Signed Duplicate

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine ermöglichte Unmöglichkeit. No. 10, signed card is found and then travels into sealed nest of envelopes
 		1926 Magische Miniaturen 37
Oswald Rae Creating a Duplicate Signature
1930 Original Magic 5
William Lindsay Gresham Nightmare Allez torn and restored tarot card, with menetekel deck and a way to copy the signature
 		1946 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 115) 461
Dr. Stanley Jaks, Peter Warlock Prediction one of three face-down cards is selected, initials written on back and put back in the deck, card turns over and is predicted
 		1955 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 16 No. 5) 348
Karl Fulves Initial Encounter signed card is really burned in window envelope, reproduced from back of hall, signatures of people are saved
Related to Feb. 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4) 399
John F. Mendoza The Ultimate Torn and Restored Card signed on front and back, torn into eighth and restored, last corner restored as well
  • Restoration of the Torn Corner
 		1978 The Book of John 86
Stephen Tucker Pegasus card signed on the back travels under book, repeated
 		1978 Close Up Sorcercy 1
Karl Fulves Card In The Case card changes placed with card in case, all signed, spectator signs duplicate on back without knowing, credit information
 		1979 Teleportation Notes 5
Al Mann Homer signed card travels twice into wallet hold by spectator
 		1981 The "H" Factor 17
Paul Harris Guts signed card to wallet with interesting method and challenge conditions
Also published here 1981 Close-up Fantasies Finalé 157
Philip T. Goldstein Strung Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1982 12/12 3
Richard Sanders Signature Duplication apparently wiping signature away, here with coins
 		1986 Sankey Panky 68
Richard Osterlind The Miracle Flying Signed Cards three signed cards to business card case, envelope in wallet, folded in pen
 		1986/99 Three Miracle Routines 32
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1988 Das Phil Goldstein Seminar 8
Ken Simmons Simmons's Handling of "Sprite Sleight" (or Glorpy Rides Again!) deck underneath transparent handkerchief, card moves and turns over on top of deck, two handlings, with "Signature Addition" (bluff)
Inspired by 1990 Finally! 30
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1990 NYCANOTES 3
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1991 Music City Conclave 1992 Notes 11
John Scarne Remote Control card travels to a spectator at back of room, bogus signature
  • Footnote to History (giving real method for "Western Union Trick")
Related to 1994 Rigmarole (Issue 9) 106
Ted Lesley Sign Onboard signed card travels to envelope, Teleport Envelope
Related to 1994 Paramiracles 194
David Acer Writing Twice getting duplicate of initialed card
 		1995 Natural Selections 100
Guy Hollingworth Universal Card Scam
1996 Notes on Card Tricks and Other Diversions 13
Paul Harris Backlash card signed on both sides, spelled to, put in pocket, travels back, one signature changes into performer's name
Variations 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue New Stuff) 29
Paul Harris Guts signed card to wallet with interesting method and challenge conditions
Also published here 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale) 91
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1996 Desert Seminar Notes 10
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate, in english and french
 		1998 Montreal Lecture Notes — Notes de Conférence 8
Guy Hollingworth Universal Card Scam
Related to 1999 Drawing Room Deceptions 219
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1999 Rocky Notes 8
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1999 Baltimore Notes 8
Guy Hollingworth Universal Card Scam
2000 Excerpts 1
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		2000 Texas Notes 8
Unknown Signed Pseudo Duplicate name of spectator written on card by performer
 		2000 Son of Simon Says! 63
Roberto Giobbi Obtaining a Duplicate of a Spectator's Signature
Also published here 2003 Card College — Volume 5 1134
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		2003 Singapore Notes 9
Roberto Giobbi Obtaining a Duplicate of a Spectator's Signature
Also published here May 2003 Genii (Vol. 66 No. 5) 18
Dani DaOrtiz The Duplicates
  • Duplicates, what for?
  • Real and False Signatures
  • False Signatures
 		2008 Card Cemetery 8
Dani DaOrtiz Getting false signatures (some ideas)
  • A. False prepared signatures
  • B. False prepared signatures on the deck
  • C. The marker does not mark...
  • D. Better you
 		2008 Card Cemetery 9
Dani DaOrtiz Real Signatures?
  • A. Spectator signes twice
  • B. Memorize spectators signature
  • C. Copying literally
Related to 2008 Card Cemetery 10
Dani DaOrtiz Double Plane Signature (dual reality)
Related to 2008 Card Cemetery 11
Michael Feldman Phorgery Two-card transposition and signature duplication principle
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2009
 2010 The Opposite of People 46
David Acer Creating the Duplicate getting duplicate of initialed card by writing twice
 		2011 More Power to You 108
Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi Robert Harbin Card in Balloon with additional thoughts by Roberto Giobbi
 		May 2011 Genii (Vol. 74 No. 5) 15
Max Maven Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		2012 Return to Saint Vincent 5
Guy Hollingworth Universal Card Scam
2015 Renovations 42
Benjamin Earl Memento card signed on both sides, card jumps around, one signature changes into performer's name
Inspired by 2016 Eye Candy 12
Vanni Bossi We're Being Followed performed in car during driving, signed card in deck, deck sprung out of window, later card shown at back of car stuck to rear window
Related to 2016 The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi 187
Roberto Giobbi The Devil's Messenger three signed selections shuffled back, messenger brings envelope from back with those selections, credit information, Universal Card Scam
Inspired by
  • magazine "Hokus Pokus", Alexander Herrmann trick, 1937 issue
Related to 		2016 Standup Card Magic 187
Adrian Vega Four Fly Restored selection is signed on both sides and torn in quarters, pieces travel from hand to hand and card restores piece by piece
 		2017 Area 52 19
Michael Feldman Merely Impossible spectator hides card anywhere, apparent misunderstanding, another card turns out to be signed selection under impossible circumstances
Related to 2017 The Pages are Blank 23
Johnny Thompson Parrish the Thought spectator stabs performer's signed card, performer spectator's, half the deck signed by performer
Inspired by
  • Robert Parrish trick
Related to
  • "The Incredible Signature" (Barry Stevenson)
  • "Double Pointed Miracle" (Dick Zimmerman, Genii, Vol. 47 No. 11)
 2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2) 141
Dani DaOrtiz Card in Bottle - Semi-Automatic Handling and Practice card was signed earlier
Related to 2018 Card in Bottle 32
Jason Ladanye Dead Center multiple phase center deal demonstration with an Ace, then a signed named card, has ambitious card feeling to it, matching values produced as finale
 		2018 Game Changer 169
Rhys "Morgan" Jones, Robert "West" Tay A Moment of Impossibility card signed and put in case with rest of deck, signature visible through hole in case, deck vanishes and reappears in jar, impossible object
 		2020 Parlour Tricks 55
Peter Gröning High Concept
  • Background
  • Concept
  • What about the missing backs?
  • Faces or backs
  • The signatures
  • The marker
  • The soother
  • Regarding routining
  • A word of caution
  • Finally
 		2020 Resigned to Miracles 3
Peter Gröning Resigned two cards signed on front and back by two spectators, the fuse into double-facer, performer left with two back-signed duplicates
Variations 2020 Resigned to Miracles 11
Peter Gröning Half Resigned two cards signed on front and back by performer and spectator, the fuse into double-facer, performer left with back-signed duplicate
 		2020 Resigned to Miracles 20
Peter Gröning Resigned in Color two cards from two decks signed on front and back by two spectators, the fuse into double-facer, performer left with two back-signed duplicates
 		2020 Resigned to Miracles 26
Peter Gröning Resigned by Remote Control two cards signed on front and back by two spectators, the fuse into double-facer, performer left with two back-signed duplicates, handling away from deck
 		2020 Resigned to Miracles 29
Peter Gröning First Thoughts chapter intro
 		2020 Resigned to Miracles 35
Peter Gröning Bit by Bit card signed on back, covered with envelope, face of card fades to blank in two stages, then vanishes, and reappears in envelope, apparition
 		2020 Resigned to Miracles 37
Peter Gröning Fade In odd-backed blank card is signed on back, it changes into previously selected card in stages, apparition
 		2020 Resigned to Miracles 44
Peter Gröning Face Off card signed on both sides and put in cased deck, blank odd-backed card signed on back, its face changes into selection in stages, then signature appears, cased card is now blank-faced, apparition
 		2020 Resigned to Miracles 53
Peter Gröning Gifted ring box is shaken from card case even though it is too larger, later signed card appears in it
 		2020 Resigned to Miracles 57
Peter Gröning Bizarre Assignment Bizarre Vanish (à la Biddle Trick) and Twist with card signed on both sides, color-changing back kicker
Inspired by 2020 Resigned to Miracles 64
Peter Gröning Spiked paper nailed to wall, card signed and vanished, it appears nailed to wall behind paper
  • An enhanced handling (both sides of card signed)
 		2020 Resigned to Miracles 74
Peter Gröning Bottled signed, brief
 		2020 Resigned to Miracles 79
Peter Gröning Once Torn, Twice Restored brief outline for routine in which signed card is restored except last quarter, then whole card
 		2020 Resigned to Miracles 80