Partagas Sell (Dunbury Delusion)

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Three Packets
1933
Farelli's Card Magic — Part Two
77
Victor Farelli The Partagas "Sell"
Related to 1933
Farelli's Card Magic — Part Two
79
Charlie Miller The Dunbury Delusion
Related toVariations 1940
Expert Card Technique
319
The Hocus-Pocus Card apparently mistake is made
Related to 1940
Expert Card Technique
390
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue True or False?
1943
Tricks and Sleights
16
Clyde Cairy Dick Tracy Card Trick almost the same as Fingerprint Card Trick
Related to 1945
My Best
11
Design for Laughter
Related toVariations 1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
54
Now You See It! palm section
Related to 1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
92
Righting a Wrong little bit different effect
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
160
Fours of a Kind dunbury delusion presentation
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
213
Frederick Braue, Charlie Miller Dunbury Delusion (Braue Handling)
1948
Show Stoppers with Cards
9
Milton Kort Kort Kard fingerprint card trick, see also p. 855 for cryptic credit information
Related to Sep. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 211)
845
Arthur Hastings D. F. C.
Inspired byRelated toVariations Oct. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 265)
1060
Bill Simon Danbury Delusion
Variations 1952
Effective Card Magic
83
Edward Marlo Sell or Delusion
Inspired by 1957
The Tabled Palm
19
Edward Marlo Face Up Elimination selection appears as last card in face up eliminiation process, even though it was not there
 		1957
The Tabled Palm
21
Edward Marlo, Jerry Kogan Streamlined Dunbury Delusion using bottom deal
 		1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
86
Edward Marlo The Experts Dunbury "My Favorite Center Deal Effect"
 		1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
104
Charlie Schulien That's Your Card (A Sucker Trick) Dunbury Delusion handling
 		1959
The Magic of Matt Schulien
43
Charlie Miller Dunberry Delusion unclear comment
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
58
Revelation
Related to 1962
Close-up Card Magic
35
Edward Marlo Tilted Dunbury "Twentieth Effect"
 		1962
Tilt!
26
Charlie Miller The Dunbury Delusion Improved
1968
Expert Card Conjuring
49
Roy Johnson The Dunbury Delusion
Inspired by 1970
The Roy Johnson Experience
27
Roger Smith Dunbury Revisited
1970
The FFF Control System
15
Jerry K. Hartman Redone-bury Delusion
Related to 1970
Secret Subtraction
18
Dr. Jacob Daley, Eddie McGuire Poker Face II same structure as Fingerprint Trick
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 2)
474
David Lederman Dave-bury Delusion four Ace kicker
Variations 1971 ca.
Dingle's Deceptions
9
Frank Garcia, Dai Vernon Dunbury Delight
Related to
  • Ed Marlo, MUM, Sept. 1965
 1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
28
Indifferent Card Changes to Chosen Card
Related to 1972
The Living End
66
Charlie Miller The Delovely Delusion
1972
The Living End
75
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Improvement For Maguire's Sucker Card Effect (Poker Face) No. 297, with triple lift subtlety
Related toAlso published here 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
76
Al Koran The Wife's Favourite four cards shown, one changes to selection
 		1972
Al Koran's Legacy
135
David Lederman Dave's Delight four Ace kicker
Related toVariations 1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
31
Tony Binarelli Fource four of a kind kicker
 		1975
Afterthoughts
72
Jerry Mentzer, Roger Divella, Ed Smeal After Dunbury
1975
New and Novel Knowledge
57
Russell T. Barnhart Fatal Fingerprint No. 4, fingerprint trick without deck, card stored under leg als holdout
 		1975
The Master Palm
53
Edward Marlo Deep Dunbury
1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
187
David Solomon Quick Deep Dunbury
1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
191
Dai Vernon D.V. Utility Move, another method card vanishes and is found as many cards down in the deck as it's value
 		1976
Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon
26
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon D.V. Utility Move, another method Cervon's handling, card stolen from out-jogged packet on top underneath top card
 		1976
Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon
27
Edward Marlo Marlo's Dunbury Delusion
Also published here
  • MUM, 1950s
 1976
Lecture Notes 1
15
Karl Fulves And Counting with tranformation kicker
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Five)
289
Harry Lorayne The Lonely Card packet shown to be all wrong cards, one changes into selection, glide
 		1977
The Magic Book
115
Dan MacMillan Dunbury's Delusion
1977
The Gamblers' Palm Revisited
40
Gerald Kosky Three Wheeling spectator's card changes into indifferent card and back
 		1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
36
Martin A. Nash Did-Dan-Dunbury
1979
Sleight Unseen
412
Edward Marlo, David Solomon Dunbury Delusions four methods
Also published here 1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
317
Jon Racherbaumer Make Mine Dunbury Well
1979
CardMagic
14
John F. Mendoza, Derek Dingle Davebury Delusion Handling
Inspired byRelated to 1979
Close-up Presentations
89
Gary Ouellet Finger on the Card selection replaced, performer removes card for value and suit, second card is selection, spectator then finds selection in deck, sucker
Variations 1979
Finger on the Card
4
Larry Jennings A Wrong Card Turns Right sucker effect with five cards
 		1981
Arcane (Issue 5)
52
Jim Ryan Ryan's Dunbury Delight four ace kicker
Inspired by 1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: Sensational Stunners
10
Karl Fulves Fourth of Habit four indifferent cards put on table, one changes into selection, then four Kings are dealt, first tricks sets up second
Inspired by 1981
Octet
35
Allan Ackerman Ultra Four Spot
1982
Best of Friends
183
Curtis Kam Overdunn indicator cards change into mates of selection, missing sucker element
 		1982
All the World's a Stage
36
Jerry Sadowitz Prone to Live Dangerously sucker effect in which performer stabs card next to selection which can be seen on face
Related toVariations Mar. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 9)
1100
Stephen Tucker Ambassador Card seen by spectator to be on top, random card removed from center of deck shown to be selection instead (sucker type effect)
 		1984
The Card-Mad-gic of Stephen Tucker
44
Steven Hamilton Count Down to Dunbury with four ace kicker
Also published here 1984
The Best of Close-Up Magic
77
Peter Duffie A Minor Delusion using monte throw when selection is apparently tabled
 		1984
Contemporary Card Magic
22
Stewart Judah Nicht Ihre Karte? four wrong cards, one changes into selection
 		July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
125
Gary Ouellet Finger on the Card Revisited additional thoughts in second edition
Inspired by 1986
Finger on the Card
23
Frank Garcia, George Schindler ... und noch ein Gag! fingerprint presentation, with variation which is similar to Vernon's routine
  • Die fortgeschrittene Version
 		1986
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 47 No. 5)
159
Justin Higham The Finger Print Card Trick Revisited
Inspired by
  • "The Finger Print Card Trick" (Paul Swinford, The Linking Ring, Vol. 54 No. 10)
  • "The Thumb Print Card Trick" (Ed Marlo, The Linking Ring, Vol. 55 No. 2)
 July 1986
The Card Man-uscript (Issue 6)
49
Dai Vernon The Fingerprint Card Trick
Related toVariations 1987
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1
136
Randy Wakeman Direct Delusion
1987
Special Effects
35
Edward Marlo Direct Dunbury Delusion
1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
1
Edward Marlo Logical Dunbury Delusion effect variation, four methods
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
280
Francois Ziegler, Richard Vollmer Ask the Deck full suit and four of a kind kicker
Variations Nov. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 11)
1561
Justin Higham Don't Count On It counting multiple values to get to selected card, with dunbury illusion, two methods
Inspired by Nov. 1988
Inside Out (Issue 5)
18
J. W. Sarles Fourth And One selection lost, top card turned up, Four of Spades, four cards counted down, Four of Spades again and original Four of Spades is selection
 		1989
Prototype
24
Randy Wakeman Here's to the Head Forker spectator says "That's it" on every card shown, sucker
Related to
  • "That's it!" (Eddie Fechter)
 1989
Randy Wakeman Presents
12
Jerry K. Hartman Snare and Delusion
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1991
Card Craft
318
Jerry K. Hartman Snare and Delusion
Also published here Nov. 1991
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
44
Jon Racherbaumer Dunbury Lie Speller - Eighteen-Card Version
Inspired by 1993
Simplicity at Your Fingertips
30
笑ってください (Please laugh) Sucker trick, uses glide to show selection apparently placed on table. Actually not there.
 		1993
Larry Jennings's Card Technique
67
Hideo Kato コメディダンバリーディリュージョン (Comedy Dunbury Delusion)
 		1993
Larry Jennings's Card Technique
164
Eddie Fechter That's It!
1993
Fechter
59
Eddie Fechter Eddie's Dunbury
Also published here 1993
Fechter
123
Jerry Camaro Poker Delusion ending with Royal Flus which contains selection
 		Jan./Feb. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 15)
164
Jon Racherbaumer Dunbury Lie Speller
Variations May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
58
Padre Wenceslao Ciuró, Vicente Canuto Dos Transformaciones two phases, selection apparently place in pile with other cards ends up at named number, then random chosen card changes to selection
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
123
Ellison Poland The Garden Path several cards including selection are tabled, selection is later indifferent card and found somewhere else
 		1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
42
Harry Milliken No Seconds Dunbury
Inspired by 1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
90
Partagas, Jean Hugard The Coué Test righting a wrong card - "psychological" presentation
Inspired by 1995
Card College — Volume 1
125
Lou Gallo L. G. Bury face card of deck changes to selection
Related to 1996
Lou Gallo: The Underground Man
101
David Solomon Dunbury Delusion Revisited
Also published here 1997
Solomon's Mind
48
Ellis Stanyon One of Three Dealt on the Table No. 24, three wrong cards put on table, none is the selection, later it is one of the three
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
29
Philip T. Goldstein The Partagas Spell characteristics of card spelled to, sucker, mates of selections show up as a climax
 		July 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 7)
49
Steve Silverman Dunbury Aces performer cuts to cards to help identify features of selection (an Ace), each time failing and one of the cards is actually the selection, a new card is changed into selection and the cut-to cards are changed into other Aces
 		1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
22
Fernando Cheops Cheops's Dunbury Sandwich sandwich effect with a strong "sucker" element
Inspired by 2000
Card College — Volume 4
953
James Swain The Dunbury Delusion using Cool Out Move
 		Sep. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 9)
61
Darwin Ortiz, John F. Mendoza Liar's Poker princess card trick with lie detection presentation and sucker finale à la Fingerprint Card Trick
Inspired by 2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
26
Karl Fulves Further Notes on the plot "Everywhere & Nowhere"
 		2002
Hofzinser's Card Tricks
38
Bob King Dunbury Breather
2002
The Breather 3
9
Peter McLanachan A Total Delusion four-of-a-kind kicker
 		July 2002
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 13)
10
David Ben Dunbury Drop
2003
Tricks
46
Bob White White's Skip Trick from "Supplement to Notes"
cards displayed without deck in hands
Inspired byAlso published here 2003
It's a Matter of Style
38
Tony Giorgio The Fingerprint Trick
  • Dedicated To Dai Vernon
Inspired by May 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 5)
52
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson Dunbury With Ease using Killer Count
 		2004
Killer Koncepts
33
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson Dunbury Without a Clue using Killer Count
 		2004
Killer Koncepts
34
Gabi Pareras El Fiasco de Dunbury (Una vuelta de tuerca) found at number indicated by card
  • ¿Por qué el forzaje clásico?
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2004
Afectos
51
Bob White White's Skip Trick cards displayed without deck in hands
  • White's Comments
Also published here 2005
It's a Matter of Style (2005 edition)
53
Harry Riser Second to None
Related toAlso published here
  • MUM, June 2005
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
33
Lewis Jones Pokerface spectator stabs card into deck, five cards taken from there, then sucker element as selection is apparently discarded
Inspired by
  • "Near Miss" (Steve Pressley)
 2006
England Up Close
100
Fred Robinson Fred on Dunbury
2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
214
Fred Robinson Dunbury Drop Switch Vanish
2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
216
Fred Robinson Dunbury Again
2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
217
Benjamin Earl How to Fool a Physicist card starts on top, sucker element as performer's pile is shown not to contain selection near the end
 		2010
How to Fool a Physicist
4
Tony Cabral Cheating at Blackjack blackjack demo with selection, sucker element
Inspired by
  • "Blackjack" (Carl Andrews, Magic from Maui)
 2012
The Brown Shoes Lecture Notes
23
Eddie Fechter Eddie's Dunbury
Also published here 2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
182
Gabi Pareras El Test de Dr. Coue card eventually found a number indicated by another card
Also published here 2012
El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 20)
626
Steven Hamilton Countdown to Dunbury with four Ace kicker
Also published here 2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
112
Tom Gagnon Dunbury Illusion selection apparently discarded, using ribbon spread techniques
 		2013
Too Hot for the Devil
11
Chris Mayhew Kim Card Ashian selection made, sandwich cards removed one of which is the selection by apparent mistake, corrected
Inspired byRelated to 2014
The EH Team
15
Steve Mayhew Snozbury Delusion
2014
Mayhew
231
Tyler Wilson Prone to Die Safely Three selections made. Sucker effect in which performer stabs Joker next to selection (which can be seen on face). Then Joker visually rises to land next to selection. Joker then transforms into second selection, and then the third selection is found sandwiched by two Jokers.
Inspired by Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
75
R. Paul Wilson Undone Delusion Dunbury Delusion, card vanishes from the packet and appears after counting down, inspired by Fred Robinson
Inspired by Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
95
Harry Riser Expert Dunbury Delusion
2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
107
Harapan Ong Oops selection made, sandwich cards removed one of which is the selection by apparent mistake, corrected with visual transformation
Inspired byRelated to 2018
Principia
100
David Solomon The Finger-Print Trick away from deck
Inspired by 2018
Solomon's Secrets
3
Edward Marlo Ed Marlo's Dunbury Delusion write-up by Vynn Boyar
Inspired byRelated to
  • MUM, Sep. 1965
  • "First Road" of "Three Roads to Dunbury" (Inside Tracks, Jon Racherbaumer, 1992)
 2022
Output (Issue 21)
3
Gabi Pareras The Dunbury Delusion "A Twist"
sucker element taken out, spectators think they mis-saw the selection earlier
Inspired byAlso published here Jan. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 1)
41
George McBride Snappy Dunbury wrong card captured with sandwich cards of which one is the selection (sucker element), sandwich cards transform and find selection
Inspired by
  • "Done" (Chris Mayhew, free trick via Murphy's Magic, Jan 20, 2018)
Related to 		2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
85
Jack Tighe Tracking Jennifer
Inspired by
  • Chris Pratt's performance for Jennifer Lawrence on the Graham Norton Show 2016
 Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
711
Gary Plants Dunsbury Delusion different handling for Pareras's presentation
Inspired by 2023
Something Old, Something New
13
Mark Calabrese Well Done Dunbury selection lost, deck cut into three piles, top cards shown, one seems to be selection by accident, value of third card used to count to selection, it's not there, but it's there on second try once spectators "believe" in it
Inspired by Jan. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 1)
76
Jamy Ian Swiss Intermission on the history of Magicana, Dunbury Delusion plot
 		Jan. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 1)
80