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The Capital Q back-count force with counters/coins or cards, as divination with partial stack
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1890
More Magic
27
Ziska The Transposed Cards done with full deck, performer divines the number of cards put form one half to another
Related toVariations 1909
The Art of Magic
49
Dr. Jacob Daley The Ultra Slate Message silicate slate flaps
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1936
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1935/36)
88
Business cards of various artists, Lloyd E. Jones, Gerald Kosky, Fred Keating, Eddie Clever, T. Nelson Downs and more
 		Apr. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 19)
106
Dai Vernon The Five Card Mental Force
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
30
Walter B. Gibson Improved Super Memory apparently twenty selections and their positions are remembered
Variations 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
175
Ziska The Transposed Cards number of cut off cards is divined by value of a card, set-up
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
192
William H. McCaffrey The Jumping Match or Toothpick
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
830
Gerald Kosky "Nuts to You" card travels into walnut
Also published here May 1938
The Jinx (Issue 44)
301
Gerald Kosky Swindle unsolvable puzzle is solved behind back
Also published here 1938
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1938)
324
Gerald Kosky Predicto spectator shuffles and cuts into three piles, performer predicts third card in pile he will choose, bad outs
Also published here Dec. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 51)
356
Gerald Kosky An Easy Bottom Deal stud off the back
Variations 1939
More Card Manipulations (Issue 2)
15
Gerald Kosky Ziska Improved number of moved cards & selection are divined by value of a card, set-up, marked locator
Inspired byRelated to 1940
More Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
40
Jack Vosburgh Pay Day coins distributed to envelopes with mathematical procedure, predicted, see page 746 for correction
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941
The Jinx (Issue 128)
738
L. Vosburgh Lyons Call It A Puzzle six discs with a different sign on each side are thrown and turned over while spelling a word, then one disc is hidden and performer turns back, he reveals which side is up on the hidden disc
Related toVariations May 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 8)
29
Theodore Annemann, Professor Hoffmann It Goes Double deck cut in half, top card on one packet is looked at and tells the top card of the other heap, repeated several times, as a finale both cards are named
Related toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 22)
93
Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr. Popper Upper match on business card covered by matchbook, penetrates it twice, match vanishes in the end
Related toVariations Sep. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 43)
176
Gerald Kosky "Nuts to You" card is selected and matching miniature card found in chosen in walnut
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
42
Gerald Kosky Touch-Me-Not finding hidden object, fake, code
 		Apr. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 59)
242
Gerald Kosky Impromptu Daub
June 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 1)
54
Gerald Kosky The Biter Bit Magic Thrust as an out when someone challenges performer to find thought of card
Also published here Oct. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 5)
74
Gerald Kosky Vanishing Aces aces to spectators pocket, duplicates
VariationsAlso published here 1945
My Best
144
Gerald Kosky Dollar Bill in Lemon one half of a bill is burnt, other half found in chosen lemon
Also published here 1945
My Best
252
James G. Thompson Jr. Biographical Sketches of Contributors
  • Theo. Annemann
  • Charles Arbuthnot
  • George E. Arrowsmith
  • Roger Barkann
  • Sylvan Barnet
  • Joseph L. Barnett
  • Raymond L. Beebe
  • Eugene Bernstein
  • J. B. Bobo
  • John N. Booth
  • Tom Bowyer
  • Vynn Boyar
  • Joan Brandon
  • Fred Braue
  • John Braun
  • Lu Brent
  • R. C. Buff
  • Clyde F. Cairy
  • Loring Campbell
  • Jack Chanin
  • Frank Chapman
  • Forest V. Chesbro
  • Milbourne Christopher
  • Eddie Clever
  • Stanley Collins
  • Mystic Craig
  • Thomas J. Crawford
  • John J. Crimmins, JR.
  • Paul J. Curry
  • Del Monte
  • Harry Dobrin
  • Ronald B. Edwards
  • Bruce Elliot
  • Professor El-Tab
  • Dr. E. G. Ervin
  • Dr. Henry Ridgely Evans
  • Val Evans
  • "Hen" Fetsch
  • Thomas B. Fitzgerald
  • Dariel Fitzkee
  • Sid Fleischman
  • Joseph Harman Fries
  • Martin Gardner
  • Teral Garrett
  • Walter B. Gibson
  • Arnold L. Grubin
  • Nelson C. Hahne
  • Hathaway
  • Royal V. Heath
  • Charles H. Hopkins
  • Jean Hugard
  • Mark Jacobs
  • R. M. Jamison
  • F. H. Jeudevine
  • Maurice Kains
  • George G. Kaplan
  • George Karger
  • Joseph A. Karson
  • Wilbur Kattner
  • Gerald Lynton Kaufman
  • Howard B. Kayton, M.D.
  • The Great Kolar
  • Gerald Kosky
  • Abril Lamarque
  • William W. Larsen
  • Sid Lorraine
  • Art Lyle
  • L. Vosburgh Lyons
  • Richard F. Madden
  • Greer Marechal, JR.
  • George McAthy
  • William H. McCaffrey
  • Jack McMillen
  • Harry Mendoza
  • Orville Meyer
  • John W. Mifflin
  • Chester Morris
  • Paul Morris
  • Frederick Mosteller
  • Robert A. Nelson
  • C. A. George Newmann
  • Grady S. Nicholson
  • Dr. Cecil E. Nixon
  • Charles Walter Nyquist
  • Dell O'Dell
  • Tom Osborne
  • George Harrison Pittman
  • Julien J. Proskauer
  • Clayton Rawson
  • Ralph W. Read
  • Dolf Rudin
  • Herb Rungie
  • Ned Rutledge
  • James J. Sanders
  • Lucille Pierce Saxon
  • Sigmar - The Magician
  • Jerry Sorensen
  • Willard S. Smith
  • George Starke
  • Dr. Raymond V. Stone, SR. (RAMO)
  • Harlan Tarbell
  • DR. Franklin Taylor
  • J. G. Thompson, JR.
  • Jack F. Trebel
  • M. Van Reese
  • Jack Vosburgh
  • Audley Valentine Walsh
  • Peter Warlock
  • Herman L. Weber
  • Bob Weill
  • William H. Wilson
  • Tommy Windsor
  • Howard H. Wise
  • Ed. Wolff
  • Michael F. Zens
 		1945
My Best
347
Mike Trent Okito Goes Mental billet in Okito Box
Related toAlso published here 1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
6
Abril Lamarque Telephonic Telepathy code for telephone
Variations June 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 1)
223
Eddie Clever, Gerald Kosky Telephonic Telepathy letters with ideas by Clever and Kosky on Lamarque's routine
Inspired by Aug. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 3)
244
Gerald Kosky Telephonic Telepathy
  • Telepathy Made Easy
 		Nov. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 6)
265
Gerald Kosky The Hop Ping Koyne Trick Han Ping Chien with two coins, brief routine, see p. 360 for name corrections
Also published here Sep. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 4)
350
Jean Hugard Hu-Gardenias on Sigurd Nathan, Gerald Kosky
 		Sep. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 4)
353
Gerald Kosky Matchaskill miraskill with matches
Related toAlso published here Feb. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 145)
581
Frederick Braue Roundabout with Fred Braue on Gerald Kosky, Merv Taylor, Billy Muir, Gus Southall, Jean Valton, Paul Morris, Houdini, Groucho Marx, Bert Allerton, Lloyd Jones, Eddie Clever, Charles Jordan, Bill Holden and more
 		Aug. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 3)
452
Frederick Braue Roundabout with Fred Braue on Gerald Kosky, Merv Taylor, Billy Muir, Gus Southall, Jean Valton, Paul Morris, Houdini, Groucho Marx, Bert Allerton, Lloyd Jones, Eddie Clever, Charles Jordan, Bill Holden and more
 		Aug. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 3)
452
Gerald Kosky Impromptu Ultra Spirit Message using business cards
Inspired byAlso published here Nov. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 6)
478
Gerald Kosky The Boomerang Card card is apparently thrown and caught in the pack
 		1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
15
Gerald Kosky Outwaited
Related to Oct. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 187)
750
Paul Curry, Bill Woodfield Pocketed card to watch pocket, with reflex beginning
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 191)
764
Gerald Kosky Letter from Gerald Kosky to Bruce Elliott ideas on Pocketed
Related to Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 193)
772
Frederick Braue Roundabout with Fred Braue on John Scarne, Paul Curry, Al Baker, Bruce Elliott, Think-a-Cards, Gerald Kosky, Stuart Cramer, Milbourne Christopher and more
 		May 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 12)
541
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Dr. Stanley Jaks, Audley Walsh, Lee Noble, Bobby Baxter, a card to pocket and a rainbow deck gag by Gerald Kosky
 		June 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 205)
821
Gerald Kosky The Plot's the Thing two plots and routine for murder game
Also published here Dec. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 217)
867
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Senator Crandall, Gerald Kosky, Jacob Daley, Ken Beale
 		Dec. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 219)
877
Gerald Kosky A Printer's Dream printing one side of three blank cards, using Vernon's Fake Turn Over Sleight
 		June 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 1)
673
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Magicol, Larry Becker, Gerald Kosky, Orson Welles, Leslie Barrie, Tommy Martin, Bill Nord
 		July 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 234)
934
Gerald Kosky Color-I-Tus on perceiving reality, colored dots on a cards change, coin seems to be made from rubber
Inspired by
  • Nixon's Chinese Coin Mistery
Also published here 		Nov. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 243)
970
Dr. William Weyeneth Tisch-Trick coin is pushed through a small slit in a card, from "Hokuspokus" magazine, see p. 997 for idea by Gerald Kosky
Variations Jan. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 247)
987
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Dai Vernon, Ed Stoddard, Sid Lorraine, Ralph Read, Knights of Magic, Dai Vernon, Dr. Braude, Gerald Kosky, Gershon Legman
 		Feb. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 249)
997
Gerald Kosky Under-Hand Coin spectator puts some coins on the table and starts turning them over one by one then one coin is hidden and performer turns back, he reveals which side is up on the hidden coin
Inspired byRelated toVariations July 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 260)
1039
Milton Tropp A Coin Tipp simplified version of Under-Hand Coin
Inspired by Sep. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 264)
1055
Gerald Kosky Tricky Mentalist thought-of card is spelled to
 		Mar. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 276)
1103
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Dai Vernon, Gerald Kosky, Friday Night Sodality, Martin Gardner, Peter Warlock
 		July 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 285)
1141
Gerald Kosky Lapelled coin produced under spectator's lapel, then it vanishes and is fairly produced from the same spot again
Also published here Oct. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 291)
1164
Gerald Kosky Tricky Mentalist without Cards twenty signed cards are returned later to correct persons, Gibson's Super Memory with business cards, see p. 1177 for corrections
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 292)
1168
Gerald Kosky Gerald Kosky's Prediction
1954
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6
216
Bill Simon Psychic Okito Box Okito Box for billet reading or Q&A
Related to Mar. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 303)
10
Gerald Kosky Beans three beans are swallowed and brought back, then they travel from one hand to the other
Also published here May 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 306)
22
Gerald Kosky How Many? two in the hand one in the pocket with dice, involving blank and large die
Also published here 1954
Routined Manipulation Finale
69
Edward Marlo Bluff Ace Assembly
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
43
James G. Thompson Jr., Verne Chesbro, William H. McCaffrey, Gerald Kosky Strike One longer routine with matchbooks and matches, matchbook appears, match penetrates card, color of head change color, paddle routine, prediction of amount of matches and eventually matches transform into salt
Related toAlso published here 1956
Top Secrets of Magic
44
Gerald Kosky Anyone for Bridge? stacking bridge with faro shuffles or milk build shuffles
VariationsAlso published here May 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 2)
15
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Faro Fantasies spectators get remembered hands again, poker and bridge deal
Inspired byRelated toVariations June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
14
Gerald Kosky Poker Run-Up System no jogs, no breaks, no milk build shuffle
Also published here Aug. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 11)
4
Gerald Kosky A Blue Prediction spectator selects only card with blue back, cross sum force
Also published here Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
10
Gerald Kosky Prayer for the Dead several spectators sit in a circle, one selects to be "dead", performer divines him
 		1959
More Miracles in Mentalism
29
Gerald Kosky Total Prediction clever prediction of a sum on back of the card where numbers are written
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
11
Robert A. Nelson Gerald Kosky short bio on Gerald Kosky
 		1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
54
Gerald Kosky En Rapport Psychic Thought deck with names of famous people, selected name is found on named number and was predicted earlier
 		1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
54
Gerald Kosky Impromptu Card Rise Gimmik not impromptu
Also published here Jan. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 353)
241
Gerald Kosky Three and Four Alike intro for Three Card Monte, all cards are the same then all different
 		Mar. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 355)
248
Gerald Kosky Double-Cut Poker Run-Up
Also published here Mar. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 378)
339
Ernest W. Brady The Shiekh's Bequest mathematical problem, camels divided to sons, illustrated with cards
VariationsAlso published here Aug. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 382)
357
Gerald Kosky Card Gag card is seen attached to wrong card, both add up to value of selection
Also published here July 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 2 No. 15)
64
Gerald Kosky Mystery Magazine Test
Also published here 1964
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64)
7
Gerald Kosky Vernon's F.C.M.F. outs for the Five Card Mental Force
Inspired byAlso published here Jan. 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 386)
371
Gerald Kosky Authors cards with famous authors on them, spelling, author is divined
Also published here Nov. 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 393)
401
Gerald Kosky Koin Kwickie coin appears
 		Jan. 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 394)
404
Gerald Kosky Penny-Thru two effects with steel pennies and postcard with magnet, coin to glass and coin assembly
 		1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
12
Gerald Kosky "You Get It" spectator removes selection from deck, in his pocket
Also published here 1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
235
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch no credit
 		1967
The Best of Benzais
58
Gerald Kosky The Spirit Writes writing appears on blank and marked card, using mechanical Card Box
Also published here 1969
HEX!
91
Gerald Kosky The Magic Ring ring and three colored stones, variation of two in the hand, one in the pocket, as a climax the ring has three stones set in it
Also published here 1969
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2
283
Will Ayling The Story Teller oriental story
Inspired byVariations 1969
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2
289
Gerald Kosky Dupli Pad special design of impression device
 		1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
112
Jules Lenier Triangle Prediction performer writes prediction, spectator draws five symbols on billets and choses one, see p. 32 for comment by Monroe Manning
Variations Mar. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
Jules Lenier The Lair on Maurice Fogel, Gerald Kosky, Gene Nielsen, Earl Keyser, Tel Smit
 		June 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 14)
58
Gerald Kosky Jasonism 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, see also p. 94 for comment
Also published here June 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 17)
72
Gerald Kosky Jack Spade and the F.B.I. story trick, card sandwiched between tow face down cards in the deck, travels between to face-up Aces, as a climax deck vanishes
VariationsAlso published here Nov. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 36)
211
Allan Ackerman Minuscule Deck prediction with deck vanish (and optional reproduction)
Inspired byVariations 1971
The Esoterist
8
Gerald Kosky Transpose & Follow
Mar. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 11)
84
Gerald Kosky To Believe in the Unbelievable peeked card ends up in performer's pocket, then spectator plays part of magician and performer's card ends up in spectator's pocket
 		1971
Magick (Issue 17)
81
Gerald Kosky Up in Flames several pieces of paper, marked "fire proof" and one "up in flames", that paper burns when touched with a match
Also published here 1971
Magick (Issue 34)
168
Gerald Kosky Tele-Mental five cards on table, thought of card starts to move
Inspired byAlso published here 1971
Magick (Issue 35)
172
Gerald Kosky Portable Squared Circle
Jan. 1971
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 44)
281
Ron Wilson To Pay the Price performer switches cards with spectators, yet is left with royal flush, uses four jokers
Related toVariationsAlso published here Jan. 1971
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 47)
303
Gerald Kosky Jokers Wild! five hands are dealt and performer removes five Jokers from wallet, everybody can swap a card with a joker, performer ends up with winning hand, Himber wallet
Inspired byRelated to May 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 11)
81
Tenkai Ishida, Gerald Kosky Tenkai's Chase It!!! coin on trousers leg vanishes and appears again
Also published here May 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 11)
83
Gerald Kosky Triangle Prediction - A Reprise performer writes prediction, spectator draws five symbols on billets, they are mixed in a glass and one is chosen
Inspired by May 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 11)
85
Gerald R. Blount Blounty Speaking on Del Dixon, Ron Wilson, Charlie Miller, Gerald Kosky
 		June 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 14)
112
Gerald Kosky Mental Thought Pin-Up Girls blank cards, pin up girls appear
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
91
Gerald Kosky Oriental "Decoder" Prediction three cards
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
93
Gerald Kosky Coincidence ?? rough smooth
Also published here 1972
Card Cavalcade
63
Reinhard Müller 3-Card Catch selection is found via Three Card Catch, two methods
Related toVariations Mar. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 14)
112
Gerald Kosky Travel Agent cards with names of cities, spectators chose and sign them, performer allocates them correctly
Also published here 1972
Magick (Issue 53)
261
Gerald Kosky Tattle-Tale
Also published here 1972
The Living End
89
Gerald Kosky Kosky's Card Discovery No. 417, Poker Player's Picnic with four selections
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
113
Gerald Kosky Extra Spice Kosky Switch
 		1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
186
Gerald Kosky 3-Card Catch selection is found via Three-Card Catch, simplified procedure
Inspired by Mar. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 17)
156
Gerald Kosky Yore Finder two key cards and optional fishing, credit correction on page 65
Related to May 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 5)
39
Gerald Kosky Fishing Notes
May 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 5)
39
Jay Ose, Gerald Kosky Your Favorite Ace named Ace produced with four different procedures, jukebox
 		Apr. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 6)
613
Gerald Kosky Tel-A-Prediction person on phone names number from one to fifty-two, card is predicted
 		1973
Magick (Issue 68)
337
Gerald Kosky The Bold One single card prediction on paper
 		1973
Magick (Issue 85)
423
Gerald Kosky On My Mind card ends up at impossible location, Himber wallet
Inspired by 1973
Magick (Issue 87)
431
Marconick A Card Turn Over card jumps out of tabled deck when hands are clapped, air pressure
Related toAlso published here 1973
Original Magic 5
9
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Vic Perry, Gerald Kosky, Nathan Stark
 		1974
Magick (Issue 105)
524
Gerald Kosky Contact Mindreading Made Easy method learned by Ari De Leone
 		1974
Magick (Issue 107)
535
Tenkai Ishida Coin Chase coin on trousers leg vanishes and appears again
Also published here 1974
The Magic of Tenkai
74
Gerald Kosky Recollections on Tenkai producing his own finger tips, fake cigarettes etc., sand bucket for miser's dream
 		1974
The Magic of Tenkai
142
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch
July 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 11)
133
Scotty York Han Ping Chien Again two phases, with three silver and three copper coins, see also Gerald Kosky's "Penetrating Coin" in "The Gen" (vol. 10 no. 11)
 		1975
Coins
21
Stewart Judah No-Clue Locator
Inspired by
  • "No Clue Card Miracle" (Gerald Kosky)
Also published here 		Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
855
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
Gerald Kosky Strike Out! using only one spectator, list
 		1975
Magick (Issue 130)
648
Gerald Kosky Dedication
1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
7
Gerald Kosky Card Change double held in right hand, card stolen by left hand holding the deck while doing an upward movement
Related to 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
19
Gerald Kosky Computerized Deck card remains after multiple anti-faros
Also published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
21
Gerald Kosky Computer Card Riser with houlette
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
24
Gerald Kosky Kosky's Invisible Card Change "or Card Photography by Magic", Kosky Switch in context of short routine
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
26
Gerald Kosky "No Clue" automatic placement to any position in the deck, some cards cut and card at position remembered while back is turned, spectator then deals cards face-up until performer stops
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
28
Gerald Kosky A Blue Prediction spectator selects only card with blue back, cross sum force
Also published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
29
Gerald Kosky To Believe in the Unbelievable card appears inside performer's jacket pocket, repeated with performer as magician, card appears inside his inside pocket
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
30
Gerald Kosky The Second Deal
1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
33
Gerald Kosky Spin-Away Card Deal little finger shot
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
36
Gerald Kosky Fancy One-Hand Deal thumb shot
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
37
Gerald Kosky Blanks, Backs, Faces printing of nine blank cards
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
38
Gerald Kosky "Tattle-Tale" several spectator select a card, cards placed inside spectators pockets and when "Tattle-Tale" card is placed inside those pockets, performer is able to name the selections
Also published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
40
Gerald Kosky The Bitter Bit - An Effective "Out" performer is placing known card next to thought of card, as out for question "What card am I thinking of?"
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
41
Gerald Kosky "A Good Card Gag" finding two cards which add up to selection
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
42
Gerald Kosky Card Gag card is seen attached to wrong card, both add up to value of selection
Also published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
43
Gerald Kosky Psychic Touch two decks, same cards are found
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
44
Gerald Kosky Applause Card Disclosure card jumps out of tabled deck when hands are clapped, air pressure
Related toAlso published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
45
Gerald Kosky Impromptu Card Rise Gimmick strip glued on back of a card
Also published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
46
Gerald Kosky X-Change double held in right hand, card stolen by left hand holding the deck while doing an upward movement
Related to 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
47
Gerald Kosky Kings & Deuces two Kings transpose with two Deuces at once
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
49
Gerald Kosky Floating Asrah Card card floats in front of hand, ring as convincer
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
51
Gerald Kosky Fan-See Card Exchange card outjogged in fan transforms in other card
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
52
Gerald Kosky The Mark of Cards fully edge-marked deck, Bee cards
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
54
Gerald Kosky Presto spectator cuts deck and remembers card, then four piles are dealt and spectator looks for pile with his card, word is spelled to find selection
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
56
Gerald Kosky Predicto three piles are made, third card from top is predicted of chosen pile, with out
Also published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
57
Gerald Kosky Three and Four Alike three and four cards alike, turnover and placing on bottom of packet
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
58
Gerald Kosky "You Get It" spectator removes selection from deck, in his pocket
Also published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
59
Gerald Kosky Transpose & Follow four Aces changes to Kings one by one, followed b y a Follow the Leader sequence
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
61
Gerald Kosky More of the Pocket Princess four cards removed from pocket change into Queens as kicker
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
63
Gerald Kosky Coincidence two decks, spectator and performer place decks behind backs and turn one card over
Also published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
65
Gerald Kosky Vanish and Recovery selection is turned over in the deck and vanishes, reappearance at named number
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
66
Gerald Kosky Subtlety performer stops at selectio
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
67
Gerald Kosky Jack Spade and the F.B.I. story trick, card sandwiched between tow face down cards in the deck, travels between to face-up Aces, as a climax deck vanishes
Also published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
68
Gerald Kosky 21 Plus or Minus
1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
69
Gerald Kosky Vernon's F.C.M.F. out for Five Card Mental Force
Inspired byAlso published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
71
Gerald Kosky Ne Exchange 'You Do As I Do' using a riffle force
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
72
Gerald Kosky "Brain-Wave for Experts"
1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
73
Gerald Kosky The Never Failing Card card appears face up which leads to selection
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
75
Gerald Kosky The Obedient Joker Joker with different back is placed in the deck, card turns over and is found next to selection
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
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Gerald Kosky Kosky's Control handling after spectator peek
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Gerald Kosky Any Card Spell
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Gerald Kosky Psychic Spell card is selected by riffling through the deck, two short cards
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Gerald Kosky I Spell Your Card card is selected by riffling through the deck, two short cards
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Gerald Kosky Tricky Mentalist six cards set-up
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Gerald Kosky Poker Run-Up System two, three or four card stack four four to seven players, overhand shuffle
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Gerald Kosky Joker's Wild! five hands are dealt and performer removes five Jokers from wallet, everybody can swap a card with a joker, performer ends up with winning hand, Himber wallet
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Gerald Kosky Double-Cut Poker Run-Up stacking four Kings for five hands, using double undercut
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Gerald Kosky Anyone for Bridge? stacking bridge hands with NDO and faro shuffles
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Gerald Kosky Topsy-Turvy Cutting of Aces Aces cut from a deck shuffled face up into face down
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Gerald Kosky One At a Time Aces same external structure as Marlo's Bluff Ace Assembly
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Gerald Kosky Vanishing Aces aces to spectators pocket, duplicates
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Gerald Kosky, Jay Ose Your Favorite Ace named Ace is found
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Gerald Kosky Kosky's Coin Vanish coin placed on outstretched and vertical palm, held with thumb of other hand
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Gerald Kosky Another Coin Vanish dropping coin in outside pocket, choreography
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Gerald Kosky The Hop Ping Koyne Trick Han Ping Chien with two coins, brief routine
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Gerald Kosky Fake Han Ping Chein coins through table, using extra coins
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Gerald Kosky Coin of the Realm two in the hand one in the pocket, Silver coin climax
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Gerald Kosky How to Make Change coin changes to small purse containing coins with same amount, catapult sleeving
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Gerald Kosky Penetrating Coins three pennies and three crowns assemble in one hand, through table type
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Gerald Kosky, Jack Vosburgh The Plot's The Thing Instruction game, divination of removed items or murder
  • Plot #1... The Big Robbery
  • Plot #2... It's Murder
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Gerald Kosky Authors using Authors game cards, chosen author can be spelled
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Gerald Kosky Calling Cards name written on one of a handful of business cards, cards are turned over and spectator mentally spells name while performer taps cards, spectator stops at last letter and ends up on card with name on it
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Gerald Kosky Torn Billet sticking center piece on shirt sleeve
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Gerald Kosky "The Total Is!" eight disks with numbers on each side, spectator can turn them while performer's back is turned and then cover three chips, performer names numbers covered
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Gerald Kosky Crime Detector several jobs are correctly assigned, Pseudo Psychometry with murder game plot
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Gerald Kosky Match Folder Gimac matchbook to switch small objects
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Gerald Kosky The Sub - Conscious
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Gerald Kosky A Few Psychometry Ideas
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Gerald Kosky The Medium Knows coding card to medium using pips of a ten
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Gerald Kosky Question of Charms back-count force with charm bracelet
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Gerald Kosky To Lie or, Tell the Truth? four rings in a box, two are removed and by asking one question performer knows which rings are selected, one has to lie
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Gerald Kosky Tele-Mental one of five thought of card starts to move by itself
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Gerald Kosky Travel divination of chosen ships and cost of travel using charts and three spectators
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Gerald Kosky Travel Agent cards with names of travel destinations, people write their names under it and tear cards in halves, performer takes parts with the names and can allocate the correct destinations
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Gerald Kosky Mentalist Question Cards spectators gets stack of cards with questions, selected question is divined
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Gerald Kosky, Walter B. Gibson Tricky Mentalist - Without Cards apparently twenty selections and their positions are remembered, using business cards and words
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Gerald Kosky Psychic Memory calculator cards / age cards, using four cards and fifteen randomly named objects
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Gerald Kosky The Dual Surprise with "this is it" written on face, and different colored back
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Gerald Kosky "I Predict" names of horses are named and written on ten blank cards, chosen one is predicted
Inspired by
  • Gerald Kosky's "Pieces of Ten" in "Genii", 1947.
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Gerald Kosky Total Prediction add-a-number prediction, prediction written on back of card where numbers are added
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Gerald Kosky Offbeat Prediction cards are cut face-up and face-down, prediction of two cards
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Gerald Kosky The Perfect Prediction disguised method to force a forcing card of a Svengali deck
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Gerald Kosky Another Prediction cut deeper Force, all cards are face-down but one
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Gerald Kosky Four Messages six blank cards, display to hide four messages
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Gerald Kosky Impromptu Ultra Spirit Message using business cards
Inspired byAlso published here 1975
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Gerald Kosky Surprise Prediction prediction on slip of paper
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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
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Gerald Kosky Silent E.S.P. Test charts with names, spectator looks at a name and performer divines it, location method
Inspired by
  • a routine (?) by Tom Seller's in "The Gen".
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Gerald Kosky Touch E.S.P. divining reversed ESP card behind back
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Gerald Kosky E.S.P. cards placed inside envelopes are divined
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Gerald Kosky Easy Magazine Test forcing a number using stapled magazine
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Gerald Kosky 1089 - Plus using a variation of the 1089-force for a book test
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Gerald Kosky Mystery Magazine - Book Test using mystery magazines
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Gerald Kosky Book Test A La Kosky six books, duplicates with different cover ruse
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Gerald Kosky The Dream prediction of chosen pile, chosen word and relation of black cards in a pile to red cards in another pile
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Gerald Kosky Strike-Out card with five diseases written on it is handed to spectator, one is selected and card placed inside envelope, name of disease vanishes
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Gerald Kosky Tape Recorder Prediction prediction on tape of a number, a card and the relation between black and red objects (Miraskill)
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Gerald Kosky Up In Flames five pieces of paper, spectator selects one and writes "Up in flames" on it, when touched by match its the only one that burns
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Gerald Kosky The Spirit Writes writing appears on card with famous person on it, Hypnotic card box
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Gerald Kosky Over-The-Phone - Basic Code magazine test with medium on telephone
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Gerald Kosky Comprehensive Telephone Code counting method
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Gerald Kosky Telephone Telepathy
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Gerald Kosky Telepathy Made Easy assistant in other room while card is selected
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Gerald Kosky Phone-Ey Intuition person is called during show to name a number, predicted card is found at that position
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Gerald Kosky Piff-Paff-Poof Variation
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Gerald Kosky Mass Hypnotism pseudo hypnotism act, audience is apparently hypnotised, things written on slates are different, scarfs are not knotted and cards are different then remembered
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Gerald Kosky Sholim Ali Kim mathematical problem, camels divided to sons, using jewels
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Gerald Kosky Cassette Speaking instruction and divination on cassette
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Gerald Kosky Super Money Passbook check changes to money, using switching folder / Jacob's Ladder
  • Instructions for Making the Folder
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Gerald Kosky I Like Girls! variation of the Marconick Die, different numbers from die can be shown then card is opened to show domino and pin up girl, movable spots
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Gerald Kosky Thanks to John Hamilton pile of blank cards, two words written on two cards and cards shuffled, spectator cuts deck behind back and cards with written words end up in same position
Inspired by
  • John Hamilton's "A Mini Miracle" in "The Linking Ring", October 1965.
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Gerald Kosky Calendar Magic Square natural magic squares using a calendar, 3x3
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Gerald Kosky How Many? Two in the hand with three dice, one blank die as climax
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Gerald Kosky Beans three beans are eaten and reproduced from mouth, then vanish and appear again
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Gerald Kosky My Name's Mine stack of business cards, one signed by spectator changes places with one signed by performer
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Gerald Kosky "Nuts to You" miniature card found in walnut
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Gerald Kosky Color-I-Tus colors appear on blank cards and vanish again, coin appears to be bendable
Inspired by
  • Nixon's "Chinese Coin Mystery"
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Gerald Kosky Gypsy Ring Two in the Hand using a ring and three different jewels, as a climax jewels are on ring
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Gerald Kosky The Cat's Meow card with picture on cat, cat meows to answer question and revealing selection
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Gerald Kosky The Lucky Key using a Himber wallet
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Gerald Kosky Swindle trick with ring on block puzzle, impossible object
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Gerald Kosky Fair Exchange stack of business cards, one signed by spectator changes places with one signed by performer
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Gerald Kosky Impromptu Magnetic Cup magnet in aluminium foil, cover for glass
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Gerald Kosky Matchaskill Miraskill using matches with different colored heads
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Gerald Kosky Dollar Bill in Lemon dollar bill torn in half, half travels into lemon
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Gerald Kosky "I've Got Your Number!" numbers written on paper, psychological force of one
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