48,631 entries in Cards / Effect Themes
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A. J. Ueber künstliches Mischen slow shuffling method that re-organizes the cards, working backwards, with tables for different numbers of cards that show how the cards change positions with each shuffle, see p. 166
Related to Nov. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 11)
164
A. J. Die Anziehungskraft gezogener Karten spectator finds his own card, using an unexplained switch of a card for a palmed card
Nov. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 11)
165
A. J. Gedankenerraten mit Hülfe eines Kartenspieles card and its position remembered and later card found and three other selections produced from pocket
Nov. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 11)
167
Carl Willmann Eine Kartenmetamorphose four cards chosen, fourth card changes into each of the other selections and back
Dec. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 12)
179
Carl Willmann Ihr Wille geschehe! card chosen and shuffled back by spectator, small number named and card is there, gambling for seven with outs
Dec. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 12)
180
A. J. Sonderbare Uebereinstimmung deck shuffled, spectator cuts and count off the top few cards, one of the Aces chosen, the counted-off cards are of the same suit, two methods
Related to Dec. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 12)
181
A. J. Hellsehen mit Karten medium knows order of cards after "spectator" shuffles, stooge, medium in dark bag with flash light
Dec. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 12)
188
Carl Willmann Briefkasten answering letters, so-called de Kolta Rising Cards,
Dec. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 12)
191
Der "Pick-Pocket" Trick "Schule der Magie"
one or more selections travel to trouser pocket, shown empty by pushing the card up in the corner, also for spectator's pocket
Jan. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 1)
1
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Seelenwanderung der Karten four-of-a-kind placed in square formation in a napkin, two card covered with cardboard, they travel upwards one by one through the napkin, preliminary phase in which every Ace does a trick (comes to top, travels from pocket to pocket, to pocket, appears at any number) to switch the ungaffed cards for double facers
Jan. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 1)
2
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
Die drei Kartenakrobaten deck tossed up onto head of performer, three selections remain standing on performer's head
Feb. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 2)
18
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Das Geheimnis des Lucifer two selections tabled, two Aces used to cover those cards, other two Aces under a plate, selections transpose, then the four cards on the table are the Aces and under the plate are the two selections
Feb. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 2)
19
Adolphe "Magicus" Blind Gedankenlesen und Zauberei half the deck sealed in envelope, two or three cards thought of from other half, they travel into envelope to the first half, half the deck consists of double facers
Related toAlso published here
  • "Divination et Escamotage" (L'Illusionniste, Feb. 1904, p. 211)
Mar. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 3)
35
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Conradi's Uhr- und Kartentrick borrowed watch vanishes, card selected, both reappear in frame on a stand
Mar. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 3)
36
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Das Riesengedächtnis card removed and rest of deck read off for performer who then names the missing card, then number named and performer names card at that position, clocking for both value and suit mod 10 (for thirty-two cards), also clocking with fifty-two cards without mod
Inspired byRelated to Mar. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 3)
38
Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein Eine neue Methode des Abzählens "Schule der Magie"
selection placed on top, small number named and card shown at that position, extra card placed on top and then glide/strike second deal
Apr. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 4)
51
Der magnetische Künstler two cards put in center and reproduced at once (from top), Seven/Eight of Clubs and Spades
Apr. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 4)
52
Die magnetischen Karten three cards taken and apparently magnetised, they cling to each other, making a row of three cards that is held at the top, threads across back
Apr. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 4)
53
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Das Riesengedächtnis second part of explanation, card at any position named by memorising four cards and bringing the closest one to named position by pass
Related to Apr. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 4)
55
Hugo Schrader Eine übernatürliche Uebereinstimmung card chosen and lost, dominoes placed together by spectator, endpoint indicate suit and value and added up the position of the selection
Inspired by
  • "Unerreicht!" (Conradis Der Kartenkünstler im XX. Jahrhundert, p. 81)
May 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 5)
70
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Conradis neuer Kartenstern "new card star", using black art to hide the hiding place, five cards appear at end of star apparatus
Inspired by May 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 5)
72
Eduard Hensel Das Hexen-Einmaleins using Goethe's poem from Faust I, illustrated with Ace through Ten which are produced in mixed suits as the values are mentioned, some transform or vanish
June 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 6)
88
Jumping Card from Deck card sleeve with rubber band in deck, rubber band locked until needed, then card jumps out
June 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 6)
88
Hugo Schrader Die Augen als Kartenspiegel spectator has two cards and should hold up one, performer divines it, less blood in the hand
June 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 6)
91
Das magische Kartentuch deck thrown against handkerchief, selected cards cling to it
June 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 6)
91
Ben-Zur Unglaublich, aber wahr! deck shuffled, spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card and replaces top half, performer removes sets of four cards from behind back and asks whether selection is among them, once the spectator says yes the card is located, estimation of packet thickness
Related to July 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 7)
106
Hugo Schrader Mnemotechnik und Kartenkunst thirty-two spectators with number cards also take a card and read number and card off, performer memorizes everything apparently and takes the cards out in order after they have been shuffled, hidden assistant sorts a deck behind stage
July 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 7)
107
Das Kartenmesser knife for loading a card into a fruit, bread, ...
July 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 7)
108
Ein nie versagender Trick card and its position remembered, dealing procedure, number asked for and card then located
Inspired by Aug. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 8)
122
Das magische Kaffeekränzchen assembly with Queens and three divided cards, then packets dealt out again, Queen placed with three indifferent (the divided) cards, other Queens vanish and reappear in packet
Aug. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 8)
123
Buatier de Kolta, Richard Pannwitz, Karl Meyer, Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein Der Kartensprudel nach Kolta improvements by Pannwitz, Meyer and Rohnstein
Oct. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 10)
153
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Das dreiblättrige Kleeblatt three Queens, each covered with two cards, one packet freely chosen and Queens assemble in it, divided and double facer
Oct. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 10)
156
H. D. Roberts Neue Kartenwanderung two marked cards put into envelopes transpose, translated by Paul von Kalnassy
Also published here
  • Magic
Nov. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 11)
177
Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein, Fr. Berndt Kartenvermehrung unter den Händen der Zuschauer "Berndt", spectator counts a cut-off packet, three cards travel from deck to packet
Nov. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 12)
186
Die Vermehrung der Points Three of Diamonds, point number changes multiple time to Five, Ace, Nine, then blank, using sleight-of-hand as well as multi-pip card and powdered pips
Nov. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 12)
188
Hugo Schrader Die Karte am Spiesse card torn, one half put into end of stick by spectator and burned, it reappears somewhere else, unclear description but features a switch with a card at the end of a stick
Dec. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 1)
1
Ben-Zur Nur wahre Kunst macht frei version to do the suit separation with a full deck of thirty-two cards
Inspired by Dec. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 1)
4
Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein Der Maletzki-Griff coin tossed into hat and immediately a coin is reproduced from the bottom of the hat, kind of penetration, repeated a few times
Dec. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 1)
11
C. O. Williams The Turned Card selection turns over in deck, deck reversed under cover card
1904 40
Mademoiselle Patrice Catching Two Chosen Cards from a Pack Thrown Into the Air top and bottom cards held back by friction
1904 41
C. O. Williams The Unique Card selection lost, three piles made, selection is bottom card of center pile
1904 43
L. Graham Lewis Novel Discovery of a Chosen Card deck placed on table, table tilted forwards, only selection remains on table, wax on thread
1904 44
C. O. Williams The Artful Card wrong card found behind back, then selection produced from pocket
1904 46
C. O. Williams A Simple Card Discovery card placed in glass, covered with glass, then selection is face card of deck
1904 47
To Shake a Chosen Card Through a Handkerchief
1904 48
John Hamley The Bottle and Card Trick card shot with pistol on clear bottle, appears at top
1904 58
Mademoiselle Patrice To Pass Several Cards From one Person's Pocket to That of Another
1904 60
Charles Bertram The Diminishing Cards
1904 66
Mademoiselle Patrice Discovering a Cards Shuffled Into Pack Blindfolded
1904 72
Henri De Manche The Three-Card Trick without throw
1904 77
The Rising Card Trick several selections
1904 81
Howard Thurston The "Thurston" Rising Cards five cards rise out of deck and float into hand one by one
  • First Method
  • Second Method for Stage
1904 88
H. F. C. Suhr La carte du diable card vanishes in flash of fire, made from flash paper, ignites by itself
Jan. 1905
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 2)
18
Hugo Schrader Das unzertrennliche Paar two separated selections lie next to each other (counting with glide, and six more methods)
Feb. 1905
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 3)
33
Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein Die "Wurfeskamotage" eines ganzen Kartenspiels false transfer of deck of cards, bounces back into throwing hand
Mar. 1905
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 4)
49
Card Balancing single card (gaffed) or deck (ungaffed) stand upright
1909 23
To Tear a Pack of Cards
1909 24
Alexander Herrmann Czar Nicholas II. Anecdote anecdote about tearing deck in half
1909 25
Fourth Method - To discover a card mentally selected one of four, by following gaze
1909 42
New Methods of Concluding Card Tricks - First Method chewing gum
1909 43
Second Method - The Test of Nerve knocking cards except selection out of spectator's grip, "staring him in the face", showing it's not on top or bottom
1909 43
Third Method four cards laid out on table, spectator throws die and counts to card which is selection
1909 44
The Reversed Card
1909 46
The Piano Trick
Related to 1909 47
Ziska The Transposed Cards done with full deck, performer divines the number of cards put form one half to another
Related toVariations 1909 49
John Northern Hilliard The Transfixed Pack deck wrapped in paper, knife thrust between selections, two methods, for credit information see Parrish reference
Variations 1909 52
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Everywhere and Nowhere two duplicates, including Hofzinser's patter
1909 55
T. Nelson Downs Everywhere and Nowhere - New Method
1909 63
Everywhere and Nowhere with Assistant coding free selection to assistant who provides duplicates
1909 69
"How Many Aces Would You Like?" deck changes into all Aces
1909 70
T. Nelson Downs The General Card several spectators choose a card, they are all the same, whole deck is shown the same, then different again
1909 71
L'Homme Masqué The Flying Card "The Kinetoscope Card", thought-of card and two more of the same suit travel into spectator's pocket
Related toAlso published here 1909 77
L'Homme Masqué Kinetoscopic Force cards riffled in front of spectator and King of Spades among Club cards is mistaken for King of Clubs
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1909 77
Henry Hardin The Princess Card Trick (First Method), one of four thought of, performer places one in his pocket and it's the though-of card
1909 80
The Princess Card Trick (Second Method) double-ended cards
1909 82
The Princess Card Trick "The Prince's Card Trick" in index
1909 82
The Twenty Card Trick three cards
1909 85
A Comedy of Errors Three of Hearts and Three of Diamonds change into Aces and back, center pip of Three as Ace sucker gag
1909 87
The Siamese Aces two Aces separated in deck come up next to each other when dealt through deck, sucker element
Related toVariations 1909 89
The Card in the Pocket card and its position thought-of, divined and placed in pocket, Lazy Man's Card to Pocket, two handlings
Related to 1909 92
Harry Houdini Houdini's Torn Card Trick card with torn-off corner changes into other card
1909 94
Frederick Barrington Barrington's Torn Card Trick card torn in four pieces, one freely selected, rest burned and fired with piston onto nest of envelope in which restored card with missing piece is found
Variations 1909 96
Card Discovered by Sense of Touch touched card appears face-up on deck after shuffle
1909 98
The Flying Card (First Method), from one spectator's pocket to another, freely named number with outs
1909 99
T. Nelson Downs The Flying Cards (Second Method)
1909 107
The Cards up the Sleeve (First Method), with commentary on the effect, twelve cards
1909 111
Cards up the Sleeve (Second Method) twelve cards, then whole pack
1909 114
The Dissolved Card card held under handkerchief is pushed in glass of water by spectator and vanishes, celluloid card
1909 124
T. Nelson Downs The Mysterious Card "one of Mr. Downs' specialties", card thought of in spread of one fifth
1909 126
Henry Hardin The Card and Hat spectator notes top card of deck, it's covered with hat, then top card changed
1909 127
The Stabbed Card using sticky card to control selection
1909 127
Adrian Plate The Great Poker Trick "a particular favorite of Mr. Adrian Plate", new deck opened and shuffled, seven hands dealt and performer wins
Related toAlso published here 1909 128
Another Poker Trick three Aces are controlled then riffle stacked for four players
Related to 1909 130
Adrian Plate The Disappearing Queen picture card removed, various spectators remember a picture card and place it between their hands, they all got the QH, QH appears elsewhere and indifferent cards in spectator's hands
1909 133
The Card Through the Handkerchief "one of the specialties of the ingenious Mr. Leipzig", credited to German St. Roman
1909 136
Yank Hoe The Card in the Watch borrowed watch wrapped in handkerchief, miniature of it appears in box of watch, two methods
1909 140
T. Nelson Downs Chosen Card Appears in Any Part of the Deck "Card Tricks based on a New and Original System of Locating a Chosen Card"
selection to any small number, with outs and alternative strategies
1909 142
T. Nelson Downs Fourth Method spectator peeks at a card in his own hands and it is found, estimation and stack (for practice only), "the bungling and unobserving performer will meet his Waterloo in this experiment"
Variations 1909 152
T. Nelson Downs Fifth Method card to any number, with placement strategy to twenty-sixth
1909 154
Nate Leipzig The Ubiquitous Cards three peeked-at cards, three times stop trick performed, last time with spectator dealing, with variation with numbers instead of "stop"
Related toVariations 1909 157
Re-Count Force for card at any number
1909 161
T. Nelson Downs The Ubiquitous Cards (Second Method) two peeked-at cards appear when spectator calls stop
1909 162
Clairvoyance with Cards - First Method spectator touches card in fanned-out deck, performer instantly names it
1909 165
Second Method cards named without seeing them
1909 165
Theodore DeLand Third Method deck shuffled by spectators and several remove a card, they're replaced and divined, index with hole throughout deck (x-ray deck)
1909 166
Mind Reading with Cards spectator transfers number of cards in ten-card-packet, then card with this number is found in face-down spread, repeat with shuffled cards
1909 171
Divination Extraordinaire ten cards chosen and returned, performer deals deck into four piles, one contains all selections
1909 173
The Transfixed Cards
1909 174
David Devant, T. Nelson Downs The Magician's Will Power with one-way deck improvement by Downs
1909 176
Prophecy Down-to-Date dealing and equivoque
1909 178
John Northern Hilliard The Rising Cards
1909 183
T. Nelson Downs The Tattling of Toto six selections, penny in glass jumps up and down to communicate with performer
Inspired by
  • French magazine "The Illusioniste"
1909 184
Buatier de Kolta De Kolta's Rising Cards three selections
Related to 1909 191
Buatier de Kolta De Kolta's New Rising Cards three selections, card fountain finale
Related toVariations 1909 194
Harry Stork Another Method as performed by Kellar
1909 197
Prof. Duprez, Harry Stork The Rising Cards in the Swinging Houlette
1909 198
Howard Thurston, J. N. Thornton The Thurston Rising Cards
1909 202
John Northern Hilliard Anywhere Rising Cards
1909 204
Resurrection of the Cards four selection burnt, ashes in glass, restored cards "walk" out of glass
1909 207
Martin Chapender Chapender's Rising Cards
1909 208
Hugh Mulloy Mulloy Rising Cards
1909 210
Morgan H. Winans Winans' Rising Cards
1909 210
Further Rising Card Methods without Assistant
1909 210
Obliging Bouquet "one of Alexander Herrmann's masterpieces", selections rises out of real flower bouquet held by spectator
1909 211
William G. Edwards Named Card Rise mentioned without method
1909 211
The Four Ace Trick First Method, three extra Aces
Inspired by 1909 213
Second Method
1909 215
Third Method using cards with cloth-colored backs, black art
1909 216
Fourth Method three double facers
1909 217
Nate Leipzig Fifth Method Aces signed
1909 218
Nate Leipzig Sixth Method Aces vanish from deck, reappear via Slap Aces
Variations 1909 219
Seventh Method Aces put in one envelope, Kings in another, they transpose, using two cards with cloth on back
1909 221
John Northern Hilliard Card, Orange and Candle torn and burnt card discovered inside orange with corner proof, wet card is shot on candle with pistol an appears in flame dry and restored
1909 225
The Card in the Frame card appears in frame, with information on trick frames
Variations 1909 229
The Valladon Cards on Glass cards adhere to sheet of glass, spectator shoots on glass but candle goes out, performer shoots and all cards drop except selections
1909 235
William G. Edwards "Eggsample" card changes into egg
1909 304
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die sympathetischen Zahlen spectator stops while performer deals cards on table, then four people select a card, selections are the four Tens which match amount of dealt cards, number is also predicted on a piece of paper
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1910 4
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Gleiche Gedanken (Erste Ausführung) two cards are selected from a deck, performer finds same card in second deck placed in his pocket
VariationsAlso published here 1910 6
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Gedanken-Assoziation twenty cards on table, six-spot chosen, six cards become twenty-six, repeated with named number, amount of dealt cards also predicted
Also published here 1910 11
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die vier Acht four chosen cards turn out to be the Eights, they're lost and four indifferent cards change to Eights, then Jacks are produced
Also published here 1910 15
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Two Card-Catch from hand to hand
1910 22
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Überall und Nirgends two duplicates
Also published here 1910 23
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die vier Asse Aces produced, then sixteen more Aces produced, sixteen duplicate Aces
Also published here 1910 31
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Card Production
1910 32
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die im Fluge verwandelte Karte three spectators choose the same card, it transposes with another selection, duplicate
Also published here 1910 39
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Das Gefühl shuffled deck pocketed, named card removed, deck removed and another card chosen, transposes with first card while one is in a silk, sixteen double facers
Also published here 1910 43
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Der forcierte Gedanke (La Pensée Quand-Même) tabled card is named card, with tray index
Also published here 1910 47
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Der Gedanke two decks on table, spectator removes thought-of card from other deck
Related toAlso published here 1910 53
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die Macht des Gedanken spectator selects three cards which match prediction, then assembly, four double facers
Also published here 1910 58
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die Vier Könige card thought of, then a spectator extracts it from pocket, three matching cards found, then assembly, four double facers
Related toAlso published here 1910 69
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Der forcierte Gedanke performer tables card, spectator thinks card from another deck, it disappears and the prediction card on table is correct
Also published here 1910 78
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Der forcierte Gedanke (Zweite Ausführung) card removed by performer and wrapped in handkerchief, card thought of from second deck vanishes and travels to pocket, wrapped card is also thought-of card
Also published here 1910 82
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Denken und Vergessen (Erste Ausführung)
Also published here 1910 86
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Denken und Vergessen (Zweite Ausführung)
Also published here 1910 93
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Denken und Vergessen (Dritte Ausführung) using mis-spotted card
Also published here 1910 98
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Allvermögen der Damen four cards chosen, they're the Queens, they transpose with four indifferent cards, Queens change one by one and back to Queens
Also published here 1910 105
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Täusche deinen Nächsten wie dich selbst! four cards chosen, four Queens on table, they transpose one by one, then back
Also published here 1910 118
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Coeur-Mariage (Erste Ausführung) two cards in center come to top and bottom, then three cards transpose around with guessing game presentation
VariationsAlso published here 1910 125
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Coeur-Mariage, das liebende Paar (Zweite Ausführung) "The Married Hearts - The Loving Couple", shortened version
1910 134
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die Herz-Dame four Kings each change into Queen of Hearts and back, then four cards are counted to via named numbers, they're the Queens
Also published here 1910 142
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Unit Block Control Second Deal block backjogged
1910 146
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Das wunderbare Kartenspiel entire deck changes into duplicates of three selections one after the other
Also published here 1910 148
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Überall und Nirgends (Zweite Ausführung) expanded routine
Also published here 1910 153
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Überall und Nirgends (Dritte Ausführung) an additional nine cards change into selection
Also published here 1910 161
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Gleiche Gedanken (Zweite Ausführung) two selections shuffled back, performer locates first card from another deck in his pocket, it changes into second selection which is given away
Also published here 1910 178
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Das unlösbare Impromptu ring to inside playing card which was torn and restored before
Also published here 1910 181
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Der verschwundene König card vanishes in deck, then rises (= is pulled from) from behind another single card
Also published here 1910 186
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Das Herz-Ass
Also published here 1910 188
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Der fliegende Gedanke selection flies out of deck, spring mechanism
Also published here 1910 194
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 196
Ottokar Fischer Karten Experimente only description of routines, card problems
  • Die Farbenwahl
  • Die verwandelten Asse
  • Die Zigarettentasche
  • Der geheimnisvolle Pique-König
  • Die fünf verwandelten Karten
  • Carte blanche
  • Der magische Fingerring
  • Die sonderbare Übereinstimmung
  • Karte und Banknote
  • Karte und Taschentuch
  • Karte und Uhr
  • Die magische Separation
  • Das Blumenrätsel
  • Das Kartenwerfen
  • Rübenzahl
  • Die Visitkarte
  • Das Spiel der Landsknechte
  • Die mysteriöse Karte
Related toVariations 1910 216
C. O. Williams To Discover and Pocket (Before Asking Any Question) the Card Thought of by a Spectator spectator remembers card and its position, performer removes it and puts it in his pocket
Also published here 1911 573
Adolphe "Magicus" Blind The Demon Digits three cards with numbers arrange themselves in requested order
Also published here 1911 581
Mr. Gilbert The Acrobatic Cards two card in easels transpose
Also published here 1911 583
The New Card Frame without sand
Also published here 1911 591
Outwitting the Conjurer two selection put in two envelopes, apparently wrong cards are put in because spectator switches card behind performer's back, sucker
Also published here 1911 595
Joseph Michael Hartz Card, Coin and Candle coin wrapped in paper vanishes, reappears in chosen card, piece of paper into piece of candle
Related toAlso published here 1911 686
Joseph Michael Hartz The Automatic Rising Cards mechanical deck with wheels
Also published here 1911 703
Carl Willmann Rising Cards mechanical deck
Related to 1911 709
Joseph Michael Hartz, Alexander Herrmann, Professor Hoffmann The Pocket-Picking Trick producing chosen cards from shuffled deck in pocket, three handlings
Also published here 1911 719
C. O. Williams To Discover and Pocket (Before Asking Any Question) the Card Thought of by a Spectator spectator remembers card and its position, performer removes it and puts it in his pocket
VariationsAlso published here 1911 19
Adolphe "Magicus" Blind The Demon Digits three cards with numbers arrange themselves in requested order
Also published here 1911 29
Mr. Gilbert The Acrobatic Cards two card in easels transpose
Also published here 1911 32
The New Card Frame without sand
Also published here 1911 42
Outwitting the Conjurer two selection put in two envelopes, apparently wrong cards are put in because spectator switches card behind performer's back, sucker
Also published here 1911 47
Joseph Michael Hartz Card, Coin and Candle coin wrapped in paper vanishes, reappears in chosen card, piece of paper into piece of candle
Also published here 1911 145
Joseph Michael Hartz The Automatic Rising Cards mechanical deck with wheels
Also published here 1911 163
Carl Willmann Rising Cards mechanical deck
1911 168
Joseph Michael Hartz, Alexander Herrmann, Professor Hoffmann The Pocket-Picking Trick producing chosen cards from shuffled deck in pocket, three handlings
Also published here 1911 181
The Reversed Card spectator turns card end for end and performer knows which one
1911 94
The Queens who left their Courts to dig for Diamonds classic hotel trick with Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks dealt out
1911 94
To allow a Person to think of a Card, and to make that Card appear at any number in the Pack which the rest of the Company may decide upon card and its position from the face remembered, any number named, performer goes behind back, then count started from remembered position
1911 95
To tell the Card thought of by arranging the Cards in a Circle Ace through Ten in a circle, on through of and after some counting divined
1911 96
To Place the Four Kings in different parts of the Pack, and to bring them all together by a simple Cut Jacks secretly behind a King
1911 97
A Row of Cards being placed face downwards upon the Table, to indicate by turning up one of them how many cards have been transferred from one end to the other during your absence
1911 100
To change Three Cards placed in the Pocket of a Spectator into three others previously chosen
1911 101
The "Three-Card" Trick monte throw
1911 102
To make Three Cards pass invisibly from one Packet to another three extra cards palmed at the beginning
1911 103
The Demon Card Trick card rises to top in paper-wrapped deck
1911 104
The Pocket-Picking Trick card located in spectator's pocket
1911 105
The Changing Card two cards chosen, a card changes to both cards
1911 106
Other Changing Cards
1911 107
The Transforming Sevens four cards change several times, gaffed cards taken out of deck at the start
1911 108
The Four Queens changed to Kings four double facers
1911 111
To change a drawn Card into the Portraits of several of the company in succession picture cards change into portraits of spectators
1911 112
A Selected Card Caught on the Point of a Sword elastic cord
1911 113
A Chosen Card Found in a Cigar
1911 114
To Make Selected Cards Jump Out of the Pack cards jump out of a special card box apparatus
1911 118
Stanley Collins The Wooden Slab and Flying Card Experiment Cards attached on a board with rubberbands, spectator peeks at a card and remembers the value, then he counts to that value in a fan and remembers the card. Card transposes from the deck with the peeked card on the board
1915 9
Stanley Collins Cards and Coincidence three selections and three packets, cards at number, faced deck method
1915 20
Stanley Collins The Omega Ace Experiment ace assembly, one packet sealed in envelop, with a card stand for better visibility, duplicates
1915 25
Glide False Count with extra card
1915 33
Stanley Collins Will! fifteen cards stick to the hand, all fall except three selections, gaffed card and ring
1915 36
Stanley Collins The Siamese Bloodstone deck in hat, which is balanced on edge of a plate, selected cards jump from hat
1915 41
Stanley Collins Le Dernier Cri Mutilated Card Experiment card cut into four pieces, three are burnt and found restored in nest of envelopes
Related to 1915 46
Stanley Collins A Question of Memory spectator selects one of three cards and puts it in pocket, another cards is taken from the deck and put in performer's pocket, cards transpose, duplicate
Related to 1915 52
Stanley Collins Thought Anticipated and Precipitated one of six cards vanishes and appears at impossible location
1915 58
Stanley Collins The Guessing Game spectator guesses correctly on of three cards he has in pocket, then it change places with one of the other two cards
Related to 1915 63
Stanley Collins The Spider pips of card vanish and appear on paper, pip eating spider
Related to 1915 67
Charles T. Jordan Close Range Mind Reading No. 1, cards riffle shuffled once, low values removed, remaining thirty-two cards dealt into two piles, one card moved over and located, interlocking chains
1919/1920 11
Charles T. Jordan Long Distance Mind Reading No. 2, card trick performed via mail, deck riffle shuffled once and cut in two halves, one card moved from one half to the other and either half mailed back
VariationsAlso published here 1919/1920 12
Charles T. Jordan The Premo No. 3, card located after three riffle shuffles, interlocking chains, optional with marked deck or blindfolded
1919/1920 17
Charles T. Jordan A Novel Detection No. 4, spectator counts down cards and remembers the last one, halves riffle shuffled together, interlocking chains
1919/1920 22
Charles T. Jordan The Dealing Dovetail Detection No. 5, card is found after lots of real shuffling
1919/1920 25
Charles T. Jordan The Rolling-off-a-Log Detection No. 6, card removed is found out, unusual presentation with card rolled to tube, one suit together
1919/1920 28
Charles T. Jordan The Full Hand No. 7, four spectators select four cards each, those sixteen cards are riffle shuffled by performer and dropped in hat, performer takes out the cards of each spectator without looking
1919/1920 30
James J. Moren With the Mind's Eye No. 8, dressed-up key card location, blindfolded
1919/1920 35
Charles T. Jordan The Simplicity Speller No. 9, card selected and cut into deck, long phrase with selection spelled, spelling to twenty-sixth card
Variations 1919/1920 37
Charles T. Jordan The Trio No. 10, also "The Thirty-first Mystery", three cards predicted, new deck opened and three selected, three duplicates palmed to deck
1919/1920 40
Charles T. Jordan Odd or Even No. 11, spectator cuts off pile and spectator divined whether it's an odd or even number
1919/1920 42
Charles T. Jordan The Escape No. 12, card travels from rubber-banded half to other half, cards are secretly propelled to other half
1919/1920 42
Charles T. Jordan The Bare-Faced Detection No. 13, card chosen by cutting, found with the faced towards the spectators at all times
Related to 1919/1920 45
Charles T. Jordan The Twentieth Century Puzzle No. 14, chosen cards are returned into deck one by one and divined
1919/1920 46
Charles T. Jordan Telepathic Control No. 15, card chosen after some dealing is divined
1919/1920 48
Charles T. Jordan The Single-Card Reverse No. 16
1919/1920 50
Charles T. Jordan The Half-Pack Reverse No. 17
1919/1920 52
Charles T. Jordan The Alternate Reverse No. 18, every other card is openly reversed, they all right themselves again
Variations 1919/1920 54
Charles T. Jordan The Pack that Cuts Itself No. 19, rubber banded deck cuts itself at selection, duplicate
Variations 1919/1920 56
Charles T. Jordan The Impossible Journey No. 20, selection comes to top in rubber banded deck, executing classic pass with rubber banded deck
Related toVariations 1919/1920 58
Charles T. Jordan Our Friends, the Aces No. 21, Conus-type gag phase, Aces vanish from three piles, but there are Jokers in fourth pile, they change back to Aces, duplicate Ace and four Jokers
1919/1920 59
Charles T. Jordan Leave it to the Aces No. 22, Aces pushed in deck, named Ace lies next to selection, using Diagonal Palm Shift
Variations 1919/1920 64
Charles T. Jordan The Phantom Aces No. 23, four Aces are alternated in color, spectator cannot take two of same color
1919/1920 65
James J. Moren The Message from Mars No. 24, deck reduced to thirty-two cards and dealt into two piles, top card of one of the piles chosen and predicted in pocket
1919/1920 67
Charles T. Jordan Coluria No. 25, thirty-two-deck of cards is cut and dealt into six piles, two remaining cards pocketed, colors of top cards code bottom cards and cards in pocket, done out-of-room
Variations 1919/1920 68
Charles T. Jordan Satan's Trance No. 26, four cards removed from thirty-two-card deck and put in envelope, lights out, when lights are back on the names of cards are written on envelope
Variations 1919/1920 70
Charles T. Jordan Change Your Mind? No. 27, one of two cards thought-of, replaced, found
1919/1920 72
Charles T. Jordan Spelling Any Card Called For No. 28, full deck stack
VariationsAlso published here 1919/1920 74
Charles T. Jordan The Card and Number System No. 29, spectator deals piles, selects one, adds values, counts down to number and the card there is predicted
1919/1920 76
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 77
Stanley Collins Ajax card selected with business card, travels from envelope to spectator's pocket and four other card transform into letter cards spelling AJAX, duplicates
Variations 1920 9
Stanley Collins Just a Kard Konundrum four cards transform into four jacks then into letter cards, spelling JACK
1920 21
Stanley Collins Reviewing a Revue shuffled deck is separated in four piles and each put in a box, spectator choses a suit for each box and the cards of the corresponding suit are found in them
1920 27
Stanley Collins The Lay of the Last Minstrel But One three cards under newspaper two are removed and card under newspaper changes into other card
Related to 1920 36
Albert Fellows, Stanley Collins Bottled Sunshine longer routine, tissue paper bursts into in fire, hole is burnt in a playing card with a reading-glass, three candles catch alight, third candle begins to melt
1920 90
Albert Fellows, Stanley Collins The Well of Truth four selections are put in a small wishing well, then covered by handkerchief, the cards travel to the roof of the well
1920 107
Charles T. Jordan The Amazing Aces No. 1, four face-down cards put aside, Aces placed into four piles, they vanish are are the face-down cards
1920 2
T. Nelson Downs Transposition Extraordinary No. 2, deck separated in red and black, card from red half put in black half, it is predicted and transposes with another red card, halves rubber banded
1920 5
T. Nelson Downs The Downs' Hinge Shift actually apparently just a cut, also as slip cut with left thumb and with rubber banded deck
1920 8
Louis Haley The Straight-Jacket Reversed Card No. 3, selection pushed into rubber banded deck turns over
1920 8
Charles T. Jordan The Triple Escape No. 4, deck with selection is rubber banded cross-wise, cased, rubber banded again and sealed in envelope, yet selection is produced from elsewhere
1920 10
Charles T. Jordan Reverse English on the X-Ray No. 5, x-ray deck openly shown, card from another deck inserted, spectator looks through hole at index, card predicted, repeated
1920 12
Charles T. Jordan The Stabbed Pair No. 6, spectator stabs knife in paper-wrapped deck between two selections
1920 14
Charles T. Jordan The Brain Twister No. 7, deck has hole at one end with thread, selection reverses itself despite thread
1920 15
Charles T. Jordan The Winged Cards No 8, two times ten cards in handkerchiefs, three cards travel across
1920 17
Charles T. Jordan, T. Nelson Downs The Spelling Fool! No. 9, spelling to suits and through values
1920 19
Charles T. Jordan The Suits Unscrambled No. 10, all four Royal Flushes are shuffled together, performer memorized them apparently and brings out named suit from behind back
1920 21
Charles T. Jordan The Spirit Aces No. 1, four Sevens and four Aces in piles on table, two Sevens put on top of deck followed by two Aces, yet Aces are on table and all four Sevens on top of deck, two extra Aces and step gaff
Also published here 1920 3
Charles T. Jordan The Spook Card No. 2, card vanishes from small packet, five peek cards
Related to 1920 6
Charles T. Jordan The Demon Color Change No. 3, multiple consecutive changes, second and rear cards remain the same, using glued triple cards
Variations 1920 7
Charles T. Jordan A Unique Reverse No. 4, thought-of picture card reverses itself in the deck, using cards glued back-to-back at one end with one cut short
1920 10
Charles T. Jordan Divino No. 5, deck dealt into two piles, card at position in one half remembered, deck pocketed, number named, card at that position is selection
Related toVariations 1920 11
Charles T. Jordan Joker Monte No. 6, three cards shown in fan and turned over, spectator cannot find Joker
Related toAlso published here 1920 13
Charles T. Jordan Pedro Monte No. 7, three cards shown in fan and turned over, spectator cannot find card
1920 14
Charles T. Jordan, William McGrew Speaking of Pink Elephants No. 8, named card changes back color, then the whole deck, card spelled to, card travels from one half to the other, red-blue peek deck cards
1920 16
Charles T. Jordan The Contrary Clock No. 9, chosen card from clock layout transposes with Joker in pocket, duplicates in pocket
Variations 1920 19
Charles T. Jordan Transcendental Vision No. 10, stacked, one-way backs, "do you see a card of the same value in this pile?"
Also published here 1920 22
Charles T. Jordan Satan's Prophecy No.1, one of four named cards by performer is chosen and card travels from half to other half in box at named number, card is also predicted on paper
Related toVariations 1920 2
Charles T. Jordan The Spirit Mathematician No. 2, half deck in performer's pocket, card with same suit and cards who add up to same domination as selection are produced, binary (Ace, Two, Four, Eight)
Related toVariations 1920 5
Charles T. Jordan Co-Incidentally No. 3, two decks, duplicate is found by selecting four cards and number from rolled dice
Also published here 1920 7
Charles T. Jordan The Pinochle Ace Trick No. 4, eight Aces from Pinochle deck, packets are formed and eliminated by throwing dice, Aces travel to one packet
1920 10
Charles T. Jordan The Vanishing Card No. 5, one of six cards vanishes and appears in performer's pocket
1920 12
Charles T. Jordan The Reversed Court Card No. 6, one of four court cards is reversed by spectator, performer divines which one, one-way on face of some Bicycle cards
Also published here 1920 14
Charles T. Jordan The New Pack Detection No. 7, deck is split in two and two cards selected and exchanged, both cards are divined
Also published here 1920 15
Charles T. Jordan The Life Saver No. 8, single card location, from new deck order
Also published here 1920 17
Charles T. Jordan The Five Guesses No. 10, by asking five questions selection is found
1920 23
Al Baker The Pack that Cuts itself thread
1920s
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)
470
Al Baker Al Baker's Mind-Reading Card Trick locator cards, one-ahead, billets
1920s
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)
474
Al Baker Two Souls with but a single Thought coincidence & prediction, two cards
Related toAlso published here 1920s
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)
476
Charles T. Jordan The Master Stop Trick four cards are selected and placed back in the deck, spectator deals through the deck and performer stops him at the selections, except the last one which is found in the performer's pocket
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
7
Charles T. Jordan Improved Satan's Prophecy prediction, deck divided into two halves and a selected card vanishes from one half and appears at the position predicted in the other half
Related to 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
8
Charles T. Jordan Card Vanish via Miscall four cards placed on table, one miscalled and forced
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
9
Charles T. Jordan The Vanishing Pair two selected cards are predicted and travel from one half to the other in card case, miscalling
Related toAlso published here 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
10
Charles T. Jordan The Four-to-One Detection similar to the 21 card trick, with sixteen cards, different layout & redistribution
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
10
Charles T. Jordan The Assistance Card Trick follow up to last trick, card is selected and put in pocket, performer goes through the cards once and knows the missing one, clocking mod 13
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
11
Charles T. Jordan The Inseparable Aces Aces distributed in deck, when dealt they are all together, multiple glide
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
13
Charles T. Jordan The Ready Reckoner spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many, divided deck (clubs/diamonds and hearts/spades)
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
14
Charles T. Jordan The Pair Detection spectator removes a pair from a packet, performer finds out which cards, card counting, Parallel Principle precursor
Related to 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
14
Charles T. Jordan The Dead Easy Location
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
15
Charles T. Jordan The Nifty Key
VariationsAlso published here 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
15
Charles T. Jordan The 49-Card Trick twenty-one card trick with forty-nine cards
Related to 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
17
Charles T. Jordan The Fade-Out Vanish card from ten-card-packet vanishes
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
18
Charles T. Jordan Bewildero! spectator remembers card and position from face, then procedure heavy control/steal
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
19
Charles T. Jordan Bewildero the Second! procedure heavy
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
19
Charles T. Jordan Count the Cut spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many by taking cards with the corresponding values from pocket, Si Stebbins
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
21
Charles T. Jordan The Discard Trick two cards chosen by fair cuts, spectator deals into piles and left-over cards are keys for selections
Related to 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
21
Charles T. Jordan Diabolical Transposition two thought cards across with two decks, stacked, siamesa
VariationsAlso published here 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
22
Charles T. Jordan The Take a Peek Card Trick four groups shuffled, card chosen and by looking at the section it came from it is divined
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
22
Charles T. Jordan The Prophesied Spot Total stack that will force the number 69
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
23
Charles T. Jordan The Impenetrable Stop Trick performer tells spectator to stop when before he deals selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
25
Charles T. Jordan Mephisto's Prediction position of selection is predicted
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
25
Charles T. Jordan The Sequel position of two selections is predicted
Also published here 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
26
Charles T. Jordan Sympathetic Sympathy two cards put in envelope from different decks match, can be repeated
Related toVariations 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
27
Charles T. Jordan The Unknown Leaper card at thought-of position transposes with unknown card or appears at same position in other packet
Variations 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
27
Charles T. Jordan The Mystery of the Aces with quarters, not small packets
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
29
Charles T. Jordan The Aces Again
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
30
Charles T. Jordan The Impromptu Card Reader some hands dealt and performer knows cards in one of them, riffle stacking from bottom
Related to 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
30
Charles T. Jordan, De Forrest The Diabolical Reversed Card (Improved) card reverses visibly à la tunnel effect
Variations 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
32
Charles T. Jordan Cremo! Card Restoration Extraordinary card forced via spelling procedure, duplicate in deck
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
33
Charles T. Jordan The Psychic Prediction total of six selections predicted, stack that will force the number 27, riffle shuffle with chains
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
34
Charles T. Jordan The Mysterious Detective three spectators pocket cards, performer names them, stack that can be riffle shuffled once
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
35
Charles T. Jordan Fate and the Joker card selected by stabbing joker, card named, stacked deck
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
35
Charles T. Jordan The Incomprehendo Speller set-up and one-way deck
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
36
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine vereitelte Vernichtung signed card to envelope in envelope in notebook, and card with torn corner in frame
1922 21
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Der misslungene Eifersuchtsmord deck is balanced on single card, card placed in envelope and pierced with knife and then found restored
1922 51
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Bunte Blätter multi-phase card routine, card stab, color change of cards, card through handkerchief and rising cards from wooden box
1922 65
Edward Bagshawe The "Decepta" Three Card Trick with a hinged card, jumbo cards
Related to 1924 27
Edward Bagshawe Perambulating Pasteboards hat covered with handkerchief, cased deck put in container, it vanishes from there (black shell), cards removed from hat in string, case also in hat
1924 32
Edward Bagshawe A Necromatic Notes borrowed bill put in envelope, deck with chosen card fixed with two rubber bands, bill travels into deck next to selection
1924 36
Edward Bagshawe Sympathy black and red handkerchief put in envelope, selection made, image of card is shown cut out of silk with matching color, cut-out parts are stuck to inside of handkerchief in card configuration
1924 38
Edward Bagshawe A "Spirit Divination" Mystery name of card appears on empty paper
1924 42
Stanley Collins The "T-Square" Colour Change card pushed into deck perpendicular, when removed and turned over, it has changed
1925 5
Stanley Collins The Comedy of Errors three wrong cards found and last one placed in pocket, the first two turn into selection and back, the pocketed card is then shown to be the selection
Related toVariations 1925 8
Stanley Collins "Jumbo" Comedy of Errors three wrong cards found, the first two turn into selection and back, the third card is then shown to be the selection, with jumbo cards
Inspired by 1925 12
Stanley Collins All Fours performer finds three times the Four of Hearts, each time it is placed on the table, deck shown as all Fours, then normal again, indifferent card is placed in pocket and left protruding, tabled cards change into selections and pocketed card is Four of Hearts
1925 15
Stanley Collins A.J.A.X. 2 performer and spectator each receive two cards in a mock game, performer wins, the four cards change to all Jacks, then to letter cards which spell AJAX
Inspired by 1925 20
Stanley Collins A.J.A.X. 3 spectator selects four cards, one is a Jack, they are mixed and spectator always finds the Jack, once the audience suspects that all are Jacks they are turned over and spell AJAX
Inspired by 1925 22
Stanley Collins Red and Blue (A "Jumbo" Card Effect)
blue-backed black Aces and red-backed red Aces are removed, the backs transpose, using jumbo cards, temporary double backers
1925 24
Stanley Collins Pictures and Pips packet of picture cards and packet of number cards transpose
1925 27
Stanley Collins A Card Comedy card chosen and lost, spectator names number, card counted to, spectator claims it's not his card but deck shown as one-way deck, gag with stooge
1925 30
Stanley Collins The Homing Aces four Aces through cloth one by one with one cardboard cover
Inspired by
  • "Sympathetic Aces" (Stanley Collins, with double facer)
1925 31
Stanley Collins The "Esscee" Cards and Cords deck with two wholes, one on either side, and two cords through the whole deck, deck opened and cord cut at that point, then it restores
1925 39
Stanley Collins Cards, Crayons and Cross-Words eight cards selected from a frame with all cards visible, their value is then spelled out in a cross-word puzzle layout
1925 43
Oswald Rae New Card an Board two selections appear pinned on board, with drawing pins and handkerchief
1926 1
Oswald Rae Pips and Paper paper signed and pinned on board, two selections turn blank and pips are found on paper
1926 5
Oswald Rae A Novel Card Effect two selections are produced under handkerchief, duplicates
1926 9
Oswald Rae Mental Telepathy named card is found in small envelope, which is inside a big envelope
1926 11
Oswald Rae A One-Handed Card Trick card from top reversed at bottom, Charlier Cut grip, as location of selected card
1926 15
Oswald Rae, Oswald Williams The Giant Three Card Trick fake index palmed over corner of jumbo cards
1926 17
Oswald Rae, Oswald Williams A Transparent Affair card appears between two sheets of plastic, held together by two rubber bands and standing on easel, two methods, similar to Jack Hughes' Television Card Frame
1926 19
Oswald Rae The Impossible Possible using a Spirit Box, name of card written down on paper and locked in box, blank card in envelope changes to that card
1926 22
Oswald Rae The Elusive Digits four cards with numbers from one to four in a glass frame, arrange in wanted order, second set of cards in card stand
1926 34
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Sie spottet der Fessel. No. 5
  • 1. Der Kartenflüchtling (Ace vanishes from deck and appears inside envelope, pip covered by black Aces so Ace of Hearts poses as Diamonds)
  • 2. Die Karte als Ausbrecher (deck is encircled with rubber band, bottom card vanishes under handkerchief and appears in spectator's pocket)
1926 21
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Paraffinade tändstickor utan svafel och fosfor. No. 6, deck of playing cards changes to matchbox, match is balanced on box and then broken and restored in handkerchief
1926 25
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine ermöglichte Unmöglichkeit. No. 10, signed card is found and then travels into sealed nest of envelopes
1926 37
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Feingefühl in den Fingerspitzen. No. 13, shuffled deck placed in handkerchief, performer names six card and finds them inside bundle, then six cards vanish and appear back in the deck, duplicates
1926 45
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Telepathisches Kontrollsystem. No. 16, playing card is selected and placed inside a book, on blank piece of paper sealed inside an envelope, name of card and page number appears
1926 54
Tom Sellers The Magnetised Cards cards stick to hand
1927 7
Tom Sellers A New Reversed Card Effect cards reverse themselves, number of reversed cards coincides with value of selection
1927 12
Tom Sellers A Baffling Card Prediction
1927 12
Tom Sellers Card Telepathy
1927 13
Louis Nikola "Stop" Riffle, say stop anytime, magician can tell how many cards are riffled off
Also published here 1927 22
Louis Nikola Cards By Weight Can tell number of cards in the packet by its weight
Also published here 1927 23
Louis Nikola Weighing Chosen Cards Can divine chosen card by weighing its pips
Also published here 1927 23
Louis Nikola The Sense of Touch Divine chosen card by touch alone
Also published here 1927 24
Louis Nikola Human Magnetism Rising Card, make chosen card rise out of deck
1927 25
Louis Nikola Locating Card chosen and lost, magician divines card and position in deck after shuffles and cuts
Also published here 1927 27
Louis Nikola Spelling spell to three different cards consecutively (named by magician)
Also published here 1927 29
Louis Nikola To Spell Any Card Called For
VariationsAlso published here 1927 30
Louis Nikola Thought Anticipated Any Card at Any Number
Also published here 1927 31
Louis Nikola Unconscious Thought Transmission Random card chosen and sealed in envelope. Audience members name suit and value to form a card, which matches the card in the envelope
Also published here 1927 34
Louis Nikola Wizard's Whist Four spectators each given four cards, each think of one card out of the four. Deck reshuffled and dealt into four bridge hands, magician can divine the selections
Related to 1927 36
Louis Nikola All Trumps Produce all thirteen hearts for a perfect Bridge hand, linked to Wizard's Whist
Related toAlso published here 1927 38
Louis Nikola To Name The Pack In Order, Without Looking At It, Either From The Bottom or From The Top Deck shuffled halfway through
1927 39
Louis Nikola The Spelling Bee Ace to King spelled out from the top (Jack miscalled as King)
Related to 1927 39
Louis Nikola The Game of Poker Everyone gets good hands, you get Royal Flush in Hearts
Related to 1927 39
Louis Nikola The Game of "NAP"
Related to 1927 39
Louis Nikola To Name The Position Of Any Card Called For
1927 39
Louis Nikola To Name The Card Occupying Any Given Position
1927 39
Louis Nikola To Pick Out Any Card Called For Behind The Back
Also published here 1927 41
Louis Nikola To Pick Out A Card Chosen And Replaced
1927 41
Louis Nikola To Produce Cards Called For From the Pocket
Also published here 1927 41
Louis Nikola To Name The Bottom Cards Of A Number Of Heaps By Looking At The Top Cards
1927 43
Louis Nikola A Subtle Game Cards in four spectator's hands are slowly eliminated until only their selection remans in their hands
Related toAlso published here 1927 44
Louis Nikola The Telepathogram Magician divines thought of card, and writing appears on paper that divines position of card in the deck
1927 54
Louis Nikola The Flight Card to Impossible Location At Any Number: Card vanishes from inside an envelope to be found in a deck sealed also in another envelope, at a location named by the spectator
1927 62
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Der scharfe Blick spectator cuts any packet and performer knows if the amount of cards is even or odd
1927 9
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Das Kryptoskop deck cut in four piles, top cards are divined
1927 25
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Gedanken-Fischerei
1927 37
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Der gesteigerte Tastsinn four cards face-up on the table, one card is turned (not reversed) while performer is in other room, performer divines card
1927 48
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Getrennt und doch vereint four queens placed in different parts of the deck and they all appear on top
1927 65
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die Karte als Wandervogel chosen card travels under table cloth, inside a book and eventually in spectator's pocket
1927 84
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine mysteriöse Bildübertragung cards held on forehead are divined
1927 104
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine magische Restauration card torn and pieces placed inside a card box, card is restored, with matching corner
1927 110
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Das Messerchen der Marquise card is burnt and ashes placed on newspaper, knife placed inside ashes and card appears restored on tip of the blade
1927 136
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die magischen Radiokarten ring, watch and coin are taken by spectators along with playing cards, performer divines who has which object, mathematical
1927 142
Jack Merlin The Pass as a Trick no passes, to fool those familiar with passes, ambitious card plot
1927/28 6
Jack Merlin Pass Using Second Dealing ambitious card sequence, second deal
1927/28 6
Jack Merlin Glide example as a stop trick
1927/28 8
Jack Merlin Four Ace Trick bottom deal method
1927/28 9
Jack Merlin A Sequence Effect thirteen cards put in order by dealing them in a row on the table, alternate top bottoms
Variations 1927/28 9
Jack Merlin Reds and Blacks red and black cards are shuffled and separated again
Variations 1927/28 11
Jack Merlin Another Red and Black Effect a red card and a black card are selected, after the shuffle the deck is separated and in one hand are all red cards and the black selection and in the other hand vice versa
1927/28 11
Jack Merlin To Place a Selected Card in a Given Position in the Pack
1927/28 12
Jack Merlin Vibrating Cards three selection produced one handed from the middle of the deck, pulled out with the thumb one by one
1927/28 13
Jack Merlin Throwing a Card in the Air and Catching in the Pack at a Chosen Number
1927/28 14
Jack Merlin Ink Card Used in Conjunction with Count Tricks
1927/28 14
Jack Merlin Change Making Palmed Card Disappear sucker moment, palming cards of and showing the problem of changes, in the end hand is empty
1927/28 18
Jack Merlin The Royal Finders selection ends up between the two black kings
Also published here 1927/28 20
Jack Merlin A Routine of Sleights at the Card Table
  • cards in spectator's pocket, card fished out very fast
  • second and bottom dealing expose
Related toVariations 1927/28 2
Jack Merlin Three Card Monte routine, with bent corner ploy
1927/28 4
Jack Merlin The Riffle Stack four cards
Related to 1927/28 6
Jack Merlin Fake Runn Up three Aces for four hands, fourth already set
VariationsAlso published here 1927/28 7
Jack Merlin Audacity Run Up stacking a straight, one shuffle, prepared
1927/28 8
Jack Merlin The Hop off the Bottom switching hand in a game, Jinx Switch
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1927/28 10
Jack Merlin Topping the Pack expose, helping spectator get a winning hand
1927/28 10
Jack Merlin To Name the Hole Cards in the Stud Game knowing the first dealt cards
1927/28 12
Jack Merlin Peep in Conjunction with a Second or Bottom as an Aid glimpsing cards on top and bottom while looking at hole card, dealing seconds or bottom accordingly
1927/28 13
Jack Merlin Bottom Deal as used in a Game management, with palming and when to deal bottoms
1927/28 13
Jack Merlin To Deal Four Aces From Any Man's Pack riffle stack of four Aces for four hands
1927/28 15
Jack Merlin The Shooting of Pete McGuff story, seven hands dealt, own cards from bottom, they are a straight flush, cards changed for top five cards which are still a straight flush, from new pack order
Also published here 1927/28 16
Jack Merlin Master Poker Dealing royal flush from named suit, four hands
1927/28 17
Jack Merlin Exhibition Poker Feat five full houses, then straight from selected cut pile
Variations 1927/28 19
Jack Merlin Pinochle routine for winning in Pinochle
1927/28 19
Jack Merlin A Simple Run Up For Pinochle with haymow shuffle
1927/28 20
Jack Merlin Bridge-West advantage play
1927/28 21
Jack Merlin Challenge Bridge Demonstration named suit is dealt, bridge demonstration
1927/28 22
Jack Merlin Improved Card From Pocket pack in spectator's pocket, he removes cards then the deck, only his card remains in the pocket
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1927/28 3
Jack Merlin Combining the Passing of Cards with the Pocket Trick one packet in spectator's pocket
1927/28 3
Jack Merlin A Four Ace Assemble Aces rise on top of the deck, featuring a fine jog at the front that's controlled with the left first finger
Also published here 1927/28 4
Jack Merlin Production of Chosen Card by Riffling Pack from One Hand to the Other selection is at place where spectator stops, springing cards from one hand to the other
Also published here 1927/28 5
Jack Merlin The Tip Up Find spectator cuts to selection
Also published here 1927/28 6
Jack Merlin Causing A Spectator to Do a Change spectator tries to change card by slapping on it, selection is found on the bottom, joke
Also published here 1927/28 6
Jack Merlin Rubbing Off the Spot and Showing Where it Goes picking off the pip
VariationsAlso published here 1927/28 7
Jack Merlin Telling the Amount of Cards Cut by a Spectator performer knows amount of cards cut to, then asks for another number and cuts that number himself
1927/28 8
Jack Merlin The Pack that Cuts Itself cut packs itself at selection, hair
1927/28 9
Jack Merlin Three Card Force and Floor Change card is forced several times, then put under foot of spectator who thinks all cards are the same, then card under foot changes and deck is normal
1927/28 11
Jack Merlin My Favorite Four Ace Trick three double faced Aces, McDonalds Aces
1927/28 12
Jack Merlin An Impromptu Laugh bridge card with same back design is forced as a joke
1927/28 15
Jack Merlin Here There and Everywhere ambitious card, then stop trick, twice the card is at the stopped position
1927/28 15
Jack Merlin Super Mental Card Effect thought of card is found on number performer says in cut half, alternative ending, card stab
1927/28 17
Jack Merlin Telepathy Card Trick in pocket, hiding extra cards in pocket
1927/28 19
Jack Merlin Crimp for a Table Spread crimping the selection while pushing the cards towards the spectator to be shuffled
1927/28 21
Jack Merlin Inked Card as Key Card in tabled spread
1927/28 21
Oswald Rae Rae's Ten-Card Trick spectator removes ten cards and selects one, performer puts cards in pocket and removes selection, duplicates
1928 1
Oswald Rae Slap It "A Novel Colour-Changing Routine"
face card of deck changes several times, slapping on the deck, last in slow-motion
1928 4
Oswald Rae Cutting A Pack of Cards performer cuts any number of cards, four corner crimps
1928 7
Oswald Rae A Remarkable Coincidence spectator cuts deck in three piles, remembers a card and cuts it back, second spectator locates card, two key cards
1928 14
Oswald Rae Psycho-Analysis performer divines card and thought-of name of a spectator by holding his wrist, then spectator divines thought of card from the performer and decided upon by another spectator
1928 77
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Curious Card Reading card fairly chosen and lost while performer has his back to spectator, it is found, repeat and card is simply named by performer, confederate in audience codes card
1928 2
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Distant Card Reading four or five cards chosen freely and shuffled back, medium names them all, all cards next to selections brought to top and secretly given to medium
1928 3
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The "Test" Card Act medium names chosen cards under test conditions without speaking, two methods, coding by shuffling sound
1928 6
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Sympathetic Location
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
1928 4
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Rapid Fire Detection some pile-making and dealing as distraction to simple force
1928 6
A Face Down Detection cards dealt in piles, a card remembered, all without the performer looking, he then deals through deck and stops before selection, two key cards
Also published here 1928 7
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Prophecied Discovery using stack that forces number ten
Also published here 1928 8
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Two Card Location two selections come together in deck
Also published here 1928 9
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The Perfect Guesser performer knows whether cut-to card is red or black, blacks short and reds narrow
Related to 1928 10
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Self-working Mystery spectator takes card and its value leads to previous selection, stripper deck
Also published here 1928 11
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Dark Test light out, in dark two spectators pocket cards from one half each, performer names both
1928 12
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The Holy Deck deck has dollar-sized hole through all cards, ribbon through deck, two selection penetrate ribbon
Inspired by
  • version of Larsen & Wright in "Magical Bulletin", Dec. 1924
1928 13
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Double Reverse double facer
Also published here 1928 16
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Reverse Location cards next to selection turn over, double backer(s)
Also published here 1928 17
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Card Turns Over! card reverses visibly à la tunnel effect
Inspired by 1928 18
Jack McMillen The Prophecied Leaper prophesied, selection made in one half, it travels into cased half at predicted position
Variations 1928 19
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Quick Change Problem card in envelope, hole shows index, it transposes with another card, using additional cut-out index
1928 21
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The Perfect Guesser performer knows whether cut-to card is red or black, one-way alternating
Related toAlso published here 1928 22
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Double Reverse two cards reverse one by one
1928 23
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Out of Sight card chosen behind back from stacked deck, key card palmed and glimpsed
Also published here 1928 23
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Piercing The Card card in envelope is pierced, ribbon pulled through, card shown unharmed
1928 26
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Suitability out-of-hand selection of three cards, they all name the suits, performer then divines all cards
Related to 1928 28
W. F. "Rufus" Steele Your Opening
1928 3
Knockout Counting Trick spectator remembers card and its position, later he moves as many cards again
1928 4
George Pierce Satan's Message two four-card packets dealt out, one chosen and its card values added, that many cards counted down and that card is predicted
1928 5
The Clock Trick chosen card vanishes from twelve-card packet and is found in pocket
1928 6
The Card in the Pocket key card location
1928 7
Good Simple Card Trick one of five cards thought of, performer locates it with five outs
1928 7
Dual Detection two cards chosen by stabbing another card in the deck, deck dealt into four piles and assembled, deck cut and both cards found at two previously predicted numbers
1928 8
Al Baker Two Souls With But a Single Thought coincidence & prediction, two cards
Also published here 1928 9
Mental Telepathy deck dealt into six piles, any card chosen and lost by assembling the deck
1928 10
Pretty Effect bold "force" in which apparently random card is pushed to spectator, then card is spelled to
1928 11
Discovered Number spectator removes some cards from behind back, performer then produces card with same value as number of removed cards
1928 12
The Guesser with seven cards each
1928 13
Counting Trick
1928 14
Charles T. Jordan The Wizard Spelling Master two banks that spell with nine resp. twelve card each
Also published here 1928 15
A Prediction shuffled deck is put in performer's pocket, small number named, performer names card at that position, also as memory demonstration
1928 16
Walter B. Gibson Clock Trick No. 2 ten cards in a circle, spectator thinks of one, then starts a counting procedure on another card that ends at his card
1928 17
The Whispering Joker spectator counts off some cards and replaces them, performer removes Joker which tells him how many were counted
1928 17
Sympathetic Sympathy two decks, performer and spectator each cut to a card and put it in the same envelope, they match, repeated
1928 18
Walter B. Gibson The Master Card Location
1928 19
Sympathetic Connection deck cut, performer looks at top card of one half and names top half of other, repeat
1928 20
Jack-Jack-Jack
Variations 1928 20
Stop Trick
1928 21
Coincidence two cards chosen in one deck reverse itself in another deck
1928 21
Bill Bournau Mind Reading by Telephone
1928 22
Bill Bowman Bowman's System for Mind Reading by Telephone
1928 23
Three Mystic Numbers mathematical procedure with three number cards, that many card counted down in rest of deck, card predicted by a suit and value card
1928 23
The Circle of Cards number of counted cards and a selection are divined
1928 24
The One-Eyed King card selected with dealing and magician's choice
1928 25
Mind Reading one of five cards thought of, all pocketed, performer removes all except selection
1928 26