Contemporary Card Magic

1984
Written by Peter Duffie, Jerry Sadowitz
Work of Peter Duffie, Jerry Sadowitz
47 pages (Spiralbound), published by Martin Breese
Illustrated with drawings by Gary Osborne, David Britland
Language: English
41 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Peter Duffie, Jerry Sadowitz Foreward
Peter Duffie Across The Universe face card of deck changes into several selections that are reversed in spread, using spread half pass
Related toVariations 1
Jerry Sadowitz The Man In The Middle card peeked at, four Aces put in spectators hand, selection appears face up between Aces and rest changes to complete a Royal Flush
Inspired by 2
Peek Force break
 		2
Bruce Cervon Covered Hit Double Lift right hand holds a card and lifts off another card from deck
 		2
Peter Duffie Aces In Tiers Aces are in ladder configuration on and in the deck at the end
 		4
Jerry Sadowitz 007 And Counting Four Aces Repeat, Aces shown, one put on deck and it returns repeatedly, cards in hand change to Kings and cards on top of deck are shown to be Queens, Queens change back to Aces and Queens to wallet
Variations 6
Jerry Sadowitz Strip-Out Addition and Switch deck placed on packet and packet removed with wrist turn
 		6
Jerry Sadowitz Packet Palm Switch packet apparently put on table with right hand, top cards secretly palmed, done face up with mates, with or without deck in hands
 		7
Peter Duffie Signus X 1 using two Jokers
Inspired byVariations 9
Peter Duffie Monte Plus Variation as three cards are turned over, different choreography
Inspired by 10
Jerry Sadowitz An Unpacket Trick four cards chosen, they are the four Fours, then they become blank cards, then they become Ace through Four of mixed suits, other three Fours are reversed in deck
 		12
Peter Duffie A Personal Triumph four packets shuffled together
Inspired byVariations 14
Jerry Sadowitz Fancy Dance Kings placed on top and instantly four-handed game dealt, Kings in performer's hand, they change to Aces
Variations 16
Double Deal Technique
17
Peter Duffie A Case For Clouseau
18
Jerry Sadowitz Boom! three cards produced simultaneously, in-the-hands
Variations 20
Peter Duffie A Minor Delusion using monte throw when selection is apparently tabled
 		22
Monte Throw
23
Jerry Sadowitz Boom Production from shuffled deck
Inspired by 24
Jerry Sadowitz Deadfall reversed four-of-a-kind in center of deck transpose with another card
Also published here 24
Jerry Sadowitz Asymmetric Top Change one to four
 		25
Peter Duffie Face Up Garcia spectator cuts to four cards which change into Aces
Inspired by 26
Jerry Sadowitz Front Cover Jack and King of Spades chosen and lost, then Spades court cards taken out to find the selections, sucker element, three collectors cards change to Ace through Three of Hearts
Inspired by 28
Riffle Force break
 		28
Peter Duffie The Short Sharp Shock
Variations 30
Jerry Sadowitz Ipcress Ace through Three of Hearts lost, then Ace through Spades appear visually and change to Hearts
 		31
Jerry Sadowitz Open Production flourish card in which card is suddenly projected
Inspired by 31
Jerry Sadowitz Bottom Way Out out-jogged card switched for bottom card as it is removed
Inspired byRelated to 34
Peter Duffie Premeditated Sandwich black Queens on table, signed selection travels between them and a Joker changes into another selection
 		35
Peter Duffie Sandwich Mexican Turnover double used to turnover sandwich cards, single switched for double
 		35
Jerry Sadowitz All Things Must Pass selection lost in tabled half, Aces lost face-up in the other half, when tabled half is spread the Aces are seen sandwiching the selection
Variations 36
Dai Vernon Vernon Transfer
Also published here 36
Jerry Sadowitz Now for the Variation wrong card changes into selection, wrong card now reversed in tabled other half
 		38
Jerry Sadowitz Palm Switch deck held face up, top card flipped face-down and removed, also as visible change
 		38
Peter Duffie A Commercial Twist Twisting the Aces with "do as I do" element, red and blue backed sets, in the end Aces change places
Inspired by 40
Jerry Sadowitz Ready When You Are, J.B. jumbo coin climax
 		43
Gordon Bruce Matrix Steal tabled coin scooped up, both turned over and apparently tabled
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Jack Avis Coin Switch coin scooped up with card
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Earl Nelson Coin Load under Card slid under as card is picked up
Also published here 45
Edward Marlo Tip Move coin apparently slides from card into hand
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Data entered by Denis Behr, February 2020.