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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	AA	Categories
domico double lift\n\ncarmen d'amico\ndropping the double\nharry levine 1946 card control Carmen D'Amico	Domico Double Lift		Variations Dropping the Double (Harry Levine, 1989)	1946	Card Control	15		→ Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Top / One-Handed
bottop change\n\nedward marlo\nwhat from whom\nkarl fulves\nvariation on the botop change\nharry levine\nderek dingle\nedward marlo\nbottop change\nedward marlo\nbottop spread switch\ntom gagnon\nthe bottom change and back\n"magic" christian stelzel 1953 the cardician Edward Marlo	Bottop Change		Related to What From Whom (Karl Fulves, 1988) Variations Variation on the BoTop Change (Harry Levine, Derek Dingle, Edward Marlo, 1989) Bottop Spread Switch (Tom Gagnon, 2013) The Bottom Change and Back ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 2017) Also published here Bottop Change (Edward Marlo, 2007)	1953	The Cardician	35		→ Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / BoTop / Bottop Change
the "hofzinser" top change\n\ncy endfield\ncharlie miller\ndai vernon\nhofzinser top change\nharry levine\nfinessed hofzinser snap change\njohnny thompson\nvertical snap change\ncharlie miller 1955 cy endfield's entertaining card magic — part ii Cy Endfield, Charlie Miller, Dai Vernon	The "Hofzinser" Top Change		Variations Hofzinser Top Change (Harry Levine, 1989) Finessed Hofzinser Snap Change (Johnny Thompson, 2018) Vertical Snap Change (Charlie Miller, 2018)	1955	Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part II	41		→ Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
slap four ace routine\naces disappear and reappear on deck one by one\nnate leipzig\nslap happy\nrichard kaufman\nleipzig's opener\nharry levine\nskinning the fat off the bone... nate leipzig's slap aces\nmichael skinner\nnate leipzig\nthe slap change\nnate leipzig\nneo slap aces\nsteve reynolds 1963 dai vernon's tribute to nate leipzig Nate Leipzig	Slap Four Ace Routine	Aces disappear and reappear on deck one by one	Related to Leipzig's Opener (Harry Levine, 1992) The Slap Change (Nate Leipzig, 1998) Variations Slap Happy (Richard Kaufman, 1984) Skinning the Fat off the Bone... Nate Leipzig's Slap Aces (Michael Skinner, Nate Leipzig, 1996) Neo Slap Aces (Steve Reynolds, 2010)	1963	Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig	42		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Multiple Cards → Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Production / One by One
f.t. cut\n\nfrank thompson\nthe trinary cut\ndavid acer\nthe thompson breather\nharry levine\nthompson false cut variation\nfrank thompson\ndoug conn\npositioning swing-cuts\nsteve forte 1973 super subtle card miracles Frank Thompson	F.T. Cut		Variations The Trinary Cut (David Acer, 1995) The Thompson Breather (Harry Levine, 1998) Thompson False Cut Variation (Frank Thompson, Doug Conn, 1999) Positioning Swing-Cuts (Steve Forte, 2020)	1973	Super Subtle Card Miracles	143		→ Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / In the Hands
one-hand triple cut\n\npaul draylin\nhelicopter cut\nharry levine 1978 apocalypse vol. 1-5 Paul Draylin	One-Hand Triple Cut		Variations Helicopter Cut (Harry Levine, 1989)	Dec. 1978	Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 1 No. 12)	141		→ Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Real Cuts / One Handed Cuts
macho monte\nwith transformations\nharry levine 1982 apocalypse vol. 1-5 Harry Levine	Macho Monte	with transformations		Mar. 1982	Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 5 No. 3)	606		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Three Card Monte / Packet Trick with Monte theme
halo five\nbasically cutting to royal flush\nharry levine 1982 best of friends Harry Levine	HaLo Five	basically cutting to royal flush		1982	Best of Friends	196		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Production / All at once
con-fusion\nthree card location with transformations and stuff\nharry levine 1982 best of friends Harry Levine	Con-Fusion	three card location with transformations and stuff		1982	Best of Friends	198		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Cards
another braue reversal variation\ncards reversed one single cover card\nharry levine 1982 best of friends Harry Levine	Another Braue Reversal Variation	cards reversed one single cover card		1982	Best of Friends	198		→ Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
harry levine\nmini bio\nharry lorayne 1982 best of friends Harry Lorayne	Harry Levine	mini bio		1982	Best of Friends	195		→ Articles / Biographical
all-american reverse matrix\nfour different coins, no extra coin\nharry levine 1983 encore iii Harry Levine	All-American Reverse Matrix	four different coins, no extra coin		1983	Encore III	30		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix / Reverse Matrix
point blank\nface card is transformed (picking off the pip), deck becomes blank and normal again\ngeoffrey latta\njamy ian swiss\nthe juicer\nharry levine 1985 the new york magic symposium — collection 4 Geoffrey Latta, Jamy Ian Swiss	Point Blank	face card is transformed (picking off the pip), deck becomes blank and normal again	Variations The Juicer (Harry Levine, 1992)	1985	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4	104		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Printing & "Unprinting" → Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Picking Off the Pip
the jennings revelation\nwaving over the cards...\nlarry jennings\njennings revelation variation\nharry levine\nedward marlo\nlarry jennings\nshrunken revelation\njoshua jay\nshrunken revelation\njoshua jay\nthe jennings revelation with a named quartet\npit hartling 1986 the classic magic of larry jennings Larry Jennings	The Jennings Revelation	waving over the cards...	Variations Jennings Revelation Variation (Harry Levine, Edward Marlo, Larry Jennings, 1992) Shrunken Revelation (Joshua Jay, 1999) Shrunken Revelation (Joshua Jay, 2005) The Jennings Revelation with a named quartet (Pit Hartling, 2016)	1986	The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings	71		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Production / Jennings Revelation
helicopter cut\nseries of one handed triple cuts, false, the cut that connot be explained\nharry levine\n"one-hand triple cut" in bill tarr's "the second now you see it now you don't"\none-hand triple cut\npaul draylin 1989 the trapdoor — volume two Harry Levine	Helicopter Cut	series of one handed triple cuts, false, The Cut That Connot Be Explained	Inspired by "One-hand Triple Cut" in Bill Tarr's "The Second Now You See It Now You Don't" One-Hand Triple Cut (Paul Draylin, 1978)	1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 26)	445		→ Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Real Cuts / One Handed Cuts → Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / False Flourish Cut
making your bones\nfour times a joker is produced, which is changed to an ace\nharry levine 1989 the trapdoor — volume two Harry Levine	Making Your Bones	four times a joker is produced, which is changed to an ace		1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 27)	465		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Production / One by One
variation on the f.t. cut\nin combination with the halo cut, to produce a card\nharry levine 1989 the trapdoor — volume two Harry Levine	Variation on the F.T. Cut	in combination with the HaLo Cut, to produce a card		1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 27)	466		→ Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / In the Hands → Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Slip Cuts / Bottom / Hands
variation on the botop change\nany of the bottom cards, chosen ace\nharry levine\nderek dingle\nedward marlo\nbottop change\nedward marlo\nhofzinser botop change\nderek dingle 1989 the trapdoor — volume two Harry Levine, Derek Dingle, Edward Marlo	Variation on the BoTop Change	any of the bottom cards, chosen ace	Inspired by Bottop Change (Edward Marlo, 1953) Related to Hofzinser BoTop Change (Derek Dingle, 1982)	1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 27)	467		→ Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / BoTop / Bottop Change
hofzinser top change\nbreak handling\nharry levine\nthe "hofzinser" top change\ncy endfield\ncharlie miller\ndai vernon 1989 the trapdoor — volume two Harry Levine	Hofzinser Top Change	break handling	Inspired by The "Hofzinser" Top Change (Cy Endfield, Charlie Miller, Dai Vernon, 1955)	1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 27)	472		→ Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
the revolution change\n\nharry levine 1989 the trapdoor — volume two Harry Levine	The Revolution Change			1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 27)	470		→ Cards / Sleights / Color Change / free handed → Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
dropping the double\ndropping the double on the pack, variation on the d'amico double, see also p. 560 for further comments\nharry levine\ndomico double lift\ncarmen d'amico 1989 the trapdoor — volume two Harry Levine	Dropping the Double	dropping the double on the pack, variation on the D'Amico Double, see also p. 560 for further comments	Inspired by Domico Double Lift (Carmen D'Amico, 1946)	1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 28)	498		→ Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Top / One-Handed
the real las vegas split\ntwo deuces are split into aces , a card is dealt on each ace forming a blackjack\nharry levine 1989 the trapdoor — volume two Harry Levine	The Real Las Vegas Split	two deuces are split into aces , a card is dealt on each ace forming a blackjack		1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 31)	556		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Blackjack → Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Splitting Cards
deadlier than the male\nthree very visual sandwich phases, featuring a visual ambitious card rise\ngeoffrey latta\na sandwich to go\nharry levine\nambitious graduate\naaron fisher 1990 spectacle Geoffrey Latta	Deadlier Than The Male	three very visual sandwich phases, featuring a visual ambitious card rise	Variations A Sandwich to Go (Harry Levine, 1992) Ambitious Graduate (Aaron Fisher, 2003)	1990	Spectacle	15		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Miscellaneous → Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Climaxes → Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Visible Rise
brained\na card peeked, one remembered from looking at the fan, third one thought of, one by one performer reverses cards behind his back, see also p. 578 for ideas by harry levine\nsteve beam 1990 the trapdoor — volume two Steve Beam	Brained	a card peeked, one remembered from looking at the fan, third one thought of, one by one performer reverses cards behind his back, see also p. 578 for ideas by Harry Levine		1990	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 32)	561		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location → Mental Magic / Principles / Pre-Show → Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck
tear up with a psychotic twist\nhandling for torn and restored cigarette paper\nharry levine 1990 the trapdoor — volume two Harry Levine	Tear Up with a Psychotic Twist	handling for torn and restored cigarette paper		1990	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 33)	591		→ Cigarette/Cigar / Miscellaneous → Paper / Torn & Restored
dear subscribers\none man issue - the magic of harry levine\nsteve beam 1992 the trapdoor — volume two Steve Beam	Dear Subscribers	One Man Issue - The Magic of Harry Levine		1992	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 42)	742		→ Articles / Articles
harry levin (up close and poisonal)\non harry levine, brief\nsteve beam 1992 the trapdoor — volume two Steve Beam	Harry Levin (Up Close and Poisonal)	on Harry Levine, brief		1992	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 42)	743		→ Articles / Biographical
the hurricane change\n\nharry levine\nhurricane watch (where do we go from here?)\nsteve beam 1992 the trapdoor — volume two Harry Levine	The Hurricane Change		Related to Hurricane Watch (Where Do We Go From Here?) (Steve Beam, 1992)	1992	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 42)	744		→ Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck
the menace\nfour cards vanish one by one and reappear again\nharry levine 1992 the trapdoor — volume two Harry Levine	The Menace	four cards vanish one by one and reappear again		1992	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 42)	748		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance / Miscellaneous → Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Multiple Cards
jennings revelation variation\n\nharry levine\nedward marlo\nlarry jennings\nthe jennings revelation\nlarry jennings 1992 the trapdoor — volume two Harry Levine, Edward Marlo, Larry Jennings	Jennings Revelation Variation		Inspired by The Jennings Revelation (Larry Jennings, 1986)	1992	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 42)	750		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Production / Jennings Revelation
a sandwich to go\n\nharry levine\ndeadlier than the male\ngeoffrey latta 1992 the trapdoor — volume two Harry Levine	A Sandwich to Go		Inspired by Deadlier Than The Male (Geoffrey Latta, 1990)	1992	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 42)	753		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Miscellaneous
bottom card cover turnover pass\npeeked card controlled second from the bottom, turnover pass\nharry levine 1992 the trapdoor — volume two Harry Levine	Bottom Card Cover Turnover Pass	peeked card controlled second from the bottom, turnover pass		1992	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 42)	753		→ Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / Two-Handed / Turnover Pass
leipzig's opener\ncard appears on top of the deck in spectator's hand, as a last phase in leipzig's slap ace routine\nharry levine\nslap four ace routine\nnate leipzig 1992 the trapdoor — volume two Harry Levine	Leipzig's Opener	card appears on top of the deck in spectator's hand, as a last phase in Leipzig's Slap Ace Routine	Related to Slap Four Ace Routine (Nate Leipzig, 1963)	1992	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 42)	754		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance / Face up on the Deck
the juicer\npicking off the pip, four, three, two to ace, hurricane change\nharry levine\npoint blank\ngeoffrey latta\njamy ian swiss 1992 the trapdoor — volume two Harry Levine	The Juicer	picking off the pip, Four, Three, Two to Ace, hurricane change	Inspired by Point Blank (Geoffrey Latta, Jamy Ian Swiss, 1985)	1992	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 42)	755		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Picking Off the Pip
hurricane watch (where do we go from here?)\nideas on the hurricane change\nsteve beam\nthe hurricane change\nharry levine 1992 the trapdoor — volume two Steve Beam	Hurricane Watch (Where Do We Go From Here?)	ideas on the Hurricane Change	Related to The Hurricane Change (Harry Levine, 1992)	1992	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 42)	756		→ Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck
right here is your card\nrevelation of a selected card by spelling your card is right here and forming na arrow with the packets\nwilliam p. miesel\ncards and a number...\nkarl fulves\nthe illegitimate location\nharry levine 1992 the trapdoor — volume two William P. Miesel	Right Here Is Your Card	revelation of a selected card by spelling Your Card Is Right Here and forming na arrow with the packets	Inspired by Cards And A Number... (Karl Fulves, 1971) Variations The Illegitimate Location (Harry Levine, 1998)	1992	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 43)	772		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Impromptu
leftovers\non harry levine, chuck romano, dan fishman, john swomley\nsteve beam 1998 the trapdoor - volume three Steve Beam	Leftovers	on Harry Levine, Chuck Romano, Dan Fishman, John Swomley		1998	The Trapdoor - Volume Three (Issue 67)	1390		→ Articles / Columns
leftovers\non mike beam, marty kane, ending the trapdoor, doug canning, ed eckl, docdixon, harry levine\nsteve beam 1998 the trapdoor - volume three Steve Beam	Leftovers	on Mike Beam, Marty Kane, ending The Trapdoor, Doug Canning, Ed Eckl, DocDixon, Harry Levine		1998	The Trapdoor - Volume Three (Issue 68)	1418		→ Articles / Columns
magic or sleight-of-hand... pick one\n\nharry levine 1998 the trapdoor - volume three Harry Levine	Magic or Sleight-of-Hand... Pick One			1998	The Trapdoor - Volume Three (Issue 69)	1420		→ Articles / Theory & Essays
prime cut\ncutting to a breather crimp\nharry levine 1998 the trapdoor - volume three Harry Levine	Prime Cut	cutting to a breather crimp		1998	The Trapdoor - Volume Three (Issue 69)	1423		→ Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Miscellaneous
kaleidoscope cut\none-handed triple flourish cut, with variations\nharry levine 1998 the trapdoor - volume three Harry Levine	Kaleidoscope Cut	one-handed triple flourish cut, with variations		1998	The Trapdoor - Volume Three (Issue 69)	1424		→ Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Real Cuts / Flourish Cuts → Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / False Flourish Cut
climbing the aces\nwith up the ladder cut and breather crimp\nharry levine 1998 the trapdoor — volume three Harry Levine	Climbing the Aces	with up the ladder cut and breather crimp		1998	The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 69)	1428		→ Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Miscellaneous → Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Magician cuts to the Aces / Tabled
the thompson breather\n- breathing new life into the f.t. - selection from middle to top - moving the breather\nharry levine\nf.t. cut\nfrank thompson 1998 the trapdoor — volume three Harry Levine	The Thompson Breather	Breathing New Life into the F.T. Selection From Middle to Top Moving the Breather	Inspired by F.T. Cut (Frank Thompson, 1973)	1998	The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 69)	1429		→ Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / In the Hands
waiting to exhale (controlling the breather)\nplacing breather card over selection\nharry levine 1998 the trapdoor - volume three Harry Levine	Waiting to Exhale (Controlling the Breather)	placing breather card over selection		1998	The Trapdoor - Volume Three (Issue 69)	1432		→ Cards / Principles / Key Card Principles / Key Card Placements → Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Miscellaneous
handling the shuffle\none-handed riffle shuffle\nharry levine 1998 the trapdoor - volume three Harry Levine	Handling the Shuffle	one-handed riffle shuffle		1998	The Trapdoor - Volume Three (Issue 69)	143		→ Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle in the hands / Real
back into the breach\ncard thrown next to selection\nharry levine 1998 the trapdoor - volume three Harry Levine	Back into the Breach	card thrown next to selection		1998	The Trapdoor - Volume Three (Issue 69)	1436		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card is tossed next to Selection
the illegitimate location\nwith lots of flourish cuts, spelling this is not your card but this is\nharry levine\nright here is your card\nwilliam p. miesel 1998 the trapdoor — volume three Harry Levine	The Illegitimate Location	with lots of flourish cuts, spelling this is not your card but this is	Inspired by Right Here Is Your Card (William P. Miesel, 1992)	1998	The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 69)	1437		→ Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Miscellaneous → Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Impromptu
the sandwich cut\none-handed\nharry levine 1998 the trapdoor - volume three Harry Levine	The Sandwich Cut	one-handed		1998	The Trapdoor - Volume Three (Issue 69)	1439		→ Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Flourish Cuts
extras\ncontrols and ideas using the breather crimp\nharry levine 1998 the trapdoor - volume three Harry Levine	Extras	controls and ideas using the breather crimp		1998	The Trapdoor - Volume Three (Issue 69)	1440		→ Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Miscellaneous
the trapdoor issue #26\non harry levine, mike gallo\nsteve beam 2011 the trapdoor — volume two Steve Beam	The Trapdoor Issue #26	on Harry Levine, Mike Gallo		2011	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue Addendum)	iii		→ Articles / Articles
special issues\n#30 insert - scott robinson #34 harvey rosenthal - the one man issue #35 the floating issue #37 no-card issue #38 high-octate card magic (all cards) #39 insert - steve pressley #40 insert - jack birnman #41 semi-automatic card tricks #42 harry levine - one man issue #47 scott robinson - one man issue #49 international issue\nsteve beam 2011 the trapdoor — volume two Steve Beam	Special Issues	#30 Insert - Scott Robinson #34 Harvey Rosenthal - The One Man Issue #35 The Floating Issue #37 No-Card Issue #38 High-Octate Card Magic (all cards) #39 Insert - Steve Pressley #40 Insert - Jack Birnman #41 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks #42 Harry Levine - One Man Issue #47 Scott Robinson - One Man Issue #49 International Issue		2011	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue Addendum)	liv		→ Articles / Articles
the trapdoor issue #69\non harry levine, hugard's thimble magic and its illustration errors\nsteve beam 2012 the trapdoor - volume three Steve Beam	The Trapdoor Issue #69	on Harry Levine, Hugard's Thimble Magic and its illustration errors		2012	The Trapdoor - Volume Three (Issue Addendum)	xxxi		→ Articles / Articles