Micro Macro

38 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Growing & Shrinking / Micro Macro
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Walter Rollins The Time Machine time machine themed routine
  • small deck changes into large one (Micro Macro)
  • red and blacks separate
  • burnt matches
  • torn and restored bills
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
37
Jerry Mentzer Inflation Cards small playtime cards grow to normal sized cards
 		1975
Cards and Cases
37
Patrick Cook, Wesley James Micro - Macro Handling
Related to 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 5)
63
Nick Trost Expanding Cards Fan of mini cards grow into large cards
Also published here 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part Two
29
Ron Wilson A Routine for Micro-Macro seated
Also published here 1978
Lecture Notes
12
Steve Skomp The Shrinking Deck credit correction on page 612, additional credit and sources to Sheldon Waldman and Walt Rollins
Related to Sep. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 9)
529
Edward Marlo Fourth Effect miniature deck becomes normal deck
 		1981
21st Century Card Magic
6
Edward Marlo Fifth Effect enlarging miniature deck which reappears in its small case
 		1981
21st Century Card Magic
7
Paul Harris Torn and Restored Deck using Hamman's "Micro Macro" method
Also published here 1981
Close-up Fantasies Finalé
169
Edward Marlo Why Didn't I Think Of That shrinking deck
 		1982
Card Finesse
84
Peter Kane The Growing Deck small deck stretched to regular size
 		1982
Kane
75
Bob King Shrinker see page 111 for additional tip
Related to Mar. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 7)
57
Jon Racherbaumer Small Fry
Summer 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. Summer Extra)
102
Michael Powers Mike's Dwarf
Related toVariations 1983
A Close-Up Kinda Guy
37
Paul Harris Shrunken Twilight using mirror
Variations 1983
A Close-Up Kinda Guy
87
Paul Harris Extra Special Close-Up Kinda Guy Bonus Effect combination of "Shrunken Twilight" and "Mike's Dwarf"
Inspired by 1983
A Close-Up Kinda Guy
88
John Kennedy Shrinking Cards card case shrinks, then deck, then deck normal again, visual growing last card
 		1983
Lecture III
18
Terri Rogers Smaller'n That deck becomes smaller twice, bottom of close-up pad shown as giant selection
Also published here 1986
Secrets
44
David Regal Small Thinker shrinking deck
 		1987
Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal
102
Ron Wilson Miracle Micro-Macro seated, see also Don Alan for credits
Related toAlso published here 1987
The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson
50
Brother John Hamman Micro-Macro (With Gimmicked Cards) queens visibly shrink to miniature cards, mini deck grows to full size except selection
Inspired by 1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
141
Brother John Hamman Micro-Macro (With Regular Cards)
1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
145
Terri Rogers Noch Kleiner? deck becomes smaller twice, bottom of close-up pad shown as giant selection
Also published here Apr. 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 3)
109
Jon Racherbaumer Prologue - To Wesley James letter to Wesley James, about first Swipe issue
  • Micro-Macro handling
  • Cannibal credit information
  • Ace Assembly bibliography
Related to Sep. 1991
The Racherbaumer Papers (Issue 1)
18
Paul Harris Torn and Restored Deck using Hamman's "Micro Macro" method
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale)
71
Don England Micro-Macro Finale miniature Joker placed separately on table, it also grows along with rest of deck
 		Oct. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
78
Nick Trost Nick's Expanding Cards Mini poker hand grows in size to poker-size, gimmick could have inspired Micro Macro
Inspired by
  • "Lohrey's Enlarging Cards" (Carl Lohrey, marketed in The Linking Ring, 1950s)
VariationsAlso published here 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
220
Wesley James Micro-Macro Handling
  • Making My Micro-Macro & Switch Box Gimmicks
  • Single Micro-Macro Card
  • The Switch Box
 		1997
The Magical Record and Thoughts of Wesley James
33
Wesley James Micro-Macro & The Mat Move Plus visual growing on mat, with Hung Card gimmick
 		1997
The Magical Record and Thoughts of Wesley James
35
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note variation in which the whole deck changes into a half-sized miniature deck
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
175
Don Alan, Brother John Hamman Micro-Macro Intro
2000
In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan
59
Barry Price Price's Protean Pack whole deck shrinks to miniature deck (with rise-rise-rise) as ending of a torn/restored routine, hollowed-out solid deck of cards
 		2000
Escamotage 1
46
Don England A Micro-Macro for Jokers nice Joker Bit
 		2001
Don England's Paradox
57
Don England The Shrink Joker shrinks and grows, than the deck shrinks
 		2001
Don England's Paradox
70
Don England A Shrink to Pocket Card to Pocket with shrinking Deck Climax
 		2001
Don England's Paradox
75
John Cornelius The F.I.S.M. Act or Every Card Trick in the World in Ten Minutes among other things: shrinking card case, multiple selection, four-of-a-kind production, shrinking deck, card to credit card, jumbo card in wallet as prediction for named card after some byplay
 		2001
The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius
157
Tom Stone Micro-Macro WOW card to miniature card in Masuda's WOW prop, as part of Micro Macro
 		2009
Fuzzy Logic
6
Johnny Thompson Micro-Macro
2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
279