81,586 entries in Cards
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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 Multiple Card Glimpse during in-the-hands riffle shuffle
1919/1920 48
Charles T. Jordan The Single-Card Reverse No. 16
1919/1920 50
Charles T. Jordan Shuffle Reverse at the end of an overhand shuffle
1919/1920 50
Charles T. Jordan The Half-Pack Reverse No. 17
1919/1920 52
Charles T. Jordan Half Reverse Cut bottom half is flipped over with left thumb as top half is cut to table
Related to 1919/1920 53
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 Two Halves Exchange
Related to 1919/1920 55
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
Wedge Break
1919/1920 62
Charles T. Jordan Count Steal right hand counts cards from deck in left hand one by one, packet stolen at one point from bottom
Also published here 1919/1920 63
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
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count
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
James J. Moren Simple Deal Force bottom cards are force card, dealt into two piles, top cards are now force cards
1919/1920 68
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
Dr. Ford Rogers Rough-Smooth as Haptic Cue
1919/1920 71
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 Stabbing Force with business cards
Also published here 1920 13
Stanley Collins Bottom Change with Packet
1920 15
Stanley Collins Secret Deck Turnover faced deck
1920 15
Stanley Collins Just a Kard Konundrum four cards transform into four jacks then into letter cards, spelling JACK
1920 21
Stanley Collins Multiple Card Switch by adding palmed cards on top
1920 23
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 Deck Switch with case, shell
1920 29
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
Charles T. Jordan Partial Packet Switch with left third-finger wedge break, right hand with packet drops some cards on deck and other are placed on remaining card with left fingers from behind
1920 3
Charles T. Jordan Half-Pass Packet Switch back-to-back packet secretly turned over at rear of deck
1920 5
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 Double Deal brief
1920 17
Charles T. Jordan Count Steal right hand counts cards from deck in left hand one by one, packet stolen at one point from bottom, also as undercount on p. 19
Also published here 1920 18
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 Four-Way Sorting to back or front and up and down jogged
Related to 1920 22
Charles T. Jordan A Manipulative Opening No. 9, card, thimble and billiard ball are produced
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
Dr. Ford Rogers Peek Deck Cards
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 Double Facer Color Change front card drops to fingers under cover of other hand to perpendicular position, turned over
1920 9
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 Optical Monte Move Variation with three cards and a gaff
1920 14
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
Leaving Card Behind
1920 3
Charles T. Jordan Loading a Card at a Position loading a cased card at certain position while putting cards back in case
1920 3
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 Dice Force two outs
1920 9
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 Packet Switch using deck, on outstretched hand
1920 13
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 Impromptu Arranged Pack No. 9, from New Pack Order to Si Stebbins, dealing
Related to 1920 20
Charles T. Jordan The Five Guesses No. 10, by asking five questions selection is found
1920 23
Al Baker How to exchange a pack of cards a prearranged pack pocket
Related to 1920s
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)
467
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 Al Baker's Deck of Cards with wide locator
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 Placement Control cards returned to spread with known distance, brought together under key with dealing procedure
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
Center Spread Glimpse corner bent back as cards are fanned between hands, faces towards audience
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
9
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
Leaving Cards Behind
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 Case Addition cards left in case added to center of inserted packet
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 On Routining performing tricks in which the previous trick sets up the next
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
13
Charles T. Jordan Separation while Looking Through Cards while taking out the Aces, one apparently forgotten
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
13
Multiple Glide with several cards, more added during dealing
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
Red/Black Riffle Shuffle
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 A Novel Force deck held high with faces towards audience in left hand, cards dealt until stopped, force card horizontally held by little finger
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 Count Transfer as cards are counted into right hand with faces towards audience, one card is moved there behind the scenes
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 Recycling by Dealing dealing deck in seven piles, then six, then eight, then seven piles restores order
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
Nail Bump Card
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 Placement via Key Card deck dealt into piles, key which was next to selection is at same position as selection in different piles
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 Slip Transfer from deck to deck, KM precursor
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 Fan Display hiding cards between third and fourth card
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
29
Charles T. Jordan Bottom Slip Cut
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 Double Cut Handling in-the-hands with side jog
Variations 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 Mit dem Seherblick der Pythia number of rolled dice, domino, name of playing card and chosen color appear on empty signed slates
1922 55
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 Pretended Pocket Placement card placed in pocket and palmed out again
1925 10
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
Jumbo Cards Injog Shuffle
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 All Alike Display deck shown as all duplicates, first glides, then second deals, then tip-over switch
Related to
  • "A Dozen of Magic" (A. C. P. Medrington, p. 6)
1925 17
Stanley Collins Tip-Over Switch
Related to 1925 18
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 Optical Monte Move with odd-backed pair of back-to-back cards
1925 25
Stanley Collins Pictures and Pips packet of picture cards and packet of number cards transpose
1925 27
Stanley Collins Given the Slip Transfer
Related to 1925 28
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 Flip Switch switch with cardboard cover, use in assembly routine
Also published here 1925 33
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
Stanley Collins Frame Card Force miniature cards are in a frame, cards chosen from the back are forced
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, Stanley Collins A Subtle Force six card on table, number is named, to force a number
1926 28
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
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Half Forcing Stack half of the cards have same value to force a number
1926 58
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 Argument
  • History of memorized/stacked decks in magic
  • Basic description of some features of the Nikola system
1927 9
Louis Nikola Curriculum Detailed mnemonic system to help memorize the Nikola Stack, plus some basic analysis of the arrangement:
  • WHIST OR BRIDGE
  • SPELLING BEE
  • POKER
  • NAP
Related to 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
Charlier The Charlier Shuffle
1927 46
The Overhand Shuffle Teaches real and two false versions
1927 47
Riffling False riffle shuffle, in the hands and on the table
1927 49
Louis Nikola Forcing Anecdotes and comments on forcing cards
1927 51
Forcing By Numbers Spectator names any number, magician counts down to that number, card at that number is the forced card
1927 52
To Exchange Packs Methods to switch decks
  • Card clip
  • Done in context of a trick, behind the back
1927 53
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 Passes
1927/28 4
Jack Merlin Improved Hermann turning the hand as cover
1927/28 4
Jack Merlin Outjog Pass jog shuffle and cut, haymow shuffle
1927/28 5
Jack Merlin Side Slide Palm and Flesh Frip side palm after a peek
1927/28 5
Jack Merlin The Pass as a Trick no passes, to fool those familiar with passes, ambitious card plot
1927/28 6
Jack Merlin Top Turnover side palm and unloading the card while turning top card over
1927/28 6
Jack Merlin Pass Using Second Dealing ambitious card sequence, second deal
1927/28 6
Jack Merlin Snap Pass Push-In Palm, palming the card while tapping it into the deck, producing it at the fingertips
Related to 1927/28 6
Jack Merlin Tip Over Change and Pass
Variations 1927/28 7
Jack Merlin Seconds and Bottoms
1927/28 7
Jack Merlin Seconds
1927/28 7
Jack Merlin Bottoms Erdnase grip
1927/28 8
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 False Shuffles and Cuts
1927/28 9
Jack Merlin The Jack Merlin Riffle Shuffle
Related to 1927/28 9
Jack Merlin False Shuffle and Cuts with the Jack Merlin Riffle Shuffle as the basis
1927/28 10
Jack Merlin The Lace Thru False Shuffle push through variation
Related toAlso published here 1927/28 10
Jack Merlin False Cut two movements with break
1927/28 10
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 Thumb and Finger Counting
1927/28 12
Jack Merlin First Method thumb count with two hands
1927/28 12
Jack Merlin Second Method thumb count with one hand, also for finding a card in the center and turning it over on top
1927/28 12
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 Changes
1927/28 14
S. W. Erdnase, Harry Houdini The Slip-Slide Change Houdini / Erdnase Color Change
1927/28 15
Jack Merlin Change Over Palm Change
Related to 1927/28 15
Jack Merlin A Double Change
Related to
  • Dai Vernon's analysis of the move in Genii, Jan. 1969, Vol. 33 No. 5, "The Vernon Touch"
1927/28 16
S. W. Erdnase Change a la Erdnase Bottom Palm only description of the palm
Related to 1927/28 16
Jack Merlin Improved Change with Erdnase Bottom Palm, First Method, bottom card changes
1927/28 17
Jack Merlin Under the Thumb Change left thumb across top card
Related to 1927/28 17
Jack Merlin Face to Face Change two halves are rubbed together, cards on face change
Also published here 1927/28 17
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 Crimps
1927/28 18
Jack Merlin Finger Crimp From the Side crimping corner while card is put back in deck
1927/28 18
Jack Merlin Finger Crimp From the End variation
1927/28 19
Jack Merlin The Royal Finders selection ends up between the two black kings
Also published here 1927/28 20
Jack Merlin Forcing
1927/28 21
Jack Merlin A Sure Fire Force cards cut behind performer's back, card is added while turning over
1927/28 23
Jack Merlin Mechanical Forcing Packs one way forcing deck, three way forcing deck, svengali pack, Evans Brown Triple-Force Pack
1927/28 23
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
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase System of Stock Shuffling four cards, four players
1927/28 3
Jack Merlin Stacking Formula as Patter
Related to 1927/28 3
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 Cuts on the Table undoing a cut, expose
1927/28 6
Jack Merlin Herrmann Pass as a Slip for the Cut
1927/28 7
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 Using the "Spread" as a Trick gambling sleight to transfer a card between two players' hands
1927/28 9
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 A Bottom Run Up milk build
1927/28 11
Jack Merlin False Shuffle Using Outjog and Haymow Shuffle haymow shuffle
1927/28 12
Jack Merlin False Shuffle outjog, top stock
1927/28 12
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 The Story of the Cold Deck gamblers deck switch, management in a real game and in an expose
Also published here 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 Deck Switch in the pocket, while getting a handkerchief
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 Force showing the card a little longer
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 Snap Changes
Also published here 1927/28 10
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 Floor Change throw change
1927/28 12
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 Side Palm while tapping the card in the center, transferring on top
1927/28 17
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 The Spread cards spread on the table, card is selected, returned and eventually found
Variations 1927/28 20
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
Lift Shuffle brief, as top stock false shuffle
Related to 1928 2
Oswald Rae Stock Addition after Spectator's Shuffle palmed cards added when completing spectator's cut
1928 3
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 Multiple Slap Color Change
1928 4
Color Change from classic palm, loading and unloading palmed card, to show palm empty
Related to 1928 5
Oswald Rae Cutting A Pack of Cards performer cuts any number of cards, four corner crimps
1928 7
Oswald Rae A Visible Servante hat to switch decks
1928 11
Oswald Rae Card Location card placed in the center and immediately palmed in right hand
Related to 1928 13
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 Spread Force face up, brief
1928 16
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 Spring Glimpse spectator says stop during springing and remembers bottom card of top half, glimpsed at same time
Related to 1928 6
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Sympathetic Location
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
1928 4
Slip Cut
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
Jack McMillen Gaffed Stabbing Force partial card glued on guarantee card which is stabbed in deck, card next to it remembered
Related to 1928 20
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 Reverse Sleight like a K.M. Move with half the deck in right hand
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
Classic Pass False Cut
1928 18
Walter B. Gibson The Master Card Location
1928 19
Max Holden Max Holden's Master Card slick key card
Related to 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
Mathematical Trick Al Baker's date addition force, result predicted with digits of four cards
Related to 1928 26
Eric F. Impey Perfectos "A New Principle in Card Magic"
card chosen, wrong card changes into selection, half-waxed pairs, back card is force card
Also published here 1928 1
Eric F. Impey Stabbing Location
1928 1
Eric F. Impey Card at Number card at small number is forced card, cards dealt face up
1928 1
Eric F. Impey Mysto - The Masterpiece thought-of card vanishes, thirteen half-waxed pairs in deck, also as named vanish
Also published here 1928 2
Eric F. Impey A New Method of Card Location card chosen and replaced, spectator deals cards face-up, performer stops him at selection, key card from different deck
1928 3
Eric F. Impey A Latter-Day Card Miracle "dirty" key card is followed during dealing of shuffled card into two piles, card selected and replaced, then found from face-up spread
1928 4
Eric F. Impey Turn-It card and its position remembered, card vanishes and reappears, sixteen double facers
1928 5
Eric F. Impey The Construction of Double-Faced Cards splitting
1928 6
Eric F. Impey The Simplicity X-Ray Trick four chosen cards are found again, simple stack and following it while spreading for selection
1928 6
Eric F. Impey Another Effect on the Same Principle spectator cuts to same cards as have been selected from different deck, Instanto deck
Related to 1928 6
Eric F. Impey Stop (Simplified Version)
Inspired by 1928 7
Eric F. Impey An Invisible Pass hand turned to show bottom card to cover closing of Herrmann style pass
Inspired by
  • pass by C.D.W. in The Magic Wand, June 1927
1928 7
Eric F. Impey A New Spelling Bee Effect card chosen with involved procedure, spelled to
1928 8
Eric F. Impey A Really New Ideas for Use in Any Card Trick Using Double-Faced Cards four cards shown from both sides, two are double facers
1928 9
Eric F. Impey A Turn Over Move one of three card transforms, featuring the secret turnover of a packet
1928 9
Eric F. Impey A New Four Ace Effect one back Ace on spectator's hand, the other between the red Aces, the two black Aces transpose
1928 10
Theodore Annemann Nightmare Effects (First Effect) ten red cards and one black card used, black card travels to top several times, then to bottom, then all cards dealt face up to show that no extra cards are used
1928 1
Theodore Annemann Nightmare Effects (Second Effect) spectator chooses card and seals it in an envelope without looking at it, another card selected with riffle peek, that card vanishes and is found in envelope
Variations 1928 1
Slip Riffle Force
1928 1
Short Card Peek Force spectator says stop
1928 1
Oswald Rae Card and Cigarette three pieces of a signed and torn card in envelope transform into tobacco, card is found restored in cigarette, last piece fits
1929 8
Oswald Rae The Four Aces with Conradi's Giant Cards, brief description
1929 24
Oswald Rae The Phoenix Card and Ring Mystery signed card is torn in quarters and put in an envelope, a finger ring is added and everything burnt with a candle, finger ring with rolled up restored card is found in ball of wool inside a parcel
Also published here
  • "The Phoenix Card and Ring Mystery" in "The Magic Wand"
1930 1
Oswald Rae Adding Palmed Card on the Deck from pocket, transferring deck from hand to hand, while looking for a pencil
1930 4
Oswald Rae Creating a Duplicate Signature
1930 5
Oswald Rae Say It with Flowers ring is dropped in a glass under handkerchief and vanishes, then card is selected and duplicate rises from a jumbo deck in a houlette, performer makes a hole in the card and produces some flowers where spectator's ring is attached to, houlette on ribbon
Also published here
  • " Say It with Flowers" in "The Linking Ring"
1930 33
Oswald Rae Cigarette and Card tin box with fifty cigarettes, card is selected and handkerchief vanished, when box is opened, handkerchief is found and cigarettes arranged themselves to form the name of the selection
Also published here
  • "Cigarette Card" in "The Sphinx"
1930 49
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Auffinden einer gezogenen Karte simple key card placement and location
1930 59
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine gezogene Karte erraten simple key card placement and location
1930 60
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Das wispernde As always being able to locate certain card from the back, card apparently talks to performer
1930 61
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Vorausbestimmung einer gemerkten Spielkarte one of six card is selected, performer puts card in pocket and puts five on table, card in pocket turns out to be the selection
1930 62
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Bestimmung des Wertes von vier vom Zuschauer entnommenen Karten deck is cut and eight cards are dealt, sum of chosen hand is predicted
1930 63
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine gezogene und in das Spiel zurückgemischte Karte herauszufinden
1930 64
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die plötzlich sich verwandelnde gezogene Karte transformation of face-down top card, faced deck
1930 65
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die verwandelte Karte transformation of bottom card, glide
1930 65
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Das Kaffeekränzchen four of a kind separated in the deck ends up back together in the middle
1930 66
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Vorausbestimmung der gewählten Karten prediction of card at named number
1930 67
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Erraten des Gesamtwertes der untersten Karten von 4 Kartenhäufchen value of card is complemented until ten by dealing cards, repeated four times and amount of rest is divined
1930 68
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Zwei getrennte Karten vereinigen sich im Spiel two cards end up together in the middle of the deck, pair of pseudo duplicates
1930 69
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die Kartenzahl des mittleren von 3 Kartenhäufchen zu erraten
1930 70
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die durch ein Buch wandernden Karten cards penetrate book
1930 71
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die ihre Plätze wechselnden Kartenpäckchen deck separated in number and picture cards
1930 72
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die aus einer Schachtel in einen leeren Umschlag wandernde Karte signed card vanishes from cigar box and appears inside envelope
1930 74
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die gezogene Karte wandert on einen leeren Briefumschlag card travels into envelope
1930 76
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Mutus dedit nomen cocis
1930 78
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Auffinden zweier gezogener und in das Spiel zurückgesteckter Karten two cards are located, even / odd divison
1930 79
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Erraten gezogener und in das Spiel zurückgesteckter Karten medium locates four selected cards
1930 81
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine vom Zuschauer zerrissene Karte wieder ganz zu machen torn card in envelope is found restored, with missing corner proof
1930 83
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Erraten einer fehlenden Karte mit Hilfe der Quersumme numbers of a four digit number used, one card placed inside pocket and divined by performer
1930 84
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die gehorsamen Karten in der Tasche des Zuschauers deck placed inside pocket of spectator, performer removes three selections at three named numbers
1930 86
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine beliebige Karte des ausgebreiteten Fächers erraten fan force, card is touched and fan separated at this point, card angled under fan
1930 88
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Wanderung zweier Karten in einen Hut two selection travel into a hat
1930 88
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine gezogene Karte, die sich in einem von sechs Päckchen das durch Würfelwurf bezeichnet wird, wiederfindet thrown dice to find packet with selection, deck consists of six cards repeated
1930 89
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die sich im Spiel umdrehende gezogene Karte card reverses in deck, under handkerchief
1930 90
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Balancieren eines Kartenspieles auf den Fingerknöcheln balancing deck on back of hand
1930 92
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die Karte als Detektiv four spectators place a card unseen inside their pockets, detective card is placed inside the pockets, which tells performer the name of the cards
1930 93
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die elfte Karte
1930 95
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine gezogene und in ein fremdes Kartenspiel gesteckte Karte herausfinden card removed from one deck and put in other deck is found immediately
1930 95
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Aufgabe für Sechsundsechzig Spieler card game puzzle
1930 96
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die sichtbaren Bilder puzzle, arranging four cards in a special way
1930 96
Joe Berg Find the Match Stick match stick is under one of three playing cards, cards moved around, monte type routine
1930 11
Joe Berg The Blank Cards of Psyche two blank cards are initialed on both sides by the spectator, then tied together, name of selection or another word appear on the card
1930 15
Joe Berg Super Detection any four-of-a-kind removed, performer riffles through the cards and names missing quartet, subconscious
1930 16
Joe Berg A Mysterious Change face-up card inserted half-way in deck, card above it remembered by bending the half up, top half plus face-up card put on table, card vanished from face and is removed from pocket
1930 17
Nelson Hahne The Ultra Card Reversal selection reverses in the deck
1930 18
Joe Berg A Card, A Case, And a Vanish card shuffled back, deck put in card case, selection vanishes from cased deck and is removed from pocket
1930 23
Joe Berg Hook Paper Clip Control paper clip with hook pin that is secretly put onto selection, card then attached to cloth
Related to 1930 23
Nelson Hahne The Cards With The Color-Changing Backs card named, that card is removed from blue-backed and red-backed deck and placed face-up on the odd-backed deck, the two cards transpose
1930 34
Joe Berg A Routine with a Double-Back Cards card placed second comes to top several times, sequence à la The Trick that Fooled Houdini, then reversal sequence with faced-deck finish
1930 35
Making a Double Backer
1930 35
Joe Berg Lost in the Shuffle spectator remembers card and its position in shuffled deck, performer shuffles once more (riffle faro), selection eventually found
1930 37
Dovetail Faro Shuffle brief
1930 38
Joe Berg Touch Reading De Luxe reading cards by touch after an honest riffle shuffle, without one-ahead, two different card finishes and interlocking chains
1930 43
Joe Berg Flesh Grip Force using Greek Break
Related to 1930 46
Nelson Hahne The Spelling Location four spectators have a packet of cards, remember bottom card, and cards are collected, then all selections spelled out, no set-up
1930 48
Joe Berg The Elusive Aces after some weird switching procedure four times with the piles, the Aces transpose with four other cards
1930 49
Joe Berg One-Hand Packet Bottom Deal with packet of only two cards
1930 49
Joe Berg Berg's Four Ace Routine leader packet placed in card case
Inspired by 1930 51
Joe Berg The Card Behind spectator gives card to performer behind his back, performer names it, secretly placed in sleeve
1930 54
Joe Berg The Trained Card deck riffle and selection jumps out halfway
1930 56
Ralph W. Hull The Elusive Joker reprint of original instructions, quote: "He [spectator] finally gives up in disgust"
1931 67
Laurie Ireland They Do It Themselves Card Trick dubious method
1931 8
Laurie Ireland A Sucker Card Trick
1931 13
Laurie Ireland Four Ace Control
1931 14
Laurie Ireland Push-off Count see also page 22
1931 14
Laurie Ireland Stacking the Deck for Ireland's Card Tricks Including Two Poker Deals
  • The First Poker Deal
  • The Second Poker Deal
with Ireland's memorized deck
1931 15
Laurie Ireland Ireland's Stack
1931 16
Laurie Ireland Instant Card Location getting a named card to top in memorized deck
  • The Top 15 cards
  • Method of Locating Cards from Number 15 Down to Bottom of Deck
1931 16
Laurie Ireland Effects and Methods of Producing Cards - Any Card Called Rises from Deck brief, memorized deck
1931 18
Laurie Ireland The Spelling Card Trick with any card called brief, memorized deck
1931 18
Laurie Ireland The Two Card Trick spectator picks any named card, brief, memorized deck
1931 18
Laurie Ireland A Card is Called For spectator cuts at any named card, brief, memorized deck
1931 18
Laurie Ireland Break Cut Force spectator cuts at break
1931 18
Laurie Ireland Thought Reading Extraordinary spectator cuts to any card, performer reads mind from distance, estimation & memorized deck
1931 18
Laurie Ireland Producing Selected Card at Any Number and At The Same Time Cold Packing any card is produced from pocket at named (small) number from shuffled deck, switch for memorized deck
Related toVariations 1931 19
Laurie Ireland The Four Jacks four Jacks on table, one covered with three cards, others lost in deck, assemble
Variations 1931 22
Top Palm see also notes on p. 23
1931 22
Undercount off the top of the deck into right hand
1931 22
Laurie Ireland Wrinkle for a Single Card Vanish
1931 24
Laurie Ireland Another Single Card Vanish
1931 24
Laurie Ireland Aeroplane Card to Pocket
Variations 1931 28
Laurie Ireland An Indetectable False Shuffle
1931 29
Laurie Ireland The Card and Mousetrap
1931 32
Tom Sellers A Deceptive Card Trick
1931 9
Tom Sellers The Twin Aces Aces trap selection
1931 9