Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do

1935
Written by W. F. "Rufus" Steele
Work of Various
47 pages (Stapled), published by Ray Gamble & W. Herbert Schuh
No illustrations
Language: English
59 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Ray Gamble, W. Herbert Schuh Foreword
Riffle Trick No. 1, spectator riffle shuffles once, cuts to a card and remembers a suit, then memorizes the first card of that suit from the face
Also published here 1
Frank Lane Frank Lane's Three Pellet Card Trick No. 2, three cards chosen and written on pellets, performer divines them
Also published here 1
Appleton's Fooler No. 3, spectator and performer each choose a card from one half, halves put together, both selections are then shown next to each other
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Ralph W. Hull Hull's "Joker" Spelling Trick No. 4, thirteen card packet, values are spelt out one by one, but when spectator tries it, he always gets the joker
  • A Variation
Also published here 5
George Pearce Pearce's Triple Card Mystery No. 5, three piles of same amount of cards made, top cards remembered, deck assembled and performer finds all three
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The Master Card Location No. 6, spectator touches any card while performer spreads them and remembers it, deck cut, performer locates card
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The Lady and Man Card Prediction No. 7, two spectators count down in the deck and remember the card at a chosen number, both predicted
Related to 10
Simple Addition No. 8, three piles made using the values of three selections, performer is handed the rest of the deck and then names the total of the three selections
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Ralph W. Hull A Brain Teaser No. 9, card vanishes from packet and travels to named position into other packet, duplicate, saliva
Related toAlso published here 11
Ade Duval Mephisto's Message No. 10, three cards chosen, performer tries to make them travel into a lemon, instead they are found in an envelope that is handed to performer by a messenger
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Improved Guesser No. 11, with twenty-five duplicates
Related to 15
Sequel No. 12, two cards remembered next to a stabbed-in indicator card, deck dealt into four piles, position of the selections has been predicted
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A Prediction Effect No. 13, two spectators choose cards and use their value to count to a celebrity in a written list, it is predicted
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W. F. "Rufus" Steele My Personal Stack No. 14
  • The Stack
  • My Poker Run-Up
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A Coincidence No. 15, piles made on table to select two cards, after they have been assembled the are found again with Tantalizer deal
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Caryl S. Fleming The Four-Ace Merry Mix Up No. 16, spectator cuts deck into four piles, then various displacements à la Poker Player's Picnic are made, Aces shown on top of the piles
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George Pughe The Piano Trick No. 17
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The Joker's Own Deception No. 18, seven cards removed, four of those chosen, one thought of, all pushed put reversed in deck, only selection ends up reversed
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The Marvelous Prediction No. 19, a card and its position from the top are predicted, 1-0-1 with Hearts run
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Can You Do It? No. 20, challenge of arranging a suit so it comes out in order with a down-under-deal
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Fortune Telling Trick No. 21, spectator writes a question on a small card and seals it in an envelope, spectator does some cutting procedure with cards and those are used to divine the question
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The Devil's Ticket No. 22
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Pellet Trick No. 23, about ten cards freely chosen and written on pieces of paper that are crumpled up, selections sealed in envelope, one of those papers is chosen and that card vanishes from group of selections or travels to somewhere like pocket
Related to 25
Envelope Placement Steal packet put in envelope, a card remains outside
Related to 25
The Joker Trick No. 24, deck riffle shuffled once (interlocking chains), Joker put in deck and card on either side removed, performer divines them
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Card Spelling De Luxe No. 25, spectator cuts anywhere, remembers top card and buries it, it is spelled to by spectator
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Knock-Out Spelling Trick No. 26, riffle shuffle, Hearts and Diamonds are removed, one suit is turned up one by one and each card spelled out from the other suit
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Sleeve Fooling Trick No. 27, deck with hole through center, two selections lost and cards put onto ribbon, under handkerchief the two selections are removed, then put back on reversed
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James Kater Thompson Kater's Improved Spelling Trick No. 28, one from a bank thought of and then spelled out
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Sympathy Connection No. 29, two cards chosen in complicated way in one deck turn over in another deck
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Dual Attraction No. 30, card chosen by dealing heaps on the table
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How Many Cards Did I Take? No. 31, spectator removes small number of cards and performer produces a card whose number corresponds to that number
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Harry Cecil Cecil's Mind Reading No. 32, deck dealt into five piles, top cards remembered, deck assembled and selections located
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Watch Locator No. 33, selection lost, spectator adds hours and minutes of current time to count to selection
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"Follow Me" Card Trick No. 34, two cards chosen from two decks are exchanged and shown to match
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Dai Vernon The Vernon Five-Card Mental Force No. 35
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Figures Can't Lie No. 36, spectator chooses four digits and does some calculation, then he removes four cards that match the digits and pockets one, performer divines it
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Place the Pack in Back of You No. 37
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W. F. "Rufus" Steele, Earl De Forrest Son John Story No. 38, apparently by Earl de Forrest according to a letter of his to Stewart James (about Charles T. Jordan)
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The Three Heaps No. 39, deck dealt irregularly into three piles, top cards remembered and deck assembled, three key cards
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George Pearce, Charles T. Jordan Jordan's Spelling Card Mystery - Improved by George Pearce No. 40, card selected and cut into deck, long phrase with selection spelled to locate it
Inspired by 38
Thought Foretold No. 41, carbon case as impression device
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Getting the Spectator's Number No. 42, complicated dealing selection procedure
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Jack-Jack-Jack No. 43
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Number Trick No. 44, date addition force, using simple dealing into four piles to get the forced number to top of four piles
Related to 41
Just a Teaser No. 45, quick shuffle in key card location
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What Card Am I Thinking Of? No. 46, spectator does calculation with any thought-of card and performer names it
Also published here 41
W. F. "Rufus" Steele Letter "P" Trick No. 47, card and alphabet card are chosen, Queen produced from under performer's shoe, letter is P and the Queen starts to pee
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Harry Louine The Whispering Queen No. 48, cards are forced in simple way and divined with help of Queen
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You Can't Miss No. 49, four piles handed out, four spectators choose a card from them which are later spelled out
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A Peculiar Turn Around No. 50
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Si Stebbins Si Stebbins' Master System No. 51
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Effect 1: To Name a Card That a Spectator Draws From the Pack Si Stebbins application
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Effect 2: To Tell How Many And What Cards Have Been Drawn From the Pack Si Stebbins application
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Effect 3: To Run the Cards Behind the Back and Name Any Card Stopped At Si Stebbins application
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Effect 4: To Tell How Far From the Top Any Card Is Si Stebbins application
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Effect 5: To Deal Yourself Every Trump - In a Whist or 4 Hand Game Si Stebbins application
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Effect 6: To Deal a Pat Flush of Any Suit Called Fro to the Person Asking For Same Si Stebbins application
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Data entered by Denis Behr, February 2022.