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Dr. Jacob Daley The "Ad Lib" Spelling two cards spelled to
Inspired by
  • Larry Grey effect, marketed in Sphinx
Related toVariationsAlso published here 		1936
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1936)
138
Sam Leo Horowitz A Psychological Discovery two-pile-stop trick with Eight/Nine alternating set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938
Greater Magic
549
Paul Rosini A Great Location Trick subtle key card location
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938
Greater Magic
570
Martin Gardner Preposterous
Variations Jan. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 40)
268
Martin Gardner Through the Hank whole deck penetrates handkerchief except selection
Variations 1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
271
Martin Gardner Newspell
1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
272
Martin Gardner Synthetic Seconds two selections travel together, presented as second deal demonstration, stooge
Related to 1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
272
Martin Gardner Cigarette vs Beer lit cigarette is balanced on bottle and moves up and down within, thread
 		1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
273
Martin Gardner That Quaint Joker routine in which thirteen values are spelt and spectator gets joker all the time
 		1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
273
Martin Gardner Card Minded spectator divines card from other spectator
 		1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
274
Martin Gardner Red/Black Overhand Shuffle
1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
274
Martin Gardner Red/Black Riffle Shuffle
1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
274
Martin Gardner Color Trouble head of paper match changes color
Also published here 1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
275
Martin Gardner Draw Poker Plus
1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
275
Martin Gardner A Smart Cigarette lit cigarette through handkerchief
Variations 1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
276
Martin Gardner An Easy Lesson
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
276
Martin Gardner Three Piles
Related to 1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
277
Martin Gardner The Houdini Pen
1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
278
Martin Gardner Pocket to Cuff marked dime travels from pocket to trouser cuff
 		1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
278
Martin Gardner Fountain Pen Gone pen vanishes from handkerchief
 		1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
278
Walter B. Gibson Date Sense numbers on calendar are added, matrix force
Related toVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 41)
279
Martin Gardner Power! selection turns over, then transposes with duplicate from odd-backed deck
 		Feb. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 41)
280
Martin Gardner The ----- of -- Trick
Inspired by 1938
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1938)
323
Theodore Annemann Jordan Plus Gardiner Gardner
Inspired by 1938
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1938)
326
Martin Gardner Watchistry spectator calculates number from hours on watch, divined by performer
Variations Dec. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 51)
357
Separating the Colors slop shuffle
Related to 1940
Expert Card Technique
115
Theodore Annemann (reviewer) 12 Tricks With A Borrowed Deck by Martin Gardner Feb. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 81)
524
Martin Gardner Preface
1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
3
Martin Gardner Improved Topsy-Turvy Deck up to three selections, with slop shuffle followed by a riffle shuffle
Related to 1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
4
Martin Gardner Face to Face Fantasy halves placed face-to-face right itself except selection, repeat with second selection
Related to 1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
7
Martin Gardner Pad Spread Principle spreading deck lightly with reversed cards so they don't show, then with more force so they appear
Related to 1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
7
Martin Gardner Double Climax Speller performer spells to wrong card which is there, then spectator to right card which is reversed
Related to 1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
10
Martin Gardner Double Lift Reverse straightforward
 		1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
11
Martin Gardner Never-Miss Stop Effect two-pile-stop trick with Tens/Jacks alternating set-up
Related to 1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
12
Martin Gardner Big Casino Count Down one of nine cards thought of, Ten-spot stabbed reversed in deck by performer, it locates selection
 		1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
13
Martin Gardner Six of Spades Count Down one of seventeen cards thought of, Six-spot stabbed reversed in deck by performer, it locates selection
 		1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
14
Martin Gardner Two Piles and Subtract spectator remembers a card and its position, two piles made and card eventually found
Inspired by 1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
15
Martin Gardner Do As I Do two selections match with top card of each other's deck
Also published here 1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
17
Martin Gardner Eye-Pop Routine two selections reverse in the center, then travel back to top, pseudo duplicates
Related to 1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
18
Martin Gardner Sympathetic Decks unknown card sandwiched in red-backed deck with red Aces, red Aces also placed together reversed in blue deck, duplicate appears between Aces in blue deck
 		1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
19
Martin Gardner Plunger Glimpse sandwiched card secretly pushed out at the back via plunger principle
 		1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
19
Martin Gardner Sandwiched Card Glimpse with center card outjogged
 		1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
20
Martin Gardner Simple Sandwich Load with a double lift
 		1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
20
Martin Gardner Vanishing and Reappearing Card spectator cuts deck and remembers card, halves placed face-to-face, selection vanishes (cards shown one by one) and reappears
VariationsAlso published here 1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
20
Martin Gardner Improved Lie Speller with two cards
Inspired by
  • Martin Gardner's version in "Here's More Magic" (Joe Berg)
Related toVariations 		1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
22
Martin Gardner Pen Kink borrowed pen is placed away and then produced again
Also published here 1941
The Jinx (Issue 132)
759
Martin Gardner Introduction
1941
After the Dessert
3
Martin Gardner Four Piles and a Dollar Bill spectator deals pile into four piles, the values on top form the year on the bill
 		1941
After the Dessert
6
Martin Gardner Lighting a Match Twice multiple methods
 		1941
After the Dessert
8
Martin Gardner Japanese Paper Bird bird fold that flaps its wings, application with flash paper and coin appearing from bird or traveling in bird
Inspired by
  • "Houdini's Paper Magic" (p. 117)
Related to
  • "Scientific Recreations" (Tissandier, 1881, French work)
 1941
After the Dessert
11
Martin Gardner The Vanishing Salt Shaker covered with napkin, optional transformation into pepper shaker instead of vanish
 		1941
After the Dessert
18
Martin Gardner Introduction
1941
Six More Hummers
2
Chefalo Chefalo's Vanishing Knot double knot vanish
Related to 1941 ca.
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
30
Martin Gardner, Edward Marlo Gardner-Marlo Poker Routine
Related toVariations 1942
Let's See the Deck
28
Edward Marlo, Martin Gardner Casanova Card Trick two at a time production of Queens when two halves are rubbed face to face
Related toVariations 1942
Deck Deception
5
Martin Gardner Introduction
1942
Cut the Cards
3
Martin Gardner The Unconfused Joker Joker put reversed above a selection, Joker moved to different position but selection is still found underneath
 		1942
Cut the Cards
6
Naming the Card Cut performer announces that he can immediately name any card cut to, deck secretly reversed under cover card
Variations 1942
Cut the Cards
10
Martin Gardner Use Your Head spectator shuffles packet, remembers bottom card ans spells it, packet pressed against performer's forehead where selection sticks
 		1942
Cut the Cards
10
Martin Gardner The Surprised Gambler bottom deal demo, Aces in second phase
 		1942
Cut the Cards
11
Martin Gardner, Bob Hummer Paper Clip Discovery chosen cards found to be paper clipped together with a message on them
Also published here 1942
Cut the Cards
12
Martin Gardner Vanish and Spell card vanishes and is found via spelling from the top
Related to 1942
Cut the Cards
14
Martin Gardner Card Vanish Sequence deck shown in sections, card to vanish is reversed
Related to 1942
Cut the Cards
14
Martin Gardner Deck Through Handkerchief first selection rises from handkerchief-wrapped deck, whole deck penetrates handkerchief except second selection
Inspired by 1942
Cut the Cards
16
Martin Gardner The Swizzle Stick Cipher distorted writing can be read through glass stick
 		1942
Cut the Cards
19
Martin Gardner A New False Cut straight swivel cut to table as false cut
 		1942
Cut the Cards
21
Martin Gardner Fan Glimpse card ends up angle-jogged after square up
 		1942
Cut the Cards
23
Martin Gardner A Face to Face Routine
Related to 1942
Cut the Cards
24
Martin Gardner For the Man in Uniform back of selection changes to picture of uniformed man, performed for soldier
 		1942
Cut the Cards
27
Martin Gardner A Curious Card Vanish card vanishes from under handkerchief and reappears reversed in deck
 		1942
Cut the Cards
28
Martin Gardner Card Through Handkerchief single card penetrates handkerchief
 		1942
Cut the Cards
31
Martin Gardner X-Ray Touch deck cut and top card touched with first finger, then it is named, repeated
Related to 1942
Cut the Cards
32
Martin Gardner Are You Psychic? performer and spectator each write down three words from a list of ten words, they match
Also published here 1943
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1943)
13
Martin Gardner An Easy Lesson
Also published here 1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
38
Martin Gardner Draw Poker Plus
1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
57
Martin Gardner Preposterous
1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
63
Martin Gardner Newspell
1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
65
Martin Gardner Card Minded spectator divines card from other spectator
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
69
Martin Gardner Red/Black Overhand Shuffle
1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
69
Jean Hugard The Balanced Deck deck balanced on hand
Related to Aug. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 3)
66
Jerry Sorensen That's the Way They're Done four cards are found, one with Martin Gardner's "Lie Detector Test"
 		1945
My Best
33
Martin Gardner Spread, Shuffle, Spread one to ten cards are removed from a spread and replaced in the other half, after a shuffle all cards are found, sharp/round index divided deck
 		1945
My Best
89
Martin Gardner Pop Through Cigarette cigarette through handkerchief
 		1945
My Best
166
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
Martin Gardner The Flying Cigar Band "An Intriguing Table Interlude", from one finger to another finger of the same hand
 		July 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 2)
131
Martin Gardner, Neal Elias Vanishing Card from deck
 		1946
At the Table Tricks
4
Warren Wiersbe, Martin Gardner Think-A-Card - Wiersbe Version
1946
Mental Cases With Cards
18
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Mike Bornstein, Karrel Fox, Stuart Jules, Martin Gardner, Burling Hull
 		Dec. 1946
The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 116)
468
A Poker Player's Picnic no-touch, little bit of dealing involved
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
16
Edward Marlo, Martin Gardner A Poker Puzzle
Related to 1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
129
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Kruger and Starke, Dr. Jaks, Martin Gardner, Roy Benson, Paul Draylin, Hal Haber, Bill Simon
 		Sep. 1948
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 160)
645
Martin Gardner Hand to Hand two card location, similar to Hofzinser's two card catch, deck half face up, half face down
Also published here Nov. 1948
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 163)
655
Martin Gardner Die-Vination two dice, sum divintion
 		Nov. 1948
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 164)
658
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Jay Marshall, Robert Harbin, Martin Gardner
 		Nov. 1948
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 164)
659
Martin Gardner "Pop Up" Cigarette cigarette through handkerchief
 		1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
52
Martin Gardner Immovable Cigarette cigarette is gripped through handkerchief which can be moved with motionless cigarette, topological
 		1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
53
Martin Gardner Card Through the Handkerchief no palming, deck in case
 		1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
84
Al Leech, Edward Marlo, Martin Gardner Elusive Jacks
Inspired byRelated to 1949
For Card Men Only
12
Dai Vernon, Paul Curry, Martin Gardner, John Scarne, Audley Walsh Ten Card Deal jonah card
Related toAlso published here Jan. 1949
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 168)
672
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Jimmy Herpick, Fred Keating, Max Katz, Martin Gardner
 		Jan. 1949
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 169)
679
Martin Gardner, Edward Marlo, Bert Allerton Ten Card Deal P.S. further ideas on the ten card poker deal
Related toAlso published here Feb. 1949
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 170)
681
John Murray Take Ten finale for ten card poker deal, all cards are put in separated envelopes
Related toAlso published here June 1949
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 180)
719
Martin Gardner Beery salt spilled in beer rises to top, see also p. 758
 		Oct. 1949
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 188)
754
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Martin Gardner, Erdnase, Al Baker, The Great Jasper, Clayton Rawson
 		Nov. 1949
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 190)
762
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Martin Gardner, Bert Allerton, Bob Hummer
 		Dec. 1949
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 192)
769
Martin Gardner Introduction
1949
Over the Coffee Cups
Martin Gardner Five Nine King card chosen, three piles arranged as in Poker Player's Picnic, on top of the piles are then the mates that match the selection
Related to 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
11
Charles "Chic" Schoke Chic's Parlay bet about the order of the Aces as they show up when dealing through the deck after riffle shuffles
Related to 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
41
Martin Gardner, Bill Simon It's a Natural No. 11, Spectator tears out matches from matchbook, performer uses number of matches to select card from seven-card packet, which is correctly predicted
VariationsAlso published here 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
23
Cardini, Dai Vernon, Nate Leipzig, Francis Carlyle, Martin Gardner, John Scarne The Initials Will Tell No. 38, Initials of chosen card appears on spectator's palm (sugar + pencil)
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
68
Martin Gardner Five Nine King No. 94, card is freely selected, and its mates are found by cutting the deck.
Related toVariations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
176
John Scarne Scarne's Lie Speller No. 96
Related toVariations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
182
Martin Gardner, Johnny Albenice, Bert Feinson Cross Suits No. 99, two cards reverse in the center, then travel back to the top
Related to 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
189
Martin Gardner Gardner's Sympathetic Cards No. 111, Two-deck Do-as-I-Do
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
214
Martin Gardner The Impossible Location No. 129
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
249
George Schindler, Bob Condon The Mishap Poker Deal No. 134
Inspired byAlso published here 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
259
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Frank Garcia, Puzzle by Charlie Arbuthnot, Dunninger, Carlo Menotti, Fred Keating, Martin Gardner, Bill Simon, Jean Hugard, Robert Harbin, Art Lyle, Frank Joglar
 		Feb. 1950
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 196)
785
Martin Gardner, Bill Simon It's A Natural with matches, seven outs
VariationsAlso published here Mar. 1950
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 199)
796
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Russell Swann, Cy Endfield, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Martin Gardner, Dai Vernon, Lee Noble, Richard Himber
 		Aprs 1950
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 200)
801
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Fred Keating, Wally Dean, Ballantine, Cy Endfield, Martin Gardner, George Schindler
 		Apr. 1950
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 201)
805
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Scarne, John Hamilton idea for the newspaper tear, Martin Gardner, George Karger, Max Andrews
 		May 1950
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 203)
813
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Vernon, Martin Gardner, Mike Bornstein
 		Aug. 1950
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 210)
841
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Harry Blackstone, Martin Gardner, Dr. Jaks, Audley Walsh, Bobby Baxter, gag by Bob Hummer
 		Sep. 1950
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 212)
849
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on George Kaplan, Milbourne Christopher, Martin Gardner, Mike Millet, Bill Simon, Dr. Jaks, Francis Carlyle, Faucett Ross, Dai Vernon, John Boyko, Sid Lorraine, Leo Rullman, Keith Clark, Fu Manchu
 		Apr. 1951
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 226)
905
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Martin Gardner, Richard Himber, Clayton Rawson, Dr. Elliott, Wallace Dibble, Audley Walsh, Bill Simon
 		Apr. 1951
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 227)
909
Martin Gardner Spectacular name of card appears on lenses of glasses when breathing on them
 		July 1951
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 234)
937
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Cy Endfield, Jay Marshall, Roy Benson, Dr. Braude, Max Katz, Martin Gardner, Audley Walsh, Hen Fetsch, Cardini, Charlie Miller, Dai Vernon, T. Nelson Downs
 		Aug. 1951
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 235)
941
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Ivan Sanderson, Audley Walsh, Magicol, Dr. Jaks, Norman Jensen, Martin Gardner, Jay Marshall, Al Cohn, Lee Noble
 		Aug. 1951
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 236)
945
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Martin Gardner, Matt Schulien, Don Alan and his set, Clark Crandall
 		Sep. 1951
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 238)
953
Martin Gardner, Bill Simon Similar Twins cards are shuffled face down into face up, spectator removes two face up cards and performer two face down card, same value
Variations Nov. 1951
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 241)
962
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Francis Carlyle, Dr. Jaks, Martin Gardner, Bob Orben, Frank Garcia, Lee Noble, Bill Simon
 		Nov. 1951
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 243)
973
Dai Vernon, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Bill Simon, Martin Gardner, Norman Jensen, Bruce Elliott The Ruler force with ruler with name of cards, ruler is balanced on two fingers and fingers brought together until fingers meet, see also p. 981 for ideas by John Hamilton
Variations Dec. 1951
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 244)
974
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Martin Gardner, Gershon Legman, John Thursday, Harry Opel, Jack Chanin
 		Dec. 1951
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 244)
977
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Don Castello, Gen Grant, Audley Walsh, Martin Gardner, Frank Joglar, Fred Keating, Jay Marshall, Al Baker, Norman Jensen, Lou Tannen
 		Dec. 1951
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 245)
978
Martin Gardner Introduction
1952
Effective Card Magic
8
Bill Simon The Middle Deal mock center deal
Related to 1952
Effective Card Magic
86
Bill Simon, Martin Gardner Similar Twins cards are shuffled face down into face up, spectator removes two face up cards and performer two face down card, same value
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
151
Martin Gardner, Charles "Chic" Schoke Easy Aces Aces in the deck stay in the same order after spectator riffle shuffled the deck three times
Related to Feb. 1952
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 249)
997
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Will De Sieve, Jay Marshall, Leslie Barrie, Friday Night Sodality, Frank Joglar, Martin Gardner, Bill Larsen, Lou Tannen
 		Apr. 1952
The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 252)
1009
Martin Gardner Where Does the Easter Bunny Go? puzzle
 		Apr. 1952
The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 252)
1009
Martin Gardner Cubism sugar cubes travel from one hand to the other and back
 		May 1952
The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 254)
1016
Martin Gardner Fir You! making a christmas tree from paper
Related to Dec. 1952
The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 271)
1082
Bruce Elliott The Back Room reprint of chapter 25 of Martin Gardner's "In the Name of Science"
 		Jan. 1953
The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 272)
1089
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on the Friday Night Sodality, Frank Garcia, Tommy Vanderschmidt, Martin Gardner, Bob Somerfeld, Audley Walsh, Jim Reneaux
 		Feb. 1953
The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 275)
1101
Martin Gardner Poker Problem open drawing of cards, solution on p. 1104
Related to Feb. 1953
The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 275)
1101
Bruce Elliott The Back Room solution to Martin Gardner's problem from issue 275, Friday Night Sodality, Orville Meyer, Arthur Buckley, Chic Schoke, Paul LePaul, Lou Tannen
 		Mar. 1953
The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 276)
1104
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Dai Vernon, Gerald Kosky, Friday Night Sodality, Martin Gardner, Peter Warlock
 		July 1953
The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 285)
1141
Bruce Elliott The Back Room mon Peter Warlock, Max Katz, Norman Jensen, Martin Gardner
 		Nov. 1953
The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 293)
1173
Martin Gardner Mity Match two paper match routines, vanishing / appearing spots on match
  • Multiplying Spots
  • Diminishing Spots
 		May 1954
The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 307)
25
Jay Marshall The Birdcage on Martin Gardner, Victor Jory, Fred Keating, Howard Brooks, John Thornton, Val Andrews, Stewart James, The Impromptu Trixter
 		Sep. 1954
The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 316)
69
Jay Marshall The Birdcage on Herb Rungie, Martin Gardner, The Wizard, Dr. Stanley Jaks
 		Oct. 1954
The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 318)
81
Jay Marshall The Bird Cage on Houdini, Howard Brooks, Carl Ballantine, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Martin Gardner, Francis Carlyle, Woodfield's Magicana, Lloyd Chambers
 		Nov. 1954
The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 321)
91
Martin Gardner Airing the Deck deck is aired and held in proper angle to simulate full deck
 		Nov. 1954
The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 321)
92
Jay Marshall The Birdcage on Horace Bennett, Houdini, Grant's Inner Circle Magazine, Martin Gardner, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Bill Griffiths, Mello Jones
 		Dec. 1955
The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 322)
97
Jay Marshall Back Talk on the history of The New Phoenix, The Osirian, Dante's death, Martin Gardner, Robert Parrish
 		1955
The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 329)
127
Martin Gardner Pencilvania ideas for effects with pencils, with ribbon, naming color
 		Dec. 1955
The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 334)
146
Martin Gardner Hand to Hand two card location, similar to Hofzinser's two card catch, deck half face up, half face down, cards are thrown several times
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
112
Paul Curry, Martin Gardner, John Scarne, Dai Vernon, Audley Walsh Ten Card Deal jonah card
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
190
Martin Gardner Preface
1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
xi
Martin Gardner Tricks with Cards - Part One chapter intro
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
1
Martin Gardner The Curiosities of Peirce History of mathematical card tricks, history of Charles Peirce's work
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
2
The Missing Card method to clock the deck to find missing card
Variations 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
10
Charles T. Jordan, Martin Gardner Jordan's Method Charles Jordan's method for clocking a deck (can be used to clock for four removed cards), with a tip from Martin Gardner to use the feet or fingers to help keep track of the suits
Inspired byRelated to 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
11
Martin Gardner Tricks with Cards - Part Two chapter intro
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
20
Steve Belchou Belchou's Aces Poker Player's Picnic, four Aces found via dealing and transferring cards between four piles, credited to Steve Belchou
Related to 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
27
Don Costello, Dai Vernon, Martin Gardner The Tit-Tat-Toe Trick Packet of nine cards used to play tic-tac-toe with a spectator (face up and down cards). Finale is revealed that the result is a magic square, each row/column/diagonal adds up to fifteen
Related toVariations 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
28
Martin Gardner Other Tricks of Interest suggested reading list
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
31
Martin Gardner Dice intro
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
42
Martin Gardner Magic With Common Objects Chapter Intro
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
42
Martin Gardner Dominoes intro
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
46
Martin Gardner Calendars intro
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
48
Martin Gardner Calendar Memorizing Bibliography and suggested reading list for memorizing calendars
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
50
, 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
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
50
Martin Gardner Die and Watch Mystery Die is used to start counting clockwise and anticlockwise on a clock, count to thought-of number, the two hours are added together and magician can divine the number on the die
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
51
Martin Gardner Matches intro
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
55
Martin Gardner Coins intro
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
59
Martin Gardner Topological Tomfoolery Chapter Intro
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
69
Martin Gardner String and Rope intro
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
81
Martin Gardner Clothing Chapter intro
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
86
Martin Gardner Rubber Bands
1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
91
Martin Gardner Tricks With Special Equipment
1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
95
Martin Gardner Tap-a-drink Tapping the Hours but with names of different drinks in a clock shape
Inspired by 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
103
Martin Gardner Tap-an-Animal Tapping the Hours but with animal names in a clock shape
Inspired by 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
104
Martin Gardner The Riddle Card Tapping the Hours type of trick with a card with riddles
Inspired by 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
106
Martin Gardner Geometrical Vanishes - Part 1 chapter intro
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
114
Theodore DeLand DeLand's Paradox Geometrical Vanish of a playing card
Variations 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
123
Martin Gardner The Vanishing Rabbit Geometrical vanish of a rabbit
Inspired by 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
125
Martin Gardner Fibonacci Series About the mathematics behind geometrical vanishes where the area of a shape changes. Based on work by V. Schlegel, E.B. Escott and Lewis Carroll
Related to
  • V. Schlegel, Zeitschrift fur Mathematik und Physik, Vol. 24, p. 123 (1879)
  • E. B. Escott, Open Court, Vol. 21, p. 502 (1907)
Variations 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
134
Harry Langman Langman's Version Rectangle changes in area when pieces are moved around, related to Fibonacci series
Inspired by 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
137
Paul Curry Curry's Paradox Various geometrical vanishes of squares in rectangles and squares
Variations 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
139
Martin Gardner Curry Triangles Geometrical vanishes with triangles
Inspired by 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
145
Paul Curry, Martin Gardner Two-piece Squares Cut square into two pieces, rearrange to get hole
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
153
Martin Gardner Curved and 3-D Forms Discusses the possibilities of geometrical vanishes with 3-D shapes
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
155
Martin Gardner Magic with Pure Numbers chapter intro
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
156
Martin Gardner The Mysteries of Seven Explains why the number nine has such weird properties
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
168
Martin Gardner Cigar Vanish
1957
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic
96
Jay Marshall BackTalk on magic magazines, Martin Gardner, Erdnase, Hugh R. Johnston, F. B. Sterling, Tarbell Testimonial, Don Alan, Lee LeRoi, Jim Sherman, Carl Jones, Phoebe Baker, Fred Allen
 		Jan. 1957
The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 340)
176
Bert Allerton Surprise Spelling
Related to 1958
The Close-Up Magician
30
Dai Vernon The Bent Corner Prediction spectator names number up to 52, card there is predicted by performer
Related to 1959
Inner Secrets of Card Magic
12
Al Leech Routine Royal
Related toVariations 1959
Cardmanship
18
Martin Gardner Ein paar Streichhölzer instruction game with matches, three piles, center pile ends up with named number
 		1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 2)
799
Martin Gardner Ein eigenartiger Schnurtrick as "Gardener", string is knotted to a loop and spectator places it on the table and builds a special form, sides are covered with paper so it's unclear which parts are inside the loop and which outside, performer returns and places pins at several places which are all outside the loop
 		1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 3)
835
U. F. Grant Lilly - Levi knife in paper cup, knife is held and cup remains suspended
Related to Nov. 1960
The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 351)
231
Paul Marcus More Natural Spectator tears out matches from matchbook, performer uses number of matches to select card from seven-card packet, which is correctly predicted
Inspired by Aug. 1961
The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 360)
268
Edward Marlo, Harry Lorayne, Martin Gardner Lorayne's Poker Deal
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1962
Close-up Card Magic
153
Martin Gardner Knotty Problems
  • The Impossible Knot
  • Knot Box
 		Apr. 1962
The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 368)
299
Martin Gardner The Thirteenth Turn die is turned according to some rules, divination of amount of turns (extra turn or not)
Related to Feb. 1964
The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 387)
375
John Robbins For Magicians Only double backer changes into selection, see p. 394 for idea by Martin Gardner and p. 398 for idea by Francis Haxton
 		May 1964
The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 390)
388
Don Tanner The Back Room on Modern Coin Magic, Martin Gardner, Stewart Judah, Joshua Stewart, Alvin Plough, Lu Brent, Micky Hades
 		June 1964
The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 391)
394
Martin Gardner Variable Magnetic Lie Detector lie detector using the Variable Magnetic Executive Tranquilizer
 		Nov. 1964
The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 393)
399
Martin Gardner Introduction on Paul Curry
 		1965
Magician's Magic
1
Peter Wilker Wir stellen. vor... Martin Gardner on Martin Gardner
 		1967
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 28 No. 1)
4
Martin Gardner Zundholz-Köpfchen head of paper match changes color
Also published here 1967
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 28 No. 1)
8
Martin Gardner Lippenstift Magie using cap of a lipstick as thumb tip etc.
Also published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 11, Nr. 12, 1954.
 1967
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 28 No. 1)
9
Martin Gardner Stock Holdout spectator shuffles deck in parts, but partial stack is retained, for credit information see reference
Related to Mar. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 2)
9
Karl Fulves Over/Under - Monge Notes special shuffling procedure and some properties
Related to Mar. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 2)
10
Karl Fulves The 3-Card Cycle properties after riffle shuffling deck in 1-2-3-1-2-3-... order
Variations July 1968
Epilogue (Issue 3)
18
Martin Gardner More Monge more notes on the Monge Shuffle:
  • References
  • Recycling the Deck
  • The M/S Shuffle
  • Tricks (position of selection predicted & Do as I Do)
  • Analog of the M/S Shuffe
Related to Nov. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 4)
29
Martin Gardner Version of the 5x5 Problem
Feb. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 4)
160
Martin Gardner Odd And Even Dice three dice are turned according to some rules, then the chosen die is divined
Related to July 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 9)
196
Joseph K. Schmidt Some Notes on the Rising Card Trick saliva rise
Related to
  • Martin Gardner, Jan. 1949 of Hugard's Magic Monthly
 1968
The Impromptu Close-up Card Rise
22
Gene Anderson Fir Tree
Related toAlso published here 1968
Newspaper Magic
11
Martin Gardner Martin Gardner on Afghan Bands History on Mobius strips in magic
 		1968
Newspaper Magic
125
Martin Gardner All the Non-Conformists named Ace is shown to have an odd back, demonstrated with multiple Aces
Also published here
  • Ibidem
 1968
Tricks You Can Count On
31
Bert Allerton Variation on the Hunter Knot variation on G. W. Hunter's Puzzle Knot, described by Martin Gardner
Related to 1968
Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!
68
Martin Gardner Martin Gardner's Magic Knot scissors on rope, ends held by spectators and performer is able to make a knot around scissors under handkerchief
Also published here
  • in "Hugard's Magic Monthly*
 1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
34
Martin Gardner Martin Gardner's Chefalo Release double knot vanish, freeing scissors
Related toAlso published here
  • in "Hugard's Magic Monthly*
 1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
34
Martin Gardner Martin Gardner's Impossible Knot rope pulled through hole of newspaper, knot appears
 		1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
36
Martin Gardner Rope and Coat Release ropes on coat hanger pulled through sleeves of jacket
Also published here
  • in "Hugard's Magic Monthly*
 1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
90
Martin Gardner Martin Gardner's Scissor Cut No. One scissors knotted on rope, removed under handkerchief, apparently cutting rope
Also published here
  • in "Hugard's Magic Monthly*
 1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
188
Martin Gardner Martin Gardner's Scissor Cut No. Two scissors knotted on rope, removed under handkerchief, apparently cutting rope, gaffed scissors
Also published here
  • in "Hugard's Magic Monthly*
 1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
190
Karl Fulves, Martin Gardner Two Chess Wagers
Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
34
Karl Fulves The Compleat Gamester proposition bets
  • Birthday Bet (see p. 292 for Mel Stover comment)
  • Red And Black (Martin Gardner)
  • License Plate Poker
  • Ace-Deuce-Jack Variations
  • Black And White
  • Coin Swindles
  • 3-Card Poker
  • Odds On Favorite (Omega Bet, card pushed in reversed and pairs dealt off)
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 9)
272
Jack Avis, Martin Gardner, John Brennon, Peter A. McDonald Etcetera
Oct. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 12)
288
Martin Gardner Repeat Lie Speller see p. 289 for reference
 		Oct. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 12)
288
Karl Fulves Babel Velki magazine, Mystic Power Mentations (Vosburgh Lyons), Ed Mishell's Hold-Out Miracles, Stewart Smith, practical joke by Robert Murray (two right handed gloves) via Martin Gardner
 		Dec. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 2)
304
Harold Bester, Chris Hussey, L. Vosburgh Lyons, Martin Gardner, Paul Sweetman Etcetera
Related to Feb. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 4)
320
Martin Gardner The Compleat Gamester Addition red-black betting game with eight cards
Inspired by Mar. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 5)
324
Allan Slaight Build Down progressive poker deal with ten card poker deal finale, see also p. 340 & 342
Inspired byRelated to
  • "The Psychological Loser" (Daniel Dobson, Tokyo Trickery by Takinshi Nemoto, Magic Inc.)
Also published here 		Mar. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 5)
325
Martin Gardner Mutus Nomen simplified handling, see p. 527 for presentation by Steve Freeman and his addition on p. 565, see also p. 648
 		May 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 7)
338
Martin Gardner Are You Psychic? performer and spectator each write down three words from a list of ten words, they match, see also p. 348
Also published here July 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 9)
345
John Hamilton Down & Out Tantalizer type routine with cut-off packet, card predicted and one of same value is on top of discard pile, see also p. 373
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 10)
354
Emil Jarrow, Theodore Annemann All In A Row coin layout puzzle
Related to Dec. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 2)
386
Dr. Jacob Daley, Martin Gardner Daley's Card Thru Hank
Mar. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 11)
87
Martin Gardner "Wink Change"
Related toVariationsAlso published here Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
290
Martin Gardner Turnabout Coins coin layout puzzle
Related toVariationsAlso published here Mar. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5)
412
Martin Gardner Paradox Papers paper with numbers in a 4x4 grid is folded into small square, edges cut off, then all even numbers are one way and the odds another, application with cards, Steve Shimm suggestion, tapestry handling, see also p. 521 for Gene Nielson handling, H. E. Dudeney
Inspired by
  • Henry Dudeny puzzle from "Modern Puzzles" (1926)
Related toVariationsAlso published here 		July 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 9)
429
Edmund Rowland News Test newspaper folded and edges cut off, number counted to, Koran's binary newspaper
Related toVariations Aug. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 10)
440
Karl Fulves Unmatch five reds and five blacks mixed, spectator points to any five, removed as block, cards from both piles simultaneously turned over, always one red and one black, see also p. 460
VariationsAlso published here Sep. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 11)
443
Jack Lottey Electronic Cards square layout of nine cards, instruction on tape, based on Martin Gardner routine
Related to 1971
Magick (Issue 30)
148
Everett Lyda Precognition! word predicted, using cards and Martin Gardner's "Mathematics Magic and Mystery"
 		1971
Magick (Issue 39)
193
Roy Walton Tit For Tat
Inspired by
  • 123 (Dai Vernon, 1947)
  • Martin Gardner's "All the Nonconformists" in "Ibidem"
Also published here 		1971
Cardboard Charades
41
Dan Tong The Pad Spread throwing several cards on table, some of which are a double
Related to 1972
Card Cavalcade
106
Martin Gardner Color Thot spectator pushes out twenty-six cards from tabled spread
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 4)
488
Theodore Annemann Psychic Ring rope tied on both wrists of the performer, spectator's as well but with hands behind him, plastic ring is linked onto spectator's rope, then also his own rope then only performer's rope, see also p. 513
Related toVariations Apr. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 6)
511
Karl Fulves Babel Buffalo Convention, Tenkai's death, Kreskin, Eric Impy/Impey, Martin Gardner
 		Apr. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 6)
512
Martin Gardner Three Rings red, white and blue ring on rope that is tied to performer's wrists, order of rings change
Inspired by May 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7)
517
Ken Beale Ring Sation two rings on string, one comes off, originally published by Lou Tannen, with variation:
  • The Hard Way
see also p. 565 for background information, see p. 608 for comment by Paul Brian
Related to Oct. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 12)
563
Sam Lloyd The Missing Digit spectator form two numbers from all ten digits, adds them and removes one digit from answer which the performer divines, from a Dover collection edited by Martin Gardner
 		Dec. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 2)
578
Bert Allerton Do As I Do ala Allerton No. 582
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
162
Martin Gardner Brush Gag apparently brushing spectator's jacket
Related to
  • Whisk Broom Nr.2 in Martin Gardner's "Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic" p.570
 1973
Thanks to Pepys...
27
Martin Gardner Color Thot
Inspired byAlso published here 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
81
Martin Gardner A Betting Swindle betting game with three suits after a riffle shuffle
Inspired by 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
88
Karl Fulves Babel Jean Dixon's prediction, Derek Dingle, Martin Gardner's fiction book "The Flight of Peter Fromm", Jerry Fulton
 		Mar. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 5)
602
Martin Gardner King James Version book test using two dice and unfaked King James bible, two presentations, see also p. 648
 		Aug. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 10)
643
Karl Fulves Drop Out three red dice alternate with two white dice and are held between thumb and first finger as block, white dice fall out at once, posed a problem
Related toVariations Aug. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 10)
644
Sam Lebeoff Alice's Key marked key vanishes from hand and reappears underneath performer's foot, repeat, see also p. 780 for comment by Martin Gardner
Inspired by
  • Al Thompson card effect
 Aug. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 10)
645
Martin Gardner Gardner Vanish see also p. 668
 		Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
665
Martin Gardner (reviewer) Magic Book by John Fisher
excerpt reprinted from NY Times 		Dec. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 2)
688
Martin Gardner The "Wink" Change
Also published here July 1974
Epilogue (Issue 21)
194
Karl Fulves Times Two spectator sets a time on a wristwatch and performer behind back, numbers are added and the result told to the performer, who can now name both numbers
Inspired by 1974
Close-Up Mental Magic
8
Martin Gardner Parity Bet eleven cards on table with one free section, sliding task for spectator as bet
 		Jan. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 3)
700
Martin Gardner Yin-Yang only high cards used, five cards dealt out in row, spectator marks them with either red/black, odd/even or high/low property, all cards divined, three-way gray code
 		Feb. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 4)
710
Oscar Weigle Color Scheme with face-up/face-down mix of twenty cards behind spectator's back
Related toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 6)
724
Martin Gardner, Clayton Rawson Further Ideas
Inspired by Apr. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 6)
726
Martin Gardner Slop Shuffle Separation red black separation, credited to Gardner
Related to Apr. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 6)
726
John Cornelius Magnetic Fork powerful magnet below table makes fork magnetic above table
Related toAlso published here May 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 7)
733
Martin Gardner Strange Bedfellows upside down number to word gag
 		June 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 8)
749
Ed Balducci Impromptu Levitation with presentation angle by Martin Gardner (reaching up)
Related to July 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 9)
755
Martin Gardner Fish Layout Puzzle
Variations Aug. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 10)
776
Martin Gardner Coin to Cuff marked coin travels down to cuff, two methods, one with secret tube slide and one impromptu
 		Aug. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 10)
780
Martin Gardner On "Drop Out" solution to Fulves's problem
Inspired by Aug. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 10)
782
Paul Swinford Octo octahedral die with symbols, chosen symbol divined
Inspired by Oct. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 12)
809
Martin Gardner With Magnets picking up metal things with match, see also p. 834 for clarification, p. 874 for obtaining magnets
Related to Dec. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 2)
829
Martin Gardner Von Hand zu Hand two card location, similar to Hofzinser's two card catch, deck half face up, half face down
Also published here Oct. 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
35
The Magic Tipper paper fold that moves by itself
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Magic Tipper" (Origami in Action, Eric Kenneway)
 May 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 7)
961
Martin Gardner He Does Tricks presentation for Tipper
Inspired by May 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 7)
962
Martin D. Kruskal The Kruskal Principle also with two deck, described by Martin Gardner, see p. 985 for references to Ibidem
Also published here