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Unknown How to make a Card vanish, and finde it againe in a Nut duplicate card is split and printed side slit into nut beforehand, second nut filled with ink as joke when spectator opens it
Related to 1634 The Art of Legerdemain Discovered 19
Unknown Voyage d'une carte Card in a box travel to another card in another box
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp 37
Unknown Voyage d'une carte expliqué Card in a box travel to another card in another box explained, box with flap
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp 86
Unknown Cards to Card Drawer two cards travel into prop
 		1876 Modern Magic 348
Unknown A Card found in a Candle two methods (fake or ordinary candle)
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 189
Unknown Die Karte im Pokal glass goblet covered, card vanishes from deck and appears in glass
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 81
Unknown The Lantern of Diogenes card appears in glass lantern, using an acrobatic folding card in lid
Related to 1897 New Era Card Tricks 73
Unknown The Attached Card selection vanishes and reappears under back of spectator's coat collar
Related to 1897 New Era Card Tricks 78
Unknown The Card and Handkerchief card visibly appears attached to handkerchief
 		1897 New Era Card Tricks 89
Unknown The Card On The Table Edge card appears on rear edge of table, mechanical
 		1897 New Era Card Tricks 115
Francis King Die Karte im Glase card thought of and card chosen and lost, they are the same, it travels into a handkerchief-covered glass
 		Feb. 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 2) 21
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Die Karte auf Wanderschaft No. 23, handkerchief held by spectator like a bag, card vanishes from deck and appears in handkerchief
 		1899 Jedermann Zauberkünstler! 70
Unknown Die Karte als Orden No. 17, card placed on tablet, covered with glass dome and handkerchief, card suddenly appears on performer's chest and is no long on tablet, secret layer on bottom of glass dome
 		1900 Der Amateurzauberer 99
Carl Willmann Willmann's Tuchhalter holder for silks at back of chair or table with applications, also for cards that travel under a plate
 		June 1903 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 6) 85
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Das magische Kartentrio three cards appear behind the neck of performer, construction under jacket that pushes three cards up the collar
 		Jan. 1904 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 1) 6
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die drei Kräfte three chosen cards vanish from deck, arrive in pocket, deck vanishes (in topit type space) and appears in pocket, three selections rise one with corner torn off that visible restores, a card is shot with pistol into candle
Also published here 1910 Kartenkünste 196
Stanley Collins Thought Anticipated and Precipitated one of six cards vanishes and appears at impossible location
 		1915 Original Magical Creations 58
Oswald Rae New Card an Board two selections appear pinned on board, with drawing pins and handkerchief
 		1926 Between Ourselves 1
T. Page Wright Selected card passes between two phonograph records
Related to 1933 Page Wright's Notebook 15
Bob Hummer A Card in Flight!! card vanishes from deck and reappears at other side of window
Related toAlso published here 1935 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 14) 66
Glenn G. Gravatt Cards and Slates chosen card appears between two slates, Menetekel Deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 260
Gerald Kosky "Nuts to You" card travels into walnut
 		1938 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 44) 301
Laurie Ireland The Card in the Sandwich card torn vanishes in box and appears in sandwich, corner fits
 		1940 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1940) 2
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Spuds cards to arm pit, selection shrinks and vanishes, miniature card appears in chosen potato
 		1942 Prepared Cards and Accessories 16
Bob Hummer A Card in Flight! card vanishes from deck and reappears at other side of window
 		1943 Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks 25
Sidney Lenz Worth Knowing card appears in locked room
 		1943 Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks 31
Gerald Kosky "Nuts to You" card is selected and matching miniature card found in chosen in walnut
 		1943 Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks 42
Unknown The Crystal Casket chosen card travels to glass which was shown empty and is wrapped in handkerchief
 		Dec. 1943 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 7) 31
Dr. Kolma, Harlan Tarbell "Snooty Snake" signed or marked card appears at end of spring snake in can
Variations 1945/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4 113
Harlan Tarbell "Card on the Necktie" card appears on performer's tie
 		1945/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4 119
Paul Draylin, Mike Bornstein The Impossible Television Frame! card appears in social security card case, wrapped with rubberbands
 		1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 141) 565
Lee Noble Click card vanishes and appears in cigarette case
 		1948 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 167) 670
W. F. "Rufus" Steele A Flower For You three signed cards reappear at end of ribbon tied to flower
 		1948/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5 69
Don Tanner Another Impossible Card Flight light bulb shown empty, wrapped in handkerchief and given to spectator, card travels inside
 		Mar. 1949 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 5 & 6) 13
Don Tanner The Impossible Flight card travels between two glasses that are opening to opening and sealed with tape
 		Apr. 1949 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 7) 8
Don Tanner An Easy Sealed Boards Mystery card travels between two stapled cardboards
 		July 1949 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9 & 10) 9
Al Baker The Baker Chewing Gum Trick card to borrowed chewing gum
 		1951 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets) 439
Toni Koynini One Pound Revelation pound note between cardboards, name of free selection appears on note, then card itself appears between boards
  • Alternative Routine - With Borrowed Cards
 		1951 Toni Koynini's Card Miracles 27
Ricki Dunn The Juicy Card selection found in a can which was found in a grapefruit
 		1952 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 258) 1033
Dr. William E. Belanger Pop! invisible card thrown at assistant, shirt rolls up and selection is found pinned on undershirt
 		1954 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 308) 31
George Coon The Card and Cigarette Case torn and restored card to cigarette case, two pieces proof
 		1958 The Close-Up Magician 18
Unknown Die Karte in der Christbaumkugel card to Christmas bauble
 		1959 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 5) 860
Tommy Evans Santa Claus Card card vanishes and appears inside christmas tree ornament, torn corner
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 62
Roy Johnson The Card and Chewing Gum card to chewing cum
 		1970 The Roy Johnson Experience 71
Val Andrews Inside a Rock! No. 24, card to rock with obviously fake rock
 		1970 (ca.) The Idiot at the Card Table 10
Val Andrews The Beatnik Card Location No. 25, card to fake beard
 		1970 (ca.) The Idiot at the Card Table 10
Ed Thiele He Has It! handkerchief nods on the selection in tabled row, but it's not it, it's in the handkerchief instead, see also p. 410 for comment by Steve Holland, p. 420 for comment by Leslie May
 		Jan. 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 3) 396
Jerry Andrus A Sidewinder Mystery folded file card with rubber band pushed in deck and selection appears therein
 		1976 Andrus Card Control 31
Danny Korem Korem's Card On Tie selection appears pinned on performer's tie
Variations 1978 Las Vegas Close-Up 124
Karl Fulves There Was a Crooked House card house built from three folded cards, selection ends up folded inside
  • Unreal Estate
 		1980 The Chronicles (Issue 27) 1334
Bob Hummer A Card in Flight! card vanishes from deck and reappears at other side of window
Also published here 1980 Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets 1
Ken Brooke Tied card sticks to tie
Also published here 1980 Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years 186
Ken De Courcy The Voice in the Teapot card chosen and lost, another spectator listens to a teapot and names card, card then found inside teapot
Inspired by
  • Arthur Setterington effect in The Magigram
 1980 Cards in Cabaret 41
Ken De Courcy The Wander-Combo card chosen and put in envelope, borrowed bill also put in envelope, borrowed finger ring in handkerchief, ring penetrates onto wand, wand broken and bill and card are rolled-up inside
 		1980 Cards in Cabaret 48
Paul Hallas Card in Calculator duplicate
 		1982 Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 3) 1006
Randy Tanner The Super Sick Sack signed card vanishes and appears in stapled airsick bag
 		1982 Fingers don't Entertain, People Do 47
Bob Chesbro Fortune Cookie rubber saltine cookie shown and placed aside, later it changes into real one with signed folded selection inside
 		1982 The Tipnician 45
Meir Yedid Calculated Miracle card to plastic wallet of pocket calculator
 		1982 Incredible Close-Up Magic 110
Jay Sankey Stick It In You Ear! signed miniature card travels folded into performer's ear
 		1983 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 12) 110
Tony Miller Tie Tack card appears tacked on tie, two handlings
Related toVariations 1983 Encore III 61
Paul Brignall Padded-Cell signed card found in cardboard of a note pad
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 25) 482
José Carroll The Card-Culator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
Also published here 1983 Effects and Presentations 10
Michael J. Gerhardt Hoover Cards card to toy shop vacuum cleaner, folded
 		1984 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3 121
"Fast Mike" Lewinski The Simple Killer card in signed envelope changes into ashes and is found in nest of boxes, Himber Wallet, duplicate
 		1984 Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2 32
Stephen Tucker 4 Told card torn in quarters, three pieces appear at different places
 		1984 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 34) 666
Lisa Menna Blotched signed card appears rolled-up inside pen
 		1985 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4 111
Martin Lewis My Great-Great Grandfather's Card Trick Signed card travels to deck locked in antique wooden case
 		1985 Martin's Miracles 52
Paul Rosini Rosini Vester card travels to under vest, shown by Charlie Miller (1940)
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3) 1
Ben Harris Up In The Smoke pack of cigarette case, lid opens by itself, card rises out of it
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 81
Ken De Courcy Hammanesque card chosen with Automatic Placement procedure, travels between two paper plates
Inspired by 1985 Hammanesque 5
Tony Miller See-Through Prediction signed card to clear plastic bag
 		Jan. 1986 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 9 No. 1) 1161
Steve Bryan Steve Bryan Writes... stand for menu (halter) is produced with business cards, selected card travel between cards, duplicate
 		1986 Gimmick (Issue 6) 21
Unknown Eine Doppelwanderung two cards travel into picture frame one by one, sand frame
 		Dec. 1986 Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3&4) 164
Rudolf Braunmüller Weitere Effektideen ideas for the sand frame
 		Dec. 1986 Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3&4) 167
Mark Sicher A "Clean" Trick card in soap
 		Feb. 1987 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 10 No. 2) 1318
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Die Auto-Karte corner of selection is found under selected wheel of his car
 		1987 Gimmick (Issue 8) 11
Gary Kurtz Moving to the Inside card travels between two file cards, which are stapled all around
 		1988 Continuations ... Departures 1 17
Gary Kurtz Moving to the Inside card travels between two file cards which are first stapled all around in front of spectators
 		1988 Continuations ... Departures 1 & 2 29
Jerry Sadowitz The Last Laugh card to laughing bag with funny presentation
 		1989 Cards on the Table 26
Gary Kurtz Moving to the Inside card travels between to file cards, which are stapled all around
 		1989 Continuations and Departures 18
Simon Lovell Crispy Spectator cuts deck, produces pile of potato crisps. Bag of crisps is opened to find selected card.
Inspired by
  • "The Searcher" (Bob Ostin, Magic Mag, vol. 1, no. 3)
 1989 Close Up Magic To Tapdance To 21
Roy Johnson Plasticated card with corner torn off appears in sealed laminated case, Intercessor type duplicate
Also published here 1989 Silver Special 25
Alexander de Cova Soap Bubble Card card appears in bursted soap bubble
 		1990 Horizons 18
Ben Harris Flight of Fancy three empty wine glasses are covered with paper tubes, three signed cards vanish from deck and reappear in those glasses
 		1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 22
José Carroll The Card-Calculator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
Also published here 1991 52 Lovers — Volume II 47
Alexander de Cova Soap Bubble Card card appears in bursted soap bubble
 		1992 Ein Profi packt aus... 52
Hiroshi Sawa ファクシミリ (Facsimile) Card placed in deck, pulled out from elbow
 		1993 Larry Jennings's Card Technique 166
Yank Hoe Detail of Yank Hoe Trick of Card in Watch Case short note
 		1994 More Greater Magic 1226
Karl Fulves Jury Rigged card to cereal box, "cereal killer" patter
Related to 1994 Crooked Tales 84
Karl Fulves Gambler's Switch Method simplified "Jury Rigged", card to cereal box
Related to 1994 Crooked Tales 86
Karl Fulves Mitts card to glove
 		1994 Crooked Tales 102
Karl Fulves Jonah & Jaws card placed in rubber banded deck vanishes and is brought in from waiter, card shoots away secretly
 		1994 Crooked Tales 106
Joe Rindfleisch Between the Sheets signed card in toilet paper, roll of toilet paper has to be unrolled first
 		1994 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 54) 994
Roy Johnson Plastifiziert card with corner torn off appears in sealed laminated case, Intercessor type duplicate
Also published here May 1994 Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 3) 111
Christian M. Thurnes Karte in Irgend Etwas using Kong Case
 		Nov. 1994 Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1) 14
Tommy Wonder The Tobacco Exchange two cards to cigarette case, one into cigarette itself
 		1996 The Books of Wonder — Volume 1 281
Danny Korem Korem's Card On Tie selection appears pinned on performer's tie
 		1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Las Vegas Close-Up) 213
Karl Fulves The Bubble Gum Card Trick gum put in mouth, card selected, gum slapped onto spectator's hand, when looked again it is back in its wrapper, chosen card in gum package
 		1997 The Fine Print (Issue 6) 159
Ken Brooke Kravatten-Bekanntgabe card sticks to tie
Also published here 1997 Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 1) 35
Helge Thun Double-Bind signed card appears folded in quarters in a box, folded card is wrapped in a rubber band
 		1998 The Book 73
Joshua Jay The Remote Control Ambitious Card routine with remote control presentation, ends with card appearing folded in battery compartment
 		1999 Magic Atlas 139
Matt Schulien, Eugene Burger The Card under the Tablecloth
2000 Mastering the Art of Magic 111
Daryl X-tal Backstage ambitious card with card with missing corner, card to pocket and eventually card to plastic pass holder
 		2000 Concertos for Pasteboard 223
Simon Lovell The Incredible Card in Dove Number Two! card with torn-off corner to rubber dove, comedy prop extravaganza
 		2000 Son of Simon Says! 171
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Three Powers three chosen cards vanish from deck, arrive in pocket, deck vanishes (in topit type space) and appears in pocket, three selections rise one with corner torn off that visible restores, a card is shot with pistol into candle
Also published here 2002 Hofzinser's Card Tricks 146
Dan Garrett Torn and Re-Born corner torn off card, rest torn in tiny pieces and dropped in envelope, when opened again the card is restored, corner now initialed, rest torn again in pieces and pieces put in purse, when purse is opened it has a folded business card inside with "look in the envelope" where the restored card now is, laminated in plastic, Gaetan Bloom's Intercessor
 		2002 2002 — The Last Palindrome 13
Jay Sankey Stuck-Up Selected card found stapled between two other previously stapled sandwich cards
 		2003 Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Sankadelic Magic) 46
Ted Lesley, Eckhard Böttcher Light Bulb Spectacular card and other objects travel inside light bulb, card, bill, liquid etc
 		2003 2003 U.S. Master Class Notes 15
Karl Fulves Air Mail Special two cards secretly shot from deck above spectator's head to confederate à la Paper balls over the head
 		2004 Under Tension 49
Patrik Kuffs Under The Table card folded to stabilize shaky table, turns out to be later selection
Related to 2004 Seven By Patrik Kuffs 7
Patrik Kuffs Signed Card Under Table Leg card folded to stabilize shaky table, turns out to be later selection, signed version
Related to 2004 Seven By Patrik Kuffs 10
Ron Frost Cordially Yours: The Easy Way Produce glass under napkin, glass contains rolled up selection
Variations 2004 After The Force 73
Jay Sankey Sugar Rush selection appears folded in sugar packet
Also published here
  • Magic Menus, #31, Sep/Oct 1995
 2004 Sankey Unleashed 100
Vanni Bossi, Yank Hoe The Card in the Watch corner of card travels in wrist watch
 		2005 Vanni Bossi Las Vegas Lecture 3
Joshua Jay Remote Control Ambitious card ending where card travels to battery compartment of remote control
 		2005 Sleight of Hand and a Twist of Fate 6
Dominic Twose A Pain In The Neck thought-of card is produced from shirt collar, faro
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 39
Steve Cohen Dictionary Definition card vanishes from 5-card-packet, reappears in dictionary
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 314
Curtis Kam Spot, The Wonder Shell card ends up folded inside of sea shell
 		2007 By All Means 33
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Deliquesce Classic saltshaker through table trick with napkin wrapped around it, but with selected card ending up in the saltshaker
 		2008 Organic 36
Oliver Meech Bike Light Card appears rolled up in battery compartment mini torchlight that was previously working (D'lite)
 		2010 Plot Twists 12
Troy Hooser Finessed Card To Box Selected and signed card appears inside cardboard box, audience can take the card out themselves
 		2010 Moments 88
G Wonder's Surprise (惊爆蛋) Selected card vanishes from deck, appears inside sealed Kinder Surprise egg
Inspired by 2014 Inspiration 15
Vanni Bossi Card in the Head card found folded floating on head of someone's beer
 		2016 The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi 31
Vanni Bossi Under a Tack signed card appears thumb tacked to underside of table
 		2016 The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi 106
Vanni Bossi We're Being Followed performed in car during driving, signed card in deck, deck sprung out of window, later card shown at back of car stuck to rear window
Related to 2016 The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi 187
Roberto Giobbi Miraculous Magic card transposes with page of dictionary
 		2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue Dec 21) 364
José Carroll The Cardculator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
Also published here 2019 52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass 130
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