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Eddie Joseph One-Handed Step Glimpse at break
1950 15
Jack Yeager Your Card! deck is always dealt into two piles, spectator has to guess if his card is in the pile, three cards at the end and spectator locates his card, description unclear
Related toAlso published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
1951
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)
5
Eddie Joseph Cards in Confusion slop shuffle variations
  • Genuine Confusion (two methods)
  • Pseudo Confusion (two methods)
1951 2
Eddie Joseph The Forerunner slop shuffle triumph to set a key card a certain position for later
1951 4
Eddie Joseph Give Me Another Chance selection not found after slop shuffle, second selection made, then both found
1951 6
Eddie Joseph Just Unbelievable two selections made, deck honestly shuffled face-up/face-down, dealt into two piles, selections at same position, spectators are supposed to throw cotton balls at each other when their cards show up
1951 7
Eddie Joseph Confused Four Aces four Aces lost into deck during slop shuffle, deck dealt to separate face-up/face-down, Aces found (no Triumph part)
1951 8
Eddie Joseph Everything Goes By Three shuffled deck, card chosen from one half put anywhere in spread of second half, slop shuffle, wrong card cut to, wrong card face-up in Triumph climax, selection spelled to
1951 10
Eddie Joseph Triple Discovery three cards lost and revealed, slop shuffle triumph climax
1951 11
Eddie Joseph Your Number card lost during slop shuffle, found at named number
1951 13
Eddie Joseph Confusingly Simple false slop shuffle
Related to 1951 15
Eddie Joseph The Personality Touch deck shuffled face-up/face-down, any face-down card chosen, it is divined
1951 15
Eddie Joseph The Mystery of the Unknown Card deck shuffled face-up/face-down, any face-down card chosen and mixed with some face-up cards, it is divined by medium
1951 16
Eddie Joseph The Magician and the Bridge Fiend deck shuffled face-up/face-down several time with slop shuffles, sorted behind back by performer, then bridge deal of one suit
Related to 1951 17
Eddie Joseph Topping in Poker Too! follow-up poker deal from any prepared stack
1951 20
Eddie Joseph A Discovery and Its Possibilities two cards face-up and face-down alternating after slop shuffle, principle of always cutting to either face-up or face-down card, sorting behind back and applications:
  • A Force
  • A Natural Trick (two-pile location)
  • The Two Cards (two spectators turn over cards in jumbled deck which are divined)
1951 23
Eddie Joseph That's Your Card - Take It Away four cards chosen, lost, honest slop shuffle to mix cards face-up/face-down, performer cuts to cards
1951 25
Eddie Joseph The Joseph Levitation two glasses cling to two ends of a handkerchief
1951 1
Eddie Joseph Introduction
1951 1
Eddie Joseph The Invisible Influence deck is divided in halves and performer knows matching pairs when cards are dealt, six phases
  • The Patter
  • The Influence in Operation
  • The Principle Explained
  • Details of Working
  • Additional Information
Variations 1951 2
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on John Mulholland, Bob Lund, Eddie Joseph, Jay Marshall, Gen Grant, puzzle by Max Katz
Sep. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 264)
1057
Eddie Joseph One of Six Rings one of six rings is chosen vanishes and appears on pencil
1952
Eddie Joseph Tricks for Informal Occasions
1952 1
Eddie Joseph Heads or Tails? while doing heads or tails, coin disappears
1952 2
Eddie Joseph Tip to Thumb Crotch Transfer thumb palm
1952 2
Eddie Joseph With a Borrowed Ring finger ring vanishes and appears behind collar
1952 2
Eddie Joseph Half a Penny coin transforms into other coin, while doing heads or tails, ditching coin in breast pocket
1952 3
Eddie Joseph Have a Lemon coin transforms into other coin, while doing heads or tails, lemon appears in closed fist, rubber fruit
1952 4
Eddie Joseph Quick Change quarter changes to several coins, while doing heads or tails
1952 4
Eddie Joseph The Mesmerized Swizzle Stick stick clings to hand, stick starts turning, also possible with pencil
1952 4
Eddie Joseph Where is Which? transposition of coin and finger ring
1952 6
Eddie Joseph Anything You Say watch and finger ring are placed inside pocket, one is named and appears in hand
1952 6
Eddie Joseph Long Change coin changes into bill, while doing heads or tails
1952 7
Eddie Joseph That's Tight Enough easily opening a knot
1952 7
Eddie Joseph No Assistant Ring on Stick on pencil, with handkerchief
1952 7
Eddie Joseph Shrunken Currency half dollar changes into penny
1952 8
Eddie Joseph Through the Top marked coin through table
1952 8
Eddie Joseph Which? coin and finger ring on table, one named and penetrates table
1952 9
Eddie Joseph A New Expanding Texture using a coin and a finger ring
1952 9
Eddie Joseph The Vanishing Pen Cap pen cap vanish, with handkerchief
1952 11
Eddie Joseph The Burning Cigarette cigarette vanish with handkerchief, as follow up of previous trick "The Vansishing Pen Cap"
1952 11
Eddie Joseph The Ring and the Coin transposition of coin and finger ring, repeated
1952 12
Eddie Joseph The Bottle Cap coin vanish and appearance wicht sucker explanation using bottle cap
1952 12
Eddie Joseph The EJ Version of the Bent Coin copper changes to silver, then it bends and bends back and eventually changes back to copper
1952 13
Eddie Joseph How Much Is It Worth? finger ring changes into nickle and back
1952 14
Eddie Joseph One-Hand Visible Penetration marked coin through handkerchief
1952 15
Eddie Joseph Water Vanish coin vanishes in glass of water, under handkerchief, piece of glass method
1952 16
Eddie Joseph Slow-Motion Coin Change
1952 16
Eddie Joseph Thimble Penetration through handkerchief
1952 17
Eddie Joseph A Number and a Word writing jumps from one business card to another
1952 18
Eddie Joseph A Rare Transposition two coins, one marked with stamp
1952 19
Eddie Joseph On the Square with stamps on coins and envelopes
1952 21
Eddie Joseph Find the Spot monte with three coins, one marked
1952 23
Eddie Joseph The Roving Coins five coins travel from hand to hand, seated
1952 25
Eddie Joseph Solid Through Solid six coins and a ring, three coins travel to other hand, seated
1952 27
Eddie Joseph Thimble and Coin coin and thimble transposition
1952 28
Eddie Joseph One in Three three coins and three rings are mixed and end up separated in both hands
1952 28
Eddie Joseph Money Silk coin changes to handkerchief
1952 29
Eddie Joseph The Calling Cards business cards with names and letters written on them, chosen one is divined
1952 29
Eddie Joseph Ringoff ring off handkerchief, with extra ring
1952 30
Eddie Joseph The Double Knot knotting ring on cord while ends are held, under handkerchief
1952 31
Eddie Joseph Write a Word pen vanishes and is produced from spectator's jacket
1952 31
Eddie Joseph Slow Penetration Through Hand repeated
1952 34
Eddie Joseph Magic Change bill is folded up and placed in spectator's hand, changes to envelope with same amount as bill in coins
1952 34
Eddie Joseph Hitting the Headline page and line is chosen from selected newspaper using deck of cards, two halves are dealt and two cards freely selected, pips added together, chosen headline is divined
  • Single Number Force
  • Combination Number Force
1952 1
Eddie Joseph The Halo card selected with counting and shuffling procedure, found within circle (halo) layout of cards on the table
1952 7
Eddie Joseph Dear Reader
1952 1
Eddie Joseph Bombay: Effect No. 1 card chosen by cutting the deck several times, doubling the value of the bottom card and counting down to the card at that position, matching card in a second deck is found reversed, stack with straight made of pairs
1952 2
Eddie Joseph Bombay: Effect No. 2 card chosen by cutting the deck several times, doubling the value of the bottom card and counting down to the card at that position, repeat with second spectator, both cards divined
1952 2
Eddie Joseph Bombay: Effect No. 3 performer and spectator both reverse a card in half the deck with counting procedure, they match
1952 2
Eddie Joseph Bombay: Effect No. 4 knife inserted in deck with counting procedure, cards above and below knife are predicted
1952 3
Eddie Joseph Bombay: Effect No. 5 two cards chosen from a deck with counting procedure, both are reversed in another deck
1952 3
Eddie Joseph Bombay: Effect No. 6 card chosen from one deck with counting procedure, the duplicate is missing from a second deck and found in an envelope, repeat
1952 3
Eddie Joseph Bombay: Effect No. 7 three cards chosen with counting procedure, those are used to get to a page in a magazine, word is divined
1952 3
Eddie Joseph Final Words
1952 10
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Richard Himber, Dudley Fossum, Eddie Joseph
June 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 283)
1133
Eddie Joseph Eine neue Vorführung mit dem Eiersack
Also published here
  • in "Magikeren" July / August 1952
1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 3)
109
Karrell Fox 20th Century Silks using Eddie Joseph's Hank Gun
1954 35
Eddie Joseph Introduction on impromptu magic
1954 1
Eddie Joseph What the "Extempore" Dinner Magician Ought to Know on lapping
  • letting objects fall through the legs on chair and covering them with legs
  • catching object between legs and standing up, retaining object
1954 2
Eddie Joseph The Broken Match Restored broken and restored match with handkerchief, to fool people who know common method
1954 2
Eddie Joseph The Flame in the Bottle match is placed inside empty spirit bottle and flame and sound is produced, performer can repeat it but spectator will fail
1954 4
Eddie Joseph A Rapid Vanish with handkerchief
1954 5
Eddie Joseph Slow Coin Vanish coin in handkerchief vanishes, tabled people can apparently feel coin until last moment
1954 6
Eddie Joseph Hot Money coin held over match catches fire
1954 6
Eddie Joseph The Thin Man match turns over while pushed through fist, head on other side
1954 8
Eddie Joseph The Aerial Match matches vanish one by one and reappear in matchbox
1954 9
Eddie Joseph The Crazy Coins coins through table
1954 11
Eddie Joseph The Ring and the Coin transposition of finger ring and coin
1954 12
Eddie Joseph You Can't Be Sober coin changes to smaller coin, under cover of a bet
1954 13
Eddie Joseph Sensitive Touch three marked cigarettes placed in handkerchief bag, performer divines cigarettes by touch and gives them back to owner
1954 14
Eddie Joseph The Strait Jacket coin vanishes from handkerchief, tabled
1954 15
Eddie Joseph Hot Heads three heads of matches return to hand after being pushed in mouth and ear, finger ring hold out
1954 16
Eddie Joseph Personal Magnetism spoon clings to hand, finger ring used
1954 17
Eddie Joseph Transmigration cigarette changes to match and back to cigarette, seated using a handkerchief
1954 18
Eddie Joseph The Magnetic Touch objects cling to fingers
1954 18
Eddie Joseph Glass of Wine Production seated, with handkerchief
1954 19
Eddie Joseph The Menu Mystery prediction of chosen course, written on pellet
1954 20
Eddie Joseph The Vanishing Coins coins under menu penetrate table one by one
1954 20
Eddie Joseph Where is It? coin slapped on table travels to other hand
1954 21
Eddie Joseph Individualism borrowed business cards are divined under table
1954 21
Eddie Joseph The Absent-Minded Professor signed business card is torn up and restored in jacket pocket
1954 22
Eddie Joseph Mark of Identification mark is drawn on finger with burnt match, then finger rubbed on back of other hand and mark appears on palm of the hand
1954 22
Eddie Joseph Gone with the Wind coin vanishes from inside a glass, with handkerchief
1954 23
Eddie Joseph Penetramus glass with liquid is placed on menu card and on other glass with liquid, coin dropped in top glass ends up in glass at the bottom, with handkerchief
1954 23
Eddie Joseph The Travelling Ring borrowed finger ring travels from one matchbox to another
1954 24
Eddie Joseph The Vanishing Fruit seated, vanish of an apple or similiar
1954 25
Eddie Joseph Where is that Coin? three matchbox drawers and a coin, monte / shell game
1954 26
Frances Ireland Marshall Back Talk on Rezvani, James Findley, De Vega, Max Andrews, Eddie Joseph, Ed Marlo, Paul LePaul, Don Alan, Matt Schulien
Nov. 1955
The New Phoenix (Issue 333)
143
P. Howard Lyons Break Even card peeked at, two halves made, performer shows written prediction, both cards are dealt simultaneously and performer shouts stop, next cards are selection and predicted card
Related toVariations Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
8
Jay Marshall Back Talk on the IBM convention, Abbott's Get Together, Walter Irving Scott, Dai Vernon, Ed Marlo, Jim Peterson, Tips for Card en, Paul Rosini, Prof Lowey, Senator Crandall, The Linking Ring, Jerry Andrus, Eddie Joseph
1956
The New Phoenix (Issue 339)
170
, Eddie Joseph Tapping the Hours Spectator think of any hour on the clock, magician tap the clock at random points, eventually will end counting on the thought-of hour. Variation by Eddie Joseph using blank cards with words
Variations 1956 50
Tom Hamilton Crazy Time Tapping the Hours but with a wooden board with holes in it
Inspired by 1956 101
Royal Vale Heath Heath's "Tappit" Tapping the Hours type of trick, but with colored tiles and numbers printed on them
Inspired by 1956 102
Martin Gardner Tap-a-drink Tapping the Hours but with names of different drinks in a clock shape
Inspired by 1956 103
Martin Gardner Tap-an-Animal Tapping the Hours but with animal names in a clock shape
Inspired by 1956 104
Martin Gardner The Riddle Card Tapping the Hours type of trick with a card with riddles
Inspired by 1956 106
Eddie Joseph Introduction
1956 7
Eddie Joseph The Basic Secret Moves
  • Move I: The Transfer
  • Move II: Secret Introduction
  • Move III: Simulating Visible Introduction
  • Move IV: Loaded Lift
  • Move V: Loaded Lift Combination
1956 11
Eddie Joseph "The Short Routine" using three Hindu Cups and feeding bottle valves as balls, five phases
1956 18
Eddie Joseph "The 'E.J.' Extended Routine" three surprise climaxes, matches, handkerchief and bills
  • The Pseudo-Explanation
  • Invisible Passage
  • From Hand to Hand
  • "The Three Surprise Climaxes"
  • Suggestions for Varying the Climaxes
1956 26
Eddie Joseph Genuine Hindu Routine three cups
1956 44
Jerry Andrus A Drunken False Shuffle false slop shuffle
Related to 1956 91
Eddie Joseph Baffling at the Bar mental monte with three discs, performer finds colored one
1959 2
Eddie Joseph Remaking a Cigarette cigarette is broken and restored in handkerchief, hold-out in hem of handkerchief
1959 3
Eddie Joseph Fun with Cigarettes chapter intro
1959 5
Eddie Joseph Self-Lighting Cigarette striking cigarette on matchbox
1959 5
Eddie Joseph Stretching a Cigarette with magnets
1959 5
Eddie Joseph Visible Elongation
1959 6
Eddie Joseph The Writing on the Palm ashes on palm, writing appears
1959 7
Eddie Joseph Three in One with cigarette tube
1959 7
Eddie Joseph Levitation of a cigarette, sticking to fingers
1959 7
Eddie Joseph Vanishing and Appearing Lit Cigarette vanishing lit cigarette in handkerchief, to fool people who know thumb tip method
1959 7
Eddie Joseph Lighting a Cigarette by Magic
1959 8
Eddie Joseph Tossing a Cigarette gag, flicking cigarette over shoulder
1959 8
Eddie Joseph The Invisible Influence several animation effects using a shimmed cigarette and a matchbox with magnet, lifting matchbox with knife and letting it fall on command
1959 8
Eddie Joseph Penetrating and Rising Lit Cigarette cigarette penetrates handkerchief and then rises up
1959 12
Eddie Joseph Mnemotechnic Marvels general comments
1959 4
Eddie Joseph The Numbered Cards words written on numbered cards
1959 5
Eddie Joseph The Cloak-Room Attendant several objects are borrowed and each person gets a number in return, performer hand objects back to owner
1959 5
Eddie Joseph Seeing through a Bag always three objects are placed in six different colored bags, performer is able to name all objects in each bag
1959 6
Eddie Joseph Objects in the Dark various people select object and playing card, when they name playing card performer can name object
1959 7
Eddie Joseph Locating the Page playing cards are chosen and placed between pages of a book, performer memorizes page of each card
1959 8
Eddie Joseph Double Dealing deck is dealt in two piles, performer remembers both and names order of chosen pile, suit is chosen and all cards from that suit are named in second pile
1959 8
Eddie Joseph Identifying the Personality business cards are borrowed and seven-digit numbers are formed by drawing checkers with numbers, numbers and names are remembered, memory bluff
1959 11
Eddie Joseph Key Code
  • My Card System
Also published here 1959 14
Eddie Joseph How to Prepare for a Series of Astounding Tricks Through "My System" knowing every card's position and vice versa in a memorized deck
Also published here 1959 16
Eddie Joseph Formula to Find Out Where Any Particular Card Lies in the Pack knowing positions of cards after straight cuts
Also published here 1959 17
Eddie Joseph The Card Fiend deck is cut and dealt out face-down in four rows of thirteen cards each, position of named cards are given, then spectator is directed to pick up cards, they are in new deck order
Also published here 1959 19
Eddie Joseph Key Code for use with articles and numbers
1959 22
Eddie Joseph Preface intro to the Shell Game
1959 5
Eddie Joseph The Twin Principle basic working of the Three Shell Game
1959 6
Eddie Joseph Preparing the Outfit how to make the shells and the pea
1959 6
Eddie Joseph Defining the Principle on what surface to use, friction
1959 7
Eddie Joseph The Rudiments general comments on the Three Shell Game
1959 8
Eddie Joseph The Moves comments on the moves and the basic grip for the Three Shell Gane
1959 8
Eddie Joseph The Regular Slide basic steal and load
1959 9
Eddie Joseph The Back Finger-Clip Slide back clip and open hand display
1959 10
Eddie Joseph The Two-Way Slide working with two peas, back clip steal
1959 10
Eddie Joseph The Prong Slide different grip, steal under one finger
1959 10
Eddie Joseph The Prong Steal and Load stealing pea from one shell and loading it under second shel using the prong concept
1959 11
Eddie Joseph The Prong Transfer transferring pea from one shell under another using the pong concept
1959 11
Eddie Joseph The Wimco Slide different handling for steal and load, only two fingers are holding the shell
1959 12
Eddie Joseph The "V" Slide steal and load, shell held between first and second finger
1959 12
Eddie Joseph The One Finger Slide steal while pushing shell with first finger
1959 13
Eddie Joseph The Cima Slide hiding second pea, while showing pea under shell
1959 13
Eddie Joseph The Card Slide using a playing card to load a steal pea, card to indicate correct shell
1959 13
Eddie Joseph The Front Slide palm up steal and load
1959 14
Eddie Joseph The "Arc" loading pea from V grip
1959 14
Eddie Joseph The "Magic Circle" steal and load while holding shell in V grip, circular movement
1959 15
Eddie Joseph The Side Slide V grip slide to steal and load pea
1959 15
Eddie Joseph The Turnover pea is stolen and loaded while showing shell empty, one handed
1959 16
Eddie Joseph The Roll pea is stolen and loaded while showing shell empty, one handed, to back clip
1959 16
Eddie Joseph The Pick-Up pea is stolen and loaded while showing shell empty, finger inside shell
1959 17
Eddie Joseph The Rattler loading pea while holding to shells in V-grip, one in each hand
1959 17
Eddie Joseph The Match Clip steal using matchbox, pea ends up inside
1959 17
Eddie Joseph Hold Out Your Hand pea appears under shell held by spectator, load
1959 18
Eddie Joseph The Double Two shell covered with matchbox, glass steal
1959 19
Eddie Joseph The Currency Slide steal using a bill
1959 19
Eddie Joseph The Exchange exchanging contrasting peas under a shell, steal and load
1959 20
Eddie Joseph Frustrating the Challenger on gags and how to handle spectator when they chose right or wring shell
1959 20
Eddie Joseph Routines intro
1959 22
Eddie Joseph The Regular Routine ten phases using matchbox cover as finale
1959 22
Eddie Joseph The Riler routine using hidden second pea, seven phases
1959 25
Eddie Joseph The Boomerang story presentation with three different colored peas
1959 27
Jack Gwynne in U.S.O. picture of Jack Gwynne, Oswald Rae and Eddie Joseph in India
1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
24
Eddie Joseph Handkerchief Coin Vanish bluff
1966 392
Eddie Joseph Sucker Newspaper Tear Torn and Restored newspaper with sucker phase
1968 137
Eddie Fields Tripartite challenge card location, relatively hands-off, nail-nicking top card of tabled packet when pointing to it
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1968 41
Eddie Joseph Eddie Joseph's Lightning Escape two ropes and handkerchief tied around wrist, lead added to link ropes
1968 102
Eddie Joseph Hindu Ring Mystery shoe lace knot and ring
1968 133
Eddie Joseph Eddie Joseph's Remarkable Release rings, handkerchief, ropes and Wand penetration, ring from handkerchief to wand
Also published here 1968 149
Eddie Joseph Sanoj Cut and Restored Rope rope cut twice
Also published here
  • in "The New Conjurors' Magazine" Volume 4, January 1949.
1968 193
Eddie Joseph Eddie Joseph's "Chain of Penitence" long rope around neck is knotted and cut several times
Also published here 1968 217
Harry Stanley Foreword on Eddie Joseph
1969 9
Eddie Joseph My New Six Card Repeat Trick routine with handkerchief, tray and glass
1969 15
Eddie Joseph Peel Overcount cards peeled off packet held in glide position, bottom cards stolen back
1969 16
Eddie Joseph My Card Peek spectator peeks himself
1969 21
Eddie Joseph Bringing Peeked Card to Top brief
1969 22
Eddie Joseph Bringing Peeked Card to Bottom display strategy to motivate open cut
1969 24
Eddie Joseph Borrowed Sight peeked card is divined three times, last time with rubber banded deck
Related to 1969 25
Eddie Joseph Step Peek also with rubber banded deck
1969 26
Eddie Joseph Trapped in Space rubber banded deck, spectator peeks at card, banded deck tossed up and selection pulled out
1969 29
Eddie Joseph Fertile Fingers peeked at card cut to, small gimmick clip slipped onto card above
1969 30
Eddie Joseph The Hidden Truth two cards peeked behind performer's back, both found, different-colored daub
1969 34
Eddie Joseph Peculiar Permeation deck under handkerchief, selection drops out, could be done as penetration
1969 36
Eddie Joseph Veiled Passage card peeked, envelope shown and marked, deck wrapped with ribbon, selection found in envelope
1969 39
Eddie Joseph Steal from Break under envelope or similar item
1969 40
Eddie Joseph The Critical Thrust skewer pushed into deck that has four rubber bands around it, card there remembered by spectator, skewer removed, performer stabs skewer next to selection, flashy reveal
1969 42
Eddie Joseph A Person to Person Call spectator choses card via cutting of packets and counting, it is located over phone
1969 48
Eddie Joseph Vacant Vision monte routine, using card with half face and half back
1969 51
Eddie Joseph Heart-Throb spectator thinks of number between five and twenty and remembers card at that position, another card is chosen, both found while spectator deals through the deck
Also published here 1969 60
Eddie Joseph Turn-Around Glimpse performer turns around briefly to make a remark and back, secretly glimpses required information
1969 62
Eddie Joseph Minds in Collusion deck not touched, spectator cuts, deals out four hands of thirteen cards, each pile cut, value of bottom card used to count to a card by four spectators, performer divines all
1969 66
Eddie Joseph An Opening Combination full glass produced from handkerchief, then coins produced and put in glass, covered with handkerchief and sealed with rubber band, coins vanish
1969 75
Eddie Joseph International Currency a dozen coins produced one by one from handkerchief
1969 83
Eddie Joseph Crash Entry empty left hand wrapped in handkerchief with rubber band around wrist, coins in right hand slapped against wrapped hand, coins penetrate handkerchief and hand into left hand
1969 86
Eddie Joseph Hand-to-Hand Transfer thumb clip to between second and third finger of other hand
1969 88
Eddie Joseph Ballistic Coin card chosen, bottle cap with two coins placed on deck, deck on glass, bottom cards removed one by one, then one coin penetrates rest of deck into glass, bottom card is selection
1969 90
Eddie Joseph Unseen Flight five coins from hand to hand, then sixth coin into spectator's hand
1969 98
Eddie Joseph Rainbow Coins coins with different-colored stickers, international matrix, postcards
1969 103
Eddie Joseph The Back Hand Smack coin tossed up and then slapped on back of left hand as for a coin toss, vanishes there
1969 109
Eddie Joseph The Smack Change coin slapped on back of left hand changes into another coin
1969 111
Eddie Joseph Fair Exchange coin slapped on back of left hand changes into several coins
1969 113
Eddie Joseph Your Choice, Sir two coins slapped on back of left hand, named one vanishes
1969 114
Eddie Joseph A Twin Sucker Episode marked coin rubbed into arm, reappears behind neck, explained, then bottle cap is found behind neck and coin in spectator's pocket
1969 115
Eddie Joseph Red and Green red and green labels stuck on two borrowed coins, four-phase routine, traveling from hand to hand, then three transpositions with spectator
1969 120
Eddie Joseph Sensational Disappearance handkerchief on table, coins or rings tossed on it, gathered up, items vanish
1969 128
Eddie Joseph Secret Exit three copper and three silver coins in handkerchief, fixed with ring and knot, then put in transparent plastic bag, named three coins penetrate handkerchief into plastic bag
1969 134
Eddie Joseph The Nuptial Knot serpent silk handling with reel
1969 143
Eddie Joseph A Cabaret Routine ring and silk routine with serpent silk as finale
1969 148
Eddie Joseph My De-Luxe Routine and Handling of the Serpent Silk
1969 153
Eddie Joseph The Spirit Lends a Hand bracelet unties from handkerchief in cup
1969 155
Eddie Joseph The Snake Sheds its Skin serpent silk with surprise duplication of silk
1969 156
Eddie Joseph Reel Tips
1969 157
Eddie Joseph Match Mysteries chapter intro
1969 161
Eddie Joseph Slow-Motion Squeeze Vanish under finger ring at back of hand
  • Single Match Vanish
  • Multiple Vanish
  • Twin Vanish
  • Resumé
1969 161
Eddie Joseph Match Flight and Recovery vanish and recovery with cup, hide-out under finger ring
  • Flight "One"
  • Flight "Two"
  • Flight "Three"
  • Flight "Four"
  • Flight "Five"
  • Flight "Six"
  • The Recovery
1969 167
Eddie Joseph Perpetual Matches another match vanish handling with hide-out under finger ring
1969 174
Eddie Joseph Human Magnet pencil clings to finger, routine with match box
1969 175
Eddie Joseph Bewildering Buttons routine with buttons and plastic cups and magnet gimmick at finger (impromptu chop cup style)
  • Downward Penetration
  • Upward Penetration
  • Direct Penetration
1969 179
Eddie Joseph Traversing Ring and Note bill wrapped in handkerchief, finger ring in another handkerchief which is put in paper bag which is impaled on skewer, then ring is found impaled on skewer and bill in other handkerchief
1969 184
Eddie Joseph Recurring Smokes burning cigarettes, cigars and pipe produced from handkerchief
1969 189
Eddie Joseph Hold My Wrist silk production while spectator holds wrists of performer, with coins as part of handling
1969 193
Eddie Joseph Ring On Stick duplicate ring
1969 198
Eddie Joseph Converging Cubes chink-a-chink with sponge cubes, then more phases
1969 202
Eddie Joseph The Hindu Yarn Trick with thumb tip
1969 208
Eddie Joseph Smoky Silks production of cigarette, then three silks
1969 215
Eddie Joseph My Sympathetic Silks four silks
1969 220
Eddie Joseph Indian Rice Stabbing Illusion first one cup of rice fills six cups, then glass jar of rice clings to stick or knife
Related to 1969 225
Eddie Joseph Full View Flash Escape hands tied with rope and a handkerchief
1969 235
Eddie Joseph Unyielding Rope unusual cut and restored rope with rings and a bag
1969 240
Eddie Joseph Mysterious Resurrection torn and restored tissue paper, two paper colors, accidental dropping, involving confetti and a necklace of beats
1969 246
Eddie Joseph Sleek Burnt & Restored Hanky
1969 252
Eddie Joseph Yogi's Gaze newspaper catches fire by itself, chemical
  • My Introduction to "Yogi's Gaze"
  • Preparation
  • The Prime Presentation
  • Points to Remember
  • Alternative Presentation
Related to 1969 259
Eddie Joseph Cutting Through a Lady with a ribbon
1969 269
Eddie Joseph Secret Ballot spectator makes an X next to a name on a list, then an X to all the others, first name is divined, lipstick on pen
1969 274
Eddie Joseph Living Calendar
  • The System Explained
  • How to Find the Day of the Week for a Given Date from 1900 A. D. to 2000 A. D.
  • To Find the Day of the Week from 1800 to 1899
  • Presentation Tips
1969 277
Eddie Joseph Thought Reflection three spectators each chose a name, then they pocket an item (from five on the table) according to a list that matches the names with the items while performer is out of the room, then he divines the chosen names and articles, remaining items are key
1969 287
Eddie Joseph Elusive Tie silk/rope and ring moves
  • Teenager Club
  • Make Your Call
  • The Squeeze Through
  • Parting of the Ways
  • The Drop
  • Incredible
1969 299
Eddie Joseph The Regal Sceptre shiny tube moves by itself in hand, rubber cord through tube
  • The Flashgun Extension
1969 310
Eddie Joseph Mirage pull/holdout set-up in sleeves with nylon thread and rubber cord, straps around arms, see following items for applications, has different attachments
  • The Outfit
  • General Observations
1969 319
Eddie Joseph Mirage in Action two coins vanish during guessing game, using mirage holdout
1969 322
Eddie Joseph The Intruders two of six coins vanish, using mirage holdout
1969 326
Eddie Joseph Magic Change larger coin changed into several smaller with same value, using mirage holdout
1969 326
Eddie Joseph Heads or Tails coin vanishes during heads or tails toss, using mirage holdout
1969 327
Eddie Joseph On the Spectator's Hand one of three coin vanishes from spectator's hand, using mirage holdout
1969 327
Eddie Joseph Tacit Command chosen card completely vanishes from a packet, using mirage holdout
1969 328
Eddie Joseph Silky Smooth Card Vanish with handkerchief, using mirage holdout
1969 331
Eddie Joseph The Mystery of the Autographed Card clean card to pocket, using mirage holdout
1969 332
Eddie Joseph My Favourite Queen four Queens held in hand, named Queen vanishes and reappears in some location, using mirage holdout
1969 335
Eddie Joseph The Note Evaporates bill vanish in bare hands, using mirage holdout
1969 336
Eddie Joseph The Elusive Pen vanish of pen, using mirage holdout
1969 339
Eddie Joseph E.J. Universal Holder & Display Stand
1969 341
Ken De Courcy The Last Match five matches in a row, spectator turns any one end for end, the chosen one is the match left after some instruction game
Inspired by
  • principle in "Hindu Shells" (Eddie Joseph)
1971 21
Eddie Joseph Gone Right Through card through table, with handkerchief
1972 18
Eddie Joseph The Hooded Hew wrapped in napkin
1972 95
Eddie Joseph The Revolution rubber band around deck, selection is pushed out
1972 96
Eddie Joseph The Smacker
1972 106
Eddie Joseph The Renegade air-pressure turnover
1972 106
Eddie Joseph The Somersault cards land scattered on table except selection
1972 106
Eddie Joseph The Jumping Location saliva, card shoots out of deck
1972 122
Eddie Joseph, Rolf Andra Directorial Mind prediction on small paper is placed somewhere in the deck by spectator, card below matches prediction
1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 4)
61
Eddie Joseph Deux Tours de Corde Two rope routines, cut and restored and silk penetration from rope
  • La "Chaine de pénitence"
  • Une libération extraordinaire
Also published here 1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 4)
63
Lin Searles, Cy Endfield Impromptu Miracle
Inspired by Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
673
Bert Fenn, Karl Fulves, Joseph K. Schmidt Impromptu Haunted Deck rubber band around deck, deck pivots and card sticks out
  • Bert Fenn
  • Schmidt & Fulves
see also p. 780 for comment by Joseph K. Schmidt
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Jan. 1974 704
Karl Fulves Babel Psychics, Uri Geller, Nixon, Eddie Joseph died, Al Flosso, "The Endless Octave" acoustical illusion
June 1974 742
Gerald Kosky Jaysonism 2 based in a Eddie Joseph trick, thought of number to select card, cards dealt from top to bottom and performer stops at correct card
Also published here 1975
Magick (Issue 122)
609
Eddie Joseph Trimonition Extra three envelopes with predictions, spectator removes some cards from deck, two cards are pocketed, coin vanishes and reappears in rest of deck at position equal to number of removed cards, card at that position as well as other two selections are predicted in envelope
Also published here
  • Genii, Apr. 1973
Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
19
Eddie Joseph Coin Vanish from Silk
Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
20
Gerald Kosky Jaysonism Plus based in a Eddie Joseph trick, thought of number to select card, cards dealt from top to bottom and performer stops at correct card
Also published here 1975 161
The Temple Switch
Related to
  • "Revelations of a Spirit Medium" in 1891 and Eddie Joseph's"My Billet Switch" in "Magic of the Mind" in 1952
1976 7
Eddie Joseph Hocus-Pocus No. 45, three five-cards packets, spectator thinks of a card, deals out five packets, pockets the one with selection and performer extracts it
1976 68
Eddie Joseph Cut Finesse to hit the short card
1977 23
Gerald Kosky, Eddie Joseph ESP Mind Warp deck of ESP cards, two spectator cut a number of cards and count them secretly, then they remember the symbol at their number, which are the same
1977
Magick (Issue 178)
887
Eddie Joseph Back Again coin, ring and key used for "two in the hands..." routine, coin shower as finale
1979 20
Eddie Joseph Ultimate Match No. 58, one card cut to in one deck, matches position in second deck, inverse stacks
Variations 1979 96
Mark Kiger Pickpocket sight gag, using Eddie Joseph's book How to Pick Pocket
1979 94
Eddie Joseph Impromptu Index
1981 22
Lee Morningstar The Heart King value of card cut to is doubled and then counted to a card, prediction, based on a Eddie Joseph trick
1981
Magick (Issue 291)
1453
Tom Gagnon Popeyed coin placed in eye like a monocle, it drops into hands and is vanished, found back in eye
Inspired by 1981 88
Eddie Joseph Cut Finesse to hit the short card
1982 9
Eddie Joseph Cut Finesse to hit short card
1982 10
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Eddie Joseph on Cups and Balls by Eddie Joseph Aug. 1984
Epoptica (Issue 6)
358
Thomas Alan Waters Twindow two decks, one is cut and card turned over, both deck are dealt until face up cards, same card on same position in other deck, position is predictet
Inspired by 1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
621
Eddie Joseph Dreieck, Quadrat und Kreis three spectators lay out three shapes (circle, square, triangle) with cards, remember a card and lose them, performer finds them
Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
102
Bob Farmer Impromptu Version spectator shuffles deck and think of the highest of five random cards, performer places poker hand on table, it is a Royal Flush that contains thought-of card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1987/1988 7
Bruce Cervon Flip Over Force slip type, one handed
Related toAlso published here 1988 193
Karrell Fox The Silk-Shooter silk over barrel of gun vanishes when fired, alternative to Eddie Joseph's Hank Gun
1988 135
Edward Marlo Staggering Power of Thought mates found when dealing through two halves simultaneously
Inspired byVariations 1988 16
Juan Tamariz Lapped Card From Inside Pocket
Related toAlso published here 1989/91 144
Eddie Joseph Siberian Rope Release No. 20, cut and restored rope with story presentation
1990 42
T. Page Wright The One-Handed Riffle Force slip
Related to 1991 96
Edward Marlo Elm-K-B-E-J Ace Vanishes "Elmsley Count, Kardyro Biddle Move, Eddie Joseph's Move"
bottom card shown to be an Ace, top three cards peeled off, remaining card secretly switched, five methods
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Sep. 1968
1995 28
Nick Trost Intuition Two reversed selections match / same position in decks
Inspired byAlso published here 1997 161
David Harkey, Eric Anderson Bonfire matches in shot glass start to burn by themselves, chemical
Related to 1997 60
Martin Joyal An Overview of Card Systems
  • System Categories
    • Sequential System Characteristics
    • Ordered System Characteristics
  • Overview of Systems
    • The New Deck System
    • The Grouped Value System
    • The Si Stebbins System
    • The Eight Kings System
    • The Stanyon System (Ellis Stanyon)
    • The Joseph System (Eddie Joseph)
    • The Esscee Prearranged Pack (Stanley Collins)
    • The Harding System (Bart Harding)
    • Jack's Pack (Jack Yates)
    • The Cornelius System (John Cornelius)
    • The Osterlind System (Richard Osterlind)
    • The Boudreau Systems (Leo Boudreau)
    • The No Memory Card Stack (Harry Riser)
    • The Lusthaus System (Robert Lusthaus)
    • The Memory-deck (Lewis Jones)
    • The Reymond System (Patrick Reymond)
    • The Wild System (Boris Wild)
    • Richard's Stack (Richard Uhrich)
1997 27
Jack Birnman My Spectator, The Clairvoyant fair selection (automatic placement), added value of three selections determines position of first selection
Related to Winter 1998 133
Jack Birnman, Eddie Joseph, Roy Walton My Spectator, The Clairvoyant card fount at total of four stopped at cards
Related to 1998 1468
Karl Fulves Lighter "Unsolved Mysteries"
match pushed into tray of matches, tray clings to match, posed as a problem
Related to 1998 177
Karl Fulves Intelligentsia with ten cards
Inspired byRelated to 1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
133
Karl Fulves Igor two packets, card chosen in one matches up with vampire in other packet when counted simultaneously
Inspired by 2000 173
Karl Fulves The Dark Force
Inspired by 2000 175
Frank Garcia, Eddie Joseph Thought-Card Poker No. 70, one card of three poker hands thought of
2001 108
Barrie Richardson Speaking Volumes
Related to June 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 6)
30
Eddie Joseph Eggs from Spectator's Pocket from spectator's pocket, rubber eggs
Also published here 2002 60
Tomas Blomberg Late Key two selected cards from a deck, one is lost and the other one is placed in spectator's pocket, this deck and another one are dealt at the same time, magician stops at the first selected card and at the duplicate of the second selection
Related toAlso published here 2002 17
Michael Close (reviewer) The Complete Dumbfounders With Cards by Eddie Joseph Oct. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10)
106
George McBride Streamlined Who Knows the Card card chosen with counting procedure ends up and number named at beginning
Inspired by 2007 5
Eddie Joseph A Good Clean-Up transposition of knives
2008 107
Nick Trost A "Staggered" Routine two cards removed from two halves, when both halves are turned up in unison, the mates of those cards show up at the same time, three more phases until all pairs match
Inspired by 2009 318
Nick Trost A Coincidence and Divination Routine two halves, spectator turn over a card in one half, when both are dealt in unison the reversed card finds its match, cards riffled together, performer can separate colors and suit under table
Inspired by 2009 354
Pit Hartling, Denis Behr Messy - The Director's Shuffle triumph using faros, can end in full stack
  • With a Stack
Related toAlso published here 2011 39
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Flummoxed three phases, single-deck approach for Eddie Joseph's "Staggered" stack
Inspired by 2013 18
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Chicagoism packet, spelling, also over phone
Inspired by
  • "Jasonism" (Eddie Joseph, Sphinx Sept. 1946)
2014 5
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Thirty-Fiveism card at thought-of number remembered, second card chosen
Inspired by
  • "Astral Sense" (Eddie Joseph, Card Magic of the Mind, Abbott's, 1952)
2014 8
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Hacer lo Imposible two selections in two piles show up at same position, hands-off
Inspired by
  • "Impossible" (Eddie Joseph, 1952)
2014 17
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Invoking Margery
Inspired by 2014 22
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Presque Vu card chosen via counting procedure ends up at number previously named
Inspired by 2014 24
Tomas Blomberg Late Key two selected cards from a deck, one is lost and the other one is placed in spectator's pocket, this deck and another one are dealt at the same time, magician stops at the first selected card and at the duplicate of the second selection
Related toAlso published here 2014 137
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph The Luckier Number card shows up at number that is named at beginning
Inspired by 2015 15
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph The Lost and the Found with incomplete deck
Inspired by 2015 18
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph, Alan Stockwell A Study in Scarlet and Black as phone effect
Inspired by 2015 21
Alexander de Cova Idee zum Kalendereffekt
  • Die Eddie Joseph Variante
2016 218
David Britland Phase Six
  • Cardopolis
three cards cut to and reversed in one deck, it is dealt through in unison with another deck and matches occur at the selection
  • Signed Phase
  • Single Phase
  • Additional Predictions
Inspired by Jan. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 1)
38
Dropping Short Card out of Deck dropping short card out of loosely held deck
Related to Oct. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 10)
50
Balance Palm balanced on thumb, credit information also for back thumb-palm
Related to 2020 397
Eddie Joseph I Knew Max Malini
Also published here
  • Tops, Sept. & Oct. 1950
2022 42