Flap Cards (Acrobatic)

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Changing Cards
  • flap card (with rubber)
  • moving pip section in picture cards (two versions)
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
46
The Mechanical "Torn Card" last corner visibly restores
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
166
Folding Card acrobatic type
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
223
Einfache Bilder-Klappkarte
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
139
Die mechanische Eckkarte corner torn off, thrown back and it visibly restores, mechanical
Related toAlso published here 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
140
Die Karte in der Flasche bottle covered and in spectator's hands, selection appears inside, folding card
Related toAlso published here 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
142
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Kartenmagneta two selections, deck in a glass, one selection rises out of deck and floats to other glass and in midair changes to second selection
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
213
"Karte in der Flasche" bottle covered and in spectator's hands, selection appears inside, folding card
Also published here May 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 9)
133
Die Eckkarten "Mechanische Karten"
corner torn off, shot back and it visibly restores, mechanical
Also published here July 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 11)
165
The Queen of the Air card rises from pack and floats to glass goblet on other side of stage, transforms in midair
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
69
The Lantern of Diogenes card appears in glass lantern, using an acrobatic folding card in lid
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
73
A Comedy of Errors rising cards with cards turning over and transforming during rise, acrobatic gimmicks that can be palmed off
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
211
The New Quadruple Changing Card
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
233
The Torn Corner Card torn corner visibly reappears
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
239
The Flap Card
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
243
The Nonpareil Changing Card examinable after change
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
244
The New Nonpareil Card examinable
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
246
The Bottle Card folding card
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
247
The Turning Card card rising out of deck visibly turns over
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
262
The Reunited Card card cut into four pieces, restores itself when thrown in air
 		1897
New Era Card Tricks
263
Ein guter Schuß No. 6, deck placed on glass, covered with handkerchief, selection placed in pistol and shot onto glass, vanishes from pistol and is now upright in glass
 		1900
Der Amateurzauberer
70
Selbstverbrennung einer Karte und ihre Wiederherstellung No. 16, card placed on stand, burns on command, reappears in bottle that is broken to get it out, flap folding card in bottle
 		1900
Der Amateurzauberer
97
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
Eduard W. Lufa Die Generalkarte card changed into four selections one by one
 		Dec. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 12)
179
Carl Willmann Der Kartensteiger mit mechanischen Karten three cards chosen, Kings comes out and takes a bow (animation gaff), Queen sinks back down and comes up again (weight in card), third card is missing a corner which reappears visibly, fourth card rises reversed and visibly turns over
 		July 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 7)
98
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
Ein Kartenkunststück corner is torn from card and visibly restores, corner appears on card
 		1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 2)
10
Eddie Joseph Everywhere Yet Nowhere three cards are placed in card stand and one selected it matches selection from second deck
 		1940 ca.
Original Tricks
3
Harlan Tarbell Saturn's Card Transposition Visible transposition, cards under rubber bands change
 		1945
My Best
39
Bruce Elliott 3c Worth of Magic two different stamps on two cards, one card on the table one on the face of the deck, two rubber bands to hold everything in place, stamps change places
Variations Sep. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 92)
372
Bruce Elliott Changeable three cards, queen in center turns over
 		Aug. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 131)
527
Sylvester-Zauber
  • Die Atlaskarte (balancing glass on playing cad)
  • Ein Telephontrick
 		1951
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 12 No. 6)
39
Arthur M. Pope Cat and Canary - Quickie Version cat and canary card trick, with only two cards
 		1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
20
Paul "Mr. Nobody" Schwab Mysteriöse Reparatur ribbon through slits in playing card is cut and restored, flap gaff
 		1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 1)
10
Paul "Mr. Nobody" Schwab Tagrey's As-Trick four Aces placed in card stand, four selections in deck and deck thrown at handkerchief, Aces stick to handkerchief and in card stand are four selections
 		1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 1)
12
Edward Marlo, Joe Fenichel Acrobatic Cards brief descriptions of different kinds of acrobatic flap cards
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
3
Edward Marlo Secretly Setting the Gaff six methods (two-handed, one-handed, tabled)
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
5
Edward Marlo Placing the Selection getting a selection next to set-up acrobatic card, three methods
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
10
Edward Marlo Effect 2 two cards pop face up on top of deck
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
14
Edward Marlo Effect 3 selection appears face up on deck, with clean-up, see also page 29
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
14
Edward Marlo Effect 4 Queen and Ten visually change into 2 Queens
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
15
Edward Marlo Effect 5 two selections, two cards shown but only one selection, other one transforms into second selection
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
15
Edward Marlo Effect 6 face-up card in face-down deck transforms, see also page 29
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
16
Edward Marlo Effect 7 card visually comes to top twice, see also page 29
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
17
Edward Marlo Effect 8 card changes reversed in pack, see also page 29
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
17
Edward Marlo Effect 9 free selection pops face-up on deck, see also page 29
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
18
Edward Marlo Effect 10 - A Transposition of Two Cards see also page 29
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
18
Edward Marlo Effect 11 - Double Whammy three selections found with transformation surprise
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
19
Edward Marlo, Jon Racherbaumer Effect 12 - Thought Force borrowed deck, selection jumps off deck, see also page 27
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
22
Dr. James Nuzzo Effect 13 - Nuzzo's Projecting Card card sticking out of deck visually changes
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
23
Edward Marlo Effect 14 - Marlo's Application - In the Fan Change card seen in small fan visibly changes, see also page 27
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
23
Edward Marlo Effect 15 - Marlo's Visible Reverse card visible reverses in deck
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
24
Edward Marlo Marlo's Secret Gimmick version of Acrobatic Flap Card
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
24
Edward Marlo Effect 1 top card jumps to selected side (left or right)
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
25
Edward Marlo Effect 2 card jumps off top of deck, twice, double jumps from deck
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
26
Edward Marlo Effect 3 two selections, first jumps off deck, transforms into second, first from pocket
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
26
Jon Racherbaumer Gaff Possibilities table with possible Acrobatic Flap Gaffs
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
31
Jon Racherbaumer Flipped Out selection slides out of spread and turns over
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
36
Jon Racherbaumer, Gene Gordon Sprite Sleight (or Glorpy Rides Again) deck underneath handkerchief, card moves and turns over on top of deck
Variations 1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
38
Edward Marlo The Gone Ghost silk over deck, glorpy type movement, then selection (ghost) gone
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
42
Jon Racherbaumer Quad Aces, Acrobatically three Acrobatic Flap Cards
Inspired by 1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
43
Jon Racherbaumer Monte Muddle
1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
48
Edward Marlo Marlo's Cleanup for "Monte Muddle" just described
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
55
Jon Racherbaumer Flambeau-Flam deck in flash paper, burnt, selection pops out on top
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
57
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Flambeau-Flam - String Version deck tied with flash string, burnt, selection pops out on top
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
58
Edward Marlo The Acrobatic Vanish from small packet reversed into pack
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
59
Edward Marlo Thought Reversal from small packet thought of card turns over, Acrobatic Cards
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
62
Edward Marlo The Acrobatic 21
1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
63
Edward Marlo, Dr. James Nuzzo The Queen's Escape or "The Tale of Two Kiddies", transpo with case and acrobatic card
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
65
Edward Marlo Card and Balloon
Related toVariations 1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
67
Edward Marlo Signed Card and Balloon
1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
69
Edward Marlo The Universal Acrobat blank card into three cards, then blank again
Related to 1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
72
Bob Koch Visible Poker Hand Change three acrobatic flap cards, "Zapped!"
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
80
Arthur Setterington Eyes Right nine on one side of a card and six on the other, then they change and finally on one side there are a lot of sixes
 		1968
The Joe Smith Mysteries
18
Karl Fulves Babel special acrobatic card with gaffed center pip
 		Oct. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 12)
210
Karl Fulves Gaffed Cards new type of flap card to vanish a card
 		1972
Mexican Monte
17
Bruce Cervon Cervon's Universals odd-backed card changes into three selections one by one, three different routines with different gaffs
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1972
The Universal Card
21
Karl Fulves Klip Notes notes, techniques, ideas with paper clips and cards
  • Add-On Technique
  • Flap Card Technique
  • Paper Clip Problems (4)
 		1974
Close-Up Mental Magic
32
Edward Marlo Open Card to Balloon
Related to 1976
Lecture Notes 1
24
Marconick Colour Change the Easy Way multiple flaps
Also published here 1976
Original Magic 6
10
Turn Around Card rising card turns over, brief construction of card
Related to 1978/76
More Classic Magic with Apparatus
3
Marconick Un changement de couleur sans manipulation multiple flaps
Also published here 1979
New Original Magic — Volume 1
2
Steve Dusheck Cornography corner torn off, it visibly restored
Also published here 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
14
Johnny Thompson, Edward Marlo The Empty Balloon
Inspired byAlso published here 1981
Polished Polish Prestidigitation
19
Stephen Tucker Improved Pen-Ultimate +1 book test, card insert in book
 		1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
26
Ron Massey Influence one of six playing cards is selected, when lifted up a piece of paper is under it as a prediction
 		1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
32
Stephen Tucker Increased folded card as prediction changes into two selections
 		1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
36
Lubor Fiedler Incredi-Change peeked-at card in packet vanishes, all backs change color (visually with acrobatic flap gaff)
 		Aug. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 8)
949
Paul Sorrentino Apex Cardcase Color Change visual using acrobatic flap gimmick
Variations Aug. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 8)
953
Pascal Monmoine Chameleon
May 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 6)
1231
Don England Geiger Counter Card forcing Joker-Gaff à la Sellers for two cards
Related to 1985/93
Don England's Gaffed to the Hilt!
9
Juan Tamariz Flip-Flop 4&4, acrobatic flaps ala Zapped
 		1988
The Magic Way
160
Ken Simmons Simmons's Handling of "Sprite Sleight" (or Glorpy Rides Again!) deck underneath transparent handkerchief, card moves and turns over on top of deck, two handlings, with "Signature Addition" (bluff)
Inspired by 1990
Finally!
30
Special Effects Cards - The Turn-Round Card extract from Roterberg
Related to 1991
Knowing The Rising Cards
25
Will Ayling Torn Corner Card card rises and missing corner restores
 		1991
Knowing The Rising Cards
26
Steve Dusheck Cornography corner torn off, it visibly restored
Also published here 1992
Dusheck's Card Magic
107
Bob Sheets Killer Kitsen Miracle Dutch Looper gaff, three phases
  • Flap-Flip Move
Inspired by
  • "Kitson Miracle" (Patrick Page)
 1994
MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 5)
1
Ellison Poland Sobo - So What??? using special flexible sobo glue to make hinge gaff
 		1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
36
David Solomon, Eugene Burger, Danny Orleans Cigarette Or Pencil Through Signed Card using Solomon/England gaff
  • Eugene Burger's Presentation
  • David Solomon's Routine
  • Danny Orleans' Presentation
 		1997
Solomon's Mind
79
Richard Bartram, Jr. Silver Mirrorcle pocket mirror, coin is produced and mirror becomes glass, with deck of playing cards
 		1997
Trephine
171
Richard Bartram, Jr. Into the Void card vanishes in mirror, and returns again, strange effect
 		1997
Trephine
173
Richard Bartram, Jr. Revelation from the Void selection appears in mirror and is then produced from it
 		1997
Trephine
176
Richard Bartram, Jr. Double Decker Sandwich black Aces vanish from between red Aces and return face up in center of the deck with selection, selection travels to other Aces, special flap card
 		1997
Trephine
177
Ellis Stanyon The Card Thrown on a Silk Hat Jumps up and Stands on One End No. 10, trick card with elastic
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
160
Ellis Stanyon The Card in a Bottle No. 25, folding card
Variations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
170
Ellis Stanyon The Reunited Card No. 29, card cut into four pieces, thrown in air and the restore visible, flap construction that unfolds by itself
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
174
Ellis Stanyon The Card on a Ribbon No. 30, card appears at end of ribbon, folding card
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
174
Ellis Stanyon The Flap Card No. 35, sheet rubber
Variations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
177
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note variations of the gaff and some applications, also in combination with step to change amount of card, multiple changes, handling ideas
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
178
Ellis Stanyon Changing and Enlarging the Card No. 36, card changes twice and grows to three times the size
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
180
Ellis Stanyon The Bullet Ace No. 40, hole visually appears in Ace
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
181
Ellis Stanyon The "Torn Corner" Card No. 42, corner visually restores, two constructions
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
182
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
Bébel Presque la Même Chose, mais à Vue with cards of different colored backs
 		2014
Transposition Asymétrique
28
Adrian Vega Carta Predicción four-way out card
 		2017
Area 52
35
Edward Marlo, Johnny Thompson The Empty Balloon
Inspired byAlso published here 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
117
Jeff Prace No More Card Tricks v2
  • Left-Handed
deck is thrown up and suddenly bound with electrical tape
Inspired byVariations June 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 6)
76
Philip Simon Tip for No More Card Tricks deck is thrown up and suddenly bound with electrical tape
Inspired by Aug. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 8)
60
Helder Guimarães Unexplained Understandable "Preserving the Mystery"
unknown card in glass, three cards chosen, Joker transforms into each selection, all chose the Queen of hearts, it is shown as card in glass
 		2019
Secret Language — Volume 1
334
Patrick Kun Modern Biddle
  • Left-Handed (Jeff Prace)
biddle trick version, spectator holds the five cards and a photo is taken of him with the fan, then card vanishes from packet and reappears in deck, card also vanishes on photograph
Related to Apr. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 4)
58
Jonathan Neal A "Crafty" Card Trick for Charlie
  • Secrets Within Secrets
making a jumbo flap card, turnaround for rising card
 		Aug. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 8)
58
Frank Fogg Stuck signed card visually appears between two Aces, acrobatic flap that shoots out
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1021