Dr. Daley's Last Trick

172 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Dr. Daley's Last Trick
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Ralph W. Hull Diamond Thieves and Blackmailers Jack of Spades lost in deck, Aces shown, red ones lost in deck, black ones on table, now black ones sandwich Jack in center of deck and red ones are on table
 		1933 More "Eye-Openers" 5
Arthur H. Buckley Color Memory Experiment No. 26 - inferior handling done from the pack
 		1946 Card Control 183
Milbourne Christopher Red and Black Aces using glide
 		1948/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5 129
Bill Simon Rapid Transit handling variation
 		1952 Effective Card Magic 144
Al Leech Aces Red and Black on the pack, two methods
 		1953 Card Man Stuff 5
Al Leech Alternate Method for "Aces Red and Black"
 		1953 Card Man Stuff 6
Edward Marlo No Glide Aces
1953 The Cardician 106
Edward Marlo No Glide Aces; Second Method
1953 The Cardician 107
Edward Marlo No Glide Aces; Bluff Method
1953 The Cardician 107
Dr. Jacob Daley, Dai Vernon The Last Trick of Dr. Jacob Daley
Variations 1957 The Dai Vernon Book of Magic 210
Al Leech Routine Royal
Related toVariations 1959 Cardmanship 18
Herb Zarrow Red Ace - Black Ace
1962 Close-up Card Magic 253
Arthur Rasper Kartenpaar-Wanderung von Glas zu Glas two Aces in one glass transpose with King and Queen of Clubs in another glass, partial rough-smooth
 		1962 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I 30
Steve Freeman Black Aces - Red Kings transformation kicker
Inspired by
  • Arthur Hastings item, Ibidem #12
 1971 Hierophant (Issue 5-6) 279
Edward Marlo This is a Four King Trick transformation kicker
Variations 1971 Hierophant (Issue 5-6) 280
Edward Marlo Jump-Jump Aces extra Three of Diamonds as pseudo Ace
Related toVariations 1971 Expert Card Chicanery 31
Jerry K. Hartman Active Aces Aces packet, black Aces shown to be on top and bottom, they transpose with each other twice, for finale they transpose with red Aces, letter to Karl Fulves dated 12/24/70
 		1971 Odd Lifts 6
Jerry K. Hartman On the Up and Up Aces packet, two times the red Aces travel from below black Aces to above, for finale one red Ace comes to top and spectator makes second one come up, letter to Karl Fulves dated 1/25/71
Variations 1971 Odd Lifts 7
James B. Torncello Torncello's Aces transpose, change into other cards and raise to the top
 		Mar. 1971 Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 8) 6
James G. Thompson Jr. Reverse Glide
1973 Epilogue (Issue 18) 171
Edward Marlo Repeat Ace Transpo two double facers
 		1974 The Unexpected Card Book 65
Francis Haxton Aces to Go
Variations Aug. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 10) 777
Jeff Busby Travelling Transmutators Aces twisting phase, r/b transpo phase, transformation, reproduction of Aces
Related to 1975 Card Cavalcade 3 73
Harry Lorayne Ultra Aces two methods, with deck in hand
 		1975 Afterthoughts 24
Harry Lorayne Ultra Aces to Kings on deck, aces change to kings as kicker, two variations
 		1975 Afterthoughts 27
Edward Marlo Jump-Jump Aces Three of Diamonds as pseudo Ace, two more methods
Inspired by 1975 Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue) 13
Karl Fulves Center Pull-Out
1975 Methods with Cards — Part 3 233
Francis Carlyle Carlyle Ace Trick - A Red and Black Ace Transposition
Also published here 1975 The Magic of Francis Carlyle 15
Edward Marlo Red & Black Aces Transposition using deck
 		1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 47
David Solomon Buffaloed KM Transpo
1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 49
Roger Smith Again the Transposed Aces
1976 Smith's Mini-Lecture Notes No. 2 1
Edward Marlo In Place of Double Lifts - First Effect losing, production of red aces, transpo
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 265
Edward Marlo In Place of Double Lifts - Second Effect extra card
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 265
Edward Marlo Transposition - Transition - Reproduction fours to fives, combo
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 322
Martin A. Nash Testing... see p. 449 for additional crediting
 		1977 Any Second Now 269
Philip T. Goldstein Impolite Aces cutting to the red aces, they change into the black aces and the red ones are found reversed in the deck
 		1977 Scattershot 18
Robert Walker Twist and Transpo twisting followed by Daley's Last transpo
Inspired byVariations 1977 Good Turns 17
Arturo de Ascanio El Juego que Yo Haria a Dai Vernon three phases
Also published here 1977 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 1 40
Harry Lorayne Color-Changing Aces
1977 The Magic Book 117
Philip T. Goldstein Cry Wolf four card packet trick
Also published here July 1978 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 11) 595
George H. Pittman Four Ace Fooler ace production with red-black transposition surprise
 		1978 Fred Braue on False Deals 28
John F. Mendoza Guessing Game guessing game with four Kings, they change into Tens
 		1978 The Book of John 39
Harry Lorayne Color-Changing Aces from top of deck
 		1979 Quantum Leaps 33
Brian Glover Transpo Aces
Feb. 1979 Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 2) 642
Philip T. Goldstein Cycle Exchange daley's last trick with color changing back kicker
 		1979 Cycle! 3
Philip T. Goldstein Red Exchange with color changing back kicker of two cards
 		Sep. 1979 The Talon (Issue 5) 52
Martin A. Nash Testing... shorter description
Inspired by 1980 Jacks or Better 2
Dr. Jacob Daley, Juan Tamariz 2 Rojas - 2 Negras Daley's last trick with long and short cards
 		1980 La Baraja Multiefecto 68
Richard Kaufman Even Odder II Ace to Four of Clubs, odd and even cards change place, all change to Hearts, ungaffed handling
Inspired byRelated to 1981 Cardworks 59
Edward Marlo Jump-suit Transformation double facers, Daley's last with transformation kicker
 		1982 Card Finesse 161
Richard Kaufman, Brother John Hamman Even Odder Ace to Four of Clubs, odd and even cards change place, all change to Hearts, ungaffed handling
Inspired byRelated to 1982 Best of Friends 236
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Moving Up black Aces keep juming to top in four Ace packet, two methods
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1982 Best of Friends 485
David Britland Black Red using quick 3-way moves
Also published here 1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 12) 224
Daryl Martinez Sunrise four of a kind, reds come back to top even though when alternated
 		1983 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2 91
Stephen Tucker Under Control Aces are cut to, two selections are found instead of the othe Aces, transposition
 		Nov. 1983 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 2) 1175
Richard Vollmer The Strasbourg Waltz Aces twist, change places and transform into Eights
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1983 The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1 121
John F. Mendoza The Scorpion Gemini Count
Inspired byVariations 1983 The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1 180
Stephen Tucker The Inner Limits Queens transposition, then named Queen vanishes and other Queens change into a card with a star on it
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3) 16
Jerry Sadowitz The Last Deadfall red Aces in center transpose with black Aces in hands
Related to 1984 Cards Hit 1
Randy Wakeman Give us this Day our Daley Aces Daley's Last as climax
Also published here 1985 Formula One Close-Up 7
Edward Marlo Daley's Last Method
1985 Formula One Close-Up 75
Phillip Young Anti Aces black and red aces change places
 		1985 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 8) 123
David Britland Dust Busters "The Queens 'about face' then change' for the better"
twisting, then Daley's last with two card transformation
Inspired by 1985 Equinox 41
Stephen Tucker Red (?) Black (?) Aces duplicate Ace
  • Ending No. 1
  • Ending No. 2
 		Nov. 1985 The Card Man-uscript (Issue 2) 14
Francis Carlyle Red and Black Aces
Also published here 1985 ca. Francis Carlyle Lecture Notes 5
Wilfried Possin Twisting the Aces ends with Daley's last trick
 		1987 New Wave Close-Up 43
Karl Fulves Shifting Center No. 2, card counting presentation
 		1987 Secret Session — Part Two 54
Randy Wakeman Unfuddled Fuddle Aces Ace Transpo plus Sandwich
 		Sep. 1988 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 11 No. 9) 1539
Larry Jennings The Daley Jennings (Dilly of a Daley) two methods, in one one color changes to Kings
 		1988 The Cardwright 28
Karrell Fox Karrell's Krismas Aces "Karrell Fox Christmas Present, revealed by Harris A. Solomon"
two phases, transformation of two Aces as climax
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, December 1961
 1988 My Latest Book 57
Doug Edwards Observ-Ace-tion done on the pack
 		Feb. 1989 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 12 No. 2) 1602
Jerry Sadowitz Aces in Kings red and black aces transpose
 		1989 Cards on the Table 17
Karl Fulves Daley's Last Handling
1989 Quick Card Tricks 33
Scott Robinson The Daley Double, Part I
1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 30) 533
Scott Robinson The Daley Double, Part II
1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 30) 534
Randy Wakeman Give Us This Day Our Daley Aces Daley's Last as climax
Also published here 1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 80
Randy Wakeman A Frantic Tumble & A Shy Goodbye transformation kicker and Aces in different pockets
Inspired by 1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 144
Arturo de Ascanio The Trick I Would Show Dai Vernon three phases
Also published here 1989 Ascanio's Favorites 1 7
Terry LaGerould Penetrating Reds not exactly Daley Effect
 		May 1990 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 13 No. 5) 1783
Juan Tamariz Captured Red/Black Aces Two Aces are taped together
 		Oct. 1990 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 13 No. 10) 1844
Philip T. Goldstein Cry Wolf four card packet trick
Also published here 1990 Focus 69
Dan Fleshman The Changing Aces as guessing game
 		1990 The Very Best, Yet! 25
John Carney Sanverted red aces come to top multiple times, then Daley's Last
Inspired byVariations 1991 Carneycopia 229
T. Page Wright Two Pair two Aces and Eights, one of each placed on table and on deck, then one transposes so on table are Eights and on deck Aces
 		1991 Page Wright's Manuscript 246
Jack Carpenter Mysterious Daley & Between your Palms combo
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1992 Modus Operandi 13
Arturo de Ascanio Transposición des Ases brief, one phase
 		1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4 55
Edward Marlo Completing Crux Deluxe Twisting Combo with Daley's Last, fix for Jon Racherbaumer's "Crux Deluxe" (Precursor)
 		1993 The Olram File (Issue 14) 2
Peter Duffie Women Queens produced, black Queens lost in deck, red Queens change to black and red ones are in deck sandwiching a previous selection
Inspired by 1993 Applications 27
Ian Baxter That Favorite "Last Trick"
1993 Card File 131
Peter Duffie Aces Apace red Aces in deck change place with black Aces, visual surprise ending
Also published here Sep. 1993 Opus (Vol. 4 No. 11) 9
Ron Ferris, Allan Ackerman The Almost Perfect Transposition two for two
Related toVariations 1994 Las Vegas Kardma 135
Alex Elmsley Daley Double two black aces change place with one of them in pocket, in repeat phase they turn red and black aces come from pockets
 		1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 243
Karl Fulves Centralism black aces put on piles, AS is on pile it is not expected and AC between red aces
 		1994 Crooked Tales 13
Gene Maze The Switch-Out Sequence for small packet, Daley's Last Trick application
 		1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 21
Gene Maze Daley's Ghost
1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 146
David Britland Rot/Schwarz using quick 3-way moves
Also published here July 1994 Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 4&5) 171
Peter Duffie Aces Apace red Aces in deck change place with black Aces, visual surprise ending
Also published here 1995 Duffie's Card Compulsions 60
Peter Duffie Aces at Once selection included
 		1995 Duffie's Card Compulsions 64
Lewis Jones Randominium several methods
 		Oct. 1995 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 18 No. 10) 2561
Edward Marlo Trite Trickery four cards shown as four Queens of Hearts, then Kings of Clubs, then Aces of Spades, then different Aces, then red and black Aces transpose
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Apr. 1977
 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 323
R. Paul Wilson Alias the Aces four cards shown as all being the selection, then change into Aces, Daley's Last, then Aces come from pocket and tabled card(s) is selection, traveling from red to black Aces
 		1995 Chaos Theories 32
Pablo Domenèch 2 Rojas, 2 Negras with two random red and two random black cards
 		1996 La Magia de Pablo Domènech 76
Doug Edwards, Harry Lorayne Dealer Wins! on the pack, transformation climax
Variations Feb. 1997 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 20 No. 2) 2757
Wesley James Daley Straightened
Related to Apr. 1997 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 20 No. 4) 2778
Wesley James Daley Straightened with credit information
Inspired byRelated to 1997 The Magical Record and Thoughts of Wesley James 80
Wesley James Count-Revertable Aces Aces removed from deck, one travels to Himber wallet, repeat, then there are five Aces and one is put in wallet, repeat, red Aces remain, transpose with black Aces in wallet
Inspired byAlso published here 1997 The Magical Record and Thoughts of Wesley James 83
Christian Scherer, Dr. Jacob Daley Nicht die letzte Variation Daley's last trick variation, with a glass, two phases
 		1997 Karten à la carte 166
David Solomon Jacks In The Box black Jacks put in case, they transpose with red Jacks outside box and a previous selection appears between the now red Jacks in box
Inspired by
  • early version in MUM, August 1977
 1997 Solomon's Mind 65
Peter Duffie Jax in the Bocks black Aces put in box, red Aces outside change to black Aces and in box are now four Jacks
 		1997 N.D.E. — A Near Deck Experience 13
Bob White Ace Transposition
Also published here 1997 It's a Matter of Style 8
Peter Duffie Acecraft red Aces placed on one half, black on the other, one set transposes and on the other half are two previous selections
Related toVariations 1998 Covert Concepts 1
Harry Lorayne Simple And Silly, But Okay Daley's Last Trick with Himber wallet, two extra Aces
 		1998 The Himber Wallet Book 134
Wesley James Count-Revertable Aces Aces removed from deck, one travels to Himber wallet, repeat, then there are five Aces and one is put in wallet, repeat, red Aces remain, transpose with black Aces in wallet
Also published here 1998 The Himber Wallet Book 143
Guy Hollingworth Dr Daley's Last Trick with Kings to Aces kicker, Quartet gimmick
 		1999 Quartet 14
Edward Marlo, Justin Higham Marlo's Direct Red-Black Aces - Reconstruction
1999 Collected Card Notes 113
Don England The 4's Card Trick using the 4s
Inspired by 2001 Don England's Paradox 34
Masao Atsukawa Aの入れ替わり (Ace Substitution) Red and black Aces transpose
 		2001 カードの島 9
Harry Lorayne Double Toss Change two-card catch action as two-card switch, Jinx dynamics
  • Double Ambition application
  • two Aces change color two times (Tens Routine)
 		2001 Personal Collection 101
Harry Lorayne Dealer Wins Extension Daley's Last type transpo, Royal Flush kicker
Inspired by 2001 Personal Collection 247
Darwin Ortiz, Dr. Jacob Daley Last Trick of Dr. Daley
2002 Scams & Fantasies with Cards 185
William Goodwin King Brand red Kings between black Fours, they transpose two times, then Daley's Last
Variations 2002 Penumbra (Issue 1) 14
Allan Ackerman, Darrin Martineau One Good Winner red Kings between black Fours, they transpose two times, then Daley's Last, all change to Kings
Inspired by 2002 Penumbra (Issue 2) 12
Aaron Fisher The King Is Gone, But He's Not Forgotten red Kings between black Fours, they transpose two times, then Daley's Last, without extra card
Related to 2002 Penumbra (Issue 3) 9
Euan Bingham Transvestites Daley's Last with transformation kicker
 		2003 Free From Filler 2
Karl Fulves Slap Jack four Jacks, two placed on table, then suddenly back on hand and on table are Aces, two methods
 		2003 Hofzinser Notebook 69
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Black Jacks and "Black Jack" red and black Jacks, starts like a transposition but spectator ends up with blackjack (Jack and Ace)
  • Alternative Handling with six cards, instead of five
Related toVariations 2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1 45
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Frazzle! red and black Kings transpose, two of the cards change completely
 		2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1 64
Reinhard Müller Blackjack & Black Jacks correction of last phase
Inspired by 2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2 159
John Bannon On "Daley's Aces"
Variations 2004 Dear Mr. Fantasy 66
William Duncan Scripting To Provide Clarity - The Last Trick of Dr. Jacob Daley "Dead Man's Last Hand"
 		2005 Tubthumping 4
Bob White Ace Transposition
Also published here 2005 It's a Matter of Style (2005 edition) 23
Jon Racherbaumer Right-Brain, Left-Brain with extra Three
Inspired by Aug. 2005 Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 3) 7
Jon Racherbaumer Believing is Seeing? black Aces keep juming to top in four Ace packet
Inspired by Aug. 2005 Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 3) 10
Jack Carpenter Blackjack Lesson multiple phases, ace transformation kicker
Related to 2006 Pasteboard Palette 4
Arturo de Ascanio The Trick I Would Show Dai Vernon
Also published here 2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 183
Michael Powers Maxi Switch black Kings transpose, then they change to red Kings, then to Aces
 		2006 Power Plays 46
Jamy Ian Swiss The Follow-Up
  • The Quick Reset
 		2006 Factory Misprints 6
Daniel Millstein DDLT Texas Hold'em patter, using a pseudo duplicate
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 50
Doug Conn Cooking with Conn & Daley Variation of Dr. Daley's Last Trick with Aces changing to Queens as a climax
 		2007 The Magician's Ltd Cookbook 49
Helder Guimarães Aces and Glass (or "The second quickest trick of the world!")
visual with one pair in a wine glass
 		2008 (ca.) Don't Xerox Lecture Notes 5
Fred Robinson Daley's Last Trick
2009 The Magic of Fred Robinson 235
Steve Reynolds A Trist on Twost Twisting the Aces with only spreads, no counting actions, ends with Dr. Daley's Last Trick
Inspired by
  • "Twisting the Aces" (Nick Trost, marketed)
Variations 		2009 Route 52 23
Nick Trost, Shigeo Futagawa The Trost Four-Ace Routine
  • Phase One - The Transposed Aces
  • Phase Two - Japanese Aces (2&2, Futagawa)
  • Phase Three - Flapjack Aces
Also published here 2009 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2 378
John Guastaferro, Jack Carpenter Mr. E. Takes a Stroll in-the-hands variation
Inspired by 2010 One Degree 25
John Guastaferro Quantum Kings Daley's Last with kings, then one king travels to card case
Related to 2010 One Degree 37
John Bannon The Daley Double presentation
Inspired by 2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 211
David Acer Court Order Ace through Four re-order and transpose
  • Part One: Order Out of Chaos
  • Part Two: Reorder Out of Chaos
  • Part Three: Order of Magnitude
 		Oct. 2010 Genii (Vol. 73 No. 10) 72
Helder Guimarães Aces and Glass red and blacks isolated in glass and on table
 		2011 Reflections 103
Joe Rindfleisch A.D.D. Aces Daley's last with the Aces, all change to Kings
Inspired by Jan. 2011 Genii (Vol. 74 No. 1) 24
John Gelasi Daley + 2 after the transposition a selection appears between each pair of Aces
 		Feb. 2012 Genii (Vol. 75 No. 2) 48
John Guastaferro Daley Prequel
2013 Discoveries & Deceptions 37
Tom Gaudette Casual Dr. Daley
Apr. 2013 Genii (Vol. 76 No. 4) 51
Tomas Blomberg Interlocked Daley red Aces transpose with black Kings
Inspired by 2014 Blomberg Laboratories 106
Caleb Wiles Premonition and Déjà vu
  • Ringside
prediction on table, spectator choses the mate, repeat with the exact same mates and the first ones are shown to be of other color
 		Feb. 2015 Genii (Vol. 78 No. 2) 24
So Sato You Can Count on Dr. Daley no multiple lifts
 		2016 The Secrets of So Sato 81
John Guastaferro Chip Off the Old Daley red and black poker chip transpose, then red and black aces placed on top of chips transpose
 		2017 En Route 63
Harapan Ong Daley Revision streamlined handling
 		2017 Wabi-Sabi 8
John Bannon Frontal Or Flank Attack: Transpositions
  • Dealing With It
comments on transpositions
 		Jan. 2017 Genii (Vol. 80 No. 1) 30
Harapan Ong Daley's Last Sandwiches selection appears sandwiched between one pair or both pairs as climax
I. Tabled Version
II. In the Hands
III. Hands and Table
 		2018 Principia 61
Harapan Ong Daley Express visual
 		2018 Principia 153
Marty Kane Knavel Operation
2018 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11 72
Yves Carbonnier 2. As Rouges / As Noir Aces change into Kings as climax, and Aces found in pocket
 		2019 Grand Livre de Cartomagie 174
Michael Powers Last Trick of Dr. Daley with extra card
 		2019 Tesseract 49
Cameron Francis Sly Dog
  • Dealing With It (John Bannon)
selection lost, two black Jacks turn over in Jacks-packet, they are placed aside and transpose with the red Jacks, selection appears between black Jacks
 		July 2019 Genii (Vol. 82 No. 7) 62
Steve Forte chop transposition red and black Aces transpose
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 993
Caleb Wiles Premonition and Déjà Vu prediction matches selection, repeat phase with Daley's Last Trick
Inspired by
  • "Color Blind" (John Guastaferro, DVD Brainstorm Vol. 1)
Related to 		2020 Magic for BLM 272
Jack Carpenter Phase One - Above and Below Instant Change red Aces on top and black Aces underneath, they instantly transpose
 		2020 Shadow & Shake 3
Jack Carpenter Phase Three - Slow Motion Under Hand Transpo extra card, Aces transpose one by one
Related to 2020 Shadow & Shake 10
Jamie Masterson Optional Ending 2 - The Signed Card Climax as finale after Daley type routine
Related to 2020 Shadow & Shake 24
Steve Reynolds Trist on Twost with Direct Spreads spreads instead of counts, ends with Daley's Last Trick
Inspired byVariations 2021 Output (Issue 14) 8
Allan Ackerman Nearly Perfect Transposition two for two
Inspired by 2021 Output (Issue 15) 35
David Britland Double Dealing Dr. Daley's Last Trick
  • Cardopolis
Related to
  • "Daley's Last Breath" (Jerry Sadowitz, The Crimp #73, Aug. 2008)
 Apr. 2021 Genii (Vol. 84 No. 4) 44