calling the cards\nno. 1, shuffled deck spread face down on table, performer able to divine identity of freely selected cards with x-ray vision\njohn scarne
1950
John Scarne
Calling the Cards
No. 1, Shuffled deck spread face down on table, performer able to divine identity of freely selected cards with X-ray vision
the upside-down deck\nno. 3, spectator and performer each select card from half the deck and exchange it, then faced deck triumph without shuffle\nfrancis carlyle\ndouble reversal\nfrank shields\nfrancis carlyle
1950
Francis Carlyle
The Upside-Down Deck
No. 3, spectator and performer each select card from half the deck and exchange it, then faced deck Triumph without shuffle
traveling aces\nno. 4, ace assembly (with a touch of follow the leader), effect and method identical to simplicity four ace trick by stewart james\ncharles nagle\nstewart james\nthe simplicity four ace trick\nstewart james
1950
Charles Nagle, Stewart James
Traveling Aces
No. 4, Ace assembly (with a touch of Follow the Leader), effect and method identical to Simplicity Four Ace Trick by Stewart James
dunninger's mental card trick\nno. 5, image of card appears in crystal ball, which matches previously unseen pocketed card\njoseph dunninger\ncrystal-viso\ndr. stanley jaks
1950
Joseph Dunninger
Dunninger's Mental Card Trick
No. 5, Image of card appears in crystal ball, which matches previously unseen pocketed card
scarne's predicto\nno. 7, business card with prediction placed randomly in deck, predicts which two cards it is placed in between\njohn scarne\nbusiness card esp\nkarl fulves
1950
John Scarne
Scarne's Predicto
No. 7, Business card with prediction placed randomly in deck, predicts which two cards it is placed in between
the four royal flushes\nno. 8, performer removes high cards (ten, j, q, k, a) from shuffled deck, deals out four hands of royal flushes (interlocking chain principle)\njohn scarne\nstuart's strip poker\njoseph barry
1950
John Scarne
The Four Royal Flushes
No. 8, Performer removes high cards (Ten, J, Q, K, A) from shuffled deck, deals out four hands of Royal Flushes (Interlocking Chain Principle)
the turn around cards\nno. 10, spectator secretly turns some cards around from a row of eight cards, performer can divine which were turned (pointer principle)\njohn scarne
1950
John Scarne
The Turn Around Cards
No. 10, Spectator secretly turns some cards around from a row of eight cards, performer can divine which were turned (Pointer principle)
it's a natural\nno. 11, spectator tears out matches from matchbook, performer uses number of matches to select card from seven-card packet, which is correctly predicted\nmartin gardner\nbill simon\nit's a natural\nmartin gardner\nbill simon\nmore natural\npaul marcus
1950
Martin Gardner, Bill Simon
It's a Natural
No. 11, Spectator tears out matches from matchbook, performer uses number of matches to select card from seven-card packet, which is correctly predicted
the talking card\nno. 12, ten card row, spectator moves cards from one end of row to another, performer divines the number of moved cards repeatedly by turning over card with the same value\nal altman
1950
Al Altman
The Talking Card
No. 12, ten card row, spectator moves cards from one end of row to another, performer divines the number of moved cards repeatedly by turning over card with the same value
you do as i do\nno. 13, standard do as i do effect with two decks, spectator / performer selects same card coincidentally\n unknown\nyou do as i do\njohn scarne
1950
Unknown
You Do as I Do
No. 13, Standard Do As I do effect with two decks, spectator / performer selects same card coincidentally
you do as i do (using one pack of cards)\nno. 14, do as i do, performer picks out spectator's card, asks spectator to take out similar card and is able to divine it\nal baker\ndr. ben b. braude
1950
Al Baker, Dr. Ben B. Braude
You Do as I Do (Using one pack of cards)
No. 14, Do As I Do, performer picks out spectator's card, asks spectator to take out similar card and is able to divine it
heath's master speller\nno. 15, ace to king packet arranged, random card cut to, value spelled repeatedly to get ace to king in sequence\nroyal vale heath\njohn scarne
1950
Royal Vale Heath, John Scarne
Heath's Master Speller
No. 15, Ace to king packet arranged, random card cut to, value spelled repeatedly to get Ace to King in sequence
cardini's mind reading card trick\nno. 16, one of six cards thought-of, shuffled back in half the deck, then spelled to, six duplicates and progressive spelling set-up\n cardini
1950
Cardini
Cardini's Mind Reading Card Trick
No. 16, one of six cards thought-of, shuffled back in half the deck, then spelled to, six duplicates and progressive spelling set-up
sensitive fingertips\nno. 17, performer unmixes a packet of cards that has been shuffled face up/down. shown to have odd number of cards in packet\nbob hummer\njohn scarne
1950
Bob Hummer, John Scarne
Sensitive Fingertips
No. 17, Performer unmixes a packet of cards that has been shuffled face up/down. Shown to have odd number of cards in packet
sympathetic aces\nno. 19, ten-twenty force to locate all four aces one by one, minor variation included to locate royal flush\njohn scarne
1950
John Scarne
Sympathetic Aces
No. 19, Ten-Twenty Force to locate all four Aces one by one, minor variation included to locate Royal Flush
the four packs\nno. 20, spectator deals deck into four piles, remembers the top card of each pile, assemble the deck, performer divines the four cards\njohn scarne
1950
John Scarne
The Four Packs
No. 20, Spectator deals deck into four piles, remembers the top card of each pile, assemble the deck, performer divines the four cards
the dean's poker deal\nno. 23, credited to "the dean", a gambler from new jersey, simple jonah card poker deal\njohn scarne\nscarne's $500 poker deal\njohn scarne
1950
John Scarne
The Dean's Poker Deal
No. 23, Credited to "The Dean", a gambler from New Jersey, simple Jonah card poker deal
the memory test\nno. 24, spectator removes card from previously "memorized" packet of twenty-six cards, performer able to tell which card was removed\ncharles t. jordan
1950
Charles T. Jordan
The Memory Test
No. 24, Spectator removes card from previously "memorized" packet of twenty-six cards, performer able to tell which card was removed
spectator's magic count\nno. 25, performer thinks and writes down name of card, spectator deals down to any number and finds thought of card (after one failure)\njohn scarne
1950
John Scarne
Spectator's Magic Count
No. 25, Performer thinks and writes down name of card, spectator deals down to any number and finds thought of card (after one failure)
topsy-turvy deck\nno. 26, deck of face up/down cards split into two by performer, each half has equal number of face up cards\nbob hummer
1950
Bob Hummer
Topsy-Turvy Deck
No. 26, Deck of face up/down cards split into two by performer, each half has equal number of face up cards
thought control\nno. 28, ten cards chosen and written on slips of paper, along with number. one paper is chosen, dealing down to number reveals that card\nhoward wurst
1950
Howard Wurst
Thought Control
No. 28, Ten cards chosen and written on slips of paper, along with number. One paper is chosen, dealing down to number reveals that card
swimmers\nno. 31, deck is cut into four, cards are moved around in long procedure, reveal four aces. procedure repeated, reveal four kings.\njohn scarne
1950
John Scarne
Swimmers
No. 31, Deck is cut into four, cards are moved around in long procedure, reveal four Aces. Procedure repeated, reveal four Kings.
the weigle aces\nno. 32, procedure like poker player's picnic until last packet reveals a three, count down to face up ace\noscar weigle\na poker player's picnic\n unknown
1950
Oscar Weigle
The Weigle Aces
No. 32, Procedure like Poker Player's Picnic until last packet reveals a Three, count down to face up Ace
the mathematical card trick\nno. 33, two cards selected from shuffled deck, deck split into two, when dealt down, both cards turn up at the same time\ndr. jacob daley\ndeal stopper\nsteve beam
1950
Dr. Jacob Daley
The Mathematical Card Trick
No. 33, Two cards selected from shuffled deck, deck split into two, when dealt down, both cards turn up at the same time
hands-off miracle\nno. 35, spectator cuts to, remembers bottom card, and replaces packet. magician is able to cut to selection. (salt location)\njoe barnett
1950
Joe Barnett
Hands-Off Miracle
No. 35, Spectator cuts to, remembers bottom card, and replaces packet. Magician is able to cut to selection. (Salt location)
the photographic match\nno. 36, card is selected, match is lit and when extinguished, name of card appears on head of match\nrussell swann\nthe spirit match\njohn c. holoubeck
1950
Russell Swann
The Photographic Match
No. 36, Card is selected, match is lit and when extinguished, name of card appears on head of match
perplexity\nno. 37, selection is placed face up in deck, reappears face down between two black aces in middle of deck\ngeorge delaney\nthree in one\ngeorge delaney\ncarousel\nroy walton
1950
George Delaney
Perplexity
No. 37, Selection is placed face up in deck, reappears face down between two black Aces in middle of deck
double duty\nno. 39, spectator secretly transfers a number of cards (one to ten) to magician's packet, magician produces card with same value\njohn scarne
1950
John Scarne
Double Duty
No. 39, Spectator secretly transfers a number of cards (one to ten) to magician's packet, magician produces card with same value
the love birds\nno. 40, performer/spectator select a card and lose in different parts of deck, later cards turn up next to each other\njohn scarne
1950
John Scarne
The Love Birds
No. 40, Performer/spectator select a card and lose in different parts of deck, later cards turn up next to each other
color scheme\nno. 47, cards mixed face up/down, spectator separates face up/down, as well as red/black\noscar weigle\ncolor scheme\noscar weigle\nstill scheming\npeter duffie
1950
Oscar Weigle
Color Scheme
No. 47, Cards mixed face up/down, spectator separates face up/down, as well as red/black
houdini's double-talk card trick\nno. 57, weird divination routine for up to ten people, each selecting two cards\nharry houdini\nalexander herrmann\ndr. jacob daley\nsam leo horowitz
1950
Harry Houdini, Alexander Herrmann, Dr. Jacob Daley, Sam Leo Horowitz
Houdini's Double-Talk Card Trick
No. 57, Weird divination routine for up to ten people, each selecting two cards
double prediction\nno. 59, basic routine with business card prophecy move, predict where business card is placed, for credit information see scarne reference\njohn scarne\nbill simon\nbusiness card prophesy\nbill simon\nbusiness card esp\njohn scarne
1950
John Scarne, Bill Simon
Double Prediction
No. 59, Basic routine with Business Card Prophecy move, predict where business card is placed, for credit information see Scarne reference
the spelling bee\nno. 65, packet of ace to king, if spell correctly you get the card, if incorrect spelling you get indifferent card\njack chanin\njohn mcardle\njohn weiss\nal flosso\nspelling the spades\ncharles t. jordan\nhe who spelt it, dealt it\ndavid williamson
1950
Jack Chanin, John McArdle, John Weiss, Al Flosso
The Spelling Bee
No. 65, Packet of Ace to King, if spell correctly you get the card, if incorrect spelling you get indifferent card
double revelation\nno. 66, divine selection and number of pocketed cards\nherb runge\ngeorge pearce\nande furlong\nthe psychic number\njohn scarne\nherb runge
1950
Herb Runge, George Pearce, Ande Furlong
Double Revelation
No. 66, divine selection and number of pocketed cards
scarne's drunken poker deal\nno. 68, poker hands dealt from deck shuffled face up/down, final poker hand transformation (drunk man presentation)\njohn scarne\npoker dream\ngeorge schindler
1950
John Scarne
Scarne's Drunken Poker Deal
No. 68, Poker hands dealt from deck shuffled face up/down, final poker hand transformation (drunk man presentation)
selected card vanishes to pocket\nno. 71, essentially identical to lazy man's card to pocket\njohn scarne\njohnny albenice\nlazy man's card to pocket\nc. o. williams\n unknown
1950
John Scarne, Johnny Albenice
Selected Card Vanishes to Pocket
No. 71, Essentially identical to Lazy Man's Card to Pocket
james's miracle\nno. 72, two numbers from one to ten, chosen values lie at reversed chosen numbers\nstewart james\npure mathematics\ndai vernon\nchange x change\nkarl fulves\napplause card\nstewart james\nsteve beam\na slight slant on slaight\npeter duffie\nrobin robertson\nthe inverse function deck\nmel bennett
1950
Stewart James
James's Miracle
No. 72, two numbers from one to ten, chosen values lie at reversed chosen numbers