127 entries for Richard Himber

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Richard Himber Double Detection magician determines facing cards in a by a spectator faced deck
Variations 1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
205
Richard Himber Himber's Rope Mytersy
1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
367
Richard Himber Paper Match Throwing match landing on the side, bar bet
 		Feb. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 28)
118
Roger Barkann, Richard Himber Duolette device for switching decks
 		Feb. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 29)
119
Richard Himber Match on Edge match on edge stunt with new method
 		1943/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
70
Richard Himber Himber's False Cut
1943/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
196
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Richard Himber, Stuart Robson, Charley Larson, Dai Vernon, Tommy Dowd, Ducrot
 		Mar. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 55)
227
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Joseph Dunninger, Richard Himber, Dell O'Dell, John Scarne, John Mulholland
 		Mar. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 56)
231
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Richard Himber, Joseph Dunninger, Paul Rosini, Bob Novak
 		Mar. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 57)
235
Bruce Elliott The Back Room Dunninger, Richard Himber, Zanzig, Newton Hall, Milton Kort, Stewart James
 		Aug. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 66)
271
Bruce Elliott The Back Room response to John Snyder jr. letter, on Walter Gibson, the Annemann parade in the Linking Ring, James G. Thompson Jr., Richard Himber, Dariel Fitzkee and Harry Blackstone
 		Aug. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 67)
275
Bruce Elliott The Back Room Richard Himber, a strange bar bet by Mystic Craig, idea by Paul Morris for Thompson's Double or Nothing, Puzzle
Inspired by Sep. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 68)
279
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Jim Sherman, Richard Himber, Al Koran, Charlie Miller, Dell O'Dell, Shaman
 		Sep. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 70)
287
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Richard Himber, Eddie Clever, Elray, R.M. Jamison, Tom Fitzgerald
 		Nov. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 72)
295
Richard Himber Letter to the Phoenix on being mentioned in every issue and some copyright issues
 		Dec. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 74)
303
Jean Hugard The Linking Rings on a linking ring performance by Richard Himber
 		Apr. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 11)
48
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Hen Fetsch, Richard Himber, Dunninger getting exposed, Milbourne Christopher
 		Jan. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 75)
307
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Richard Himber, Al Baker, Bill Gresham, Bill Henderson
 		Sep. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 91)
371
Richard Himber The Revolver Card card shoots out of deck like a bullet
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
125
Richard Himber Transcendental Book Test two page numbers selected and added, that number opened in third book and first word divined, using mathematical addition force and miscalling a page number
Also published here 1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
192
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Felix Greenfield, Bill Henderson, R.C. Duff, Senor Mardo, Richard Himber's list of his personal favorite magicians
 		Jan. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 99)
403
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Fu Manchu, John Hamilton, Abracadabra, a riddle by Warner Perry, Richard Himber
 		Apr. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 103)
416
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Bill Gresham, Orson Welles, Richard Himber, Erdnase, Paul Fleming, Jay Marshall
 		Oct. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 113)
456
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Dai Vernon's lecture, Richard Himber, Frank Taylor
 		Nov. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 115)
464
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Farelli, Jay Marshall, Si Stebbins, Brunel White, W. C. Fields, Russell Swann, Richard Himber, Wilfred Jonson
 		Jan. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 118)
476
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Paul Fleming, Paul Curry, L. Vosburgh Lyons, Bill Grace, Richard Himber
 		Mar. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 121)
488
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Jay Marshall, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Clayton Rawson, Milbourne Christopher, Richard Himber
 		May 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 126)
508
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Dai Vernon, Walter Gibson, Bill Woodfield, Cy Endfield, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Richard Himber, H. P. Graham, Ben Braude
 		June 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 128)
513
Frederick Braue Roundabout with Fred Braue on Richard Himber, Houdini, Orson Welles, Aaron Weiss and more
 		Jan. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 8)
288
Frederick Braue Roundabout with Fred Braue on Peter Casson, Richard Himber, The Five-Best Poll (card tricks), Wilbur Kattner, Ernest Partington, Paul Fleming, Charles Hudson, Jean Hugard, Keith Brooks, Frank Werner, Don Medley, Edward Kullman
 		Feb. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 9)
295
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Jean Hugard, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Clayton Rawson, Richard Himber, Roy Benson
 		Jan. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 142)
572
Frederick Braue Roundabout with Fred Braue on Houdini, Frakson, Emil Jarrow, Carl Jones, Ade Duval, Paul Fleming, Carroll Lisby, Jean Hugard, Eric de la Mare, Bill Morton, Harry Mendoza, Charlie Miller, Tony Kardyro, Richard Himber, Bill Larsen and more
 		June 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 1)
428
Richard Himber Name Cards strange spelling effect
Variations 1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
91
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Ken Allen, C.B. Yohe, Richard Himber, George Jason, Ballantine, Ted Anneman, Robert Harbin, Jinx
Variations May 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 178)
712
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Max Holden, Joseph Dunninger, Richard Himber, Jay Marshall
 		July 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 181)
726
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Dai Vernon, Steve Miaco, Richard Himber, Robert Harbin
 		Oct. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 188)
754
Norman Jensen News and Views on TV Magic mentioning Lee Noble, Carl Ballantine, Dr. Jaks, Richard Himber
 		Aug. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 3)
572
Norman Jensen News and Views on TV Magic mentioning Richard Himber, WCBS, Frank Garcia, Lou Tannen and more
 		Dec. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 7)
613
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Richard Himber, Jean Hugard, C.L. Boarde, Jay Marshall
 		Feb. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 197)
789
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Richard Himber, Jimmy Herpick, Jackie Flosso, Jay Marshall, Jean Hugard
 		Mar. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 198)
793
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Richard Himber, Hubert Lambert, Frank Taylor pendulum experiment
 		Mar. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 199)
797
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 (Issue 200)
801
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Jay Marshall, Kuda Bux, Richard Himber, Rosenbloom, Victor Jory, Cardini, Fred Keating, Blackstone, Al Flosso, Johnny Paul
 		June 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 204)
814
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Keith Clark, Richard Himber
 		July 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 208)
833
Frank Joglar Backstage on Frank Garcia, Robert Orben, Louis Zingone, Paul Hartman, Scarne, Fogel, Jay Marshall, Richard Himber, Dante
  • Squelch
  • Offer from France
  • Fan Letter
  • In Print
  • Memory Book
  • And Now
  • Cardini
  • News and Notes
  • Teenage Tricksters
  • Video Topics
  • Translation
  • Jottings
 		Sep. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 4)
698
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Martin Gardner, Richard Himber, Clayton Rawson, Dr. Elliott, Wallace Dibble, Audley Walsh, Bill Simon
 		Apr. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 227)
909
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Emil Jarrow, Richard Himber, Milbourne Christopher, Larry Grey
 		June 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 230)
918
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Roy Benson, Richard Himber, Ande Furlong, Annemann's diary, Peter Warlock, Orson Welles
 		June 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 232)
929
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Richard Himber, Jay Marshall, Fred Keating, Wally Dean, Wilfried Johnson
 		May 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 281)
1125
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Richard Himber, Dudley Fossum, Eddie Joseph
 		June 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 283)
1133
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Richard Himber, Peter Raven
 		June 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 284)
1137
Robert Orben (reviewer) On Richard Himber's Show and Lecture by Richard Himber June 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 284)
1137
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Richard Himber, The Friday Night Sodality, E. Brian Mc Carthy, Fred Keating, Sid Lorraine, Bill Simon
 		Sep. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 290)
1161
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Richard Himber, Bill Simon, Max Katz, Jay Palmer
 		Oct. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 292)
1169
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Bruce Elliott, Friday Night Sodality, Richard Himber
 		Nov. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 294)
1177
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on ending The Phoenix, Jay Marshall, RIchard Himber, Gordon Beck
 		Dec. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 296)
1185
Norman Jensen The Bird Cage on Fred Keating, Milbourne Christoher, Richard Himber, Orson Welles, Frank Garcia
 		Mar. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 303)
12
Jay Marshall The Birdcage on Francis Ireland, Sam Margules, Karl Mundt, Richard Himber, Robert Orben, The Mad Magician
 		May 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 308)
32
Richard Himber, Karrell Fox Candlerama ideas for Himber's Eternal Light, candle relighting itself
  • Directions for Himber's Eternal Light
  • Light Race
  • Liberace
  • Happy Birthday
  • Flight of Light
  • Candle and Match Combination
  • Truth Candle
  • Karrell Fox
 		July 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 312)
49
Roland Hurley Chinese Enigma dollar and ribbon in spectator's pocket, chinese coin in hand, they change places, reconstructed from an advertisement description of Richard Himber
Inspired by
  • Richard Himber advertisement
Also published here 		Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
101
Karl Fulves Babel Jack Gwynne died, Richard Himber newspaper clipping, Tarbell #7 supposed to be written by Oscar Weigle, Jack Chanin anecdote
 		Jan. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3)
312
Don Nielsen Location Plus coin appears next to selection in deck, comedy presentation ("your card is x cards and a quarter down in the deck")
Related to Nov. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 1)
371
Richard Himber Try this for Size off beat prediction of position 14 3/4
Related toAlso published here
  • "Try This For Size" (Richard Himber, MUM, Sep. 1969)
 1972
The Living End
62
Scotty York, Richard Himber York's Stab Surprise razor blade card trick, see Surprise Stab Revisited for an updated version
Related to June 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 6)
42
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Okito Card Frame torn pieces of a card appear in card frame one by one where the card is found restored
Related toVariations 1973
The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs
40
Scotty York, Richard Himber Surprise Stab Revisited razor blade card trick
Related to 1975
Lecture
36
Lawrence Nudelman The Himber Wallet - The Larry Nudelman Version bills change in Himber wallet
Inspired by 1975-1978 ca.
Money Magic Notes — Volume 4
8
Richard Himber Himber Visual Retention Coin Vanish extended fourth finger, here as click pass
 		1976
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #2)
894
Richard Himber Calculator Cards No. 62, selection is "six and three quarters cards" down in deck, it's correct with a card in which a quarter is torn out
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
94
Richard Himber Ballondurchdringung mit Hilfe einer präparierten Hülle - (2) penetration of balloon with gaffed cover tube
 		Nov. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
13
Karl Fulves, Richard Himber How to Predict the Super Bowl two-way out prediction
Related to 1977
The Magic Book
137
Richard Himber, Gene Nielsen Either-Or Effect clever two-way prediction, in envelope and cut open
Related to 1978
Magick (Issue 199)
993
Richard Himber Himber's Fifth Dimension torn pieces of a card appear in card frame one by one where the card is found restored
Related to 1978/76
More Classic Magic with Apparatus
54
Magic Incubator Improved made for Richard Himber, production of silks and cages
Related to 1978/76
More Classic Magic with Apparatus
228
Larry Becker "Anything Goes" erasable prediction, one of three colors, clever wording
Related to 1979
The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II
124
Larry Becker Ho to Broaden the Possibilities further thoughts on the two-way erasable prediction
Related to 1979
The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II
128
Richard Himber The Iron Duchess filled wine glass explodes in hand
 		1981
The Shattered Chalice
8
Richard Himber Coin Vanish
Sep. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 9)
682
Richard Himber, Bobby Bernard Versatile Coin Move Uses for the Himber Vanish

  • Multiple Himber vanish
  • Stage Presentation
  • As a "switch"
  • An Interesting Variation (for ring in wand)
  • Vanish in Handkerchief
 		1982
The Coin and Card Magic of Bobby Bernard
43
Richard Himber Card Box (Himber)
1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
199
Thomas Alan Waters, Richard Himber Peekquivalent spectator hold envelope with prediction, synonyms
 		1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 1: The Book Test)
367
Richard Himber Transcendental Book Test two page numbers selected and added, that number opened in third book and first word divined, using mathematical addition force and miscalling a page number
Also published here 1983
Self-Working Number Magic
134
Dr. Stanley Jaks The Challenge! using Richard Himber's Thousand Dollar Challenge Book Test
 		1984
The Incredible Dr. Stanley Jaks
6
Richard Himber No Questions Asked No. 28, location over phone
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
39
Richard Himber Polaroid-Geld bills change in Himber wallet
Also published here Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
155
Michael Pizzolla Synchronicity III three prediction cards shown in wallet, then three cards taken out of face-down spread, they match, wallet with magnet, two alternativ presentations
Related to
  • "Thought Control" (Richard Himber)
 1987
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
1
Richard Himber, Harvey Rosenthal, Jay Sankey, David Williamson Click Pass in a one-behind context
Related to 1989
Williamson's Wonders
32
Karl Fulves Rough House three cards in case, two more put in, then those two come out cut up in pieces, story presentation
Related to
  • Richard Himber's "Surprise Stab"
 1989
Quick Card Tricks
9
Harvey Rosenthal, Richard Himber Click Pass
1990
100% Sankey
19
Richard Himber Himber Wallet description
 		1991
Card to Wallet
119
Richard Himber Switching with the Himber Wallet
1991
Card to Wallet
120
John Bannon, Richard Himber The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Card Trick in case all cards are shredded to pieces by themselves except selection
Inspired by
  • Richard Himber's "Surprise Stab"
 1991
Smoke and Mirrors
74
Richard Himber, Harvey Rosenthal Himber Vanish as a click pass
 		1992
Totally Out Of Control
26
Richard Himber, Steve Dusheck Another Force magnet in wallet used to steal selection
 		1992
Dusheck's Card Magic
132
Steve Beam Mathematical Card Trick calculator is used to find position of selection, humorous presentation
Related toAlso published here 1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
79
Alex Elmsley, Richard Himber Cold Steel knife is stabbed between two selections
Variations 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
440
Richard Himber Knife Stab Estimation
1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
440
Richard Himber Challenge Method spectator wrote something on a piece of paper, performer duplicates it, opener Move
 		1994
Challenges
3
Mike Bornstein Polaroid Money Outdone four bills change several time when a bill of another denomination is added, Elmsley Counts
Inspired by 1994
"Eye Popper" Money Magic Book #5
16
Karl Fulves Howz It Done? liste of effect descriptions from magazines or dealer's items without methods, Carmo Bead Mystery, Skullocation, Dippy Magnet, Richard Himber coin gauge trick
Related to 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
35
Richard Himber Click Pass Vanish
1996
Professional Close-up of Curtis Kam
15
Nick Trost Kissed and Divined (Improved) Two card prediction using faced halves (original idea by Richard Himber)
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
120
Richard Himber Himber Vanish
1997
Trephine
48
Harry Lorayne Interlude Richard Himber story
 		1998
The Himber Wallet Book
34
Harry Lorayne Interlude Richard Himber story
 		1998
The Himber Wallet Book
70
Harry Lorayne Interlude story about Richard Himber
 		1998
The Himber Wallet Book
101
Harry Lorayne Interlude story about Richard Himber
 		1998
The Himber Wallet Book
133
Richard Himber Polaroid Money bills change in Himber wallet
VariationsAlso published here 1998
The Himber Wallet Book
169
Harry Lorayne Interlude story about Richard Himber
 		1998
The Himber Wallet Book
192
David Charvet Magic's Madman on Richard Himber
 		Apr. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 8)
44
Roland Hurley Chinese Enigma dollar and ribbon in spectator's pocket, chinese coin in hand, they change places, reconstructed from an advertisement description of Richard Himber
Inspired by
  • Richard Himber advertisement
Also published here 		May 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 9)
73
Scott Cram The Sweetest Sound spectator's name is used to locate selection
Inspired by Jan. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 5)
74
Richard Himber Himber Coin Vanish brief
Also published here Nov. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 3)
64
Richard Himber Double Cut Rope "An Impromptu Rope Trick"
reprinted instructions, illustrated by Joseph K. Schmidt
 		2003
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8)
317
Karl Fulves Robo-Con cards taken from either end of tabled row, values added, outcome predicted, two-way out
  • Wallet idea (Himber wallet with slit in middle)
  • Double cut (two-way out prediction from Fulves's "The Magic Book")
Related to 2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
78
Harry Riser On Richard Himber
2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
147
Max Maven Mis-Made Card Credit Richard Himber's "The Wrong-Way Card" (1948)
 		May 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 2)
2
Nick Trost Double Detection Doubled spectator cuts and faces deck below table twice to locate the Aces
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
369
Richard Himber An Open Letter To U.F. Grant balloon in tube, penetrated with nail
Also published here
  • Genii, Sep. 1958
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
67
Richard Himber Touch and Go envelope shown empty, card vanishes from deck, envelope held against light and card seen inside, vanishes again from envelope and is found back in deck
Also published here
  • Genii, May 1964
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
94
Richard Himber An Unprecedented Effect two bills put in envelope with window and cut through, restored, not clippo
Also published here
  • Genii, Jan. 1966
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
104
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Himber A New Look at Himber's Razor Deck Trick razor blade card trick
 		2013
The Art of Switching Decks
101
Tom Gagnon Estickmation Aces deck separated with pool cue each time
Inspired byVariations 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
438
Richard Himber Visual Retention Coin Vanish extended fourth finger
 		2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
450
Jim Steinmeyer Invisible Himber
  • Conjuring
rubber cement on edges of a paperback
Related to
  • "Invisible Gimmick"/"Compound X" (Richard Himber, marketed 1960)
 Aug. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 8)
54
Richard Himber Himber Click Pass Vanish
Apr. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 4)
180
Richard Himber Himber Coin Vanish brief
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
23