Card Silk

68 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Card Silk
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Black Velvet Banner three cards are shot with pistol on velvet cloth, they appear stuck on it, flap silk
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
196
The Card and Smoke Trick borrowed handkerchief on glass, card fired with pistol and pips appear on handkerchief, also smoke appears in glass
variation in which blank card in glass becomes printed
Related to 1889
Tricks with Cards
225
The Velvet Cloth for the Production of Cards three cards are shot with pistol on velvet cloth, they appear stuck on it, flap silk
 		1890
More Magic
109
Die wandernden Points No. 32, number card in glass, covered with handkerchief, smoke travels into glass and pips travel onto handkerchief, chemical
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
36
Die Mohrenwäsche card placed in glass with plate on top and borrowed handkerchief, smoke blown towards glass, smoke appears in glass, card is now blank and its image on the borrowed handkerchief
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
198
Die wandernden Kartenpoints selection in glass, borrowed handkerchief on glass, smoke blown onto glass, pips appear on handkerchief and card is now blank, also smoke appears in glass (chemical)
 		Jan. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 1)
8
The Card and Handkerchief card visibly appears attached to handkerchief
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
89
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
Exclusive Problems in Magic
38
Theodore Annemann A Simplified Five Card Problem Variation combining "A Simplified Five Card Problem" (Genii November 1936) with card silk
 		Dec. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 27)
166
Dr. Jacob Daley Card Silk Appearance silk with card printed on it appears from card
 		Jan. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 28)
170
Anthony Ross Card Silk Routine corner torn off selection, becomes blank, white silk has card on it, printed corner still fits
 		1937
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1937)
216
Laurie Ireland You Caught Me That Time card transforms into card silk
 		1938
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1938)
16
Shaman Lost-Found blank silk, then with card printed on it
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 119)
701
Joseph Ovette A Routine For a Card Silk silk is just removed from pocket
 		1940
Fast Ones
14
William Ruesskamp Another Card Silk Idea silk transforms in a box, card is found at random number, Rueskamp
 		1940
Fast Ones
17
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Magic Imprint card signed on back, card in glass covered with signed handkerchief, card becomes blank and pips appear on handkerchief, also smoke appears in glass
Related toVariations 1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
11
Leslie P. Guest A Card Castle construction for production card castle, chosen card appears on silk and deck transforms into card castle on tray
Variations Dec. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 7)
181
A. Vantur La carte imprimée sur le foulard silk in tube, chosen card turns blank in envelope, followed by german translation "Das Seidentuch mit aufgedruckter Karte"
Also published here May 1946
La Baguette Magique (Issue 9)
5
Milbourne Christopher Milbourne Christopher's Column several ideas using the card silk
  • The Silk in the Case
  • The Sensitized Silk
  • The Pips Pass
  • Conclusion
 		June 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 1)
325
Hen Fetsch Fetsch's Grandpopper ideas with Popper
  • Popper Silk
  • Three Silk Popper
  • Popper Blendo
  • Popper Color Change
  • Popper Expanding Silk
  • Popper Card Silk
  • Popper Cig to Silk
  • Popper Gloves to Flower
  • Popper Gloves to Silk
  • Popper Flash Silk
  • Popper Flash Flowers
Inspired by Dec. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 166)
664
E. F. W. Salisbury Cardiographic Silks two silk placed inside paper tube, pictures of selections appear on silks, dye tube
 		May 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 12)
418
Dr. F. W. van Klaveren Six Card Repeat with changing bag and card silk
 		1948
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 9 No. Sondernummer 1)
2
Victor Farelli Successful Conclusion
  • Farelli's London Letter
double-faced silk
Related to
  • Milbourne Christopher's "Tips and Tricks"
 Oct. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 5)
847
Charly Eperny Die Bezweifelte Behauptung cards placed on stand, silk with image of selection is produced
 		1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 6)
252
Eugene Gloye Telinkesdo -A Step Beyond Television ink in glass is linked to a paper bag with a string, ink flows into bag, card silk presentation
 		1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
23
Karrell Fox Card in the Turban turban is made of giant card silk
 		1960
Comedy a la Card
8
Karrell Fox Cardician Blendo three card silks with wrong cards change into large silk with selection
Variations 1960
Comedy a la Card
14
Don Tanner Comedy Card thru Hank face of card on handerchief
Variations Feb. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 354)
243
Paul Marcus A Variation on the Comedy Card thru Hank
Inspired by Nov. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 363)
281
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Card Problems translation by Bob Woodward, corrected by Reinhard Müller
1. Choice Of Color
2. Changing Aces
3. Card To Cigar-Case
4. The Secret King Of Spades
5. The Five Changing Cards
6. Carte Blanche (The Blank Card)
7. The Magic Ring
8. Strange Coincidence
9. Card and Bank-Note
10. Card And Handkerchief
Related to Nov. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 10)
78
Richard G. Anderson Milk to Silk milk vanishes in paper bag, replica of selection appears on silk
 		1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
63
Steve Dixon Bomb-Burst Revelation ballon is burst, confetti and silk with reproduction of card appear
 		1970
Magick (Issue 12)
58
Jules Lenier The Mad Magician comedy routine, producing wrong predictions in form of gag cards and card silks, card appears on roll up tie, , see p. xxiii for credit info
 		Mar. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 1)
3
Val Andrews Phew! No. 18, presentation for card on silk as gag
 		1970 (ca.)
The Idiot at the Card Table
8
A. Vantur Das Seidentuch mit aufgedruckter Karte silk in tube, chosen card turns blank in envelope
Also published here 1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 5)
85
Dr. Jacob Daley Roterberg Hank And Card No. 692, silk from card, silk has image of selection on it
Inspired by 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
187
Hans Meyer Das Kartentuch silk in a tube
 		1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 2)
34
Jerry Mentzer Cards - Silks - Blendo threefold screen made from jumbo playing cards folded into triangle, silks produced, they change into giant silk with cards on them, Booth's Blendo
 		1976
Second Lecture
3
Karrell Fox, Edwin, Michael Hooper, Jeffery Atkins Kolor-Kamera camera shown empty, silks change color inside, card silk suggestion
 		1976
Clever.... Like a Fox
119
Bill Tarr Silks
  • Flags
  • Streamers
  • Rainbows
  • Card Silks
  • Specialty Silks
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
186
Jay Malbrough Foil-ed Again torn and restored tin foil, then card is selected and card silk is found inside tin foil ball, with additional ideas using aluminium foil
 		1977
The Magic of the Forks Hotel
24
Tommy Rowe Die Unsichtbare Karte face of card vanishes and appears on handkerchief
 		1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
104
Steve Beam Card to Silk playing card changes into card silk
 		1978
They Don't Make Trap Doors Like They Used To Do Or You Too Can Walk On Water
15
The Absconding Queen card with hole, handkerchief is pulled through it and face of card is transferred on handkerchief, with apparatus
 		1978/76
More Classic Magic with Apparatus
37
Ken De Courcy The Card Banner pips of cards appear on banner, as ending to "The World's Fastest Card Trick"
 		1980
The World's Fastest Card Trick
14
Ken De Courcy The 20th Century Card Discovery silk with print of selected card appears between two other silks, selection in card box became blank
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
37
Alex East Have-a-Cardo routine, card is divined, found reversed in deck, sliding pip and card silk, see p. 254 for corrections
 		Mar. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 11)
205
Wayne Kyzer Sweat Silk while doing the card silk, performer accidentally removes his toupee
 		1987
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 20)
344
Juan Tamariz The Card Printed on the Handkerchief
1988
The Five Points in Magic
25
Hans Meyer Ha Ha letter appears on silk, ABC cards, with tube and box
 		1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 9)
4
Alexander de Cova 2. Das Kartentuch picture of cards appears on silk
Also published here Nov./Dec. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
9
Karrell Fox Smooth as Silk deck vanishes from case, card silk in it instead
 		1991
Goodies
109
Detlef "Desimo" Simon Kultiviertes Karten-Chaos "Eine Kartenroutine für die Bühne und sonstwo"
three cards selected, wrong cards rise, then two card designs cut out of newspaper, silk with third card appears
Related to 1991
Hardcore
66
Alexander de Cova 2. Das Kartentuch picture of cards appears on silk
Also published here 1992
Magic for You!
6
Robert Parrish The Age of Illusion card appears on silk, mirror glass with cover tube
Also published here 1995
Great Tricks Revisited
37
Karrell Fox Cardician Blendo Revisited two card silks with wrong cards change into large silk with selection
Inspired by 1995
Much Ado About Something
147
Aldo Colombini Bagged deck put in paper bag, cards removed one by one, after spectator says stop the performer removes the selection, in another paper bag is found a card silk with selection
 		1995
What's Up Deck?
136
Robert Parrish The Age of Illusion card appears on silk, mirror glass with cover tube
Also published here Jan. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 5)
57
Card Silk brief
 		1996
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 7)
21
Gene Elmo Ein magisches Foto card signed on back, rolled up, silk pushed through, silk has card image printed on it and card is now blank
Inspired by 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
18
Herbert J. Collins The Card Appears on a Handkerchief No. 6, with Variation
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
158
T. H. Chislett The Card, Envelope and Handkerchief Combination No. 7, card silk, then silk shot on paper cone and inside is silk with actual card stuck onto it
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
159
Aldo Colombini Heart of Glass two cards selected, a heart is produced and found inside is a silk with picture of second selection
 		2004
Cardsdotcom
42
Allan Slaight Hodge Podge combination with bill to cigarette gone wrong, instead bill appears later in a box, a chosen card appears on a silk and in an envelope where an I.O.U. note is supposed to be
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, Sep. 1949
 2008
Spins & Needles
29
Ignacio López La Carta en el Pañuelo - El Juego Que lo Haría a Roberto Mansilla a handkerchief, glass and deck appear, then selection appears on handkerchief
Also published here 2018
Sobre Magia de Salón
61
Ignacio López La Investigación Sobre "La Carte en el Pañuelo" research, history and precursors of the Card Silk
Also published here 2018
Sobre Magia de Salón
67
Ignacio López The Card in the Silk a handkerchief, glass and deck appear, then selection appears on handkerchief
Also published here 2019
On Parlour Magic
33
Ignacio López Research on "The Card in the Silk" elaborated research, history and precursors of the Card Silk
Also published here 2019
On Parlour Magic
37