The Four Full Hands

1947 reprint used. According to advertisements in The Sphinx, "Four Full Hands of Down-To-The Minute Magical Effects" was published in 1921 (ad in Nov. 1921 issue), and "Four Full Hands of Card Tricks" in 1922 (ad in Feb. 1922 issue).
1947
Written by Charles T. Jordan
Work of Charles T. Jordan
40 pages (Stapled), published by Lloyd E. Jones
No illustrations
Language: English
67 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Lloyd E. Jones Foreword based on Jordan's "Four Full Hands of Card Tricks" and "Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects"
 		1947 5
Hand No. 1. Impromptu Card Tricks
Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 7
Charles T. Jordan The Master Stop Trick four cards are selected and placed back in the deck, spectator deals through the deck and performer stops him at the selections, except the last one which is found in the performer's pocket
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 7
Charles T. Jordan Placement Control cards returned to spread with known distance, brought together under key with dealing procedure
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 7
Charles T. Jordan Improved Satan's Prophecy prediction, deck divided into two halves and a selected card vanishes from one half and appears at the position predicted in the other half
Related toAlso published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 8
Center Spread Glimpse corner bent back as cards are fanned between hands, faces towards audience
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 9
Charles T. Jordan Card Vanish via Miscall four cards placed on table, one miscalled and forced
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 9
Leaving Cards Behind
Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 9
Charles T. Jordan The Vanishing Pair two selected cards are predicted and travel from one half to the other in card case, miscalling
Related toAlso published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 10
Charles T. Jordan The Four-to-One Detection similar to the 21 card trick, with sixteen cards, different layout & redistribution
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 10
Charles T. Jordan Case Addition cards left in case added to center of inserted packet
 		Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 10
Charles T. Jordan The Assistance Card Trick follow up to last trick, card is selected and put in pocket, performer goes through the cards once and knows the missing one, clocking mod 13
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 11
Hand No. 2. An Impromptu Routine
Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 13
Charles T. Jordan The Inseparable Aces Aces distributed in deck, when dealt they are all together, multiple glide
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 13
Charles T. Jordan On Routining performing tricks in which the previous trick sets up the next
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 13
Charles T. Jordan Separation while Looking Through Cards while taking out the Aces, one apparently forgotten
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 13
Multiple Glide with several cards, more added during dealing
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 13
Charles T. Jordan The Ready Reckoner spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many, divided deck (clubs/diamonds and hearts/spades)
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 14
Red/Black Riffle Shuffle
Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 14
Charles T. Jordan The Pair Detection spectator removes a pair from a packet, performer finds out which cards, card counting, Parallel Principle precursor
Related toAlso published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 14
Charles T. Jordan The Dead Easy Location divided deck
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 15
Charles T. Jordan The Nifty Key
VariationsAlso published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 15
Hand No. 3. Miscellaneous Card Tricks
Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 17
Charles T. Jordan The 49-Card Trick twenty-one card trick with forty-nine cards
VariationsAlso published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 17
Charles T. Jordan A Novel Force deck held high with faces towards audience in left hand, cards dealt until stopped, force card horizontally held by little finger
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 17
Charles T. Jordan The Fade-Out Vanish card from ten-card-packet vanishes
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 18
Charles T. Jordan Count Transfer as cards are counted into right hand with faces towards audience, one card is moved there behind the scenes
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 18
Charles T. Jordan Bewildero! spectator remembers card and position from face, then he counts to it from the back and loses it into one pile without looking at it again, it is on top of other pile and ditched or similar
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 19
Charles T. Jordan Bewildero the Second! selection ends up between two Aces after lots of counting
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 19
Hand No. 4. Card Tricks Requiring Preparation
Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 21
Charles T. Jordan Count the Cut spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many by taking cards with the corresponding values from pocket, Si Stebbins
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 21
Charles T. Jordan The Discard Trick two cards chosen by fair cuts, spectator deals into piles and left-over cards are keys for selections
Related toAlso published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 21
Charles T. Jordan Recycling by Dealing dealing deck in seven piles, then six, then eight, then seven piles restores order
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 21
Charles T. Jordan Diabolical Transposition two thought cards across with two decks, stacked, siamesa
VariationsAlso published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 22
Charles T. Jordan The Take a Peek Card Trick four groups shuffled, card chosen and by looking at the section it came from it is divined
Also published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 22
Charles T. Jordan The Prophesied Spot Total stack that will force the number 69
VariationsAlso published here Four Full Hands of Card Tricks 1922 23
Hand No. 1. Impromptu Card Tricks
Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 25
Charles T. Jordan The Impenetrable Stop Trick performer tells spectator to stop when before he deals selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 25
Nail Bump Card
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 25
Charles T. Jordan Mephisto's Prediction position of selection is predicted
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 25
Charles T. Jordan Placement via Key Card deck dealt into piles, key which was next to selection is at same position as selection in different pile
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 25
Charles T. Jordan The Sequel position of two selections is predicted
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 26
Charles T. Jordan Sympathetic Sympathy two cards put in envelope from different decks match, can be repeated
Related toVariationsAlso published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 27
Charles T. Jordan Slip Transfer from deck to deck, KM precursor
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 27
Charles T. Jordan The Unknown Leaper card at thought-of position transposes with unknown card or appears at same position in other packet
VariationsAlso published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 27
Hand No. 2. Card Tricks Requiring Some Skill
Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 29
Charles T. Jordan The Mystery of the Aces assembly with quarters of the deck, not small packets
VariationsAlso published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 29
Charles T. Jordan Fan Display hiding cards between third and fourth card
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 29
Charles T. Jordan Bottom Slip Cut
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 29
Charles T. Jordan The Aces Again
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 30
Charles T. Jordan The Impromptu Card Reader some hands dealt and performer knows cards in one of them, riffle stacking from bottom
Related toAlso published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 30
Charles T. Jordan Double Cut Handling in-the-hands with side jog
Variations Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 30
Charles T. Jordan A Wonderful Color Divination colors openly separated, red card placed in black packet by spectator is predicted, repeated, "Smoothly worked, this goes big." (in the original advertisement there was "Vanishing Court Card" instead of this effect)
VariationsAlso published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 31
Charles T. Jordan Throw-Switch Addition
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 31
Charles T. Jordan, Earl De Forrest The Diabolical Reversed Card (Improved) card reverses visibly à la tunnel effect
VariationsAlso published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 32
Hand No. 3. Card Tricks Requiring Preparation
Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 33
Charles T. Jordan Cremo! Card Restoration Extraordinary card forced via spelling procedure, duplicate in deck
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 33
Charles T. Jordan The Psychic Prediction total of six selections predicted, stack that will force the number 27, riffle shuffle with chains
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 34
Charles T. Jordan The Mysterious Detective three spectators pocket cards, performer names them, stack that can be riffle shuffled once
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 35
Charles T. Jordan Fate and the Joker card selected by stabbing joker, card named, stacked deck
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 35
Charles T. Jordan The Incomprehendo Speller set-up and one-way deck
VariationsAlso published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 36
Hand No. 4. Miscellaneous Tricks
Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 37
Charles T. Jordan Telepathic Foresight chosen ad from magazine predicted
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 37
Charles T. Jordan The Dollar and the Sucker dollar changes into chip in stiff paper
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 38
Charles T. Jordan A New Card Discovery key above and below selection and fair riffle shuffle, added in 1947 reprint (in the original advertisement there was "Just a Square of Paper" instead of this effect)
Related toAlso published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 38
Charles T. Jordan The Acme Ring Release ring knotted on cord, released under handkerchief
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 39
Charles T. Jordan A Handkerchief Hint foil in double handkerchief so it can be handled as bundle when balled up
Also published here Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects 1921 39
Data entered by Denis Behr, December 2015.