81,821 entries in Cards
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Charles T. Jordan One Ahead mexican turnover prediction with red-blue double backer
1937 284
Theodore Annemann The Mentalist's Card Staggerer one of five is divined, duplicates
Variations 1937 285
Charles T. Jordan Coincidentally with two decks with same back, secret exchange of deck provides duplicates of chosen cards
VariationsAlso published here 1937 286
Ralph W. Hull Magnetic Mental Control odd-backed card placed in deck is found by spectator from faces, rough-smooth
Also published here 1937 287
Movie Color Cards two different colored decks change places, two red-blue double backers
1937 287
Transpo Color Change two different colored decks change places in different pockets
1937 288
Rolland Hamblen Invisible Flight signed card travels into different sealed deck
1937 288
Rolland Hamblen Blind Man's Bluff about ten selections are located blindfolded
1937 289
Charles T. Jordan Speaking of Pink Elephants color changing backs, then a card travels from one half to the other, glued pairs
1937 289
Card Telepathy medium in other room divines card, code
1937 291
Card X medium names cards while blindfolded
1937 291
Chair Add
1937 291
Sight Unseen medium in other room divines card
1937 292
Miracle Code medium in other room divines card
1937 292
Telepathic Cards medium in other room divines cards, pocket writing
1937 293
Toy Telephone Reading medium divines cards
1937 293
Howard Albright Duo-Mentality medium in other room divines card, code with pencil
1937 293
Ralph W. Hull Three in One Card Trick card vanishes from packet and travels to named position into other packet, duplicate, saliva
Also published here 1937 294
U. F. Grant The Midnight Marvel four of a kind reversed itself in dark room, duplicates
1937 295
Billy O'Connor The Limit Four Ace Trick seven Aces are used
1937 295
Michael F. Zens Zens' Card Miracle with marked cards and two decks set-up
1937 296
A Novel Card Problem replacing cards in short deck for multiple location routine
1937 297
Theodore Annemann Get it in the Dark deck is handed to three spectators in the dark, everyone selects a card and when the light is on again, performer reveals all three cards, three forcing decks
Also published here 1937 297
Michael F. Zens Zens' Miracle Pocket to Pocket Trick three chosen cards, envelopes, repeating set-up deck
Related toVariations 1937 298
Neat Card Detection only with Bicycle backs from the old days...
1937 299
New Card Locator coin impression locator card
1937 299
Ralph W. Hull The Fourteen Deck set-up to force the number fourteen that can be shuffled, rough-smooth
1937 299
Telepathy? performer marks a card on the face, it is the one named by spectator, nail writer
1937 300
Charles T. Jordan The Whispering Envelope card placed in envelope is divined, see-through envelope for only black cards
1937 301
Great Psychic Card Feat spectator marks card behind deck, divined, dummy pencil (Tom Sellers)
Related to 1937 301
Card Stabbing duplicate in newspaper
1937 302
Dai Vernon Miracle Card Location daub on case
Also published here 1937 302
Dai Vernon Miracle Location Club Version daub, full deck stack, four or five cards
1937 302
James Maxwell Telepathic Selection carbon card, originally in Magic Wand, March 1920
1937 303
Theodore Annemann Mental Masterpiece carbon case
1937 304
Dai Vernon Automatic Second Deal hole in card
Related to 1937 305
Magicardo deck with hole and ribbon through it, penetration from middle to top of deck despite this
1937 305
Stereotyped - Reading the Cards index on card is traced with ink that leaves an imprint on finger
1937 306
David Devant Thought Card Discovered punching selection secretly
1937 306
Charles T. Jordan Impromptu Detection scratching as edge marks
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Charles T. Jordan's "An Impromptu Detection" in "Collected Tricks" p. 39
1937 307
Nine in Ten Detection dotted key and bridge, hoping that spectator cuts at bridge
Related to 1937 307
It's Up to You impromptu punching some key cards
Variations 1937 308
Jean Hugard The use of Short Cards in Magical Effects commentary and history
1937 309
Card from Nowhere card to anywhere with duplicate, card vanishes via short card and riffle display
1937 310
On the Top chosen card comes to top, short card
1937 310
X-Ray Eyes performer know position of chosen card, short key card
1937 310
A Color Change back of chosen card changes, short card
1937 311
Cut Card Force spectator (hopefully) cuts above bunch of short cards
1937 311
Another Force forcing a random card on multiple spectators, short card
1937 311
To Any Number short card
1937 312
Horoscope Card Force short card
1937 312
A Spelling Trick short card
1937 312
James Maxwell The Locator spectator's shuffling while short card stays next to selection
1937 313
U. F. Grant Behind the Pack counting procedure, short card
1937 313
Double Location short key card
1937 313
A Reversed Location short card
1937 314
Vanishing Card short card
1937 314
Everywhere and Nowhere reprinted
Related to 1937 316
Ralph W. Read, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Original "Stop" Trick three selection, three-bank forcing deck
1937 320
Al Baker "Say When" two cards, partial forcing deck
1937 322
Douglas Dexter A Means to an End three selections, hat and ribbon, otherwise ungaffed
1937 323
Al Baker Think "Stop" wax pellet
Related toVariations 1937 323
The Psychological Stop Trick
1937 324
Al Baker, Audley Walsh Number Please
  • Audley Walsh Method (spectator remembers bottom card, moves that many cards from top to bottom and reads off some cards)
  • Al Baker Method (above method disguised by using a cut and half the deck)
Related toVariations 1937 325
John J. Crimmins Jr. The Case of the Four Kings four Aces and four Kings
1937 327
John J. Crimmins Jr. Throw Switch Precursor
1937 327
Jack McMillen The J.M. Rising Card plunger, reprinted from Genii, Sept 1936
1937 328
Stewart James Miraskill reprinted from Jinx
1937 330
Walter B. Gibson Master Card Location counting while spreading
1937 331
Ben Erens Miracle Card Location nail nick while inserting card in fan
1937 331
Conrad Rheiner Card Detected by Pulse Beat card forced
1937 332
Conrad Rheiner Cut Force with Side Slip
1937 332
Imitation Seconds three Jacks deal
1937 332
Psychological Force one out of four
1937 333
Face Up Location top card is fed next to face up card beneath spread
1937 333
The Dream Card card placed in envelope in beginning turns out to be later selection, index
1937 333
R. M. Jamison Elimination two card found via multiple dealing procedure, "Thirty Card Elimination", reprinted from Sphinx, May 1935
Related to 1937 334
Judson S. Brown A Super-Reverse Problem any card called for reverses itself, invisible deck with waxed pairs
1937 335
Cazeneuve Card in an Orange torn corner
1937 336
The Slap Trick card comes to top, Seven vs. Eight impromptu duplicate
1937 337
The Conjuror's Touch three selections are found beneath handkerchief, secret pocket in handkerchief with duplicates
1937 337
The Card Through the Handkerchief
1937 338
The Penetrating Cards through case and handkerchief
1937 338
Case Flap between Cards and Deck
1937 338
Get Thee Behind Me, Satan
Also published here 1937 339
Henry Hardin The Princess Card Trick
1937 339
The Clock Trick
1937 340
Jack Merlin Paint Brush Card picking off the pip type, Two, Three, Four and Five of Spades
Also published here 1937 341
The Eclipse Vanish one of five vanishes, saliva
1937 341
C. O. Williams The Card from the Pocket card at thought of position is remembered and found, lazy man
Related toVariations 1937 342
S. H. Wimbrough Card from the Pocket - Another Presentation lazy man's card to pocket, pocketed card in beginning is later selection
1937 342
Charles T. Jordan Banner Card Discovery card at thought of position is remembered and found
1937 343
Charles T. Jordan Like Seeks Like Ace assembly with four hats, "A trick which makes use of the back palm as a secret sleight."
1937 344
Charles T. Jordan The Master Riddle six card location
1937 344
Transposition... Box to Envelope
1937 345
Mental Card Mystery
1937 345
Holdout underneath Envelope
1937 345
Bold Table Switch deck next to packet, deck minus bottom cards moved on other packet, top of page
Related to 1937 345
Henry Hardin Satan's Mail card to envelope, sticking to it with wax
1937 346
Tom Sellers Card and Envelope card added from underneath envelope
1937 346
Glenn G. Gravatt Card and Envelope No. 2 card added from underneath envelope
1937 347
Howard Albright Tuned Minds word written on playing card is divined
1937 347
Theodore Annemann Two Card Slate Prophecy two cards divined and written on slates, stacked deck and forcing deck
1937 348
Kli Ban The Spectator Finds Your Card card travels into other half next to selection
1937 348
Watch His Elbow spectator's elbows betray counting procedure, "moving elbows" principle
1937 349
Two Pile Trick
Variations 1937 349
The Voice of the Spirit code for assistant in other room
1937 349
Joseph Ovette The Buddha Whispers "has one of these the same value?"
Variations 1937 350
Triple Card Mystery three cards
1937 350
T. Page Wright Infallible Prediction performer marks a card on the face, this is chosen by spectator
1937 351
Charles T. Jordan Faces or Backs, Which? one-way principle applied to faces and Bicycle League Backs
1937 351
Charles T. Jordan The Life Saver pointer one way from face
Also published here 1937 352
, Burling Hull The Magnetized Cards card attached to hand, three methods
1937 353
Tom Sellers The Magnetized Cards card attached to hand
1937 353
Tearing the Deck five methods to tear a full deck
1937 354
Charles T. Jordan Reversed Cards dealing apparently face up/face down
1937 355
Stewart James Simplicity Four Ace Trick
Also published here 1937 355
Another Simplicity Four Ace Trick
1937 356
Charles T. Jordan Inseparable Aces Aces distributed in deck, when dealt they are all together, multiple glide
1937 356
Theodore Annemann Slates and Aces message on slate changes itself
Also published here 1937 357
Multiple Glide with several cards, more added during dealing
1937 357
Leslie P. Guest The Trend of the Times face up Kings are in deck, change to Queens, story presentation
1937 358
The Great Pearl Mystery story presentation
1937 358
Parade of the Queens
1937 359
Buried Alive jacks put reversed in deck turn over beneath handkerchief
1937 360
Setting a Bridge
1937 360
Reading the Cards reading cards with fingertips, two simple one-ahead methods
1937 361
Henry Hardin Hindu Miracle reading cards with fingertips
1937 361
The Belt Trick reading cards with fingertips
1937 362
Sam H. Sharpe Modern Card Reading
1937 362
Ivanhoe Trudell Any Time, Any Day, Card Reading
1937 362
Theodore Annemann Mystery Card Reading
1937 363
Read Them Off cover card with torn off corner to provide window
1937 363
C. O. Williams X-Ray stack, two riffle shuffles
1937 364
Reading Cards, Mirror Methods
1937 364
Another Method
1937 364
A Subtle Set Up thumb count stack
1937 365
Billy O'Connor A Memory Feat naming any card at any number
1937 365
Charles T. Jordan The Poker Shark performer's hand transforms to beat the other players, set-up
Variations 1937 367
Charles T. Jordan Pocket Ditch as small packet switch
1937 367
Double Poker Deal set-up
1937 367
Charles T. Jordan Poker Player's Deal royal flush in named suit is located underneath handkerchief
1937 368
Dai Vernon Poker Demonstration
1937 368
Overhand Shuffle Run-up
1937 369
Michael F. Zens Quadruple Poker Trick
Related toVariations 1937 369
Frank Lane Poker Set Up
VariationsAlso published here 1937 371
Frank Lane Another Poker Set Up
1937 371
Theodore Annemann The Gambler in Person pick-up stack
Variations 1937 372
Theodore Annemann The Gambler is Back Again
1937 372
Tom Bowyer Klondyke Poker poker deal from new pack order
1937 373
Impromptu Poker Deal
Variations 1937 373
Stadelman Effective Poker Deal redistribution to stack royal flush
1937 373
The Perpetual Almanac or Gentleman Soldier's Prayer Book story
1937 374
Jean Hugard Indispensable Sleights comments
1937 377
The Overhand Shuffle jog shuffle, running single cards
1937 377
To retain the whole deck in order
1937 380
The Riffle Shuffle
1937 380
A false cut
1937 380
Palming a Card
1937 380
Replacement brief
1937 381
The Simple Pass overhand shuffle control, mahatma
1937 381
The Double Lift
1937 382
The Glide
1937 382
A Good Location overhand shuffle control
1937 383
For ready Reference, Several Methods of Forcing Cards from Annemann's 202 Methods of Forcing
classic force with subtlety
1937 383
Spread Force card under spread
1937 383
Countdown Force
1937 384
Bridge Force
1937 384
Short Card Force
1937 384
The Knife Method
1937 384
Louis Nikola The Nikola Card System comments on the use of memorized deck and how to learn the Nikola System
1937 385
Louis Nikola Whist or Bridge trick with Nikola memorized deck
1937 391
Louis Nikola Spelling Bee trick with Nikola memorized deck
1937 391
Louis Nikola Poker trick with Nikola memorized deck
1937 391
Louis Nikola "Nap" trick with Nikola memorized deck
1937 391
Louis Nikola "Stop." apparently count the cards while riffling, or cutting off a requested number
Also published here 1937 392
Louis Nikola Cards by Weight memorized deck
Also published here 1937 393
Louis Nikola Weighing Chosen Cards memorized deck
Also published here 1937 393
Top Card Glimpse left hand turned and top card pushed over
1937 393
Louis Nikola The Sense of Touch memorized deck
Also published here 1937 394
Louis Nikola Locating selection and its position named, memorized deck
Also published here 1937 394
Louis Nikola Spelling spelling out some cards with the Nikola memorized deck
Also published here 1937 395
Louis Nikola To Spell Any Card Called For memorized deck
Also published here 1937 395
Softened Corner corner bent back and forth until soft/broken, short card substitute
1937 395
Louis Nikola Thought Anticipated memorized deck
Also published here 1937 396
Louis Nikola Riffle Shuffle as Pass Substitute
1937 396
Louis Nikola Unconscious Thought Transmission card placed in envelope in beginning turns out to be any named one, memorized deck as open index
Also published here 1937 398
Louis Nikola Wizard's Whist with and without stack
Also published here 1937 399
Louis Nikola All Trumps trick with Nikola memorized deck
Also published here 1937 400
Louis Nikola To Pick Out Any Card Called For Behind the Back memorized deck
Also published here 1937 401
Louis Nikola To Produce Cards Called for From the Pocket memorized deck
Also published here 1937 401
Louis Nikola A Subtle Game arranging memorized deck stack in front of spectators
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1937 402
Theodore Annemann A Story of Crime aces trap selection in deck, story presentation
VariationsAlso published here Jan. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 28)
169
Dr. Jacob Daley Card Silk Appearance silk with card printed on it appears from card
Jan. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 28)
170
Theodore Annemann, Hugh Mackay The Secret Order of the Aces blindfolded assistant duplicates things done with aces
Also published here Jan. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 28)
173
Russell Prunier The Mutilated Card card is "magically" restored with adhesive tape
Related to Jan. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 28)
174
Theodore Annemann Two Cheating Mysteries two-way-force deck
  • fair stop and count-down trick with two selections
  • one-handed location in hat
1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
176
Val Evans Multeffect Cards long-short paired deck used for a routine of eighteen different effects
Related toVariations 1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
177
L. Vosburgh Lyons The Impromptu Passing one thought-of card, envelopes
1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
179
Snap False Count cards over-counted from top of deck
1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
179
The Rhummy Master winning at rummy
1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
180
Tom Bowyer The Restless Dozen twelve cards counted in strange way, then every second card is turned over, then half the cards together
1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
180
Half Pass brief
1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
181
Jess E. Mills The Super Eye Popper ambitious type routine with duplicate (king of clubs with one spade pip)
1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
181
Stuart P. Cramer Les Cartes par Hasard card thought of from the middle while riffled, multiple out after dealing into four piles
Inspired by 1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
182
Nancy Page He Picks the Right Card article about dog training
Related to 1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
182
Card on the Wing card vanishes from deck and appears somewhere else, double ender
1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
183
Theodore Annemann The Psychic Toothpick toothpick moves on its own
Also published here 1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
183
Theodore Annemann Parallel Thoughts one of four freely take cards is selected, medium finds out which one
Also published here 1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
183
Orville Wayne Meyer The New "Miracle" Effect five cards selected, mixed with twenty more cards, then located
Feb. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 29)
188
Sidney Margulies One in Fifty-Two working range down to 6-7 possible cards, then fishing
Feb. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 29)
189
Theodore Annemann The Walk Around Discovery cards distributed on floor and selection located
VariationsAlso published here Feb. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 29)
190
Newton Hall Controlled Luck fifty-two numbered cardboards & cards are shuffled and read one by one until performer tells to stop, card and number combination is predicted
Also published here Mar. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 30)
191
Oscar H. Paulson Card Passe-Passe cards travel from performer's hand to spectator's pile, then into his pocket
Mar. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 30)
195
Fan Steal Vanish manipulator style
Mar. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 30)
195
Henry Christ Spell Me! thought-of card, progressive set-up
Related toVariations Mar. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 30)
195
Edward Reese Tattle Tale Card number of cards is removed by spectator, performer produces spot card that indicates that number
Apr. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 31)
201
Theodore Annemann Wired Thought any person is phoned and asked to name a card, predicted by performer, index
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 31)
201
Theodore Annemann Restless Cards two rubber banded piles with different backs, selections transpose, see also page 210 for comment
Apr. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 31)
202
Norman Ashworth Before your Eyes message on slate becomes name of selection when wiping over it, idea by Charles Nyquist on page 270
Related toVariationsAlso published here May 1937
The Jinx (Issue 32)
203
Theodore Annemann Composite Routine spectator remembers card and its position, performer places card in pocket, turns out to be selections, three phases with different methods
May 1937
The Jinx (Issue 32)
206
Theodore Annemann Between the Lines book test, using deck of cards in Si Stebbins order for word selection
VariationsAlso published here May 1937
The Jinx (Issue 32)
207
Arthur Monroe Voodoo hole coin on string is put in box and hidden, lights turned out, in glowing light performer is seen to have box again and coin drops off cord, combined with card divination on blank card
Related toAlso published here May 1937
The Jinx (Issue 32)
208
Henry Christ Dead Man's Hand selection found and dead man's hand dealt to someone, incorporating audible shot for shock effect
Related toVariations June 1937
The Jinx (Issue 33)
209
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
Duplicate Corner tearing corner off two cards simultaneously to get duplicate corner
1937
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1937)
216
Harris Solomon Operator Calling ringing of phone divines (forced) selection
Also published here 1937
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1937)
220
Arthur de Mello G-Men story trick with two blue and five red cards, thieves sheep
1937
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1937)
220
Theodore Annemann Pocketbook Card card to ungaffed banded wallet, duplicate with subtle mark
Also published here 1937
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1937)
224
Theodore Annemann The Oss of Lhasa word predicted, card stack used for force
Variations 1937
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1937)
224
Orville Wayne Meyer Uniflight from one half to other half, using gaffed card with two glued together on one end
July 1937
The Jinx (Issue 34)
231
Stuart Robson The Card Angler card attaches itself on end of ribbon in hat
Aug. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 35)
233
Theodore Annemann Mind or Muscle two cards located in spread, third card named, stacked deck and forcing deck
Also published here Aug. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 35)
237
Al Baker Pocket Gesture Deck Switch
Aug. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 35)
237
Val Evans, Franz Christensen An Invitation to Lunch...with Beer picture cards with images are spelled out with story, always beer image shows up
Inspired by
  • Christensen's "Spell Hound" (Nov. 1936 Genii)
Variations
Aug. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 35)
238
Theodore Annemann Dog Finds Card
Related to Sep. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 36)
240
Theodore Annemann, Michael F. Zens Call Your Hand ten card set-up, see credit claim by Val Evans on page 259
VariationsAlso published here Sep. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 36)
243
Theodore Annemann Jinx Switch original source
Variations Sep. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 36)
243
Frank Travers The Rhummy Cheat using jinx switch
Oct. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 37)
247
Henry Christ The New Spell Me twelve card set-up or four sets of douplicates
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 37)
249
Dai Vernon Up and Down selections end up at predicted positions, anti-faro trick
Related to Nov. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 38)
255
Dai Vernon Anti-Faro in the Hands
Nov. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 38)
255
Frank Travers Gambler at Large! stack for demo with several games (Poker, Blackjack, Bridge)
Related to Dec. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 39)
257
Theodore Annemann Locatrik location with two keys and two outs, Gemini Twins precursor
Variations Dec. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 39)
262
Louis Lam Coincidence one card marked on back so it cannot be switched
Variations 1937 6
Louis Lam Predicto four aces are shuffled by each performer and spectator, they chose the same which is also predicted on slate, jumbo cards recommended
1937 7
Louis Lam The Ace of Spades Ace of Spades and indifferent card shows, Ace changes to regular card and is reproduced from pocket, inspired by McDonald Aces performance
1937 14
Louis Lam Four-Aceious six double facers
1937 16
Louis Lam The Zig-Zag Card Novelty question marks on paper change into name of selected card
1937 19
Louis Lam Transpo duplicate
1937 20
Louis Lam Number Please a number in corner of every card, spectators name any number, performer knows the card (as memory demonstration)
1937 25
Louis Lam Watch Me Closely numbers are added and counted to, card predicted
1937 27
Louis Lam The El-El Rising Card Novelty variation of right little-finger rise using cigarette
1937 29
Louis Lam "Mentalla"
1937 2
Robert Parrish The Real Coincidence Trick two decks in performer's and spectator's pocket, cards removed - they're the same
1937 9
Knife Glimpse stabbing glimpse
1937 10
Robert Parrish Telephone Telepathy Again cards used for word selection, word can be predicted
1937 11
Robert Parrish A Slate-Writing Method card and name of dead person appear on slate
1937 18
Robert Parrish Slate Psychics chosen card predicted on slate, then design duplication, using slate nail writer
Related to 1937 20
John Goodrum "Predetermination"
1937 26
John Goodrum General Notes on Predictions
1937 26
John Goodrum Switch with Envelope
1937 30
Robert Parrish An Improved Four Ace Routine four double facers (three with Aces, one additional)
1937 33
Deck Turnover brief
1937 33
Robert Parrish Selective Card In Pocket selection travels into a pocket selected by spectator, variation with spectator's pocket instead
1937 35
John Goodrum Si Stebbins Up The Sleeve selection behind back is divined
1937 36
Oscar Weigle, John Goodrum The Perfect Card Routine card is forced and vanishes from deck via double facer, duplicate can appear anywhere, employed in three phase routine in which a card turns over, another changes into a selection and the third selection travels into pocket
1937 37
Oscar Weigle, John Goodrum Face Force cut force with double facer
1937 38
Riffle Shuffle Glimpse bottom card during riffle and square up
1937 39
Robert Parrish The Version used by Robert Parrish as previous routine but setting a selection in spelling position
1937 41
Theodore Annemann Cards Divination by Medium three times
1937 5
Theodore Annemann, Al Baker Medium Writes Card Predictions three predictions of a selected written on a piece of paper next to the name of the spectator and thrown into a bowl
1937 6
Theodore Annemann, Ellis Stanyon Challenge Card Divination shuffling a stacked deck
1937 9
Edward Victor The Pass riffle pass handling, brief
Related to 1937 2
Edward Victor The "E.V." Colour Change from back of deck to sort of thumb clip palm
1937 2
Edward Victor The "E.V." Invisible Double Lift using a thumb count
Related to 1937 4
Edward Victor A New "Glide" out-jogged
Related toVariations 1937 6
Edward Victor Hidden Thumb Push-Off pretending to push with fingers, actually with thumb
1937 6
Edward Victor A One-Hand Force in the hands, secretly revolving half
1937 7
Edward Victor The "Book" Return control, in the hands
1937 9
Albert Verity Sighting the Top Cards while doing sort of an overhand shuffle
1937 10
Albert Verity A Substitute for the "In-Jog." overhand shuffle, variation on the jog-shuffle, "top-jog"/side-jog, pressure
1937 11
Edward Victor Supreme Control eight selections are discovered in different ways, key card control procedure
Related toVariations 1937 14
Air-Pressure Turnover Top card flips over as deck is dropped from hand to hand
1937 17
Edward Victor The Expert Deal four Aces, the Royal Flush
Variations 1937 19
Edward Victor Stacking the Aces thumb count
1937 21
Edward Victor A Royal Exchange twelve court cards change places with twelve spot cards, with two glasses
1937 22
Edward Victor "Sign, Please!" signed sandwiched selection, transposes with card in performer's pocket, duplicate
Variations 1937 27
Edward Victor The "Deo-Ace" Trick four Aces are placed on four Twos on table so that suits match, Ace with same suit as selection transforms into selection
Variations 1937 29
Edward Victor The Thirty Card Trick (or "Cards from Pocket to Pocket") from spectator's pocket to second spectator's pocket
1937 32
Do As I Do - You Can't layout with four Aces and four indifferent cards
1937 42
Magician vs. Gambler
Variations 1937 43
Paul Curry "Touch" prediction written on cards, deck of double facers
Variations 1937 44
Card Location in Pocket
1937 47
R. M. Jamison Touch blank cards variation, deck of blank backed cards, small-packet suggestion
Variations 1937 48
G. W. Hunter G. W. Hunter's Twelve Card Transposition twelve picture cards in one glass, twelve spot cards in other, one card exchanged, rest follows, written up by Max Holden
1937 50
Slip Cut Packet Switch
1937 51
Sam Leo Horowitz The Knock-Out Card Trick one of five cards thought-of, one removed, shown missing, Mexican turnover, double facers, two handlings
Related to 1937 52
Leon Maguire Leon Maguire's Card Force deck in glass, spectator removes some cards, face card forced, force card has lip and is held back
Related to 1937 55
Pack of Cards Changed to a Silk Foulard gaffed
1937 57
A Card Holder clip type
1937 79
M. Ceillier New Card Index black tape and paper clips, inside coat
1937 81
Somersaulting a Pack of Cards stunt of flipping deck over on table edge and catching it, also with wand
1937 92
A Rising Card card pushed down in tapered glass rises out again, pressure
1937 93
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Three Card Monte six red and one black card, long-short glued pairs, jumbo card
1937 55
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Find the Joker with three jumbo cards, long-short glued pairs
1937 56
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Rising Card from Tumbler weighted thread gimmick
1937 69
Joe Berg A Surprise Discovery selected card is replaced reversed, performer tosses deck into other hand in two halves, selection remains in throwing hand, friction pass with cards
Variations 1937 2
Joe Berg Different Disclosure card selected behind back, cut into deck, deck cut through handkerchief straight at selection which is reversed and face up
1937 2
Joe Berg The Changing Faces two cards from two different-colored decks are placed in the other deck, the faces of the two odd-backed cards transpose
1937 3
Martin Gardner Gardner's Card Speller answer to three questions is spelled, spectator can lie, still the card shows up at the end
Related toVariations 1937 3
Joe Berg Berg's Miracle Spread card chosen and lost cleanly from shuffled deck, later removed from face-up spread, performer locates card in another deck
1937 4
Joe Berg The Transferred Cards ten cards counted off, two signed, packet put in hat, ten more counted and put in pocket, the signed cards travel to pocketed pile
1937 5
Prof. Robert Hellis Hellis Change
1937 5
Joe Berg Mistakes Will Happen card is lost face up in deck behind performer's back with a few more reversed cards for confusion, card should travel to pocket but wrong card travels, it changes into right card, riffle shuffle with key next to a reversed card
Variations 1937 6
Joe Berg Alignment Move Change
Variations 1937 6
Joe Berg Color Transformation two cards removed from different-colored decks and placed half-way into other deck, the faces transpose, in second phase backs change place
1937 6
Joe Berg Odd-Backed Two-Card Monte Move
1937 7
Joe Berg An Unbelievable Prediction one of five cards thought of, performer writes a prediction and removes one of the cards, both put in pocket, other four cards lost in deck, selection is missing from deck and prediction and card in pocket match
1937 7
Joe Berg The Magician Makes Good unknown card tabled, one card and two mates reversed (e.g. three Aces), first card does not match and reversed cards are seen to have transformed into matching values
1937 8
Joe Berg An Amazing Card Location top five cards are shown not to be the selection, number up to five is called, card at that position is now selection, imperfection principle
1937 9
Double Laydown on Table
1937 10
Joe Berg Coincidental Location spectator and performer both think of a card, spectator removes two cards, they turn later out to be the two selections
1937 10
e. Change of Envelope, Containing a Bill, by Sleight of Hand bottom change with envelope, stack of envelopes in left hand
1937 12
Bill Number And Cards Correspond top cards of shuffled deck match serial number
1937 30
Bill Passed Inside A Playing Card pre-loaded duplicate bill
1937 44
Turnover Cut Force bottom cards reversed, spectator cuts off cards, bottom half secretly turned over
1937 46
Dr. E. C. Costelloe The Latest Bill and Lemon Trick half a chosen playing card and bill with torn corner travel inside lemon, duplicate card but actual bill loaded
1937 58
Bob Haskell "I'll Take Coke" card chosen and put aside, the name of the card appears in the bottle cap and chosen card is blank
1937 2
Bob Haskell Contact spectator deals row of cards, remembers last card, and deals same number of cards on all cards and collects them, performer locates selection, two keys
1937 2
Franklin M. Chapman, Edward Loyd Enochs Again - The Card in Cigarette torn card in envelope transposes with tobacco in cigarette except corner
1937 3
Franklin M. Chapman In the Fourth Dimension suit chosen, deck shuffled and first card of that suit removed, repeat for second card, prediction of suit and both values in Brema bill tube
Inspired by
  • idea by Rolland Hamblen
1937 5
Franklin M. Chapman Just Peek card peeked at behind performer's back, deck immediately shuffled, performer locates card
1937 7
Franklin M. Chapman Dated date of a borrowed coin is named, performer locates cards that match the four digits from a shuffled deck in his pocket
1937 7
Franklin M. Chapman Addition from Vest Pocket as outer jacket pocket is examined
1937 8
The Master of the Playing Cards brief history & information about playing cards
Related to 1938 1
Riffle-Shuffle Positioning of Crimped Card near top
1938 6
How to Make the Fan
1938 10
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Diminishing Cards fans
1938 12
The Reverse Fan
1938 13
The Giant Fan
1938 16
Butt Shuffle brief, no details
1938 17
The One-Hand Fan
1938 19
Vanish and Recovery brief
1938 20
The Fan "Steal" from packet in hand in preparation for production
1938 21
Fan Shuffle as false shuffle
1938 25
The Fan Location: By Means of the Regular Fan
Related to 1938 27
By Means of the Reversed Fan "a favorite of Vernon and Horowitz"
1938 28
George Pughe The Third Fan Location card is crimped as spectator removes it from fan
1938 30
The Peek two methods
1938 32
Heel Break
1938 33
Paul LePaul A "Side-Steal" Location
1938 34
The Pick-up Location End Grip Transfer
Variations 1938 34
The Push Location Tap Injog
1938 35
The Push-Back Location setting in-jog when placing two halves together
1938 36
Tom Sellers Another Push Location key next to free selection
1938 36
The "Slap" Location drop in-jog when two packets are placed together
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938 36
The Slip Location placing key under spread next to selection
1938 38
A Reversed Card Discovery spectator pushes reversed card next to selection
1938 40
Cull Placement slipping card next to selection
1938 40
The Shuffle Location jog-shuffle
1938 41
The Crimp Location - First Method. (With both hands) in the spread
1938 46
Yank Hoe Location with Crimp magician inserts card
1938 47
Second Method. (With one hand) as card is pushed in deck
1938 49
Third Method. (With both hands) as card is pushed in deck, "End Crimp"
1938 50
Dr. James William Elliott Fourth Method. (With both hands) crimp in middle of short side as top half is replaced
Also published here 1938 51
Sid Lorraine Addition to Elliott's Crimp nail nick
1938 52
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon Subtlety distant crimped key card, bridge during tabled cut
1938 52
Fifth Method. (Card control by means of the crimp) crimping bottom section
1938 53
Theodore Annemann Sixth Method. (Crimp and table spread) crimped distant key
1938 55
Jack Merlin Jack Merlin Crimp Technique crimping selection while pushing spread forward
1938 57
Jack Merlin Jack Merlin Wax Technique
Related to
  • Brain Food, David Parr
1938 57
John Scarne Seventh Method. (The "Snap" crimp)
1938 57
John Scarne Scarne Ridge Technique
1938 59
Crimp Location Trick card inserted next to selection, or two sandwich cards around selection
1938 59
Ben Erens, Henry Gordien, Louis Zingone Nicking the Edge of a Card three methods by those three people for nicking a selection, one with pencil
1938 61
Nail-Pricking the Surface of a Card
1938 63
"It's Up to You" using nail pricking
1938 64
The Knife-Blade Detection scratching the face
1938 65
The Pencil-Line Detection one-way via edge mark
Related to 1938 65
The Daub Location
1938 66
Al Baker A Problem in Plumbago stacked and daub
Also published here 1938 67
Carbon-Paper Daub & Carrying Daub tips
1938 69
"Golden Glow" Daub
1938 70
John Scarne Ace-Cutting four packets cut to and dropped, top Ace turns over, daubed edge
Variations 1938 72
Dai Vernon Daub Application with Cardcase
Related to 1938 72
Air Pressure Turnover brief
1938 72
Newspaper-Piece Daub
1938 73
Paul Rosini A Problem in the Fourth Dimension daub transferred to spectator's thumb via him holding the performer's wrist previously, see also p. 495
1938 74
The Warring Principle permanent metal tab at card
1938 77
Removable Metal Clip adaption of The Warring Principle
1938 78
Crescent Locator Card piece cut out and glued on card
1938 78
Double Locator Card Court Loator Card ("Master Card") and Pip Locator Card, pieces glued on card
1938 79
Silk Locator Card
1938 79
Eclipse Locator Card shallow card glued on normal card
1938 79
Alfred Caroselli Celluloid Key Card transparent celluloid card as locator card
1938 80
U. F. Grant Reversed Key Card The "Whoops!" Control
VariationsAlso published here 1938 81
Off-Tone Key Card Sun-Marked Key Card
Worn-Back Key Card
1938 81
The Inked Card
1938 82
Double-Backed Key Card
1938 83
The Divided Pack: The Red and Black Location with note of mixed-suit separation
1938 85
Color Separation while looking through the deck
1938 86
Red-Black Riffle Shuffle
1938 87
Red and Black Location with Riffle Shuffle spectator cuts off cards, remembers bottom card and riffle shuffles packet into rest
Variations 1938 87
The Odd and Even Location
1938 88
Charles T. Jordan The Improved Odd and Even Location
1938 88
The "Reversible" Location using one-way feature of faces
1938 88
The Bottom Card Location featuring several key card placements and strategies:
Joker Discard to Locate Key
Face-Dwon Ribbon-Spread Key Placement
Face-Up Ribbon Spread Key Placement
Deal-Down Key Placement
Distant Key Card
Cardcase Load of Key Card
1938 90
John Northern Hilliard Experiment in Mind Reading key and shiner
1938 92
Jardine Ellis Reducing Mirror
1938 93
Shuffling with a Key Card
1938 94
The Top Card Location key card starts on top
1938 95
The Top and Bottom Location having two key cards
1938 96
Shuffling despite Key Cards
  • The Overhand Shuffle
  • The Dovetail Shuffle
1938 96
The Master Card Location two key cards on top and bottom, spectator riffle shuffles
1938 97
The New Pack Location key card tricks using new pack order
1938 99
The Perfect Card Trick full deck stack
1938 100
Charles T. Jordan Interlocking Chain Principle
1938 101
Reverse Order Location
1938 101
Under Which King, Bezonian? card predicted on billet
1938 102
The Incomprehensible Detection full stack
1938 103
The "Slick Ace" and Some Tricks Therewith information about the slick ace principle
1938 105
, Frank Lane "The Master Card" handling of slick aces, four methods (in the hands and on the table)
1938 109
Trick Wherein a Packet's Number of Cards is Divined
1938 113
Dai Vernon Trick Wherein a Card is Thrust Beside a Predicted Card two methods, one by Vernon
1938 113
Footnote on "Slick Ace" Principle
1938 117
Rupert Slater, John Northern Hilliard Mutus, Nomen, Dedit, Cocis pairs honestly shuffled and switched for duplicates in order ready for deal
Variations 1938 120
S.S. Blodgett The Problem of the Four Aces four aces are pocketed by four spectators, performer divines them
1938 136
Sam Leo Horowitz The Twenty-Five Card Trick twenty-five duplicates
Related toVariations 1938 142
Sam Leo Horowitz The Mystery of the Penthouse four distributed Jacks come together with one cut
Related to 1938 145
Sam Leo Horowitz Reverse Count Switch
Related to 1938 146
Bottom Card Jog bottom card in-jogged with first finger under deck, step 27
Related to 1938 149
Al Baker The Incomprehensible Divination Row of Ten Cards, see original longer introduction on page 1128
1938 150
Al Baker Another Baker Twist on the old Ten-Card Trick Row of Ten Cards
1938 153
Ralph W. Hull Magic Number Revealment Row of Ten Cards
Also published here 1938 154
A Matter of Debit and Credit "I have as many cards as you have, and enough....", magician twice divines correct number of cut off cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938 157
Dai Vernon Overhand Shuffle Positioning of Four Cards context (OOSOOM setting?)
1938 164
John Northern Hilliard Cards. The Best Kind to Use
1938 164
To Keep Certain Cards in View overhand and basic riffle shuffle methods for:
  • 1. The bottom card
  • 2. The top card
  • 3a. A number of cards (jog shuffle)
  • 3b. A number of cards (lift shuffle)
1938 165
G. W. Hunter To Retain the Whole Pack in a Certain Order: 1a. By means of the overhand shuffle
Variations 1938 167
1b. By means of the overhand shuffle
1938 167
2a. By means of the riffle shuffle "zarrow" type
1938 169
2b. The inverted V Shuffle "zarrow" type
1938 169
Charlier 3. The Hay-mow or Charlier false shuffle
1938 171
4. The weave or Greek shuffle
1938 171
5a. The push through
1938 172
5b. The strip out
1938 173
6. False riffle shuffle
1938 174
7. Red and black location featuring Jordan's false shuffle, Telltale Color glimpse of odd-backed card
1938 174
False Cuts on the Table: a. Three Cuts on the Table
1938 175
b. Three Cuts to the Table
1938 176
c. Multiple Cuts on the Table
1938 176
Arthur Finley d. Three Cuts
1938 176
e. Two Cuts to the Table straight cut
1938 177
f. Three Cuts on the Table
1938 178
g. Running Cut
1938 179
a. Three Cuts in the Hand (Riffle-Shuffle Grip)
1938 180
b. Three Cuts in the Hand (Riffle-Shuffle Grip)
1938 181
c. Three Cuts in the Hand (Hindu-Shuffle Grip)
1938 181
The Pass information about practicing, covering and delaying the pass (via end crimp)
1938 182
The Herrmann Pass
1938 184
Wandering Jacks Fragment jacks from middle to top and bottom
1938 185
The "Bluff" Pass
1938 185
Substitutes for the Pass: I. Misdirection Mahatma Overhand Shuffle Control
1938 186
The Hindu Shuffle genuine shuffle and as single/multiple card control
1938 187
The Optical Shuffle back-and-forth false shuffle applied to card control
1938 189
The Break and Shuffle overhand
1938 189
Sam Leo Horowitz The Fan selection is controlled via jog, with finesse by Horowitz
Related to 1938 190
The Force Advice on the Classic Force
1938 191
Stanley Collins Contingency Correction as an out for the classic force
Related toVariations 1938 193
Jean Hugard The Handkerchief Force
Variations 1938 195
John Scarne Forcing Cards Behind the Back
1938 196
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser To Force any Number from One to Eight
1938 196
Stewart Judah A Card Force
Related toAlso published here 1938 197
A Psychological Force spectator counts to a card, is supposed to choose the position the performer demonstrated
1938 198
To Force the Second Card of a Row of Four
1938 198
For Forcing One of Two Cards or Piles on the Table
1938 199
A Psychological Force miracle if Ace of Hearts is named, juke box
1938 199
Modern Methods of Palming Cards - An imperceptible method of palming the top card(s)
1938 199
Judson Cole, Jean Hugard The Top Card, One Hand Only
1938 200
Morris Loewy The Top Card with Left Hand Only
1938 201
Tenkai Ishida Palming One Card. Tankai's Method "Tenkai" misspelled in title
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938 202
A Number of Cards left thumb pushes up, possible Horowitz credit on page 1105
Related to 1938 203
John Northern Hilliard Holding a Break in the Pack
1938 204
The Base of the Thumb Break greek break
1938 204
With the First Joint of the Middle Finger flesh break
1938 204
One-Hand Pass from Flesh Break on the Deal very brief
1938 204
Sam Leo Horowitz Holding the Break After a Spectator Peeks at a Card
1938 205
Capt. J.E. Stone Switching the Pack: I. Using Well in Table
Related to 1938 206
Capt. J.E. Stone II. Using a Hat and Blindfold
1938 206
Capt. J.E. Stone III. Using a Handkerchief and Coat Pocket
Related to 1938 207
Capt. J.E. Stone IV. Using a Cardcase and Coat Pocket
1938 207
Capt. J.E. Stone V. To Exchange Decks During a Trick two methods
1938 207
Capt. J.E. Stone VI. Using a Prepared Cardcase deck shell
1938 208
John Northern Hilliard Final Observations and Caution
1938 209
One Hand: a. Dealing face upwards
Related to 1938 209
One Hand: b. Dealing face downwards
1938 210
Dai Vernon By Means of a Faked Card hole in top card
1938 210
John Northern Hilliard Caution
1938 211
With One Hand: a. Dealing face upwards
1938 211