Frank Shields

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
T. Nelson Downs	The Downs Coin Star	on tips of fingers	Related to 10c Coin Star (Frank Shields, 1975)	1938	Greater Magic	719	Coin / Sleights / Flourishes
	The Fadeaway Card Change		Related to El Cambio de Clark Kent (Rafael Benatar, 1989) Another Quick Bit (Frank Shields, 2017) Variations The Fadeaway Card Change (Jean Hugard, Roberto Giobbi, 1998) Aerial Packet Change (Alexander de Cova, 2018)	1940	Expert Card Technique	81	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / free handed Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
Dai Vernon	Two-Six-Four	one of a thirteen cards thought of and position remembered, two halves made and selection found with multiple out counting procedure using Four, Two and Six spots	Related to Vernon's Mental Trick (Dai Vernon, 1972) Vernon's 4-2-6 Card Affect (Dai Vernon, 1972) Variations Daley's Improvement Of Vernon's Mental Card Trick (Dr. Jacob Daley, 1972) Daley's Version Of Vernon's Thought Card Wrinkle (Dr. Jacob Daley, 1972) The Ross Simplified 2-6-4 (Faucett Ross, Dai Vernon, 1975) Handling of Vernon's 2-6-4 (Frank Shields, Dai Vernon, 1975) Two-Six-Four Royale (Dai Vernon, 1988)	1940	Expert Card Technique	221	Cards / Principles / Multiple Out Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
	Rub-A-Dub-Dub	transformation and vanish	Related to Rub-A-Dub-Dub (Roberto Giobbi, 2002) Variations Rub-a-Dub-Dub (Frank Shields, 1975) Vanished Without a Trace! (Juan Tamariz, 1996)	1940	Expert Card Technique	301	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Rub-a-Dub-Dub Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Frederick Braue	The Roundabout	on Paul Rosini, Arthur Bull, Milbourne Christopher, Jimmy Eyster, Dante, Neal Elias, Paul Le Paul Frank Shields. Paul Flemming, Dariel Fitzkee, Erdnase, Bert Allerton		Apr. 1946	Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 11)	210	Articles / Columns
Frank Shields	Rub-A-Dub-Dub	sequence using the move, card to pocket		Feb. 1948	Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 9)	393	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Rub-a-Dub-Dub Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Multiple Cards / Miscellaneous
Frank Shields	Card Switch			Jan. 1950	The Phoenix (Issue 195)	779	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Spread Switches / Miscellaneous
Francis Carlyle	The Upside-Down Deck	No. 3, spectator and performer each select card from half the deck and exchange it, then faced-deck Triumph without shuffle	Related to Gala-Gala (1958) Still Anon (Jon Racherbaumer, 1992) Variations Double Reversal (Frank Shields, Francis Carlyle, 1981) Front and Center (Jerry K. Hartman, 1991) Club Sandwich (Steve Beam, 2018)	1950	Scarne on Card Tricks	11	Cards / Sleights / Turnover Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Faced Deck
Cy Endfield, Charlie Miller, Dai Vernon	The "Hofzinser" Top Change		Variations Top Change (Frank Shields, 1975) 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
Aldini, Frank Shields	Invisible Control	Invisible Deck type of presentation, but freely named card is invisibly placed in empty envelope. Deck is shown to not contain the card, because it is now really in the envelope, partial rough-smooth		1969	Roughingly Yours	44	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Premonition & Named Vanish Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Envelope(s) Paper / Envelopes / Loading Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Miscellaneous
Ellison Poland	The Wrist Breaker	coin turns or jumps from wrist	Related to The Jumping Sixpence (1952) "Flip A Coin" (Here Is Your Hobby - Magic, Byron Wels)) Variations Dime on the Wrist (Frank Shields, Ellison Poland, 1975)	1969	Wonderful Routines of Magic	133	Coin / Sleights / Flourishes
Edward Marlo	right-hand pressure fan notes	reverse fan applications, hiding face-up cards in face-down fan, All Backs, ..., right-handed pressure fan suggested by Frank Shields	Variations The Spectator's Triumph (Allan Ackerman, Heck, 1978) Also published here Right-Handed Pressure Fan (Frank Shields, 2017)	Summer 1970	Hierophant (Issue 4)	210	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Fans with tricky purpose Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Classic Effect (with or without selections) Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / All backs / Deck
Frank Shields	Four Card Display Move		Also published here Four Card Display Move (Frank Shields, 1977)	1975	Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields	1	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Frank Shields, Tony Slydini	Slydini-Shields Cut			1975	Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields	1	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / Tabled
Frank Shields	Top Change		Inspired by The "Hofzinser" Top Change (Cy Endfield, Charlie Miller, Dai Vernon, 1955)	1975	Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields	2	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
Frank Shields	Card on the Forehead Handling			1975	Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields	3	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Forehead
Frank Shields, Ellison Poland	Dime on the Wrist	coin turns or jumps from wrist	Inspired by The Wrist Breaker (Ellison Poland, 1969)	1975	Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields	3	Coin / Sleights / Flourishes
Frank Shields	Shields' French Drop			1975	Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields	3	Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / False Transfers - Take
Frank Shields	Handling of Double Lift			1975	Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields	4	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Top / Break
Frank Shields, Dai Vernon	Handling of Vernon's 2-6-4	one of a thirteen cards thought of and position remembered, two halves made and selection found with multiple out counting procedure using Four, Two and Six spots	Inspired by Two-Six-Four (Dai Vernon, 1940)	1975	Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields	4	Cards / Principles / Multiple Out Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
Frank Shields	Rub-a-Dub-Dub	using his leg instead of a table	Inspired by Rub-A-Dub-Dub (1940)	1975	Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields	4	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Rub-a-Dub-Dub Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Frank Shields	One Hand Center Cut			1975	Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields	5	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Real Cuts / Flourish Cuts
Frank Shields	10c Coin Star	five dimes balanced on tips of fingers	Related to The Downs Coin Star (T. Nelson Downs, 1938)	1975	Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields	5	Coin / Sleights / Flourishes
Frank Shields	"Top of the Head" Coin Vanish			1975	Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields	6	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish/Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed
Frank Shields	Pivot Coin Vanish			1975	Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields	6	Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / False Transfers - Take
Al Smith (reviewer)	Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields	by Frank Shields (written by Gene Matsuura)		Dec. 1976	Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 4)	343	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Frank Shields	Four Card Display Move		Related to Four Card Display (Aldo Colombini, 1994) Also published here Four Card Display Move (Frank Shields, 1975) Catching the Cards (Frank Shields, 1985) Four Card Display Move (Frank Shields, 2022)	1977	Card Cavalcade Four	35	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Ken Krenzel	The Squeeze Steal		Related to Ambitious Card Bit (Frank Shields, 2017)	1978	The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel	189	Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance & Production / Face up on the Deck Cards / Sleights / Palming / Gambler's Cop / Cop Position / Left Hand Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Center
Frank Shields, Francis Carlyle	Double Reversal	deck rightens, two selections turn over	Inspired by The Upside-Down Deck (Francis Carlyle, 1950)	1981	Arcane (Issue 4)	36	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Faced Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Simple Card Turnovers
Frank Shields	Reversed Card Glimpse	glimpsing a secretly reversed card in fan		1981	Arcane (Issue 4)	37	Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Center without mark-off
Frank Shields	Four Card Display			1981	The Complete Cannibal Act	24	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Miscellaneous
Frank Shields	Star Power	coins adhere to fingertips and apparently fall at command of performer		Jan. 1983	Magick (Issue 314)	1567	Coin / Effect Themes / Animation Mental Magic / Effects / Special Powers
Frank Shields	Catching the Cards	from double friction toss	Also published here Four Card Display Move (Frank Shields, 1977) The Frank Shields Display (Frank Shields, 2000) Catching the Cards (Frank Shields, 2017)	1985	The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5)	25	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / One-Handed Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Frank Shields	Frank Shields Display	flourish for displaying four cards between the fingers		1985	Daryl's Psychological Assembly	11	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Miscellaneous
Frank Shields	Impromptu Double Backer		Also published here Impromptu Double Backer (Frank Shields, 2017)	1985/87	Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus	101	Cards / Sleights / Miscellaneous / Creating an impromtu Double Backer
Frank Shields	Frank Shields' Letter to Marlo	to Ed Marlo, 1961-12-22		1994	Facsimile (Issue 2)	4	Articles / Letters
Aldo Colombini	Four Card Display		Related to Four Card Display Move (Frank Shields, 1977)	1994	The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini	74	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Frank Shields	The Frank Shields Display		Also published here Catching the Cards (Frank Shields, 1985)	2000	Card College — Volume 4	1020	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Frank Shields	Four Card Display Move	flourish turnover of four cards after Hofzinser Card Catch		2012	Gourmet Card Magic	16	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Frank Shields	Four Card Display Move	flourish turnover of four cards after Hofzinser Card Catch		2014	El Cardquistador	20	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Jon Racherbaumer, Frank Shields	Frank Shields: Bits and Pieces	collection of material from Frank Shields		2017	Facsimile (Issue 6)	3	Articles / Biographical Articles / Bibliography
Frank Shields	Ambitious Card Bit	card appears face-up on tabled deck from a letter by Ed Marlo to Jeff Busby (June 8, 1979)	Related to The Squeeze Steal (Ken Krenzel, 1978)	2017	Facsimile (Issue 6)	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance & Production / Face up on the Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Sequences
Frank Shields	Catching the Cards	Frank Shields Display, from double friction toss	Also published here Catching the Cards (Frank Shields, 1985)	2017	Facsimile (Issue 6)	4	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / One-Handed Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Frank Shields	Another Rub-Note	putting card apparently underneath case instead of hand		2017	Facsimile (Issue 6)	6	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Frank Shields	Another Quick Bit	bit for the Fadeaway Card Change, from Hugard's Magic Monthly, April 1946	Related to The Fadeaway Card Change (1940)	2017	Facsimile (Issue 6)	6	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / free handed
Frank Shields	Another Rub-a-dub-dub	cards to pocket climax, from Hugard's Magic Monthly, Feb 1948	Inspired by Rub-A-Dub-Dub (1940)	2017	Facsimile (Issue 6)	7	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Multiple Cards / Miscellaneous
Pete Biro	Frank Shields Anecdote	Vernon watches Frank Shields, from Genii, March 1979		2017	Facsimile (Issue 6)	7	Articles / Anecdotes
Frank Shields	Ambitious Card Routine	avoiding too many double lifts, from Genii, April 1948		2017	Facsimile (Issue 6)	9	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Routines
Frank Shields	Gardner-Marlo Poker Deal Variation			2017	Facsimile (Issue 6)	11	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / False Dealing Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / "Magic" Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Re-Deal Poker Deals (Gardner-Marlo)
Frank Shields	Impromptu Double Backer		Also published here Impromptu Double Backer (Frank Shields, 1985/87)	2017	Facsimile (Issue 6)	12	Cards / Sleights / Miscellaneous / Creating an impromtu Double Backer
Mike Rogers	About Frank Shields	from The Complete Mike Rogers (1975)		2017	Facsimile (Issue 6)	13	Articles / Biographical
Leo Behnke	About Frank Shields	from Magic For Bartenders Encore		2017	Facsimile (Issue 6)	14	Articles / Biographical
Frank Shields	Right-Handed Pressure Fan	suggestion	Also published here right-hand pressure fan notes (Edward Marlo, 1970)	2017	Facsimile (Issue 6)	15	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Fan Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Fans with tricky purpose
Frank Shields	Four Card Display Move		Also published here Four Card Display Move (Frank Shields, 1977)	2022	Gagnon's Inner Sanctum	16	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once

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