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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Al Baker Al Baker's Best Card Trick two cards, duplicate bank
 		Feb. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 54)
222
Frederick Mosteller Encore! spelling to the thought of card, gaffed deck, count-spell
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 58)
236
Frederick Braue Bravo Encore Reprise count-spell
Inspired by Sep. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 69)
280
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
Tom Bowyer Routine with a Svengali Deck different effects with a svengali deck, reverse, spelling, counting, all alike
 		June 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 1)
54
Hans "Severus" Ernst Die aetherischen Karten empty case is pierced with knife, selections appear inside
Inspired by
  • Lloyd W. Chambers "The ethereal cards"
 1944
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 6 No. 1)
4
Albert Sidney Dark Sorcery spectator signs card and selects number, light turned off, when back on the signed card traveled into sealed envelope numbered with number, luminous paint on back of cards
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
171
Theodore Annemann, Al Baker, Dr. Jacob Daley Notaria chosen card and diagram are divined/duplicated, forcing deck, center tear
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
179
Herbert Hood The Psychic Slate unseen selection is duplicated on slate, marked & stacked
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
226
Herbert Hood A Thought Out Thought free selection divined, marked & stacked
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
226
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
Dai Vernon The Brain Wave Deck brainwave
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
277
John J. Crimmins Jr. I'll Read Your Mind one is a brainwave/invisible deck
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
279
George W. Lord, M. D. Overholser A Peculiar Happenstance two cards in two piles appear at the same position, stacked & marked
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
280
Herbert Hood You and Yours - Me and Mine
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
281
Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr. Copy Cat one Si Stebbins, the other brainwave/invisible deck
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
294
Hen Fetsch Ghostatic Touch several coincidences with two decks
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
295
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
Charles T. Jordan A Complete "Silent Thought Transmission" Act medium divines various pieces of information, bills, dice, playing cards and names, placement on table code
 		1944
Practical Mental Effects
325
Franklin M. Chapman Two-way Telepathy No. 4, two chosen cards predicted, two methods combined, "still as modern as television"
Also published here 1944
Twenty Stunners with A Nail Writer
12
Michael F. Zens The Improved "Zens" Cards & Envelopes
Related to 1945
My Best
55
Verne Chesbro Mechanico Rising Cards
1945
My Best
60
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
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
Orville Wayne Meyer Predictopack
1945
My Best
101
Frederick Mosteller, Frederick Braue, Orville Wayne Meyer Encore Spelling to the thought of card, gaffed deck, three versions, count-spell
Related to 1945
My Best
103
Franklin V. Taylor, Warner Perry, James G. Thompson Jr., R. C. Buff Peek Deck with several ideas and handlings
Related to 1945
My Best
111
Jack Vosburgh The Future Deck prediction written on a playing card matches selection, gaffed deck with cards already written on the faces, related to Curry's "Touch"
Also published here 1945
My Best
117
Audley Walsh The Magician's Dream
1945
My Best
119
John Booth Egyptian X-Ray Scope cards with symbols, card is revealed with the aid of a mysterious tube, juiced deck
 		1945
My Best
221
Professor El-Tab Cut Post Card Mystery a piece of a post card vanishes and appears at a selected page
 		1945
My Best
230
Dr. H. Walter Grote Telepathy vs. Coincidence thought of card and unknown selected card is divined, written on paper
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
11
U. F. Grant Zella Prediction Trick one card selected, one thought of, prediction written on one card, it's the selection with the thought of card written on it
Related to 1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
19
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
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
Dr. William T. Palchinas, George G. Kaplan A Sensational Prediction five cards shuffled in houlette and placed on a stand each, four removed, last one is predicted
Inspired by 1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
50
Eddie Clever What You Can Do With Nelson's Thunderbolt Deck no explantation of the thunderbolt deck
1. i'll read your mind
2. the prophet again
3. direct my hand
4. master effect
5. "stop!""
6. three thinkers
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
56
Roger Barkann, Magicana
  • Air Holes (wax pellets to seal air holes)
  • best pencil for marking card
 		July 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 2)
138
Dr. Stanley Jaks Das Pendel weiss es! card is located with pendulum, two decks
 		1945
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 7 No. 3)
8
Charles-Emile "Prof. Rex" Sauty, Dr. William Weyeneth Fluidum coins and cigarette cling to deck of cards, followed by french translation "Fluide"
 		Mar. 1945
La Baguette Magique (Issue 2)
5
Telepathic Deck of Cards early tossed out deck versions with one card, see following entries for variations
Related to 1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
244
Henry Hardin Forcing Deck every card is half forcing card, half indifferent
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
244
Burling Hull Svengali Deck
1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
245
Dr. Ford Rogers Glued Svengali Deck pairs glued together, for tossed out deck
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
245
Harlan Tarbell The Telepathic Deck pairs glued together in centre, for tossed out deck
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
245
Double Slate Writing flap slates, forcing deck
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
375
Don A. Hans One Card in 52 named card has different back color
 		1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
8
Eugene Gloye A New Idea on Rising Cards entire deck floats in midair, then three chosen cards rise from deck and fall to the floor, deck then lovers back into glass
 		1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
10
Harold Rasmus The Crystal Flame spectators name selected cards by looking at flame of a match
 		1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
19
Bruce Elliott Odds On spectator guesses picture in buddha papers, color of handkerchief in a bag, which card is reversed in the deck, and which number is written on a paper, in a locket
 		Jan. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 99)
400
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
James G. Thompson Jr. Thompson's Discontented Card
May 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 105)
422
Cyril Marriott Affinities thought of card and unknown selection in envelope are predicted, with mental masterpiece card case and Pop-Eyed Popper cards
Related to June 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 107)
431
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
Milbourne Christopher Force Stab using telomatic forcing deck, deck with rubber band tossed into audience
 		June 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 1)
224
John Scarne The Challenge Grand Slam and Little Slam two decks shuffled by performer and one by spectator, bridge deal with one suit and dealing hand with high cards from second deck
 		Sep. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 4)
247
Edward Marlo The Stripper Combine spectator chooses high four of a kind which is dealt, stripper deck, two methods
Also published here 1947
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947)
24
Bruce Elliott Anagram's Awful Aid letters in ABC deck are turned over according to selected words
 		June 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 128)
515
J. B. Bobo The Invisible Deck classic Invisible Deck
 		1947
Watch This One!
51
Milbourne Christopher The Card Revealed two cards are selected, name of one card appears on second card
 		Jan. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 8)
286
Conny Steffensen Magische Lektionen / Leçons magiques brief explanations of various techniques to control a card, followed by french translation
  • Reflektor
  • Sehen des Indexes an der gewählten Karte
  • Wo im Spiele befindet sich die Karte?
  • Abzählen von der untersten Karte
  • Die X-Strahlen Karte
  • Die berührte Karte
  • Auffinden einer Karte mit Hilfe von Wachs
  • Wie verfährt man, um mit dem Spiele zu rauschen?
  • Forcierung durch das "Rauschen"
  • Ein Forcierungs-Spiel
 		1947
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 3&4)
2
Al Baker Prediction Trick gaffed, prediction written on Joker
 		1948
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Card Trio)
501
George G. Kaplan The Odd-Even Force forcing an even or odd number with three dice, (reverse) svengali forcing deck
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
231
Tan Hock Chuan R. & S. Master Pack deck shuffled, when card is removed the performer instantly knows it, rough-smooth pairs in Si Stebbins arrangement
Related toAlso published here 1948
Rough & Smooth Possibilities
7
Tan Hock Chuan R. & S. Memory Supreme gaffed method
Inspired by 1948
Rough & Smooth Possibilities
9
Tan Hock Chuan R. & S. Book Test page selected with rough-smooth deck
 		1948
Rough & Smooth Possibilities
10
Tan Hock Chuan, Edward Bagshawe R. & S. Optica Deck deck shown, then it changes back color and all cards are alike, partial rough-smooth
Inspired byRelated to 1948
Rough & Smooth Possibilities
12
Tan Hock Chuan R. & S. One-Way Deck partial rough-smooth
 		1948
Rough & Smooth Possibilities
13
Bill Nord Touching Tricks card is selected and replaced, deck placed inside pocket and card removed, repeated with named card, card found reversed in the deck
 		Oct. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 5)
468
U. F. Grant Any Number over Telephone rough-smooth forcing deck, a person called who should name any odd number
Related to Dec. 1948
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 3)
13
Dr. F. W. van Klaveren 1 Karte + 1 Tuch "Silcardo", several methods to find selection with handkerchief
 		1948
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 9 No. 4)
9
Paul Dienst Alles verkehrt finding selection under handkerchief, two decks, using "Realwert-Karten" stack
 		1948
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 9 No. Sondernummer 1)
5
Tony Lopilato "Yeast" Pack cards kind of rise inside of handkerchief, using spring
 		1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
97
Martin Sunshine "Stop Card" Mystery using three cards and a three-way force deck
 		1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
190
X-Ray Cards packet with cut-out index to peek card placed in packet
 		1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
201
Gordon Whyte A Modern You Do As I Do Trick
1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
11
Walter Schmidt Strip Deck Idea cut on all edges
 		1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
36
U. F. Grant Lady Luck multiple prediction, coins heads and tales, sum of thrown dice and selected card, tossed out deck
Related to July 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 181)
723
George B. Anderson Playing Card Mindreading spectator removes cards which helps performer to categorize his question
 		1949
It Must Be Mindreading
10
Francis J. Rigney Divination card is located using a Divining Rod
 		Feb. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 9)
507
Milbourne Christopher Devano Rising Cards three cards, last in card case held by spectator
 		July 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 2)
560
Victor Farelli, David Devant Hew Devant Used to Force method to force three cards, three cards repeat itself, spectator cuts anywhere
Inspired by Nov. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 6)
601
U. F. Grant Grant's Terrific Telephone Test deck dealt onto table in row with every other card reversed, reversed one chosen, then any person called who names an odd number, card is there, half forcing deck
Related to Aug./Sep. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12)
12
U. F. Grant Grant's Triple Stop Card Trick three people select cards, then three decks are dealt in unison until someone calls stop, the three cards are the selected ones
Related to Aug./Sep. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12)
12
Bob Haskell Psychic Spell six cards on the table, spectator thinks of one, cards are mixed face down and performer touches them one by one as spectator spells his card in his head, selection is touched on last letter
Related to 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
6
Al Baker Telepathy For Two two cards appear at chosen numbers from one to ten, forcing banks
Also published here 1949
Mental Magic
97
Joe Stuthard The Mechanics of the Trilby Deck end-stripper & svengali combo
Related toVariations 1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
5
Joe Stuthard Explanation and Handling of Improved Svengali Part of Trilby Deck handling the trilby deck, intro
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
6
Joe Stuthard Running of the Cards dribble action with trilby deck
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
6
Hubert Lambert Shuffling the Deck overhand shuffling the trilby deck
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
7
Joe Stuthard Double Lift from trilby deck
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
8
Joe Stuthard Spread ribbon spread and turnover
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
8
Joe Stuthard The Drop double cards drop from a height on the table
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
9
Joe Stuthard Fan fanning the trilby deck
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
10
Joe Stuthard Extracting the Key Cards strip-out with trilby deck, end strippers
  • Method 1
  • Method 2
  • Method 3
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
11
Joe Stuthard Clean-Up Location within "Method 3", trilby deck dealt into two piles for location, half deck is switched
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
11
Joe Stuthard Stripping a Selected Card from the Deck trilby deck, end strippers
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
13
Joe Stuthard Having Card Selected and Returned reversing selection in stripper deck
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
14
Joe Stuthard Mental Miracle chosen card predicted, it travels from one half to the other
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
15
Joe Stuthard Any Number Called For
1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
15
Joe Stuthard Blindfold Effect spectator stops at selection while blindfolded
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
16
Joe Stuthard Blindfold Trick with Assistant assistant names selection and stops at it
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
16
Joe Stuthard Pile Trick chosen card appears on top of any one of a number of piles
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
16
Joe Stuthard Clock Trick piles in clock layout made, coin with arrow spun, the designated packet has selection on top, Kay Stuthard's favorite
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
16
Marjorie Fletcher Dice Trick six cards on table, roll of die used to locate it
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
16
Joe Stuthard Transformation wrong card changes into selection
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
17
Joe Stuthard Knife Trick stabbing next to selection in paper-wrapped deck
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
17
Joe Stuthard Thought Card thought-of card is found next to another selection
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
17
George Armstrong Telephone Trick person phoned and asked for a number in the deck, selection is at that position
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
18
Joe Stuthard Publicity Prediction selection predicted by previous letter
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
18
Joe Stuthard Card in Hat deck placed in hat, snapping against hat, selection jumps out
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
18
Joe Stuthard Cutting to Selected Card
1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
18
Joe Stuthard Cutting Several Selected Cards
1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
18
Joe Stuthard Cutting to Aces
1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
19
Joe Stuthard Four Ace Trick Aces are lost and found again
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
19
Joe Stuthard How Did That Happen? Aces shown in deck, performer finds wrong cards behind his back, then he removes the Aces from behind his back
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
19
Joe Stuthard Card from Pocket spectator quickly removes a card from his pocket, it is the selection
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
19
Joe Stuthard Burglar Trick Jacks lost and found on top
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
20
Joe Stuthard Trick with an Accomplice cards chosen and lost from assistant, performer then finds them
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
20
Joe Stuthard Star Item No. 1 out-of-hand reversal method, spectator replaces card behind his back
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
20
Joe Stuthard A Good Twist Triumph with stripper deck, strip-out behind back
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
20
Joe Stuthard Separating Blacks from Reds with ruse to reverse one color by counting through the cards to see which card is missing
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
20
Joe Stuthard A Ten Minute Card Act with trilby deck, composed from previous items
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
21
Joe Stuthard Extra Routine with trilby deck, composed from previous items
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
22
Joe Stuthard Tips
  • Svengali Part of Trilby Deck
  • Stripper Part of Trilby Deck
  • General Tips
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
23
Bill Channel New Use for a Forcing Deck forcing from a three way forcing deck
 		1950
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)
23
Don Alan Parachute cards are thrown into the air, selection floats down on a little parachute
Related to 1950
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)
30
Don Alan Merv Taylor Split Deck deck cut with a knife, one is only pierced it is the selection
 		1950
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)
31
Alexandro Dagger in the Mind blindfolded card stab, two cards, two decks
 		May 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 203)
811
Jack Vosburgh The Future Deck No. 136, prediction written on a playing card matches selection, gaffed deck with cards already written on the faces, related to Curry's "Touch"
Also published here 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
262
Jean Hugard Enlarging and Diminishing Cards using a stripper deck
VariationsAlso published here
  • in "Magic Mirror" November, 1911
 Jan. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 8)
617
Lewis Ganson "How Right You Are!" routine with mirage deck, with roughing fluid formula
  • The "Rough and Smooth" Pack
  • To Show the Cards All Different
  • To Shuffle the Cards (overhand)
  • The Force
  • To Take Two Cards as One
  • The Routine (see following items)
 		1950
Routined Manipulation — Part One
29
Lewis Ganson Phase 1 stop trick
Related to 1950
Routined Manipulation — Part One
32
Lewis Ganson Phase 2 six heaps made, spectator puts coin on one, on top is his selection
Related to 1950
Routined Manipulation — Part One
33
Lewis Ganson Phase 3 card stabbed in newspaper-wrapped deck
Also published here 1950
Routined Manipulation — Part One
34
Lewis Ganson Climax card appears on back of spectator
Also published here 1950
Routined Manipulation — Part One
34
George Blake Interchange
Inspired by Mar. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 224)
896
Cy Keller Brahman Bell stop trick, spectator rings a bell when he wants, with Burling Hull's PopEyed Popper Deck
 		July 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 233)
932
Don Alan A Subtle One Way Force Deck with fifteen indifferent cards
 		1951
Close-Up Time with Don Alan
7
Edward Marlo The Marlo Miracle Deck long-short deck with short ends and sides, all faces roughed and every other card reversed in menetekel pairs
Variations 1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
1
Edward Marlo Effect No. 1 spectator peeks at card in fingertip position, performer names it
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
1
Edward Marlo Effect No. 2 assistant names peeked-at card
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
1
Edward Marlo Effect No. 3 peeked-at card turns over
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
2
Edward Marlo Effect No. 4 peeked-at card is reversed by performer behind back
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
2
Edward Marlo Effect No. 5 spectator thinks of card as they are riffled by slowly, this card reverses
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
2
Edward Marlo Effect No. 6 spectator thinks of card as they are riffled by slowly, this card reverses at named number
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
3
Edward Marlo Effect No. 7 peeked-at card is spelled to and found reversed
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
3
Edward Marlo Effect No. 8 unknown card reversed in a deck, it matches peeked-at card from second deck
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
4
Edward Marlo Effect No. 9 unknown card reversed in a deck, it matches stopped-at card from second deck
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
5
Edward Marlo Effect No. 10 peeked-at card is shown reversed with table spread, optional ambitious card sequence follow-up
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
6
Edward Marlo Effect No. 11 cards dealt face-up/face-down alternately, yet all cards are face-down again
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
6
Edward Marlo Effect No. 12
1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
6
Edward Marlo Suggested Pitch Routine for Marlo Miracle Deck, composed from above effects
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
8
Eddie Joseph A Discovery and Its Possibilities two cards face-up and face-down alternating after slop shuffle, principle of always cutting to either face-up or face-down card, sorting behind back and applications:
  • A Force
  • A Natural Trick (two-pile location)
  • The Two Cards (two spectators turn over cards in jumbled deck which are divined)
 		1951
More Dumbfounders with Cards
23
Briefkasten
  • What is the difference between a Svengali and a Mene-Tekel deck?
  • Is the "Kragenknöpfli-Trick" described in Hokus Pokus an original Beckerelli trick?
Related to 1951
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 12 No. 6)
34
Al Baker The Jet-Propelled Card unsigned but fair selection vanishes, to nest of envelopes
Also published here 1951
Pet Secrets
42
Al Baker The Baker "Readers" Angel-Back brand
Also published here 1951
Pet Secrets
55
Al Baker Mental Discernment marked
Also published here 1951
Pet Secrets
56
Al Baker The Lie Detector marked
Also published here 1951
Pet Secrets
57
Al Baker Long-Distance Telepathy marked
Also published here 1951
Pet Secrets
57
Al Baker The Clairvoyant Spectator marked
Also published here 1951
Pet Secrets
57
Al Baker Double Thought two spectators open deck in another room to choose a card, performer divines them, accordion-connected triples
Also published here 1951
Pet Secrets
62
Hen Fetsch, Cy Keller Mind Your Future! two decks, selection is divined and predicted
 		Aug. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 261)
1044
Theodore Annemann Mentalex? three selected cards are found by spectators stopping at the right card
Related to 1952
Annemann's Buried Treasures
4
Theodore Annemann No Title At All two selection, first found by stop, second by naming a number, two way forcing deck, alternated
 		1952
Annemann's Buried Treasures
6
Dr. William Weyeneth Praktische Winke two hints, using the invisible deck as an out, Solo-Kitt glue
 		1952
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 6)
73
Edward Marlo The Stripper Combine spectator chooses high four of a kind which is dealt, stripper deck
Also published here 1953
The Cardician
29
Edward Marlo The Late Arrival top card changes to selection, turned over by spectator before and after transformation, four methods (with and without stripper deck)
Variations 1953
The Cardician
85
Aage Darling Suprediction add a number sum and selected card are predicted in envelope
 		1953
I'll Read Your Mind
33
Aage Darling Numero card is selected and returned, book tells which cards match which numbers, when card is named and the playing cards a second deck with numbers are dealt, number and selection are at the same place
 		1953
I'll Read Your Mind
39
Dr. William Weyeneth Mit einer Karte... spectator and performer put packet in pocket and last cards removed are selections
 		1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 6)
157
Laurie Ireland The Magnetic Ball rubber ball rolls alone to find selection
 		1954
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1954)
14
Laurie Ireland The Ireland Handling for a Jumbo Two Way Forcing Deck three parts, two forcing cards
 		1954
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1954)
25
Don Alan Flash String Ideas gags and ideas
  • No.3 card is found with flash string and stripper deck
 		Nov. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 320)
87
Dr. William Weyeneth Praktische Winke - Zinkung der Karten für Kurzsichtige! method to mark cards, chloroform
 		1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 1)
172
Bobby Bernard Educated Frog
1954
Routined Manipulation Finale
217
Harlan Tarbell How to Win Three Horse Races forcing bank of a third of the deck, one ahead
 		1954/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6
242
P. Howard Lyons Double Dealing Second Deal fake second deal demonstration with a duplicate, or a mene-tekel deck
 		June 1955
Ibidem (Issue 1)
13
P. Howard Lyons The Open Prediction #40 spectator cuts and turns that part over and deals through it, first face-down card left face down, marked instead of stacked
Inspired by Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
16
P. Howard Lyons Prak-Tekel Hand Control dealing two hands from a Menetekel deck, cards chosen from one hand are divined or located by touch in pocket
 		Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
19
Nick Trost A Stab in the Dark with deck wrapped inside newspaper, with two cards, one card chosen by performer, reflection of knife used
 		1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
30
Jack Yates Designed to Order ESP cards are arranged and medium divines order
 		1956
Minds in Duplicate
16
Don Alan A Pretty Sneaky Nudist...Routine
Related toVariations 1956
Pretty Sneaky
19
Don Alan Flash String Ideas
  • with a coin box
  • string puzzle
  • deck is bound with flash string, cards fall performer holds selection
 		1956
Pretty Sneaky
39
Lewis Ganson Diminishing and Expanding Cards in stages
Inspired by
  • Ganson's routine in "Expert Manipulation of Playing Cards"
 1956
Unconventional Magic
41
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico A Classical Quickie reversed card in deck changes into selection
  • First Method (saliva)
  • Second Method (sticky or all faced roughed)
  • Third Method (center reverse)
  • Fourth Method (side palm)
  • Fifth Method (hide-out)
  • Sixth Method (faced deck)
  • Seventh Method
Variations 1956
Classical Foursome
1
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico Eighth Method four cards reversed in deck change into four Aces
  • Ninth Method
  • Tenth Method (all cards roughed on faces)
 		1956
Classical Foursome
7
P. Howard Lyons Out of This Mind gag out of this world version in which one pile is all e.g. Sevens of Diamonds and the other all Six of Clubs duplicates
 		Apr. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 5)
8
P. Howard Lyons The Negative Miracle any card slid out of red-backed deck and shown, in second deck all cards are in new deck order and the selection is blank
  • Finger Flinger Method (one deck only, chosen card becomes blank card)
Related to Apr. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 5)
18
Edward Marlo Cased-In Shuffle reds and blacks separated, deck is cased, shuffle mimed, deck is uncased and shown mixed
  • First Method (rough-smooth)
  • Second Method (packet handling)
Related toVariations Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
20
Theo Doré Cardlepathy shuffled deck held unter handkerchief, performer names cards in order while spectator cannot duplicate it, as finale a chosen card is named
 		1956
1956 Card Annual
12
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Flip Deck cutting to any named card, gaffed deck
Related to Sep. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 4)
13
Art Johnston Predicto two cards, two way forcing deck with subtleties
 		1957
26 Originals
8
Don Tanner Attendance Prediction prediction of amount of people in room, Brain Wave Deck with Numbers
 		Apr. 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 344)
200
Don Tanner ESPecially for Mentalists
Apr. 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 344)
200
Jochen Zmeck Mein Rauh-Glatt-Forcierspiel as Jochini, stripper & rough/smooth forcing deck
Also published here
  • in "Die Zauberkunst"
 1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 2)
486
Jupp "Bramagura" Steinbach Pyro chosen card appears in flash paper envelope
  • Feuerkarte im Umschlag
 		1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 4)
510
Theodore Annemann Dust 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 1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 4)
522
Edward Marlo Mental and Physical
  • #3 of "3 Mental Effects"
card thought of, another selection placed next to it, both found
  • Additional Ideas for Mental and Physical Choice
    • 1. Force
    • 2. Marked Deck
    • 3. Stacked deck
    • 4. One way deck on faces
Inspired byRelated to Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
11
Alex Elmsley Late Night Location spectator cuts off a pile, remembers bottom card and shuffles, packet returned and deck faro shuffled, selection found, stay stack with duplicates
Related toVariationsAlso published here Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
19
Alex Elmsley Work in Progress faro mathematics, defining Out- and In-Faro, then the Binary Translocations:
  • 1) to bring top card to any position with faros
  • 2) to bring card to top with 2^x cards
  • 3) edge-marked deck with 2^x cards, bringing any card to top
Related toAlso published here Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
21
Tony Corinda (4) Psychic Sorting Ghost Deck, performer divides deck in to red and black by touch, then sorts the red into hearts and diamonds and odd and even
Related to 1958
Pencil, Lip, Sound, Touch and Muscle Reading
45
Tony Corinda (5) Colour Conscious with the Ghost Deck, selected card is found at position performer names
 		1958
Pencil, Lip, Sound, Touch and Muscle Reading
47
Tony Corinda (6) Another Version of the Princess Card Trick Ghost Deck, with handkerchief
 		1958
Pencil, Lip, Sound, Touch and Muscle Reading
48
Tony Corinda (5) Marked Cards in conjunction with blindfolds, Ghost Deck
Related to 1958
Blindfolds & X-Ray Eyes
137
J. G. Reed J. G. R. Mental Force five times six cards repeating
 		Aug. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 11)
13
Dr. Spencer Thornton Minds In Unison a city and an auto license plate are selected, they match and were predicted too
 		1958
Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic
18
Dr. Spencer Thornton Putting Your One Way Forcing Deck to Use - Simultaneous Discovery-Book Test
1958
Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic
27
Dr. Spencer Thornton Free Choice with a fanned deck, three cards chosen and divined
 		1958
Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic
27
Rolf Andra 3x Karten-Magie selection at number, number is determined by value of other card
 		1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 4)
694
Otto "Sasso" Lutz Ein schönes Karten-Kunststück deck in glass is covered by handkerchief, handkerchief removed and placed inside pocket, selections vanish from the deck and when pulled at the corner of the handkerchief cards appear
 		1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 4)
697
Norman Houghton The Shower of Aces Aces lost in deck, deck held under handkerchief, Aces drop out and onto table
 		Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
18
Norman Houghton Honest Weight performer cuts deck into three piles, performer tells number of cards in chosen packet by weight
 		Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
18
Chester "Dr. DeMille" Miller Phone Divination person phoned who calls any card, it is the only reversed card in the deck
 		Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
13
Dai Vernon Sure Fire Showdown Ten Card Poker principle, strippers
Related toAlso published here 1959
Inner Secrets of Card Magic
69
Dai Vernon Bathroom Strippers using broken glass
Related to 1959
Inner Secrets of Card Magic
70
Edward Marlo Gaffed Method for "Double Thought", roughed Mene-Tekel Deck, two methods
Variations 1959
Marlo Meets His Match
24
Edward Marlo Marked Matcho two decks
Related to 1959
Marlo Meets His Match
27
Tony Corinda, Maurice Fogel A Card and Billet Routine cards are noted on billets, cards on board, spectator selects a billet and throws a dart into the noted card
 		1959
Billets
195
Eric Mason (5) Misdirectional Womentalism card, number and city are predicted with beautiful assistant and bra-trick
 		1959
Two Person Telepathy
266
Patrick Page Beyond the Veil cut-to card is spelled out in second deck and produces same card
Variations 1959
Card Tricks
316
Paul Marcus Across the Void two cards are divined by medium over the phone, two deck switches
 		1959
Card Tricks
327
Dr. Stanley Jaks One Is Face Up spectator reverses a card in the deck and seals it, another spectator divines it, clever pre-show wording
Related toAlso published here 1959
More Miracles in Mentalism
8
Tom Ransom From the Subliminal to the Ridiculous one-way forcing deck as gag force
 		Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
18
Edward Marlo A Rough Prediction Open Prediction methods using a roughed forcing deck, performer deals
  • First Presentation (spectator stops as performer deals)
  • Second Presentation (spectator thinks of a number and then stops dealing at the number, "Did you think of number x?")
  • Third Presentation (spectator thinks of one of the indifferent cards, predicted card is next to it)
  • Fourth Presentation (two cards end up in the same position in two halves)
  • Fifth Presentation (prediction card made with another deck)
 		Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
2
Edward Marlo Roughed Mene-Tekel Coincidence card thought of in blue deck matches card chosen from red deck
Related to Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
8
Edward Marlo R.R.B.M.T. "Roughed Red/Blue Mene Tekel"
card named from deck, an odd-backed prediction is produced from pocket, card case or wallet (or elsewhere)
Variations Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
9
Edward Marlo R.R.B.M.T. Handling with Wallet & Coins card chosen from deck, spectator covers any coin with it, an odd-backed prediction is produced from wallet and coin is predicted on rolled-up cigarette paper
Inspired by Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
11
Edward Marlo Easy Vanishing Card fifty-one cards roughed on faces, one card on back
Also published here Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
15
Edward Marlo The Named Transposition named card travels from one deck to another, roughed deck, and roughed red/blue menetekel
Also published here Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
16
Edward Marlo The Named Reverse named card removed from blue deck, same card then shown reversed in red deck, roughed red/blue menetekel
Also published here Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
16
Edward Marlo Technicolor Thought named card is only odd-backed card, it is shown to have transposed with the duplicate in a deck with another back color, roughed red/blue menetekel
 		Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
20
Edward Marlo Double Out Presentation any card named, it is either odd-backed or missing à la premonition, using Ed Marlo's marketed Phantom Deck
Related toVariations Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
27
Edward Marlo Rough/Smooth Memorized Deck pairs, deck can be shuffled, any removed card can be identified by other card of the pair, also as set-up for brainwave deck
 		Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
28
Edward Marlo Paging a Stranger red and blue deck, any card named, it is removed from one deck, when other deck is counted that card is seen missing and the removed card has a different back
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Stranger in Paradise" (Peter Warlock, marketed 1955)
Also published here 		Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
29
Edward Marlo Double Out named card is either missing or odd-backed
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
30
Edward Marlo Svengali's Double Prediction two predictions written on faces of two cards match selections
Variations Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
33
Edward Marlo The New Touch Predictions rough/smooth methods for Touch
  • 1st Method (red/blue roughed deck)
  • 2nd Method (one back color)
  • 3rd Method (Ultramental deck)
 		Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
36
Edward Marlo The Spectator Coincidence physical selection matches mental (named from face-up spread) selection, using "Double Face Mente Tekel in red and blue cards", suggesting an SBS deck as well in intro
Inspired byVariations Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
38
Edward Marlo Rough Handling
  • handling for a rough-smooth deck, overhand shuffling, also by spectator (Hull), description by Bill Simon, regular sleight demonstrations as throw-offs
  • handling of rough-smooth pairs
 		Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
43
Edward Marlo Rough Markers roughed pairs, bottom cards are marked, divining removed cards by reading marks on bottom card of pair
 		Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
44
Edward Marlo Type of Prediction odd-backed prediction in pocket, using "Double Face Mente Tekel in red and blue cards"
Inspired by Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
45
Art Irwin The Tricky Bear toy mechanical bear lifts three selections from the deck
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
54
Peter Warlock The Patient Telepath prediction written on big file cards, initialed by the spectators
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
20
Lewis Ganson Brainwave by Telephone performing idea for the brainwave deck
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
50
Hans E. Trixer Telephone Brainwave invisible deck over phone
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
56
U. F. Grant Zella Switch card under table is divined, x-ray vision presentation
 		Nov. 1960
The New Phoenix (Issue 351)
233
Karrell Fox The Twitching Muscle presentation for Frank Taylor's Peek Deck
Inspired by 1960
Comedy a la Card
23
Karrell Fox Card in Wallet Surprise card appears on wallet, on repeat the wallet unfolds into string of cards except selection
 		1960
Comedy a la Card
25
Edward Marlo Mental Reselection spectator thinks of an ESP symbol, then he choses one and it matches
  • Method 1
  • Second Method
 		1960
ESP Handbook and Workshop Kit
21
Phil Conner Die Hoa-Hoa Voraussage marked card turns to blank card in breast pocket of spectator
 		1960
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 21 No. 1)
904
Neal Elias Comment on Bathroom Strippers doesn't seem to work
Related to May 1960
Ibidem (Issue 20)
21
Neal Elias Strip Faro Stock Shuffle Aces placed on top, stacked to any number from two to eight, faro and stripper deck combination
 		June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
21
Norman Houghton Another Fan Letter
Related to Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
23
Judson S. Brown Stripper Deck
1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
53
Robert A. Nelson A Mental Do As I Do
1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
10
Robert A. Nelson Brain Waves Deluxe "I knew you would select this card" written on back of named card
 		1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
15
Gerald Kosky En Rapport Psychic Thought deck with names of famous people, selected name is found on named number and was predicted earlier
 		1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
54
Eugene Gloye, Billy McComb Surprise Prediction McCombical Prediction variation, with slate
 		Apr. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 356)
253
Dr. Stanley Jaks Der mysteriöse Scarabäus card is selected with scarab and same card is reversed in second deck, with different colored back
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
47
Dr. Stanley Jaks Astro-Prediktion triple prediction with with zodiac, birthday and playing card
Also published here 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
64
Rolf Andra The X Ray Cards card is selected, put in the deck behind back, secured with rubber bands and still divined by performer, cut-out index
 		1961
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 22 No. 2)
39
Rolf Andra Synchronism two decks, same cards are chosen
 		1961
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 22 No. 3)
54
Edward Marlo Hull Deck Tips revolves around showing a deck either blank or normal, super-roughing
 		Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
8
Edward Marlo Technicolor Prediction spectator turns over one card behind back, reversed card was predicted and has different colored back, several methods
Related to 1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
64
Edward Marlo Marlo's Svengali with idea for Curry's Touch
 		Feb. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 366)
294
Paul Marcus Think of a Card Koran deck with set of eleven, fishing over phone
 		Aug. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 371)
311
Jochen Zmeck Forcierspiele forcing decks, chapter intro
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
10
Jochen Zmeck Mein Rauh-Glatt-Forcierspiel partially roughed Svengali deck, mirage
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
10
Jochen Zmeck Hypnose multiple spectators chose the same card, routine for Svengali type decks
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
11
Spectator Locates Card
Related to 1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
12
Stabbing in Newspaper
Also published here 1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
13
Walter Wenger Die Drei Wünsche spectator finds his card after making several choices, mirage type deck, ends clean
Also published here
  • Magie, Vol. 36 No. 4, April 1956
 1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
13
Jochen Zmeck, Ralph W. Hull Schneller als das Auge ambitious phases with mirage deck, also as double ambitious phase
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
14
Der zerrissene Gedanke deck is cut in half, two half-cards are chosen, they match and form a single card
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
15
Al Baker Al Bakers Nummer-Force with number cards
Also published here 1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
16
Der "alte" Geistino-Trick invisible deck
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
17
Der "neue" Geistino-Trick face-to-face set-up for invisible deck
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
17
Grün-Rot-Geistino brainwave deck but without the reversed part, card named that is seen
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
18
Wim Cloostermann Geheime Kräfte performer signs unknown card from red deck on back and puts it into blue deck, spectator choses face-up card and signs it on face, it is the odd-backed signed card
Also published here
  • Magische Welt
 1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
18
Ralph W. Hull Die magnetische Kartenkontrolle using two decks, spectator names odd-backed card, using red-blue backed rough-smooth deck
Also published here 1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
19
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Kartenspiel und Briefmarke spectator sticks stamp on back of any card, this card happens to have a stamp on the face as well and is predicted
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
19
Peter Warlock, Jochen Zmeck Doppeltes Geistino spectator touches card, it is reversed in another deck, repeat with different method
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
20
Jochen Zmeck Das Mene-Tekel-Spiel roughed short/long menetekel and applications
1. card to top
2. card through table
3. divination
4. rising card
5. card to pocket
6. card travels between two slates
7. having multiple cards chosen
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
21
Jochen Zmeck Non Plus Ultra "Mein Verwandlungsspiel"
deck shown normal, then all cards are alike and back changes as well, then back, partial rough-smooth
Related to 1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II
11
Jochen Zmeck Schwarz-Rot black cards with blue backs put in one case, red cars with red back in another, they transpose, partial rough-smooth
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II
12
Nudist-Deck
1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II
12
Kosmische Strahlen triple transformation deck, rough-smooth and short-long
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II
14
Jochen Zmeck Medium partial rough-smooth, red and black alternate, then force blocks, three phases:
  • 1. spectator says if top card is red or black, he is always right
  • 2. spectator names position of a given card, the card is at that position
  • 3. performer put unknown card in pocket, spectator divines it
Related to 1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II
18
Ralph W. Hull Trigon II three cards are selected from a deck and put in three glasses, a spectator then takes three cards from another deck that are put with the first cards, when the pairs are turned over, they match, partial rough-smooth red-blue menetekel
Variations 1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II
21
Al Koran Erfüllte Gedankenwünsche two cards selected and spectators find them with small number or stop, two-card mirage deck, partial rough-smooth
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II
23
Bill Edwards Out of this World II partial rough-smooth
Also published here
  • Abracadabra No. 698, p. 344, 1959
 1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II
26
Edwin Leist-Bernini Kartenspiel Bleistift als Vorhersage prediction of any red card is written on a black card and placed inside pocket, match
 		1962
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 23 No. 4)
202
Edward Marlo Double Brainwave named or in some methods chosen card is reversed and odd-backed, missing card found reversed in second deck
  • The Commercial Version (two brainwave decks)
  • Second Method - Mnemonic Version
  • Third Method - Pre/set Version
  • Fourth Method - Impromptu Version
  • Fifth Method - Flip Action (4th Switch) Method (for Flip Action Switch see Linking Ring, Sept. 1959, p. 74)
Related toVariations May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
20
David Hoy The Tossed Out Deck
Variations 1963
The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust
25
Nate Leipzig Reverso
1963
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig
173
North Bigbee Deckinesis mate in second deck turns over
 		Aug. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 382)
357
North Bigbee Decromancy routines for a new deck
  • cutting high card / to the Ace of Spades
  • finding selection (impromptu stripper)
 		Dec. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 385)
367
Edward Marlo Roughed Oddity named card is only odd-backed card
 		1964
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
65
Edward Marlo The Marlo Peek Deck marked deck, memorized deck
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
41
Edward Marlo Thoughts on Blind Choice two selections from one deck match two reversed prediction cards in second deck, four methods with different gaffed decks (Ultra Mental Deck, deck with twenty-six different cards duplicated, Audley Walsh's Dream Deck / Koran Deck)
Inspired by
  • "Blind Choice" (Jack Avis, The Gen, June 1962, p. 44)
 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
67
Edward Marlo Physical and Mental performer places physical selection next to mental selection (one of twenty-six), two phases, half forcing deck, faro fan
Related to 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
68
Edward Marlo Uses for Half Forcing Deck see at bottom
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
68
Edward Marlo Multiple Stripper Control Aces are stripper cards in normal deck
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 5 I Shuffled the Cards)
12
Edward Marlo Strippers from the Manufacturer called "The Great Discovery"
Related to 1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 5 I Shuffled the Cards)
16
Lu Brent A Pack Gone Wild cards change into forcing deck and back into normal
 		Aug. 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 392)
395
William Terry Culpepper A Magical Reverse card selected in one deck becomes reversed in second deck, for force Psychomatic Deck is suggested
 		Dec. 1965
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
6
E. Leslie May Revelation cards on table are turned over, one is covered and card is divined
Inspired by 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 399)
423
J. W. Sarles PRISM with two decks and two cards each, under table
 		1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 400)
427
Karl Fulves Method for Madness medium in other room, card cut to in borrowed deck in darkness with flashlight, medium divines card, then has actual card in hand
Related to Feb. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 4)
22
Peter Alexis Paradiction card cut to from cased deck is predicted, stripper, see p. 874 for credit information
Inspired by
  • "New Cut Card Location" (Edgar, Harry Leat's Magic of the Depots 1924)
Related toVariations 		Sep. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 11)
53
Mike Rogers Seclusion solution
Inspired by Sep. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 11)
56
Edward Marlo Marlo Edge Reader - Putting in the Work edge-marking system for Bee back, handling and locating in riffle shuffle position
Related to 1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Edge Reader)
1
Edward Marlo Quadruple Match selection is matched with three mates, edgemarked deck
 		1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Riffle Finale)
6
Edward Marlo The Named Four cutting to any four of a kind called for, edgemarked
 		1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Riffle Finale)
9
Albert Spackman Voodoo cards with outline of a person and x-marked on different places, spectator choses one of the cards where the person is injured, prediction
Related to 1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
167
Lu Brent Smart Alexis II three-of-a-kind removed, then choses a card face-down which matches
Inspired by Mar. 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 5)
88
John Ackerman Dichotomy Follow-Up performer names spade card which spectator put in his pocket, marked faces
Inspired by June 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 8)
104
Bruce Cervon Readers performer locates card while wearing suspicious glasses, when spectator wears glasses he sees the marks, but all card are marked with same value
Related to
  • p. 108 for forcing deck idea by Lu Brent
Also published here 		June 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 8)
106
James G. Thompson Jr. Anyone You Touch Hull's Nu-Idea Deck with prediction paper between cards
 		1967
Between Two Minds
22
James G. Thompson Jr., Ned Rutledge On Edge edgemarked deck
Also published here 1967
Between Two Minds
23
James G. Thompson Jr. Fabric Fantasy three thought of cards are removed and put under a handkerchief, performer divines all three, edgemarked deck
Also published here 1967
Between Two Minds
24
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Medium Rare edgemarked deck and code
Also published here 1967
Between Two Minds
26
Ned Rutledge Hearbeat - A Subtlety reason to look at the side of the deck, while spotting the missing card, edgemarked
Also published here 1967
Between Two Minds
28
Ned Rutledge Mr. Know-It-All cards are removed and pushed back in the deck or in spectator's pocket, performer divines amount of moved cards and also the name of the cards, edgemarked
Also published here 1967
Between Two Minds
28
James G. Thompson Jr. Deck Stabbing stabbing a knife next to a named card, edgemarked
Also published here 1967
Between Two Minds
30
James G. Thompson Jr. A Dark Secret same card is reversed in the deck, spirits turned cards over in the dark
Also published here 1967
Between Two Minds
47
Jochen Zmeck Die Präparation tips for applying rough-smooth
Related to 1967
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III
4
Dai Vernon Brain-Wave-Deck
1967
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III
5
Jochen Zmeck Geistino-Perfekt brainwave effect with different deck, twenty-six double facers alternate with twenty-six red/blue double backers, partial rough-smooth
 		1967
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III
5
Dreimal andere Farbe three cards selected freely while performer deals through deck, they are the only odd-backed cards
 		1967
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III
9
Gestempelt! card freely selected, stamp put on back, a seal mark appears on it
 		1967
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III
10
Tan Hock Chuan, Jochen Zmeck Das Meister-Spiel deck shuffled, when card is removed the performer instantly knows it, rough-smooth pairs in Si Stebbins or other arrangement, also for clean removal of three cards from deck out-of-hand, number force for book test
Also published here 1967
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III
10
Jochen Zmeck Kartenwanderungen comment that a deck which he read about, in which any reversed card disappears (all faced roughed), is not practical because the preparation doesn't hold up over time
 		1967
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III
12
Aldini Gedankendrucken nudist deck variations
  • Methode 1: Das Rasputin-Spiel
  • Methode 2: Aldinis Spielkarten-Presse (named card is printed)
Also published here
  • "Rough Stuff" (Al Aldini & Joe Berg)
 1967
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III
23
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia Pañuelos Era Actual routine, silk produced from deck of cards and one produced from purse frame, breakaway fand and twentieth century silks to finish
 		1967
Toda la Magia Moderna en un Pañuelo
67
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky The Astor-Deck a deck with one corner shorted on every card
  • Erläuterung und Gebrauchsanweisung
  • Die Präparation
 		1967 (ca.)
The Astor-Deck
3
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Der Astor-Deck als Konisches Kartenspiel whole deck corner-shorted, as stripper deck substitute
 		1967 (ca.)
The Astor-Deck
4
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Das Wiederfinden einer Karte locating a card, whole deck corner-shorted
 		1967 (ca.)
The Astor-Deck
4
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Die Roten und die Schwarzen red and black separation by touch, whole deck corner-shorted
 		1967 (ca.)
The Astor-Deck
5
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Die kurze Karte locating a card in deck with whole deck corner-shorted
 		1967 (ca.)
The Astor-Deck
6
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Das Abzählen performer cuts off packets of certain numbers of cards, whole deck corner-shorted
 		1967 (ca.)
The Astor-Deck
7
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Die Lange Karte als "Lesezeichen" key card in deck with whole deck corner-shorted
 		1967 (ca.)
The Astor-Deck
7
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Ein "Kartenstechen" stabbing knife next to selection in deck, whole deck corner-shorted
 		1967 (ca.)
The Astor-Deck
7
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Die Lange Karte making use of reversed cards in deck with whole deck corner-shorted, like cutting to the Aces
 		1967 (ca.)
The Astor-Deck
8
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Die Schlüsselkarte oder Detektivkarte key card application, whole deck corner-shorted
  • Das Wiederfinden einer gezogenen Karte
 		1967 (ca.)
The Astor-Deck
8
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky The Astor-Deck als Svengali Spiel deck riffled through as all-black or all-red, whole deck corner-shorted
 		1967 (ca.)
The Astor-Deck
9
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky The Astor-Deck als One-Way-Deck one-way deck application, whole deck corner-shorted
 		1967 (ca.)
The Astor-Deck
9
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Double-Lift using deck with whole deck corner-shorted
 		1967 (ca.)
The Astor-Deck
10
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Unmöglich spectator has another spectator pick a card and replace it behind the back (one-way reversal), it is located again in a dark room or without looking, whole deck corner-shorted
 		1967 (ca.)
The Astor-Deck
10
Al Koran Double Thought spectator finds performer's card and the other way around, marked deck
Related toVariations 1968
Al Koran's Professional Presentations
89
Al Koran Card Prediction marked deck, prediction with nail writer
 		1968
Al Koran's Professional Presentations
95
Al Koran Double Deal dealing five people the same cards, set up, twenty-five duplicates, siamesa
Related toVariations 1968
Al Koran's Professional Presentations
119
Alton Sharpe Double Prediction Chest freely thought of and chosen card predicted, one ahead
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
73
Mack E. Velli Transesp brainwave with ESP cards
 		1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
47
Harry G. Franke The Abacus and Eknarf small copy of selection appears on Abacus, repeated with different card, third card is found with small computer, deck is placed inside computer which switches it to a Brainwave deck
 		1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
60
Edward Marlo Marked Memory marking numerical stack number of memorized deck instead of card value
 		Jan. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 3)
152
Paul Swinford Duo Spell two mentally chosen cards spelled out, see p. 206 for references and mention of Swinford & Cairy's "Computer Cards"/"Cyberdeck"
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 9)
194
James G. Thompson Jr. Stripper Deck Reversals two methods
 		Aug. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 10)
198
James G. Thompson Jr. Peek Deck Origins and Telomatic Deck
Related to Aug. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 10)
198
Alan Brown Curses! card rises from deck in tumbler, covered with sand, Devano
 		Sep. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 11)
205
Eddie Fields, Edward Marlo Another Problem Posed magician predicts two cards cut to by spectator
  • Method 1
  • Method 2
  • Method 3
VariationsAlso published here 1968
The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
58
Franklin V. Taylor Peek-Pack
Also published here 1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 6)
113
Alton Sharpe Mirabile Dictu any named red card is predicted on back of a black card, cards written on all black cards as index
Inspired by 1969
Expert Card Mysteries
81
Alton Sharpe, Del Ray The Great Stabbing Trick
Related to
  • Reinhard Müller's "Dai Vernon Lecture in Germany", 1997, p. 5, for credit information
 1969
Expert Card Mysteries
163
Edward Marlo Multiple Mental Spell four spectators spell down to mentally selected cards, stack, second method with bank of twenty-four duplicates (page 182)
 		1969
Expert Card Mysteries
179
Edward Marlo X-Ray Deck Handling handling ideas for an x-ray deck (half the cards have a hole at the index corner to glimpse inserted card)
 		1969
Expert Card Mysteries
182
Edward Marlo Blank Thought any named card appears in otherwise blank deck, with two variations
Variations 1969
Expert Card Mysteries
189
Ace Gorham Pull Yourself Together
1969
HEX!
21
Ace Gorham Last Call force from rough-smooth / Svengali deck
 		1969
HEX!
23
E. Leslie May Thank You, Ted two people select mates in fair manner
 		1969
HEX!
51
Theodore Annemann Psychic Telepathy two-way forcing deck handling
 		1969
HEX!
51
Tony Kardyro Turnabout Supreme any card turned over, predicted in second deck, "secretly same deck"
 		1969
HEX!
90
Lewis Ganson My Routine With the 'Devano' Pack three cards
Variations 1969
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2
237
James Porter Case Rise & Card Through Table inverted case over deck rises with card underneath, second selection penetrates table, Devano Deck
 		Feb. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 4)
240
Karl Fulves Brainwave Principle credit information
 		Mar. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 5)
246
Lou Borin Predicto deck dealt in two piles with two cards face-up, both divined, half forcing deck, see p. 289 & 308 for references
Related toVariations
  • "Predic2" (Phil Goldstein, Club 71, Winter 1990, p. 46)
 Oct. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 12)
285
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Future Card "Domination Of Thought"
 		Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
296
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Vanishing Deck deck placed in metal box, silk vanished, deck vanished except selection and silk in box too
 		Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
300
Aldini, Joe Berg Explanation of "Super Roughing" Not covering entire surface with roughing fluid, so can easily split the cards up (reprinted from "Rough Stuff" by Joe Berg and Aldini)
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
6
Aldini How to Apply Roughing Fluid
1969
Roughingly Yours
6
Aldini, Ronald Haines Color Affinity Out of this World
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
13
Aldini, Glenn G. Gravatt More Thoughts Anticipated Spectator removes card from red deck, matches card taken out by magician from blue deck
Inspired by
  • "Final Selection" (Glenn. G. Gravatt)
 1969
Roughingly Yours
19
Aldini The Genie Deck Uses Joe Berg Atomic Deck. Magician manages to place peeked at card next to freely thought of card (cards are never named)
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
22
Aldini Double-Gali Deck changes to all Four of Spades, then all Six of Clubs, then back to regular deck
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
23
Aldini Predict-O-Deck Prediction written on card matches selection
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
26
Aldini Harlequin Deck No. 1 Color changing deck: back changes color from red to blue and back, faces have changed from mixed colors to all red, then all black, including reversed-color suits, then back to normal
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
27
Aldini Harlequin Deck No. 2 Color changing deck: back changes color from red to blue and back, faces have changed from mixed colors to all red, then all black, including reversed-color suits, then back to normal
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
29
Aldini Thot-O-Vision Deck Freely selected card matches prediction card placed previously in envelope
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
36
Aldini, Paul Curry Mental-Matic Deck Name of card written on back of a card, matches freely thought of card
Inspired by 1969
Roughingly Yours
38
Aldini Finale Touch Deck Prediction written on card matches free selection
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
39
Aldini The Goofy Deck Make spectator select a reversed-color card (red Two of Clubs) as a gag
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
40
Aldini Super Nudist Deck Nudist Deck, but can show deck to have faces and backs without riffling, but by just spreading
Inspired by
  • "Nudist Deck" (R. W. Hull)
 1969
Roughingly Yours
43
Aldini, Frank Shields Invisible Control Invisible Deck type of presentation, but freely named card is invisibly placed in empty envelope. Deck is shown to not contain the card, because it is now really in the envelope, partial rough-smooth
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
44
Aldini, Joe Berg, Robert "Bob" J. Gunther Supremonition Freely named card is found vanished from the deck, Joker then changes into selection, partial rough-smooth
Related to 1969
Roughingly Yours
46
Gaston "Gasbor" Borgeaud Atsong: Fantasie avec un Jeu Biseaute deck in special tube placed on wand, when wand is removed all cards fall but selection
 		1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 5)
87
Gaston "Gasbor" Borgeaud Une combinaison de tours de cartes card vanish and travels to case with slits
 		1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 6)
101
Bill Spooner Spooner's Specialty Force blocks are strung together to force cut position
VariationsAlso published here 1969
Wonderful Routines of Magic
51
Karl Fulves Mechanical Card Controls simplification with stripper cards or cards with corner torn off
Inspired by 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
52
Karl Fulves As A Vanish placing sticky card next to selection with faro, also rough-smooth method
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
53
Karl Fulves The Stripper Deck commentary
Related to 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
78
Karl Fulves General Considerations handling the stripper deck to control cards with tabled riffle shuffles
  • Control To The Top
  • Control To The Bottom
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
78
Karl Fulves, Theodore Annemann The Annotated Annemann reversing a selection in one-way or stripper deck
Inspired by 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
79
Karl Fulves Combination Control controlling two selections in stripper deck with tabled riffle shuffles
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
80
Karl Fulves Auto-Stack stripper deck application for stacking
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
82
Karl Fulves Octogonal Aces Aces shuffled reversed in deck, cut to again, stripper deck
Related to 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
82
Karl Fulves What - No Reversal? stripper deck throw offs
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
84
Karl Fulves Sidebars stripper deck throw off, faro
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
85
Karl Fulves Stripper-Teckel selection and mate are found, fair procedure, stripper deck
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
86
Karl Fulves Small World stripper deck
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
87
Karl Fulves Theoretical Strippers special cut, negative transfer (block transfer) as application
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
88
Karl Fulves Pure Theory thoughts on generalized stripper principle
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
89
Karl Fulves A Note On Handling handling a stripper deck
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
90
Edward Marlo The Marked Deck "how to control it, without obviously running through the pack to find it, is our concern"
- For One Card
- For Two Cards
- For Three Cards
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
71
Edward Marlo Fingertip Peek & Stripper Deck
1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
157
James Auer Do As I Do (Platform Version) Peek Deck, hole in one index
 		1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
39
Richard W. Marsh Special Svengali rough & smooth svengali deck that can be spread to be all different or all the same, different pressure points
 		1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
56
Bob Paul Pips Quick climax for picking of the pips, lots of pips fall from deck
 		1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
74
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny All Tied Up selection is found, rest of the deck turns out to be an Electric Deck
 		1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
130
Alan Shaxon Ultimate Nudist Deck
Inspired by
  • "New Nudist Deck" (Edward Victor, Harry Baron's "My Best Card Trick", 1953, p. 20)
Related to 		1970
My Kind of Magic
19
Alan Shaxon Once Again!!! selection is found at named number, then at stopped position, then wrong card turns into selection and finally the balloon stand
 		1970
My Kind of Magic
25
Alan Shaxon Card Mentalism for Two four people select a card and card is put in envelope, then one envelope is chosen, medium knows who's card it is and reveals it's identity
 		1970
My Kind of Magic
46
Alan Shaxon A Super Brainwave Pack invisible deck with odd back kicker, backs can be shown, two decks
 		1970
My Kind of Magic
48
Gene Lawton Ultra Reverse deck pocketed, spectator removes card, when deck is spread, its mate is reversed
Variations Apr. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 6)
331
Alan Brown Future Ghost cards thought-of and not removed from deck, one-way faces or edge-marks or one-way crimp, see also p. 373 and p. 684
Related toVariations Sep. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 11)
357
Gene Nielsen Resonance! two decks, same cards are selected from two spectators
 		1970
Magick (Issue 11)
51
Dick Zimmerman Svengali Dribble Force
1970
Magick (Issue 11)
52
Edwin Leist-Bernini Der Ballontrick balloon attached to card case, card production
 		1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 2)
37
Roy Johnson Predictafors card at named number is predicted, 1-0-1 mirage deck
 		1970
The Roy Johnson Lecture Notes
21
Val Andrews Cutting the Deck! No. 5, deck actually cut in two halves, gag
 		1970 (ca.)
The Idiot at the Card Table
5
Val Andrews Electric Deck Gag No. 13
 		1970 (ca.)
The Idiot at the Card Table
7
Val Andrews Another Electric-Deck Gag No. 14
 		1970 (ca.)
The Idiot at the Card Table
7
Val Andrews Yet Another! No. 15, electric deck gag
 		1970 (ca.)
The Idiot at the Card Table
7
Karl Fulves Theoretical Readers edge marked stay stack to locate selection and its mate
Related to Nov. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 13)
104
Karl Fulves Note 3 application to stripper deck
Inspired by 1971
The Book of Numbers
28
Edward Marlo Let's Ambush and Kill "The Collectors" odd-backed collectors cards, rough-smooth, three-way forcing deck
 		Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
230
Edward Marlo Logical Challenge Cards to Pocket ungaffed and rough-smooth version
Inspired by
  • "Challenge Cards to Pocket" (Larry Jennings, Genii, May 1970)
 Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
301
Mel Brown Brain-Stack free selection, duplicate reversed in other deck
 		1971
Expert Card Chicanery
51
Carl Sten, Arnold Furst Once in a Knife Time knife stabbed into pack from back, penetrates cards until selection
 		1971
Expert Card Chicanery
62
Dr. Raymond L. Beebe The Lost Trick of R.W. Hull "An Article On The Hypnotic Joker"
two spectators select face-down cards at table them, then name any cards, they match
Related to
  • "Hypnotic Joker" (Hugard's Magic Monthly, May 1962)
 Feb. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4)
400
Robert (Bob) Hess Joker Mental odd-backed joker placed next to mate of named card, joker transforms into named card
Variations Apr. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 6)
416
Dai Vernon, Sam Leo Horowitz Mental Control red-backed card cut into blue deck, spectator names correct one, originally marketed in the 1930s, see also p. 504 for further information (Ed Marlo's Phantom Deck)
Also published here Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
449
Stewart Judah Sneaky Card Stab described by John Brown, wrapped in paper and stabbed by spectator, using a Pop-Eyed Eye-Popper / Nu-Idea forcing deck
 		1971
Magick (Issue 20)
98
William Patterson Legacy of Pi Sheng borrowed book, with cards to determine page
 		1971
Magick (Issue 27)
131
Edward Marlo Marlo's Double Brainwave two decks with different colors, two cards in other deck
Related to 1971
Magick (Issue 30)
147
William Patterson Precognition! prediction of ESP symbol, in a book
 		1971
Magick (Issue 36)
178
Gene Nielsen Card Sense poker presentation, prediction in envelope
Variations 1971
Magick (Issue 37)
183
Jules Lenier Dealer's Choice two decks, one card removed face down is reversed in second deck
Also published here 1971
Magick (Issue 38)
188
Tom Batchelor Through Thick and Thin block of twelve glued cards, thick card introduced as transformed selection, thick card used to find the Aces
 		1971
Canadian Card Control
45
Dennis Marks Stripper Spin Reverse reversing card in stripper deck
Variations 1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
135
Gerald Kosky Coincidence ?? rough smooth
Also published here 1972
Card Cavalcade
63
Edward Marlo Marlo's Phantom Deck red-blue rough-smooth deck
  • First Effect: spectator stops at only odd-backed card, Open Prediction with backs
  • Second Effect: thought of card has odd back
  • Third Effect: touched card has odd back
 		June 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 6)
43
Edward Marlo Double Out named card is either missing or odd-backed
Also published here June 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 6)
45
Edward Marlo For the Color Blind card with binary marks chosen from one deck is shuffled to top via faros in stacked second deck, badly explained
 		June 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 6)
49
Jerry K. Hartman Rough Smooth Red-Blue Credits
July 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 7)
58
Brother John Hamman Ace-Sational four Aces, placed face-to-face with both hands, the change places when hands are pulled apart, change to queens in the end, stripped double facers
Inspired byRelated to Summer 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio)
534
Nathan Stark The Mortal Mind of Dr. Stark two predictions written one after the other
VariationsAlso published here 1972
Magick (Issue 44)
217
David Douglas Tennessee Swindle ... or 'Hello Cousin' two decks, cards is revealed and predicted, reversed in second deck
Also published here 1972
Magick (Issue 48)
237
Alex Redans Psychic Triplets three decks, two normal one Ultra mental deck
 		1972
Magick (Issue 50)
249
Jack Kent Tillar Tiptoe Telepathy medium divines playing cards singly and also a bunch of cards, then she reverses a card in another room which is the same card the audience constructed
 		1972
Magick (Issue 51)
251
Nathan Stark The Fourth Dimension clever single card prediction in envelope, partial three-way forcing deck
VariationsAlso published here 1972
Magick (Issue 52)
257
Stan Blumenthal Jump Up selection is found with 'Mexican Jumping Beans', beans on ribbon spread, one jumps and lands on selection
 		1972
Magick (Issue 55)
272
Charles Cameron Probability Nil! card at number, extracted from performer's pocket
 		1972
Magick (Issue 56)
279
Frederick M. Shields Something Old; Something New names of cards appear on green chalk boards, Elmsley count to hide writing, multiple svengali
 		1972
Magick (Issue 62)
307
Raymond Hafler The Mystic Pendulum of Amon-Ra ESP brainwave and symbol found with pendulum
 		1972
Magick (Issue 63)
311
Theodore Annemann Call Me Up Sometime person calls during the show and names the card someone selected
 		1972
The Living End
36
Rolf Andra, T. Page Wright Stop Mystery performer stops at selection while spectator deals through cards
 		1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 2)
27
Billy McComb A Thought-of Card turns up in a Cigarette card peeked at in rubber-banded deck vanishes and appears in borrowed cigarette, detailed, Fred Karene
 		1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
29
Billy McComb The Reverse-Cut Svengali Pack ... An Introduction spectator and magician both cut at the same card
 		1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
79
Alex McKeown Chopping the Aces deck consists of four solid blocks with Ace on face, telephone as giant magic want anecdote
 		1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
129
Billy McComb Necessity is the Mother rising cards with deck switch
 		1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
153
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 241, reverse of one-way/stripper deck during riffle shuffle
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
61
CHN System No. 456, punch marking (?) according to stack number
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
128
Al Baker Al Baka - Effect With Nikola Deck No. 458, very brief
Also published here 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
129
Svengali Color Card Effect No. 494, card freely chosen or named, it is removed and only odd-backed card, red/black long/short deck
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
137
Roughing Fluid Formula No. 524, for "Brain Wave Deck"
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
147
Al Baker Al Baker Number Please and Al Baker Is Good No. 632, unclear
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
175
Bill Spooner, Jochen Zmeck Durch Abheben blocks are glued together to force cut position
Inspired by 1972
Sieben mal Drei
7
Jochen Zmeck Das J.-Z Buchstabierspiel four eight-card blocks repeat itself, all cards spell with eight letters
Inspired by
  • Duke Stern effect
 1972
Sieben mal Drei
8
Jochen Zmeck Mein Super-Verwandlungsspiel deck transforms itself three times, faced and backs, to match selections, using triple-cards glued in Z-configuration
Inspired by
  • Leopold Figner effect
 1972
Sieben mal Drei
8
Al Koran Five Star Prediction prediction of card in envelope, spectator deals through cards and stops at any point
 		1972
Al Koran's Legacy
19
Al Koran The Force Pack half forcing deck
 		1972
Al Koran's Legacy
167
Karl Fulves Marked Miracle naming chosen card without looking at cards
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
68
Karl Fulves Reverse Strippers openly using stripper deck in off-beat way to fool magicians
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
72
Karl Fulves Jumping Joker repeat transposition of Joker with named card, stripper deck
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
73
Karl Fulves Short Rise comedy routine with card frame and miniature card rising, devano deck
 		1973
Notes From Underground
32
Jon Racherbaumer Humming with Hummer card at thought-of number signed on face, later it is the only odd-backed card with the thought-of number on its back
 		July 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 7)
55
Karl Fulves Reconstruction performer gives deck several honest riffle shuffles, then spectator remembers card and its position, then several more honest riffle shuffles, position named and card found, interesting (also in Ibidem)
Related toVariations 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
83
Charles Brush Long-Short Stacked Deck from early Sphinx
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
83
Alan Brown Sealed Future ESP deck (or five-way forcing deck) shuffled and put in glass, card counted off deck until stopped, card predicted
 		May 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 7)
621
Francis J. Baker Alpha Card Act
  • First Trick (spectator choses card from one deck, performer from another, they match)
  • Second Trick (spectator initials card on back, performer the Three of Hearts on face, but later the Nine of Hearts is initialed on face and on back)
  • Third Trick (two cards reversed in two decks match)
 		June 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8)
629
Edward G. Brown The Use of Special Forcing Packs
1973
The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown
195
Gerald Kosky Tel-A-Prediction person on phone names number from one to fifty-two, card is predicted
 		1973
Magick (Issue 68)
337
James G. Thompson Jr. Another Dimension single card prediction in envelope, partial two-way forcing deck
Inspired by 1973
Magick (Issue 69)
343
Walter B. Gibson Dell O'Dell strategy to change decks, ends with Brainwave, used by Dell O'Dell
 		1973
Magick (Issue 72)
358
Gary Kurtz Diabolique! card prediction in envelope, number is named and card at that position in deck is used, half forcing deck
 		1973
Magick (Issue 76)
379
Gene Nielsen Swindled!!! two decks, spectator turns card over in his deck, same card is turned over in other deck
 		1973
Magick (Issue 88)
439
John A. Novak Playing Card Spirit Slates name of selection appears on sticker on a odd-backed card, half-forcing deck
 		1973
Magick (Issue 89)
441
Roy Walton, Charles T. Jordan Colour Me Jordan two decks, mentally selected cards appear in other halves of the deck which are in spectators pockets
Inspired byAlso published here 1973
Card Script
35
Edward Marlo Splitting a Thought two cards are stuck together face to face and turn out to be two thought-of cards, rough-smooth
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
49
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