Two Card Transposition with mutilated card(s)

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Charles T. Jordan The Card and Bag Mystery No. 30, Joker is put in envelope and pierced with thread inside a bag, it transposes with a selection, duplicate
 		1919/1920 Thirty Card Mysteries 77
R. M. Jamison Here or There? named card is hole punched, second card has two holes, they transpose
 		1936 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 26) 163
Unknown Two Card Monte with the Torn Corner Added
1938 Greater Magic 307
Clayton Rawson The Cockeyed Cards joker always shows up and is torn up, then shows up again and pieces are now selection
Related toAlso published here 1942 Prepared Cards and Accessories 21
Eddie Joseph Card Resurrection selection torn and card at named position noted, torn card restores into noted card and original restored selection is at named position
 		1942 Greater Card Tricks 22
Unknown Change-About Torn Corner Card card with torn corner changes place with whole card
 		1943/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3 219
John Scarne, Joseph Prieto The Stapled Card No. 62, Card transposition with card stapled to a Joker
Variations 1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 110
Harry Lorayne Torn Corner Transposition duplicate
 		1962 Close-up Card Magic 252
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Transposition Breakthrough #2 one card odd-backed
Also published here 1965 My Favorite Card Tricks 50
Karl Fulves Double Express bottom and top card transpose, with odd-backed card
Inspired by 1971 The Book of Numbers — Supplementary Notes 14
Karl Fulves One Way Transpositions notes on unequal or odd-backed transpositions
 		1971 The Book of Numbers — Supplementary Notes 19
Peter Kane Signature Transposition two cards signed on back by two people, signatures transpose
Related toVariations 1972 Card Cavalcade 5
Clayton Rawson The Cockeyed Cards joker always shows up and is torn up, then shows up again and pieces are now selection
Also published here 1972 The Living End 100
Tony Bartolotta Half Transpo queen side of normal card transposes with blank side of double blank card
 		Sep. 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 11) 654
John Blunt Transcornered two cards, corners torn off, cards switched and then corners follow, torn in small pieces that transform into blank card with comment, restored card back in deck
 		1973 Transcornered 2
Karl Fulves Restoration Four of Spades cut in quarters and pieces placed between transparent plastic sheets, Seven Spades next to it, they transpose, pips glued to plastic, "Basically the same routine as the above appeared in Abra a while back"
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 1 77
Karl Fulves The Joker's Revenge joker cut up in pieces, pieces change to jack and joker is whole again
Related to 1975 Kannibal Kards 6
Unknown Half-Card Transpo "Quick Trix", half cards transpose, double facer
 		Winter 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two)) 855
Unknown Half-A-Transpo two cards cut in half, the halves transpose
 		1975 Cards and Cases 43
Paul Harris Rip Off Reverse torn pieces of signed card transpose with full card
Also published here 1976 The Magic of Paul Harris 28
Paul Harris Transfusion Confusion card placed in card case, signed card torn into four pieces, card restores and cased card is now in pieces
 		1976 The Magic of Paul Harris 55
Edward Marlo Clipped Transposition one card is paper clipped
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 287
Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff Staple and Stab two cards stapled together, one of them becomes selection, see two variations following this
Related to July 1978 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 1 No. 7) 78
Richard Kaufman Stapled Stunner
Inspired by July 1978 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 1 No. 7) 80
Karl Fulves Unexpected at end of transposition sequence, cards are torn in half and one half of each card transforms
 		1978 Transpo Trix 32
Karl Fulves Jigsaw JD in quarters placed between two card cases changes into 8S, JD restored under cellophane
Related to 1978 Transpo Trix 71
Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff Stapled! two jokers stapled back to back, one of them transposes with selection
  • Presentation Idea - Stapled Blackjack
Variations 1978 Las Vegas Close-Up 19
Bert Fenn The Stapled Cards inspired by Bill Simon and John Scarne, one of two stapled cards changes place with selection
Inspired by 1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 179
Edward Marlo Marlo on the Stapled Cards one of two stapled cards transposes with selection, five methods
Inspired by 1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 181
Edward Marlo, David Solomon The Pinned Cards whole deck is punched, same effect as The Stapled Cards, one of two cards pinned together transposes with selection
  • 1st Method (Marlo)
  • 2nd Method (Solomon)
  • 3rd Method: Gaffed Pip Method (S.)
  • Double-Bubble Method: Taylor Peek Deck Card (S.)
  • Clipper Method (S.)
  • 2nd Clipper Method (M.)
  • The Double Double Bubble (2 Selections) (S.)
  • Marlo's D.D. Bubble Method
  • Direct Pinned Cards (M.)
Inspired by 1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 190
Karl Fulves Shape Changing card transposes with half card (torn piece), duplicate
Related to 1979 Teleportation Notes 23
Karl Fulves Shape Changers card visually transposes with half card (torn piece), second method
  • One Any-Deck Method
  • The Other Any-Deck Method
Related to 1979 Shape Changers 25
Philip T. Goldstein Tearable two cards are torn, halves transpose several times
VariationsAlso published here 1979 Tearable 1
Paul Harris Drop-Shot corner and rest of card transpose with use of glass, inspired by "Corner in the Glass"
 		1979 Close-up Entertainer 52
Jerry K. Hartman Elastic Ace card chosen von miniature deck, four regular-sized Aces shown and tabled face down, when selection is brought together with Ace of same suit, the Ace becomes the miniature card and vice versa
Inspired by 1979 Elastic Ace 1
Karl Fulves A Note on Shape Changing transposition of a normal card with a half card, so the value of the half card is then the normal card and vice versa, posed as problem
Related to 1979 Elastic Ace 3
Ben Harris Super Slice case has open slit in it, card put in and another card as blade used to push through it, card inside shown folded in half, blade then transposes with card inside
Variations 1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 11
Steve Dusheck Hole Card - Whole Card two cards transpose in vinyl cases, one of the cards has a hole
Also published here 1980 ca. Lecture No. 1 12
Darwin Ortiz, Patrick Cook Stapled Black Jack duplicate, one card stapled to another card
 		1981 Cardworks 160
Peter Duffie Card in Case Transposition card transposes with folded Card
 		1982 Alternative Card Magic 15
Nick Pudar Fold-er-ol folded card in case, unfolded card outside box, the folds transpose
 		1982 Best of Friends 280
Daryl Martinez Half and Half two smaller playing cards folded, half of them changes places resulting in "misprinted" cards
 		1982 Something for Everyone 2
Edward Marlo Tilt
1982 Card News '82 109
Colin Linn The Torn Up Switch two selections, one reverses several times, then torn and restored transpo with other selection
Related to 1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 19) 368
Paul Harris Seductive Switch "switching" a folded card with unfolded card, using an impromptu fake index
Also published here 1984 Close-up Seductions 10
Unknown Moving Parts No. 51, four cards torn and then laid out face-up and face-down, halves that do not match suddenly match, cards interlocked with slits before tearing
 		1984 More Self-Working Card Tricks 71
Karl Fulves The Stapled Card No. 59, signed card transposes with one of two Jokers that are stapled together
Inspired by 1984 More Self-Working Card Tricks 85
David Williamson Torn and Restored Transposition "Zerissene und wiederhergestellte Wanderung"
Also published here 1984 For Your Eyes Only 8
David Williamson Torn and Restored Transposition
Also published here 1984 Striking Magic 6
Peter Samelson New York Transpo signed card is only odd-backed card, transposes with card signed on back, then they merge into one card
Inspired by 1984 Theatrical Close-Up 73
Bob Stencel Once Torn, Twice Restored first selection reverses itself again and again, is torn and changes to second selection, double facer
Related to 1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 31, 32 & 33) 328
Frederick Braue Torn and Restored Location pieces change into selection (1959)
Inspired by
  • Hull's Torn & Restored Card
Related to 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5) 16
Stewart Judah Halbkarten-Transposition two cards cut in half, they transpose
 		July 1985 Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3&4) 133
Eric Mead Signed Stunner spectator signs card on face, performer different one on back, both signatures on one card at the end
Variations 1986 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 4) 9
Terri Rogers It's a Stick Up signed sticker on back of chosen card, another signed by performer on second card, they transpose
Also published here 1986 Secrets 26
Meir Yedid Blow Gun card rolled up as a blow gun, bullet is folded card which used to be the card for the blow gun
 		1987 Meir Yedid's Card Animations 39
Meir Yedid Test Tube Alchemy face of rolled card travels to other card, signed backs, rolled up in tubes
 		1987 Meir Yedid's Card Animations 43
David Williamson Torn & Restored Transposition
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1989 Williamson's Wonders 72
Terri Rogers Etikettenschwindel signed sticker on back of chosen card, another signed by performer on second card, they transpose
Also published here Apr. 1989 Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 3) 99
Philip T. Goldstein Tearable two cards are torn, halves transpose several times
Also published here 1990 Focus 112
David Harkey Thunder and Lightning unknown card torn in half, one half put in performer's and one spectator's wallet, another card is chosen and signed, the torn halves turn out to be that signed selection
Also published here 1991 Card to Wallet 64
José Carroll Transposition at the point of no return
  • Impossible Transpositions B)
cards with one and two hatpins in it
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 52 Lovers — Volume II 34
Michael Close The Frog Prince card folded in origami frog transposes with selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 Workers Number 2 45
David Harkey Transpasm card folded in quarters is placed on face-up card on deck, they visibly transpose
 		1991 Simply Harkey 30
David Harkey Thunder and Lightning unknown card torn in half, one half put in performer's and one spectator's wallet, another card is chosen and signed, the torn halves turn out to be that signed selection
Also published here 1991 Simply Harkey 149
Ken Kuroki The Talisman Joker stapled to box transposes with selection
 		1992 Five Times Five — Japan 56
Hiroyuki Sakai The Perfect Assistant two signed selections, joker is torn in half face down, in wallet two half cards appear, each half selection, the halves on the table of the former joker match, gaffed
 		1992 Five Times Five — Japan 95
Steve Dusheck HoleCard/Whole Card two cards transpose in vinyl cases, one of the cards has a hole
Also published here 1992 Dusheck's Card Magic 26
Bob Farmer Jazz Pieces/Body and Soul two giant card cut into four pieces, two pieces transpose, then oil and water phase with the 4&4, Jazz Aces with the pieces
Inspired by 1993 Card File 25
Jon Racherbaumer Psychic Leap Frog card chosen, a few cards tabled, origami frog from card produced and it locates a card (with Card Hopper parity principle) with funny message, frog unfolded and it is the selection
Inspired by Sep. 1993 MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 3) 15
Paul Gertner Paul's Opener card repeatably chosen, travels to pocket, corner torn off and still chosen as whole card and torn corner transforms
Variations 1994 Steel and Silver 87
Michael Close The Frog Prince card folded in origami frog transposes with selection
Also published here 1994 A Workers Series Sampler 12
Tommy Wonder, Bob Stencel Déjà ReVurse first selection reverses itself again and again, is torn and changes to second selection
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 The Books of Wonder — Volume 1 167
Paul Harris Rip-Off Reverse torn pieces of signed card transpose with full card
Also published here 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris) 83
Joseph Prieto, Looy Simonoff, Paul Harris Stapled two jokers stapled back to back, one of them transposes with selection
Inspired by 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Las Vegas Close-Up) 167
Paul Harris, Matt Schulien Drop Shot corner and rest of card transpose with use of glass, inspired by "Corner in the Glass"
 		1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer) 113
Paul Harris Seductive Switch "switching" a folded card with unfolded card, using an impromptu fake index
Also published here 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Seductions) 167
Harry Lorayne Transpositions-Durchbruch Nr. 2 one card odd-backed
Also published here 1996 Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 3) 112
Peter Duffie Torn, Folded, and Sealed Torn, folded and sealed cards transpose
Inspired by 1997 Effortless Card Magic 162
Simon Lovell Afterthinks addition in which selection is torn and put in case, then it is chosen again and torn card turn out to be Joker
 		1997 Simon Says! 60
Simon Lovell Outfold indifferent card folded into fourth face outward, changed into back-outward and then into selection, two methods
 		1997 Simon Says! 91
Jack Avis The Dissected Joker card put into envelope that has a corner cut off, card and envelope cut into quarters, it transposes with another card, using "Wishing Envelope"
 		1998 Vis à Vis 129
Harry Lorayne Clips Trip two cards put in Himber wallet, one with paper clips on it, they transpose
 		1998 The Himber Wallet Book 217
David Regal Nailed! Two card transposition while one is stapled to a block of wood
Variations 1999 Close-Up & Personal 123
David Acer Mousehunt Selected card transposes with another card sandwiched between the Kings that has holes in it (like Swiss Cheese)
Inspired by
  • "Mouse Trap" (Aldo Colombini, What's Up Deck)
Also published here 		2000 Son of Simon Says! 89
Paul Curry Sure Thing red backed card and blue backed card, one with a hole in the middle, monte
Related toVariations 2001 Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond 65
The Great Merlini The Cockeyed Cards joker always shows up and is torn up, then shows up again and pieces are now selection
Also published here
  • Genii, Vol. 2 No. 11, July 1938
 May 2001 Genii (Vol. 64 No. 5) 36
Ben Harris Twice the Slice case has open slit in it, card put in and another card as blade used to push through it, card inside shown folded in half, blade then transposes with card inside
Inspired by Apr. 2002 Genii (Vol. 65 No. 4) 26
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Shifty King two spectators sign the backs of two cards, the signatures transpose, without deck
Inspired by 2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1 28
David Acer MouseHunt selected card transposes with another card sandwiched between the Kings that has holes in it (like Swiss Cheese)
Also published here 2004 Random Acts of Magic 150
Peter Duffie Impulse selection and blank card transpose, then hole transposes
  • Notes by David Britland
Related toAlso published here
  • "Impulse" (Peter Duffie, Duet, 1984)
 2004 Subtle Miracles 21
Jay Sankey A Stronger Magnet blank card with magnet drawn on back find selection a few times, then the faces transpose
 		2004 Sankey Unleashed 59
Tyler Wilson Sloppy 30 Seconds inversion, then card changes with face-up card on floor
Also published here 2006 Dominatricks 124
Howard Hamburg Clip Ambicioso card with paper clip comes to top, clipped card transposes with another card
Also published here 2008 El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 6) 102
Howard Hamburg Clipped card with paper clip comes to top, clipped card transposes with another card
Related toAlso published here 2009 The "D" Notes 27
Tyler Wilson This Little Pigment two cards with open edgemarks of different colors change places, one on table on in deck
 		2010 Reinventing the Real 36
Tyler Wilson Sweeotch card folded up and in mouth turns inside out, then transposes with card in spectator's hand
Inspired by 2010 Reinventing the Real 64
Oliver Meech Handy Ring Transposition Business card transposition in spectator's hands, one of the cards is folded into a ring
 		2010 Plot Twists 70
Karl Fulves Rapid Ink a King labeled with K on back, a Seven with 7, one put in pocket, the faces change place
Related to 2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 442
Robert Parrish About Face two odd-backed cards, only the faces transpose
 		2011 Prolix (Issue 9) 565
Jason Ladanye The Player transpo with one card torn up, card to pocket intro, duplicate
 		2013 Confident Deceptions 111
Jason Ladanye The Ultimate Exchange one card torn up face up
 		2013 Confident Deceptions 117
Steven Hamilton Flash Transpo two cards chosen, one card rises and is placed on table, second card rises and visibly transposes with the other, one is torn up and they transpose again, duplicate
 		2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 64
Steven Hamilton Simply Stapled two Jokers stapled back-to-back, signed card becomes a Joker and selection is stapled to Joker
Inspired by 2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 105
Joaquín Matas La Ranita
Inspired by 2014 A Fuego Lento — Volumen I 169
Alexander de Cova Boxed Transposition
  • Notizen
signed card from deck to case between Jacks, spectator handles double facer, second phase in which a card cut in quarters transposes with another card
Inspired by Sep. 2018 Genii (Vol. 81 No. 9) 74
Roberto Mansilla Hero: Where One Card Gives Its Life for Another
  • Artifices
card torn in quarters transposes with another card under a glass
 		Oct. 2018 Genii (Vol. 81 No. 10) 44
Wayne Houchin French Kiss 1st Method: Two signed pieces of paper transpose while folded and held in mouth of spectator and magician

Cards and papers are signed, one by spectator and one by magician
2nd Method: Two signed cards transpose while folded and held in mouth of spectator and magician
 		2019 Houchin: French Kiss & The Invisible Palm 3
Benjamin Earl Spinner two cards folded in quarters, one held by spectator, they transpose, no deck involved
 		2019 The Shift #1 1
Michael Sondermeyer Signa-Tear two cards are torn, halves transpose twice, with signed cards
Inspired by 2019 Seminar 2019 21
Tom Gagnon Clipped Transposition paper clipped card on table transposes with reversed card in deck, ribbon spread handling, optional double backer
Related to 2019 Gagnon Unfiltered 112
Tom Gagnon Clipped Exchange card from pocket transposes with paper clipped in hand, duplicate
 		2019 Gagnon Unfiltered 122
José Carroll A Transposition on the Verge of the Impossible
  • Impossible Transpositions B)
cards with one and two hatpins in it
Also published here 2019 52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass 93
Peter Gröning Knock on Wood unknown odd-backed card stapled to block of wood, turns out to be later signed selection, presented as faces transposing, credit information
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here
  • TheSecondDeal website, Feb. 2001
 2020 Resigned to Miracles 97
Kyle Purnell The Shard Transpo piece of card torn out of deck transposes with rest of card from center to top
 		Feb. 2021 Genii (Vol. 84 No. 2) 58