Punch

162 entries in Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Punch
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Hocus Pocus Junior Conveyance of Cards and Dice mentioning card tricks and principles without details
  • divided cards
  • advantage dice by cutting off a strip
  • "nipping" (punch?), corner crimp, dots
 		1634
The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
51
C. H. Wilson Red-Black Divination performer separates red and black cards, pin-punched or punch with finger nail
 		1877
The 52 Wonders
19
Charlier The Charlier System punch marked deck
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
55
Charlier The Charlier System of Card-Marking punch marked deck
 		1890
More Magic
66
Charlier Reading the Cards
1890
More Magic
68
Card Naming when stack has been shuffled, punch deck
 		1890
More Magic
81
To name the Article taken by each of Four Persons four objects pocketed while performer is out of room, but linked to four memorized punch-marked cards
 		1890
More Magic
87
Sämtliche Bilderkarten eines Spieles mit verbundenen Augen aufzufinden No. 35, all picture cards found blindfolded
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
42
Non plus ultra No. 49, spectator removes three cards from new deck and places them under handkerchief, performer touches cards through handkerchief, they are replaced and found, punched through handkerchief
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
58
Non plus ultra Eine Kartensoirée No. 7
four cards chosen, placed under handkerchief, then shuffled into deck, found by performer, cards punched on the fly with needle attached to ring
 		Nov. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 3)
42
Könige, Damen und Buben picture cards shuffled and placed underneath handkerchief, performer produces all Kings, Queens and Jacks without looking, two methods
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
34
Card Punch on Pull in sleeve
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
34
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Non plus ultra several cards chosen, placed under handkerchief, then shuffled into deck, found by performer, cards punched on the fly
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
35
Noli me tangere several cards on table, spectators turn cards end for end and performer identifies which ones, one-way punch mark
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
36
Die geheimnisvollen Würfel
  • two dice thrown and sum counted to repeatedly until deck is divided in two halves, they're separated in red and black
  • red and black separation by performer without dice but crimp or punch instead
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
110
Deutsche Methode punch mark
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
130
Apparent Second Sight freely chosen cards are located behind back, secret punching of selections through handkerchief
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
76
The Card Marker device to secretly punch cards, two apparatus
 		1897
New Era Card Tricks
77
A. J. Ein neuer Kartenstecher punch device at shirt button
 		Apr. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 4)
52
A. J. Kartenzauber corner of a card torn off, it restores visually, two selections shuffled back, one of the selections appears in a glass container, punch with paper weight that is sitting on card at one point
 		May 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 5)
67
Louis F. Christianer Say Stop cards are dealt face up by performer and spectator thinks stop at his card, performer stops at selection
Inspired by
  • "Incomprehensibility" (Dr. Ford Rogers, marketed trick deck)
 1916
Effective Card Tricks
16
Charles T. Jordan The Impenetrable Stop Trick performer tells spectator to stop when before he deals selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
25
Nail Bump Card
Also published here 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
25
The Nail or Pin Marking Principle
1935
Mental Magic with Cards
13
Thought Card Discovered pin marking through handkerchief
 		1935
Mental Magic with Cards
13
A Test Discovery nail punch, naming position of selection
 		1935
Mental Magic with Cards
13
Phenominal Thought Cards selection is found by sense of touch blindfolded, punch marked key card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
83
Arthur H. Buckley Indetecto divining chosen number and card, impromptu punched card with finger nail
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
83
Charles T. Jordan Impenetrable Stop Trick performer tells spectator to stop when before he deals selection
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
85
Nail Bump Card
1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
85
David Devant Thought Card Discovered punching selection secretly
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
306
Charles T. Jordan It's Up to You impromptu punching some key cards, spectator selects cards and cuts it back into the deck, then deals deck in several piles and performer finds card in pile with selection
VariationsAlso published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
308
"It's Up to You" impromptu punching some key cards, spectator selects cards and cuts it back into the deck, then deals deck in several piles and performer finds card in pile with selection
Also published here 1938
Greater Magic
64
Impromptu Markind of Cards - The Tooth Pick Method
1938
Greater Magic
479
Thumb Tack Marker Impromptu Markind of Cards
 		1938
Greater Magic
479
Oscar Weigle The Challenge Blindfold Card Routine genuinely blindfolded
Effect No. 1: think stop
Effect No. 2: performer stops while dealing
Effect No. 3: spectator reads cards and performer detects card by voice
Effect No. 4: performer stops spectator's deal and even names card
Also published here 1939
Do That Again!
43
Thumb Nail Card Marker for scratch or punch
 		1939
The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939
84
Jack Vosburgh Ten and One ten and one put on table, spectator puts two coins on top, coincidence, nail punch
Also published here 1941
The Jinx (Issue 124)
721
Nail Punch
1941
How Gamblers Win
9
Eddie Joseph The "Nick" Location punch-like nick made in key card, deck in hand or on table with pointing motivation
Related to 1942
Greater Card Tricks
16
Conny Steffensen Magische Lektionen / Leçons magiques brief explanations of various techniques to control a card, followed by french translation
  • "Mappen"-Karte
  • Nagelmarkierung
  • Markierung mit der Stecknadel
  • "Brücke" am Ende des Spieles
  • Ein Ersatz für die lange Karte
  • Staniol auf der Rückseite der Karte
  • Auffinden der Schlüsselkarte durch den Index
Related to 1946
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 2)
6
Edward Marlo The Punch Deal bridge deal application
Related to 1947
Marlo In Spades
18
Edward Marlo Marlo's Miracle Prediction deck shuffled, number named by spectator, card predicted, punch deal
Related toVariations 1947
Marlo In Spades
19
Edward Marlo Poker Prediction outcome after shuffled deck predicted, punch deal
Variations 1947
Marlo In Spades
20
Edward Marlo The Perfect Stack without adjustment, three aces are dealt to a player for two to eight players, punch deal
 		1947
Marlo In Spades
21
Edward Marlo The Three Packets performer announces how many aces & kings are in a certain pile, punch deal
 		1947
Marlo In Spades
22
Edward Marlo The Blind Fold Stack punched cards as safety measure
Variations 1947
Marlo In Spades
23
Edward Marlo Super Reading apparently magician can read marks extremely fast, punch deal
 		1947
Marlo In Spades
24
Edward Marlo Putting in the Work putting punch work in cards
 		1947
Marlo In Spades
25
Edward Marlo For Cheaters Only punch deal
 		1947
Marlo In Spades
26
Fingerspitzengefühl
1947
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 3&4)
14
Syl Reilly The G. Man Card Trick card located in packet and clock layout with tactile key card
 		Oct. 1948
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 1 & 2)
9
Arthur H. Buckley Indetecto divining chosen number and card, impromptu punched card with finger nail ("Nail Marking")
Also published here 1948
The Card Expert Entertains
87
George Blake Under More! Table several methods for finding a card selected under a table
Related to Apr. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 174)
698
Dr. A. Ch. Wilsmann Mirakel punched deck system
 		1952
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 5)
54
Oscar Weigle Challenge Blindfold Routine genuinely blindfolded
Effect No. 1: think stop
Effect No. 2: performer stops while dealing
Effect No. 3: spectator reads cards and performer detects card by voice
Effect No. 4: performer stops spectator's deal and even names card
Also published here 1956
Top Secrets of Magic
13
Tony Corinda (3) Marked Playing Cards
1958
Pencil, Lip, Sound, Touch and Muscle Reading
45
Jack Vosburgh Ten and One ten and one put on table, spectator puts two coins on top, coincidence, nail punch
Also published here May 1962
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 1)
4
Edward Marlo Marlo Key Card two corner shorts, punch, crimp, edge mark, see page 156 for additional observations
Related to 1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
69
Walter Scott Scott's Blindfold Bridge Deal No. 411, Aces and Kings punched
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
111
North Bigbee Hind Sight
1973
Magick (Issue 75)
372
Charles T. Jordan The Impenetrable Stop Trick performer tells spectator to stop when before he deals selection
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
47
Nail Bump Card
1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
47
Charles T. Jordan It's Up To You impromptu punching some key cards, spectator selects cards and cuts it back into the deck, then deals deck in several piles and performer finds card in pile with selection
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
91
Frederick Braue The Punch Deal
Related to 1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
27
Die Markierungs-Daumenspitze gaffed thumb tip for marking cards
 		Aug. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
73
Edward Marlo The Marlo Punch Deal putting in the work, feeling and dealing
Related to 1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
1
Edward Marlo Aces and Kings or Jacks and Queens - The Multiple Combination punch deal, ginving spectators choice up to 4 sets, punch in different positions
 		1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
6
Edward Marlo The Punch Cut cut to a full house, punched cards as crimped cards
 		1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
9
Edward Marlo One Way Combination Deal dealing full house, three pairs to choose from, punch, edgemark, one way
 		1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
11
Bob Nelson Nelson's Punched Cards invisible from the face
 		1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
13
Karl Fulves Nail Punch Location one or more cards, punched with fingers in different places
 		1983
After Jordan
2
Salt Punch pressing card on salt grain on table
 		1983
After Jordan
3
Edward Marlo Further Adventures of Punch dealing almost any Full House called for, all cards punched, method how to punch
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
1
Edward Marlo Combination One-Way Punch and Scratch both punch and scratch indicate one-way feature, full house deal
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
14
Dai Vernon, Vagrant's Challenge Location punching a card through clothing with pin in wallet
Related to 1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
292
Stephen Tucker The Brail Deck Marking system by making indentations (similar to punching cards)
 		1984
The Card-Mad-gic of Stephen Tucker
50
Stephen Minch Preparation punch locator, all black cards
 		1984
Eyeless in Gaza
4
Stephen Minch Think Stop No. 1, card selected, performer deals face-up through cards, stops at selection, performer genuinely blindfolded
 		1984
Eyeless in Gaza
9
Stephen Minch Dealing Location No. 2, card selected, performer deals through face-down card and stops at selection, performer genuinely blindfolded
 		1984
Eyeless in Gaza
11
Stephen Minch Double Location No. 3, five black and five red cards removed by spectators, two cards exchanged, performer finds them, performer genuinely blindfolded
 		1984
Eyeless in Gaza
12
Stephen Minch Blind Out of this World No. 7, with two spectators simultaneously and shuffled deck, one color punched, performer genuinely blindfolded, see also page 24
Related to 1984
Eyeless in Gaza
17
Stephen Minch Color Separation No. 8, performer separates colors by touch, punch, performer genuinely blindfolded
 		1984
Eyeless in Gaza
21
Still Another punch with needle
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
8
The Floating Key "This is a control which without question is the best of all methods of controlling a chosen card.", key card which is both narrow and short and punched
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
21
Frederick Braue 4 Ace Gambler Routine (1960)
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5)
15
Dan MacMillan Punch Me Again glue, with (obvious) "Marlo Suggestion"
 		1986
Riffling the Pasteboards
67
Dai Vernon, The Wallet Punch
Related to 1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
10
Dai Vernon Punched in the Face peeked at card instantly named, punch marked deck
 		1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
158
Ray Grismer Pricked Cards collection of historical references for punch work, credit information
 		1988
The Punch Letters
2
Ray Grismer How to Use the Punch Prop
1988
The Punch Letters
4
Basic Bridge Demo all Spades end up in two hands
 		1988
The Punch Letters
4
Ray Grismer Punch Tip making three or four punch marks instead of one for security (Charlie Miller?)
 		1988
The Punch Letters
6
Ray Grismer On On-the-Fly Punching
1988
The Punch Letters
12
Ray Grismer Fully Punch-Marked Deck discarded systems
 		1988
The Punch Letters
12
Ray Grismer Separation by Weight separating high and low, or red and black cards, apparently by weight
 		1988
The Punch Letters
15
Ray Grismer Grismer Code binary type punch-marked deck
 		1988
The Punch Letters
16
Ray Grismer The Killer card chosen and lost (impromptu) or pocketed (with stack), performer divines card with deck behind his back, punch-marked deck
 		1988
The Punch Letters
18
Ray Grismer Fixing Mis-Punch fixing mistake in punch preparation
 		1988
The Punch Letters
19
Ray Grismer Multiple Card Divination cards chosen and lost one by one, then divined with deck behind the performer's back the whole time (punch-marked deck) or only between naming the cards (impromptu)
 		1988
The Punch Letters
20
Bruno Haber Option Four selection is torn in quarters with some other cards, performer locates pieces of selection in bag
 		Feb. 1989
Magick (Issue 417)
2083
Riley G. Matthews Out of Sight shuffled deck is separated by performer, blindfolded, mistakes are divined
 		June 1990
Magick (Issue 440)
2200
Edward Marlo Four for the Road three further methods for "Simon Eyes", faro
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 8)
14
Steve Dusheck Experiment No. 5 thumb tack at tip of thumb tip to mark cards or paper
  • bill pierced behind back at certain position
 		1991
Dusheck's Thumb Tip Magic
48
Charles T. Jordan The Impenetrable Stop Trick No. 45, performer tells spectator to stop when before he deals selection
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
52
Nail Bump Card
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
53
Charles T. Jordan It's Up to You No. 46, impromptu punching some key cards, spectator selects cards and cuts it back into the deck, then deals deck in several piles and performer finds card in pile with selection
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
54
Karl Fulves Punched Card Notes No. 47, on punching cards on the fly with thumb nail or in a location with coins in the handling
Related to 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
54
Blindfold Card Reading some cards are chosen from one half and shuffled in other half, found by blindfolded magician, pegged/punched card
 		1993
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8
137
Doug Canning UNCANNY deck in pocket and one card after the other is removed, spectator mentally spells his card and last letter matches selection
 		1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
132
Roger Crosthwaite Punch Stack
Inspired by 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
232
Jean Boucher Psi-Touch cards shuffled behind back
Inspired by 1994
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 6)
27
Richard Webster Pin-Up Postcard several postcards of mountains and one with a pin-up, reading body language of man to divine, when he is looking at picture of lady
 		1996
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 10)
129
Oscar Weigle Eine Blind-Kartenroutine genuinely blindfolded
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3)
108
Ellis Stanyon The Thumbnail-Embossed Mark No. 5, impromptu punch mark
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
3
Ellis Stanyon Marking the Card with a Pin No. 22, card punched with hidden pin through handkerchief on table, later found in deck
Variations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
13
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note hiding punching needle at bottom of card case
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
14
Ellis Stanyon Revealing a Card by Its Weight No. 23, actually by punch mark
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
28
Neal Elias Marking Cards tactile marks with razor blade at edge of card, key card or fully marked, marking stack number instead of value
 		2000
Gambling Notes
4
Andrew Wimhurst Mister Blister dealing two full houses from shuffled deck, punch deal
 		2001
Jiggery Pokery
14
Darwin Ortiz Rum Punch punch deal, dealing royal flush
Related to 2001
Jiggery Pokery
15
Andrew Wimhurst Rum Punch #2 chosen cards are dealt in poker hand, fair handling due to punch deal
 		2001
Jiggery Pokery
16
Andrew Wimhurst Rum Punch #3 chosen cards are dealt in poker hand, fair handling due to punch deal and tactile one-way deck
 		2001
Jiggery Pokery
16
Darwin Ortiz Raw Deal punch deal, dealing royal flush
 		2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
44
Al Baker Stop Trick tactile key card
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
740
Karl Fulves Punchlines impromptu punch marks, or using a pin
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 3)
32
Karl Fulves Court Case memory demonstration with the twelve court cards, card located that is moved from pile to pile, tactile markings
  • System Two
  • System Three
  • Face Value (selections reversed in court card packet, found by touch)
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 3)
35
Karl Fulves 3-Coin Monte three cards and three coins, spectator moves cards around, performer places coins on cards which he thinks match the value of the coins via instructions
Inspired by 2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
59
Karl Fulves Note on the location of edge marks on the card, gambler's ploy of punching with a diamond ring turned to the inside, altered glue in high cards
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 6)
112
Doug Canning Midnight Speller counting and spelling, to find selection
Variations 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
168
Aaron Shields Confessions Of An Idiot Savant deck shuffled, number named by spectator, card predicted, punch deal
Inspired by 2004
Deviant Practices
33
Nail Punch on-the-fly
 		2004
Deviant Practices
33
Jack Avis A Dotty Location location with four distributed marked key cards
 		2006
Rara Avis
48
Michael Powers Punch Intro on punched cards and the punch deal, credit information
  • Punching Cards
  • Non-Punched Method
 		2006
Power Plays
92
Michael Powers PM Plus two spectators cut to cards and replace the cuts, performer deals through cards and finds selections without seeing faces
  • Naming the First Selection
  • Naming the Second Selection
  • Non-Memorized Deck Procedure
  • Non-Stacked Methods
Inspired by
  • "The PM Principle" (Michael Powers, 1990 booklet)
Variations 		2006
Power Plays
94
Michael Powers Punch Drunk any card pocketed by spectator under fair conditions, performer deals through deck and says he'll stop at mate, cell phone rings and person at other end names selection, 50% Punched Deck (every other card)
  • Cell Phone Finish
  • Alternate Finish (1)
  • Alternate Finish (2)
  • Alternate Finish (3)
Related to 2006
Power Plays
98
Michael Powers Punch for Two two fair selections found, 50% Punched Deck
Inspired by 2006
Power Plays
103
Dai Vernon Name a card Magician can name cards behind the back, punched
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
56
Derek DelGaudio High Five! five people remember the highest card in a poker hand, they're punch-dealt in one hand
  • Self-Working Version
 		2010
Derek DelGaudio
9
Woody Aragón The Psychic Deck spectator-shuffled deck answers questions about thought of person
Inspired by
  • "Color Sense" (Norman Gilbreath)
Related to 		2011
A Book in English
241
Justin Higham Sightless Mindreader
2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
33
John Born An Instinct for Cards Revisited Impossible card location, card is selected, lost, deck is shuffled, magician can still find card, includes method with memorized deck, edge marks and punch
Inspired by 2012
Seeking the Bridge
57
John Born Lucky Penny Card freely selected and lost. Magician deals and stops at the selection, then reveals prediction of the selected card in envelope
 		2012
Seeking the Bridge
84
Daniel Madison Sharp Punch Using a Sharpie pen cap as a card punch
 		2014
Placebo
35
Friedrich Roitzsch Sucker Punch two good hands after a spectator's shuffle, gilbreath & punch deal
Inspired by 2015
FFFF Lecture Notes 2015
5
Ricky Smith On the Punch Deal
2015
Nothing as it Seems
22
Alexander de Cova Punched Cards comment on punched cards
 		2015
Burners — Vol. 3
184
Ricky Smith On the Punch Deal
2017
Threeve
15
Ricky Smith Am Impractical Punch For Aggressive Gentlemen - Introduction reprint of booklet
 		2017
Threeve
52
Ricky Smith A Brief History punch (deal) history
 		2017
Threeve
54
Ricky Smith My Experiences
2017
Threeve
56
Ricky Smith Putting in the Work
2017
Threeve
58
Ricky Smith Utilizing the Work
2017
Threeve
61
Ricky Smith Some Applications on using the punch as key card and for various poker deals, punch as pure marking system
 		2017
Threeve
63
Ricky Smith Recommended Reading punch deal bibliography
 		2017
Threeve
68
Patrick G. Redford The Redford Super Card short, punched and marked card
 		2017
Temporarily Out of Order
62
Tom Gagnon Punched in the Dark Royal Flush located under handkerchief on table
Inspired by 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
25
Ryan Plunkett Any Card At Our Numbers deck given to spectator, another deck wash-shuffled on table, spectator and performer think of a number each and count down in both decks, the cards match
Inspired by 2020
Distilled
3
Ryan Plunkett Breather Crimp
  • Applying the Crimp
  • Punching the Crimp
  • Edge-Marking the Crimp
 		2020
Distilled
103
Steve Forte Touch Work - punch
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
496
Steve Forte Rain Man memorizing the whole deck as pseudo demo, one real shuffle, interlocking chain principle
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
1024
Larry Jennings Triple Discovery three cards cut to and lost, then found, using two punch cards
Inspired by
  • "Automatic Location" (Oscar Weigle, Genii, July 1938)
Related to 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
469