten card controlled to eighth position, with out
Related to 6 1992 26
Follow Down "Why Am I Here?"
Related to 6 1992 27
Stack Countdown spectator stops and then that value is counted down, A-K set-up, published in Pathfinder Magazine 30 years ago (ca. 1930?!)
Related to 6 1992 28
Cards of Cairo stop and count down, bold
6 1992 29
Emil Jarrow Jarrow's Indicator indicator card leads to selection, Ace through Ten set-up, Kruskal-type counting
Related to 6 1992 30
Tom Sellers The Almanac Trick counting down a few numbers (weeks in a year, ...) a card is found
7 1996 1
Frederick Braue Spirit Cartography - Version One
7 1996 1
Frederick Braue Spirit Cartography - Version Two
7 1996 3
Frederick Braue Joker Spell deck with selection in pocket, performer removes five cards, none of which is selection which is joker, on their backs the cards spell JOKER
7 1996 4
Chester Morris Comedy Cards to Pocket Seven of Spades with bottom two pips cut off, Seven and Five of Spades forced for two-phase routine
7 1996 4
Frederick Braue Untitled two black Queens and two black Tens, one Queen changes to red Queen
7 1996 5
Frederick Braue Double Transformation quick opener with two selections and the card of the wrong spectator is found and changes back and forth, also with one selection
7 1996 6
Frederick Braue Scrambled Thoughtwaves spectator thinks of his selection, yet a blank card, then scrambled up card and then card with image of girl show up
Inspired by
  • Clayton Rawson plot
7 1996 7
Seven of Clubs - Seven of Spades giant mechanical changing card, no details
7 1996 8
Frederick Braue Who, Me? blank card with message by murderer is found between aces in deck, story presentation
Inspired by 7 1996 9
Frederick Braue Ditching Card in Back Pocket tip
7 1996 9
Frederick Braue Card to Card Case three selections, one reverses, one to pocket, one to case (duplicate)
7 1996 10
Theodore Annemann Scratched Duplicate subtlety, making identical scratch on both cards
7 1996 11
Frederick Braue Holding Cards Back in Case with wax
7 1996 11
Frederick Braue, Dai Vernon The Airplane Card Trick
Inspired by 7 1996 12
Frederick Braue, Jack Merlin Flying Card - Version One pack in spectator's pocket, he removes a card, then the performer, then the deck, only his card remains in the pocket
Inspired by 7 1996 13
Frederick Braue Flying Card - Version Two miscall
Inspired by 7 1996 14
Frederick Braue, Theodore DeLand Nox-Em-All four Aces and Sevens on table, two Aces & Sevens put in one case and also in another card case, yet Sevens and Aces are all in one case each, two double facers
Inspired by
  • "Nox-Em-All" (De Land, 1908)
7 1996 15
Dr. Jacob Daley Trance-Position presentation about what to do when a card is not found
7 1996 18
Frederick Braue The Invisible Pack card rises from invisible pack and then appears from the air
7 1996 19
Frederick Braue Laugh Tricks chapter intro
7 1996 20
The Spirit Slates Chinese characters appear on slate as gag, performer "translates" into selection
7 1996 20
Insurance Policy dealer's item
7 1996 21
Card Silk brief
7 1996 21
Fourteen of Spades
7 1996 21
The Random Card character "Charlie Random" on blank card, is next to selection
7 1996 21
Sitter Card performer sitting on card
7 1996 22
Coin and Miniature (Facsimile) miniature card on coin
7 1996 22
Miko specially printed card that is not described in text
7 1996 22
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Pip Pip blank card instead of Four of Spades produced, four single Spade pips removed from pocket
7 1996 23
Don Alan Four Jacks jumping jacks gag
7 1996 23
Will deck separated in two halves, one card selected, mate appears at same position in other half
Related to 7 1996 23
Frederick Braue Blown-Up Card at a Number Statistics mentioning number of possible orders
7 1996 24
The Three Decker three decks
7 1996 25
Dealing Cross Cut Force
7 1996 26
Dai Vernon Triumph with Triumph Shuffle
Related to 7 1996 26
Frederick Braue Reverse Routine single cards reverse themselves, then all the cards
7 1996 29
Rightening Reverse apparently only rightening a reversed card
7 1996 30
Count Reverse card at named position removed, cut back into deck, it reappears at named position but reversed
7 1996 30
Frederick Braue Discoveries - Actions chapter intro
8 1997 1
The Rising Cards saliva and handkerchief
8 1997 1
The Flying Card cards sprung into other hand or hat and selection flies out, it starts side-jogged
8 1997 2
The Will Power Trick spectator stops at the right card when moving his finger along a fan, pulse and muscle reading
8 1997 2
Reversed Card spectator finds another spectator's card in a corner of the room
Related toAlso published here 8 1997 3
Reverse Fan spectator names card when looking at (reverse) fan
Related toAlso published here 8 1997 4
Dr. Stanley Jaks Dr. Jaks' Ring index of card stuck to ring, so spectator can name another spectator's selection
8 1997 4
Clayton Rawson Little Wonder Thought Projector egg beater mind reading
Also published here 8 1997 4
Frederick Braue Vocalepathy
Inspired by 8 1997 6
Frederick Braue Discoveries - Telepathy chapter intro
8 1997 8
The Amateur Mindreader spectator names card when looking at (reverse) fan
Also published here 8 1997 8
Out of the Room spectator finds another spectator's card in a corner of the room, reversed
Also published here 8 1997 9
One-Twenty Six cut-deeper procedure for two selections
8 1997 9
The Psychic Stop psychological stop force
8 1997 10
Frederick Braue, John Northern Hilliard The Triple Mystery three cards selected, first at named number up to ten, stop trick with second, last card spelled out
Inspired by
  • "The Triple Mystery" (John Northern Hilliard, Magical Bulletin, June 1924)
Related to
8 1997 11
Small Packet Side-Steal from bottom to top
8 1997 12
Oscar Weigle, Robert Parrish Picture This performer knows order of picture cards in shuffled deck, interlocking chains
Also published here 8 1997 13
The Wrap Stab deck wrapped in newspaper or flash paper
8 1997 14
Frank Csuri Double Back Think double lift on deck
8 1997 15
Frederick Braue, Dai Vernon Vernon Plus Braue only introduction for trick in reference
Related to 8 1997 15
Frederick Braue Braue Nikola Fish estimation and fishing
8 1997 16
The Spread cards spread face-up on table, spectator thinks of one, performer estimates
8 1997 16
Frederick Braue Three Card Mindread three spectators remove cards from deck, performer divines them
Related to 8 1997 17
Data entered by Denis Behr.