Key Card

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Third Method spectators remember cards and their positions
 		1876
Modern Magic
44
Shuffling Deck with Key Card
1876
Modern Magic
65
Tricks with Long Cards simple location of a card, either by using long card as key or by forcing long card
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
41
Shuffling with Key Card "very small risk of the two cards being parted"
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
41
Third Method - with the aid of a wide card wide card as key card
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
69
Eine gezogene Karte aufzufinden No. 29, key card palmed onto selection
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
34
Die rätselhafte Harmonie spectator choses same card as other spectator, key card
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
102
Eine Karte am Geruch erkennen locating a card because of its smell, key card
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
102
I. Methode spectator says stop during deal and remembers the card, key card location
 		Oct. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 10)
150
Das non plus ultra-Kunststück pile of cards removed, noted and placed on pack, after some dealing procedure, the performer divines the cards in face-down layout, translation by John Willmann
Related toAlso published here May 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 5)
67
Third Method bottom card placed next to selection via reverse spread cull (perhaps, unclear)
 		1909
The Art of Magic
42
The Key Card - Warring celluloid or metal piece sticking out the middle of one end
Also published here 1913
Tricks With Prepared Cards
4
Louis F. Christianer A Clever Card Trick selection fairly replaced in center of spread by spectator, spectator deals cards face up onto table one by one, performer calls stop before the selection
Related to 1919
New Magical Conceptions
7
Louis F. Christianer Count the Cards spectator remembers card and its position
Related to 1919
New Magical Conceptions
10
James J. Moren With the Mind's Eye No. 8, card chosen while the performer is blindfolded, performer deals through cards and stops at and names selection
Also published here 1919/1920
Thirty Card Mysteries
35
Charles T. Jordan The Bare-Faced Detection No. 13, card chosen by cutting, found with the faces towards the spectators at all times
Related toAlso published here 1919/1920
Thirty Card Mysteries
45
Charles T. Jordan Placement via Key Card deck dealt into piles, key which was next to selection is at same position as selection in different pile
Also published here 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
25
Charles T. Jordan A New Card Discovery key above and below selection and fair riffle shuffle, added in 1947 reprint (in the original advertisement there was "Just a Square of Paper" instead of this effect)
Related toAlso published here 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
38
Charles T. Jordan Placement Control cards returned to spread with known distance, brought together under key with dealing procedure
Also published here 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
7
Charles T. Jordan The Nifty Key
VariationsAlso published here 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
15
Leopold Figner Die Detektivkarte No. 15, pips glued on card, as key card
Related to 1924
Offenbarungen aus dem Reiche der Kartenkunst
19
Leopold Figner Das Sphinx-Rätsel No. 96, several selections are found, distant key card
 		1924
Offenbarungen aus dem Reiche der Kartenkunst
85
Leopold Figner Gezogene Karten three methods to control a card, key card, long card and pass
 		1927
Höhere Kartenkunst
14
Leopold Figner Der Klang der Stimme No. 1, spectator cuts selection back in the deck and starts naming the cards, performer stops at selection
 		1927
Höhere Kartenkunst
15
Leopold Figner Dasselbe, zweite Methode No. 2, deck dealt in four piles, one card selected and placed back, spectator starts naming the card, performer stops at selection
 		1927
Höhere Kartenkunst
17
Leopold Figner Dasselbe, dritte Methode No. 3, deck cut in several packets, one card selected and placed back, spectator starts naming the card, performer stops at selection
 		1927
Höhere Kartenkunst
18
Leopold Figner Gedanken-Übertragung No. 15, divination of chosen card
 		1927
Höhere Kartenkunst
29
Leopold Figner Gezogene Karte von der Rückseite zu finden No. 16, divination of chosen card
 		1927
Höhere Kartenkunst
30
Jack Merlin The Spread cards spread on the table, card is selected, returned and eventually found
Variations 1927/28
Merlin's Master Miracles
20
Oswald Rae A Remarkable Coincidence spectator cuts deck in three piles, remembers a card and cuts it back, second spectator locates card, two key cards
 		1928
Sub Rosa
14
A Face Down Detection cards dealt in piles, a card remembered, all without the performer looking, he then deals through deck and stops before selection, two key cards
Also published here 1928
The L. W. Card Mysteries
7
The Card in the Pocket key card location
 		1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
7
Mental Telepathy deck dealt into six piles, any card chosen and lost by assembling the deck
 		1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
10
Walter B. Gibson The Master Card Location
1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
19
Eric F. Impey A New Method of Card Location card chosen and replaced, spectator deals cards face-up, performer stops him at selection, key card from different deck
 		1928
Original Card Mysteries
3
Eric F. Impey A Latter-Day Card Miracle "dirty" key card is followed during dealing of shuffled card into two piles, card selected and replaced, then found from face-up spread
 		1928
Original Card Mysteries
4
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Auffinden einer gezogenen Karte simple key card placement and location
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
59
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine gezogene Karte erraten simple key card placement and location
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
60
Tom Sellers A Deceptive Card Trick
1931
Sellers' Secrets
9
Theodore Annemann Whichever You Please
1931
The Book Without A Name
16
Graham Adams The Peep and Riffle key card in center, selection controlled to top with an in-the-hands riffle shuffle
 		1931
Mr. S. W. Erdnase — "His Book"
15
Tom Sellers Push - A Novel Card Trick packed pushed from deck with pencil
 		1931
Magical Pleasantries
15
Eric F. Impey Tone Control four piles, two key cards on top, selection lost and found apparently via spectator's voice during him reading off all cards
 		1931
Try This One
6
William Larsen The Cut In Detection spectator choses any card, puts it in center and cuts, performer locates card
 		1931
I Won't Play Cards With Him
2
Ralph W. Hull Topsy Turvy Cards: (1) A Card Detective reversed card appears in deck, its value is used to count to selection
Also published here 1932
"Eye-Openers"
10
Center Pull-Out Key Card Placement
1933
Farelli's Card Magic — Part Two
84
Tommy Tucker The Card Miracle
1933
Expert Manipulative Magic
19
Herbert Brooks A new card trick cards dealt in piles, a card remembered, all without the performer looking, he then deals through deck and stops before selection, two key cards
Also published here 1933
Page Wright's Notebook
6
T. Page Wright The Spread Detection bottom card hidden under table spread and used as key card
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
12
T. Page Wright Location Aces at top and bottom of both halves, spectator shuffles, selects card, shuffles again, four Aces as keys
Related to 1933
Page Wright's Notebook
13
T. Page Wright One Way Location interlocking chain principle with one-way deck and key card
Related toVariations 1933
Page Wright's Notebook
13
T. Page Wright A Pickpocket Card cards brought from pocket one by one, at named number selection is taken
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
39
Tom Sellers Steps unusual selection procedure
 		1934
Card Tricks That Work
3
Tom Sellers Lift a Few spectator cuts cards and replaced, performer divines number of cards, two key cards come from sleeve
 		1934
Card Tricks That Work
8
Reversed Cards as Indicator No. 3 of "Substitutes for the Pass", secretly reversed card as key card, oops control
 		1935
Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
93
The Key Card Principle - An Example of Presentation
Variations 1935
Mental Magic with Cards
9
Tricks with Assistant as the Medium two methods, medium divines cards or finds selections, culling key cards together
 		1935
Mental Magic with Cards
21
The Master Card Location No. 6, spectator touches any card while performer spreads them and remembers it, deck cut, performer locates card
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
9
Dual Attraction No. 30, card chosen by dealing heaps on the table
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
30
The Three Heaps No. 39, deck dealt irregularly into three piles, top cards remembered and deck assembled, three key cards
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
37
Just a Teaser No. 45, quick shuffle in key card location
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
41
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
Card Manipulations (Issue 5)
141
Franklin M. Chapman Quick Trick reversed card as key card that can be cut to directly, natural break
 		1936
Six Bits
4
Victor Farelli Push selection procedure that sets a key card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
22
Shuffling Despite Key Card
1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
22
New Card Discovery two key cards above and below selection, spectator overhand shuffles briefly
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
32
William Larsen Cut in Detection estimated floating key card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
39
Jean Hugard Oops Control Variation reversed key card that is accidentally discovered
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
49
Donald Holmes Coincidence card added from top of glass
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
70
Detected by Fingerprints behind the back key placement
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
84
A Count Down Mystery with out-of-hand key card placement
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
87
The Card and Number
1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
88
Charles T. Jordan Spectator Riffle Shuffles and key remains on top or near top
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
89
William Larsen Face Down Detection cards dealt in piles, a card remembered, all without the performer looking, he then deals through deck and stops before selection, two key cards
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
90
Charles T. Jordan The Nifty Key
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
91
Sleeve Addition key cards are added behind the back from sleeve
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
92
Charles T. Jordan Demon's Detection two key cards, out of hand selection procedure with dealing
VariationsAlso published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
94
U. F. Grant A Count Down Discovery one-way backs
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
153
Tom Sellers The One-Way Key
1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
165
Charles T. Jordan Cagliostro's Vision complicated key card placement with dealing of a chosen number of piles
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
201
Charles T. Jordan Quadruple Deck Mystery odd-backed card lost in thick deck composed of three decks with dealing procedure, spectator reads off order and performer stops him at selection
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
202
James Maxwell The Locator spectator's shuffling while short card stays next to selection
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
313
Theodore Annemann Locatrik location with two keys and two outs, Gemini Twins precursor
Variations Dec. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 39)
262
Edward Victor Supreme Control eight selections are discovered in different ways, key card control procedure
Related toVariations 1937
Magic of the Hands
14
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
Here's New Magic
4
Joe Berg Mistakes Will Happen card is lost face up in deck behind performer's back with a few more reversed cards for confusion, card should travel to pocket but wrong card travels, it changes into right card, riffle shuffle with key next to a reversed card
Variations 1937
Here's New Magic
6
Bob Haskell Contact spectator deals row of cards, remembers last card, and deals same number of cards on all cards and collects them, performer locates selection, two keys
 		1937
Six Bits More
2
Tom Sellers Another Push Location key next to free selection
 		1938
Greater Magic
36
The Slip Location placing key under spread next to selection
 		1938
Greater Magic
38
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon Subtlety distant crimped key card, bridge during tabled cut
 		1938
Greater Magic
52
Theodore Annemann Sixth Method. (Crimp and table spread) crimped distant key
 		1938
Greater Magic
55
U. F. Grant Reversed Key Card The "Whoops!" Control
VariationsAlso published here 1938
Greater Magic
81
Double-Backed Key Card
1938
Greater Magic
83
The Bottom Card Location featuring several key card placements and strategies:
Joker Discard to Locate Key
Face-Dwon Ribbon-Spread Key Placement
Face-Up Ribbon Spread Key Placement
Deal-Down Key Placement
Distant Key Card
Cardcase Load of Key Card
 		1938
Greater Magic
90
Shuffling with a Key Card
1938
Greater Magic
94
The Top Card Location key card starts on top
 		1938
Greater Magic
95
The Top and Bottom Location having two key cards
 		1938
Greater Magic
96
Shuffling despite Key Cards
  • The Overhand Shuffle
  • The Dovetail Shuffle
 		1938
Greater Magic
96
The Master Card Location two key cards on top and bottom, spectator riffle shuffles
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
97
The New Pack Location key card tricks using new pack order
 		1938
Greater Magic
99
A Joker Trick
1938
Greater Magic
240
A Miracle Discovery hands off key card placement
 		1938
Greater Magic
246
George G. Kaplan The "Impossible" Location using Natural Card
Related toVariations 1938
Greater Magic
269
Paul Rosini A Great Location Trick subtle key card location
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938
Greater Magic
570
Martin Gardner Three Piles
Related to 1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
277
Al Baker Nufind two key cards
Also published here May 1938
The Jinx (Issue 44)
299
Al Baker Effect 2 double backer, Christ Force type challenge location, setting double back key card
Related to 1939
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Effects 1, 2, and 3)
498
Theodore Annemann Nail Nick Key Control
1939
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39)
368
Theodore Annemann The Simplex Hindu Location simple, key card placement
 		May 1939
The Jinx (Issue 56)
399
Louis Lam Pusho packet pushed (poke) from center as selection procedure
 		1939
Be Deceived
23
Oscar Weigle Nu-Locato key card placement after peek
 		1939
Do That Again!
39
Orville Wayne Meyer The "Last Word" Location two key cards, multiple out procedure in placing one of the keys
 		1939
More Card Manipulations (Issue 2)
43
Setting a Key Card
1940
Expert Card Technique
116
Charlie Miller The Danbury Deviler fingertip peek, four cards with edge-marks
Related to 1940
Expert Card Technique
307
The Twenty-Sixth Location get-ready trick to get key in center, spelling
Related toVariations 1940
Expert Card Technique
397
The Twenty-Sixth Location remote key
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
398
Audley Walsh The Mystic Twelve cards pocketed and another remembered, performer divines position of selection and number of cards in pocket, reverse-count force
Related toVariations Mar. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 82)
531
Allan Howell Foretold selection with numbers and dealing procedure predicted
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 89)
559
Herb Runge A Thought Ahead Tantalizer
Related to 1940
The Jinx (Issue 102)
618
G. W. Hunter Backhanded reprinted from The Magic Wand, card sticks to back of hand, key card location
Also published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 110)
660
Slip Shuffle Key Placement
1940
The Jinx (Issue 114)
673
Charles Arbuthnot Double Key Location
1940
The Jinx (Issue 116)
688
Charles Hopkins 25 - The "Pilot Card".
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
39
Martin Gardner Two Piles and Subtract spectator remembers a card and its position, two piles made and card eventually found
Inspired by 1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
15
Edward Victor Key Card – Spring Glimpse top half is squeezed to be sprung and bottom card is sighted
 		1940 ca.
More Magic of the Hands — Part One
22
Bruce Elliott Middle Maze two card location, center key card
Inspired by July 1941
The Jinx (Issue 143)
804
Jean Hugard To Shuffle or Not To Shuffle thoughts on controls & delays, two methods for delaying control (bridge and reversed key card)
 		1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
9
Charlie Miller, Jack McMillen The Triple Discovery three cards, twenty-sixth key
Variations 1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
29
A Reversed Card as a Key Card
1941
The Stripper Deck
7
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Phenomenal touched card found, distant key card
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
18
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Stripper Key
1941
The Stripper Deck
23
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Die Gedachte Karte card selected and placed on top of the deck, value of selection is used to add cards on top
Inspired by July 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 7)
7
Tony Kardyro Locating the Key Card thick key card
  • First Method
  • Second Method
 		1941
The Routine Supreme
6
Paul Curry Turn of the Century Location setting short double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
[8]
Henry Christ The Perfect Card Location setting double back key card, "by no means new", for impromptu method see footnote
Related toVariations 1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
8
Henry Christ, Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Perfect Card Location - Impromptu Method see footnote
Inspired by 1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
9
Eddie Joseph Another Card Discovery spectator counts off cards and stops, remembers card and replaces rest, either counting by ear or key card
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
19
Eddie Joseph The Die Trick spectator rolls die and takes as many cards off the top, performer removes card with same value
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
26
Eddie Joseph The Tekka Card Trick four amounts of cards divined after lots of dealing and pile-making, Aces as key cards distributed in deck
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
33
Eugenia Braue The Miracle Divination ungaffed method
Inspired byRelated to 1943
Tricks and Sleights
14
Charles Nyquist, James G. Thompson Jr. Key Card Placement
Apr. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 32)
133
Clyde Cairy Ode to The Jinx three piles, one card from one pile selected and packet counted, card is found in performer's pocket
 		Nov. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 47)
193
Theodore Annemann Locatrix selection is located behind back
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
5
Al Baker Nufind two key cards
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
33
Ted Heuber, William H. McCaffrey Variations for "Number Please"
  • Ted Heuber (setting a key card over phone)
  • Bill McCaffrey (version of Baker's routine, value of bottom card used to count to a selection)
Inspired by 1943
The Magic 36
8
William S. Houghton The Three-Pellet Trick Perfected one card written on piece of paper, another cut to with center cut (key card), one freely thought of, non-carbon impression gaff
Inspired by 1943
The Magic 36
63
Jean Hugard More Card Magic (Continued) key card placement with overhand shuffle
 		Nov. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 6)
80
Edward Marlo The Spectator Cuts daubed key card
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
5
Edward Marlo Just Another Miracle distant daubed key card
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
5
Edward Marlo Daub Co-incidence daubed instead of glimpsed key card
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
7
Edward Marlo In Lieu of Pencil daub on borrowed deck as alternative to pencil dotted key card
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
9
Edward Marlo The Force tell-free force, re-selection, key card in case of missed force
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
10
Paul Curry Turn of the Century Location setting short double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Related toAlso published here 1945
My Best
79
George McAthy My Best Trick clever
 		1945
My Best
99
James G. Thompson Jr. Out of These Hands
1945
My Best
115
Capt. Jones Screwey Card Location
1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
35
Bob Hummer Thot-Ography spectator remembers card and its position from top ten cards, Klondike shuffle, marked key card with needle scratch, see Collected Secrets for more references
Also published here 1945
Thotography
1
Warren Wiersbe Packet Prediction cards cut off top and bottom to show no key cards are in use
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1946
Mental Cases With Cards
3
Warren Wiersbe In My Estimation ... performer cuts off same amount of cards as spectator
Related toVariations 1946
Mental Cases With Cards
6
Warren Wiersbe Superstitious Mentalism four key cards thirteen apart
Variations 1946
Mental Cases With Cards
14
Warren Wiersbe Divination Supreme cards shuffled face-up face-down in process by spectator
Inspired by 1946
Mental Cases With Cards
17
Jean Hugard Card Magic on the origins of the key card, Guyot
 		Mar. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 10)
201
On the Beam
Related to Mar. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 10)
201
Stewart James On the Beam credits for "On the Beam"
Related to Sep. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 4)
251
Charles "Chic" Schoke A "Chick" Trick See Stewart James for credit claim
Related toVariations 1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
6
Paul Rosini Your Number - Your Card subtle key card location
Also published here 1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
11
Paul Stadelman Phenomenal Memory memory demonstration, cards moved from half to half
Also published here
  • 1933 book by Paul Stadelman
 1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
35
Edward Marlo Crimp Placement out of hands
 		1947
Marlo In Spades
41
James Auer Three Linked Discoveries location of three thought of cards
 		1947
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947)
22
R. M. Jamison 57 two times performer knows where selection is, when spectator turns up cards and names them
 		May 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 125)
502
Shuffling around Key or Crimp
1947
Watch This One!
17
J. B. Bobo A New Key Card single rough-smooth pair
 		1947
Watch This One!
31
J. B. Bobo The Isolated Key corner dotted card in center as reference
 		1947
Watch This One!
32
J. B. Bobo Milk Shuffle Key Placement card replaced during overhand shuffle
 		1947
Watch This One!
34
Shuffling with Key Card
1947
Watch This One!
37
J. B. Bobo Telepathic Miracle key card placed next to thought-of card
Related to 1947
Watch This One!
40
The Key Undercut see also applications
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
69
Key Undercut Shuffle shuffling after placement
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
69
The Twenty-Sixth Card remote key
Variations 1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
73
Remote Key
1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
73
A Meeting of the Minds remote key, alomst challenge
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
74
Sliding Key Card under-spread placement
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
80
Hindu Shuffle Glimpse
1948
The Fine Art of Magic
43
George G. Kaplan The Twenty-Sixth Card Location - Using a Corner-Short
1948
The Fine Art of Magic
47
George G. Kaplan Au Naturelle magician says "stop" at a card whose value is used to count to selection, "Natural Card" (see next item)
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
48
George G. Kaplan Natural Card using numerical value on card to count to selection that fits by chance, see also page 101
Related to 1948
The Fine Art of Magic
49
George G. Kaplan New Card Affinity spectator and performer each choose a card from half the deck, deck assembled, performer knows the distance of the two selections (originally next to each other)
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
65
George G. Kaplan The Captain Kidd Card (First Version) card lost, spectator deals through cards and performer stops him at a card whose value indicates position of selection, Natural Key
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
101
Jack Yeager Glorifying Your Magic
  • 1. Califaction of Handkerchiefs (silks in dove pan merge together)
  • 2. How to spell trust? (oddity on coin)
  • 3. Key Card Placement (Charlier Pass)
  • 4. 20th Century Silks idea
  • 5. Zombie Idea (floating flower pot)
  • 6. Comedy bits with a stooge
  • 7. Miser's Dream Shower (with handkerchief)
  • 8. Thumb Tip Idea (with scotch tape)
  • 9. Thimble color change
  • 10. The cotton bunny (cotton bunny to real one, dove pan)
 		1948
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948)
12
Jean Hugard Card Magic on the key card, distant key
 		Apr. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 11)
412
Jean Hugard Impossible packet from top and bottom are cut and placed on the table, card selected from rest and deck cut, performer cuts deck so that selection ends up at total of one of the packets on the table
Variations Apr. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 11)
412
Edward D. Hesse Impossible as Don Hesse, variation of Hugard's Impossible, packet from top iscut and placed on the table, card selected from rest and deck cut, performer cuts deck so that selection ends up at total of one of the packets on the table
Inspired by Nov. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 6)
480
Tony Kardyro Shuffle Location and Glimpse selection lost in hindu shuffle by shuffling single cards on top of it and glimpsing the seventh one
 		1948
Your Deck — Your Card
12
Tony Kardyro You Do As I Do method for obtaining the key card
Also published here 1948
Your Deck — Your Card
17
Strategy to set a Key Card glimpse during demonstration on how to count off some cards for the selection
 		1948
The Card Expert Entertains
39
Roy Walton ABC
Oct. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 188)
752
Sure Way to Find a Chosen Card Basic key card location of selection
 		1949
Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards
30
The Great "Stop!" Trick
1949
Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards
33
Hit The Deck Weird card location with key card
 		1949
Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards
35
The Mahatma Marvel Card Trick Location with spectator dealing and distant key card
 		1949
Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards
35
Ned Rutledge At A Distance three cards used to form a number, that number is used to select a card
 		Mar. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 10)
523
Bill Nord Charlier Pass Location for magicians, glimpsing card when Charlier Pass is made as key card
 		Oct. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 5)
595
U. F. Grant Oops False Shuffle reversed card to key the bottom of deck after only-cuts-overhand-shuffle
 		Jan. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4)
10
Eddie Joseph The Blind Magician Does a Trick performer blindfolded via spectator's hand (human blindfold) or blindfold, two spectators with half the deck each cut off piles and make two selections, deck assembled, performer finds both
  • Method One
  • Method Two
  • Method Three
 		1949
Premonition and The Blind Magician Does a Trick
8
Eddie Joseph The Natural Follow-Up out-of-hand key card placement and discovery, blindfolded
 		1949
Premonition and The Blind Magician Does a Trick
10
Eddie Joseph The Principle Defined getting a selection to any position, with key card
 		1949
Premonition and The Blind Magician Does a Trick
11
Charles "Chic" Schoke The "Chic" Trick Again improved handling
Inspired by 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
49
Eddie Joseph The Impelling Force spectator cuts to a card and remembers it twice, first time found with eye reading by observing spectator's eyes while he deals through deck, second time with two key cards
 		1949 ca.
15 Exciting Minutes with a Borrowed Deck
10
Carmine Laino Behind the Back Card Trick No. 6, "A favorite trick of magician Carmine Laino", deck cut behind performer's back, card remembered at bottom of cut portion, performer divines identity
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
17
You Do as I Do No. 13, Standard Do As I do effect with two decks, spectator / performer selects same card coincidentally
Related to 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
27
Al Baker, Dr. Ben B. Braude You Do as I Do (Using one pack of cards) No. 14, Do As I Do, performer picks out spectator's card, asks spectator to take out similar card and is able to divine it
Variations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
29
John Scarne The Four Packs No. 20, Spectator deals deck into four piles, remembers the top card of each pile, assemble the deck, performer divines the four cards
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
40
John Scarne The Betting Card Trick No. 42, "The next card I turn over will be your card" sucker gag
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
75
Max Holden Mind Control No. 44, location with key card
Variations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
77
Dr. Ben B. Braude Braude's Mental Card Trick No. 51
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
91
Theodore Annemann Locatrix No. 58, Divine card behind back
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
104
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Mind Reading Card Trick No. 91
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
170
Bert Feinson Behind My Back No. 131, impossible location using two key cards
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
252
Paul Rosini, W. F. "Rufus" Steele The Second-Guess Card Trick No. 145, magician fails and then succeeds in locating selection
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
281
Harlan Tarbell, Jimmy Grippo The Card Through Handkerchief No. 148
Also published here 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
287
John Scarne, Henry Christ Wild Bill Hickock's Hand No. 153, poker hands are dealt, and spectator chooses one hand, and one card. After being lost in the deck, the magician finds the selected card by spelling procedure, and then re-deals the spectator's original hand.
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
298
Eddie Joseph The Mystic Queen fair selection procedure, performer cuts deck a Queen, when this is spelled it leads to selection, five handlings (spelling different things, funny message on card)
 		1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
10
Paul Rosini Your Number - Your Card subtle key card location
Also published here 1950
Magical Gems
32
Paul Rosini Do a Trick chosen card is spelled to
 		1950
Magical Gems
34
Paul Rosini While I Turn My Back spectator remembers card and its position, then counts to it again, eventually found
Inspired by 1950
Magical Gems
55
Toni Koynini Koyincidence three thirds of deck, spectator selects card, when two packets are deal in unison, mates are at selection, not sure, twenty-sixth key
 		1951
Toni Koynini's Card Miracles
16
Eddie Joseph The Forerunner slop shuffle triumph to set a key card a certain position for later
 		1951
More Dumbfounders with Cards
4
Sylvester-Zauber
  • Die Atlaskarte (balancing glass on playing cad)
  • Ein Telephontrick
 		1951
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 12 No. 6)
39
Edward Marlo Placing the Key Cards placing key card next to peeked at cards with cutting sequences
  • A. Placing Key Card by Step Control
  • B. Placing Key Card Using Cut Control
  • C. Placing of Key Card using Shuffle Control
  • D. Placing of Key Card by Use of Side Steal Control
Related toVariations 1952
Control Systems
71
Eddie Joseph The Halo card selected with counting and shuffling procedure, found within circle (halo) layout of cards on the table
 		1952
The Last Word on Cards
7
The Buried Card
Variations 1952
The Last Word on Cards
50
Charles "Chic" Schoke, Bert Allerton On the Phone as a phone trick
Inspired by 1952
The Last Word on Cards
51
Dr. Jacob Daley Triple Thought three key cards, hindu shuffle placements
 		1952
The Last Word on Cards
59
Eddie Joseph Imposible "Impossible" probably misspelled, deck cut in half, card chosen by throwing a die and counting down in one pile, all assembled and deck cut in thirds and another card chosen with same number, all assembled and cut, half counted off, the two selections show up at the same number, no-touch
Variations 1952
Imposible
1
Chan Canasta A Miracle Discovery three piles are made and under impossible conditions selection is found, using three key cards
Related toVariations 1953
A Miracle Discovery
1
Valentino Graziadei Ein Telepathisches Kunststück some cards face up and some face down, card is remembered and cards gathered again, divination of selection
 		1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 4)
124
Valentino Graziadei Die Berührte Karte location of card which was only touched, counting and key card
 		1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 5)
149
Stewart James Miracle Location placing a short card next to selection with the Nullifactor
 		1954
The Nullifactor
8
Sidney Lawrence The Unknown Number some cards removed from top and from bottom, then top card remembered and deck cut, performer takes cards and cuts, removed packets are replaced and card found
 		1954 ca.
Ten Self Working Master Miracles
[9]
J. Stewart Smith Peek-A-Boo Discovery sucker effect
 		1955
One More Thought on Cards
23
Tony Kardyro The Hindu Shuffle Throw-Off bottom card shown before and after Hindu shuffle key placement
 		1955
Kardyro's Kard Konjuring
11
Tony Kardyro Using the Top Card as a Locator for the Selected Card using Hindu Shuffle
 		1955
Kardyro's Kard Konjuring
13
Dr. William Weyeneth Neuer Karten-Effekt adding keycard to deck, using magnets on body
 		1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 1)
400
Salwaro Leitkarten various locator cards, key cards
 		1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 3)
424
Jerry Andrus Behind Fan Key Placement faced towards spectators
 		1956
Andrus Deals You In
43
Edward Marlo Key Card Placement card replaced on lower half, Charlier cut, right hand cards are placed above and below
 		Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
8
Die Fernsehkarte
1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 1)
469
Edward Marlo "Half Plus One" bringing a key card next to a certain card with faro shuffle
 		1958
The Faro Shuffle
30
Edward Marlo It's Mathematical stay stack principle applied to memorized deck, two effects
Related to 1958
Faro Notes
40
Edward Marlo Alternative Procedures stay stack principle applied to memorized deck, see previous item
 		1958
Faro Notes
43
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