33,997 entries in Cards / Sleights
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Edward Bagshawe, Jack Merlin Learning New Sleights
1933 76
Victor Farelli Tricks Based on the "Glide" commentary followed by the tricks
1933 76
The "Double Crimp" to make a one-way deck
Related to 1933 86
Jean Hugard One Hand Top Card Palm
Related toVariations 1933 2
The Hindu Shuffle or Running Cut
1933 2
The Hindu Shuffle as a Substitute for the Pass one or multiple card control
1933 3
An Easy Substitute for the Pass starting like Charlier Pass, overhand shuffle
1933 6
Behind Back Stabbing Force
1933 8
Unit Downjog Addition
1933 10
The Modern Dovetail Shuffle overhand shuffle shift
1933 14
A New Force double count
1933 19
The Boomerang Card
1933 21
Throw Vanish & Reproduction during boomerang flourish
1933 21
The Double Lift
1933 22
Push-In Change
Variations 1933 24
Prof. Robert Hellis The Hand to Hand Palm Change
1933 25
Distribution Shuffle distributing four reversed cards
1933 27
Jean Hugard Color Changes
1933 31
The Hinge Change Herrmann/Hofzinser type set-up
Variations 1933 31
The Book Change
1933 33
A Spectator Does It Downs Change
1933 33
Second-from-Top Steal
1933 35
Front to Back Transfer using leg at side of the body
1933 35
Jean Hugard Some Patter Suggestions
1933 36
The Arm Spread
  • No. 1 - The Spread and Turn-Over
  • Variations for Finishing this Sleight
  • No. 2 - The Glide
  • No. 3 - The Back Arm Reverse
  • No. 4 - The Upright Spread
  • No. 5 - The Elbow Catch
  • No. 6 - The Turn-Over and Right Hand Catch
  • No. 7 - The Back Arm Catch
  • No. 8 - Vanish of Pack
  • No. 9 - The Half Turn-Over and Catch
  • No. 10 - The One Hand Catch
  • No. 11 - The Hat Catch
  • No. 12 - The Double Spread
  • A Routine for Arm Spreads
1933 39
The Flip (?) "sort of Mexican turn over"
1933 24
The Flip-Change
1933 24
John Scarne Scarne's Monte Slide two card switched, Optical Monte Move
1933 28
John Scarne Scarne's Push Over Change Optical Monte Move
1933 39
The Mexican Turn Over
1933 40
Ralph W. Hull Valuable Card Sleights
1933 2
The Glide
1933 2
Ralph W. Hull The Optical Shuffle "A Perfect Substitute for the Pass"
back and front throws, also as card control
Related to 1933 2
The Top Change
1933 3
The Double Lift
1933 3
Ralph W. Hull Hull's "Hide-Out" Card Sleight showing that a card is apparently missing while spreading through deck, reverse cull
Also published here 1933 4
The Dove Tail False Shuffle unwoven
1933 4
Ralph W. Hull The "Will-o'-the-Wisp" Card "Sometimes Known as The Run-A-Way Card"
card and its position thought-of, it vanishes and reappears reversed at named number, re-deal placement
Related to 1933 7
Double Turnover Reverse
Related to 1933 8
Half Pass turning lower half over
1933 10
Push Glimpse bottom card of face-up deck
1933 10
Ralph W. Hull Addition and Switch cumbersome Braue Switch precursor
Related to 1933 11
Undercount off the top of the deck into other hand
1933 13
Double Lift
1933 15
Dropping the Double onto the deck from some height
1933 15
Ralph W. Hull Hull's "Magic Picture Book" Deck "The Ever Changing Deck"
cards are printed on all-backs deck, all-backs/faces spread display, natural bow and every other card reversed
1933 16
Ralph W. Hull Book Flourish concave and every other card reversed
1933 17
Ralph W. Hull The Fan one-handed, every other card hidden naturally
1933 18
Ralph W. Hull Deck Turnover (?) fake deck turnover
Related to 1933 18
Ralph W. Hull Slip-Back Count
1933 20
Two-Card Monte Move
1933 21
Sure-Fire Force under-the-spread force, top card taken singly under spread at start
Variations 1933 22
Push-In Transfer two halves on top of each other jogged, left first finger pushes bottom card of top half over to bottom half
1933 7
Tom Sellers A Pretty Card Turnover air-pressure turnover in the hands, deck dropped and caught with same hand
1933 15
The Old "Back-Palm" Again shifting cards from back palm to front, while holding card with same hand
1933 5
Charles Eastman No Thumb Back Palm
1933 7
Charles Eastman Expert Card Fan similar to pressure fan
1933 7
Charles Eastman Reverse Fan - All White reverse pressure fan
1933 9
Goodlette Dodson Cover for the Pass Cover pass, brief mentioning of a top and bottom cover pass
1933 9
Tommy Tucker Double Card Lift
1933 12
Tommy Tucker The Easy Card Shift one card pass
1933 13
Tommy Tucker The Deliberate Shift card hit through loosely held deck to form in-jog
Related to 1933 13
Tommy Tucker The New False Count Principle using the Glide
1933 15
Tommy Tucker The Card Miracle
1933 19
Tommy Tucker The Four Aces overhand shuffle stacking of four Aces
1933 20
Tommy Tucker Vanishing Pack of Cards handkerchief around deck, vanish with handkerchief, methodically vanish is made in two steps
1933 20
Charles Eastman The Expert Acquitment with Cards choreography to show both sides of hands empty
1933 25
Harry Valcarte The One Hand Shuffle multiple Charlier cuts
1933 38
Alonso Machado A Cards on Sleeve Flourish arm spread flourish
1933 2
William Larsen The Riffle-Slip top card slipped into center, as passive sleight, as force to bring top card to named number
Also published here 1933 4
William Larsen False Shuffle for Complete Pack two singe-card runs from top
Related to 1933 4
Spring Revelation cards sprung from hand to hand, selection flies out
1933 4
Cut to retain single card running cut that brings top card to bottom
1933 5
To deal oneself an extra card
1933 5
For force in audience simply handing cards to spectators, bold old style classic force
Related to 1933 5
T. Page Wright Deck strippers end strippers, spectator overhand shuffles card to top
1933 9
Franz Massopust Shuffle-fancy spring riffle shuffle
Related to 1933 9
Under Fan Steal top cards stolen under one-handed fan in right hand
1933 11
T. Page Wright Card change in pushing into packet face card of right-hand half is pushed into left-hand half, switched for dummy card
Related to 1933 12
T. Page Wright The Spread Detection bottom card hidden under table spread and used as key card
1933 12
T. Page Wright Location Aces at top and bottom of both halves, spectator shuffles, selects card, shuffles again, four Aces as keys
1933 13
T. Page Wright A Glimpse left hand pushes off card to show it to spectator, bottom corner glimpsed
1933 13
Judson S. Brown A one hand top change similar to Allerton change, for credit see Page Wright's Manuscript
Related toAlso published here 1933 13
T. Page Wright Another tip-over change switched-out card left reversed while apparently turned over
1933 17
T. Page Wright Behind Back Switch selection out-jogged behind back, switched during brief turning around
1933 17
T. Page Wright Behind Back Pass card replaced behind back, turning around as cover for pass
Also published here 1933 17
T. Page Wright Spell Stab card spelled to from stabbed position
1933 19
T. Page Wright Tabled Under-the-Spread Force bottom card dragged along with fingers
1933 19
T. Page Wright Drop Change card shown and dropped to floor, changes during drop
1933 19
T. Page Wright Plunger Shift with two cards
Also published here 1933 20
T. Page Wright Thought-Of Stab spectator thinks of card in packet, then stabs in deck, names card, shown to be next to stabbed card
1933 20
T. Page Wright Knife Stab top half fastened together
1933 21
T. Page Wright Under-Spread-Force Handling spectator cuts in probably narrow in-the-hands spread, unclear
1933 21
T. Page Wright Card Force and Reverse card forced via peek force, it then turns over fairly
1933 22
Appleton improvement Eren's Spelling Card estimation to follow position, maneuvering selection to approximately twelve
Inspired by 1933 23
T. Page Wright The Page Pass one-handed pass, as control, compared to Charlier pass, but no details given
Related to 1933 25
Floyd G. Thayer The Visible Pass swivel cut as control, credit in Page Wright's Manuscript
Also published here 1933 26
Peek first finger, then transferred to fourth finger "as usual"
1933 26
William Larsen The Riffle-Slip top card slipped into center, as passive sleight, as force to bring top card to named number
Also published here 1933 27
William Larsen False Shuffle two single runs
  • Improvement
Related to 1933 28
William Larsen The Riffle-Down quickly getting break at any small number, preparing with two breaks
Variations 1933 28
William Larsen The Glimpse - First Method post-peek glimpse
1933 29
T. Page Wright The Glimpse - Second Method post-peek glimpse, book break type
1933 30
T. Page Wright Simple Glimpse looking straight down
Related to 1933 31
Arthur H. Buckley One of Four Packets probability force which packet of four is chosen
1933 32
Billy O'Connor A Card with a Certain Number of Pips six cards in a row, one value forced
1933 32
Charles T. Jordan Red-Black Shuffle riffle and overhand
1933 38
T. Page Wright Five Card Control
1933 47
Al Baker Pocket Switch twice in context
Also published here 1933 21
Theodore Annemann Alignment Move
Nov. 1934
The Jinx (Issue 2)
7
Stabbing Force
Dec. 1934
The Jinx (Issue 3)
10
Tom Sellers A New Jumping Card Trick jumps from pack
1934 3
Tom Sellers Behind Back Addition deck behind back, cards added via clip
1934 5
Push-In Switch for Ambitious Card
1934 6
Tom Sellers An Excellent Card Change
1934 7
Clip Palm between third and fourth finger
1934 8
Tom Sellers Unique Card Prediction sandwiched card matches prediction
1934 9
Slip Back Count
1934 10
Clip Palm Steal herrmann pass type action
1934 11
Tom Sellers Adding Card with Envelope
1934 15
Stabbing Slip Force with knife
1934 16
Cardini The Cardini Snap Color Change
Related toVariations 1934 46
New Palm of Top Card and a Color Change
Related to 1934 47
Bottom Reverse deck turned over on top of card(s)
Related to
  • Henry Hatton & Adrian Plate, Magicians Tricks: How They Are Done, p. 70
Variations
1934 57
G. W. Hunter Hunter False Shuffle
1934 61
Colors Riffle Shuffle
1934 61
The Throw
1934 66
The Push-Out False Cut cards pushed from middle are cut into deck
Related to 1934 69
False Cut for Set-up Deck
1934 70
The Flourish Count
1934 72
Weaving the Cards
1934 72
The Giant Fan I. The Formation
II. Fanning Yourself
III. Closing and Opening the Fan
IV. Closing the Fan with One Hand
V. Finish of the Giant Fan Moves
1934 73
Laurie Ireland Slap Appearance card appears face up on top
1934
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1934)
2
Laurie Ireland All Alike Display with running cut
1934
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1934)
2
Theodore Annemann A Couple of Cards Get Together two selections come together on top despite the spectator's overhand shuffle
Related to 1934 20
Theodore Annemann Another Sympathetic Mystery two decks, spectator selects card from one, performer finds duplicate in other deck, stacked, estimation, fishing
Related to 1934 26
Double Lift
1934 28
Henry Christ The 203rd Force
Related toVariations 1934 38
Theodore Annemann The $ 1,000 Test Card Location stacked, risky
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1934 43
Orville Wayne Meyer P&L Metal Card Box Switch
Jan. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 4)
15
Stuart Robson Stack Addition behind back
Feb. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 5)
20
Theodore Annemann Peek Force Card glued long short card
Apr. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 7)
27
Theodore Annemann Just the Same Alike two cards selected from two decks are the same, selection process from one deck complicated with four piles and die
Also published here 1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
41
Theodore Annemann With One Hand spectator cuts deck held by performer behind his deck
1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
42
Orville Wayne Meyer The "One of a Bunch" Force no-miss strategy for classic force
1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
43
El Ray The Fan Location crimp below fan
Aug. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 11)
54
Under-Handkerchief-Cut-Force
1935 4
Louis Lam Center to Top Reverse similar to Future Reverse, but to top instead of to center
Related to 1935 8
Louis Lam Tower Bridge "A New Bridge Effect", number of cut of cards is divined by value of another selection
1935 11
Hindu Shuffle Display
1935 17
Jean Hugard To Palm a Number of Cards from the Top left thumb pushes cards up
Related to 1935 83
The Gambler's Top Palm
1935 83
The Change-Over Palm - A. With Small Packet of Cards Only left classic to right classic
1935 84
The Change-Over Palm - B. With the Pack in Hand left-hand bottom palmed to right hand
1935 86
A New Top Change second card is palmed while top one is displayed, then replaced
1935 86
Replacing Palmed Cards 1. Using a Table
2. Without a Table
3. Replacing Cards on the Bottom of the Deck
4. Adding a Single Card as in the Color Change
5. To Replace a Large Packet of Cards
6. Another Method
7. Placing Cards from Right Palm to the Bottom of the Deck
8. Another Method
Related to 1935 87
Jean Hugard Some Notes on the Pass
1935 90
John Ramsay, Jean-Nicholas Ponsin Pass Subtlety
1935 91
The Break and Overhand Shuffle No. 1 of "Substitutes for the Pass"
1935 91
The Riffle Return No. 2 of "Substitutes for the Pass"
1935 92
Reversed Cards as Indicator No. 3 of "Substitutes for the Pass", secretly reversed card as key card, oops control
1935 93
Jean Hugard To Reverse the Bottom Card against thigh/leg
1935 94
Jean Hugard To Transfer the Bottom Card to the Top against thigh/leg
1935 95
A Gambler's Move under cover and using right arm
1935 95
An Effective Poker Deal re-deal stacking done by spectator, double duke suggestion
Related toVariations 1935 108
Audley Walsh Two Card Control bridged deck
1935 109
Adrian Plate Excelsior Change
1935 117
The Expanding and Diminishing Cards in several stages, vanish finale
1935 118
Variation of the Charlier Pass No. I of "One Hand Shuffles"
Also published here 1935 123
Three Cut Shuffle No. II of "One Hand Shuffles"
Also published here 1935 124
The Five Cut Shuffle No. III of "One Hand Shuffles"
Also published here 1935 125
The Multiple Cut No. IV of "One Hand Shuffles"
Also published here 1935 126
Forcing Thought Principle - Several Methods of Forcing a Certain Card during riffle, springing, fanning
1935 8
Simple Control spectator cuts to and remembers card, performer holds break
1935 8
The Trio three cards divined, no-touch confusion force
1935 10
Method of Changing Packs selection produced at named number from pocketed deck
Variations 1935 15
Reading any Card Called For forced card produced from pocketed deck
1935 18
Glimpse through Handkerchief
1935 18
Spectator Shuffles Stacked Deck credit information, short overhand shuffle
1935 19
Forcing Decks
1935 25
A Card Prediction card at named number predicted
1935 26
Laurie Ireland Hints for Amateurs on Forcing Cards third forcing deck
1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
2
Partial Riffle Shuffle bottom 17 cards
1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
2
Laurie Ireland To Fully Restore the Card last corner
1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
4
Laurie Ireland A Perfect False Riffle Shuffle strip-out, Triumph Shuffle type square up
Variations 1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
5
Laurie Ireland A False Count to be Used when Dealing Off the Deck featuring push-off
Related to 1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
8
Pinky Pull Down
1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
9
Laurie Ireland A Most Unusual Experiment in Which a Chosen Card Appears Instantly at Any Number in the Deck from 10 to 45
Related toVariations 1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
10
Laurie Ireland The Invisible Pass
1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
20
Laurie Ireland Color Change see also page 24
1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
24
Envelope Placement Steal packet put in envelope, a card remains outside
Related to 1935 25
Just a Teaser No. 45, quick shuffle in key card location
1935 41
Harry Louine The Whispering Queen No. 48, cards are forced in simple way and divined with help of Queen
1935 43
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant Now We'll Show You knife inserted into deck, card in center with break
1935 18
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant Another Card Trick spectator remembers a card and its position from the bottom, performer takes deck behind back, brings forward wrong card, selection then found in pocket, card slipped up the jacket from behind back
1935 25
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant An Easy Color Change face card of rubber-banded deck changes, pass
1935 34
Air Pressure Turnover
1936
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1935/36)
84
Harry J. Smith Automatic Seconds card(s) at any number(s) using second deal from card case with slit
Variations 1936
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1935/36)
88
Clement de Lion Die Force Improvement one of four cards with rolling of die, see 202 Method of Forcing for original
Feb. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 17)
91
Ben Badley Fanning Powder tip
Feb. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 17)
92
Shuffling a Stacked Deck short shuffle, credit to Stanyon's Magic
Also published here Apr. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 19)
108
Bruce Elliott Changing Tray Substitute magazine
May 1936
The Jinx (Issue 20)
115
Theodore Annemann Top Change Tip
June 1936
The Jinx (Issue 21)
119
Audley Walsh Strip-Out Addition precursor handling
Variations June 1936
The Jinx (Issue 21)
122
Audley Walsh Thumb Count Stacking
June 1936
The Jinx (Issue 21)
122
Classic Pass Half Pass brief
July 1936
The Jinx (Issue 22)
129
L. Vosburgh Lyons Double Deal Turnover crude
July 1936
The Jinx (Issue 22)
130
Lin Searles The "So Simple" Force portion cut and turned over, then deck secretly turned over
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1936
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1936)
135
Orville Wayne Meyer, Jean Hugard, Val Evans Handkerchief Force see credit corrections on page 166 and 198
Nov. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 26)
159
Jean Hugard The Hugard Palm
Variations 1936 130
L'Homme Masqué One Hand Palm for a Number of Cards "originated by a French magician", spring palm
1936 130
The Spring Palm top card during spring flourish
1936 131
As a Force application of Spring Palm
1936 132
A Startling Transformation side-jogged double turns over during spring flourish, Cascade Change
1936 134
A Flesh Grip greek break
1936 134
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, Jean Hugard The Peek or Glimpse
1936 135
Sighting the Top Card 1. The Palm
2. The Ruffle
3. The Push Down (top buckle)
4. (The Push Down for Near Top)
5. Left Thumb and Lower Index
6. The Double Lift
7. By the Riffle Shuffle
8. Gambler's Method
9. Hindu Shuffle
10. Placing Deck on Table
11. Overhand Shuffle
1936 136
Sighting the Bottom Card 1. Tilting the Pack
2. The Rear Bend
3. Buckling the Card
4. Variation of No. 2
5. Turn over Flourish on Arm
6. Pulling back Sleeve
7. Under Cover of Card Fan
8. Bending the Deck Inwards
1936 139
Sighting a Card in the Middle of the Deck
  • 1. Ruffling the Pack for Return of Card
  • 2. The Push Through
  • 3. Charlier Pass Move
  • 4. Palming Half the Deck
  • 5. Turning Index Corner in Fan of Cards
  • 6. Index of Card Above Chosen Card
  • 7. Sighting Card After Spectator Peeks at Index
  • 8. Sighting Any Card Called For
Related to 1936 141
The Best Overhand False Shuffle
1936 143
Dr. Jacob Daley The Daley Reverse
1936 144
Gerald Fulton Color Change
1936 145
Dai Vernon Glimpse through Handkerchief
1936 152
Under Handkerchief Force
1936 155
Audley Walsh Strip-Out Addition and Switch precursor
1936 156
Laurie Ireland Break Handling under three cards, pushoff
1936
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1936)
9
Victor Farelli "Culling" Talks about how culling should be done, mentions Louis Nikola and how he stacks his deck during the course of another routine, also mentions Erdnase's stock securing and cull shuffling
Related to 1936 12
Victor Farelli Seventeen Down Selection appears at number foretold by magician. Effect allows magician to secretly cull the four Kings to the top for a later routine.
Inspired by
  • (Al Baker, The Sphinx, 1932)
1936 12
Victor Farelli Reversing the Bottom Card
1936 15
Victor Farelli The "Lindahl" Method Culling and securing a required stock in the action of removing the four Aces
Related to
  • (Tom Osborne, The Sphinx, June 1932)
1936 15
Frank Lane "Glimpsing" Method to glimpse bottom card by extending arm
1936 19
Victor Farelli Arithmetical Magic Magician divines selected card by going through rest of deck. Then tries again with part of the deck but fails, with a surprise four of a kind production kicker ending
1936 22
Victor Farelli The Push Force Insert pencil in deck to force card
1936 28
Victor Farelli "Culling" at the Card Table Method to cull while seated at table
1936 32
Victor Farelli The Double Card Turn-over description of Victor's method of handling the double turnover with push-off
Related to 1936 47
Victor Farelli First Variation ("Marking Off" with One Hand) one handed get ready
1936 49
Victor Farelli Second Variation (The "Skin" Grip) using fingers to keep double square
Related to 1936 49
Victor Farelli Third Variation (The "End" Overlap) letting the double land in-jogged
1936 50
Victor Farelli The "Conus" Method how to steal a card under another and lay both down as one card, not exactly a double lift or turnover
1936 50
U. F. Grant Switching Case cigar box sized box on table with opening, see page 3 for handling
1936 1
U. F. Grant Effect No. 1 spectator deals five hands, no good hand, but when the magician deals he get's a straight flush, re-deal stacking
Related to 1936 1
U. F. Grant Effect No. 2 spectator cuts to the Aces with single cut, cross-cut force with two Aces on top and bottom at start
1936 1
U. F. Grant Effect No. 3 second deal demo, top card has corner missing
1936 2
Franklin M. Chapman Prediction prediction on slip of paper, spectator cuts deck into three piles, one reversed, that one is cut again with prediction slip between the portions, cards above and below slip are the ones predicted
1936 4
Turnover Reverse deck turned over, top card is slipped around and ends up reversed on bottom
1936 5
Mercury Card Fold into fourths under deck
1936 7
Hindu Shuffle Display do show red backs in a blue deck
1936 3
Reverse Deal Force see No. 3
1937 19
Dr. James William Elliott The Trio simple no-touch force for any number of cards
1937 20
Classic Force crude and brief
1937 21
Shuffling Despite Key Card
1937 22
The "Easy" Card In Wallet card brought to arm pit from behind back
1937 22
Prediction confusing cut to force two cards, possibly by Ralph W. Hull (see Trost reference)
Variations 1937 23
A Smart Location card is inserted and hit through deck, control with riffle shuffle
1937 23
Arthur Leroy Breast Pocket Switch card is sticking out of pocket and switched as it is removed
Related to 1937 28
Showing Pocket Empty brief
1937 28
Dai Vernon Super Card Prediction stabbing force with principle that used deck splits always at same point
Variations 1937 29
Lu Brent Matching the Aces psychological force of one of the Aces
1937 31
Walter B. Gibson Surpasso selection is inserted in cased deck by spectator and divined, deck pressed together in case
1937 32
New Card Discovery two key cards, spectator overhand shuffles briefly
1937 32
Tommy Tucker The Card Miracle - Certain: 1. Tucker's Version spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card, estimation, card is on top or in pocket in this handling
Related to 1937 37
Percy Abbott 2. Abbott's version. "The Certain Card Trick." spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card, estimation, dealing out in packets and asking in which one it is
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1937 37
T. Nelson Downs 3. The Nelson Downs Original. spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card, estimation, card is on top or in pocket in this handling
Related to 1937 38
William Larsen Cut in Detection estimated floating key card
1937 39
Charles T. Jordan Trailing the Dovetail Shuffle to its Lair distributing stacked suit with two riffle shuffles
1937 42
Ben Erens Superlative Speller estimation to follow position, maneuvering selection to approximately twelve
Variations 1937 45
You Selected the - estimation
1937 46
Top Bottom Cull as cards are counted from hand to hand one section is placed on top, one on bottom
1937 47
Charles T. Jordan Spectator's Red Black Shuffle spectator deals divided deck in two heaps and riffle shuffles them
1937 47
Double Lift Reverse top of page
1937 49
Jean Hugard Oops Control Variation reversed key card that is accidentally discovered
1937 49
Jean Hugard Leg Reverse
1937 49
Control with Bridged Deck bottom of page
1937 51
Push-Back Count cards are counted from top of pack, first one is stolen back
1937 52
Double Lift Reverse
1937 65
Donald Holmes Card on Glass card on top of glass is invisible for audience when they look on edge
1937 70
Slip Transfer transferring a card from deck to deck
1937 75
Showing Two Cards as One crude
1937 76
Backs Up forcing a picture card by placing all other picture cards to bottom ("take the first picture card" after riffle shuffle)
1937 76
Mental Coincidence two cards from two deck put in pockets match, one switched in pocket
1937 77
Missing Corner Second Deal whole corner is missing
1937 79
Theodore Annemann A Couple of Cards Get Together two selections come together on top despite the spectator's overhand shuffle, pencil dot card
Related to 1937 82
Glenn G. Gravatt Mental Vision four cards chosen and divined, pencil dot card
1937 82
Card Control with Pencil Dot Card one or multiple cards
1937 82
Reverse Faro
1937 85
Tilt Glimpse as deck is handed to spectator with thumb below, fingers above
1937 88
Spectator Riffle Shuffles and key remains on top or near top
1937 89
Double Counting Force
1937 91
Sleeve Addition key cards are added behind the back from sleeve
1937 92
Multiple Card Control simple
1937 92
Location Plus slick key card, spectator overhand shuffles
1937 97
Slick Card Control for multiple cards
1937 98
Diachylon Force sticky card and tray
1937 106
Diachylon Book Test. Forcing A Number
1937 107
Another Diachylon Force like sticky svengali
1937 107
Slip Cut in the hands
1937 117
Block Turnover in ambitous card routine
1937 118
Double Backed Card Force odd-backed card stabbed into deck next to force card, red-blue double backer
1937 123
Two Card Monte Move
1937 125
The Double Card Prediction double backer
Related to 1937 126
Single Card Force thick card
1937 127
Henry Christ The Perfect Force double backer, 203rd force
Variations 1937 128
Doubleback Card Force for two cards, double backer
1937 128
Deck Turnover Switch turnover at side of body
1937 133
Hindu Shuffle Force
1937 136
Card in Glass Transformation half turn of glass
1937 137
Slip Back Count
1937 154
U. F. Grant U Bite oops control
1937 168
Easy Card Divination
1937 180
Switching the Deck - 1. during trick in which cards are felt with fingertips in pocket
1937 189
Switching the Deck - 2. during trick in which cards are felt with fingertips in pocket
1937 190
Al Baker Switching the Deck - 3. Al Baker's Method No. 1 pocket work
Related to 1937 190
Al Baker Switching the Deck - 4. Al Baker's Method No. 2 during trick in which cards are felt with fingertips in pocket
1937 190
Charles T. Jordan The Wonder Force forcing the first red card in riffle shuffled deck, two methods
Related to 1937 200
Theodore Annemann Another Sympathetic Mystery two decks, spectator selects card from one, performer finds duplicate in other deck, stacked, estimation, fishing
Related to 1937 214
Theodore Annemann $1,000 Test Card Location stacked, risky
Related to 1937 215
Charles T. Jordan Cremo Card Restoration card forced via spelling procedure, duplicate in deck
1937 220
William Larsen From Another Pack forcing any King from set-up deck with counting procedure
1937 229
Red or Black deck of all black cards becomes all red, face-up face-down alternating cards as impromptu rough-smooth principle
1937 231
Various Methods of Handling the Pack
1937 245
Simple Effects 5. svengali deck as a force
1937 247
Switching Packs seven methods with pockets, servantes, ...
1937 248
Svengali Prediction force cards are switched out during trick
1937 250
Charles T. Jordan The Mystery Problem position of selection is predicted, svengali deck with different finish on force cards, ending clean with switch-out
1937 251
Svengali Force a bit complicated, svengali deck
1937 255
The Mene Tekel Deck - 2. basic application, air pressure turnover
1937 257
Back of the Hand Steal top card stolen off tabled deck with sticky/wet back of the hand
1937 257
Controlling Several Cards with Menetekel Deck
1937 258
The Turned Card air pressure turnover, stripper deck
1937 264
The Blown Card card is apparently blown out of deck, stripper deck
1937 266
Simple Turnover card revolved around deck to bottom
1937 271
Spring Palm brief
1937 272
Stop me at Any Time stripper deck
1937 274
Stripper Center Deal brief, stripper deck
1937 275
Display Reverse
1937 276
A "Stop" Discovery dribble force with end stripper deck
1937 281
Pocket Deck Switch brief
1937 284
Chair Add
1937 291
A Novel Card Problem replacing cards in short deck for multiple location routine
1937 297
Dai Vernon Automatic Second Deal hole in card
Related to 1937 305
Nine in Ten Detection dotted key and bridge, hoping that spectator cuts at bridge
Related to 1937 307
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
Horoscope Card Force short card
1937 312
James Maxwell The Locator spectator's shuffling while short card stays next to selection
1937 313
John J. Crimmins Jr. Throw Switch Precursor
1937 327
Walter B. Gibson Master Card Location counting while spreading
1937 331
Conrad Rheiner Cut Force with Side Slip
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
Case Flap between Cards and Deck
1937 338
Jack Merlin Paint Brush Card picking off the pip type, Two, Three, Four and Five of Spades
Also published here 1937 341
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
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
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
Multiple Glide with several cards, more added during dealing
1937 357
Setting a Bridge
1937 360
A Subtle Set Up thumb count stack
1937 365
Charles T. Jordan Pocket Ditch as small packet switch
1937 367
Overhand Shuffle Run-up
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
Stadelman Effective Poker Deal redistribution to stack royal flush
1937 373
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
Top Card Glimpse left hand turned and top card pushed over
1937 393
Louis Nikola Riffle Shuffle as Pass Substitute
1937 396
Louis Nikola To Pick Out Any Card Called For Behind the Back 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
Snap False Count cards over-counted from top of deck
1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
179
Half Pass brief
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
Al Baker Pocket Gesture Deck Switch
Aug. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 35)
237
Theodore Annemann Jinx Switch original source
Variations Sep. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 36)
243
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
Knife Glimpse stabbing glimpse
1937 10
John Goodrum Switch with Envelope
1937 30
Deck Turnover brief
1937 33
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
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
Air-Pressure Turnover Top card flips over as deck is dropped from hand to hand
1937 17
Edward Victor Stacking the Aces thumb count
1937 21
Card Location in Pocket
1937 47
Slip Cut Packet Switch
1937 51
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
A Card Holder clip type
1937 79
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 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
Prof. Robert Hellis Hellis Change
1937 5
Joe Berg Alignment Move Change
Variations 1937 6
Joe Berg Odd-Backed Two-Card Monte Move
1937 7
Double Laydown on Table
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
Turnover Cut Force bottom cards reversed, spectator cuts off cards, bottom half secretly turned over
1937 46
Franklin M. Chapman Just Peek card peeked at behind performer's back, deck immediately shuffled, performer locates card
1937 7
Franklin M. Chapman Addition from Vest Pocket as outer jacket pocket is examined
1937 8
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
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
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
John Scarne Seventh Method. (The "Snap" crimp)
1938 57
John Scarne Scarne Ridge Technique
1938 59
Air Pressure Turnover brief
1938 72
U. F. Grant Reversed Key Card The "Whoops!" Control
VariationsAlso published here 1938 81
Color Separation while looking through the deck
1938 86
Red-Black Riffle Shuffle
1938 87
Shuffling with a Key Card
1938 94
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
Charles T. Jordan Interlocking Chain Principle
1938 101
Reverse Order Location
1938 101
Dai Vernon Trick Wherein a Card is Thrust Beside a Predicted Card two methods, one by Vernon
1938 113
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
Dai Vernon Overhand Shuffle Positioning of Four Cards context (OOSOOM setting?)
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
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