Bottom or near Bottom

156 entries in Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Bottom or near Bottom
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown An other waie to doo the same, having your selfe indeed never seene the card card glimpsed with diversion (like letting some cards fall), making piles and following the card, then giving it to spectator and divining it
Related to 1584 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXVII) 189
Unknown To Get Sight of a Drawn Card
  • First Method (center)
  • Second Method (bottom)
 		1876 Modern Magic 34
Unknown To get Sight of a Card for top (first palming the card), center and bottom
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 18
Unknown The "Whispering Trick" for one spectator, paperballs over the head situation
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 93
Unknown Hand-Over Glimpse bottom card glimpsed as deck is handed to spectator
 		Aug. 1902 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 8) 119
Charles T. Jordan Multiple Card Glimpse during in-the-hands riffle shuffle
 		1919/1920 Thirty Card Mysteries 48
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Spring Glimpse spectator says stop during springing and remembers bottom card of top half, glimpsed at same time
Related to 1928 The L. W. Mindreading Mysteries 6
Unknown To "Sight" the Bottom Card bottom card buckle
 		1933 Farelli's Card Magic — Part Two 73
Unknown Glimpse through Handkerchief
1935 Mental Magic with Cards 18
Unknown Sighting the Bottom Card 1. Tilting the Pack
2. The Rear Bend
3. Buckling the Card
4. Variation of No. 2
5. Turn over Flourish on Arm
6. Pulling back Sleeve
7. Under Cover of Card Fan
8. Bending the Deck Inwards
 		1936 Card Manipulations (Issue 5) 139
Frank Lane "Glimpsing" Method to glimpse bottom card by extending arm
 		1936 Lend Me Your Pack 19
Unknown Tilt Glimpse as deck is handed to spectator with thumb below, fingers above
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 88
Unknown Riffle Shuffle Glimpse bottom card during riffle and square up
 		1937 You'd be Surprised 39
Unknown Bottom Card Glimpse brief
 		1938 Greater Magic 229
Unknown A Maneuver for Stud Poker buckling bottom card glimpse
 		1938 Greater Magic 306
Unknown Glimpsing Bottom Card of Face-up Pack
1940 Expert Card Technique 229
Unknown Hindu Shuffle Glimpse
1940 Expert Card Technique 334
Edward Victor Key Card – Spring Glimpse top half is squeezed to be sprung and bottom card is sighted
 		1940 ca. More Magic of the Hands — Part One 22
Edward Victor ”Sighting” A Card in the Pack selection is second from bottom, bottom card is Glided back to get glimpse, bottom cover card is “convincer” for audience
 		1940 ca. More Magic of the Hands — Part One 40
Unknown Glimpse through Handkerchief
1941 More Card Manipulations (Issue 4) 15
Unknown Sighting the Card at the Bottom hindu shuffle glimpse
 		1941 The Stripper Deck 8
Lu Brent False Face Glimpse bold glimpse
 		1942 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 12) 47
Unknown Second From Bottom Glimpse
1942/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2 206
Dr. William Weyeneth Kaertenkunststücke bold glimpse of bottom card, followed by french translation "Tours de cartes"
 		July 1945 La Baguette Magique (Issue 4) 6
Arthur H. Buckley Sighting while Cutting the Pack using buckling action
Related to 1946 Card Control 40
Unknown Glimpsing the Bottom Card
1946 Card Control 43
Unknown Bottom Card Glimpse pointing on a card on the table
 		1946 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 112) 451
J. B. Bobo Bottom Peek during center cut
 		1947 Watch This One! 21
Unknown Bottom-Card Glimpse three methods
 		1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 59
Unknown Hindu Shuffle Glimpse
1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 194
Paul LePaul Bottom Glimpse as Switch
1949 The Card Magic of Le Paul 176
Unknown Bottom Glimpse
1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 9
Unknown Bottom Glimpse
1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 28
Unknown Bottom Glimpse
1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 73
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
Unknown Bottom Glimpse
1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 122
Unknown One Handed Bottom Peek
1955 Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part III 16
Edward Marlo Tabled Bottom Placement tabled Kelly / Ovette move, with additional ideas
Also published here 1959 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959) 48
Edward Marlo Marlo's Turnaround Glimpse all-around square up glimpse
VariationsAlso published here 1961 The Multiple Shift 56
Lane Bateman Fingerless Psycho variation on Larry Becker's Psycho
 		1961 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961) 26
Edward Marlo Push Down Glimpse multiple cards at bottom of packet/deck
 		1962 Estimation 62
Unknown Replacement Glimpse as top half is replaced
 		1962 Close-up Card Magic 76
Unknown A Maneuver for Stud Poker buckling bottom card glimpse
 		July 1968 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 9) 193
Macco Nur für Kartenkünstler glimpse for bottom card, bend against right thumb
 		1969 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 6) 117
Roger Smith The FFF Card Peek glimpsing card during FFF which ends up on bottom or top
 		1970 The FFF Control System 7
Unknown Gambler's Buckle Peek
1971 Reputation-Makers 170
Unknown Bottom Glimpse buckle
 		1972 The Living End 154
Unknown Bottom Card Glimpse
1973 Rim Shots 67
Unknown A Maneuver for Stud Poker buckling bottom card glimpse
 		Oct. 1973 Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 2) 33
Dai Vernon Bottom Card Peep Peeking at bottom card by buckling bottom card
 		1975 Magic With Faucett Ross 224
Francis Carlyle Mental Selection of a Card single card divnination
 		1975 The Magic of Francis Carlyle 67
Francis Carlyle One Hand Pass Locator glimpsing bottom card, for magicians
 		1975 The Magic of Francis Carlyle 81
Francis Carlyle More Tips and Bits
  • memory stunt linked to David Roth
  • Laurie Irelnd Charlier Pass Peek
  • Dunninger using prominent people
  • remembering serial number of bill
 		1975 The Magic of Francis Carlyle 129
Unknown Mental Divination tear in top of case allows glimpse of bottom card of cased deck
Related to
  • an item in The Gen
Also published here 		1975 Cards and Cases 18
Dennis Marks Glimpse and Transfer card on bottom of pushed out packet is glimpsed and transferred on top, key card
 		1975 Magick (Issue 123) 613
Unknown The Bottom Card Glimpse bottom card is buckled
 		1976 The Third Ecstasy 16
Unknown Another Bottom Card Glimpse
1976 The Third Ecstasy 16
Unknown Case Extraction Glimpse as deck is removed from case
 		1976 Self-Working Card Tricks 2
Nate Leipzig Through-Handkerchief Glimpse
1976 Self-Working Card Tricks 105
Unknown Bottom Glimpse glimpsing the top few cards of face up deck
 		1978 Here's My Card 40
Jerry K. Hartman Transfer Glimpse Glimpsing bottom card while transferring deck from right to left hand
Also published here 1978 Loose Ends 1
Unknown Bottom Card Peek during sleeve tucking
 		1978 The second now you see it, now you don't! 45
Harry Lorayne Peripheral Glimpse
1979 Quantum Leaps 169
Unknown Gambler's Buckle Peek
1979 Quantum Leaps 170
Unknown Glimpse of Bottom Card and Card at Center at the same time
 		1979 Magick (Issue 237) 1183
Unknown Glimpse through Handkerchief
1979 Card Caprice 10
Unknown Bottom Glimpse basic
 		1979 Self-Working Mental Magic 19
Unknown All Around Square-Up Glimpse
1980 Ovation 11
Philip T. Goldstein Glimpsing the Bottom Two Cards
1980 The Violet Book of Mentalism 14
Unknown Card Reverse glimpse and reverse, while turning deck over
 		1980 Rovi Reveals 12
Han van Senus Glimpse-Crimp Location method to crimp and glimpse a card at the same time
 		June 1981 Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 6) 498
Walt Lees Overhand Shuffle Glimpse with comments on glimpsing
 		1981 More Professional Card Tricks 23
Christian Scherer Swivel Glimpse deck is swiveled in left hand, like in Leipzig's Swivel Cut
 		1982 Card News '82 144
Unknown Mental Divination tear in top of case allows glimpse of bottom card of cased deck
Also published here 1982 Simple yet Effective Tricks with Cards 34
Edward Marlo Dribble Glimpse bold
Related to 1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 312
Unknown Gambler's Bottom Peek bending bottom card
 		1987 CardPerfect 69
Darwin Ortiz Hindu Shuffle Glimpse
1988 Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table 48
Gary Osborne Off-Bottom Glimpse second, third, fourth from bottom
 		Aug. 1988 Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 8) 1535
Unknown Hindu Shuffle Glimpse
1988 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7&8 Arcane) 7
Unknown Point Glimpse
1988 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7&8 Arcane) 11
Unknown Second Card Glimpse
1989 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 46
Jerry K. Hartman Transfer Glimpse Glimpsing bottom card while transferring deck from right to left hand
Also published here 1991 Card Craft 121
Unknown トップカード、ボトムカードのグリンプス (Top card / Bottom card glimpse) Glimpse using riffle shuffle
 		1993 Larry Jennings's Card Technique 35
Unknown ボトムカードグリンプスI (Bottom Card Glimpse I)
 		1993 Larry Jennings's Card Technique 113
Unknown ボトムカードグリンプスII (Bottom Card Glimpse II)
 		1993 Larry Jennings's Card Technique 113
Unknown Bottom Peek bubble type
 		1993 Card File 205
Unknown Cut Glimpse in the hands
 		1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 66
Unknown Bottom Card Glimpse
1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 320
Roger Crosthwaite Incomplete Shuffle Glimpse bottom card, after tabled riffle shuffle
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 9
Unknown Glimpsing the Bottom Card with a Hindu Shuffle
1995 Card College — Volume 1 157
John Riggs Peek Case gaffed case in cellophane
Related to
  • Marc Spelmann's "Glimpse", 2004
 1995 The Magic of John Riggs 36
Unknown Bottom Card All-around Square-up Glimpse
1996 Card College — Volume 2 357
Unknown Situational Bottom Card Glimpses many practical methods
 		1996 Card College — Volume 2 357
Ellis Stanyon Reading the Index Pip No. 1, bending upper portion to get glimpse of its bottom card
  • Supplementary Note (clarification by Karl Fulves)
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 1
Ellis Stanyon The "Key" Card Obtained by the Index No. 14, sighting bottom card of top half as card is replaced
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 8
Ellis Stanyon Bottom Glimpse glimpsing bottom card during sleeve pulling
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 214
Justin Higham Half-Pass Action Glimpse during cutting action, also for multiple cards
 		1999 Collected Card Notes 30
Steve Bedwell Sneak Peek
2000 Thick Schtick! 25
Joseph K. Schmidt Spring Peek during springing flourish, dated 1939
Related to 2000 Discoverie (Issue 4) 51
Unknown Behind Back Glimpse as deck is put behind back
 		2001 New Self-Working Card Tricks 10
Unknown Bottom Card Glimpse all-around square up
 		2001 Personal Collection 535
Edward Marlo All Around Square Up Glimpse
2002 FASDIU II 88
Unknown Glimpse of cased Deck slit in case allows glimpse
 		2002 Scams & Fantasies with Cards 102
Unknown All-Around Square-up Glimpse
2002 The Book of Secrets 227
Jerry K. Hartman Transfer Glimpse
2002 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4 67
Roberto Giobbi The Overhand Shuffle Glimpse
2003 Card College — Volume 5 1122
Unknown The Gamblers' Bottom Card Glimpse
2003 Card College — Volume 5 1123
Unknown Swivel Cut Glimpse
2003 Card College — Volume 5 1320
Unknown Flex Glimpse
2004 Enchantments 78
Unknown The Pivot Glimpse all around square-up
 		2004 Weapons of Mass Destruction 44
Juan Tamariz The Chorus-Line Bottom Glimpse several cards at once
 		2004 Mnemonica 220
Edward Marlo Glimpsing the Bottom Card of the Deck two methods, turnaround and bowing of bottom card
Also published here 2004 Mnemonica 327
Juan Tamariz The Chorus-Line Multiple Bottom Glimpse glimpse of multiple cards
 		2004 Mnemonica 331
Barrie Richardson Double-Sided Peek Box slide covers under cellophane on both sides
Also published here
  • Club 71, Autumn 2002
 2005 Act Two 54
Unknown Gambler's Peek bending bottom card
 		2006 Power Plays 49
Unknown Charlier Cut Glimpse
2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 34
Unknown Glimpse glimpsing reversed card on bottom
 		2007 Card Dupery 258
Unknown Card glimpse as you place cards into breast pocket
 		2007 Card Dupery 310
Jerry K. Hartman Transfer Glimpse
Also published here 2007 Card Dupery 350
Unknown Pointing glimpse of bottom card to get key card
 		2007 Card Dupery 363
Roberto Giobbi Overhand Shuffle Glimpse
Feb. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2) 14
Fred Robinson Charlier Cut Swindle
2009 The Magic of Fred Robinson 70
Edward Marlo All Around Square Up Glimpse
Also published here 2009 Weapons of Mass Deception 55
Patrick Dessi Quelques cartes à l'oeil methods of glimpsing the bottom card
  • La pousette
  • La montre
  • Dessus/dessous
  • D'après vous?
  • L'égalisation du manchot
  • Machinalment
  • Charlier?
  • Celle-ci ou celle là?
 		2009 Le chapelet Periodo-Aperiodique C-PAP 65
Unknown Gambler's Peek bending bottom card
 		2010 Prolix (Issue 8) 492
Dani DaOrtiz Kaps on Kards on Fred Kaps' video and notes "Kaps on Kards", translation of
  • empalme en giro (Tenkai)
  • empalme de la carta superior (Hugard)
  • empalme al coger la copa (Kaps)
  • vistazo inferior (Buckley)
 		2010 El Manuscrito (Vol. 3 No. 11) 288
Unknown Bottom Buckle Glimpse
2012 Lessons in Card Mastery 244
Unknown Hindu Shuffle Glimpse
2012 Confidences 57
Unknown Tilt Glimpse
2012 Confidences 61
John Born Time to Shine Three glimpses using a shiny surface on a metal watch
 		2012 Seeking the Bridge 45
Unknown Buckle Glimpse
Oct. 2012 Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10) 40
Lance Caffrey Squaring Flash/Peek No. 1 of Peeks & Flashes, during Hindu Shuffle
 		2013 The Asian Hustle — Secrets of the Hindu Shuffle 41
Lance Caffrey Shuffle Side Flash/Peek No. 3, during Hindu Shuffle
 		2013 The Asian Hustle — Secrets of the Hindu Shuffle 46
Lance Caffrey Squeeze Peek No. 4, during Hindu Shuffle
 		2013 The Asian Hustle — Secrets of the Hindu Shuffle 48
Justin Higham Thumb-Off Glimpse as card is thumbed off onto table
  • In the Hands
 		2013 Bold and Illogical Card Moves 17
Justin Higham Packet Reversal Glimpse as top part of deck is lifted and turned face towards audience
  • Handling One
  • Packet-Reversal Glimpse Variations
    • Handling Two
    • Handling Three
 		2013 Bold and Illogical Card Moves 51
Dr. Stanley Jaks Q. T. with peek case
Also published here
  • "Q. T." in "Ibidem" #29, 1963
 2014 The Incredible Dr. Jaks 215
Roberto Giobbi The Casual Glimpse flexing the deck
 		2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue Aug 12) 231
Roberto Giobbi Running Cut Glimpse tabled
 		2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue Oct 31) 312
Roberto Giobbi The Accidental Glimpse glimpsing a selection or a card that is in the hands of spectator
 		2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue Nov 9) 322
Unknown Bottom Card All-Around Square-up Glimpse bottom two cards
 		2016 Standup Card Magic 215
Edward Marlo Tabled Bottom Placement
Inspired byAlso published here 2017 Facsimile (Issue 6) 67
Patrick G. Redford The Ninja Glimpse Box deck inside case
 		2017 Temporarily Out of Order 150
Harry Riser, Johnny Thompson Impromptu Shiner black coffee
  • Spread Key Card Glimpse
  • Riffle Key Card Glimpse
  • Dribble Key Card Glimpse
  • Peek Control
 		2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1) 113
Johnny Thompson Pushover Glimpse bottom card of face-up deck, also near bottom via Ed Marlo's Kick-off Count
 		2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1) 188
Johnny Thompson Johnny's Glimpse setting and glimpsing key card during one-handed shift
Inspired by 2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1) 258
Edward Marlo Turnaround Glimpse
Related to 2018 Repertoire 82
Steve Forte bottom peeks buckle peek, with variations
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 482
Steve Forte pick-up peeks deck held from above, bottom card buckled
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 483
Walter Scott phantom peek
2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 483
Steve Forte base-of-thumb peek
2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 484
Steve Forte wrap-around peek
2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 484
Steve Forte chop-peek during overhand shuffle, more than one card
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 484
Steve Forte overhand shuffle and off-the-table riffle peeks
2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 485
Unknown All-Around Square-Up Glimpse
2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 424
Sylvain Juzan Convincing Glimpse handling for convincing control in which deck is cut several times with out-jogged selection, selection glimpsed in the process
 		2021 Every Card You Take 48