Peek forms

129 entries in Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Peek forms
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
T. Nelson Downs Spectator's Peek as done by Downs
 		1909 The Art of Magic 143
T. Nelson Downs Second Method deck crimp/bridge at peeked at card
 		1909 The Art of Magic 150
Jack Merlin Side Slide Palm and Flesh Frip side palm after a peek
 		1927/28 Merlin's Master Manipulations 5
Peek first finger, then transferred to fourth finger "as usual"
 		1933 Page Wright's Notebook 26
The Peek two methods
 		1938 Greater Magic 32
Sam Leo Horowitz Holding the Break After a Spectator Peeks at a Card
1938 Greater Magic 205
Oscar Weigle Nu-Locato key card placement after peek
 		1939 Do That Again! 39
The Peek Crimp
1940 Expert Card Technique 91
The Specator Peek Improved
1940 Expert Card Technique 93
After the Spectator Peek
1940 Expert Card Technique 94
The Spectator Peek - The Last Word third finger break
 		1940 Expert Card Technique 94
The Spectator Peek in context of "missed" peek
 		1940 Expert Card Technique 411
Edward Marlo Marlo's Rosini card glimpsed, no break, deck cut and card spelled to, deck crimp during spectator's peek
 		1940 Early Marlo (Issue Pasteboard Presto) 10
Peek Handling old fashioned
 		1941/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1 253
Jean Irving Peek
1944 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 70) 286
Improved Peek
1946 Card Control 33
Warren Wiersbe Peek! delayed control with step fan
Variations 1946 Mental Cases With Cards 15
U Peek, I Peek card in center is glimpsed at back end as spectator is looking at it from opening in front
 		1947 Watch This One! 25
The Peek spectator peeks, detailed description
 		1948 The Fine Art of Magic 30
The Step securing control after peek, overhand shuffle
 		1948 The Fine Art of Magic 33
Arthur H. Buckley The Peek Location spectator peeks
 		1948 Principles and Deceptions 169
Arthur H. Buckley The Flesh Grip peek with first-finger break
 		1948 The Card Expert Entertains 116
Paul LePaul Peek with Fingertip-Grip for Demo
 		1949 The Card Magic of Le Paul 46
Eddie Joseph Can you see your Card? spectator peeks at a card, performer ribbon spreads the cards face-up and names selection, performed with one hand
Related to 1950 Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards 14
Paul Rosini The Peek Trick spectator peeks a card, performer asks whether she really saw one as misdirection to control it, another is peeked, second found, changes in first
 		1950 Magical Gems 46
Edward Marlo Technique of the Peek basic peek handling with riffling
 		1952 Control Systems 5
Edward Marlo Marlo's Step Control multiple cuts to table sequences to control peeked-at cards
  • A. To Control One Or More Cards To The Top
  • B. To Control One Or More Cards To Bottom
  • C. Double Peek Control - Top and Bottom
  • D. Double Peek to Bottom
  • E. Double Peek To Top
  • F. Triple Peek to Bottom
  • G. Triple Peek To The Top
 		1952 Control Systems 12
Edward Marlo The Shuffle Control sequences to control peeked at cards with overhand shuffles, one by one or more at once
  • A. Shuffle Control for One or More Cards to the Top
  • B. Shuffle Control to Bottom
  • C. Double Peek Shuffle Control to Bottom
  • D. Double Peek Shuffle Control with Repeat
  • E. Double Peek Shuffle Control to Top and Bottom
  • F. Double Peek Shuffle Control to Bottom by Pull Out Method
  • G. Triple Peek Shuffle Control to the Bottom
 		1952 Control Systems 32
Edward Marlo Cut Control sequences to control peeked at cards with in the hands cuts
  • A. Cut Control to the Top
  • B. Bottom or Top Cut Control
  • C. Double Peek Cut Control to Top
  • D. Double Peek Cut Control to Bottom
  • E. Alternate Cut Control
  • F. Triple Peek Cut Control
  • G. Triple Peek Cut Control No. 2
 		1952 Control Systems 48
Edward Marlo Delayed Crimp Control crimping peeked card, complete edge bent
 		1952 Control Systems 91
Edward Marlo Using a Short in Combination with Peeks or any type of key card
 		1952 Control Systems 108
Spectator's Peek spectator opens deck
 		1953 Card Man Stuff 14
Cy Endfield The Spectator's Glimpse Fingertip-Grip for Demo
 		1955 Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part II 21
Edward Marlo Peek Handling
1957 Side Steal 2
Peek Technique
1959 Cardmanship 3
Dai Vernon Riffled Thought break
 		1960 More Inner Secrets of Card Magic 12
Cliff Green Topping the Peek to top after peek, passive
 		1961 Professional Card Magic 74
Cliff Green The Peek Crimp in context of card to pocket/wallet/...
 		1961 Professional Card Magic 75
Nate Leipzig Peek Control spectator opens the deck
 		1963 Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig 26
Dai Vernon Peek Handling either spectator peeks, or performer riffles
 		1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 127
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 2 short card starts on bottom, card peeked, overhand shuffle and cut to bring selection next to key
Related to 1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 150
Peek Key Card Placement key placed next to peeked at card
Related to 1967 Deck-Sterity 23
Eddie Joseph My Card Peek spectator peeks himself
 		1969 The Art of Eddie Joseph 21
Edward Marlo Fingertip Spectator's Peek spectator pushed deck open, yet it appears to be a fingertip peek
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 5
Edward Marlo Key Card Throw-Offs peek control with key card
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 37
Edward Marlo An Important Tip using secret incomplete faro condition to facilitate side steal
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 76
Edward Marlo The Tight Peek using second finger break
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 82
Dr. Jacob Daley Peek Key Control setting key next to peeked card
 		1972 Million Dollar Card Secrets 107
Dai Vernon Vernon's Key Card Contrive No. 51, two placements of key card, probably No. 2 & 3 from references
Related to 1972 Jacob Daley's Notebooks 17
Dai Vernon, Max Malini Vernon - Malini Card Break Transfer No. 69, to right little finger after peek
Also published here 1972 Jacob Daley's Notebooks 21
Dai Vernon Vernon's Peek - One Hand Shuffle Control No. 113, overhand shuffle to break, break kept with right thumb while deck is turned
 		1972 Jacob Daley's Notebooks 33
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Peek "Open and Shut" Reverse Fan Location No. 122, peek, then step fan as delay, then cut
Related to 1972 Jacob Daley's Notebooks 36
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 3) No. 247-3, riffle shuffle control after peek, cryptic
 		1972 Jacob Daley's Notebooks 62
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's New Peek Control No. 260, procedure not clear
 		1972 Jacob Daley's Notebooks 65
Eddie Fechter, Edward Marlo The Estimation Peek
Related toAlso published here 1974 Card Cavalcade II 169
Martin A. Nash Milking the Peek from the break
 		1975 Ever So Sleightly 62
Harry Lorayne The Peek Lap directly after spectator's peek
Also published here 1975 Afterthoughts 37
Ken Krenzel The Peek Corner Crimp
1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 77
Ken Krenzel "Breakless" Peek handling with immediate table spread
 		1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 137
Side Steal after peek
  • Transferring the Break
 		1978 The second now you see it, now you don't! 55
Edward Marlo Out of Control Control "How It Appears" one handed peek, instantly given out for shuffling, using one handed center crimp
 		1979 Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3 50
Edward Marlo Control Throw-Offs in foreword, magician thinks he follows control of card
  • First Approach
  • Second Approach
  • Third Approach (with riffle shuffle)
VariationsAlso published here 1980 Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
Paul LePaul Peek Finesse fingertip convincer
 		1980 Secrets of a "Puerto Rican Gambler" 18
Basic Peek Technique
1980 Exclusive Card Secrets 38
Spectator Peek
1980 The Immaculate Card Magic of Walt Lees 23
Michael Ammar Peek Justification
1980 The Command Performance — Premier Issue 9
Karl Fulves Peek Technique
1981 Side Steal 20
Karl Fulves Other Peek Techniques letting a spectator peek at a card
 		1981 Side Steal 23
Fred Lowe The Ghost Break alternative for pinky break
 		1982 Card Finesse 48
Steven Kuske Location card peeked at in case is found
 		1982 Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 6) 1053
Pascal Monmoine Peek Crimp crimping peeked card
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 32) 619
Ben Harris Peek Finesse featuring a break display
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 491
Arthur Gross, Frederick Braue The Peek Card Knowledge book break glimpse after peek
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 14
Another Peek glimpse after spectator's peek behind back
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 15
T. Nelson Downs Downs Sidesteal first finger break
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2) 15
Peek and Sidesteal
1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3) 17
Peek Key Card Placement
Oct. 1987 Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 1) 40
Edward Marlo A Marlo Control using step handling, with tapping on table
 		1988 Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6 265
The "Peek" Location
1988 My Latest Book 65
Justin Higham One-Hand Peek
Variations 1988 Utility Card Sleights 13
Justin Higham One-Hand Svengali Peek cards in secret incomplete faro condition
Inspired by 1988 Utility Card Sleights 13
Dr. Jacob Daley The Hair's-Breadth Stall delaying a control
 		1989 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 39
Justin Higham One Hand Peek Control
Inspired by May 1989 Inside Out (Issue 6) 11
Justin Higham Spectator Peek Location with pre-set break and distance from break is counted
Related to May 1989 Inside Out (Issue 6) 11
Roger Crosthwaite, Harry Lorayne Side Swipe simplified handling for Crosthwaite's Longitudinal Peek Steal/Control
 		1990 Trend Setters 165
Ken Krenzel Free-Form Peek Control refinements to standard peek control
 		1990 Close-up Impact! 177
Ken Krenzel Slide Steal inspired by Crosthwaite's "LTP Peek", fingertip side steal after peek
 		1990 Close-up Impact! 180
Edward Marlo Fingertip Side Steals four methods
 		1990 That's It 1
Roger Klause The Breakout Display bending deck and displaying it resting on fingers of one hand
Variations 1991 Roger Klause: In Concert 117
Edward Marlo Drop Cut Control placing key next to peeked at card during running cut
 		1992 The Olram File (Issue 11) 3
Gary Kurtz The Spectator Peek And Glimpse spectator peeks himself, then three handlings for the glimpse
  • Der Peek des Zuschauers
    • 1. Ihre Instruktionen an den Zuschauer
    • 2. Über Blickwinkelprobleme
    • 3. Offenheit in der Handhabung
    • 4. Verbale Manipulation
  • Der Glimpse
    • 1. Die klassische Technik
    • 2. Die Gary Kurtz Technik
    • 3. Eine weitere Technik (Gary Kurtz)
Also published here 1992 Prinzipien in der Praxis 35
Harry Riser Peek Handling
1993 Workers Number 3 53
Eddie Fechter Imperfection Peek
1993 Fechter 35
Eddie Fechter Estimation Peek
Also published here 1993 Fechter 255
Roger Crosthwaite Erdnase Method A "Technical Roots"
Inspired byRelated to 1994 Roger's Thesaurus 48
Roger Crosthwaite Variation One: Verbal Stop Technique peek-type selection, dressed as think-a-card
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 49
Gene Maze After The Peek card angle-jogged out and deck spread diagonally
 		1994 Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum 127
Peter Duffie Peek Break Technique for getting break above selection
 		1995 Duffie's Card Compulsions 258
The Peek Control including a method for letting the spectator peek
 		1995 Card College — Volume 1 72
Roberto Giobbi Peek Check Points selling peeked card as thought-of card
 		1995 Card College — Volume 1 74
Gary Kurtz The Spectator Peek And Glimpse spectator peeks himself, then three handlings for the glimpse
  • Der Peek des Zuschauers
    • 1. Ihre Instruktionen an den Zuschauer
    • 2. Über Blickwinkelprobleme
    • 3. Offenheit in der Handhabung
    • 4. Verbale Manipulation
  • Der Glimpse
    • 1. Die klassische Technik
    • 2. Die Gary Kurtz Technik
    • 3. Eine weitere Technik (Gary Kurtz)
Also published here 1995 Lecture Notes 1995 26
Doug Edwards Sneaky Peek interesting peek procedure
 		Aug. 1996 Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 8) 2686
Jeff Busby Bottom Key Placement peek and running cut, key starts on bottom
Inspired by 1998 The Secret of the Palmettos 66
Jeff Busby Top Key Placement peek and running cut, key starts on top
 		1998 The Secret of the Palmettos 68
Roger Crosthwaite LTP Peek Steal directly into LTP
 		1999 Arcardia 147
Ellis Stanyon The "Ruffle" Force with an Ordinary Pack No. 11, stopping shortly at middle of riffle and holding break, spectator hopefully remembers the only card he sees
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 275
Dai Vernon, Max Malini Vernon-Malini Card Break Transfer to right little finger after peek
Also published here Nov. 1999 Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11) 32
Justin Higham Fine Step Control post-peek step control
 		1999 Collected Card Notes 17
Justin Higham Note on the Riffle Peek on picking up the break
 		1999 Collected Card Notes 31
The Peek
2001 New Card Controls 51
Basic Peek Selection
2004 Dear Mr. Fantasy 48
Eddie Fechter Peek Gambit "did you get one?"
 		2004 Enchantments 78
Bruce Cervon Cut Control after peek with charlier cut
 		2007 Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1 7
Bruce Cervon Trap Door Control Peek Control with One Handed Cut
 		2007 Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1 10
Benjamin Earl Refined Peek Technique peek and glimpse
 		2007 Seeing with Photo-Electric Eyes 16
Harry Lorayne The Peek Lap directly after spectator's peek
Also published here Jan. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1) 22
Chad Nelson Peep Control card peeked at and then cut into center, spectator pushes it in
Inspired by 2010 Strolling Controls 5
Ryan Schlutz Pivotal Peek after spectator's peek
Also published here 2011 Making the Cut 7
Dave Buck Peeping Palm Diagonal Palm Shift from peek
Inspired by 2011 If An Octopus Could Palm 34
Shane Cobalt Peek Handling deck higher in hand as usual
 		2012 CTRL 11
Alexander de Cova Peek-Techniken peek and book turnover glimpse
 		2015 Burners — Vol. 3 189
Benjamin Earl Peeked Card as Thought-of Card
Related to 2016 Psychologica 9
Johnny Thompson Spectator's Peek
2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1) 265
Shane Cobalt From The Peek DPS from peek, with original peek handling
Inspired by 2019 The Acorn Notes 38
Larry Jennings New Peek Control end-for-end turnover with step
 		2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 398
Roberto Giobbi The Peek Control reframing example
 		2021 Sharing Secrets 93
Roger Crosthwaite Longitudinal Tenkai Palm (LTP) Add-On Finesse steal from peek, add-on onto tabled packet
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Mar. 2006
 2022 Talk About Tricks (Issue 1) 481
Ryan Schlutz Pivotal Peek after spectator's peek
Also published here 2022 Talk About Tricks (Issue 1) 593
Joachim Solberg Expertalk: Joachim Solberg on the J.S Control handling for peek and Mahatma style control after peek
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2010
 2022 Talk About Tricks (Issue 2) 942