Material from the 1930s and 1940s. Limited hardcover edition came out in 1972, later spiral bound edition with added pagination used.
194 pages (Spiralbound), published by The Gutenberg Press
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Language: English
807 entries
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 2) No. 244-2, in-jogged card as impromptu short card for riffle force
Also published here 61
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 3) No. 244-3, sounds like a selection is shown to be missing from a packet, perhaps for Vernon's "Mental Card Miracle"
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 245
  • spelling something out with letter cards, cryptic
  • Slap Ace as finale for Ambitious Card
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 246, double backer in Ambitious Card, no details
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 1) No. 247-1, Frank Lane's Side Crimp, no details
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 2) No. 247-2, gimmick steal tip for Wonder Box (?)
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 3) No. 247-3, riffle shuffle control after peek, cryptic
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 4) No. 247-4, multiple shift, no details
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 5) No. 247-5, cryptic
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 6) No. 247-6, no details, only reference
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 7) No. 247-7, position of selection named
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 8) No. 247-8, coding cards with shuffle code, no details
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 9) No. 247-9, Ireland Tube for sponge ball vanish
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Variation Of Jack Merlin's Gambler's Expose Routine No. 248, second deal demo, bottom deal demo, false and stacking shuffle demo
Inspired byRelated toVariations 62
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Variation Of Horowitz Flying Coins No. 249, variation in shell handling?!
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Force Cut No. 250, spectator cuts into third finger break
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's False Cut Card Force No. 251, timing force during strip cut
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's New Horizontal Card Rise No. 252, card rises out of deck forward with deck held flat
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Palm Replacement No. 253, cards bent away from palm convexly
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Swami Book Test No. 254, medium divines chosen paragraph
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Improvement Of Vernon's Slip Cut Monte Throw No. 255, convincer of showing top card twice
Inspired by 64
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 256, using a Horowitz Ambitious Card Move for discovery, which move is that?
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Simplified Coloratura Effect No. 257
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Homing Queens No. 258, "Palming sleight of hand", perhaps chink-a-chink with cards, just four Queens and an extra card
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Variation Three Card Peek Discovery No. 259, control sequence for three cards, presumably positioning them for some revelation sequence that's not given
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's New Peek Control No. 260, procedure not clear
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Cup And Ball Extra Move No. 261, ball penetrates cup and is then split into two (perhaps)
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's "I Thought So" (Matching Up Variation) No. 262
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Cigar Move No. 263, detail for continuous cigar production move
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Coin Clink Pass In Hand No. 264
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Complete New False Shuffle No. 265, two breaks so counting of single-run in Hunter type shuffle is not necessary
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley - Anneman Salt Trick Wrinkle No. 266, sounds like golf stick used to cut deck at selection, then picking it up with sticky end of stick
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Palm For Finish To Cards To Pocket No. 267, brief, multiple palm from small packet
Also published here 66
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's New Tap Change No. 268, unloading bottom card of double
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley On Hugard's Multiple One Hand Palm No. 269, for multiple cards with crimp preparation
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Out And In Alternate False Count No. 270
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Push Over Multiple Cut Location No. 271, might be double cut to peeked-at card
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Poker Gag No. 272, perhaps Aces lost and then cut to by assistant?!
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Routine For Edward Victor's Duo Ace Effect No. 273, idea for detective story presentation
Inspired byRelated to 67
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Poker And Pocket Trick No. 274, cards chosen from poker hand later travel to pocket one by one
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Variation Of Poker A'la Leipzig And Finnerman Effect No. 275, "eliminating seconds", blindfold poker deal with shuffle placement after each hand is returned instead of false deal
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Spirit Effect Supreme No. 276, q&a thing with flap slates, probably "The Answer"
Also published here 68
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Sympathetic Numbers Or Lucky No. 277, spectator stops while performer deals cards on table, then four people select a card from four piles, selections are the four Nines which match amount of dealt cards, number is also predicted on a piece of paper
Inspired byRelated to 69
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Bottom Sleight Based On Two Effects: Effect No. 1 No. 278-1, deck cut in half, selection from one half chosen and replaced, card from the other half chosen and its value used to count to selection in first half
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Bottom Sleight Based On Two Effects: Effect No. 2 No. 278-2, card peeked at in one half is found in other half
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version Of Uniflight (Smart Magic) No. 279, card peeked at in one half is found in other half that has been in pocket via stop procedure
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Dr. Jacob Daley, Sam Leo Horowitz Daley - Horowitz Modified Reverse No. 280, double lift reverse
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Modified Coin Passe No. 281, four coins to glass with shell
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Glide Variation No. 282, side glide
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Sympathetic Number Trick No. 283, get-into for Hofzinser plot
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Dr. Jacob Daley Shuffle Count Break within No. 283, in-jog shuffle with two jogs and later two breaks with known number of cards between breaks
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's One Hand Monte No. 284, center card of three cards tossed out (hidden extra card?)
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Improvement Of Leipzig's Delayed Location No. 285, setting deck on table after peek with step or jog
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Dr. Jacob Daley, Sam Leo Horowitz Daley's Variation Of Horowitz's Bewildering Mental Effect No. 286, one of four
  • Note by Dai Vernon
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Rope And Spirit Slate No. 287, cut rope is knotted and put between two slates, comes out restored with knot remaining between slates
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Improvement Of Vernon's Mental Card Trick No. 288, one of a thirteen cards thought of and position remembered, two halves made and selection found with multiple out counting procedure
Inspired byRelated to 73
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Palmed Card Replacement No. 289, details too cryptic
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Riffle Card Control No. 290, method of obtaining a break above card while replacing a card during dribble action
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Do As I Do (Double Thot - One Deck) No. 291
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Saltrix Thumb Tip Method No. 292, "My cut out method"
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version Of Rosini's Reverse Card No. 293, card appears reversed at chosen number on second count, bottom deal placement
Inspired by 75
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Double Steal Effect No. 294, two spectators select a card from one half each, performer also writes down a card, all three are the same and card is found in pocket
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Variation Of Acme Card Pass No. 295
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Riffle Quadruple Peek Poker Deal Demonstration No. 296, four cards peeked at and then are found in one hand of five-hand poker deal, peek force and dropping five cards on every peek
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Improvement For Maguire's Sucker Card Effect (Poker Face) No. 297, with triple lift subtlety
Related toAlso published here 76
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Shuffle Reverse No. 298, after peek with overhand shuffle
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's A Shuffle Reverse Effect No. 299, three cards reverse at once, overhand shuffle reverse with three cards
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Dai Vernon Note by Dai Vernon credit information on holding multiple breaks (peek context)
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version Of Horowitz's Reverso Effect No. 300, Faced-Deck straightens out again, but with shuffle making it Triumph, also with false shuffle option
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Dai Vernon Clip of Card within No. 300, card clipped (exact position unclear) for overhand shuffle reverse
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version Of Vernon's Thought Card Wrinkle No. 301, one of a twelve cards thought of and position remembered, two halves made and selection found with multiple out counting procedure
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Ace Placement No. 302, Aces inserted in fan but next to key cards apparently
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Stabbing Card Trick No. 303, newspaper-wrapped deck, two cards with two knifes
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Telephone Book Test No. 304, telephone book page is torn up, center tear
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version Of (2 decks) Hand To Hand Card Pass With Scarne Idea No. 305
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Reverso - Transpaso No. 306, card in pocket transposes with card pushed reversed in center of deck
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Bridge Move For Stacked Hand No. 307, deck stacked for bridge deal and honestly cut, optional correction of winning player with bottom deal
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Bottom Deal Wrinkle No. 308, left hand moves away and tables deck while right hand holds card motionless
Also published here 79
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Pull Thru Shuffle No. 309, three-packet cut sequence for strip-out
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Dr. Jacob Daley, Ted Arnold Daley's Version And Set-Up For Ted Arnold's Dice Trick No. 310, selection lost, two dice rolled and that far counted in deck, either selection revealed or the value of card at that position is used to count to selection, 1-0-1 set-up
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Magnetized Cards No. 311, ungaffed with flat palm
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Sign Please - Another Variation - Better No. 312, sandwiched selection transposes with card in performer's pocket
Inspired by 80
Dr. Jacob Daley Sandwich Switch within No. 312, from top of deck, with triple lift
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Peek Side Steal Drop Move No. 313, incomplete side steal palm, as a production in which deck cuts itself at selection when dropped on table and another card remains in palm
Also published here 81
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Diagonal Snap Crimp No. 314, kind of like a breather with diagonal corners bent in opposite directions
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Slow Motion Reverse Trick No. 315, one of five cards chosen, all put reversed in deck, only selection remains reversed and others straighten out
  • Another version
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Dai Vernon Note within No. 315, selection fairly mixed up with four other cards, performer can identify it, for Mental Reverse
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Another Version Of Slow Motion Reverse Trick No. 316, cannot follow
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Dr. Jacob Daley, Dai Vernon Daley's Version Of Vernon's Stud Poker "Hole" Card Shuffle No. 317, bottom stock kept there and finally cut to top, with picking up break as interlaced cards are pushed together
  • Daley's Variation (without crimp)
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Gone No. 318, one of five cards thought of, it vanishes eventually as cards are shown repeatedly, reappears face up
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Second Card Steal No. 319, side steal of second card from top, in-jog preparation
Inspired by
  • Sam Leo Horowitz Second Card Steal
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's One Hand Double Top Palm No. 320, top two cards, fourth finger contacts second card
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Index Finger Peek No. 321, left first finger holds break at left upper corner, immediate overhand shuffle control
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Improved Pull Out False Shuffle For Half Deck No. 322, only bottom half retained, presumably true running cut with top half
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Spread It Card Trick No. 323, prediction packet on table, card chosen, tabled packet contains card of same color, suit and also actual selection
Related toVariations 84
Dr. Jacob Daley Second From Bottom Riffle Force within No. 323, perhaps a psychological riffle force?, no details
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version Of Horowitz's Two Pile Effect No. 324, card chosen from one half, its value is counted down in second half to find selection
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Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz Push Out Force within No. 324, probably some reverse cull action
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Programs No. 325, list of nine different programs and there lengths
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Dr. Jacob Daley Props No. 326, props required for programs in previous entry
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Dr. Jacob Daley Special Index Of Tricks Listed By Daley No. 327, list of effect titles
  • A. Platform (15 effects)
  • B. Close Up (36 effects)
  • C. Cards (42 effects)
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley - Radner One Hand Bottom No. 328, as stud bottom presumably, no details
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Jog Clip And Palm No. 329, transfer palm in slow-motion Ace assembly, cryptic
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Combination Poker No. 330, set-up on top and bottom, Miller/Scarne demonstration combo, no details
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Card To Pocket No. 331, card control demo (Aces on top during riffle shuffle, then card at position near top, then deeper down) that lead's into Lazy Man Card to Pocket
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Cut Force No. 332, diagonal crimp at corners
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Strip Shuffle Routine No. 333, card control demonstration with four Aces, followed by Triumph with Aces or selection
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Four Ace Bevel Push No. 334
Also published here 93
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Left Hand Steal From Center Of Deck No. 335, seems similar to Tenkai's method
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Face Up - Four Chances No. 336, selection appears reversed between four wrong cards
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Max Malini Daley's Estimating Peek: 1) Malini Estimate No. 337-1, card peeked at, performer later names position of card, key card sighted next to peeked card
Also published here 94
Dai Vernon Daley's Estimating Peek: 2) Vernon Estimate No. 337-2, fingertip peek, performer looks through cards, spectator names card and performer names position
Also published here 94
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Estimating Peek: 3) Daley's Estimate No. 337-3, card peeked at, deck fanned (step fan), then performer spreads through cards and finds selection face down
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Dr. Jacob Daley, Ben Erens Daley - Ben Eren's Monte No. 338, with deck, apparently spectator guesses wrong amongst three cards, card put in deck, remaining two cards transpose, cryptic
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Dr. Jacob Daley, Ben Erens Daley - Ben Eren's Pull Ace No. 339, might be a multiple shift but action not clear
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Psychological Matching Up Trick No. 340, with pocket finale, two cards can be pre-loaded
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Brother And Sister Trick No. 341, Brother and Sister trick combined with living & dead trick of Dr. Q and center tear, cryptic
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Simplex Four Ace No. 342, starts like an assembly lay-out, but then Aces vanish and come from envelope or pocket it seems
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Phone Book Test No. 343, riffle force with phone book, broken binding for break
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Non-Fidget Side Steal No. 344
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Non-Fidget Top Palm No. 345, multiple cards
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Bottom Palm Replacement - Left Hand No. 346, right thumb pivot action
Variations 97
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Modified Erdnase Top Palm No. 347, avoiding finger movement
Inspired by 97
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Double Key Mystery Card Trick No. 348, spectator pockets some cards and remembers a card, performer divines number of pocketed cards and selection is produced from performer's pocket
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Side Steal Slip Getaway No. 349, card partially palmed from center, then left hand removes cards above partially palmed card in cutting action
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Thirty-One Trick No. 350, reference to Phoenix made, probably erroneous and it wasn't published there, see reference perhaps
Related to
  • "Doctor Daley's Thirty-One" (Dr. Jacob Daley, The Conjurors' Magazine, Vol. 1 No. 2&3, Mar. & Apr. 1945)
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 351-0, reference to Charlie Miller location, no details
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 1) No. 351-1, Gambler's Palm switch when pushing a card on table
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Charlie Miller, Elmer P. Ransom Daley's Note - 2) No. 351-2, shuffling directly under top card
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 3) No. 351-3, down under packets false shuffle, no details
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Frederick Braue, Charlie Miller Daley's Note - 4) No. 351-4, reference to tap-turnover pass, no details
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Table Notes - 1) Rub in vanish routine No. 352-1, note without content
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Table Notes - 2) Stabbing trick No. 352-2, through newspaper, short comment
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Table Notes - 3) Miller 30 card trick No. 352-3, short comment on addition of cards
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Table Notes - 4) Coin and glass trick No. 352-4, coin in newspaper for sound after glass is gone
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Table Notes - 5) Card Thru Hank No. 352-5, loading action
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Edward Victor Ed Victor's Key Card Location No. 353, meant to describe the beginning of Victor's "Supreme Control"
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Edward Victor Ed Victor's Cigarette Paper Routine No. 354, note without content
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Edward Victor, Dr. Jacob Daley Ed Victor's Sign Please No. 355, signed sandwiched selection transposes with card in performer's pocket, handling without duplicate
Inspired by 100
Jack Merlin Jack Merlin's Face To Face Change No. 356, two halves are rubbed together, cards on face change
Also published here 100
Jack Merlin Jack Merlin's Four Ace Assembly No. 357, very cryptic, but supposed to be reference
Also published here 100
Jack Merlin Jack Merlin's Fake Riffle Run Up No. 358, three Aces for four hands, fourth already set
Also published here 101
Jack Merlin Jack Merlin's New Deck Automatic Deal No. 359, seven hands dealt, own cards from bottom, they are a straight flush, cards changed for top five cards which are still a straight flush, from new pack order
Also published here 101
Jack Merlin Jack Merlin's Lace Three Shuffle Improved No. 360, typo, should be "Lace Thru", brief
Also published here 101
Louis Zingone Zingone Daub No. 361, daub applied as card is removed from dealing shoe
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Louis Zingone Zingone (Sterno?) Pull Out of 4 Aces or 4 Cards No. 362, cryptic, might be a production of four cards by doing four second deals with one card each ending up between the four fingers and thumb of the other hand (as in Biological Shuffle)
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Louis Zingone Zingone Coloratura With Two Decks No. 363, selection put in another deck, then whole deck changes color
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Paul Rosini Rosini Daub Gag No. 364, daub transferred to spectator's finger from bottom card of deck
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Paul Rosini Rosini Reverse No. 365, count-down to named number, count repeated because of skepticism of audience, selection found reversed
Also published here 102
Paul Rosini, Sam Leo Horowitz Rosini's Wrinkle For Four Ace Trick No. 366, "I think it is Horowitz", during Ace production a wrong card is found, then its value is used to count to Ace
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Paul Rosini Rosini's Riffle Force Glimpse No. 367, spectator says stop during springing and remembers bottom card of top half, glimpsed at same time
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Paul Rosini Rosini Aeroplane Aces No. 368, Aces leap one at a time out of the deck when shaking incompletely shuffled deck, same as Gymnastic Aces
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Wright Move (Annemann Jinx No. 7) No. 369, note without content, "Wright" not found in issue 7 of Jinx
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Dr. Jacob Daley Wright Five Sense Location (Genii - Dec, 1936) No. 370, idea to add sixth phase with rising card
Inspired byRelated to 103
Dr. Jacob Daley Larsen and Wright Queens and Tens (Genii 8/37) No. 371, two black Queens and two black Tens shown, one Queen changes into a red one
Inspired by
  • "A Close-Up Color Change" (Genii, Vol. 1 No. 12, Aug. 1937)
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Victor Farelli Farelli Three Pile Trick No. 372, note without content
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Victor Farelli Farelli's Joker Up Sleeve Trick No. 373, card in sleeve appears on pack, in sleeve is now selection
Also published here 103
Dr. Jacob Daley Variation within No. 373, using freely named card and duplicate Joker
Inspired by 103
Dr. Jacob Daley Farelli's (Send) Use Your Pack No. 374, list of three tricks from Victor Farelli's "Lend Me Your Pack" (misspelled in title of this entry)
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Dr. Jacob Daley Annemann's Borrowed Deck Tragedy No. 375, note without content
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Dr. Jacob Daley Annemann's Sympathetic Sympathy (Jinx No. 2) No. 376, note without content
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Theodore Annemann Annemann's Mental Spell Variation No. 377, two decks, from one deck spectator selects a card mentally, card is spelled out in both decks
Also published here 104
Loudoun Cameron Stanyon's Dove And Card Idea No. 378, dove with selection around neck produced from falling shower of cards
Also published here
  • "A New Idea with Cards and Dove" (Loudoun Cameron, Stanyon's Magic Vol. 2 No. 10, July 1902)
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T. Hayes Stanyon's Card Rising From Ashes No. 379, card burnt, ashes put in glass, card rises restored from ashes, without method
Also published here
  • "Phoenix Card" (T. Hayes, Stanyon's Magic Vol. 2 No. 10, July 1902, p. 77)
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Paul Fox Paul Fox's Button Trick No. 380, might be about his rising card method?!
Related to 104
Paul Fox Paul Fox's Notes: 1) Thumb Tie - Mardoni No. 381-1, which material to use
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Paul Fox Paul Fox's Notes: 2) Handling Buatier Pull No. 381-2, cryptic comment about a transfer
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Paul Fox Paul Fox's Notes: 3) Hat Peek No. 381-3, hole in hat, it seems, application not clear (billets? cards?)
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Paul Fox Paul Fox's Notes: 4) Paul Fox Cut Force No. 381-4, cryptic
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Paul Fox Paul Fox's Notes: 5) Jumping Knots No. 381-5, knot jumps from one silk to another
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M. J. Oeink Oenik's Gambling Moves: 1) Check Cap No. 382-1, cryptic chip steal
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M. J. Oeink Oenik's Gambling Moves: 2) Spread No. 382-2, note without content
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M. J. Oeink Oenik's Gambling Moves: 3) Card code No. 382-3, code with finger position at cards, no details
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M. J. Oeink Oenik's Cold Deck No. 383, full deck stack to deal good hands for five to eight players
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Sidney H. Radner, Dr. Jacob Daley Sid Radner's Do As I Do No. 384, three cards are matched one by one
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Sidney H. Radner Sid Radner's One Hand Bottom Deal No. 385
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Dr. Gordon C. Peck Dr. Gordon Peck's Two Cards Thru Hank No. 386, note without content
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Arthur H. Buckley Buckley's Four Ace Trick No. 387, note without content
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Dr. Oberholzer Dr. Oberholzer Four Ace Routine No. 388, sounds like four packets are counted off while starting with an Ace on top for each count, cryptic
Related toVariations 106
John Mulholland John Mulholland Torn Deck No. 389, not enough details, perhaps related to reference
Related to 106
Rhinehardt's Ten Card Alternate Reverse No. 390
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Tommy Squire's Spell No. 391, Tommy Squire? Thomas? Squires?, set-up that perhaps allows to spell out different properties of a selection (color, suit, odd/even, high/low, value)
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Harry Blackstone Blackstone's Chinese Linking Rings No. 392, multi-phase routine
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Charles T. Jordan Jordan Set-Up Deck (Nikola) No. 393
Related toVariations 108
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Robert Howdin Version Of Chosen Card Picked From Pocket At Number Called For No. 394, Howdin = Houdin?
Related to
  • "Clairvoyance by Touch" (Robert-Houdin, The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic)
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Judson S. Brown Judson Brown (Genii - Dec, 1936) No. 395, bottom card warps as locator card, cheap deck
Also published here
  • "Deal Detection" (Judson Brown, Genii, Dec. 1936, p. 12)
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Ted Huber Ted Huber Location No. 396, razor blade preparation on picture card
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H. Adrian Smith Adrain Smith's Four Aces (Sphinx 1937) No. 397, "Adrian" misspelled, basically Daley's Last Trick
Also published here
  • "A 'Four' Ace Trick" (H. Adrian Smith, The Sphinx, Vol. 36 No. 2, Apr. 1937, p. 41)
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U. F. Grant Grant's Rope Stretching Move No. 398
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Fred Rothenberg Fred Rothenberg's Mental Gag No. 399, group of cards which contains thought-of card is at bottom, spectator asked to remove a few cards including his selection, performer knows it's the last one removed
Related to 109
Mickey MacDougall Mickey McDougall Effects - 1) Color change with spot left in hand No. 400-1, Five changes to Four, card detected in performer's hand is Ace
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Mickey MacDougall Mickey McDougall Effects - 2) Twenty-one Trick Move No. 400-2, blackjack cheating via turnover of deck
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Mickey MacDougall Mickey McDougall Effects - 3) Fake one hand pass demonstration No. 400-3, no details
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Jack Chanin, Dr. Jacob Daley Chanin's Method Using Bottom Crimp No. 401, Charlier Pass to crimp, pressure on deck to hide crimp
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H. Adrian Smith, Dr. Jacob Daley Adrain Smith's Poker Player's Dilemma (Sphinx April 1938) No. 402, "Adrian" misspelled, matching the cards with Royal Flush: four Royal Flush cards in Hearts cut to and tabled, then the last in Spades, all change to Spades
  • Variation (Daley, missing Hearts Royal Flush produced from pocket)
Also published here
  • "A Panicky Poker Player's Problem" (H. Adrian Smith, The Sphinx, Vol. 37 No. 2, Apr. 1938, p. 39)
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Rolland Hamblen Hamblein's Move In Stripping Four Aces No. 403, perhaps misspelled "Hamblen", delayed strip-out idea for multiple shift, cards fanned with four in-jogged cards
Related to 110
Herbert Hood Herb Hood's Match Packet As Card Stand No. 404, using a matchbook as a display stand for a card, with Dr. Jacob Daley improvement
Also published here 110
Charles Hopkins Hopkin's Spread Prediction (a la Vernon) No. 405, very short description of The Trick That Cannot Be Explained
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Bob Haskell Haskell's Ace Location No. 406, unclear effect with Aces and Kings, might be related to No. 230
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Bob Fisher Fisher's Subconscious Poker No. 407, one card is controlled during the repeat-dealing of five poker-hand and appears in a straight flush in second round
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Subconscious Poker" (The Sphinx, Vol. 38 No. 2, April 1939, p. 37)
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Allelhman's Longitudinal Steal For Color Change No. 408, no real content, name misspelled?
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Francis Carlyle Finnerman'e Stop Trick Improvement No. 409, 1-0-1 straight set-up
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Marshall's Thumb Tie No. 410, tip of using pipe cleaners
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Walter Scott Scott's Blindfold Bridge Deal No. 411, Aces and Kings punched
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Frank Ducrot Ducrot's Wooden Dice Box No. 412, "Rolls 9 dice called"
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Ted Arnold, Dai Vernon Arnold's Card and Dice Trick Improvement No. 413, selection lost, three dice rolled and that far counted in deck, either selection revealed or the value of card at that position is used to count to selection, 1-0-1 set-up
  • Vernon's Improvement
Related to 111
Henry Christ Christ's Reverse No. 414, when rightening card in spread, right hand turns over and slides under two cards from left-hand spread
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John Newman Neuman's Muscle Reading No. 415, seven tips for muscle reading, and seven tests:
  • 1) Flower Test
  • 2) Cards
  • 3) Book and Poem Test
  • 4) Typewriter Test
  • 5) Cigarette and Match Test
  • 6) without contact
  • 7) Paper Test With Writing On Paper
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Tenkai Ishida Tenkai's Four Ace Extra Card Steal No. 416, addition of top card with thumb as out-jogged cards are stripped out
113
Gerald Kosky Kosky's Card Discovery No. 417, Poker Player's Picnic with four selections
113
Mac McDonald McDonald's One Armed Four Ace Trick No. 418, not a lot of details
114
Mexican Joe Mexican Joe's Wave Crimp Location No. 419, one-way crimp
114
Bob Spencer Spencer's Riffle Force No. 420, Bob?, break
114
Al Munroe Munroe's Hank Vanish No. 421, manipulative, stolen back into right hand
114
Wernero Purloined Card Trick No. 422, four cards taken from one half, one chosen, all put reversed in other half, they turn over except selection
114
Matt Schulien Schulien Notes No. 423, no details, complete entry:
  • 1) Table Force
  • 2) Match box and torn card gag with switch
  • 3) Spread Load
  • 4) Card Control - Index finger.
115
Munsen Notes No. 424, two notes without enough detail
  • 1) Munsen card to top on tabled fan
  • 2) Card spin
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Edward Marlo Marlo Notes No. 425, addition without enough detail
115
Tom Osborne Osborne's Three Shell Game Routine No. 426, more than two pages
  • Starting Routine
  • Routine Regular
Related to 116
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Push Back Steal within No. 426, spelled "Rush Back Steal"
118
1) Snap Crimp No. 427-1, snap crimp to find Aces or red-black separation
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2) Belly cut No. 427-2, note without content
118
3) Crimp cut No. 427-3, not enough detail
118
4) Washing hands card transfer No. 427-4, no details
118
5) Peek 1/2 Drop Push Location No. 427-5, delayed location, not enough detail
118
Max Malini 6) Malini Peek No. 427-6, break subtlety without enough details
118
7) Canfield Card Steal and Replacement No. 427-7, stealing during shuffle, not enough details, perhaps some tabled action palm
118
8) Gamblers addition No. 427-8, unclear
118
9) Tell Card No. 427-9, jogging action, probably Stevens Control
118
10) Double Discard in Draw Poker No. 427-10, note without content
118
11) Knee Hold-Out No. 427-11, brief
118
Bob Hummer 12) Hummer Move No. 427-12, convex crimp during shuffle
119
Dai Vernon Special Notes No. 428, "Dai Vernon solution for 4 card packet routine", four-card control sequence with slip cuts, cards lost in center one by one, Vernon follow-up routine to produce them again from different pockets
119
Three Shell Game No. 429, three pages
  • Starting Routine
  • Regular Routine
Related to 120
Dr. Jacob Daley Special List No. 430, list of 45 trick titles
123
Variation Of Buckley's Four Ace Trick No. 431, ends with dealing Aces in chosen poker hand
Related to 124
Knife Force Location No. 432, not enough details
125
Salt Location Trick No. 433, note without content
125
Dr. Jacob Daley Forces No. 434, various thoughts on forcing with little details, Dr. Oberholz Move
125
Swami Gimmick No. 435, using swami to underline a word as prediction, ditch with thread
125
Rising Card Trick Thread No. 436, list of tricks, some using thread, no details
125
Variation For Horowitz's Shuffle Mental Trick No. 437, might be a way to get into an "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" distribution of the possible cards
Related to 125
Al And Nate Box No. 438, coins through hand using coin box, folding coin for unclear effect
Related to 126
Time Location No. 439, eighth selection is eighteenth from top, then what?
126
Orville Wayne Meyer Ribbon Discovery No. 440, ribbon attached to wrong card, when pulled out is right card, sticky card
Also published here 126
Ambitious Card Routine No. 441, Horowitz move idea, perhaps double lift reverse from No. 280
126
Dr. Jacob Daley Slate Tricks No. 442, list of four slate effects without much detail
126
Stack Of Quarters Routine No. 443, note without content
126
Dr. Jacob Daley Sponge Ball Routine No. 444, many small balls as finale it seems, no details
127
Dr. Jacob Daley Three Shell Game No. 445, suggestion to use glass to cover a shell
127
Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2023.