Switching Sandwiches

82 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Switching Sandwiches
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Al Leech A Transposition card in pocket transposes with sandwiched card
Related to
Variations
 1949
For Card Men Only
17
Al Leech Tabled Method variation of previous trick
Inspired by
 1949
For Card Men Only
20
Al Leech A Sandwich
1952
Manipulating with Leech
23
Al Leech A Sandwich Change
1959
Cardmanship
11
Al Leech The Casino Trick
Related to
Variations
 1959
Cardmanship
13
Geheimnisvolle Wanderung signed card from pocket transposes with signed card sandwiched in the deck, duplicates
Also published here
  • in "Miro"
 1961
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 22 No. 5)
105
Roy Walton* Black Widow Notes transpo in sandwiches
Inspired by
Variations
 Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
55
Ray Miller Black Widow Notes transpo in sandwiches
Inspired by
 Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
56
Alan Brown* Black Widow two initialed cards change place in sandwich cards, see also p. 270 and p. 276 for ideas by John Hudak, Bill Zavis and Fulves
Related to
Variations
 May 1969
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 7)
255
Jerry K. Hartman Sandswitch transpo in sandwiches
Also published here
Inspired by
 Mar. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 8)
62
Jerry K. Hartman Twin Twist two selections, red Aces tabled face down, black Aces sandwich two cards in deck which turn out to be the red Aces and tabled cards are the selections
 		1970
Secret Subtraction
15
Edward Marlo Have Another Sandwich card in hand transposes with sandwiched card
Variations
 Fall-Spring 1971
The Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
270
Jerry K. Hartman She Jumped transpo in sandwiches, see p. 424 for correction
Inspired by
 May 1971
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 6 No. 7)
422
Karl Fulves*, Dr. Jacob Daley Notes on a Daley Problem exchanging a sandwiched card with riffle shuffle
 		1972
Card Cavalcade
148
Jerry K. Hartman Changemaker Red card between red Aces change places with black card between black Aces
Inspired by
 1973
Means & Ends
48
Roger Smith Sandwich Transpo card in hand transposes with sandwiched card
Inspired by
 Jan. 1973
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 1)
8
Roger Smith Sandwich Transpo #2 sandwiched card transpo with other, card found reversed in center of deck
Inspired by
 Jan. 1973
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 1)
10
Philip T. Goldstein* Social Mobility two chosen cards, red Kings sandwich one in deck, black Kings the same and first one changed into second one
Inspired by
Related to
 1974
Card Tricks for People Who Don't Do Card Tricks
8
Roger Smith The Horn Toad Effect #1 first selection put between sandwich, second selection found in deck turns out to be first selection, in sandwich is now second selection
Also published here
 1976
Smith's Mini-Lecture Notes No. 2
1
Karl Fulves* Look Again two selections, card 1 between red aces, then again between black aces and card 2 noch between red aces
Related to
 1978
Transpo Trix
77
Jerry K. Hartman Trapit Transit Sandwich transpo
Also published here
Related to
 1978
Loose Ends
64
Edward Marlo The Isolated Sandwiches
1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
291
Edward Marlo Full Circle
1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
301
Jon Racherbaumer Clean-Cut Finger Sandwiches cards between two sandwiches transpose, two methods
 		1980
The Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
74
Edward Marlo Selling a Sandwich from tabled sandwich to sandwich in deck, two methods
Inspired by
Related to
 1980
The Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
78
Gene Maze Change of Menu chosen card, changes in a sandwich into the Aces one by one and vanishes in the end
 		1980
The Gene Maze Card Book
68
Michael Ammar Switching Sandwiches
Also published here
Variations
 1980
The Command Performance — Premier Issue
9
Roger Smith The Horn Toad Move Effect ... Number One first selection put between sandwich, second selection found in deck turns out to be first selection, in sandwich is now second selection
Also published here
 1980
The Smith Notes!
1
Jon Racherbaumer Trapped Transposition sandwiched card in center of deck transposes with card in hand, three methods
Inspired by
Related to
 1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
66
Karl Fulves* Technical Knockout two selections, first becomes reversed and trapped between two twos, the other between the other twos, then selections change places between the twos
Variations
 1981
Milennium Aces
31
Daryl Martinez Passing a Sandwich card in hand transposes with sandwiched card in the deck, visual
Related to
Variations
 1982
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 1
37
Brother John Hamman Mystery Card Switch tabled card is sandwiched, then sandwich cards turned over
 		1982
Sessions
98
Tim Gan Gandwich selection first travels to case then to other sandwich, duplicate
Also published here
 May 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 13)
247
Jon Racherbaumer Jack-Flash Transpo card in hand transposes with sandwiched card in the deck
Inspired by
 1984
At The Table
147
Brother John Hamman Signed Transversal Triplet two sandwiched cards transpose twice, then transposition so that two selection are in one and four Kings in other pile
Related to
Variations
 Summer 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30)
293
James Swain Trapped Again
Variations
 Dec. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 12)
1289
Peter Duffie Internecine Red King transposes with black King that has been placed between two Jokers. Visual transposition, tunnel change
Also published here
 1986
Quartet
1
Jerry K. Hartman Trappings of a Miracle
Also published here
 Jan. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 1)
1305
Justin Higham* Signed Transpo in Triplicate two sandwiched cards transpose, then two selection in one, four Kings in other pile
Inspired by
 1987
Inside Out (Issue 2)
16
Justin Higham* Two Colour Transpo in Triplicate odd-backed sandwich cards, two sandwiched cards transpose, then two selection in one, four Kings in other pile
Inspired by
 1987
Inside Out (Issue 2)
18
Jamy Ian Swiss Sandswitch selection appears between two isolated sandwich cards and then changes into second selection
Inspired by
Variations
 1987
Thoughts
11
Brother John Hamman Triple Cross two sandwiched cards transpose, then two selection in one, four Kings in other pile
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
51
Michael Ammar Switching Sandwiches
Also published here
Variations
 1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
125
Allan Ackerman Revisiting the Card Case Collectors from between cased Aces to Kings & back
Also published here
 1991
Magic Castle Lecture Notes
3
Jerry K. Hartman Sandswitch transpo in sandwiches
Also published here
Inspired by
 1991
Card Craft
169
Jerry K. Hartman Widow Sapping transpo in sandwiches
Inspired by
 1991
Card Craft
170
Jerry K. Hartman Trapit Transit sandwich transpo
Also published here
Related to
 1991
Card Craft
172
Jerry K. Hartman Trapping of a Miracle
Also published here
 1991
Card Craft
184
Scott Robinson Case Closed II one sandwich in card case
 		1993
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 47)
851
Allan Ackerman Return of the Black Widow
1994
Las Vegas Kardma
141
Karl Fulves* Repossessed
Inspired by
 1994
Crooked Tales
110
Karl Fulves* Black Widow background notes on effect
Related to
 1994
Crooked Tales
111
Billy McDonnell Quadruple Cross two sandwiched cards transpose, then both card in one, four kings in other pile
Inspired by
 1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 53)
982
Peter Duffie Widowed in Sandwiches
Inspired by
 1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
73
Peter Duffie The Claustrophobic Cards in Sandwiches
Inspired by
 1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
77
Peter Duffie A Willfull Sandwich Transposition
Inspired by
 1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
140
Tim Gan Gandwich selection first travels to case then to other sandwich, duplicate
Also published here
 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 3)
109
Jerry K. Hartman Good Lookers four Queens change into Kings, sandwich selection between them and change back to Queens
Also published here
Inspired by
 1995
After Craft
132
James Swain Trapped
Inspired by
 1996
Miracles with Cards
125
David Neighbors There's No Jack in This Neighborhood Jack of Hearts put in case, card peeked at, red Aces put in case, card appears between two black Aces, it is the Jack of Hearts and in the case the red Aces sandwich a selection
Inspired by
  • "Jack in the Box" (David Solomon, MUM, August 1977)
Variations
 Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
26
Ken Simmons Jack's Not In The Box Jack of Hearts put in case, card peeked at, red Aces put in case, card appears between two black Aces, it is the Jack of Hearts and in the case the red Aces sandwich a selection
Inspired by
 Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
28
Jerry K. Hartman Box Swap performer displays a card and puts it into case, card is selected and lost in deck, red Kings are placed face up into deck and black Kings are placed into case, red Kings are seen to have sandwiched the performer’s card and black Kings in case are now sandwiching selection
Also published here
Inspired by
 Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
10
Michael Van De Carr The Wrong Card to Wallet two selections are lost, first found in case, then in wallet is found the same card and the second card is now in the case
 		Sep. 1999
Channel One (Vol. 1 No. 1)
29
Jon Armstrong Sanswitch selection appears between sandwich cards and is tabled, same selection appears between sandwich cards and tabled card is now second selection, featuring a sandwich switch without deck
Also published here
 Dec. 2001
MAGIC (Vol. 11 No. 4)
78
Dave Campbell Leap Frog
2004
The Dave Campbell Legacy
57
Allan Ackerman LJ visits BJ visitors handling with third phase
Also published here
 2005
Ackerman 2004
36
Dan Buck, Dave Buck, Henok Negash Osh Negash B'Gosh
2006
Sleightly Magical
22
David Solomon Double Joker Sandwich Jokers sandwich selection which is then put in case, same selection is sandwiched and cased card is now second selection
Inspired by
  • "Club Sandwich" (Andrew Normansell)
 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
179
Jerry K. Hartman Box Swap performer displays a card and puts it into case, card is selected and lost in deck, red Kings are placed face up into deck and black Kings are placed into case, red Kings are seen to have sandwiched the performer’s card and black Kings in case are now sandwiching selection
Also published here
Inspired by
 2007
Card Dupery
100
Jon Armstrong A Versatile Sandwich Move selection appears between sandwich cards and is tabled, same selection appears between sandwich cards and tabled card is now second selection, featuring a sandwich switch without deck
Also published here
 2011
The Magical Adventures of Jon Armstrong
25
Bébel Hierophant two Jokers between three Kings change into selection and back to Jokers
 		2014
Notes de Conférence 1
16
Lorenz Schär, Tino Plaz Tina's Mystery Switch #1 Switch of a tabled card for one from the deck.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
237
Lorenz Schär, Tino Plaz Tina's Mystery Switch #2 Switch of a sandwiched card for one of the cards that sandwiches it.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
238
Jamy Ian Swiss Sandswitch selection appears between two isolated sandwich cards and then changes into second selection
Also published here
Inspired by
 2016
It's Another Interesting Application Of That Principle
13
Alexander de Cova Al Leech Transpo card in pocket transposes with sandwiched card
Inspired by
 2016
Burners — Vol. 4
114
Jamy Ian Swiss SandSwitch selection appears between two isolated sandwich cards and then changes into second selection
Also published here
Inspired by
 2018
A Visit to England
2
Helge Thun Acht Voraus! four signed cards lost and found in different ways, they change into Aces, original cards found in different spots (folded in match box, wallet, case, sealed deck)
Also published here
 2019
Seminah
40
Carlos Vaquera Delayed Sandwich searchers, indifferent card changes to sandwiched card and back as kicker
 		2019
The Illusioneer
177
Michael Powers Goin’ Fishing two selections lost, Jokers appear on deck, Jokers pushed sideways through deck, selection between it, then switching sandwiches phase
Inspired by
 2020
Magic for BLM
185
Jon Armstrong Sanswitch selection appears between sandwich cards and is tabled, same selection appears between sandwich cards and tabled card is now second selection, featuring a sandwich switch without deck
Also published here
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
37
Allan Ackerman LJ visits BJ visitors handling with third phase
Also published here
 2024
All In — Volume 1
123
Helge Thun Eight Ahead! four signed cards lost and found in different ways, they change into Aces, original cards found in different spots (folded in match box, wallet, case, sealed deck)
  • Presentation "26"
Also published here
 2025
Evidence of a Well Spent Life
77