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Theodore Annemann* Par-Optic Vision cards pocketed by spectator are divined one by one, see page 99 for improvement by Annemann, see page 164 for comment by William Larsen
Also published here
Related to
Variations
1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
48
Theodore Annemann* Annemann's Mental Masterpiece impression device on card box, carbon
Related to
Variations
1935 5
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 7
Theodore Annemann* Par-Optic Vision cards pocketed by spectator are divined one by one
Also published here
Related to
Variations
1944 249
John Scarne Triple Coincidence two decks, three cards exchanged
Variations
1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
15
Bob Somerfeld On Second Thought spectator named dead person before the show, later envelope with dead name is found by performer and name divined
Related to
1952 5
Edward Marlo Some Challenging Ideas: The Spectator Coincidence card thought of in red-backed deck matches physically chosen card in blue-backed deck, posed as a problem
Variations
1953 189
"Senator" Clarke Crandall "Senator" Clark Crandall's Cup and Balls one cup and three balls, no magnet
Related to
Variations
1954 39
Nikolas The Nikolas "Thought" Card card coded via the way a slip of paper is clipped to a card case, silent code
Variations
1954 211
Edward Marlo All Face Up Oil and Water Routine 3&3, also suggestion of using three cards face up and three face down
Variations
Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
16
Tony Slydini The Helicopter Card one half is spread randomly into a mess on the table, the other half is fanned, the spectator select a card, put back in fan, it travels to tables cards, five phases
Also published here
Variations
1960 163
Karrell Fox Foxy Climax one ball becomes four, then all vanish, with handkerchief four ball gaff, see p. 342 for ideas by Dan Tong
Feb. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 377)
335
Dan Tong* Masterpiece Variations
Inspired by
Apr. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 379)
345
Dan Tong* Tele Tact book test with magazine, flashback principle
Related to
Mar. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 11)
45
Arlecchino* Editorium on Steranko, Dan Tong, assistants
Mar. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 11)
46
Dan Tong* Vari-Mental presentation for the invisible deck
Also published here
Mar. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 11)
46
Bill Madsen* "Pro"file on Dan Tong
Mar. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 11)
47
Dan Tong* Tugudtoname bill to bill tube, color of rubber band around bill can be chosen freely, with torn corner
Mar. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 11)
47
Dan Tong* Prognostica three businsess cards with number, word and design are sealed into envelopes and information is divined
Mar. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 11)
48
Dan Tong* Commando! red backed card is placed inside blue deck, deck is shuffled and turned over, spectator touches one card which turns out to be the odd one
Also published here
Mar. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 11)
48
Dan Tong* Double-Back Doublecross two effects, selection turns over in the deck, then selection turns over and changes places with other card sticking out from the deck
Mar. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 11)
50
Dan Tong* Prediction in Balloon without title, balloon inside plastic bag with prediction inside
July 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 2 No. 15)
66
Dan Tong* Novel Reading spectator marks page behind back with an X, vanishing ink
Oct. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 2 No. 18)
77
Harry Lorayne Red & Black Fantasy spectator pockets some red and black cards, performer divines how many
Also published here
Variations
1964 11
Dan Tong* More On colored cards in envelopes are divines, seeing with fingertips
Oct. 1964
The New Jinx (Vol. 3 No. 30)
125
Dan Tong* ESP Mania - Where the Action Is using two combined ESP decks with red and blue backs, various ideas
Sep. 1965
The New Jinx (Vol. 4 No. 41)
167
Dan Tong* ESPeriments divination of chosen ESP card, luck as method
Sep. 1965
The New Jinx (Vol. 4 No. 41)
169
Dan Tong* Thumb Nail Sketches business cards with numbers written on them, performer removes a cards and it matches named number
Sep. 1965
The New Jinx (Vol. 4 No. 41)
169
Dan Tong* Telecodes ESP card coded via the way a slip of paper is clipped to a card case, silent code
Inspired by
Sep. 1965
The New Jinx (Vol. 4 No. 41)
170
Dan Tong* ESP Stop using ESP deck
Sep. 1965
The New Jinx (Vol. 4 No. 41)
170
Dan Tong* Immiscibilite 3x3, three phases, mixing climax
Apr. 1966
The New Jinx (Vol. 4 No. 48)
198
Horace E. Bennett, Dan Tong* Tong's Trick jardine ellis ring and split ring, ring on ribbon
1967 331
Dan Tong*, Ken Krenzel Telecoincidence book test with books, flashback principle, performer and spectator select same word from two books
Related to
Apr. 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 5 No. 60)
246
Dan Tong* Triangle Book Test X to mark position, stooge
Apr. 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 5 No. 60)
246
Dan Tong* Psychic Princess stopped at ESP card matches prediction in pocket, two methods
Nov. 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 67)
271
Dan Tong* Telekinetic Perception ESP, selected card matches card reversed in the deck
Nov. 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 67)
272
Dan Tong* Spectator ESP two ESP deck, one face up and one face down, same symbols are chosen
Nov. 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 67)
273
Dan Tong* Magic vs. ESP two ESP decks, spelling to symbol
Nov. 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 67)
274
Dan Tong* Odd Men Out two decks, with ESP cards
Inspired by
Nov. 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 67)
274
Bill Madsen* Editorium on Dan Tong, Arthur Monroe
Dec. 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 68)
276
Dan Tong* Commando red backed card is placed inside blue deck, deck is shuffled and turned over, spectator touches one card which turns out to be the odd one
Also published here
Dec. 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 68)
277
Dan Tong* Effect Using The Commando Effect #1 - card selected from red deck and turns out only blue backed card, missing from blue deck
Effect #2 - similar to original Commando effect
Dec. 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 68)
277
Dan Tong* Two Pins & the 'kerchiefs pin pulled through handkerchief, using real and gaffed pin
Dec. 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 68)
277
Dan Tong* Fan Reverse using one-handed fan
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Variations
Mar. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 2)
11
Dan Tong* Cup & Three Balls three phase routine, see p. 200 for reference
Related to
Apr. 1968 174
Dan Tong* Net Ball net & ball routine, see also p. 29 for comments
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two
  • Phase Three
  • Phase Four: The Vanish
July 1968
Ibidem (Issue 33)
13
Dan Tong* Knees Up wallet loading in lap
July 1968
Ibidem (Issue 33)
15
Dan Tong* The DT Blindfold blindfold method, using cotton, bandage, mask and blindfolds
Apr. 1968
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 72)
291
Dan Tong* Bill Antics two bills in left hand, one travels to right hand, featuring fold that makes one bill look like two
1969 65
Dan Tong* Ring and Ribbon Ellis Ring
1969 67
Dan Tong* Rope and Ring
1969 68
Dan Tong* Perambulating Coins various travels and hand penetration with penny and nickle, using gimmick with penny/nickle glued together
1969 70
Dan Tong* Hippy Nuts three nuts and three bolts magically become joined
1969 71
Dan Tong* Rabbits' Habits
1969 72
Dan Tong* Nut & Bolt three phase routine
Related to
Mar. 1969 244
Harry Milliken Milliken's Transposition two quarters and two half dollars transpose one by one
Also published here
Related to
Variations
1969 143
Karl Fulves* (reviewer) Mind Scan by Dan Tong* Oct. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 12)
366
Dan Tong* The Pad Spread throwing several cards on table, some of which are a double
Related to
1972 106
Dan Tong* Further Notes on The Pad Spread: B) collectors subtlety
1972 108
Dan Tong* Spectator Sandwich
1972 139
Dan Tong* Tilted Sandwich
1972 141
Karl Fulves* (reviewer) Copper/Silver/Brass by Dan Tong* Aug. 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 10)
647
Karl Fulves* (reviewer) Color Monte by Dan Tong* Aug. 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 10)
647
Karl Fulves* (reviewer) Mental Monte by Dan Tong* Aug. 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 10)
647
Karl Fulves* (reviewer) Sixth Column by Dan Tong* Aug. 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 10)
647
Dan Tong* Okito Box Notes 4
Oct. 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 12)
680
Dan Tong* Another Turnover
Oct. 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 12)
681
Dan Tong* Texture Expanded
1973 57
Dan Tong* Champagne Coins
  • Phase I: The Production of Four Coins
  • Phase II: Coins Into The Glass
1973 62
Dan Tong* Steal Handling
1973 64
Dan Tong* Tong's Aces
1975 165
Dan Tong* Peek-A-Book prepared book, flashback principle
Related to
Variations
1975
Magick (Issue 143)
711
Tony Slydini The Helicopter Card half distributed on table, selection placed in other half travels onto tabled mess, five phases
Also published here
Variations
1976 75
Dan Tong* Pad Spread
1976 6
Harvey Rosenthal* Rosenthal's Nut and Bolt Through Table multiple phases
Related to
1976 11
Dan Tong* Empathy "3" cards, a word from a book and a geometrical design are divined blindfolded
Related to
1976
Magick (Issue 144)
719
Richard M. Hunt Peek-A-Book Impromptu! impromptu, glimpsing page number
Inspired by
Related to
1976
Magick (Issue 145)
721
Dan Tong* Quick and Easy three numbers are divined by audience / predicted by performer, on business cards
1976
Magick (Issue 156)
777
Dan Tong* Lazy Tong's card from bottom of the deck to Tenkai palm
1976 60
Dan Tong*, Rick Johnsson The Japanese Aces quartet transformation, seated
1976 103
Dan Tong* Jumbo Coin Routine penny & silver dollar transpose, penny grows to dollar size, then to giant size and back, lapping
1977 54
Harry Milliken Milliken's Transposition two quarters and two half dollars transpose one by one
Also published here
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Variations
1977 58
Dan Tong* Bill Antics bill from hand to hand, featuring fold so one bill looks like two
1977 181
Dan Tong* Peek-A-Book...Two with four spectators and four books, flashback principle
Related to
1977
Magick (Issue 185)
921
Karroll Priest Karroll's Watch Thing! two borrowed watches, performer predicts set time on one watch, gimmick
Variations
1978
Magick (Issue 204)
1017
Dan Tong* Time-X set time is matched
Inspired by
1978
Magick (Issue 212)
1058
Harry Lorayne Rot-Schwarz Fantasie spectator pockets some red and black cards, performer divines how many
Also published here
Variations
July 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
54
Dan Tong*, Martin A. Nash Pad Spread - Variation spreading three cards on table as two
1979 390
Dan Tong*, Theodore Annemann* Tips from Tong Tossed out deck combined with Par-Optics
  • Tossed Out Deck Addition
Inspired by
Sep. 1979 3
Robert Cassidy Meet Dan Tong on Dan Tong / Danton
Oct./Nov. 1979 1
Robert Cassidy (reviewer) Dan Tong's ESP by Dan Tong* Mar. 1980 2
Robert Cassidy 1980 Meeting of the Minds - St. Louis, Mo. program for the upcoming convention, Punx, Tony Raven, Alex Redans, Masklyn ye Mage, Irv Weiner, Larry Becker, Bob Cassidy, Bob Haines, Terry Nosek, Ralph Athey, Dan Tong, Ross Johnson, Ken Weber, Alessandro de Luca, Eliott Black, Scott Gordon, Aprille Becker
May 1980 1
Karl Fulves* One Hand Half Passes
  • 1. Charlier Cut
  • 2. The Jordan Half Pass
  • 3. Fan Pass
  • 4. Single Card
  • 5. Table Pass
  • 6. One-hand Cut
  • 7. Thru-The-Fist Flourish
Related to
1981 59
Barrie Richardson, Eric Mason Newspaper Mind Reading one word written upside down
Also published here
Dec. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 7)
1066
Dan Tong* Laws of Order half forcing stack
Jan. 1984
Magick (Issue 327)
1633
Dan Tong* Thaumaturge two ESP decks with different backs, performer and spectator select same symbol
Oct. 1984
Magick (Issue 341)
1702
Dan Tong* Wonder Wizard spectator selects two different colored pens and draws something before the show, performer divines colors and drawing
Related to
Jan. 1985
Magick (Issue 344)
1718
Dan Tong* Double Triumph two selections, for credit update see page 1259
Apr. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 4)
1195
Dan Tong* Pad Spread
1987 42
Dan Tong* Pad Spread
1987
Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Carney Up Close)
22
Dan Tong* Psi-cloned spectator selects a card, same card is found inside wallet, 26 duplicates
June 1987
Magick (Issue 391)
1953
Dan Tong* Pad Spread
1987 [22]
Dan Tong* Knees Up ungaffed wallet
1991 12
Dan Tong* Double Wallop ungaffed wallet, two cards one at a time
1991 14
Dan Tong* Card to Wallet - Himber Note Pad
1991 45
Dan Tong* Pad Spread
1991 138
Dan Tong* Store Bought prediction of chosen product from list and total of bill, Himber wallet
Inspired by
  • Ned Rutledge's "Minding the Store"
Nov. 1991
Magick (Issue 464)
2319
Dan Tong*, Jean de Merry Motel Surprise choice of hotel and room number, Room Service with cards with hotel names and numbers
Related to
1991
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 53 No. 1)
23
Dan Tong*, Jean de Merry Motel Surprise correction
Related to
1991
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 53 No. 2)
14
Dan Strange One Cup Routine routine using coffee cup and crumpled bills, lemons as final load, some details on the loading misdirection
Related to
1991 3
Jim Sisti (reviewer) T.D.C. Utility Holdout by Dan Tong* May/June 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 5)
42
Jim Sisti (reviewer) Restaurant and Table Magic by Dan Tong* May/June 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 5)
43
Dan Tong* Walk-Around Malini Egg Bag glass production as climax, belt clip
Also published here
Sep./Oct. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 7)
68
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on the Literary Fellowship for Bascom Jones, Dan Tong
Jan. 1992
Magick (Issue 466)
2332
Dan Tong* Prediction dual reality, apparently spectator drew picture at home, using Larry White's Get The Picture envelope
1992 87
Chris Hurlbert The Last Word on Dan Tong, balloon animals
July/Aug. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 12)
132
Dan Tong* Vari-Mental
Also published here
Nov./Dec. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 14)
153
Dan Tong*, C. James Rainho Book Smart Pegasus page, one book, gaffed, see p. 2432 for credits
Feb. 1993
Magick (Issue 484)
2419
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Jim Rainho, Dan Tong, Tony Raven
Mar. 1993
Magick (Issue 486)
2432
Dan Tong* Fan Reverse using one-handed fan
1993 47
Jerry Mentzer Fan Reverse Revelation
Inspired by
1993 49
Les Scheyer The 1993 Meeting of the Minds: Day 4 on Ted Lesley, Bob Bluemle, Marcello Truzzi, Richard Webster, Chuck Hickok, Dan Tong
Aug. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 2)
12
Dan Tong* Stacked Fantasy spectator pockets some red and black cards, performer divines how many, no memory work and no sleight-of-hand version
Inspired by
Sep. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 3)
12
Dan Tong* One Cup and Balls one cup and three balls
Related to
1994 119
Dan Tong* Other Ideas A. bottomless cup
B. cup with salt or liquid
1994 125
Dan Tong* DT Ring Flite combined with ring on stick
  • Phase One - The Ring on Stick (two versions)
  • Phase Two - Ring Flite (ring vanishes from paper cone made out of bill)
  • When Bills are not Available
1994 139
Dan Tong* The Final Transposition two quarters and two half dollars transpose one by one, then all coins travel into one hand
Inspired by
1994 58
Dan Tong* Pad Vanish card on close-up pad vanishes when covered with both hands, levered up into Tenkai Palm
1994 147
Dan Tong* Pad Vanish Applications
1994 148
Dan Tong* Color Change or Transformation application of Pad Vanish
1994 148
Dan Tong* A Transposition two and two cards, table, application of Pad Vanish
1994 149
Dan Tong* New Way Top Change card in right hand is Tenkai palmed as it is brought to the deck, switched for top card
1994 151
Dan Tong* Swivel Side Steal from center into Tenkai palm
1994 153
Dan Tong* Stealth Whirley-Bird Card one half is spread randomly into a mess on the table, the other half is fanned, the spectator select a card, put back in fan, it travels to tables cards
Inspired by
1994 155
Dan Tong* Fan Reverse using one-handed fan
1995 1134
Dan Tong* Fan Reverse under one-handed fan
1995 30
Dan Tong* Le Robot wind-up toy robot finds card
Also published here
  • "M-U-M" November, 1995.
1996
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 58 No. 1)
17
Dan Tong* Pad Spread
1996 146
Dan Tong* Pad Spread for collectors
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
11
Barrie Richardson Word Flight one word written upside down
Also published here
1999 244
Dan Tong* Danny's Bill Warp using a bill
Variations
Dec. 2000
Pabular (Vol. 9 No. 4)
2055
Allen Zingg Ton, Kenton, & Zingg combination of Knepper's "Torn & Restored #1" and Tongs "Danny's Bill Warp"
Inspired by
Dec. 2000
Pabular (Vol. 9 No. 4)
2058
Dan Tong* Danny's Cards to Wallet three methods
Dec. 2000
Pabular (Vol. 9 No. 4)
2061
Dan Tong* Danny's Coins to Glass four coins are produced, then they travel into glass one by one
Dec. 2000
Pabular (Vol. 9 No. 4)
2063
Dan Tong* Laws of Order selection is divined by adding two cards performer has selected from spread, card ends up at freely chosen number, half forcing deck
Dec. 2000
Pabular (Vol. 9 No. 4)
2066
Dan Tong* Danny on Restaurant Magic
Dec. 2000
Pabular (Vol. 9 No. 4)
2067
Dan Tong*, Martin Gardner* The Pad Spread
2000 144
Chan Canasta The Experiment with Books spectators chose a page, line and number, performer divines word on that position
Related to
2000 67
Dan Tong* Flashback Book
Aug. 2000
MAGIC (Vol. 9 No. 12)
78
Harry Milliken Milliken's Transposition two quarters and two half dollars transpose one by one
Also published here
Related to
Variations
Oct. 2000
MAGIC (Vol. 10 No. 2)
70
Dan Tong* Tong's Routine glass production as climax, belt clip
Also published here
2002 112
Luke Jermay, Chan Canasta, Barrie Richardson, Dan Tong* The Ernie Ball Book Test
Inspired by
2003 82
Wesley James Forgery fusion of card with odd-backed card, credit information
  • Method 1
  • Method 2
  • Method 3 (Preferred Method) - "final"
  • Clean-Up Procedures
  • Further Approaches
  • Progeny (selected references for the plot)
Related to
2004 5
Philip T. Goldstein*, Dan Tong* Goldstein and Tong Tip tip for "Forgery"
Related to
2004 12
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Dan Tong: Finally! 50 Years of Magic Volume I and II by Dan Tong* Mar. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 3)
92
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Dan Tong Live by Dan Tong* Dec. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 12)
101
Dan Tong* The Tel-Tale Joker spectator takes a card from handkerchief-covered deck and puts it face up on top, Joker goes under handkerchief and then whispers card to performer, card is also predicted
Variations
2010 239
Dan Tong* Rough Guy spectator takes a card from handkerchief-covered deck and puts it face up on top and cuts deck, Joker goes under handkerchief and then whispers card to performer, card is also predicted, deck roughed on faces
  • Variation
Inspired by
2010 241
Vanni Bossi Double Toss throwing several cards on table, one which are a double, vacuum
Related to
2016 95
Dan Tong* The Pad Spread
2016 13
Dan Tong* Pad Spread
2018 200
Dan Tong* The Pad Spread credited to Jerry Mentzer
2019 158
Tim Conover Three Book Test chosen words from three books are divined, flashback principle
Inspired by
  • Lamont Ream's flashback book test
Related to
2025 39