Racherbaumer, Jon

1976 edition used

Book

1968
Written by Jon Racherbaumer
Work of Eddie Fields

109 pages (Stapled), published by Tannen Magic Inc.
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English

36 entries

This publication has been reviewed by

Karl Fulves* (The Pallbearers Review, Vol. 4 No. 3, Jan. 1969, p. 234)

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Jon Racherbaumer	Acknowledgements			3	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Don Alan	Introduction		Also published here Foreword (Don Alan, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997)	5	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Eddie Fields	Way Ahead Card to Card Case	seven random cards called out and written down on piece of paper, with numbers one to seven, one of the numbers is chosen, and corresponding card appears in card case without moves, miscalling	Also published here Way-Ahead Card to Cardcase (Eddie Fields, Walter B. Gibson, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Related to The Vanishing Pair (Charles T. Jordan, The Four Full Hands, 1922) also in: The Vanishing Pair (Encyclopedia of Card Tricks, 1937) The Vanishing Pair (Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks, 1975) Flyaway (Karl Fulves, Eddie Fields, Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children, 1989) … and 1 more Variations A Marlo Variation (Edward Marlo, The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1968) also in: Marlo's First Variation (The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Marlo's Second Variation (Edward Marlo, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997)	6	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Card Case Cards / Principles / Miscalling
Edward Marlo	A Marlo Variation	same effect as Way Ahead Card to Card Case, but without miscalling	Also published here Marlo's First Variation (Edward Marlo, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Inspired by Way Ahead Card to Card Case (Eddie Fields, The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1968) also in: Way-Ahead Card to Cardcase (The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997)	10	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Card Case
Edward Marlo	Insertion Crimp	as card is inserted into deck or packet	Also published here Insertion Crimp (Edward Marlo, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997)	10	Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Corner Crimp
Eddie Fields	Cool Spell	spectator spells the name of any woman they know, selected card is found at the end of spelling	Also published here Cool Spell (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Variations Ladyspell (Eddie Fields, Jon Racherbaumer, Psi-Clones, 1993) also in: Lady Spell (The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Putting Things Together (Jon Armstrong, The Magical Adventures of Jon Armstrong, 2011) … and 2 more	12	Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Impromptu
Eddie Fields	Gall Glimpse	deck riffled and spectator stops, top half taken and moved to out-jogged position, bold glimpse of selection during this action	Also published here Gall Glimpse (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997)	14	Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Center at break, jog, ... Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card
	Jack the Bartender's Deal	card spelled to (Two Spades), Two of Spades found, then the TWO pile are all Twos, SPADE pile is Royal Flush in Spades (first shown to Eddie by unknown bartender)	Also published here Jack The Bartender's Deal (Stewart James, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Related to Merely a Coincidence (Alton Sharpe, Expert Card Conjuring, 1968) Variations The Two of Clubs (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 7, 2019)	18	Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Set-up Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Further Than That
Eddie Fields	Calling Your Hand, Again	spectator chooses how many hands, which hand will win, what kind of hand to win, ten-card set-up	Also published here Calling Your Hand, Again (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Inspired by Call Your Hand (Theodore Annemann, Michael F. Zens, The Jinx, 1937) also in: Cualquier Jugada a Petición (Cartomagia Fundamental, 1993) Variations Marlo's Faro Variation (Edward Marlo, The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1968) also in: Marlo's Faro Variation (The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Cull Your Hand (Michał Kociołek, The Expert*, 2019)	20	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Any Pokerhand Called For Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Partial
Edward Marlo	Olram's Jinx Switch		Also published here Olram's Jinx Switch (Edward Marlo, Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5, 1984) also in: Olram's Jinx Switch (Edward Marlo, Onyx, 1999) Olram's Jinx Switch (Edward Marlo, Cyber Sessions, 1999) … and 1 more	23	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Using the Deck
Edward Marlo	Marlo's Faro Variation	any poker hand called for, using faro	Also published here Marlo's Faro Variation (Edward Marlo, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Inspired by Calling Your Hand, Again (Eddie Fields, The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1968) also in: Calling Your Hand, Again (The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997)	24	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Any Pokerhand Called For Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Stacking Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Partial
Eddie Fields	Quintile	spectator removes five cards, four random and one is the thought-of selection, performer divines selection	Also published here Quintile (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997)	25	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards) Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Principles / Tells & Body Language
Eddie Fields	Mild Miracle	spectator inhales on a cigarette with eyes closed, believes it is a lit cigarette - but turns out it is not lit	Also published here Mild Miracle (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997)	26	Cigarette & Cigar / Miscellaneous
Eddie Fields	Silent Transmission Telephone Mystery	spectator deals cards over the phone, magician stops deal on selected card, Waikiki Location	Also published here Silent Transmission Telephone Mystery (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Related to Masterful Mix Up (Edward Marlo, The Unexpected Card Book, 1974) Variations Calling From Waikiki (Ron Cohen, MAGIC, 1995) also in: Calling From Waikiki (The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Totally Impossible Location (Unnamed Magician, Midnight Sessions, 2025)	30	Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / For normal phone conversations Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
Eddie Fields	Field's Zodiac Card Miracle	card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket	Also published here The Zodiac Card Miracle (Eddie Fields, The Last Word on Cards, 1952) also in: The Zodiac Card Mystery (Eddie Fields, On the Clock Effect, 1971) Fields' Zodiac Card Miracle (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Inspired by The Mystic Twelve (Audley Walsh, The Jinx, 1940) Related to Zodiaclock (Roy Johnson, A World of Clocks, 1984)	33	Cards / Principles / Daub Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Clock Trick & Variations Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
Eddie Fields	Invisible Pen Mystery	card location, apparently marking the back of the selection with an "invisible pen"	Also published here Invisible Signature Location (Eddie Fields, MAGIC, 1996) also in: Invisible Pen Mystery (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Variations Phantom Autograph (Jon Racherbaumer, MAGIC, 2000)	38	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Scratch-Marked
Eddie Fields	Tripartite	challenge card location, relatively hands-off, nail-nicking top card of tabled packet when pointing to it	Also published here Tripartite (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Related to The "Nick" Location (Eddie Joseph, Greater Card Tricks, 1942) Reputation Maker (Rovi, Rovi Reveals, 1980) … and 2 more Variations Marlo's Handling (Edward Marlo, The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1968) also in: Marlo's Tripartite (The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Putting Things Together (Jon Armstrong, The Magical Adventures of Jon Armstrong, 2011)	41	Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Nailnick Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Edward Marlo	Marlo's Handling	different handling of Tripartite by Eddie Fields	Also published here Marlo's Tripartite (Edward Marlo, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Inspired by Tripartite (Eddie Fields, The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1968) also in: Tripartite (The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Related to The Process of Elimination (Edward Marlo, Ed Marlo: Forty Years Later, 2025)	45	Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Nailnick Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Eddie Fields	P-O-P Peek	Ginsberg Poke extension	Also published here P-O-P Glimpse (Eddie Fields, Lu Brent, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) also in: P-O-P Peek (Eddie Fields, Channel One, 2003) Related to Ginsburg Poke (Dai Vernon, Inner Secrets of Card Magic, 1959) also in: Vernon's Ginsburg Poke (Einige Griffe der Kartomagie, 1976 ca.) Variations P-O-P Effect (Eddie Fields, The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1968) also in: P-O-P Effect (The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997)	48	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Top or near Top
Eddie Fields	P-O-P Effect	double card location using P-O-P Peek	Also published here P-O-P Effect (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Inspired by P-O-P Peek (Eddie Fields, The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1968) also in: P-O-P Glimpse (The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) P-O-P Peek (Channel One, 2003)	52	Cards / Principles / One Ahead Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Cards
Eddie Fields	Yogi You-Do-As-I-Do	flesh-colored daub on spectator's forehead	Also published here Yogi You-Do-As-I-Do (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Inspired by The Yogi's Secret (George G. Kaplan, The Fine Art of Magic, 1948)	54	Cards / Principles / Daub Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Two Decks
Eddie Fields, Edward Marlo	Another Problem Posed	magician predicts two cards cut to by spectator Method 1 Method 2 Method 3	Also published here Another Problem Posed (Eddie Fields, Edward Marlo, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Related to Royal Flushed I (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 7, 2019) The Sympathetic Nines (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 8, 2020) … and 1 more Variations Remaining Wired (Zane Zerbe, MAGIC, 1995) A Good Match (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5, 2015) … and 6 more	58	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Multiple Card Prediction Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Eddie Fields	Field's Add-On	adding top card of the deck on top of a fan of five cards during squaring up of the fan	Also published here Subtle Fan Add-On (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Related to Barnhardt Card Add On (Russell T. Barnhart, Expert Card Conjuring, 1968) also in: Barnhardt Card Add On (Onyx, 1998)	62	Cards / Sleights / Additions / from the Top of the deck Cards / Sleights / False Display / Spread which hides cards
Eddie Fields	Dropsy Diddle	spectator locates selection in face-up/face-down shuffled deck by dropping coin on card in a spread, "you card is under the coin" with miniature card under the coin and top change	Also published here Dropsy Diddle (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Related to Working Against Time (Sam Schwartz, Kabbala — Volume 1, 1971) Cutting Remarks (Scott Weiser, Darwin Ortiz, Les Shore, CardMagic, 1979) … and 2 more Variations Zinger (Bob Sheets, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997)	65	Coin / Effect Themes / Gags / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous
Eddie Fields	Field's Version of an Oldie	Telephone trick, magician able to divine selection		70	Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / For normal phone conversations
Eddie Fields	Spongeball Climax	spongeballs burst into flames	Also published here Sponge Ball Climax (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997)	73	Spongeball / Sequences Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material
Eddie Fields	Field's Relaxation Double Turnover		Also published here Fields' Relaxation Double Turnover (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997)	77	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Top / Break
Eddie Fields	Triple Spectator En Rapport	Phase 1: Magician receives spectator's thoughts Phase 2: Spectator sends thoughts to second spectator Phase 3: Spectator receives thoughts from another spectator	Also published here Triple Spectator En Rapport (Eddie Fields, Edward Marlo, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) also in: Triple Spectator En Rapport (Eddie Fields, Antinomy, 2006)	80	Cards / Principles / Instant Stooge Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / by Spectator Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
Eddie Fields	Card in Liquor Bottle		Also published here Card In Liquor Bottle (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997)	84	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Bottle
Eddie Fields	5-Card Ad Infinitum Routine	divination of thought-of selection from five cards, three phases	Also published here Five-Card Ad Infinitum (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997)	89	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Princess Card Trick (Five Cards)
Edward Marlo	Marlo Vision	finesse to Color Vision	Related to Marlo Vision (Edward Marlo, MO — Modus Operandi, 1993)	92	Dice (small) / Color Vision
Edward Marlo	The Undercover Cover Aright	move for Color Vision, realigning the box		93	Dice (small) / Color Vision
Edward Marlo	The Optical Revolve	false display for Color Vision box to show all sides to be normal		96	Dice (small) / Color Vision
Eddie Fields, Frank Thompson	Half-Fast Pass	control to top, for corrected description see 1997 reference	Also published here Half-Fast Pass (Frank Thompson, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997) Variations The Marlo-Thompson Bluff Pass (Edward Marlo, Card Finesse, 1982)	98	Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / Two-Handed / Bluff Passes Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Cut Controls
Jon Racherbaumer	About This Book			104	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
	Who Is Eddie Fields?			106	Articles / Biographical

Data entered by Harapan Ong, August 2016.

The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields