For single Card or small Packet

75 entries in Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / For single Card or small Packet
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Glimpse of Palmed Card while showing another card with same hand
 		May 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 5)
69
Palmed-Card Glimpse
Also published here 1919/1920
Thirty Card Mysteries
36
Glimpsing a Card
1940
Expert Card Technique
95
Walter B. Gibson Card Case Glimpse "Flap-Flap" card put in card case is glimpsed later
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 86)
548
42 - "Blindman's 'Bluff'." Way to glimpse a card when met with a heckler, even when deck is held behind back the entire time (card also chosen behind the performer's back)
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
58
Glimpse Envelope to glimpse single card in envelope
 		1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
200
Theodore Annemann Glimpse glimpsing a card while transferring it from the deck on the palm
 		Nov. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 22)
93
Jean Hugard Palm Glimpse glimpsing a card palmed with face to palm
 		Nov. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 6)
167
Arthur H. Buckley Buckley´s Method of Sighting while Fanning the Cards fanning a small packet
Also published here 1946
Card Control
43
Fan Peek glimpsing a card in center of small packet fan
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
62
Palm Glimpse glimpsing palmed card
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
88
Arthur H. Buckley Corner Bend Glimpse corner bent in back of fan
 		1948
Principles and Deceptions
171
One Card Glimpse
1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
79
Ed Costello, Bill Simon Seeing Through the Deck No. 140, Spectator cuts deck into two piles. Magician correctly divines a card from each pile, and repeats the feat.
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
269
Card Glimpse while bending the card, Flicker Glimpse precursor
Variations Feb. 1954
The Phoenix (Issue 300)
1199
Theodore Annemann Glimpse glimpsing a card while transferring it from the deck on the palm
 		1956
The Best in Magic
103
Edward Marlo Toss Glimpse single card is tossed on table and tilted so it can be seen
 		1962
Estimation
13
Eddie Fay Fay's Gambling Methods - Peek and Deal shiner/glimmer handling
 		1969
Expert Card Mysteries
19
Don Nielsen, Karl Fulves Nor Eyes To See With
  • performer finds red card in black packet behind back
  • circled number on paper is divined behind back
  • set time on watch revealed behind back
fiber optic tube, see also p. 320 for idea by Harold Bester, p. 644 & p. 728 for comments by Syd Bergson & Karl Fulves
Related toVariations Nov. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 1)
291
Dr. Jacob Daley Side Steal Cover And Glimpse No. 562, side palm with glimpsing of palmed card
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
157
Peek Diablo while picking a card up from the table
VariationsAlso published here 1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
115
Tony Mullé The Rockin' Chair cards glimpsed while dealing them
Related to 1973
Rim Shots
73
Tilt Glimpse
1973
Rim Shots
78
Harry Lorayne The Utility Deal Peek during deal
 		1973
Rim Shots
93
Harry Lorayne Deal Dodge glimpse during deal, for credit information see reference
Related to June 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 6)
45
Bend Glimpse
1975
The Master Palm
54
Palmed-Card Glimpse
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
12
Gambler's Bow Glimpse of single card
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
42
Bob Ostin Fan Hide Move one handed fan hides card, also as glimpse
Also published here 1976 ca.
Sleightly Surprising
5
Edward Marlo Glimpse position of four Aces is glimpsed
 		1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
17
Edward Marlo The Tilt Glimpse single card glimpse
 		1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
148
Glimpse flicker glimpse
Inspired byRelated to 1977
Card Cavalcade Four
54
Karl Fulves FlaPSI word written on card and put in case divined
 		1979
Inner Sanctum
35
Terry LaGerould Blind Peek peek method for one spectator
Also published here 1979
Close-up Entertainer
72
Glimpse Through Envelope thin paper
 		1979
ESP Card Magic
8
Peek Diablo While picking a card up from the table
Also published here 1979
Door to Door Card Sharp
9
Dai Vernon Counting Glimpse as card is taken from deck in hand
 		1989
Cards on the Table
9
Edward Marlo Tilt Glimpse extended arm
 		Apr. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 4)
10
Arthur H. Buckley Bubble peek
1992
Don't Blink
21
Gambler's Bow Glimpse of single card
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
56
Palmed-Card Glimpse
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
78
Flicker Glimpse as card is displayed with one hand
 		1993
By Forces Unseen
112
Flimpse "A Third Rendition", flicker glimpse, credit information
 		June 1993
MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 2)
8
Roger Crosthwaite Mindreading Experiment 2 card put in case, performer does not know it, mate forced on spectator, glimpse via hole in case, belly stripper suggestion
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
64
Terry LaGerould Blind Peek peek method for one spectator
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer)
155
Larry Jennings The Double Verdnase Glimpse small packet
 		1997
Jennings '67
83
Larry Jennings The Triple Verdnase Glimpse small packet
 		1997
Jennings '67
84
Dai Vernon Tent Vanish Glimpse
1997
Jennings '67
90
Larry Jennings Paddle Move Glimpse single card
 		1997
Jennings '67
92
Dai Vernon Flicker Glimpse flimpse, single card
 		1997
Jennings '67
93
Eddie Fields Window-Less Window Envelope glimpsing the index of a card placed in an envelope
 		1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
54
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
Alfonso Bartolacci Boxed Clairvoyance card put in borrowed shoe carton which is sealed with tape, performer divines card
 		July 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 11)
74
Coffee Shiner on surface of cup of tea or coffee
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
77
Angle Glimpse
2003
Card College — Volume 5
1323
Paul Chosse The Flicker Glimpse credit claim
 		2004
Weapons of Mass Destruction
44
Glimpse While Bowing Card
2004
Mnemonica
244
Bob Ostin The "Fan Hide" Move one handed fan hides card, as a glimpse, to load card
Also published here 2005
Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions
26
Glimpse Case with hole
 		2006
Power Plays
171
Benjamin Earl Refined Peek Technique peek and glimpse
 		2007
Seeing with Photo-Electric Eyes
16
Card glimpse as you place cards into breast pocket
 		2007
Card Dupery
310
Grace Ann Morgan Flicker Glimpse Choreography glimpsing selection
 		2009
Weapons of Mass Deception
30
The Flicker Glimpse credit information
 		2009
Weapons of Mass Deception
54
Justin Higham Reflections on Reflectors on shiners, edited from "Secrets of Improvisational Magic"
  • French Window
  • Table Knife & Teaspoon
  • Café Table
  • Sunglasses
  • Table Sign
  • Menu-Card Holder
  • Mobile Phone
  • Wine Glass
  • Coins & Keys
  • Impromptu Peek Deck
  • Smiley-Face Cards
  • Reflector Awareness
 		Oct. 2010
Gambit (Issue 2)
6
John Born Time to Shine Three glimpses using a shiny surface on a metal watch
 		2012
Seeking the Bridge
45
Tony Chang Bend Glimpse outjogged card
 		2013
I Was Kidnapped
18
Chris Mayhew Peek Achoo card outjogged in deck
 		2014
The EH Team
15
Pick-up Glimpse as card is picked up, bold
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Aug 23)
243
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
Flicker Glimpse flimpse
 		2017
En Route
18
Joseph Barry LLL Peek packets dealt on table until spectator says stop, selection glimpsed
Also published here
  • Inscrutable, Disc 2 (Joe Barry, 2013)
 2017
Eleven
12
Johnny Thompson Pick-up Glimpse Finesse deck on glass, cards picked up one by one
Related to 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
103
Dai Vernon Flick Glimpse
2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
441
Steve "Banachek" Shaw Picture Peek glimpsing palmed top card
Also published here
  • PSI Series DVD & Lecture Notes
 July 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 7)
74
Roberto Giobbi Angel's Peek - My Handling of the Diablo Peek while picking a card up from the table
Inspired by 2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue Jan 4)
16