Principles

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Charles Hopkins 29 - Pocket index. Mentions pocket index gimmick in Jinx magazine, No. 82, p. 528, Pocket Prophecies.
Related to 1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
43
Charles Hopkins 30 - Card in wallet.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
44
Charles Hopkins 32 - The "Eveready Life Saver" If card is lost without having peeked at it previously
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
45
Charles Hopkins 33 - When force is missed.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
46
Charles Hopkins 34 - Confusion as to suit and values.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
47
Charles Hopkins 35 - Spectator's mind a complete blank.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
48
Charles Hopkins 36 - Controlled returns.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
53
Charles Hopkins 37 - Use of "Locators". Short cards, nicked edges, scraped edges, crimps
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
54
38 - The "Gimmicked Cut". Use salt to mark the cut (credits it as "Sleight of Foot")
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
54
Charles Hopkins 43 - The "220 Count". Counting all the pips, sum up to 220 (ignore picture cards)
Related toAlso published here 1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
60
Charles Hopkins 44 - Pre-Arrangements.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
61
Charles Hopkins 45 - Look for informal "readers". Check for telltale nicks/dirt/scrapes on cards
Related to 1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
63
46 - Scrapes and nicks. How to nailnick
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
64
47 - Daubs.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
65
Charles Hopkins 48 - Secret reflectors.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
66
Charles Hopkins 49 - Wide and narrow decks.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
67
Charles Hopkins 50 - The indexed pocket deck again. Mentions 1939 Summer issue of The Jinx
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
67
Charles Hopkins Special Decks On Taps
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
73
Louis Lam An Addition one of four thought-of, travels to pocket eventually, OOSOOM
 		1940
Fast Ones
5
Joseph Ovette Think And Take spectator finds other spectator's card, reversed
 		1940
Fast Ones
7
Joseph Ovette Simple Location with Ace through King of one suit in order to locate card
 		1940
Fast Ones
16
Joseph Ovette Different Princess Card Trick with Jumbo cards, to pocket
 		1940
Fast Ones
17
Martin Gardner Never-Miss Stop Effect two-pile-stop trick with Tens/Jacks alternating set-up
Related to 1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
12
Martin Gardner Big Casino Count Down one of nine cards thought of, Ten-spot stabbed reversed in deck by performer, it locates selection
 		1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
13
Martin Gardner Six of Spades Count Down one of seventeen cards thought of, Six-spot stabbed reversed in deck by performer, it locates selection
 		1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
14
Martin Gardner Two Piles and Subtract spectator remembers a card and its position, two piles made and card eventually found
Inspired by 1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
15
Martin Gardner Eye-Pop Routine two selections reverse in the center, then travel back to top, pseudo duplicates
Related to 1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
18
Martin Gardner Plunger Glimpse sandwiched card secretly pushed out at the back via plunger principle
 		1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
19
Bob Hummer The Magic Separation face-up and face-down cards are shuffled, performer separates cards behind back so one pile consists of same amount of face up cards as the other, see Collected Secrets for variations
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1940
Half-A-Dozen Hummers
3
Bob Hummer Face Up Prediction spectator and performer turn cards over in the deck, number of reversed cards is predicted
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1940
Half-A-Dozen Hummers
4
Bob Hummer Two Card Location behind back, with knife stabbed in the deck
Also published here 1940
Half-A-Dozen Hummers
8
Samuel Berland, Bob Hummer Card and Ribbon ribbon with gummed sticker in pocket, selection vanishes from deck and is found attached on ribbon
Also published here 1940
Half-A-Dozen Hummers
9
H. Adrian Smith Card System DeLuxe system for memorizing a deck on the fly
  • Personal Requirements
  • An Outline of the System
  • The Table of Digits
  • The Table Of Fixed Ideas
  • The Table Of Fixed Ideas For Playing Cards
  • Association of Ideas
  • Recalling The Cards
  • A Typical Example
  • Some Variations
  • Strengthening The Association
  • Some Suggetions
 		1940
Card System De Luxe
5
H. Adrian Smith A Method For A Set-up Deck finger count for suits in a tetradistic stack
 		1940
Card System De Luxe
17
Edward Victor Key Card – Spring Glimpse top half is squeezed to be sprung and bottom card is sighted
 		1940 ca.
More Magic of the Hands — Part One
22
Edward Victor The Four Mental Cards spectator thinks of one of four cards that are returned to deck, whichever one he names, magician can produce it (top, bottom, reversed or pocket)
 		1940 ca.
More Magic of the Hands — Part One
35
Edward Victor Memory Tips a few tips to easily memorize four cards instantly
 		1940 ca.
More Magic of the Hands — Part One
39
Edward Marlo, John Scarne Marlo's Think A Card three thought-of cards are predicted on billets, one ahead, based on John Scarne's "Think a Card"
Related to 1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
26
Edward Marlo Streamlined Discernment one out of three, OOSOOM
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
38
Edward Marlo Sensitive Fingers Aces are located apparently by sense of touch, using a short card with broken corner
 		1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
44
Theodore Annemann Time to Shine new deck opened, shuffled, put back, performer knows cards in order, whole in case and shiner
 		1941
The Jinx (Issue 123)
716
Jack Vosburgh Ten and One ten and one put on table, spectator puts two coins on top, coincidence, nail punch
 		1941
The Jinx (Issue 124)
721
Jack Vosburgh Once in a Life Time odd-backed unknown card is chosen from face
Related to 1941
The Jinx (Issue 125)
727
Jack Vosburgh Automaton Spell using one-way backs
 		1941
The Jinx (Issue 130)
748
The Great Merlini Name Your Poison spectator decides how selection is found: turns over, is spelled to or travels to pocket
Also published here 1941
The Jinx (Issue 132)
758
Herbert Hood A Thought Out-Thought free selection divined, marked & stacked
VariationsAlso published here Apr. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 136)
776
Dr. William T. Palchinas Card Determined card selected via down-under-deal procedure is divined by performer, general rule
Variations 1941
The Jinx (Issue 139)
788
Hen Fetsch The Card Knows three cards chosen and one pocketed, the other shuffled back, card with cat picture shown which whispers card in pocket and divines other two cards, stacked deck
 		June 1941
The Jinx (Issue 140)
792
Frank Travers big deal? "Rapid Set-up" & "Expert Deal", two special full deck stacks for Stud Poker, Draw Poker, Black Jack, Bridge, Rhummy
 		June 1941
The Jinx (Issue 142)
799
Bruce Elliott Middle Maze two card location, center key card
Inspired by July 1941
The Jinx (Issue 143)
804
Herb Runge Duo Locato Finale
Aug. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 145)
812
Charles Nyquist Daub Substitute
1941
The Jinx (Issue 147)
822
Theodore Annemann Card Voice three spectators pocket cards, a snoopy card tells them to performer, based on Jordan's "The Sagacious Joker"
 		Sep. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 148)
825
Jack Vosburgh Monk's Mystery 14-15 stack that forces number
VariationsAlso published here Nov. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 150)
880
Charlie Miller, Jack McMillen The Triple Discovery three cards, twenty-sixth key
Variations 1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
29
Frederick Braue Card Instinct Ace to King of one suit on top
 		1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
31
Interlocking Chain Principle
1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
31
Frederick Braue The Challenger full-deck set-up
 		1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
32
R. M. Jamison The Cards Rise Again two cards, thread, houlette
 		1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
37
Reversing the Pack for the Return of Chosen Card four methods
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
5
To Reverse a Packet of Cards end-for-end reversal (one-way or stripper deck)
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
6
A Reversed Card as a Key Card
1941
The Stripper Deck
7
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Unfathomable stripper deck
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
13
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Astro-Vision spectator turns card end for end on his own, stripper deck
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
13
Jack McMillen, Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Mind Mirror with stripper deck
Related to 1941
The Stripper Deck
16
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Phenomenal touched card found, distant key card
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
18
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Subtle Location spectator counts down and remembers card, two handlings, stripper deck
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
21
Spelling Any Card with 13 Letters
1941
The Stripper Deck
22
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Stripper Key
1941
The Stripper Deck
23
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Mystic Cut card cut to by spectator is used to count down to selection
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
27
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Hallucination several spectators remember a card, all the same which is produced from pocket
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
29
Tom Sellers Think Of A Card
1941
Condensed Conjuring
6
Tom Sellers Matching the Colours two packets of five colored cards, matching with the spectator
 		1941
Condensed Conjuring
10
Bob Hummer The Four G Men card is divined, name of cards printed on four cards, with newspaper black art
Also published here 1941
Six More Hummers
3
Bob Hummer Double Thought two cards are located, edge marked deck with razor blade
Also published here 1941
Six More Hummers
7
Bob Hummer A Possible Impossibility deck under handkerchief, packet cut and shuffled, bottom card remembered and packet replaced on deck, card is located, nail edge mark of entire deck
Also published here 1941
Six More Hummers
12
Bob Hummer Imagination spectator throws invisible die and deals deck in that amount of packets, back of performed turned divines amount of packets
Also published here 1941
Six More Hummers
14
Eddie Joseph "I Get The Aces" Aces shuffled into deck by spectators, red or black Aces produced as chosen
 		1941
How Gamblers Win
4
Nail Punch
1941
How Gamblers Win
9
Eddie Joseph The Sensational Poker Demonstration two phase routine, overhand shuffle stack of Aces, then all players can draw
 		1941
How Gamblers Win
11
Marseno Marseno serviert einen steinalten Trick in neuem Gewand automatic placement, packet removed and card removed at position corresponding to number of packet
 		1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 2&3)
4
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Die Gedachte Karte card selected and placed on top of the deck, value of selection is used to add cards on top
Inspired by July 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 7)
7
Hans "Severus" Ernst 5 Minuten Sylvesterzauber Seven of Hearts changes to Six of Hearts, Five of Hearts and eventually to the Four, then selection is found by dealing into two piles, last two cards are selection and card with drawn figure, using a double facer with fake indices on both sides
  • Die fliegenden Herzen
 		Dec. 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 12)
3
Harry Bertall, Adolphe "Magicus" Blind La Carte Clef extra pips glued on card
Related to
  • Léopold Figner's "Die Detektivkarte" in "Offenbarungen aus dem Reiche der Kartenkunst"
 Apr. 1941
La Baguette Magique (Issue 4)
1
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Ihre Chance selection is found at position of number made by removed matches from matchbox
 		June 1941
La Baguette Magique (Issue 6)
4
Tony Kardyro The Routine Supreme introduction with comments on the thick card as a key card
Related to 1941
The Routine Supreme
5
Tony Kardyro Locating the Key Card thick key card
  • First Method
  • Second Method
 		1941
The Routine Supreme
6
Tony Kardyro To Bring Selected Card Second From Top thick key card
 		1941
The Routine Supreme
7
Tony Kardyro To Bring Selected Card Second From Bottom thick key card
 		1941
The Routine Supreme
7
Tony Kardyro Shuffling the Cards with thick key card
 		1941
The Routine Supreme
7
Tony Kardyro Mental Card Discovery card next to thick card can be glimpsed when riffling through deck
 		1941
The Routine Supreme
8
Tony Kardyro Card in Pocket card is found by performer behind his back and put in spectator's pocket
 		1941
The Routine Supreme
9
Tony Kardyro A Total Mystery spectator cuts off cards, counts them and replaces them, performer later cuts same amount
Related to 1941
The Routine Supreme
9
Tony Kardyro Chosen Card in Selected Pile selection lost, three piles made, selection is found in chosen pile
 		1941
The Routine Supreme
9
Tony Kardyro Sensational Sensitive Finger Tips several cards chosen and replaced, performer finds all of them in his pocket
Related to 1941
The Routine Supreme
10
Tony Kardyro Routine Using the "Total Mystery" and "Sensational Sensitive Finger Tips" combination of both routines
 		1941
The Routine Supreme
10
Tony Kardyro Sensational Sensitive Finger Tips (Second Effect) five cards named, removed and then lost, deck put in spectator's pocket and found there by performer
 		1941
The Routine Supreme
11
Val Evans Progressive Poker Hands dealing a four-handed game six times, better hand for performer each time
 		1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
2
Val Evans Poker Memory spectator cuts deck, deals out five hands, performer names all hands
 		1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
6
Val Evans The Ten Game Challenge stack that can be used to win at ten different games
 		1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
8
Val Evans The Seven Game Stack stack that can be used to win at seven different games
 		1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
11
Val Evans Any Hand Called For (Poker) forty-card stack
 		1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
13
Val Evans Any Poker Hand Called For ten-card stack, for credit information see also p. 1
Also published here
  • "The Poker Hand" (Val Evans, Pasteboard Perplexities, 1920)
 1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
16
Val Evans The Dealer Resorts to Magic sixteen-card stack, sucker deal, opponent is ahead until the last card, two phases
 		1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
18
Val Evans Pat Hand Full Houses seven-handed deal, variation without bottom deal
 		1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
19
Val Evans The Auto Repeato Speller divided deck spelling stack, card thought of from one half
 		1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
21
Val Evans The Million And First Deck stack with thirteen long cards, chart on card case or memorized
  • spelling to any named card
  • cutting any number of cards
  • calculation rules after cutting the memorized deck
  • naming chosen cards directly
  • story deck (see next item)
 		1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
24
Al Baker Improved Card Code for Two Persons verbal and nonverbal
Also published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
22
Al Baker The Swinging Rising Cards "The Baker Method for Club Work"
with hanging houlette
Also published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
31
Scallop Short Card
Also published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
34
Al Baker An Impossible Count spectators cut off packet and put in pocket, performer knows number, memorized deck
Related toAlso published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
98
Al Baker The Celebrity Feat stooge codes celebrity name with playing cards
Also published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
100
Al Baker A Miracle of Memory using real memory, about thirteen cards are removed
VariationsAlso published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
104
Al Baker The Pairs Re-Paired - New Baker Method using memory, for credit information see reference
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
107
Paul Curry Think of a Card spectator cuts thought-of card to face of stacked deck and then loses it
Also published here 1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
4
Paul Curry Turn of the Century Location setting short double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
8
Paul Curry Blackout deck is handed to two spectators in the dark who select cards, performer finds mates
Inspired by 1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
12
Paul Curry Mates spectator shuffles deck and takes card from face-down ribbon spread and gives it to spectator, performer also takes a card from spread, they are mates
 		1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
16
Paul Curry Switch under Coat behind back
 		1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
16
Paul Curry Odd! card chosen and spectator draws design on its face, performer locates it behind his back and also the divines the design
 		1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
21
Franklin M. Chapman Stunner No. 2 medium in other room divines a freely selected card, secretly written with nail writer inside matchbook
Related toAlso published here 1941
Ten Stunners with A Nail Writer
1
Franklin M. Chapman Stunner No. 3 medium in other room divines a freely named card, secretly written on face of a card with nail writer
Also published here 1941
Ten Stunners with A Nail Writer
2
Bob Hummer Fantastric single card location, back turned for procedure, secret 10/9/8 count to find indicator card
Related toAlso published here 1941 (ca.)
Fantastric
1
Bob Hummer And Now an Improvement single card location, back turned for procedure, variation in the secret 10/9/8 count to always get a matching card
Also published here 1941 (ca.)
Fantastric
2
The Riffle Force short card
 		1941/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
268
Dai Vernon The Royal Marriages eight-card packet of Kings and Queens is mated with down-under deal
VariationsAlso published here 1941/49
Select Secrets
11
Dai Vernon Vernon's Automatic Gambler same set-up dealt over and over for two players
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941/49
Select Secrets
19
Dai Vernon Addition and Subtraction one of fifteen cards and its position remembered, via calculation the card is found
 		1941/49
Select Secrets
21
Edward Marlo Age Old Card Control certain crimp
Related to 1942
Let's See the Deck
6
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Mindreading Feat one of four, OOSOOM type, describing also Guyot's 1749 procedure
 		1942
Miracle Shuffles and Tricks
10
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Year in Your Life four digits of named year cut to
Related toVariations 1942
Miracle Shuffles and Tricks
19
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Kittyhawk Card from packet to reversed into deck, double facer
 		1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
4
Henry Christ The Perfect Card Location setting double back key card, "by no means new", for impromptu method see footnote
Related toVariations 1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
8
Henry Christ, Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Perfect Card Location - Impromptu Method see footnote
Inspired by 1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
9
Arthur Punnar Prevision Proved named card is odd-backed, sticky odd-backed card
 		1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
13
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Three of Spades writing appears on face of selection
 		1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
14
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Under Foot one card under foot, sticky stranger card
 		1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
14
Jean Hugard The Aerial Cards - Jean Hugard Method three cards rise out of the deck and float into other hand
 		1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
23
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Salted Card deck cuts itself at selection when thrown on table
 		1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
29
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Second Presentation deck cut at selection with foot
 		1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
30
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Ringing the Changes card and its position remembered, optional stranger card
 		1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
31
Paul Studham, Black Jack Magic
1942
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1942)
21
Walter B. Gibson Pay Off spectator deals half the deck and tries to separate red and black, you predict the relations of the cards to the other half, two phases
Related toAlso published here Jan. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 1)
1
Frank Thomas On the Head spectator thinks of a word, medium divines it and writes the word on a playing card
 		Apr. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 6)
23
Roger Barkann, Audley Walsh Magician's Nightmare first impossible card location and then another card is spelled out from the spectator's pocket, four times thirteen Koran deck (Audley Walsh idea), clever fishing method
Related to
  • missing lines on p. 44
 May 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 10)
37
Walter B. Gibson, Danny Morris Gaglet Department
  • card coding with name badges (Gibson)
  • card in balloon gag (Morris)
  • cut and restored tie performance at army shows without a stooge (Morris)
  • bar bet, naming three numbers of a serial number on a bill
 		May 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 10)
38
Bruce Elliott, Walter B. Gibson Chance! Thought! Coincidence! with three different colored cardboards, one taken, one thought off and one stopped at by coincidence
 		Sep. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 18)
75
Solomon Stein Miracle Monte three cards on three coins, monte presentation, coins travel under one card
 		Nov. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 22)
92
John Scarne Scarne's Drunken Deal sucker
Also published here Nov. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 23)
95
James G. Thompson Jr., Charles Nyquist Daub securing it and what to use
 		Dec. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 24)
101
Eddie Joseph The Jumping Location card cut to, remembered and replaced, deck hit on table and selection jumps out
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
15
Eddie Joseph The "Nick" Location punch-like nick made in key card, deck in hand or on table with pointing motivation
Related to 1942
Greater Card Tricks
16
Eddie Joseph Another Card Discovery spectator counts off cards and stops, remembers card and replaces rest, either counting by ear or key card
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
19
Eddie Joseph The Elimination Trick tantalizer type elimination in which the spectator has to eliminate the pile each time without his thought-of card, so no real effect, "The above should be worked rapidly and no time given to them to think."
Related to 1942
Greater Card Tricks
21
Eddie Joseph Thought Transference five card mental force, card to pocket out with four duplicates
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
23
Eddie Joseph The Die Trick spectator rolls die and takes as many cards off the top, performer removes card with same value
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
26
Eddie Joseph Gone Beyond Recognition spectator peeks at a card with a knife, that card vanishes, reproduced from pocket
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
28
Eddie Joseph Wandaphone card chosen, another spectator choses a card of same suit and choses an amount of cards that matches the value
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
28
Eddie Joseph Your Age Will Find You Out spectator takes card at position of his age, card and age divined
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
29
Eddie Joseph What's in a Name spectator's name and prediction written on paper for three spectators, they spell to their names and find the predicted card
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
31
Eddie Joseph The Electrified Card selected card sticks out of deck after it is shaken, short card, dropping short card out of loosely held deck
Related to 1942
Greater Card Tricks
33
Eddie Joseph The Tekka Card Trick four amounts of cards divined after lots of dealing and pile-making, Aces as key cards distributed in deck
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
33
Eddie Joseph The Final Speller a few cards chosen, one of them though of, it is spelled to without adjustments
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
39
Eddie Joseph Quadruplication deck dealt into four piles, four cards chosen and moved to another pile, performer located them
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
42
Eddie Joseph The Cardiana Roll selection lost, deck hit and it splits at selection, using lead piece
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
44
Eddie Joseph Daub Deception location tricks with daub
  • Preparation for the Daub
  • First Method of Daubing
  • Second Method of Daubing
  • Third Method of Daubing
  • Fourth Method of Daubing
  • Fifth Method of Daubing
  • Sixth Method of Daubing
  • Seventh Method of Daubing
  • Eighth Method of Daubing
  • Ninth Method of Daubing
  • Tenth Method of Daubing
  • Eleventh Method of Daubing
  • Twelfth Method of Daubing
  • Thirteenth Method of Daubing
  • Fourteenth Method of Daubing
  • Fifteenth Method of Daubing
  • Sixteenth Method of Daubing
  • Seventeenth Method of Daubing
  • Eighteenth Method of Daubing
  • Nineteenth Method of Daubing
  • Twentieth Method of Daubing
  • A Few Words of Advice
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
48
Eddie Joseph The Somersault spectator cuts off packet from tabled deck, remembers bottom card and replaces, deck hit off table edge into air, all cards land face-up except selection face-down near spectator
Related to 1942
Greater Card Tricks
56
Eddie Joseph The Writing on the Wall card chosen and some personal information written on paper, card reverses and information divined, impression with daub
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
69
Eddie Joseph A Home-Made Cement for Card Work
1942
Greater Card Tricks
76
Eddie Joseph Extra-Sensory Detection spectator thinks of a card with deck in his hands, risky
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
77
Eddie Joseph A Kute Kard Konception spectator cuts off pile, remembers card and replaces, card located after shuffle by appearing in performer's sleeve, two spectators hold both wrists of performer
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
78
Eddie Joseph The Raw Recruit card reverses repeatedly under strict conditions, duplicates
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
79
Eddie Joseph "A Letter from Satan" named card predicted in letter, index
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
80
Eddie Joseph Rapid Transit three cards selected, they travel into three envelopes (actually hanging behind), one duplicate
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
81
Eddie Joseph The Mental Marvel silent code for medium with arrangement on stage of spectator, table, chair
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
84
Eddie Joseph Distant Thought Penetration silent code for medium to which is brought pad and pen
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
87
Eddie Joseph Two Old Horses in New Harness "Cards to Pocket", using rubber band around wrist to hold cards
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
90
Eddie Joseph My Card System on memorized decks and memorizing a deck, see p. 99 for grid as help
  • My Table of Pictures for Memorizing Cards
Also published here 1942
Greater Card Tricks
94
Eddie Joseph How to Prepare for a Series of Astounding Tricks Through "My System" knowing every card's position and vice versa in a memorized deck
Also published here 1942
Greater Card Tricks
96
Eddie Joseph Formula to Find Out Where Any Particular Card Lies in the Pack knowing positions of cards after straight cuts
Also published here 1942
Greater Card Tricks
97
Eddie Joseph The Card Fiend deck is cut and dealt out face-down in four rows of thirteen cards each, position of named cards are given, then spectator is directed to pick up cards, they are in new deck order
Also published here 1942
Greater Card Tricks
100
Kermann, Edouard-Joseph Raynaly Un tour de cartes two decks, one under hat, free number and forced card
Related to
  • Raynaly in "L'Illusioniste"
 Jan. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 1)
8
Der Drucker verheimlicht ein magisches Geheimnis corrections to "Die Meteorkarte", deck is placed inside envelope and stuck on a wall, then the envelope is lit with cigarette, paper vanishes and all card fall on the floor but selection
Related to Feb. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 2)
3
Gaston "Gasbor" Borgeaud Quelques remarques sur l'emploi du jeu de cartes rangé en chapelet on the use of a stack deck, with marked cards, marking the cards on top, as an out for classic force
 		Apr. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 4)
4
Gaston "Gasbor" Borgeaud Quelques remarques sur l'emploi du jeu de cartes rangé en chapelet (suite) stack deck, cards and positions can be calculated of 36 cards, for Swiss "Jass" game
Related to May 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 5)
5
Gaston "Gasbor" Borgeaud Quelques remarques sur l'emploi du jeu de cartes rangé en chapelet (suite et fin) stack deck, cards and positions can be calculated of 36 cards, for Swiss "Jass" game, second part
Related to June 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 6)
7
Charles-Emile "Prof. Rex" Sauty La pêche aux cartes aerial fishing with named cards, cards placed inside aquarium, then cards and aquarium vanish
 		July 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 7)
6
Dr. William Weyeneth Un truc a faire avec les myopes seeing reflection of card in spectator's glasses
 		July 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 7)
7
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Impossible! Si Stebbins is used but any stack possible
 		Aug. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 8)
3
Jonny Eine Karte sympathisiert spectator finds other spectator's selection by dealing deck into two piles and eliminating one, repeated until one card remains
 		Sep. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 9)
2
Martin Gardner Use Your Head spectator shuffles packet, remembers bottom card ans spells it, packet pressed against performer's forehead where selection sticks
 		1942
Cut the Cards
10
Joe Berg A Miracle - Maybe unknown card signed on back, deck spread face up on table and spectator finds card, either directly or via improvisation
Related to 1942
Cut the Cards
22
Martin Gardner For the Man in Uniform back of selection changes to picture of uniformed man, performed for soldier
 		1942
Cut the Cards
27
Martin Gardner X-Ray Touch deck cut and top card touched with first finger, then it is named, repeated
Related to 1942
Cut the Cards
32
Audley Walsh Any Name Called For mathematical placement, random names are spelled to, card found at last position
Also published here 1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
199
The Conjurer's Touch deck in performer's pocket, he produces any suit and value on command
Variations 1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
218
Keith Clark Rising Card from the Pocket from breast pocket
 		1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
241
Rising Cards from Glass Goblet three cards, with loop moves, variation with assistant (page 249)
 		1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
243
Al Baker Rising Cards from Goblet - Al Baker Method different hook up
 		1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
249
Henry Gordien Rising Cards from Goblet - Henry Gordien Method different hook up
 		1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
250
Howard Thurston Howard Thurston Rising Cards cards rise and float into hand
 		1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
250
Paul Fox, Harlan Tarbell Superba Rising Cards four cards rise and float into hand
Related to 1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
255
Buatier de Kolta De Kolta Card Fountain all cards except one jump out of glass, thread
 		1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
259
Tom Sellers Two Card Rise
1943
Magical Mixture
21
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Chosen Card to Pocket at any Number between five and twelve cards to trouser pocket, selection last, duplicate, credit information
 		1943
Tricks and Sleights
10
Eugenia Braue The Miracle Divination ungaffed method
Inspired byRelated to 1943
Tricks and Sleights
14
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Silent Speller ten twelve-letter card set-up
 		1943
Tricks and Sleights
15
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Quick Change miscalling one of the cards
 		1943
Tricks and Sleights
20
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Dealing Thirds second deal & saliva
Related to 1943
Tricks and Sleights
28
Laurie Ireland Laurie Ireland's Blindfold Poker Deal with unknown and selected hole card, tactile marks on side of card
 		1943
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1943)
21
James G. Thompson Jr. Digit-Telepathy medium reveals card
 		Jan. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 26)
109
Improved "The Eyes Have It"
Related to Feb. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 29)
120
Shaman 13 Steps by placing the deck on the stairs, different positions
 		Feb. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 29)
121
Charles Nyquist, James G. Thompson Jr. Key Card Placement
Apr. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 32)
133
Hen Fetsch Future-Hue card selected, thought of and unseen are all predicted board with three different colors
 		Apr. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 33)
135
Hen Fetsch Past Present and Future card selected, thought of and unseen are all predicted by a medium on different colored papers
 		Apr. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 33)
136
Walter B. Gibson Mickey Finn
Apr. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 34)
140
Elray Cue It! code with a thread, routine wit cigarettes, a book, cards and numbers
 		Apr. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 34)
141
Franklin V. Taylor Headline Speller silent spelling
 		June 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 38)
155
Walter B. Gibson Pick Me Up number between one and thirty is named, an indicator card is inserted at that position and the card card named
Related to Aug. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 41)
169
Clyde Cairy Sympathy
Variations Sep. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 43)
177
Shaman Cagliostro's Spectacles spectator puts on special glasses when the cards are spread in front of him, he names all of the selections
Inspired by
  • an idea of DeLands, credit reference on page 191
Related toVariations 		Oct. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 45)
185
James G. Thompson Jr. "Peek-Deck" Pappy Taylor's Peek Deck, as a code
Related toVariations Oct. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 46)
188
The Brain Guys Weirdo Double two predictions
Inspired by Oct. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 46)
190
Clyde Cairy Ode to The Jinx three piles, one card from one pile selected and packet counted, card is found in performer's pocket
 		Nov. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 47)
193
Frederick Mosteller Bravo! five decks, multiple phase mental speller, suits spelled and values counted (count-spell), see Back Room reference for corrections
Related toVariations Dec. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 49)
200
Theodore Annemann Locatrix selection is located behind back
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
5
S. H. Wimbrough Wise Guy Catch everyone sees how it's done except spectator on stage
Also published here 1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
9
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Worth Knowing An Invisible Card Shiner, painting lacquer nail polish on hand
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
16
Stuart P. Cramer Les Cartes Par Hasard card thought of from the middle while riffled, multiple out after dealing into four piles
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
17
Worth Knowing named card to pocket, three cards which are mostly named
Related to 1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
17
Eddie Clever A Test of Power spectator doesn't find performer's card in ten chances, performer finds spectator's card, billet
Also published here 1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
30
Sidney Lenz Worth Knowing card appears in locked room
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
31
Al Baker Nufind two key cards
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
33
Theodore Annemann Impromptu Tricks Using A "Short" Card general remarks
A. Trimmed End
B. Broken Corner
C. Corner Short
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
40
Vincent Dalban The Miracle Speller
Also published here 1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
41
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
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
44
Theodore Annemann The Migrating Pasteboard card travels from red half to black half, corner-short stranger card
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
45
Byron Churchill Decepto two faced cards are in deck, performer divines one of them
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
47
Henry Christ Lies! Lies! Lies! corner short or one-way back
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
48
Theodore Annemann The Modern Eye Popper short card used to simplify double lift
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
49
Russell T. Wise The Card That Isn't wrong tabled card shows up again, see also Fechter's "I've Got A Surprise For You!"
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
50
Martin Gardner Preposterous
1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
63
Martin Gardner Card Minded spectator divines card from other spectator
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
69
Theodore Annemann Wired Thought any person is phoned and asked to name a card, predicted by performer, index
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
73
Jean Hugard A New Card Stab cards are stabbed with knife, all cards above selection are pierced and packet cut at that position
 		Nov. 1943
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 6)
24
The "Plant" Switch stooge goes in corner to select a card which is divined by performer
 		1943
25 Methods for Switching Decks
1
Bob Hummer Bob Hummer's Whirling Card
VariationsAlso published here 1943
Hummer's Whirling Card
2
Ted Heuber, William H. McCaffrey Variations for "Number Please"
  • Ted Heuber (setting a key card over phone)
  • Bill McCaffrey (version of Baker's routine, value of bottom card used to count to a selection)
Inspired by 1943
The Magic 36
8
William S. Houghton Amazing Card Prediction stack forcing ten/eleven, count down to predicted card, interlocking chain shuffle before separating colors
 		1943
The Magic 36
60
William S. Houghton The Three-Pellet Trick Perfected one card written on piece of paper, another cut to with center cut (key card), one freely thought of, non-carbon impression gaff
Inspired by 1943
The Magic 36
63
Tom Sellers Two Person Card Code position of case on table as code, siltent
 		1943
Twenty Tricks
14
Tom Sellers Ace-King Passe Passe four Aces in one glass transpose with four Kings in another, eight duplicates with backs that match the tray surface
 		1943
Twenty Tricks
17
Milbourne Christopher Finger Tip Telepathy instant stooge, submitting name of forced card to spectator
 		1943/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
76
Card Stab Through Newspaper six methods
Variations 1943/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
284
One Way Reversal halves oriented in different directions
Related to 1943/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
287
Warren Wiersbe The Perfect Card Prediction dealing and open red-black sorting procedure
Related toVariations 1944
Action with Cards
16
Full Deck Red/Black Relationship Principle
1944
Action with Cards
17
Milbourne Christopher, Bob Hummer Under Cover ideas with a matchbook, as an ambush for a list, for a shiner, to pick up daub, picking up a coin
Also published here Feb. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 53)
218
Bill Nord Card from Deck to Envelope
Mar. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 55)
227
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Al Baker, Carl Rosini, Paul Rosini, Max Sterling, Jay Marshall and some gambling ruses
 		Apr. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 58)
239
James G. Thompson Jr. One Way to One-Way using slop shuffle for orientating a borrowed deck which has a one-way feature
 		May 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 60)
244
James G. Thompson Jr. Fantasy in Red and Black slop shuffle red black separation, card location, lead in for a red black riffle shuffle set-up
 		May 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 60)
245
James G. Thompson Jr. Yoo Hoo, Dear! several cards are remembered by putting a knife somewhere in the deck
 		May 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 60)
245
Theodore Annemann Any Deck One-Way making a one way deck, dirt
 		May 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 60)
246
Theodore Annemann One-Way Mark Located how to spot a one way deck (or any marked deck)
 		May 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 60)
246
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Build Up six hands, two rounds, as Rusduck
Related toVariations May 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 61)
249
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Tommy Dowd, Audley Wals, rings as shiner, ethics, Paul Rosini, Max Holden, Stuart Robson
 		May 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 61)
251
Ronald B. Edwards Free Force forcing fourteen or fifteen with playing cards, see reference for correction
Related to June 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 62)
254
Ronald B. Edwards Phone(y) Telepathy selection is apparently revealed by stranger
 		July 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 64)
262
Elray Hey...Rube! story of a con men, marking cards at a three card monte game with daub
 		Nov. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 73)
297
Cyril Marriott Mark It way to mark a deck, plus one way
 		Nov. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 73)
298
Walter B. Gibson Tom Dick & How Many? three people each raising a different amount of fingers
Inspired by Dec. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 74)
302
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Now! attributed to Robert-Houdin, three cards selected, three times stop by spectator to find their cards
Related to Jan. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 8)
34
Jean Hugard Forcing the Choice of one of Four Packets several approaches to the magician's choice
 		Apr. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 11)
47
Gerald Kosky Impromptu Daub
June 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 1)
54
Jean Hugard Card Magic general comments
 		Sep. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 4)
68
Jean Hugard Telepathy Plus one of five cards is selected
 		Sep. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 4)
70
George G. Kaplan A Winning Wager five cards shuffled in placed on a stand, selected one is predicted on a slate with houlette and duplicates
Variations Oct. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 5)
73
Jean Hugard More Card Magic (Continued) key card placement with overhand shuffle
 		Nov. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 6)
80
Bob Hummer Hummer's Bible Trick bible book test, prediction of word, with playing cards
Also published here 1944
Six-Trix for 1944
3
Bob Hummer Hummer's Magazine Test with playing cards
Also published here 1944
Six-Trix for 1944
5
Bob Hummer By Mail (nail) packet extracted from case, bottom card remembered and shuffled
Also published here 1944
Six-Trix for 1944
6
Bob Hummer Impossible Location impossible location, with hair
Also published here 1944
Six-Trix for 1944
7
Bob Hummer Do As I Do with hair
Also published here 1944
Six-Trix for 1944
7
Jean Marc Bujard La carte choisie sort du milieu du jeu chosen carte appears from center of the deck
 		1944
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 6 No. 1)
3
Jean Marc Bujard Chang free selection is next to announced card, story presentation
 		1944
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 6 No. 2)
2
John Mulholland The Freely Selected Card concept of one-way backs, three methods of locating a freely selected card using one-way backs
  • I. Standard location
  • II. Card at number
  • III. Spectator locates card
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
12
John Mulholland I. Standard Location one-way backs
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
12
John Mulholland II. Card at Number magician notes card’s position in deck (one-way backs), miscalls several cards’ values that add up to the card’s position and spectator counts down
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
14
John Mulholland III. Spectator Locates Card three piles, selection appears on bottom of chosen pile, one-way backs, equivoque
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
18
John Mulholland Red/Black Location standard location of two cards using red/black setup
Related to 1944
The Art of Illusion
22
John Mulholland Magic Spelling three spelling-themed tricks:
  • I. Selection is spelled to
  • II. Values of entire suit spelled to in order
  • III. All court cards spelled to
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
29
Magic Spelling - II all cards of a suit are removed from deck in a packet and each is spelled to in sequential order
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
32
Magic Spelling - III similar to above, all court cards are removed from deck in a packet and each is spelled to in Jack-Queen-King order by suits
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
34
The Hungry Jackass overview of stack
Related to 1944
The Art of Illusion
45
To Know Which Card Has Been Selected cutting deck at selection and then sighting bottom card
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
48
John Mulholland To Know By Sound Which Card Is Missing From the Deck spectator doesn’t see card, magician riffles deck to his ear and divines card, same method as p. 48
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
49
John Mulholland To Know How Many Cards Are Taken From the Deck cards taken in a group, cut deck at location of removal and sight top and bottom cards, magician says number of cards drawn and names each one
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
50
John Mulholland The Fortune Telling Cards deck is cut into three piles and top cards are set aside face down, packets are turned face up and magician gives a “reading” based on the bottom cards, then divines the three cards
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
51
John Mulholland A Current Prophecy spectator counts down to named number, card arrived at matches prediction, stack, crib card
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
53
John Mulholland Dealing the Winning Hand spectator chooses either Bridge or Poker and magician can deal himself a winning hand (Bridge), or himself and spectator a winning hand (Poker)
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
56
Further Tricks knowing the position of any named card in deck, using mental arithmetic or crib card
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
57
John Mulholland Shuffling the Deck and A Trick in Connection Therewith to give impression that stacked deck was shuffled, have duplicate deck shuffled and card selected, switch in stacked deck and have card replaced, find card and continue with stacked deck
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
58
John Mulholland Mind Signals “A system whereby the magician can communicate secretly to his assistant descriptions of playing cards, money, jewelry, and those miscellaneous articles a man has in his pockets and a woman carries in her handbag.”
  • Coding Playing Cards
  • Coding Denominations of Money
  • Coding Type of Jewelry
  • Coding Personal Property
    • Arm Signals
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
105
John Mulholland Coding Playing Cards
1944
The Art of Illusion
108
John Mulholland Combined Tricks begin with Hungry Jackass stack, deal into two piles to go into “Red/Black Location”, see references
Related to 1944
The Art of Illusion
135
Theodore Annemann, Al Baker The Al Baker Three Billet Trick three cards that are selected (one thought-of) and written on a billet are divined, stacked deck
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
19
Shuffling a Stacked Deck short shuffle
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
19
Theodore Annemann Wired Thought any person is phoned and asked to name a card, predicted by performer, index
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
42
Theodore Annemann Between the Lines book test, using deck of cards in Si Stebbins order for word selection
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
65
Theodore Annemann The Word on the Page using 14-15 card stack
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
72
Jack Vosburgh Monks Mystery 14-15 stack that forces number, with slates
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
73
Clayton Rawson Behind That Door! medium in another room divines cards, color, word with various methods
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
78
Theodore Annemann Pocket Prophecies including thoughts on predictions and the pocket index in general
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
91
Theodore Annemann Construction of the Annemann Billet Index also for playing cards
Related to 1944
Practical Mental Effects
92
Theodore Annemann The Original Effect straight card prediction using billet index
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
94
Theodore Annemann Lady and Gentleman two card prediction with billet index
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
95
Theodore Annemann, Walter B. Gibson The Omega Card Prophecy card chosen with dealing procedure, billet index
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
95
Orville Wayne Meyer Orville Meyer's Twin Prediction partial set-up and ten-card billet index
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
96
Theodore Annemann, Arthur H. Buckley, Orville Wayne Meyer The Improved Buckley Method full deck stack and billet index
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
97
Theodore Annemann Psychic Slate Test stacked deck and slates
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
185
Herbert Hood A Thought Out Thought free selection divined, marked & stacked
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
226
Hen Fetsch In the Mind performer really blindfolded, routine with three parts
  • think stop with one selection
  • think stop with three selections
  • a chosen card is named
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
254
L.E. Duncanson With Sight Unseen divining cards behind back, small mirror between legs
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
258
Theodore Annemann Magic vs. Mentalism two decks, spectator puts one in pocket, from the other he selects a card mentally, card is spelled in both decks and the last card is the thought of, card also predicted
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
265
Theodore Annemann A Card to Be Thought About three way out, OOSOOM type
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
267
Theodore Annemann Mind or Muscle? two cards located in spread, third card named, stacked deck and forcing deck
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
268
Theodore Annemann, Hugh Mackay The Secret Order of the Aces blindfolded assistant duplicates things done with aces
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
272
Theodore Annemann Parallel Thoughts one of four freely take cards is selected, medium finds out which one
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
273
Theodore Annemann Volition four selections in envelopes, spectators choose their own card, equivoque
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
274
Jack Vosburgh Cherchez La Lady performer finds money card in different situations
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
286
Dan Bellman Mystic Matching two phases, one deck stacked
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
291
L. Vosburgh Lyons Mental Rescue two spectators have five cards each and exchange one, performer divines it
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
293
Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr. Copy Cat one Si Stebbins, the other brainwave/invisible deck
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
294
Orville Wayne Meyer The Guidance of Fate two decks, two cards match, chosen with handkerchief force
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
296
Robert Brethen As in a Mirror Darkly billet index on back of cards
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
301
Theodore Annemann New $1000 Test Card Location stacked, risky
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
303
James G. Thompson Jr. Utility Routine Svengali deck with the different cards stacked, ends clean, bridge deal finale
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
304
Eddie Clever Only an Image some card names written down by spectators that think of any one, one of them selected, blank card first becomes wrong card (re. Elmsley gag, someone might be thinking of that one or not), then right card, fainted card (Larsen idea)
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
306
Dr. Stanley Jaks Crystal-Viso chosen card divined in crystal ball first by performer, then spectator
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
308
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 1944
Practical Mental Effects
309
Theodore Annemann Thoughts in the Air medium divines card and object in room, code via cards
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
320
James G. Thompson Jr. The Eyes Have It coding only with eye movement
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
322
Orville Wayne Meyer A Practical Card Code verbal
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
323
Stewart James "Swastricka" through calculation the number 28 is arrived at and predicted with a swastika symbol, 14/15 force stack
 		1944
Jamesosophy
3
Stewart James Memo-Graphia two cards and their positions remembered, they transpose and a calculated number is predicted
 		1944
Jamesosophy
4
Franklin M. Chapman Light On The Subject No. 2, medium in other room divines a freely selected card, secretly written with nail writer inside matchbook
Also published here 1944
Twenty Stunners with A Nail Writer
11
Franklin M. Chapman A Whispered Selection No. 3, medium in other room divines a freely named card, secretly written on face of a card with nail writer
Also published here 1944
Twenty Stunners with A Nail Writer
12
Conrad H. Haden Easy Card Prediction No. 17, chosen card predicted on business card
 		1944
Twenty Stunners with A Nail Writer
21
Edward Marlo 3. As a Speller Replacement replacing under Twelve Cards for Spelling
 		1945
Off the Top
4
Edward Marlo 2. As A Location selection to any position near top
 		1945
Off the Top
4
Edward Marlo Overhearing the Spectator use of this psychological ruse
 		1945
Future Reverse
4
Corner Short Peek Force
1945
Future Reverse
12
Edward Marlo The Perfect Stop Trick spectator stops at any card, its values is used to count down again and again until selection appears
Related toVariations 1945
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
73
Edward Marlo, Bill Gusias Types of Daub
1945
Tricks with Daub
3
Edward Marlo, Bill Gusias How to Get the Daub
1945
Tricks with Daub
3
Edward Marlo The First Miracle daubed spectator, three variations
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
4
Edward Marlo The Peek Location spectator peeks himself
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
5
Edward Marlo Spectator Peeks Again
1945
Tricks with Daub
5
Edward Marlo The Spectator Cuts daubed key card
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
5
Edward Marlo Just Another Miracle distant daubed key card
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
5
Edward Marlo The Lie Detective
1945
Tricks with Daub
6
Edward Marlo Daub Co-incidence daubed instead of glimpsed key card
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
7
Bill Gusias Bill's Trick daubed edge
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
8
Edward Marlo, Bill Gusias Poker Face
1945
Tricks with Daub
8
Edward Marlo, Bill Gusias Marlo's Application daubing method
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
9
Edward Marlo In Lieu of Pencil daub on borrowed deck as alternative to pencil dotted key card
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
9
Edward Marlo The Force tell-free force, re-selection, key card in case of missed force
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
10
Edward Marlo Think of a Card among five in spread
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
10
Edward Marlo The Super Miracle daubing multiple cards
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
11
William H. McCaffrey Bill McCaffrey's Prize Winner two decks, premonition, card is found in hat
 		1945
My Best
23
Charles Nyquist The Principle of Alternative Terminations - And Its Applications When the Spectator Shuffles stratagem for controlling a card while spectator shuffles the deck, several outs
 		1945
My Best
27
Jack McMillen The J.M. Rising Card with handkerchief, plunger
Variations 1945
My Best
64
Peter Warlock My Best Rising Cards chair thread set-up
 		1945
My Best
66
Theodore Annemann The Master Mind stack, billet index
 		1945
My Best
69
Sylvan Barnet At a Mentally Chosen Number
1945
My Best
71
Paul Curry Turn of the Century Location setting short double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Related toAlso published here 1945
My Best
79
Ronald B. Edwards Bi-Mentalism card is pushed in a deck, named card is found next to it, two versions:
  • 1. Stack and nail writer
  • 2. Svengali
 		1945
My Best
80
Professor El-Tab Silent Stob think stop with two cards
 		1945
My Best
82
Val Evans Digivision card is selected behind the back, clever
 		1945
My Best
83
Hen Fetsch In the Mind reprint
Related to 1945
My Best
84
Martin Gardner Spread, Shuffle, Spread one to ten cards are removed from a spread and replaced in the other half, after a shuffle all cards are found, sharp/round index divided deck
 		1945
My Best
89
Nelson Hahne The Blue Intruder
1945
My Best
94
T. Page Wright, William Larsen The L.W. Stop Mystery spectator thinks of any card in half the deck, all shuffled together and pocketed, spectator removes cards one by one and performer stops him at selection
VariationsAlso published here 1945
My Best
95
L. Vosburgh Lyons Mental Rescue two spectators have five cards each and exchange one, performer divines it
Also published here 1945
My Best
96
Richard F. Madden Two Be or Not Two Be - That Was the Question two decks, second deck has selected cards reversed
 		1945
My Best
97
George McAthy My Best Trick clever
 		1945
My Best
99
Julian J. Proskauer Carbo daub from carbon paper
 		1945
My Best
106
Clayton Rawson The Mental Broadcast wax
Variations 1945
My Best
108
James G. Thompson Jr. Out of These Hands
1945
My Best
115
Audley Walsh The Magician's Dream
1945
My Best
119
Gerald Lynton Kaufman The Canfield Set-Up set-up to win solitaire or canfield
 		1945
My Best
141
Robert A. Nelson A. T. and T. Telepathy selected card is divined by a called person, freely selected in the phone book
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
7
Robert A. Nelson Radar Pencil Mental Routine one of four cards is picked up secretly, card is detected, radar pencil
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
22
U. F. Grant Improved Three Way Forcing handling for forcing three cards with a three way forcing deck
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
22
Capt. Jones Screwey Card Location
1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
35
Eddie Clever Out Of the Ether medium in other room reveals, chosen card, words etc.
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
36
Crystal Ball spectator sees information in crystal ball
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
37
Bruce Elliott Change! Thought! Coincidence! card selected, thought of and unseen are all predicted on three different colored cardboards
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
38
Hen Fetsch Future Hue card selected, thought of and unseen are all predicted board with three different colors
Related to 1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
44
Hen Fetsch Past Present and Future card selected, thought of and unseen are all predicted by a medium on different colored papers
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
46
John Booth E-Z Mindreading toy telephone to transmit six selected cards to medium
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
53
Robert A. Nelson Wrinkles and Subtle Touches
  • named card in pocket
  • do as i do, with mindreading presentation
  • making envelopes see through
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
60
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Ribbon Spread card is hidden, spectator and performer remove a card each from the face up deck, when all cards are removed the missing card is named, unorthodox clocking, as Rusduck
Related toVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 77)
314
Edward Marlo The Marlo Miracle saliva
Also published here Feb. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 78)
319
Jean Hugard Solomon's Seal six cards stack, presentation with a drawn star, cards are laid on the corners of the star and spectator thinks stop
 		Apr. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 82)
332
John Hamilton Super Slop Shuffle two phases, separating into odd and even, all odd in one direction and evens in the other after real face-up/face-down shuffle, then triumph effect, see Back Room #90 for Ed Marlo ideas
Related to July 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 87)
354
Tommy Dowd Liars! three poker chips with a different stamps on it are selected, one of three spectators has to lie the other two tell the truth, performer knows who has which chip
Inspired by
  • an idea of Jack Vosburgh's "More than a Trick"
Variations 		Aug. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 90)
364
Tommy Dowd John Doe ... Magician speller, miscalling selected card, for magicians
VariationsAlso published here Aug. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 90)
366
Edward Marlo One-Way Sorting with Slop Shuffle
Related to Aug. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 90)
367
Jean Hugard More Card Magic (Continued) brief introduction on stacks
  • The Eighth Overhand Shuffle
Related to Jan. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 8)
94
George G. Kaplan One in Five spectator adds four card to selection, performer divines it
 		Jan. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 8)
94
Royal Vale Heath "Magic Square" Magic card selection in combination with magic square, total of square indicates position in the rest of the deck
 		Feb. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 9)
103
Jean Hugard Card Magic - One Way Decks general comments
 		Mar. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 10)
108
Dr. A. Heller You Do as Heller Does with two decks and three cards each
 		Mar. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 10)
108
Paul Morris Just Think Stop!
May 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 12)
118
Warner Perry To the Top with stranger card (which is not the selection)
 		July 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 2)
133
R. M. Jamison The Fair Sex and the Magician card tricks for women
 		July 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 2)
134
Bert Allerton Name Your Number one of six cards chosen, its number used to count to selection
Related to Aug. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 3)
139
Jean Hugard Card Magic article intro
 		Sep. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 4)
150
Edouard Cartier Palm Placement palmed card inserted at certain position when cards are spread through
 		Sep. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 4)
151
Max Katz Formula for any Spelling Trick spelling through the values of a suit, spectator gets it wrong, how to arrive at the formula
Variations Oct. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 5)
156
Henry Weisl, Robert Greene Letters of Fire card value burns itself into paper stretched in a frame, paper index on back of cards
Related to Nov. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 6)
166
Jean Hugard Card Magic article intro
 		Nov. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 6)
167
Jean Hugard A Sub-Conscious Miracle performer blindfolded, deck shuffled by spectator, three cards called and any cards removed by spectator one by one
 		Nov. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 6)
167
Bob Hummer Thot-Ography spectator remembers card and its position from top ten cards, Klondike shuffle, marked key card with needle scratch, see Collected Secrets for more references
Also published here 1945
Thotography
1
Bob Hummer Personality Test face-up/face-down prediction of number of cards, weird, CATO related, personality type presentation
VariationsAlso published here 1945
3 Pets
1
Bob Hummer Little Stranger spectator places some red cards in his left and right trouser and jacket pockets, performer divines numbers
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1945
Little Stranger
1
Rémi Ceillier Tour de cartes spectator spells his name to select a card and performer's name is then spelled to find it again
Also published here
  • Jules D'Hotel's "Préstidigitation sans bagages"
 1945
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 7 No. 1&2)
11
Jean Marc Bujard L'Ongle chrome metallic thumb nail as shiner
 		1945
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 7 No. 1&2)
19
Cherchez le 7 method to glimpse 7th card, phrase with six words to eliminate counting
 		1945
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 7 No. 1&2)
22
Modern Rising Cards from Envelope packet of cards is put in envelope, selection rise from it
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
135
Enchanted Cards and Envelope three cards are put in envelope and rise from it
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
139
Bewitched Rising Cards and Envelope three cards are put in envelope and rise from there
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
142
Myterious Bookmarks - Rising Cards from Book three cards are put in different places in a book and rise from there
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
145
Harlan Tarbell Rising Cards Through Hat cards are put in glass under hat, selections rise through hat into view
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
150
Rising Cards out of Hat selections rise out of hat
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
152
Harlan Tarbell Haunted House Rising Cards deck put in small house, selections rise through chimney...
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
154
Carmen D'Amico The Domico Location nicking the side edge as card is pushed into deck
Related to 1946
Card Control
51
Knee Hold Out
1946
Card Control
112
The Practical Sharpers using finger nail gauge to position cards in gambling
 		1946
Card Control
116
Warren Wiersbe Packet Prediction cards cut off top and bottom to show no key cards are in use
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1946
Mental Cases With Cards
3
Warren Wiersbe Miracle Do As I Do
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1946
Mental Cases With Cards
4
Warren Wiersbe In My Estimation ... performer cuts off same amount of cards as spectator
Related toVariations 1946
Mental Cases With Cards
6
Warren Wiersbe, Bob Hummer Double Separation packet shuffled face-up face-down, then statement over condition made and colors separated
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1946
Mental Cases With Cards
11
Warren Wiersbe Superstitious Mentalism four key cards thirteen apart
Variations 1946
Mental Cases With Cards
14
Warren Wiersbe Divination Supreme cards shuffled face-up face-down in process by spectator
Inspired by 1946
Mental Cases With Cards
17
Warren Wiersbe, Martin Gardner Think-A-Card - Wiersbe Version
1946
Mental Cases With Cards
18
Warren Wiersbe Pasteboard Affinity longer routine with Si Stebbins stack
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
21
Warren Wiersbe Stacking the Deck poker & dealing routine to secretly get into Si Stebbins
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
22
Warren Wiersbe Tattle-Tale Cards card whispers chosen selection, Si Stebbins
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
22
Warren Wiersbe Up to Nine card whispers chosen selection, Si Stebbins
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
23
Warren Wiersbe Super Spread Effect any four cards in spread turned over, then any other card in spread named
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
24
Warren Wiersbe Dual Decisions spectator's card is divined with two other cards (suit & value)
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
24
Warren Wiersbe Wiersbe Super Countdown top card is used to count down to peeked selection
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
25
Warren Wiersbe Remote Control spectator makes some piles, face cards of all are divined by performer
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
26
Warren Wiersbe Miracle Peek spectator cuts anywhere and remembers card, estimation, fishing, stack
 		1946
Mental Cases With Cards
27
H. Levenson Amazing Coincidence two rows of eight cards, selection is found in the named column
 		1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
4
Harold Rasmus The Crystal Flame spectators name selected cards by looking at flame of a match
 		1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
19
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Heaps as Rusduck, spectator finds his own card, a lot of dealing, Tantalizer
Variations Jan. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 98)
397
King Stevenson Clipped x-ray eyes, seeing through cards and card on the face is divined
 		Feb. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 101)
405
King Stevenson Cigarette Shiner paper clip in cigarette
 		Feb. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 101)
405
Roger Barkann Follow the Leaders routine with red/black effects
  • prediction of red / black relationship (Phoenix No. 1)
  • Out of this World (not explained)
  • Follow the Leader (not explained)
  • Slop Shuffle Color Separation
Related to Mar. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 102)
409
Orson Welles The Town Skryer thought of card is revealed by another spectator while looking into a glass of water
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 103)
413
Reversed Fan to force a card, credited to Dunninger
Related to Apr. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 103)
414
John Hamilton Hamilton's Pointer with Aviator design
 		Apr. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 103)
414
Ronald B. Edwards For the Future two decks, prediction is written on face of a card, free choice
 		Apr. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 104)
419
Alan Barnert Phoney person on telephone knows card three times, three different methods
Related toAlso published here June 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 108)
433
Russell "Rusduck" Duck 32 selection process with square layout
Variations July 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 109)
439
Card in Wallet
Aug. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 110)
444
John Hamilton Placement placing a card at twenty-sixth position with milk shuffle procedure
 		Sep. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 112)
450
William Lindsay Gresham Nightmare Allez torn and restored tarot card, with menetekel deck and a way to copy the signature
 		Nov. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 115)
461
Ronald B. Edwards Side by Side two spectator's cards are found next to each other
 		Dec. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 116)
466
R. M. Jamison Specks in Specs glasses of spectator as mirror, drawing on slate duplicated, or bottom card of deck known after spectator's shuffle
 		Jan. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 8)
185
Richard F. McKinney Spelling Trick Formula
Inspired by Jan. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 8)
186
Telepathy without Tears medium reveals number or playing card, non-verbal code with positioning of coins on a magazine
Variations Feb. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 9)
191
Jean Hugard Card Magic on the origins of the key card, Guyot
 		Mar. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 10)
201
On the Beam
Related to Mar. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 10)
201
Jean Hugard The Automatic Deck and Opening Routine complete routine, deck rises from case, then cards are riffle shuffled twice, Hearts are removes and story told matching the cards, then second suit is removed and performer turns over same card spectator, as climax cards are spelled and turned over in an other suit, interlocking chains principle

  • I. The Rising Deck
The Automatic Deck - Routine
  • II. A Card Fairy Tale
  • III. Matching Cards
  • IV. Spelling Extraordinary
 		Apr. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 11)
209
Warner Perry Telepathy Without Tears medium reveals number or playing card, non-verbal code with positioning in a room
Inspired byVariations Apr. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 11)
211
Vincent Bunce What! Another "You Do As I Do"? saliva method
 		May 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 12)
219
Abril Lamarque Telephonic Telepathy code for telephone
Variations June 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 1)
223
Harold J. Kelly Magic by Telephone single card location, back turned for procedure, secret 10/9/8 count to find indicator card, over phone
Inspired by
  • R. W. Hull's "Detective Card Trick" in "Testament of R. W. Hull".
Related to 		June 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 1)
226
Dai Vernon Infallible Indicator four as indicator card face up in the deck, together with second card used selection is found
Variations July 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 2)
231
Rowland D. Goodman, Abril Lamarque Telephonic Telepathy notes in Lamarque routine
Inspired by July 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 2)
237
Milbourne Christopher Milbourne Christopher's Column on doing tricks over the radio, person calls in to reveal card
  • The Card Call
  • Card and Telephone
  • Variations P
  • Conclusion
Variations Aug. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 3)
240
Eddie Clever, Gerald Kosky Telephonic Telepathy letters with ideas by Clever and Kosky on Lamarque's routine
Inspired by Aug. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 3)
244
Stewart James On the Beam credits for "On the Beam"
Related to Sep. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 4)
251
Milbourne Christopher The Card Reflected card with same value and one with same suit as selection is removed, mirror on card as shiner
 		Oct. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 5)
256
Dr. Ben B. Braude Ben Braude's Brain Twister spectator thinks of a number between one and thirteen and remembers first card with same value
Variations Oct. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 5)
258
Dai Vernon The Magic Spell any thought-of card from packet can be spelled to
Variations Oct. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 5)
259
Howard A. Adams Uncanny Coincidence after odd calculation, four cards are located which match total
 		Nov. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 6)
265
Larry Russell Predicting the Unknown deck is cut and half dealt into four piles, one is selected and bottom card predicted on billet
 		Dec. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 7)
271
Frederick Braue, Dai Vernon Vernon + Braue variation of Vernon routine, any thought-of card from packet can be spelled to, see p. 320 for correction, idea by Joe Schmidt on p. 342
Inspired by Dec. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 7)
281
Bob Hummer Hummer's 18 Card Mystery spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards, see Collected Secrets for links to variations
VariationsAlso published here 1946
Face Up Face Down Mysteries
1
Bob Hummer Hummer's Swindle spectator takes sixteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile behind his back, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and without looking reverses all cards back in order
Also published here 1946
Face Up Face Down Mysteries
2
Bob Hummer The Lonely Card CATO routine, cards turned face up, performer takes packet behind back and reverses all cards except selection
VariationsAlso published here 1946
Face Up Face Down Mysteries
2
Bob Hummer The Little Moonies CATO routine, cards with moon faces printed on them, one way they are smiling held the other way the are sad, spectator marks two cards on the pack and cuts them in the deck, performer takes cards behind back, all moons are in smiling orientation except marked two
Also published here 1946
Face Up Face Down Mysteries
3
Conny Steffensen Magische Lektionen brief explanations of various techniques to control a card, followed by french translation "Leçons de Magie"
  • 1. Durch Forcieren
  • 2. Anwendung der Volte
  • 3. Mit Hilfe der untersten Karte
  • 4. Ein Ersatz für die Volte
  • 5. Lange und breite Karte
  • 6. Eine billige, lange Karte
  • 7. Gebrochene Ecke
  • 8. Dicke Karte
  • 9. Kurze Karte
  • 10. Vergilbtes Spiel
  • 11. "Bleistiftstrich" auf der Seite des Spieles
  • 12. Rand und "Augen" Methode
  • 13. Die umgekehrte Karte
Related to 1946
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 1)
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