Carbon Card

26 entries in Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Carbon Card
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Theodore Annemann The Guessing Contest performer and spectator write a card on a slip of paper and try to find the others card, while the spectator cannot find the card in ten attempts, the performer hits on the first card
Variations 1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
18
The Impression or Carbon System two methods
 		1935
Mental Magic with Cards
26
Theodore Annemann Annemann's Mental Masterpiece impression device on card box, carbon
Variations 1935
Mental Bargain Effects
5
Theodore Annemann The New Double Telepathy Routine uses the box from Mental Masterpiece + Index, spectator and performer think of a card and try to guess the card of the other
 		1935
Mental Bargain Effects
7
Thought Foretold No. 41, carbon case as impression device
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
39
James Maxwell Telepathic Selection carbon card, originally in Magic Wand, March 1920
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
303
Theodore Annemann Mental Masterpiece carbon case
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
304
James Maxwell Prepared Carbon Card. A Mindreading Trick spectator thinks of card and writes it on piece of paper (carbon card)
 		1938
Greater Magic
492
Theodore Annemann Carbon Card Case
1938
Greater Magic
494
The Carbon Card freely thought-of card written on slip of paper, performer divines it
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
416
Eddie Joseph The Writing on the Wall card chosen and some personal information written on paper, card reverses and information divined, impression with daub
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
69
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
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
Dan Tong Masterpiece Variations
Inspired by Apr. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 379)
345
James Maxwell Basic Move 5 carbon card
Related to
  • The Magic Wand, March 1920
 June 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
185
James G. Thompson Jr. Cards & Pellets - Some Early Original Routines three cards written on billets divined, four methods and some further references and ideas
Also published here July 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 9)
192
Grund Griff Nr. 5 carbon card
 		Oct. 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
29
James G. Thompson Jr. Einige Frühe Originalroutinen three cards written on billets divined, four methods and some further references and ideas
Also published here Oct. 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
30
Thomas Alan Waters Twinner card is secretly written down, deck dealt and position of card predicted
Related to 1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
619
Thomas Alan Waters Twinsome number is secretly written down, card is peeked at, deck dealt and both spectator shout at the same time stop
 		1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
623
Thought-Card Gimmick card thought of and written down by spectator, divined
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
5
Dr. E. Raymond Carlyle Kismet on Mental Masterpiece. impression device on card box, carbon
Inspired by Apr. 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 10)
11
Al Baker Telepathic Selection carbon card gaff
Also published here
  • marketed 1932
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
584
Al Baker Al Baker's Carbon Card
Feb. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 2)
52
Woody Aragón The Psychic Deck spectator-shuffled deck answers questions about thought of person
Inspired by
  • "Color Sense" (Norman Gilbreath)
Related to 		2011
A Book in English
241
Impression Card Case
2013
Japan Ingenious
38