108 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Card Case
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Penetrating Cards through case and handkerchief
1937 338
Arthur H. Buckley The Card Through Case Experiment No. 8 - very direct handling for Staring him in the Face
Also published here
  • "Surprise Card Thru the Case" (Buckley, Blue Ribbon Card Tricks, Sam Berland, 1934)
1946 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 194
Paul Rosini The Card Through the Case nerve trick with cased deck
Related to
1950 31
Karrell Fox Absent Minded Finish deck replaced into case and put away, yet deck remains on table as if it dropped through
1960 26
Dai Vernon, Paul Rosini Staring Him in the Face nerve trick with cased deck
Related to
Variations
1961 33
Peter Kane Anent Pack Switches deck switch during out-of-hand slap, cased deck
Related to
1967 18
Marconick Cards Through Card Case card penetrated case, gaffed case with slit
Also published here
Variations
1967 14
Marconick Case Card card penetrated case, gaffed case with slit
Also published here
Variations
1972 79
Arthur H. Buckley Surprise Card Thru the Case cards in case are knocked out of spectator's hand, selection remains
Also published here
  • "Surprise Card Thru the Case" (Buckley, Blue Ribbon Card Tricks, Sam Berland, 1934)
1972 7
The Penetrating Card card through handkerchief and card case
1972 14
Karl Fulves* Short Cut cased deck is cut as gag, selection appears on case
1973 10
Marconick Case Card card penetrated case, gaffed case with slit
Also published here
Variations
1973 10
Francis Carlyle Card through Box and Hank
1975 18
Gene Maze A Case In Mind selection from small packet penetrates case to the inside
1977 334
Richard Kaufman In Case You're Passing Through selection melts through card case
1979 128
Derek Dingle A Vanishing Deck selection penetrates case, rest vanishes, lapped from card case
1979 136
Karl Fulves* Jack In The Box selection travels inside box from underneath box while two Aces are halfway in box
Variations
1979 2
Howard Wurst Howard Wurst's Method selection travels inside box from underneath box while two Aces are halfway in box, ungaffed
Variations
1979 8
Karl Fulves* Jack In The Box Variations handling alternatives
1979 13
Karl Fulves* The Welleran Gambit Ace through Eight are put in order onto case, named value penetrates into case
1979 19
Karl Fulves* Melting Point to make card melt inside case
Inspired by
Related to
1979 47
Karl Fulves* Side Show sandwich put in case, sandwiched card penetrates
1979 55
Karl Fulves* Escaping The Cannibals card penetrates case when two more cards are inserted
1979 57
Karl Fulves* A Minute Ago card penetrates into case
1979 68
Karl Fulves* Ace Under Glass named Ace penetrates case into cellophane which is pulled halfway down
Inspired by
  • marketed by Ed Mellon in 1950
1979 74
Karl Fulves* Fallout named Ace through case and table
1979 77
Karl Fulves* Designated Drop Out named card through case, see also "Drop Out Note" on page 96
Related to
1979 81
Karl Fulves* Moving In case placed on deck, deck penetrates inside
1979 90
Karl Fulves* Going Out full deck penetrates case to outside, posed as problem
1979 91
Karl Fulves* Drop Out Note
1979 96
Karl Fulves* Cryptology I selection placed between two card cases vanishes, reappears in one of the cases sandwiched between Twos
1979 98
Karl Fulves* Cryptology II two-card version with multiple sandwich
1979 101
Karl Fulves* Set-Off handling detail
1979 103
Karl Fulves* The Matter Of Symmetry two-card version in which one travels to each case
1979 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 103
Bernard Bilis Card Box Escape
1980 42
Karl Fulves* Problem Box spread of four cards placed on card box, two cards vanish and are found inside case, no method
1980 44
Ben Harris Incision deck in case, selection penetrates case and is apparently removed through a slit which then heals again
1980 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 13
Paul Harris The P.H. Break-Through deck visually penetrates card case from outside to inside
Related to
Variations
1981 1
Derek Dingle A Case of Kings Kings one by one penetrate the case, deck vanishes
1982 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 285
Marconick Card Case Revisited deck cased and rubbed over hand, selection appears, slit in case
Variations
1982 45
Larry Jennings Direct Flight Card to Case card to box, slit case
Also published here
Related to
Variations
1982 8
Stunning Production card penetrates case when cased deck is slapped out of hand, case with slit
1982 44
Larry Jennings Astro-Card card visually disappears on top of card case and appears within, slit card case
May 1983 73
Doug Bennett Absent Minded Miracle aces dealt from sealed cased deck
Variations
1983 59
Paul Cummins Just One More deck is put in case and yet still found in magician's hand
1985 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 175
Edward Marlo Maximum Penetration deck visibly penetrates into card case, using solid deception deck
Also published here
Inspired by
1985 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 57
Karl Fulves* Stack In The Box ace between jokers in case, ace suddenly outside and four kings in case
1989 24
Karl Fulves* Quick Black Jack sandwich in case, center card penetrates case
1989 27
Karl Fulves* Boxed In four Aces shows, one named, aces dropped on case, named ace penetrates into case
1989 9
Randy Wakeman, Edward Marlo Maximum Penetration deck visibly penetrates into card case, using solid deception deck
Also published here
Inspired by
1989 124
Ray Kosby The Coffin Change visual change, used to make a card visibly vanish from case and reappear inside
1990 45
Harvey Rosenthal* Out Boxed card penetrates deck and case
1990 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 648
David Harkey Blockbuster deck penetrates into card case, ungaffed, pass application
Related to
1991 206
John Carney Just in Case card placed on case vanishes and appears inside
1991
Magic Man Examiner (Vol. 1 No. 3)
12
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 xxxi
Karl Fulves* Transfer Routine II substitution trunk routine with two cases, queens, kings and rubber band, no handling details
1992 92
Chris Power Card from Box deck with selection cased, suddenly selection appears at the fingertips
Also published here
Oct. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 6)
9
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 39
Gene Maze Cased Lightning deck in case and window on side of case, aces apparently dealt out of this window
Inspired by
1994 67
Angelo Carbone Deck Through Case using Humbug
1994 13
Roger Crosthwaite The Magic Salt "Phase Six: Making the Magic"
cards dealt on table become invisible, deck penetrates case
1994 31
Chris Power Card from Box deck case, selection penetrates case, palmed out from case
Also published here
1994 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 120
Mike Rogers Card through case cased deck is pulled free of spectator’s grip, leaving only his selection in his hand
1995 122
Gregory Wilson Box Spring Aces lost in deck, deck put in case, Aces penetrate case one after the other in different ways
Aug. 1995
MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 12)
64
Paul Cummins Casebreak deck is put in case and yet still found in magician's hand
Variations
1996 24
Paul Harris P.H. Vanishing Deck flap gimmick, also as penetration through card case
Related to
Variations
1996 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
Related to
Variations
1996 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 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 31
James Swain The Last Good Trick classic Staring him in the face handling
1999 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 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 871
Aldo Colombini Blushing Cards 4&4, mixed cards are put in case, case shaken and the four black cards fall out
Jan./Feb. 2002
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 2 No. 1)
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
Fastest Jacks in the World deck with selection cased, two sandwich cards put above and below case, three-card catch production
Also published here
Inspired by
Mar. 2003
MAGIC (Vol. 12 No. 7)
72
Jay Sankey Going Down deck with out-jogged selection is placed on case, selection squared and deck tapped, selection found in case
2004 33
Denis Behr Plop named four-of-a-kind penetrates card case
Also published here
Related to
2007 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 13
Denis Behr Plop named four-of-a-kind penetrates card case, bringing any named four-of-a-kind to bottom in face-down deck
Also published here
Related to
2007 8
Tony Cachadiña Fuga de una carta selection penetrates card case, then cards in case vanish
2012
El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 22)
713
Jay Sankey Up and Out ambitious card is pushed into cased deck, rises to top to outside the case
Also published here
  • Sankey 1999 video
2012 704
Jay Sankey One Last Time ambitious card is pushed into cased deck, rises to top to outside the case
Also published here
  • Making People Wonder lecture notes, 1989
2012 706
Roberto Giobbi Staring-Him-in-the-Face deck switch application
Inspired by
2013 146
Roberto Giobbi The Staring-Him-in-the-Face Deck Switch deck switch application
Also published here
Inspired by
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 84
Mike Pisciotta Card Thru Box with technique for getting card from inside case to outside
2016 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 by
Related to
2019 160
Rico Weeland Triple Penetration selection penetrates the deck, then the performer's hand and finally the case
Inspired by
2021 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 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
Fastest Jacks in the World deck with selection cased, two sandwich cards put above and below case, three-card catch production
Also published here
Inspired by
2022 175
Kevin Ho, Blake Vogt The Blindside Principle spectator closes eyes and drops objects from hand to hand, objects transform
  • First phase: indifferent card dropped, changes into selection
  • Second phase: deck dropped, vanishes, left with only selection
  • Third phase: Deck and case dropped, deck penetrates into case
  • Fourth phase: Card dropped onto floor, travels to open palm of other hand
  • Fifth phase: Deck dropped, transforms into a handshake as a gag
Basic principle from Blake Vogt
2024 21