24 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Tearing Deck
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Ein ganzes Kartenspiel durchzureißen No. 12, whole deck torn in two halves
1895 16
Das Zerreissen eines Kartenspieles tearing a deck of cards
Oct. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 10)
153
Der Karten-Herkules
1896 69
To Tear a Pack of Cards
1909 24
Alexander Herrmann Czar Nicholas II. Anecdote anecdote about tearing deck in half
1909 25
Graham Adams The Torn Pack and Tricks Therewith two cards selected and returned, then whole deck torn in two halves, two cards counted to in both "halves", they match and are one selection, everything mixed in a hat and both halves found by touch
1931 27
Graham Adams Tearing the Pack with photo illustrations
1931 66
Julian J. Proskauer The Origion and History of the Torn Deck Trick "origin", deck is sawn or torn in half, two half card selected, they match and are previous selection
Feb. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 17)
96
"Tearing the Pack" Trick pack torn in half, card selected from both half, match and are previous selection
1938 290
Torn Deck Discovery deck is torn in half, two half selected match and are previous selection, short card
1938 471
Theodore Annemann The Torn Card deck torn in half, stop trick from both half piles, credits see p. 461
Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 66)
460
Claude Goldin Quarters from Torn Deck deck torn in quarters, performer names four positions, when counted down in the four positions there is selected card
Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 66)
461
Edward Marlo Torn Deck Mystery deck is torn in quarters which are mixed in hat, performer locates four pieces of selection without looking
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1942 10
Julian J. Proskauer The Torn Deck Trick deck is sawn or torn in half, two half card selected, they match and are previous selection
1943 24
Jean Hugard Feats of Strength in Magic
  • Pack Tearing and Magic
June 1946 225
Val Andrews Feat of Strength No. 16, tearing deck in half one card at a time as gag
1970 (ca.) 7
Val Andrews The Hard Way No. 17, tearing deck in half
1970 (ca.) 7
Torn Pack Location deck torn in half, two halves of selection found at named numbers
1972 46
Edward Marlo The Torn Deck Mystery deck is torn in quarters which are mixed in hat, performer locates four pieces of selection without looking
Also published here 1972 145
Paul Harris Torn and Restored Deck using Hamman's "Micro Macro" method
Also published here 1981 169
Ripping a Deck of Cards No. 63
1983 17
Paul Harris Torn and Restored Deck using Hamman's "Micro Macro" method
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale)
71
Ellis Stanyon Tearing a Pack of Cards in Half No. 33
1999 312
Erik Jan Hanussen Can You Brea Chains?
  • Bending an Iron-Bar
  • Tearing a Deck of Cards
  • Pounding Nails into a Wooden Board
  • Breaking a Chain Linnk
Also published here
  • UHU, Jan. 1926
July 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 7)
57