Card Case

98 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Card Case
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown The Penetrating Cards through case and handkerchief
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 338
Arthur H. Buckley The Card Through Case Experiment No. 8 - very direct handling for Staring him in the Face
Also published here 1946 Card Control 158
Milbourne Christopher Variation on Card on the Wall No. 101, the card case is tossed in the air with selection remaining in hand.
 		1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 194
Paul Rosini The Card Through the Case nerve trick with cased deck
Related to 1950 Magical Gems 31
Karrell Fox Absent Minded Finish deck replaced into case and put away, yet deck remains on table as if it dropped through
 		1960 Comedy a la Card 26
Dai Vernon, Paul Rosini Staring him in the face nerve trick with cased deck
Related toVariations 1961 Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic 33
Peter Kane Anent Pack Switches deck switch during out-of-hand slap, cased deck
Related to 1967 A Card Session with Peter Kane 18
Marconick Case Card card penetrated case, gaffed case with slit
VariationsAlso published here 1972 Million Dollar Card Secrets 79
Arthur H. Buckley Surprise Card Thru the Case cards in case are knocked out of spectator's hand, selection remains
Also published here 1972 The Living End 7
Unknown The Penetrating Card card through handkerchief and card case
 		1972 The Living End 14
Karl Fulves Short Cut cased deck is cut as gag, selection appears on case
 		1973 Notes From Underground 10
Marconick Case Card card penetrated case, gaffed case with slit
Also published here 1973 Lecture Notes No. 1 10
Francis Carlyle Card through Box and Hank
1975 The Magic of Francis Carlyle 18
Gene Maze A Case In Mind selection from small packet penetrates case to the inside
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Five) 334
Richard Kaufman In Case You're Passing Through selection melts through card case
 		1979 CardMagic 128
Derek Dingle A Vanishing Deck selection penetrates case, rest vanishes, lapped from card case
 		1979 CardMagic 136
Karl Fulves Jack In The Box selection travels inside box from underneath box while two aces are halfway in box
Variations 1979 Jack In The Box 2
Howard Wurst Howard Wurst's Method selection travels inside box from underneath box while two aces are halfway in box, ungaffed
Variations 1979 Jack In The Box 8
Karl Fulves Jack In The Box Variations handling alternatives
 		1979 Jack In The Box 13
Karl Fulves The Welleran Gambit ace through eight are put in order onto case, named value penetrates into case
 		1979 Jack In The Box 19
Karl Fulves Melting Point to make card melt inside case
Inspired by 1979 Inner Sanctum 47
Karl Fulves Side Show sandwich put in case, sandwiched card penetrates
 		1979 The Nyria Effect 55
Karl Fulves Escaping The Cannibals card penetrates case when two more cards are inserted
 		1979 The Nyria Effect 57
Karl Fulves A Minute Ago card penetrates into case
 		1979 The Nyria Effect 68
Karl Fulves Ace Under Glass named ace penetrates case into cellophane which is pulled halfway down
Inspired by 1979 Card Under Glass 74
Karl Fulves Designated Drop Out named card through case, see also "Drop Out Note" on page 96
Related to 1979 Card Under Glass 81
Karl Fulves Moving In case placed on deck, deck penetrates inside
 		1979 Card Under Glass 90
Karl Fulves Going Out full deck penetrates case to outside, posed as problem
 		1979 Card Under Glass 91
Karl Fulves Drop Out Note
1979 Card Under Glass 96
Karl Fulves Cryptology I selection placed between two card cases vanishes, reappears in one of the cases sandwiched between deuces
Variations 1979 Cryptology 98
Karl Fulves Cryptology II two-card version with multiple sandwich
 		1979 Cryptology 101
Karl Fulves Set-Off handling detail
 		1979 Cryptology 103
Karl Fulves The Matter Of Symmetry two-card version in which one travels to each case
 		1979 Cryptology 103
Karl Fulves Crypto Poker eights and an ace placed between two card cases, they vanish, in one case reappear aces and an eight, posed as problem
 		1979 Cryptology 103
Bernard Bilis Card Box Escape
1980 French Pasteboards 42
Karl Fulves Problem Box spread of four cards placed on card box, two cards vanish and are found inside case, no method
 		1980 Color Quik 44
Ben Harris Incision deck in case, selection penetrates case and is apparently removed through a slit which then heals again
 		1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 30
Richard Kaufman, Ken Krenzel Kaufman and Krenzel on Cryptology card placed between two card cases vanishes, reappears in center of one of the decks
Inspired by 1981 Cardworks 13
Paul Harris The P.H. Break-Through deck visually penetrates card case from outside to inside
Related toVariations 1981 P.H. Break-Through 1
Derek Dingle A Case of Kings Kings one by one penetrate the case, deck vanishes
 		1982 The Complete Works of Derek Dingle 181
Michael J. Gerhardt Absorbing Penetration one side of card case becomes blank
 		May 1982 Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 5) 630
Eddie Taytelbaum Inter-Dimension card through card case
 		1982 Best of Friends 285
Marconick Card Case Revisited deck cased and rubbed over hand, selection appears, slit in case
Variations 1982 The Close-up Magic of Frank Garcia — Part II 45
Larry Jennings Direct Flight Card to Case card to box, slit case
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1982 A Visit With Larry Jennings 8
Unknown Stunning Production card penetrates case when cased deck is slapped out of hand, case with slit
 		1982 Simple yet Effective Tricks with Cards 44
Larry Jennings Astro-Card card visually disappears on top of card case and appears within, slit card case
 		1983 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 9) 73
Doug Bennett Absent Minded Miracle aces dealt from sealed cased deck
Variations 1983 Encore III 59
Paul Cummins Just One More deck is put in case and yet still found in magician's hand
 		1985 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4 81
Mike Bornstein Cased-Deck Penetration card though case, flap gaff
 		Mar. 1985 Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 3) 1040
Curtis Kam Jack In The Box joker vanishes from card case visibly and reappears inside
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 175
Edward Marlo Maximum Penetration deck visibly penetrates into card case, using solid deception deck
Inspired byAlso published here 1985 Formula One Close-Up 60
Steve Cohen In Any Case card penetrates card case (rub-a-dub vanish)
 		June 1987 Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 6) 1366
Dai Vernon Staring him in his Face
1988 The Magic Way 57
Karl Fulves Stack In The Box ace between jokers in case, ace suddenly outside and four kings in case
 		1989 Kaleidoscope 24
Karl Fulves Quick Black Jack sandwich in case, center card penetrates case
 		1989 Kaleidoscope 27
Karl Fulves Boxed In four Aces shows, one named, aces dropped on case, named ace penetrates into case
 		1989 The Multiple Shift 9
Randy Wakeman, Edward Marlo Maximum Penetration deck visibly penetrates into card case, using solid deception deck
Also published here 1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 124
Ray Kosby The Coffin Change visual change, used to make a card visibly vanish from case and reappear inside
 		1990 Spectacle 45
Harvey Rosenthal Out Boxed card penetrates deck and case
 		1990 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 34) 614
Ken Krenzel Case-Tration three face routine, card ends up under cellophane, card through card case and then penetrates it again, duplicate
Inspired by 1991 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 36) 648
David Harkey Blockbuster deck penetrates into card case, ungaffed, pass application
Related to 1991 Simply Harkey 206
Steve Bedwell Recased full deck penetrates box visually
Inspired by Feb. 1992 Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 2) 2035
Jon Racherbaumer Boxed-In card vanishes between two card cases, reappears reversed in cased deck
 		1992 The Collected Almanac (Issue ) xxxi
Karl Fulves Transfer Routine II substitution trunk routine with two cases, queens, kings and rubber band, no handling details
 		1992 Supplement To Deceptive Practices 92
Chris Power Card from Box deck with selection cased, suddenly selection appears at the fingertips
 		Oct. 1992 Opus (Vol. 4 No. 6) 9
Unknown フラリッシュエスケープ (Flourish Escape) Card selected and lost in deck, deck placed back in card case, card is pulled out of box (penetration effect)
 		1993 Larry Jennings's Card Technique 39
Gene Maze Cased Lightning deck in case and window on side of case, aces apparently dealt out of this window
Inspired by 1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 67
Angelo Carbone Deck Through Case using Humbug
 		1994 Humbug 13
Roger Crosthwaite The Magic Salt "Phase Six: Making the Magic"
cards dealt on table become invisible, deck penetrates case
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 31
Chris Power Card from Box deck case, selection penetrates case, palmed out from case
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 122
Jerry K. Hartman Just In Case selection inserted into cased deck and spectator holds it, performer pulls case from spectator’s grip and selection remains in his hand
 		1995 After Craft 120
Mike Rogers Card through case cased deck is pulled free of spectator’s grip, leaving only his selection in his hand
 		1995 After Craft 122
Paul Cummins Casebreak deck is put in case and yet still found in magician's hand
Variations 1996 from a shuffled deck in use... Part One 24
Paul Harris P.H. Vanishing Deck flap gimmick, also as penetration through card case
Variations 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue First Piece) 41
Paul Harris The P.H. Breakthrough (revised) deck visually penetrates card case from outside to inside
Related to 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Misc. Pieces of Paul) 295
Larry Jennings The Jennings Handling slit in case
Also published here 1996 Miracles with Cards 138
James Swain The Well Traveled Card deck in case and number up to 52 named, signed card dropped on case, it vanishes and reappears inside at named number
 		1996 Miracles with Cards 141
Joshua Jay EncACEd Aces produced from a deck placed in card case, ending is deck vanishes from the card case
Also published here 1998 A Teen's Routines 31
James Swain The Last Good Trick classic Staring him in the face handling
 		1999 21st Century Card Magic 57
Joshua Jay EncACEd Deck placed in box, four Aces penetrate the box and pop out into mid-air, then deck vanishes from the box
Also published here 1999 Magic Atlas 81
Joshua Jay EncACEd "An Eye-Popping Four Ace Production"
Aces produced from a deck placed in card case, ending is deck vanishes from the card case
Also published here Jan. 1999 Onyx (Issue 6) 2
Roberto Giobbi In a Flash chosen card penetrates a sealed card case in the performers pocket
 		2000 Card College — Volume 4 871
Aldo Colombini Blushing Cards 4&4, mixed cards are put in case, case shaken and the four black cards fall out
 		2002 Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 2 No. 1 Jan./Feb.) 56
Andi Gladwin Ripper deck with selection is cased, deck is pulled through case and only selection remains
Variations Feb. 2002 Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9) 41
Andi Gladwin Visi-Rip deck with selection is cased, deck is pushed through case and only selection remains
Inspired by June 2002 Ego (Vol. 1 No. 12) 24
Andi Gladwin Forever Ripping deck with selection is cased, deck is pulled through case and fanned, case vanishes and reappears with selection inside
Inspired by June 2002 Ego (Vol. 1 No. 12) 28
Jay Sankey Going Down deck with out-jogged selection is placed on case, selection squared and deck tapped, selection found in case
 		2004 Sankey Unleashed 33
Denis Behr Plop named four-of-a-kind penetrates card case
Related to 2007 Handcrafted Card Magic 20
David Solomon Houdini Card Houdini card penetrates a sealed card case in the spectator's pocket and is extracted by performer, previously reversed Houdini card in cased deck is now a selection
Inspired by 2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 13
Roberto Giobbi Staring-Him-in-the-Face deck switch application
Inspired byAlso published here 2013 The Art of Switching Decks 146
Roberto Giobbi The Staring-Him-in-the-Face Deck Switch deck switch application
Also published here Mar. 2015 Genii (Vol. 78 No. 3) 22
Vanni Bossi The Case of Mistaken Identity two selections, deck cased, one selection appears on palm, it changes into second selection
Inspired by 2016 The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi 84
Mike Pisciotta Card Thru Box with technique for getting card from inside case to outside
 		2016 From the Depths 23
Patrick G. Redford Meltdown: Cards Into Box Deck melts into box half by half, leaving selection outside box, uses Level One gimmick by Christian Grace
Inspired byRelated to 2019 Sleightly Out Of Order 160
Rico Weeland Triple Penetration selection penetrates the deck, then the performer's hand and finally the case
Inspired by 2021 The Leipzig Curiosity 27
Nathan Kranzo Card Box Sandwich Penetration Card placed between two Queens, everything placed into card box, card then penetrates out of the box
 		2021 Kranzilla Unleashed 115
Fenik Maximum Penetration two Joker sandwich cards, Ace is sandwiched and penetrates to the table, repeated with Two, then Three through the case, sandwich cards change into Four and Five
Inspired by Sep. 2022 Genii (Vol. 85 No. 9) 39
Unknown Fastest Jacks in the World deck with selection cased, two sandwich cards put above and below case, three-card catch production
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Mar. 2003
 2022 Talk About Tricks (Issue 1) 175