Piece by Piece

29 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / Piece by Piece
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown The New Card Table or "Card Tripod", metal apparatus with double-shell coverings, Torn Corner Trick given as example with two-step restoration (first all except corner, then the corner)
 		1897 New Era Card Tricks 83
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Okito Card Frame torn pieces of a card appear in card frame one by one where the card is found restored
Related toVariations 1973 The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs 40
Eric C. Lewis The Eric Lewis Revised Model of the Okito Card Frame
Inspired by 1973 The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs 46
Richard Himber Himber's Fifth Dimension torn pieces of a card appear in card frame one by one where the card is found restored
Related to 1978/76 More Classic Magic with Apparatus 54
Derek Dingle Restoration Assembly combo
Related to 1982 The Complete Works of Derek Dingle 187
Unknown Card Restoration torn pieces of card vanish and appear one by one in frame where they restore again
 		1982 Further Classic Magic With Apparatus 215
David Regal Piece by Piece signed
Variations 1987 Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal 153
Joe Monti Cornered! strange
 		Mar. 1990 Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3) 1753
Steve Dusheck Magna Carda torn and restored card for stand-up
 		1992 Dusheck's Card Magic 80
Peter Grandt Blackout torn and restored card, corner for verification is given to spectator, corner is eventually re-attached to the card
Also published here 1996 Inside Cardmagic — Band 2 63
John Lovick Introduction credit information
 		1998 The Reparation 1
John Lovick The Reparation
  • Preparation
  • Performance
  • Final Note
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 The Reparation 1
Wesley James Preface on piece-by-piece restorations
 		1998 Pristine 1
Wesley James Introduction on restorations
 		1998 Pristine 4
Wesley James Pristine piece-by-piece restoration of signed card, then folds removed and signature peeled off
  • The Force
  • Acquiring the Duplicate and the Signatures
  • Pre-Creasing
  • The Tear
  • Switching in the Duplicate
  • Restoring the First Piece
  • Restoring the Second Piece
  • Restoring the Third (last) Piece
  • Unloading the Extra Pieces
  • The Pristine-ing
 		1998 Pristine 10
Guy Hollingworth Reformation including handling variations for some phases
Variations 1999 Drawing Room Deceptions 278
John Lovick The Reparation
Also published here 1999 Close-Up & Personal 126
David Acer R.I.P. three quarters restored one by one, described with photograph
Inspired byRelated to 1999 Natural Selections — Volume II 21
Peter Grandt Blackout torn and restored card, corner for verification is given to spectator, corner is eventually re-attached to the card
Also published here 2000 Concertos for Pasteboard 62
Ben Harris Twist Assist Half card is given a twist between the fingers, corner visually appears restored on card. Possibility given to restore the full card.
 		2000 Quarks & Quirks 12
Don England The Sympathy of Hearts under cover of a Jumbo Card
 		2001 Don England's Paradox 112
Peter Duffie Fusion Assembly quarter pieces travel to under wallet one by one and assemble there one by one, credit information
 		2004 Subtle Miracles 124
John Lovick The Reparation
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2016 The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc. 129
John Lovick Piece by Piece Restorations credit information
 		2016 The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc. 129
John Lovick The Reparation Strikes Back
Inspired by 2016 The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc. 143
Adrian Vega Four Fly Restored selection is signed on both sides and torn in quarters, pieces travel from hand to hand and card restores piece by piece
 		2017 Area 52 19
Wayne Houchin Counterfeit Card torn into four and restored piece by piece, last piece is restored by fire, cards ends slightly burnt as a souvenir
Inspired by 2019 Houchin: Counterfeit & Stigmata 3
Jeremiah Zuo Hollingworth for Mortals simplified
Inspired by 2019 Hollingworth for Mortals 1
Nathan Colwell Postmortem of the Seventh Solution card signed and a quarter torn out, odd-backed quarter is taken from pocket and restored into its place, repeated three more times, when turned over the card still have spectator's signature
 		2021 Theseus 75