131 entries for Verne Chesbro

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William H. McCaffrey The Jumping Match or Toothpick
Related to
 1938
Greater Magic
830
Verne Chesbro Strange Dice using marketed dice by Royal Heath
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 98)
603
, Art Lyle Double Discard cheating technique, see also page 664
Related to
 1940
The Jinx (Issue 102)
617
Verne Chesbro Mentelimination naming missing card(s), three methods
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 103)
622
Verne Chesbro Fake Drawing cheating move
Related to
 1940
The Jinx (Issue 108)
647
Verne Chesbro The Magician and the Judge a card becomes blank, story presentation
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 109)
651
Verne Chesbro Percepto selection divined in impressive manner while spectator looks at cards in his own hands
Also published here
 1940
The Jinx (Issue 109)
651
Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr. Copy Cat! one Si Stebbins, the other brainwave/invisible deck
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1940
The Jinx (Issue 117)
691
Franklin M. Chapman Performance Counts! feedback to previous issues by Verne Chesbro, Bill Larsen, Al Snyder, Howard Warringer, Eugene Bulson
 		Jan. 1940
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 7)
4
Ralph W. Hull Ralph Hull's Famous Vanishing Knot
Variations
 1941 ca.
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
27
Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr. Popper Upper match on business card covered by matchbook, penetrates it twice, match vanishes in the end
Related to
Variations
 Sep. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 43)
176
Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr. Copy Cat one Si Stebbins, the other brainwave/invisible deck
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1944
Practical Mental Effects
294
Verne Chesbro Mechanico Rising Cards
1945
My Best
60
Verne Chesbro Chesbro On Heath's "Dy-Cyphering" coding numbers with dice
 		1945
My Best
244
Verne Chesbro The Silver Shower miser's dream with bucket and gimmick
 		1945
My Best
298
Verne Chesbro Three Weirds three cards are predicted, three mathematical forces
Also published here
 May 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 84)
340
Gerald Kosky Matchaskill miraskill with matches
Also published here
Related to
 Feb. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 145)
581
Verne Chesbro Half a Butt is Better Than One
Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 193)
773
John Scarne Scarne's Red and Black Speller No. 102, performer locates red and black cards in packet by spelling its colour
Related to
 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
194
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
Also published here
Related to
 1956
Top Secrets of Magic
44
John Scarne, Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr., Ben Dalgin Spheroid Skulduggery balls appear, split and change into small skull then into bigger skull, two in the hand one in the pocket
Also published here
 1956
Top Secrets of Magic
57
Verne Chesbro Foreword
1963
Ultimate Color Separation
1
Verne Chesbro Ultimate Color Separation 4&4
  • A Sample Routine (six phases)
Related to
Variations
 1963
Ultimate Color Separation
2
Verne Chesbro Phase 6 cards really alternated, square-up with plunger principle
Variations
 1963
Ultimate Color Separation
11
Verne Chesbro Mixes and Stacks discussion of starting positions for counts, 4&4
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
13
Verne Chesbro Chapter III 4&4
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
16
Verne Chesbro Chapter IV 4&4
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
18
Verne Chesbro Chapter V 4&4
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
20
Verne Chesbro Spelling The Colors "black" and "red" is spelled alternately with four reds and four blacks and cards of that color turn up, various methods, as oil & water interlude
Related to
 1963
Ultimate Color Separation
27
Verne Chesbro Up and Down four cards in hand transpose with four tabled cards one by one
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
31
Verne Chesbro Switcheroo four cards in hand transpose with four tabled cards one by one
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
32
Verne Chesbro Bottoms Up reds over blacks, blacks come to top as block, using Veeser Concept
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
32
Verne Chesbro Old Rocking Chair four cards in hand transpose with four tabled cards, using Veeser Concept, featuring transfer of a card from in-the-hand packet to tabled packet
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
33
Verne Chesbro Shocker Finale four cards in hand transpose with four tabled cards one by one
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
34
Verne Chesbro The Book Display card pivoted around right long side
Variations
 1963
Ultimate Color Separation
35
Verne Chesbro Anti Oil and Water Finale 4&4, cards mix again by themselves
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
37
Verne Chesbro Strange Interlude four cards in hand transpose with four tabled cards one by one, Elmsley counts
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
37
Verne Chesbro At Random 4&4, cards mixed, then shuffled, then dealt into two hands
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
38
Verne Chesbro Continuous Mix 4&4, cards separate with down under deal
 		1963
Ultimate Color Separation
39
Verne Chesbro Conclusion
1963
Ultimate Color Separation
40
Norman Houghton Ultimate Ultimate 4&4
Inspired by
 Dec. 1965
Ibidem (Issue 31)
13
James G. Thompson Jr., Verne Chesbro Le Petite Cirque longer routine consisting of Grandmother's Necklace, silk through rope, cut and rest, ring and rope
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
219
Verne Chesbro A. Hung move based on Magical Bow Knot
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
222
Verne Chesbro B. Drop-a-way move based on Magical Bow Knot
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
222
Verne Chesbro C. Fade-a-way ring rope move, off the rope
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
223
Verne Chesbro D. Saw-Thru ring rope move, off the rope
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
223
Verne Chesbro E. Roll-a-way ring on rope move
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
224
Verne Chesbro F. Loop-The-Loop ring on rope move
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
224
Verne Chesbro G. Twister ring off rope move
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
224
Verne Chesbro H. Pull-Thru ring over head, rope through neck and in ring
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
224
Verne Chesbro I. Break-a-way ring off rope
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
225
Verne Chesbro J. 4th Dimensional ring off rope
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
225
Verne Chesbro K. Ring-a-way ring off rope
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
225
Verne Chesbro L. Suspense ring on rope
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
226
Verne Chesbro M. Escape ring off rope
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
226
Verne Chesbro N. Thru-The-Hole ring off rope, with knot
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
226
Verne Chesbro Knot Really
Inspired by
 1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
227
Roy Walton* Impact Aces in envelopes with holes, chosen one turns over, then Ace in envelope turns over
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 Nov. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 4)
27
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Foreword
1968
Tricks You Can Count On
1
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Preface
1968
Tricks You Can Count On
2
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Face the Ace four red-backed Aces and four blue-backed Aces, Ace chosen in one packet, its duplicate reverses in the other packet, the transpose
 		1968
Tricks You Can Count On
4
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Confusion four Jokers, an odd-backed Ace of Spades appears, then its back transposes with one of the remaining Jokers
Variations
 1968
Tricks You Can Count On
6
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Air Mail four envelopes in card size, one with window, a chosen card is put in it, it travels into one of the other envelopes
Variations
 1968
Tricks You Can Count On
8
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Jumping Jack Rabbit Card Jack of Hearts travels from bottom to top of packet multiple times, all shown to be Jokers
Variations
 1968
Tricks You Can Count On
11
Verne Chesbro, Larry West The Jack is a Joker Jacks assemble one by one and turn over in leader packet, last one changes to Joker
 		1968
Tricks You Can Count On
16
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Acrobatic Cards four cards, top and bottom cards turned over, they are all shown one way again, repeated
Variations
 1968
Tricks You Can Count On
20
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Twisting the Acrobats "Acrobatic Cards" as follow-up to Twisting the Aces
 		1968
Tricks You Can Count On
22
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Buckaroo false-count routine with four bills and Elmsley Count
 		1968
Tricks You Can Count On
23
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Flipper
Variations
 1968
Tricks You Can Count On
25
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Rapid Aces Aces lost and found
 		1968
Tricks You Can Count On
27
Verne Chesbro, Larry West Trance-Position two selections transpose between two decks
 		1968
Tricks You Can Count On
34
Martin Gardner* Dear Verne Thoughts and Additional Handling on Ultimate Color Separation, 4&4
Also published here
Inspired by
 July 1968
Ibidem (Issue 33)
20
P. Howard Lyons (reviewer) Tricks You Can Count On by Verne Chesbro July 1968
Ibidem (Issue 33)
28
Verne Chesbro Double Lift Buildup
1968
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 3
320
Roy Walton* Impact Aces in envelopes with holes, chosen one turns over, then Ace in envelope turns over
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 1969
The Devil's Playthings
31
Verne Chesbro Preface
1969
Ultimate Color Separation No. 2
1
Verne Chesbro Hand Alternation 4&4
  • Hand Alternation #2
 		1969
Ultimate Color Separation No. 2
4
Verne Chesbro Acrobatic Jokers top and bottom cards of four-card packet are turned over, middle two cards follow
Related to
 1969
Ultimate Color Separation No. 2
5
Verne Chesbro Acrobatic Jokers Do As I Do
1969
Ultimate Color Separation No. 2
7
Verne Chesbro The Duplicator Principle four black cards, a red card is added and they all change to red
 		1969
Ultimate Color Separation No. 2
8
Verne Chesbro Duplicator Move two red and two black cards are shown as four red cards
Inspired by
 1969
Ultimate Color Separation No. 2
9
Verne Chesbro Follow the Colors #1 4&4
 		1969
Ultimate Color Separation No. 2
11
Verne Chesbro Follow the Colors #2 4&4
 		1969
Ultimate Color Separation No. 2
13
Verne Chesbro Follow the Colors #3 4&4
 		1969
Ultimate Color Separation No. 2
14
Verne Chesbro Color Control 4&4
 		1969
Ultimate Color Separation No. 2
15
Martin Gardner* Suspense 4&4
Also published here
Inspired by
 1969
Ultimate Color Separation No. 2
16
Norman Houghton Streamlined U. C. S. 4&4
  • Magic Mix (Norman Houghton's variation)
  • First Separation (Martin Gardner's variation)
  • Second Separation (Phase 5, on p. 10 of the Original U.C.S. Manuscript)
Inspired by
 1969
Ultimate Color Separation No. 2
19
Norman Houghton Plunger cards really alternated, square-up with plunger principle, with variation
Inspired by
 1969
Ultimate Color Separation No. 2
22
Verne Chesbro Red Oil and Blue Water 4&4
 		1969
Ultimate Color Separation No. 2
32
Verne Chesbro The Restless Colors
  • Sequence One (four red cards change to black)
  • Sequence Two
 		1969
Ultimate Color Separation No. 2
33
Verne Chesbro Double Visible Transposition four red and four black cards transpose, Oil & Water follow up, 4&4
 		1969
Ultimate Color Separation No. 2
35
Paul Swinford Three Different Ways
Inspired by
 July 1970
Epilogue (Issue 9)
67
Gene Nielsen* Ultimix 4x4, see p. 307 for credits
Related to
 Nov. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 36)
213
Verne Chesbro Mentelimination missing card is named
 		1972
The Living End
28
Verne Chesbro Percepto selection divined in impressive manner while spectator looks at cards in his own hands
Also published here
 1972
The Living End
29
Bill Logan Re-Confused
Inspired by
 Nov. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 19)
173
Verne Chesbro Drei Prophezeiungen three cards are predicted, three mathematical forces
Also published here
 Oct. 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
41
Stewart Judah Penta-Match match on business card covered by matchbook, penetrates it
Also published here
Inspired by
 Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
853
Verne Chesbro, Philip Reed Willmarth Chesbro's Knot it Off
1975
The Ring & Rope Book — Volume One
39
Verne Chesbro, Philip Reed Willmarth Chesbro's Knot it On
1975
The Ring & Rope Book — Volume One
41
Philip Reed Willmarth, Verne Chesbro Thru-The-Hole On ring is pulled in open knot
Related to
  • J. G. Thompson, Jr. "Top Secrets of Magic Vol. 2"
 1975
The Ring & Rope Book — Volume One
47
Paul Maurer, Verne Chesbro Oel + Wasser inspired by Chesbro routine, 4x4
 		1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 6)
105
Gerald Kosky Matchaskill Miraskill using matches with different colored heads
Also published here
Related to
 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
234
Darwin Ortiz Do As I Did spectator turns over a card in the deck, performer has the same card turned over in a second prediction deck
Also published here
Related to
 1976
Darwin's Theories
1
Edward Marlo, David Solomon, Jim Molinari The Chicago Combination
Inspired by
 1977
Good Turns
8
Edward Marlo Omni-Twist card selected, twisting routine with Ace through Four, then one transforms into selection
  • Twist Phase
  • Think Touch Turn Phase
Related to
 1977
Good Turns
11
Edward Marlo Convincing Acrobatic Cards two cards turned over, then other two cards turn over as well
Inspired by
 1977
Good Turns
11
Aleix Badet Ultimate Color Separation 4x4, five phases
Inspired by
 Feb. 1977
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 3 No. 26)
23
Roy Walton* Impact Aces in envelopes with holes, chosen one turns over, then Ace in envelope turns over
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 Dec. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3 & 4)
152
Darwin Ortiz Jumping Gemini using only four cards
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 1979
Darwin's Deceits
7
Juan Tamariz El Milagro Efecto N°8, Brainwave and Multefect deck, clever handling of Brainwave deck
Inspired by
 1980
La Baraja Multiefecto
38
Verne Chesbro Zeitung zu Blumenbukett newspaper to spring flowers
Also published here
  • Genii, Oct. 1952
 Oct. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 3)
97
Roy Walton* Impact Aces in envelopes with holes, chosen one turns over, then Ace in envelope turns over
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
23
Roy Walton* Seconds In card apparently placed on top but slid underneath top card, slow motion top change
Inspired by
  • move by Verne Chesbro
Related to
 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
190
Juan Tamariz, Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr. Mental Blockbuster Prediction two packs, magician reverses card in one, then spectator in other deck, they match, repeat, Brainwave & Multeffect Cards
Related to
 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 3)
1006
David Britland Jackrobats with extra card, first packet then in the deck
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 1983
Deckade
14
David Britland Jackrobats with extra card, first packet then in the deck
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
7
Stewart Judah Streichholzereien match on business card covered by matchbook, penetrates it
Also published here
Inspired by
 July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
147
Verne Chesbro The Double Lift Build-Up sequence to "load" for another double lift
 		1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
7
Darwin Ortiz Do as I Did spectator turns over a card in the deck, performer has the same card turned over in a second prediction deck
Also published here
Related to
 1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
140
Darwin Ortiz Jumping Gemini using only four cards
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
141
James G. Thompson Jr. Streichholzereien 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
Also published here
Related to
 Dec. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 4 & 5)
156
Verne Chesbro, Vicente Canuto Viaje Insospechado
Inspired by
Variations
 1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
267
James G. Thompson Jr. Zwei in die Hand... balls appear, split and change into small skull then into bigger skull, two in the hand one in the pocket
Also published here
 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 3)
94
Verne Chesbro The Double Lift Build-Up
2001
DeSouza's DeCeptions
123
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson A Trick You Can Count On Queen repeatably reverse, then capture a selection
Inspired by
 2004
Diamonds from Coal
100
Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr., Juan Tamariz The Miracle performer and spectator reverse card in each half of the deck, mates, two phases
Inspired by
Related to
 2004
Mnemonica
226
David Britland Jackrobats
  • Cardopolis
with extra card, first packet then in the deck
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 May 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 5)
24
Harapan Ong Cascading Twist Kings turn over one by one, then all at once two times
Inspired by
 2018
Principia
169
David Britland Jimmy Findlay's Red Black Speller
  • Cardopolis
eight cards are mixed (four red and four black), spectator spells "red" or "black" repeatedly and thus separates the colors
Inspired by
  • "Eight Aces" (Jimmy Findlay, The Budget, Dec. 1947)
Related to
 Aug. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 8)
60
Roberto Mansilla The Unexpected Journey
  • Artifices
Inspired by
 May 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)
66