The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8

November 1969 — October 1973

1993
Written by Karl Fulves
Work of Various
396 pages (Hardcover), published by L&L Publishing
Illustrated with drawings by Joseph K. Schmidt
Language: English
564 entries
Cover photograph
250 per page
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Peter Alexis Strange reversed Ace of Spades ends up next to selection, then changes back color
Inspired by Vol. 6 No. 10 Aug. 1971 439
Edmund Rowland News Test newspaper folded and edges cut off, number counted to, Koran's binary newspaper
Related toVariations Vol. 6 No. 10 Aug. 1971 440
Burling Hull Slate Trick Master Slate Writing, writing appears on slates, described thanks to Mickey Hades (see p. 460)
Inspired by Vol. 6 No. 11 Sep. 1971 441
Robert (Bob) Hess L'Express top and bottom card of deck transpose, see correction on p. 460
Inspired by Vol. 6 No. 11 Sep. 1971 442
Karl Fulves Unmatch five reds and five blacks mixed, spectator points to any five, removed as block, cards from both piles simultaneously turned over, always one red and one black, see also p. 460
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 6 No. 11 Sep. 1971 443
Paul Swinford Pirouette flourish for ring and rope routine, see also p. 521 for J. G. Thompson Jr. comment
 		Vol. 6 No. 11 Sep. 1971 444
Karl Fulves, Sam Leo Horowitz S. Leo Horowitz
Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio Autumn 1971 446
Sam Leo Horowitz 3-Card Princess as finale in last phase the other two vanish, see also p. 476
Related to Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio Autumn 1971 446
Sam Leo Horowitz The Okito Box Routine copper-silver transposition, also using deck of cards, six phases
 		Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio Autumn 1971 447
Sam Leo Horowitz Assembly Turnover Move lid replaced, box turned over in process
 		Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio Autumn 1971 448
Dai Vernon, Sam Leo Horowitz Mental Control red-backed card cut into blue deck, spectator names correct one, originally marketed in the 1930s, see also p. 504 for further information (Ed Marlo's Phantom Deck)
Also published here Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio Autumn 1971 449
Sam Leo Horowitz Master Card Routine routine of packet tricks, see following items
 		Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio Autumn 1971 449
Sam Leo Horowitz Oil & Water Aces and Queens
 		Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio Autumn 1971 450
Sam Leo Horowitz End Grip Buckle bottom card of packet held in right hand, buckled and transferred to bottom when placed on left-hand packet
 		Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio Autumn 1971 450
Sam Leo Horowitz Follow The Leader two four-of-a-kinds
 		Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio Autumn 1971 451
Sam Leo Horowitz, Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Delight Switch
Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio Autumn 1971 451
Sam Leo Horowitz Honeycutt Plus Queens and Kings are paired, yet separate again
 		Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio Autumn 1971 452
Sam Leo Horowitz Displacement Move & Display two packets are apparently put on top of each other, but some cards are displaced
 		Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio Autumn 1971 452
Sam Leo Horowitz Royal Marriage six phases, miniature card finale, see also p. 476
Related to Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio Autumn 1971 453
Sam Leo Horowitz Cups and Balls six phases, see also p. 476
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, September 1938
 Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio Autumn 1971 454
Sam Leo Horowitz Put-Back Move one card exchanged while two four-of-a-kinds are displayed and separated
Related toVariations Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio Autumn 1971 456
Sam Leo Horowitz Master Copper & Silver copper/silver routine with two cards and newspaper sheet, eight phases
Variations Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio Autumn 1971 457
Ken Krenzel Protean Pelf see also p. 521 for Bill Everett comment
Variations Vol. 6 No. 12 Oct. 1971 459
Karl Fulves Babel price increase
 		Vol. 6 No. 12 Oct. 1971 460
Jerry K. Hartman Notes on 3 Card Catch three selection, found with four aces
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 6 No. 12 Oct. 1971 461
Harvey Rosenthal Notes on 3 Card Catch different grip
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Vol. 6 No. 12 Oct. 1971 461
Simplex Method selection stays in center and is dragged out from there, "Several magicians suggested the handling about to be described."
Inspired by Vol. 6 No. 12 Oct. 1971 462
Francis Haxton Joker, Jr. ungaffed method, odd-backed joker placed next to mate of named card, joker transforms into named card
Inspired by Vol. 6 No. 12 Oct. 1971 462
Ben Christopher Nokito Box using bottomless Okito box, three phases, different gaff options in "Added Notes"
 		Vol. 6 No. 12 Oct. 1971 463
Roy Walton Chameleon Cards color changing backs small packet routine, four blue-backed queens and green joker shown, situation reverses, then queens become red-backed, see also p. 486
Inspired by
  • "Look An Illusion" (Larry Jennings, Genii Magazine)
Variations 		Vol. 6 No. 12 Oct. 1971 464
J. W. Sarles End Result in-the-hands version
Inspired byVariations Vol. 7 No. 1 Nov. 1971 465
Karl Fulves Hex Squared 4x4 layout, spectator moves around according to fixed rules and ends on force card, see also p. 512 and also p. 550 for ideas by "Eddie" Cowles and Karl Fulves
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 1 Nov. 1971 466
Don Nielsen Trance Coin copper coin in match box, silver coin in Okito box, copper travels into Okito box, lifts lid and jumps out, see also p. 486 for credit information and comment by Kenn E. Eastin
Related to
  • "Tribute to Okito" (Dennis Loomis, 1963, Tops)
 Vol. 7 No. 1 Nov. 1971 466
J. W. Sarles Further Than That credit information (Larsen & Wright's "Bonus Card Trick"), production of selection, Royal Flush, see also p. 840 for idea by Cushing Strout
Inspired byVariations Vol. 7 No. 1 Nov. 1971 467
10-20 Force
Vol. 7 No. 1 Nov. 1971 467
Karl Fulves Jacob Daley's Notebooks
Related to Vol. 7 No. 2 Dec. 1971 469
Karl Fulves Babel Lou Tannen, John Holt, must-read card books, Kabbala as Pallbearers-imitation, Swinford's More Faro Fantysy
 		Vol. 7 No. 2 Dec. 1971 470
Dr. Jacob Daley Deuce Sandwich card sandwiched and cut in deck, top card shown, it transposes with card in sandwich which then changes back to original selection
Related to Vol. 7 No. 2 Dec. 1971 471
Sam Leo Horowitz 8's & 9's
Also published here Vol. 7 No. 2 Dec. 1971 471
Arthur Finley Sleeve-A-Coin coin vanish and reproduction, coin dropped in sleeve when pen is removed from inside pocket
Also published here Vol. 7 No. 2 Dec. 1971 472
Arthur Finley Ace Vanish face-up with palmed cover card, also as color change
Variations Vol. 7 No. 2 Dec. 1971 472
Dai Vernon, Stewart Judah Automatic Poker same set-up dealt over and over for two players
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 2 Dec. 1971 473
Dai Vernon, Stewart Judah Coincidence performer pockets card from one deck, spectator cuts another deck and counts down according to value of bottom card, card arrived at matched card in pocket, Ace to King stack
Also published here Vol. 7 No. 2 Dec. 1971 473
Dr. Jacob Daley, Eddie McGuire Poker Face II same structure as Fingerprint Trick
Related toAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 2 Dec. 1971 474
Al Baker Ambitious Card phase from Daley Notebooks, then sequence using Ace, Two and Three
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 2 Dec. 1971 474
Al Baker Coins & Purse three coins removed from purse vanish, the reappear in two pockets and underneath purse, then purse with coins vanishes
 		Vol. 7 No. 2 Dec. 1971 475
Neal Elias Ambitious Get Ready "Get Ready For Braue After Zingone" (see next trick)
Inspired by Vol. 7 No. 3 Jan. 1972 477
Louis Zingone Surprise Reverse card on top, another card put in center, it rises to top and other card is reversed in center, for Dai Vernon credit see p. 484
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Surprise Reverse (Cigam, Walter Schwartz, 1931)
 Vol. 7 No. 3 Jan. 1972 477
Karl Fulves Babel on Fred Lowe and his death
 		Vol. 7 No. 3 Jan. 1972 478
Robert (Bob) Hess Droxene's Ring two paper rings link onto a ribbon, then with each other
Related to Vol. 7 No. 3 Jan. 1972 479
Ben Christopher Double Mental two selections
Related to Vol. 7 No. 3 Jan. 1972 480
Ben Christopher Calculated Cut to place selection at desired position, see also p. 486
Related toVariations Vol. 7 No. 3 Jan. 1972 481
Norman Houghton Hyper Silk silk through wand, see also p. 679 for references
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 3 Jan. 1972 482
J. W. Sarles Notes on Hyper Silk, also with ring
Inspired by Vol. 7 No. 3 Jan. 1972 482
Gene Finnell Mathematical Twins spectator cuts to a card and places it aside, then cuts another packet off and mate is found with Milk Build procedure and down-under deal, see also p. 508
Related toVariations Vol. 7 No. 4 Feb. 1972 483
Karl Fulves Babel Mike Rogers about First American Cardman's Day
 		Vol. 7 No. 4 Feb. 1972 484
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Thimbles With A Light Touch by Kirk Stiles
brief 		Vol. 7 No. 4 Feb. 1972 484
Norman Houghton Money Count Gag gag when getting money in bank
Also published here Vol. 7 No. 4 Feb. 1972 484
Dai Vernon The Loving Couple King and Queen transpose in the deck, Queen turns face up, see also p. 486
Related toAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 4 Feb. 1972 484
Stewart Judah Dice Go two red dice in one dice cup transpose with two green dice in second cup, see also p. 508
Related to
  • "Patriotic Dice" (Walsh/Mishell, Dice Dexterity, p. 15)
 Vol. 7 No. 4 Feb. 1972 485
Sid Lorraine Token Trickery metal token with performer's name engraved, it changes into name of selection
 		Vol. 7 No. 4 Feb. 1972 485
Charles Hudson, Al Weyfield, Bill Taylor, Kenn Eastin Etcetera
Vol. 7 No. 4 Feb. 1972 486
Karl Fulves Mathematical Twins Variation mate found after klondike shuffle
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 7 No. 4 Feb. 1972 487
Robert (Bob) Hess 22¢ Trick two glasses with a dime and penny in each, dime penetrates bottom of each, see also p. 640 for suggestion by reader
Variations Vol. 7 No. 4 Feb. 1972 487
George Zacharellis Zacharellis' Double card spring off from thumb between first two fingers
Related to Vol. 7 No. 4 Feb. 1972 487
Martin Gardner Color Thot spectator pushes out twenty-six cards from tabled spread
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 4 Feb. 1972 488
Karl Fulves J. G. Thompson, Jr. introduction to the Folio
 		Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio Winter 1972 490
James G. Thompson Jr. Eye Spy spectator writes with lipstick on mirror, performer divines the information
 		Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio Winter 1972 491
James G. Thompson Jr. Twin Forcast two predictions written on business card, business card stabbed into deck between prediction
Related toVariations Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio Winter 1972 491
Top Card Glimpse deck face-up, rear card jogged to right slightly
 		Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio Winter 1972 491
James G. Thompson Jr. Third Eye window envelope handling, see p. 527 for idea by Bob Still
 		Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio Winter 1972 492
James G. Thompson Jr. Tangible Intangible presented as thought-of card
 		Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio Winter 1972 493
James G. Thompson Jr. Master Move as Switch replacing card to bottom, actually second from bottom
 		Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio Winter 1972 494
James G. Thompson Jr. Improved Question Reading envelopes
  • Part Two (shorter test with only three envelopes)
  • Part Three (as a two-person act)
Also published here Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio Winter 1972 494
James G. Thompson Jr. Jet Thought one of five cities predicted in envelope (with index)
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio Winter 1972 497
James G. Thompson Jr. Strongest Thought five spectators write stuff on billets, secret instructions on what type of information to write on billet, sealed envelope reading method, chalk with razor blade
 		Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio Winter 1972 498
James G. Thompson Jr. Thoughts At Work selection removed from deck and checked that it's missing, yet removed card changes to indifferent card and selection is back in deck
 		Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio Winter 1972 500
James G. Thompson Jr. Mentalism by Design one of nine designs chosen, performer duplicates it, same designs in different orientations
Related toVariations Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio Winter 1972 501
Milton Tropp Sam Schwartz Issue issue intro about Sam Schwartz
 		Vol. 7 No. 5 Mar. 1972 503
Karl Fulves Babel Sam Schwartz, S.A.M. Boston Assembly's Golden Anniversary Celebration, Charles Reynolds's "Innovations", Joseph Dunninger, Buckley Bottom Deal anecdote
 		Vol. 7 No. 5 Mar. 1972 504
Jay Weiler Brainwave Gag
Vol. 7 No. 5 Mar. 1972 504
Sam Schwartz Odd-Even-Odd four odd and four even cards on two piles, on the odd side are then the even cards and on the other side the four kings
Inspired byVariations Vol. 7 No. 5 Mar. 1972 505
Sam Schwartz Three Way Ropes
  • Equal-Unequal
  • Knotting the Ropes
  • Three to One
see p. 520, p. 550 and p. 1300 for credit information on the plots
 		Vol. 7 No. 5 Mar. 1972 506
Sam Schwartz Incredi-Box Magic combination of Boston & Okito box with shims in bottom and lid
  • Construction
  • Instant Push Through (coin through bottom of box)
  • Quick Change (four half dollars change to four quarters in box)
Related to Vol. 7 No. 5 Mar. 1972 510
Theodore Annemann Psychic Ring rope tied on both wrists of the performer, spectator's as well but with hands behind him, plastic ring is linked onto spectator's rope, then also his own rope then only performer's rope, see also p. 513
Related toVariations Vol. 7 No. 6 Apr. 1972 511
Karl Fulves Babel Buffalo Convention, Tenkai's death, Kreskin, Eric Impy/Impey, Martin Gardner
 		Vol. 7 No. 6 Apr. 1972 512
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Dove Pan-Orama by Bruce Posgate
brief 		Vol. 7 No. 6 Apr. 1972 512
David Gale, Richard Karp The Well-Taught Deck dealing five poker hands, the hands come out in ascending order at third deal, see also p. 550 for comment by J. G. Thompson Jr.
Related to Vol. 7 No. 6 Apr. 1972 513
Al Koran Numerology ca. nine called-out four-digit numbers written on paper and put in bowl, spectator takes out paper and it is predicted, disappearing ink, see p. 552 for credit information, see p. 608 for comments by Mike Rogers and Sam Dalal
Related to
  • "Decision Control" (Syd Bergson)
VariationsAlso published here 		Vol. 7 No. 6 Apr. 1972 514
Frank Thompson Chink-A-Chink credit information, bottle caps, without crossing of hands
 		Vol. 7 No. 7 May 1972 515
Karl Fulves Babel Henry Christ's death, Kreskin, Mark Wilson's "Magic Circus"
 		Vol. 7 No. 7 May 1972 516
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Unknown Influence by J. Stewart Smith
brief 		Vol. 7 No. 7 May 1972 516
Color-Vision Extra method variation
 		Vol. 7 No. 7 May 1972 516
Martin Gardner Three Rings red, white and blue ring on rope that is tied to performer's wrists, order of rings change
Inspired by Vol. 7 No. 7 May 1972 517
Roy Walton Simple Math pseudo math presentation to spell to selection which also reversed itself
Also published here Vol. 7 No. 7 May 1972 517
Dr. Jacob Daley Quick Bet spectator initials back of high card, performer of low card, signatures transpose
 		Vol. 7 No. 7 May 1972 520
Tom Sellers Want Ad Test apparently contents of newspaper ads memorized (Stanley Jaks presentation), see also p. 565
Related to Vol. 7 No. 7 May 1972 520
Gene Nielsen, James G. Thompson Jr., Bruce Arnold, Bill Everett Etcetera
Vol. 7 No. 7 May 1972 521
Peter Alexis Foto Finish
Vol. 7 No. 7 May 1972 522
Oscar Weigle Ring on Stick
Vol. 7 No. 8 June 1972 523
Karl Fulves Babel Kreskin article from Canadian Star Weekly
 		Vol. 7 No. 8 June 1972 524
Bill Fleischman Fleischman's Djinn one of five quarters marked, marked one vanishes from hand and reappears in pocket with audible clink, then vanishes from there and travels back
Also published here Vol. 7 No. 8 June 1972 525
Bill Logan More News newspaper folded and edges cut off, number counted to, Koran's binary newspaper
  • The Folding Force
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 7 No. 8 June 1972 525
Steve Freeman, Bob Still, L. Vosburgh Lyons Etcetera
Vol. 7 No. 8 June 1972 527
Downer down-under location from twenty card packet, only odd-colored card in one half
 		Vol. 7 No. 8 June 1972 528
Wilfrid Jonson Swindles comedy patter about swindles, silk vanishes and reappears, paper fold vanish of coin with flash paper, coin reappears in orange, borrowed watch vanishes and does not reappear with gag, see also p. 565 and p. 585
Inspired by
  • a monologue by G. W. Hunter in an early Wizard or Magic Wand issue
Also published here
  • "Swindles" (Thayer's Trick Of The Month Club, Series 2, No. 10, April 1933)
 Vol. 7 No. 8 June 1972 529
Larry Jennings Bottom Slip Cut in context of remember and forget routine
  • Summary Of The Bottom Slip Cut
Related toAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 8 June 1972 530
Karl Fulves, Leslie P. Guest Bro. John Hamman, S. M. intro to Folio
 		Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio Summer 1972 532
Brother John Hamman Double Surprise Elevator Ace through Four of Spades in row on table, rise to top of packet, change to Hearts and the Spades cards are in three pockets and on chair of performer
Also published here Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio Summer 1972 532
Brother John Hamman Royal Gambol cards of a mediocre poker hand in row on table, some cards are exchanged, royal flush
Variations Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio Summer 1972 533
Brother John Hamman The Double Deal Switch card is pulled from packet in right hand end grip onto deck
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio Summer 1972 533
Brother John Hamman Ace-Sational four Aces, placed face-to-face with both hands, the change places when hands are pulled apart, change to queens in the end, stripped double facers
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio Summer 1972 534
Brother John Hamman Out Of Print two selections on table turn blank on both sides as they are repeatably turn over and back to normal, same with full deck
Also published here Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio Summer 1972 536
The Wild Card Switch
Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio Summer 1972 536
Brother John Hamman Hamman Surprise Ace through Four of Clubs turn face-down one by one, then both sides change color
Inspired by
  • Mike Rogers effect
Also published here 		Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio Summer 1972 537
Brother John Hamman Hamman's Escanio
Also published here Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio Summer 1972 537
The Flushtration Move
Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio Summer 1972 538
Brother John Hamman New Hue two Fives on table, four Queens change to red-backed and all red Queens, then blue-backed and black Queens, then back to green, then orange
Also published here Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio Summer 1972 539
Brother John Hamman The Hamman 2-For-4 Count
Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio Summer 1972 539
Brother John Hamman Suit Yourself even suits match
Inspired byVariations Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio Summer 1972 540
Brother John Hamman A Four-tunate Choice four Fours, two are freely chosen, they are odd-backed and the other Fours change to Queens
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio Summer 1972 542
Francis Carlyle Paddle Move with Cards
Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio Summer 1972 542
Brother John Hamman Chinese Miracle location of two cards and their four-of-a-kind via spelling, rest of deck sorted into four-of-a-kind groups, impromptu, see also p. 684
Related toAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio Summer 1972 543
Mike Rogers Elusive Sphere longer manipulative ball and silk combination in which ball repeatedly vanishes and reappears
 		Vol. 7 No. 9 July 1972 545
Karl Fulves Babel Frank Garcia lecture, Bernard Taylor on British Ring I.B.M. convention, Tarbell Course anecdote
 		Vol. 7 No. 9 July 1972 546
Karl Fulves (reviewer) ESP Session by Nick Trost
brief 		Vol. 7 No. 9 July 1972 546
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Magnetrix by Theo Doré
brief 		Vol. 7 No. 9 July 1972 546
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Magic That Moves Me by David Ginn
brief 		Vol. 7 No. 9 July 1972 546
Roy Walton Duo Colors shuffled deck location, spectator has to count number of red cards in a dealt packet and count through the black cards in the rest of the deck to that number
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 9 July 1972 547
Milton Kort Nielsen's Problem three balls and bowls in different colors, choice of ball and bowl predicted
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 9 July 1972 547
James G. Thompson Jr., "Eddie" Cowles Etcetera
Vol. 7 No. 9 July 1972 550
Change-Over Palm with ball and silk
 		Vol. 7 No. 9 July 1972 551
Robert (Bob) Hess The 13th Card prediction under magazine matches thirteenth card after free spectator cut
Variations Vol. 7 No. 9 July 1972 552
James G. Thompson Jr. Think-A-Word cards with words, one chosen, performer divines it by rattling off all letters, can get one "no"
Related to Vol. 7 No. 10 Aug. 1972 553
Mike Morhman Twice Wrong two decks, two times the cards the performer and magician choose do not match, then suddenly they do
 		Vol. 7 No. 10 Aug. 1972 554
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Two Hats two coins travel from one hat to another, with sound illusion when coins are dropped in one hat but apparently in the other
 		Vol. 7 No. 10 Aug. 1972 555
William P. Miesel Card to Pocket solution to third Hofzinser Problem, transposition of card with pocketed card, three phases
 		Vol. 7 No. 10 Aug. 1972 555
Riffle Force to break
 		Vol. 7 No. 10 Aug. 1972 555
Karl Fulves The Second Roy Walton Issue (Vol. 2 No. 4 was the first one)
 		Vol. 7 No. 11 Sep. 1972 557
Karl Fulves Babel Mike Rogers, Charlie Miller, Mark Stone failed on Carson Show
 		Vol. 7 No. 11 Sep. 1972 558
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Double Feature by Sid Lorraine
brief 		Vol. 7 No. 11 Sep. 1972 558
Roy Walton Ambitious 1-2-3-4 ambitious sequence with Ace through Four, one of them changes to selection, see p. 608 for comment by Walton, see p. 640 for get-into by Robin Robertson
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 11 Sep. 1972 559
Roy Walton Long Shot four spectators select the only red cards from about half the deck
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 11 Sep. 1972 560
Roy Walton Twister two six-card packets (one red and one black) on table, spectator moves one over from one packet to the other, located, six red cards change to black
Also published here Vol. 7 No. 11 Sep. 1972 561
Roy Walton The N.C. Game betting game with 4x4 checkerboard and cover cards that cover all except one square, performer always wins, see p. 608 for correction
Inspired by Vol. 7 No. 11 Sep. 1972 562
Ken Beale Ring Sation two rings on string, one comes off, originally published by Lou Tannen, with variation:
  • The Hard Way
see also p. 565 for background information, see p. 608 for comment by Paul Brian
Related to Vol. 7 No. 12 Oct. 1972 563
Karl Fulves Babel Bruce Elliott's card accident, 26th All-Day Magic Convention, puzzle from Playboy about perspective (solution on p. 582)
 		Vol. 7 No. 12 Oct. 1972 564
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Tricks And Treats by Dr. Ben B. Braude
brief 		Vol. 7 No. 12 Oct. 1972 564
Jerry K. Hartman Caught in the Middle
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 7 No. 12 Oct. 1972 565
Ben Christopher Unlimited Elevator four Kings buried in deck, four queens one by one placed on top and attracting its King
  • Impromptu Method
Related toVariations Vol. 7 No. 12 Oct. 1972 567
Sam Leo Horowitz Reverse Count Switch
Related to Vol. 7 No. 12 Oct. 1972 567
George Blake Elusive Lady two Jokers and a Queen, Joker and Queen transposes
 		Vol. 7 No. 12 Oct. 1972 568
J. W. Sarles A Coin Switch table edge, suggestions with magnetic or hook coin in "Added Notes", see also p. 679 for reference
Related to
  • "The Portcullis Coin Switch" (Abra #803)
Variations 		Vol. 8 No. 1 Nov. 1972 569
Karl Fulves Babel Wong Chun Lan, Steve Martin, Francis Marshall falls down stairs, Larry Arcuri cartoon
 		Vol. 8 No. 1 Nov. 1972 570
Karl Fulves Computer cards spelled out, the deck is always wrong, color-changing back kicker
Inspired by Vol. 8 No. 1 Nov. 1972 570
Karl Fulves Sum Spell performer and spectator write numbers on each side of a business card, those numbers are later spelled (!) to find a selection
Related to Vol. 8 No. 1 Nov. 1972 571
Don Nielsen Nielsen's Idea Sarles move as loading move under card
Inspired by Vol. 8 No. 1 Nov. 1972 572
Karl Fulves Okito Problem two silver coins in box, copper coin penetrates to between the silver coins, posed as problem
Related to Vol. 8 No. 1 Nov. 1972 572
Bob Stencel Cannibal Cards two cards vanish between the four cannibals, see p. 608 for correction
Inspired by
  • "The Cannibals and the Missionaries" (Alex Elmsley)
 Vol. 8 No. 2 Dec. 1972 573
John Fowles The Prince And The Magician reprinted story
Also published here
  • "The Magus", Chapter 65
 Vol. 8 No. 2 Dec. 1972 574
Roy Walton Informer four quarters on table with an unknown indicator card in front of each, spectator cuts off a pile of each quarter, the indicator cards predict how many cards have been cut off of each pile, in second phase two poker hands are constructed from two piles
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 2 Dec. 1972 575
Peter Alexis Okito Ideas - Simplex Turnover
Vol. 8 No. 2 Dec. 1972 575
Peter Alexis Silver Trap copper coin sandwiched between silver coins in box, copper coin penetrates and falls out, then back in again between silver coins
Related toVariations Vol. 8 No. 2 Dec. 1972 576
Bill Logan Perfect Packet Spell spectator removes a couple of number cards, performer arranges them instantly so they spell out in wanted order one by one
Variations Vol. 8 No. 2 Dec. 1972 576
Breakless Biddle Steal
Vol. 8 No. 2 Dec. 1972 577
Bob Stencel The Ditch
Vol. 8 No. 2 Dec. 1972 578
Bob Stencel Counting Four as Five
Related to Vol. 8 No. 2 Dec. 1972 578
Sam Lloyd The Missing Digit spectator form two numbers from all ten digits, adds them and removes one digit from answer which the performer divines, from a Dover collection edited by Martin Gardner
 		Vol. 8 No. 2 Dec. 1972 578
Larry Jennings Two Placement Cuts
  • The First Cut
  • The Second Cut
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 8 No. 2 Dec. 1972 580
Derek Dingle Coins Thru Table four coins
  • The First Coin (after Thompson Jr.)
  • The Second Coin
  • The Third Coin (after Vernon)
  • The Last Coin
  • Alternate Handling of the First Coin
  • Second Alternate Handling
see also p. 625 and p. 711
Inspired byVariations Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 581
Karl Fulves Babel Lin Searles shot in magic shop, newspaper clipping, on Lin (Lynn) Searles
 		Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 582
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Stage Illusions by Burling Hull
brief 		Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 582
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Master Mentalist by Richard Rightmire
brief 		Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 582
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Straight Line Mysteries by Arthur Setterington
brief 		Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 582
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Doorway To Delusion by Paul Siegel
brief 		Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 582
Peter Alexis Silver Trap II "Okito Notes Part 2", two silver coins in box, copper coin penetrates to between the silver coins
Related to Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 583
Peter Alexis Copper Ghost silver coin in box, copper coin touched on box and heard inside, but is not there, invisible copper coin again penetrates box, is heard to fall inside and then is really there, see also p. 618
 		Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 583
Peter Alexis Classic Palm Load as lid is picked up, classic palmed coin is dropped in box
 		Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 583
Peter Alexis Unloading Techniques
  • First Method
  • Second Method
see also p. 618
 		Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 584
Sid Lorraine Just Chance - Credit Information
Related to Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 585
Karl Fulves Coins Thru Table shout out for Roger Klause's routine
Related to Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 585
James G. Thompson Jr. Holding Back a Coin
Related to Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 586
Derek Dingle Propelled Coin Lap fourth finger shoots coin into lap
 		Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 586
Derek Dingle Han Ping Chien coins held in spread, one lapped followed by Han Ping Chien
Related to Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 587
Karl Fulves Voodoo Cards three numbered cards used for routine
  • The Even Money Match
  • Blind Match
  • Another Bet
  • Number Divination
  • Test Conditions
 		Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 588
Al Mann Delphic Dominoes featuring envelope with four compartments that can deliver one of twelve predictions, here used with pictures of dominoes
 		Vol. 8 No. 3 Jan. 1973 590
Sam Randlett Bob Neale Issue issue intro
 		Vol. 8 No. 4 Feb. 1973 591
Karl Fulves Babel Walter Gibson, Kreskin, Dick Zimmerman's Linking Rings, Uri Geller, Robert Nelson's death, Maurice Fogel
 		Vol. 8 No. 4 Feb. 1973 592
Robert E. Neale End Game three objects moved according to instructions, outcome predicted
  • History
  • The Children's Game (Rock Paper Scissors)
  • The System
  • A Variation
  • Two Betting Games
  • Addendum
  • The Second Game (with cube/die)
  • The Election Game
 		Vol. 8 No. 4 Feb. 1973 593
Robert E. Neale Fold, Cut, and Fail pre-folded paper square with sixteen digits in two colors, folded and cut, all digits of one color except chosen one is in one pile
  • Part One
  • Part Two
  • Part Three
  • Final Notes
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 4 Feb. 1973 595
Robert E. Neale New Hunter Knot never-letting-go-knot, string
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 4 Feb. 1973 597
Karl Fulves Book Shelf new column for reviews
 		Vol. 8 No. 4 Feb. 1973 599
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Dictionary of Mentalism by Burling Hull Vol. 8 No. 4 Feb. 1973 599
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Second Time Around by Roy Johnson Vol. 8 No. 4 Feb. 1973 599
Robert E. Neale Number Hummer four cards mixed face up face down by spectator, values of face up cards divined or predicted
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 8 No. 4 Feb. 1973 600
Harvey Rosenthal Ring Off see p. 608 for comment
Inspired by
  • "Ring" (Ray Grismer, Genii, May 1971)
Variations 		Vol. 8 No. 5 Mar. 1973 601
Karl Fulves Babel Jean Dixon's prediction, Derek Dingle, Martin Gardner's fiction book "The Flight of Peter Fromm", Jerry Fulton
 		Vol. 8 No. 5 Mar. 1973 602
Karl Fulves Die Problem rolling die and mentalist knows number, posed as problem, electronics
 		Vol. 8 No. 5 Mar. 1973 602
J. W. Sarles Coin Problem any coin placed in matchbox, performer divines the type of coin, posed as problem, "Exotic methods like radioactive daub are to be shunned."
 		Vol. 8 No. 5 Mar. 1973 602
Cy Keller Telephone Card Divination automatic number is called and selection named, gag
Related to Vol. 8 No. 5 Mar. 1973 602
Carl Newton Inspiration from the French two cards selected from ten-card packet, cards in row on card stand and a piece of tissue in front of each, tissue touched with cigarette, bright flashes at selections
Related to Vol. 8 No. 5 Mar. 1973 603
Ben Christopher Spello sentence spelled to arrive at selected card, featuring simple placement
 		Vol. 8 No. 5 Mar. 1973 603
Karl Fulves Retrospective new column featuring tricks from hard-to-get sources
 		Vol. 8 No. 5 Mar. 1973 606
Alex Elmsley Twister puzzle about twisted wide rubber band
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 8 No. 5 Mar. 1973 606
Alex Elmsley Between Your Palms card between spectator's palm turns out to be a later signed selection, using stranger card
Variations Vol. 8 No. 5 Mar. 1973 606
Alex Elmsley Melbourne position and card at that position are thought of, card turns up with down-under-deal
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 5 Mar. 1973 607
Mike Rogers, Sam Dalal, Paul Brian Etcetera
Vol. 8 No. 5 Mar. 1973 608
Sam Dalal Disappearing Ink
Vol. 8 No. 5 Mar. 1973 608
Eric F. Impey Impromptu Rope Cut variation of Hindoo Turban effect, from 1929
Variations Vol. 8 No. 5 Mar. 1973 609
Derek Dingle Impromptu Elevator four Kings buried in deck, four queens one by one placed on top and attracting its King, see also p. 728 for comment by John Holland
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 8 No. 5 Mar. 1973 610
One-Handed Step Break
Vol. 8 No. 5 Mar. 1973 610
Oscar Pladek A Modern Chinese Marvel "two in the hand, one in the pocket" routine, credit information on the plot, with pop-up move, five phases
Related toAlso published here Vol. 8 No. 6 Apr. 1973 611
Karl Fulves Babel Uri Geller, Randi, psychics, Edgar Mitchell
 		Vol. 8 No. 6 Apr. 1973 612
Stanley Collins Whisper Word two sets of word cards, one word chosen by one and five words by another spectator, performer finds out the word by first spectator, using words that spell differently but sound alike
Also published here
  • marketed 1931
 Vol. 8 No. 6 Apr. 1973 613
Jay Ose, Gerald Kosky Your Favorite Ace named Ace produced with four different procedures, jukebox
 		Vol. 8 No. 6 Apr. 1973 613
Sam Schwartz Noah's Friends three cards find their mates
 		Vol. 8 No. 6 Apr. 1973 617
Karl Fulves Okito Notes Part Three intro
 		Vol. 8 No. 6 Apr. 1973 618
Alan Brown Ritual Coin dime covered with dollar bill, card and copper coin, the dime vanishes, dime appears under copper coin in Okito box, using coin attached to bill with Monofilament/thread
 		Vol. 8 No. 6 Apr. 1973 618
Horace E. Bennett Ghost Knot knot while the spectator holds both ends, in the end the rope is linked to performer's buttonhole
Inspired by
  • "Secret of Gordius" (John Benzais, The New Jinx #58)
Also published here 		Vol. 8 No. 7 May 1973 619
Karl Fulves Babel Wonderama, Charlie Miller Notebook, Laser Beam routine, George Daily, Richard Leavitt walking on fire
 		Vol. 8 No. 7 May 1973 620
Karl Fulves New Shell Gaff shell with disc inside that can be shown from both sides, idea, "mint condition"
Related to Vol. 8 No. 7 May 1973 620
Ray Grismer Mind Ray spectator deals card on table according to some instructions
 		Vol. 8 No. 7 May 1973 620
Alan Brown Sealed Future ESP deck (or five-way forcing deck) shuffled and put in glass, card counted off deck until stopped, card predicted
 		Vol. 8 No. 7 May 1973 621
Stanley Collins A Flourish two balls moved around between the fingers, suggested with coins by Fulves
 		Vol. 8 No. 7 May 1973 623
Slip Cut
Related to Vol. 8 No. 7 May 1973 623
Karl Fulves, Ken Beale Etcetera anonymous letter about what kind of card magic should be published and commentary by Fulves, see p. 1036 for real author (Beale)
 		Vol. 8 No. 7 May 1973 624
Robert (Bob) Hess Focal Point one of ten cards, OOSOOM
Inspired by
  • Hull's "Mental Discernment"
Variations 		Vol. 8 No. 7 May 1973 625
James G. Thompson Jr. History of the Scrabble Principle
Related to Vol. 8 No. 7 May 1973 625
Frederick Braue One Pack Triple Do spectator and performer have half the deck each, three cards taken out by each, they match, two handlings
  • Second Alternative
Inspired by Vol. 8 No. 7 May 1973 626
Frederick Braue Ambitious Variation
Vol. 8 No. 7 May 1973 626
Tenkai Ishida Tenkai's Copper-Silver
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 8 June 1973 627
Karl Fulves Babel Tony Curtis, Mark Wilson, Mike Skinner, Amirillo Slim, Kennie Kingston, "Laser Beam" effect
 		Vol. 8 No. 8 June 1973 628
Morty Rudnick Impromptu Mis-Indexed Bill ten-dollar bill with hundred-dollar index
Related to Vol. 8 No. 8 June 1973 628
Karl Fulves Disc Gaff
Related to Vol. 8 No. 8 June 1973 628
Francis J. Baker Alpha Card Act
  • First Trick (spectator choses card from one deck, performer from another, they match)
  • Second Trick (spectator initials card on back, performer the Three of Hearts on face, but later the Nine of Hearts is initialed on face and on back)
  • Third Trick (two cards reversed in two decks match)
 		Vol. 8 No. 8 June 1973 629
Roy Walton Color Flite a card from red and blue deck are chosen, jokers pushed in deck of other color, they're supposed to be next to selections, but change in actual selections
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 8 No. 8 June 1973 632
Bill Fleischman Polaroid Problem coin with secret slot
 		Vol. 8 No. 8 June 1973 633
Karl Fulves Sliding Shell shell with half the rim removed
 		Vol. 8 No. 8 June 1973 633
Robert E. Neale The Two Guns square with nine sections, two miniature guns moved according to instructions end up in predicted section
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 8 June 1973 634
Horace Goldin, Frank Garcia Horace Goldin's Cup & Ball Move ball vanishes when two cups are banged together with ball between them, see also p. 815 for comment by Roger Crabtree
Related toAlso published here Vol. 8 No. 9 July 1973 635
Karl Fulves Babel Jerry Boker
 		Vol. 8 No. 9 July 1973 636
Cy Keller Telephone Card Divination II more details on the gag
Related to Vol. 8 No. 9 July 1973 636
Mitchell Dyszel Spirit Shot full shot glass covered with hand and it is empty when hand is removed
 		Vol. 8 No. 9 July 1973 636
Charles Ostin Trance Slate sliding slate used for a word divination by spectator
 		Vol. 8 No. 9 July 1973 637
Allan Slaight Top Twenty Poker, Gin, Blackjack combination
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 8 No. 9 July 1973 637
J. A. Lindon Shed another Tear paper with text torn and one half destroyed, other half reads as a coherent text, repeated, two examples, see also p. 758 for comment by Sam Dalal
 		Vol. 8 No. 9 July 1973 638
J. A. Lindon A Poem palindromic poems in which the sentences mirror, not the letters
  • Doppelgänger
 		Vol. 8 No. 9 July 1973 639
Robin Robertson Etcetera variation of Long Shot
Inspired by Vol. 8 No. 9 July 1973 640
Karl Fulves Cup & Ball Technique
  • Cup & Ball Opener
three balls placed under three cups gather under one cup, no extra ball
 		Vol. 8 No. 9 July 1973 641
John Cornelius Metamorphosis tabled coin changes by waving over it with the hands, see also p. 728 for comment by Bob Bruning
Variations Vol. 8 No. 9 July 1973 642
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Data entered by Denis Behr, February 2016.