439 entries for Bill Simon

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Jack McMillen The Prophecied Leaper prophesied, selection made in one half, it travels into cased half at predicted position
Variations 1928
The L. W. Card Mysteries
19
Theodore Annemann A Card is Found Once More one-way backs
Related toVariations 1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
9
Theodore Annemann, Jean Hugard Relativity and Cards signed, one in pocket of performer, one in pocket by spectator
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
265
Ralph W. Hull The Tuned Deck six phases, two corner shorts
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
517
Theodore Annemann Insto-Transpo spectator's and performer's pocket, double backer
Related toVariations 1939
The Incorporated Strange Secrets
3
The Tap tapping a produding card "through" the squared pack
Related toVariations 1940
Expert Card Technique
122
Dr. Jacob Daley Two Cards in Fear two spectators stab two knives in deck wrapped in newspaper
Related toVariations 1940
The Jinx (Issue 85)
543
Mike Trent Okito Goes Mental billet in Okito Box
Related toAlso published here 1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
6
Edward Marlo Not Quite Sure card is selected, then all cards of same value turn over
Related to Oct. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 137)
550
Frederick Braue The Homing Card Kaps favorite
Related toVariations 1948
Show Stoppers with Cards
13
Bill Simon Tnuoc two selections, one is found by cutting to indicator card, second reverses in the middle of the deck
 		Apr. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 148)
594
Bill Simon Minicam image of card appears on little "photographic paper"
Also published here Sep. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 159)
638
Bill Simon Simon-Ease simple cut control
Also published here Sep. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 159)
639
Bill Simon Two Blades with two knives
Related toAlso published here Sep. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 159)
640
Bill Simon Tabled single card through table
Also published here Sep. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 159)
640
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Clayton Rawson, Bill Simon, Jay Marshall
 		Sep. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 159)
641
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Kruger and Starke, Dr. Jaks, Martin Gardner, Roy Benson, Paul Draylin, Hal Haber, Bill Simon
 		Sep. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 160)
645
Bill Simon Cig-Card-Rise from cigarette case
 		Nov. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 164)
659
Bill Simon Ashes Away flash paper cone as ash tray, in the end paper an ashes disappear in a flash
 		Feb. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 9)
392
Bill Simon Foreword
1949
Controlled Miracles
2
Bill Simon Cut Control
Variations 1949
Controlled Miracles
5
Bill Simon The Chinese Cut cutting procedure with perpendicular configuration
Variations 1949
Controlled Miracles
6
Bill Simon Simpl-Speller
1949
Controlled Miracles
7
Bill Simon Simon False Table Cut
1949
Controlled Miracles
9
Bill Simon The Stab Force with push-in change
 		1949
Controlled Miracles
10
Bill Simon Sensitive Fingertips two cards are found
Related to 1949
Controlled Miracles
13
Bill Simon The Card in the Hat card travels into hat that is sitting on table, repeated
 		1949
Controlled Miracles
14
Bill Simon Back Palm Steal cards are stolen into back palm with fan cover
 		1949
Controlled Miracles
15
Bill Simon Dual Discovery two selections are found via countdown of their values
 		1949
Controlled Miracles
16
Bill Simon Card-Cigarette Wrinkle
1949
Controlled Miracles
19
John Scarne The Scarne Puzzle six-card version
Related to 1949
Controlled Miracles
21
Bill Simon Smoke Screen cigarette rolls on table by itself, torn into thirds, travel through table, restored
 		1949
Controlled Miracles
23
Bill Simon The Startling Four Coins interlocked coin production, then coins to glass
Related to 1949
Controlled Miracles
25
Bill Simon Rising Coin and Climax coin travels from hand to hand, then vanishes from silk, full wine glass appears
 		1949
Controlled Miracles
28
Bill Simon Ten Fingers & a Silk coin is produced from silk and vanishes, repeated, continues production of coins, bills as final load
 		1949
Controlled Miracles
30
About the Author about Bill Simon
 		1949
Controlled Miracles
35
Bill Simon Again! in spectator and performer's pocket, signed, duplicate
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Jan. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 169)
676
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Dai Vernon, Jack Chanin, Bill Simon, Milbourne Christopher, Bob Hummer, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Robert Harbin
Related to Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 193)
773
John J. Crimmins Jr. (reviewer) Controlled Miracles by Bill Simon Feb. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 9)
514
Martin Gardner Finger Stunts removing the thumb, with ideas by Paul Stadelman, Emil Jarrow and Bill Simon
 		Apr. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 11)
545
Martin Gardner Yakity-Yak Gags ideas and lines for the wind-up teeth by Johnny Paul, Senator Crandall, Karrell Fox, Joe Berg, Frank Garcia, Bill Simon, Dick Himber
 		Nov. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 6)
605
Bill Simon A Set of Surprises number used to count to a selection which is then lost, selection not found but deck turns over, then selection turns over
Related to 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
21
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Frank Garcia, Puzzle by Charlie Arbuthnot, Dunninger, Carlo Menotti, Fred Keating, Martin Gardner, Bill Simon, Jean Hugard, Robert Harbin, Art Lyle, Frank Joglar
 		Feb. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 196)
785
Martin Gardner, Bill Simon It's A Natural with matches, seven outs
VariationsAlso published here Mar. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 199)
796
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Carl Rosini, Bill Simon, Audley Walsh, Victor Jorey
 		May 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 202)
809
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Bill Simon, Ted Messenger, Cleopatra, Sorcar, Frank Garcia, John Scarne, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Greer Marechal, Jimmy Herpick, Frank Joglar, Larry Weeks, Cy Endfield
 		June 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 206)
825
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Si Stebbins (newspaper article), Maurice Fogel, Frank Garcia, Bill Simon
 		Nov. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 215)
861
Martin Gardner, Bill Simon It's a Natural No. 11, Spectator tears out matches from matchbook, performer uses number of matches to select card from seven-card packet, which is correctly predicted
VariationsAlso published here 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
23
John Scarne, Bill Simon Double Prediction No. 59, Basic routine with Business Card Prophecy move, predict where business card is placed, for credit information see Scarne reference
Related to 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
105
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move
Variations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
107
Bill Simon Double Surprise No. 61, card remembered at chosen position, card not found by counting to the value of another card, then card shows up reversed in deck
Related to 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
108
Bill Simon My Lucky Card No. 76, card cut into the the deck by the spectator, ends up between two cards that match its value and suit separately.
Variations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
138
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
Bill Simon The Card That Went to Pieces spectator tears index corner off a card, performer tears rest of card into pieces by accident, rolls them up and rubber-bands them, the vanish except rubber band, card minus corner is restored reversed in center
 		1950
Magical Gems
24
Bill Simon Biddled with just ten cards, without selection
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 224)
894
Bill Simon Sitting Bull seated, coin on leg is vanished and reproduced
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 226)
903
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on George Kaplan, Milbourne Christopher, Martin Gardner, Mike Millet, Bill Simon, Dr. Jaks, Francis Carlyle, Faucett Ross, Dai Vernon, John Boyko, Sid Lorraine, Leo Rullman, Keith Clark, Fu Manchu
 		Apr. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 226)
905
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Martin Gardner, Richard Himber, Clayton Rawson, Dr. Elliott, Wallace Dibble, Audley Walsh, Bill Simon
 		Apr. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 227)
909
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on the S.A.M - I.B.M. convention, Sid Lorraine, Dai Vernon, Dr. Jaks, Frank Garcia, Bill Simon, Ross Bertram, Johnny Platt, Chic Schoke, Leslie Barrie, Gene Bernstein, Tom Hanlon, Russell Swann, Audley Walsh, Del Ray, Jay Marshall
 		June 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 231)
925
Martin Gardner, Bill Simon Similar Twins cards are shuffled face down into face up, spectator removes two face up cards and performer two face down card, same value
Variations Nov. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 241)
962
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Al Baker's dead, Leslie Barrie, Willard Smith, Bill Simon, Herman Hansen
 		Nov. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 242)
969
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Francis Carlyle, Dr. Jaks, Martin Gardner, Bob Orben, Frank Garcia, Lee Noble, Bill Simon
 		Nov. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 243)
973
Dai Vernon, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Bill Simon, Martin Gardner, Norman Jensen, Bruce Elliott The Ruler force with ruler with name of cards, ruler is balanced on two fingers and fingers brought together until fingers meet, see also p. 981 for ideas by John Hamilton
Variations Dec. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 244)
974
Bill Simon Coin Vanish
Apr. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 11)
777
Bill Simon Nickel to Five Pennies
Apr. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 11)
777
Bill Simon Gone steal to other hand, with reference to produce a coin from spectator's ear
Variations 1952
Modern Coin Magic
32
Bill Simon Harnessed ring penetrates handkerchief
 		May 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 254)
1014
Bill Simon Dope! card to wallet, off-beat, no-palm
Variations June 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 257)
1028
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on the Friday Night Sodality, Gen Grant, Bill Simon, Maurice Zolotow
 		Oct. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 267)
1069
Bill Simon Foreword
1952
Effective Card Magic
7
Bill Simon Specialization
1952
Effective Card Magic
13
Bill Simon The Importance of Practice
1952
Effective Card Magic
13
Bill Simon The Necessity of Trial
1952
Effective Card Magic
14
Bill Simon Understanding Theory
1952
Effective Card Magic
15
Bill Simon The Importance of Studying Simple Moves
1952
Effective Card Magic
15
Bill Simon Manipulation on using flourishes or not
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
16
Bill Simon Technicalities
1952
Effective Card Magic
16
Bill Simon The Art of Presentation
1952
Effective Card Magic
17
Bill Simon Spontaneous Resourcefulness
1952
Effective Card Magic
18
Bill Simon Conjurer vs. Gambler
1952
Effective Card Magic
19
Bill Simon The Best Magic
1952
Effective Card Magic
19
Bill Simon Handling
1952
Effective Card Magic
20
Bill Simon Cultivating Originality in Presentation
1952
Effective Card Magic
20
Bill Simon Unprepared Cards
1952
Effective Card Magic
20
Bill Simon Present Day Sophistication
1952
Effective Card Magic
21
Bill Simon Audience Participation
1952
Effective Card Magic
22
Bill Simon Patter
1952
Effective Card Magic
22
Bill Simon Poker Cards vs. Bridge Cards
1952
Effective Card Magic
24
Bill Simon Accessories
1952
Effective Card Magic
25
Bill Simon Originality
1952
Effective Card Magic
25
Bill Simon Coincidence repeated mate coincidence, two halves, dealing cards simultaneously
Inspired byRelated to 1952
Effective Card Magic
29
Bill Simon Business Card Prophesy two cards predicted on business card, business card is pushed into deck and the two cards next to it match prediction, for credit information see Scarne reference "Business Card ESP"
Related toVariations 1952
Effective Card Magic
32
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move
Related toVariations 1952
Effective Card Magic
34
Bill Simon The Instant Reverse selection is reversed in the deck, then all other cards with the same value turn over
Related to 1952
Effective Card Magic
35
Bill Simon Three Queens Monte with four cards, all turn into Aces
Related toVariations 1952
Effective Card Magic
37
Bill Simon Sympathetic Control spectator cut deck in three piles, one queen is put in each pile, last queen is on the table, when that queen is turned over, the other queens turn over too
Variations 1952
Effective Card Magic
39
Bill Simon Packer Load loading three reversed card between four cards alternating, similar to a collectors load
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
42
Bill Simon Elevator Cards ace, two, three, two phases
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
43
Bill Simon The Turnabout Cards without selection
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
48
Bill Simon Double Under Cut tabled
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
49
Bill Simon Card Affinity someone names a suit and another spectator names a value, mostly two knives, one finds correct value and the other the suit
Related to 1952
Effective Card Magic
51
Bill Simon Negative Force to eliminate a suit
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
52
Bill Simon The Gambler Controls the Aces cutting the Aces (jogged Aces), then all Aces turnover in the deck at once
Variations 1952
Effective Card Magic
54
Bill Simon Tapping the Cards through the deck, forming injog, with four Aces
Related to 1952
Effective Card Magic
55
Bill Simon Airing the Strip-Out deck beveled for easier strip-out
Related toAlso published here 1952
Effective Card Magic
56
Bill Simon A Touching Experiment cards spread on table, spectator and performer draw out two cards each, four Aces
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
60
Bill Simon Turn Over Switch two cards of four are switched, while being turned over and pushed into the deck
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
61
Bill Simon Additions to the Effect follow up to "A Touching Experiment" Elevator with four Aces
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
64
Bill Simon False Display hiding two reversed cards, and bringing all to same orientation
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
64
Bill Simon The Ambitious Card cards travel from center to the top and back to the center
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
66
Bill Simon The Second Deal The Component Parts of the Second Deal
1. Position of the Deck in the Left Hand
2. The Movement of the Left Thumb
3. The Grip with the Right Fingers
4. The Strike
5. The Motion of the Hands

Exercises
1. The Normal Deal
2. The Immovable Thumb
3. The Immovable Card

Performing the Deal
Concluding Thoughts
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
71
Bill Simon Tricks with the Second Deal
1952
Effective Card Magic
79
Bill Simon Call to the Colors
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1952
Effective Card Magic
79
Bill Simon Two Numbers two cards selected, spectators only think of a number, both cards are found at the positions
Related to 1952
Effective Card Magic
81
Bill Simon Danbury Delusion
Variations 1952
Effective Card Magic
83
Bill Simon Shuffle Control
1952
Effective Card Magic
84
Bill Simon The Middle Deal mock center deal
Related to 1952
Effective Card Magic
86
Bill Simon The F.B.I. Card stabbing the deck with a card, finding the selection above, with second deal
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
87
Bill Simon Four Card Locations deck divided in two, number named cards found at that number from top and bottom of each packet
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
89
Bill Simon The Simon Card Control jog, insertion from the side with deck in end grip
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1952
Effective Card Magic
93
Bill Simon Set-Up of Four Cards stacking four cards, when deck is cut one of the cards is on top and on bottom of each heap
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
95
Bill Simon The Two Card Peek two cards, two cuts, on top and bottom, throwing off magicians
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
97
Bill Simon A Piquant Peek after peek, while squaring up
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
99
Bill Simon The Peek Force with break
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
101
Bill Simon The Simon Fan Steal perpendicular position
Related to 1952
Effective Card Magic
102
Bill Simon Telepathy spectator selects a card, another writes a number on it, both informations are divined and written on a slate
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
104
Bill Simon Automatic Writing spectator selects a card, another writes a number on it, both informations are divined by automatic writing, bottomless case
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
105
Bill Simon The Simon Secret Addition Aces apparently put on top of deck in out-jogged fanned condition, really under top cards, left hand held with back of hand towards spectators
Related toVariations 1952
Effective Card Magic
107
Bill Simon The Thought-Of Ace thought of Ace (or all Aces) rise to top
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
109
Bill Simon A Transposition ace to four of clubs transpose with four random cards one by one
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
111
Bill Simon Cover for the Side Slip covered side steal, to second from the top
Variations 1952
Effective Card Magic
112
Bill Simon Ambitious Bit with the side slip
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
115
Bill Simon The Helpers with the side slip
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
115
Bill Simon Predict Switch touched card is predicted
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
116
Bill Simon Card Switch similar thinking as Vernon's "Simplified Curry Change", Kelly Bottom Placement grip
Related to 1952
Effective Card Magic
117
Bill Simon Discoveries
1952
Effective Card Magic
121
Bill Simon The Finger-Stab cards are thrown into the air and selection is plucked out
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
121
Bill Simon A Trick with a New Twist cards are given a spin on the table, selection flies out
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
123
Bill Simon Half and Half (Elimination) deck is always split in half and spectator decides which one is eliminated, last card is selection
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
124
Bill Simon A Strange Card card vanishes from five card packet and reappears reversed in the deck, similar structure as the Biddle trick
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
125
Bill Simon Card in the Mouth
1952
Effective Card Magic
128
Bill Simon, Jack McMillen Four Deep card travels to other packet at same position
Inspired by 1952
Effective Card Magic
131
Bill Simon Unexpected two red aces are laid on spectator's hand and transform into black aces, then the red aces are pinched out of the deck one by one, first phase similar to Fechter's "Be honest"
Related toVariations 1952
Effective Card Magic
133
Bill Simon The Magnetic Cards cards are cut in four packets, one card selected and with that card the other of the same value rise on top of each packet
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
137
Bill Simon Double Rise two cards placed on the table, half of the deck put on each, both rise to the top
Variations 1952
Effective Card Magic
139
Bill Simon Reverse Card Effects
1952
Effective Card Magic
140
Bill Simon 1. Six Face Up Cards Right Themselves Spontaneously twelve cards
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
140
Bill Simon 2. Odd Card Out twelve cards half face up, half face down, all cards right themselves except selection
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
142
Bill Simon 3. Misdirection Plus pretending to have stripper cards
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
143
Bill Simon The Ubiquitous Jack of Spades four cards shown to be the same
Variations 1952
Effective Card Magic
144
Bill Simon Rapid Transit handling variation
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
144
Bill Simon Mind Reading spectator thinks of a number and remembers the card on it's position, after the performer fails to find it, the spectator finds his card at the number turned over
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
145
Bill Simon "Touch" Retouched ungaffed, one card
Related toVariations 1952
Effective Card Magic
148
Bill Simon Bottom Slip Cut
1952
Effective Card Magic
149
Bill Simon, Martin Gardner Similar Twins cards are shuffled face down into face up, spectator removes two face up cards and performer two face down card, same value
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
151
Bill Simon The Locator Three of Clubs spectator thrusts a known card into a card spread of 28 cards and his selection is found
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
152
Bill Simon Marking a Position in a Card Spread
Related to 1952
Effective Card Magic
153
Bill Simon The Somersault reversed card travels from small packet to larger packet
Related to 1952
Effective Card Magic
155
Bill Simon Transfer some cards from a face up packet on a face down packet
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
156
Bill Simon Packet Turnover secret turnover of some cards, while pointing to the other half
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
157
Bill Simon Night Club Card Assembly four cards of the same value in spectator's pocket transpose with four random cards, one by one
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
158
Bill Simon Double Prediction
1952
Effective Card Magic
161
Bill Simon Cut Force cut and reverse, under the table
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
161
Bill Simon, Edward Marlo Four Deuces and the Ace of Spades
Inspired byRelated to 1952
Effective Card Magic
163
Bill Simon Deuces Wild black deuces rise to the top one by one, then they are used to pinch the red deuces out of the deck
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
166
Bill Simon, Bruce Burrell Hide Out Move under a three card fan
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
167
Bill Simon Four-Way Coincidence four mates found by spectator
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
169
Bill Simon Card Addition as a switch of four cards
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
170
Bill Simon Shuffles and Cuts
1952
Effective Card Magic
175
Bill Simon The Basic Cut top and bottom cards are retained
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
176
Bill Simon The Simon System of False Riffle Shuffles
1952
Effective Card Magic
178
Bill Simon The Top Stock Control
1952
Effective Card Magic
178
Bill Simon The Bottom Stock Control
1952
Effective Card Magic
180
Bill Simon Spell Anything random phrase can be used to spell to selection
 		1952
The Last Word on Cards
14
Edward Marlo The False Count
Related to 1953
The Cardician
94
Edward Marlo Touch Retouched - Retouched card reversed by spectator is predicted, force, see page 196 for credits
Inspired by 1953
The Cardician
138
Bill Simon Simon Eyes! one of three cards is thought of, selection ends up sandwiched between two reversed cards
 		Apr. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 278)
1110
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Richard Himber, The Friday Night Sodality, E. Brian Mc Carthy, Fred Keating, Sid Lorraine, Bill Simon
 		Sep. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 290)
1161
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Richard Himber, Bill Simon, Max Katz, Jay Palmer
 		Oct. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 292)
1169
Bill Simon Water & Oil 4&4
 		Nov. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 293)
1170
Edward Marlo All Alike Display four cards
Inspired byVariations 1953
The Future Classic
19
Bill Simon Twice Clipped two mate predictions, cards clipped together with paper clips
Variations Feb. 1954
The Phoenix (Issue 300)
1199
Bill Simon Foreword
1954
Sleightly Sensational
4
Bill Simon In General on practicing, entertainment
 		1954
Sleightly Sensational
5
Bill Simon The Mathemagician two spectators discover the Aces by random dealing, dealing to bottom and then into multiple piles
Related toVariations 1954
Sleightly Sensational
8
Bill Simon Eye Doubt It two red Queens face-to-face change to black Twos and back
 		1954
Sleightly Sensational
9
Bill Simon The Flash Change four indifferent cards change into four Aces, they stick out of deck as a block and are shaken out
Variations 1954
Sleightly Sensational
11
Bill Simon The Cards and Dice - 1. The Transposition Ace to Four of Clubs face-down on table with a die on top of each with one to four to top, dice exchanged and cards follow
Related toVariations 1954
Sleightly Sensational
14
Bill Simon 2. The Big Change Ace to Three with three dice on top, they transpose and eventually all change to Threes and back
Variations 1954
Sleightly Sensational
16
Bill Simon The Turnabout six or seven packets put together face-up and face-down, they sort themselves the same way
Variations 1954
Sleightly Sensational
18
Bill Simon The Impulsive Ladies three queens and three aces transpose when fourth queen is place with queens, half pass method
 		1954
Sleightly Sensational
19
Bill Simon The Four Packet Shuffle four packets are shuffled into each other face-up/face-down
Related toVariations 1954
Sleightly Sensational
21
Bill Simon Two Up two prediction cards removed by performer, spectators insert them next to mates
 		1954
Sleightly Sensational
24
Bill Simon The Vital Prediction
1954
Sleightly Sensational
26
Bill Simon Side-Jog Transfer Cut transferring side-jogged card during cut
 		1954
Sleightly Sensational
29
Bill Simon The London Illusion spectator and performer each chose card from half deck, they match
 		1954
Sleightly Sensational
30
Bill Simon The Reverse Glide from end grip, card apparently put to bottom of deck
 		1954
Sleightly Sensational
31
Bill Simon Sponge Surprise fifteen to twenty small sponge balls appear
 		1954
Sleightly Sensational
33
Bill Simon The Ring on Wand with handkerchief
 		1954
Sleightly Sensational
35
Bill Simon, Hen Fetsch The Coin Transposition and Climax silver & copper transpose with one coin in spectator's handkerchief
 		1954
Sleightly Sensational
37
Bill Simon Psychic Okito Box Okito Box for billet reading or Q&A
Related to Mar. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 303)
10
Cy Endfield, Bill Simon There's Five Aces! four Aces are counted as five as a gag
Related toAlso published here 1955
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part II
44
Jay Marshall The Birdcage on the New Living Card Stars , Ed Marlo, Charlie Miller, Paul LePaul, Francis Carlyle, Bill Simon, Dr. Jacob Daley, The Modern Magician, Channing Pollock, Cardini, Billy McComb, James B. Findlay, Willane
 		1955
The New Phoenix (Issue 328)
123
Bill Simon Sitting Vanish seated, coin on leg is vanished and reproduced
Related toAlso published here 1956
The Best in Magic
42
Bill Simon Simon-Ease simple cut control
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
142
Bill Simon Two Blades with two knives
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
143
Bill Simon Minicam image of card appears on little "photographic paper"
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
146
Bill Simon Tabled single card through table
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
147
Bill Simon Again in spectator and performer's pocket, signed, duplicate
Inspired byAlso published here 1956
The Best in Magic
148
Bill Simon Biddled with just ten cards, without selection
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
158
Bill Simon Simon-Chanted Evening small packet cut off by spectator, performer deals rest until spectator says stop, value of stopped-at card corresponds with number of cut-off cards
 		Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
14
Bill Simon Simon-Chanted Evening small packet cut off by spectator, performer deals rest until spectator says stop, value of stopped-at card corresponds with number of cut-off cards
 		Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
14
Bill Simon Psychological Stop Force Handling
Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
14
Bill Simon Another Handling cover card side steal
 		1957
Side Steal
49
P. Howard Lyons Covered Secret Addition bottom card of several slipped into break near top
Related to Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
9
Bert Allerton Card Stabbing Trick any named card
Related toVariations 1958
The Close-Up Magician
36
Bill Simon Asche verschwindet using flash paper as ashtray
 		1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 6)
884
Edward Marlo Business Card Prediction two cards predicted on business card which is inserted into deck, cards on either side are the predicted ones, duplicate business move, without prophecy move
Inspired by Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
32
Edward Marlo Rough Handling
  • handling for a rough-smooth deck, overhand shuffling, also by spectator (Hull), description by Bill Simon, regular sleight demonstrations as throw-offs
  • handling of rough-smooth pairs
 		Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
43
Bill Simon For Faro-Nicks faro Triumph with thirty-card deck
 		June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
15
Cliff Green Bill Simon image and mini bio
 		1961
Professional Card Magic
131
Paul Marcus More Natural Spectator tears out matches from matchbook, performer uses number of matches to select card from seven-card packet, which is correctly predicted
Inspired by Aug. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 360)
268
Bill Simon Double Play Ace of Spades cut into deck, the cards above and below are shown to be indifferent cards, they change into selections
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
7
Bill Simon "Never-Fail" Thumbtip thumb tip snaps back onto thumb, sight gag for magicians
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
21
Bill Simon Challenge Aces Ace of Spades is placed aside and keeps reappearing, change into four different Aces
VariationsAlso published here 1962
Close-up Card Magic
201
Bill Simon, Paul Curry 1-2-3-4
1962
Close-up Card Magic
231
Edward Marlo Uncontrolled Predictions and Coincidences on the approach of predicting any card while the ungaffed deck (with this card) is still being shuffled, in effect the spectator takes five cards out of shuffled deck, one is replaced reversed in deck which is shown as the predicted card, different presentations:
  • First Plot: Spectator Coincidence #4
  • Second Plot (variation of First Plot)
  • Third Plot: The Mental Power of Mind
  • Fourth Plot: Spectator Predicts
  • Fifth Plot: Air Mailed Prediction
Related to Oct. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 27)
27
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) d) The Royal Marriages production of Queens (Bill Simon's "The Mathemagician"), then Kings, before going into a marriage routine
Inspired by Apr. 1963
Ibidem (Issue 28)
16
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Leopold Figner Count-Down Marriage deck dealt into four piles, then named numbers are counted down, Queens are found on bottom of dealt packets and Kings right underneath
Inspired by
  • Leopold Figner routine from 1920s
Related to 		Apr. 1963
Ibidem (Issue 28)
18
Bill Simon Acetimation estimation presentation, faro setting
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
51
Old Hat: Scientific Explanation of a Toy article on the wind machine toy (aka Skidoo), reprint from Popular Mechanics (before 1920) and comments
Related to Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
2
Jack Avis All Fair Challenge Location divided deck and faro
Related to Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
27
Bill Simon Finish for Oil & Water 4&4, instant mix
 		Dec. 1965
Ibidem (Issue 31)
5
Mel Brown, Tom Harris, Robert Lund, John A. Beck, Charles Kalish, Paul Curry, Bill Simon Letter Column
Related to Dec. 1965
Ibidem (Issue 31)
27
Karl Fulves Babel Tommy Cooper, John Mulholland quote, Bill Simon tale, faro tricks
 		June 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 8)
40
Bruce Cervon, William P. Miesel, Bill Simon, Victor Marsh Etcetera
June 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 8)
41
J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen Ups and Downs
Inspired by 1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
213
Bill Simon Sleight of Mind travelling production combo with red Aces in one and black Aces in another packet
 		1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
239
Bill Simon, Harry Lorayne Deal & Duck eight cards removed below the table by performer and spectator, packet used to find Aces via deal & duck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1967
Deck-Sterity
149
J. W. Sarles Jog Control card openly inserted from side
Related to May 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 7)
99
Bill Simon, J. W. Sarles Jog Control Variation
Related toAlso published here July 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 9)
110
Edward Marlo, Bill Simon Double Lift Substitutes - Third Method
Inspired by 1968
Expert Card Conjuring
34
Edward Marlo, Bill Simon As an Ace Addition
Inspired by 1968
Expert Card Conjuring
35
William P. Miesel Cards & Dice Ace to Four and four dice match up, Aces appear
Related to Mar. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 2)
9
Edward Marlo, Jerry Kogan, Bill Simon Neo-Piquant Glimpse
Winter 1969
Hierophant (Issue 2)
41
Bill Simon Block Slip Cut
Related toVariations 1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
130
Roy Johnson The Dunbury Delusion
Inspired by 1970
The Roy Johnson Experience
27
Frank Garcia Cut the Kings spectator deals in four piles, Kings on top, change to Aces
Related to 1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
23
Bill Simon, Frank Garcia Control Knockout card is produced on top via slip cut two times
Related to
  • "Slip Cut Effect" (Ed Marlo, The Gen, April 1956)
 1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
45
Frank Garcia, Bill Simon Peekaboo Revelation peeked card between face up aces in deck
 		1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
71
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