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How to make a great Ball seem to come through a Table into a Cup from bottom of table to under cup after spectator checked the cup by himself
 		1634
The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
15
Philip Breslaw The learned little Swan, One of Mr. Breslaw's Grand Deceptions automaton swan swims in a bowl with letters of alphabet on the rim, spelling a name or swims to named letter, on magnets and anecdote of Breslaw being heckled by Francis Blake Delaval
Related to
 1784
Breslaw's Last Legacy
33
The Magic Whistle only performer can produce sound, described as heckler stopper
 		1876
Modern Magic
341
The Electric Wand as practical joke to shock spectator or heckler (!)
 		1890
More Magic
4
Eine gezogene Karte zu verwandeln No. 38, selection put on top, another card is on top when checked again after putting hand on top of deck, sticky hand
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
45
Carl Willmann Die Rache des Zauberers The Revenge of the Magician, story about how a heckler (photographer) was found next day, face of performer appears as skull, invisible painting on the face
 		Jan. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 1)
15
Carl Willmann Das bezauberte Schloss lock opens itself when hanging on a wand, used as heckler stopper
 		July 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 7)
107
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli VI. Der Regiezettel "director notes", systematically writing routines down to have to have a check sheet when preparing it (trick, props, preparation, help)
 		1903
Moderne Magie
65
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die Wirkung des Heckepfennigs. No. 17, selected number of coins appear, with coin tray and playing cards to select number
 		1926
Magische Miniaturen
57
Charles T. Jordan Just the Reverse card chosen and replaced, deck cased and dumped out again so the spectator can check it, card turns over, stripper card held back and then deck replaced reversed
Also published here
Related to
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
268
Billy O'Connor The Bill in the Envelope burned bill reappears in empty envelope, number checked
 		1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
29
Multiplication single bill becomes twenty bills, also as cashing a check
 		1937
Money Magic
27
The Card Case and Finger Tip case with slit, finger tip with needle
Related to
 1938
Greater Magic
405
Will De Sieve* Two New Locator Cards - Coin Impression "Master Card Control", coin leaves circular impression
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1938
Greater Magic
478
Verkauf - und Tauschecke sales corner
 		1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 1)
5
Theodore Annemann* The Invisible Pull thumb tip at pull, applied to paper restoration, silk/cigarette vanish
Related to
 1940
The Jinx (Issue 86)
546
42 - "Blindman's 'Bluff'." Way to glimpse a card when met with a heckler, even when deck is held behind back the entire time (card also chosen behind the performer's back)
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
58
Charles Hopkins 45 - Look for informal "readers". Check for telltale nicks/dirt/scrapes on cards
Related to
 1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
63
Charles Hopkins What Makes Audiences Get That Way Why do audiences heckle?
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
74
Charles Hopkins The Heckler... Ding Bust His Buttons!
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
76
Eddie Joseph Personal Publicity magic square with letters on business cards, playing checkers with spectator, word aid
 		1940 ca.
Original Tricks
14
Rapid Banking bill transposes with check in two double envelopes
 		1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
189
Sign-A-Bill gag, bills bound into check book
 		1943
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
135
L. Vosburgh Lyons, Ronald B. Edwards, Clayton Rawson*, Bruce Elliott*, Walter B. Gibson* Boxed piece of a magazine is put on a string and the ends of the string thread through two holes in a box, a word is selected and when checked on the piece on the string all words are crossed out except the selected one
Related to
 Apr. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 81)
328
Henry J. Young Checkers to Pear to Rice production and transformation box
 		1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
22
Royal H. Brin, Jr. The Elusive Card card travels from packet to packet, packet encircled with rubber band and when checked card with message is found
 		Mar. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 10)
203
Hen Fetsch Your Move red and black liquid change into checkers, inside paper cone
 		1946
Milk Pitcher Magic
27
Laurie Ireland A Checker Mystery handkerchief transformation in tube, checkers production
 		1947
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947)
8
Mike Bornstein Zombino as Kolma, floating ball, thumb tip with wire and ball
Related to
Variations
 Jan. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 117)
469
J. B. Bobo The Squirting Nickel use for hollow coin to squirt water from, heckler stopper
 		1947
Watch This One!
95
Hans "Severus" Ernst Switzerland - Happy Land check changes to bill, bill appears in case and tube
 		1947
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 3&4)
15
Tréborix Divination de pions checkers with numbers on one side, checkers are moved and number is divined, followed by german translation "Altes Trick in neuer Fassung"
 		1947
La Baguette Magique (Issue 16)
4
C. L. Boarde Living and Dead - Variation E list, check mark by performer
 		1947
Mainly Mental Vol. 1 — Billet Reading
82
Russell "Rusduck" Duck No Misdirection trick to play on people who want to show performer a trick, heckler gag
 		July 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 154)
619
Dr. F. W. van Klaveren Die betrogenen Betrüger story trick, a guy apparently got heckled, Aces found together in the deck
 		1948
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 9 No. 2&3)
3
Glass and Check removing check under glass, with coin balancing on rim
 		1949
Over the Coffee Cups
25
Catching the Check catching check / bill between fingers
 		1949
Over the Coffee Cups
29
Eddie Joseph Thought Interception (or Starology) chosen word or object is divined, among several objects one is chosen and on a chart with different letters spectator has to check in which column first letter of his object appears (binary method), several variations
  • Close-Up Presentation "A"
  • Close-Up Presentation "B"
  • Close-Up Presentation "C"
  • Close-Up Presentation "D"
  • Close-Up Presentation "E"
  • Club Presentation
  • Stage Presentation
  • Two Person Presentation
  • Additional Effects
  • "Think of your Age"
 		1949
Thought Interception
1
Frank Joglar* Combined S.A.M.-I.B.M. Convention (Backstage with Frank Joglar) on Marvin Roy, Clark Crandall, Goodliffe, Geoffrey Buckingham, Francis White, Paula Bird, Sorcar, Willane, Bert Allerton, Matt Schulien, Jimmy Muir, LePaul, John Ramsay, Dr. Jaks, Walter Gibson, Kuda Bux, Al Flosso, Zovello, Tommy Tucker and many more
  • International Night
  • National Night
  • More on the Conclave
  • News and Notes
  • The Hartmans
  • TV Topic
  • Check List
  • Instructions
  • One Versus Many
  • Magic Battle
 		June 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 1)
667
Milbourne Christopher* Coin From Check coin produced from check
 		June 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 1)
671
Evans Morgan Paying the Check tearing a bill from a check book. gag
 		1951
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)
34
Bill (18)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
bills rubber cemented into check book, gag
 		May 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 12)
787
Checkers (1)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
removing bottom checker of a stack
 		Aug. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)
829
Checkers (2)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
removing bottom checker from a stack using another checker
 		Aug. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)
831
Checkers (3)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
rolling a dime on a checkerboard in circles
 		Aug. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)
831
Checkers (4)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
checkers puzzle using eight in a row
 		Aug. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)
831
Al Baker The Baker General Utility Hook-up
Also published here
Variations
 1951
Pet Secrets
11
Bob Hummer Politicians Puzzle 6x6 checkerboard, three checkers put on three D's for Democrats or three R's for Republican, spectator can spell a word with the three checkers, moving them for each letter, back is turned and politicians can be divined
Also published here
 1952 (ca.)
Politicians Puzzle
1
Bob Hummer Mom and Pop Puzzle six checkers on a checkerboard, mom and pop are spelled several times, when performer turns over last spelled word is divined
Also published here
Variations
 1952 (ca.)
Politicians Puzzle
2
Miles E. Hess A Spectacular Check Book check book with dollar bills, miniature bill is removed, gag
 		1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
18
Karrell Fox They're All Aces - Take a Card any card ideas and gags
  • Old Money (bill with beard)
  • Bedroom Eyes (beds on glasses)
  • Genii Weenie (hot dog from Aladin lamp)
  • Bounced (rubber check joke)
  • Candelabra (original way to light three matches on a matchbook)
  • Nose Nonsense (spoon on nose gag)
  • Fan Fun (fan gag)
 		July 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 311)
42
Bobby Bernard If You Knew Susie presentation for "Suzy and the City Slickers" / Draught Board Mystery / Checker Board Mystery
 		1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
37
Gustl Schieb Mein Tituba Trick pegasus page from chosen magazine, to nest of envelopes which were checked before
 		1955
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 16 No. 3)
300
Stewart James The Open Prediction #15 prediction shown after the deal, dealt cards dealt once more to check for prediction, glide as switch
 		Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
11
Bob Hummer Hummer's Checker Trick Spectator moves three checker pieces around on the board via spelling, magician can divine the starting positions of the checker pieces
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
62
The Checkerboard Paradox Geometrical vanish of a square on a checkerboard
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
129
Martin Gardner* The "One Two Three" Trick three sets of Ace to Three are removed, one set put in a face-up row on table, one set put face down under those cards in the row, last three cards are distributed by spectator so they don't match the face-up cards, face-down cards either predict the placement, or each set has an Ace, Two and Three, also suggestion with other objects (different-sized cups of three colors)
Variations
 July 1956
Ibidem (Issue 6)
5
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley 26th Card Faro Check for credit information see reference
Related to
 1958
The Faro Shuffle
11
Edward Marlo Partial Faro Check to get several packets with the same number of cards
 		1958
The Faro Shuffle
22
Edward Marlo Uses of Partial Faro Check - Faro Fooler #9 face-up card is sandwiched by two selections, or used to count to them
 		1958
Faro Notes
57
Edward Marlo Instant 26th Location getting a selection to top with faro, crimp, twenty-sixth faro check and half plus one principle
 		1958
Faro Notes
66
Tony Corinda (5) Safety Checks to Eliminate Errors
1958
Pencil, Lip, Sound, Touch and Muscle Reading
31
Al Leech Name Speller card and its position remembered, then it is checked that it is no longer at its position, card found by spelling the spectator's name
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1959
Cardmanship
8
Eddie Joseph Identifying the Personality business cards are borrowed and seven-digit numbers are formed by drawing checkers with numbers, numbers and names are remembered, memory bluff
 		1959
Memory of the Mind
11
Mel Stover* Puzzle: Black Chinese Checkers
Related to
 Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
31
Edward Marlo Fifth Method: The Faro Check
1962
Estimation
9
Edward Marlo Fingertip Riffle Peek Estimation "Forced Estimation", Pinch Check
Related to
Variations
 1962
Estimation
20
Don Tanner Automatic Check Casher check inside card box turns into bill
Variations
 1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
51
Edward Marlo Technicolor Prediction spectator turns over one card behind back, reversed card was predicted and has different colored back, several methods
Related to
 1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
64
North Bigbee Checker-Mate checkers with holes on ribbon, order changes
 		Dec. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 375)
327
James Steranko Pile of Trouble deck with in-jogged card dribbled on table, then Checkerino to apparently square cards and control selection
Related to
  • "Checkerino" (James Steranko, Genii, June 1961, p. 411)
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[27]
David Hoy Dr. Rhine, Improved three ESP cards are selected and put on a folded checker board, the spectator can decide the position and they match with the three prediction cards
 		1963
The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust
9
Terry Nosek Stock Market Manipulations cards with companies and their price of the stock, selected stock checked in the newspaper loses and performer's stock is worth more
 		1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
42
Paul Stadelman A H--- of a Trick verbal gag using cards, for dealing with heckler
 		1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
84
F.W. Lindsley, Charlie Miller Cashing A Check torn check is wrapped in paper, when light with a match it transforms into bills
 		1967
Charlie Miller Lecture Notes
7
Robert Ellenwold*, Karl Fulves* Blindfold Checkers checker board, prediction details how to play so chosen color wins
Also published here
Related to
  • p. 166 for credit information
Variations
 Jan. 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 3)
149
Jack Avis Check Cop Move coin steal
 		May 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 7)
177
Roy Walton* Checkers card version with two decks
Inspired by
Related to
 May 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 7)
178
Jules DeBarros Tibetan Checkers chink-a-chink type routine with different-colored checkers instead of coins, first part
Related to
 Winter 1969
The Hierophant (Issue 2)
74
Roy Walton* Stepping Stones solution for a problem posed by Fulves, several variations
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 1969
The Devil's Playthings
21
Holding the Bag gag with handkerchief, for hecklers
 		1969
Fun With A Handkerchief
17
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Swiss Checkers game/puzzle analysis
Related to
 Aug. 1969
Ibidem (Issue 34 & 35)
47
Jules DeBarros Tibetan Checkers chink-a-chink type routine with different-colored checkers instead of coins, second part
Related to
 Summer 1970
The Hierophant (Issue 4)
178
Edward Marlo right-hand pressure fan notes reverse fan applications, hiding face-up cards in face-down fan, All Backs, ..., right-handed pressure fan suggested by Frank Shields
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 Summer 1970
The Hierophant (Issue 4)
210
Karl Fulves* Directional Dice chapter intro, "The topic here concerns the little-explored area of dice tricks where a die is allowed to move along the two-dimensional surface of a checkerboard."
 		1970
Tricks With Dice
7
Karl Fulves* Dynamite die that is open on one side (like a box) is moved with quarter turns on checker board but cannot have the open side on the board, posed as a problem in a minimum of moves (twelve), posed as a puzzle with two such open dice
 		1970
Tricks With Dice
7
Karl Fulves* The Bi-Directional Die adding two directional arrows on each side of a die, then problem of moving it on a checker board in quarter turns while respecting the arrows, final number predicted
 		1970
Tricks With Dice
8
Karl Fulves* The Uni-Directional Die adding one directional arrow on each side of a die, then problem of moving it on a checker board in quarter turns while respecting the arrows, final number predicted
 		1970
Tricks With Dice
9
Gene Finnell Checkerboard Game betting game with 4x4 checkerboard and cover cards that cover all except one square, performer always wins, see also p. 486 for comment by Bill Taylor
Variations
 June 1971
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 6 No. 8)
423
James G. Thompson Jr. Thoughts At Work selection removed from deck and checked that it's missing, yet removed card changes to indifferent card and selection is back in deck
 		Winter 1972
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio)
500
Roy Walton* The N.C. Game betting game with 4x4 checkerboard and cover cards that cover all except one square, performer always wins, see p. 608 for correction
Inspired by
 Sep. 1972
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 7 No. 11)
562
Frederick M. Shields Actors, the Stage, and Magicians - Part 2
  • Basic Stage Talk
  • It Started Long Ago
  • Stage Directions
  • 'Strong' Stage Positions
  • When the Curtains Part
  • Break the Pattern
  • Then What?
  • Shields' Firs 'Law'
  • But Ask for Help if You Need It
  • You Never Whistle the Scenery
  • Check over Your Equipment
 		1972
Magick (Issue 51)
255
Jeffery Atkins The Magic Kettle
  • The Properties
  • The Bar
  • The Kettle
  • Tankards
  • The Glasses
  • The Set-up
  • Double Check
  • The Presentation
  • A Preface to the Effect (Multum in Parvo in Reverse)
  • A Quick Drink!
  • Drinks from the Kettle
  • An Advantage
  • Pace!
  • Beer Here!
  • Ready for the Switch
  • Drinks for All!
  • Something for the Children!
  • Notes and Observations
  • Another "Out"
  • Economy!
  • Some Further Thoughts
  • A Different Presentation!
  • A Gag
 		1972
The Magic Kettle
8
M. J. Oeink Oenik's Gambling Moves: 1) Check Cap No. 382-1, cryptic chip steal
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
104
Theo "Okito" Bamberg, David Tobias Bamberg Checker Cabinet box with three doors, pile of checkers placed under a tube and a glass with a handkerchief into the box, transposition
Variations
 1973
The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs
127
Ken De Courcy The Chinese Check unusual method to multiply two numbers with some sort of grid
 		1973
Pentertain
8
Paul Curry The Missing Thought spectator sits on a card, looks at all the other cards, magician checks all the cards he receives on a pad, except the chosen one
 		1974
Paul Curry Presents
71
Checkerboard Bet tracing path in checkerboard
 		Jan. 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 3)
701
Thomas Alan Waters Check Mate two decks, card turned over also card next to reversed card is the same as in second deck
 		1974
Magick (Issue 96)
479
Steve Spillman Check Book Chicanery wallet with check book, bill appears, changes into concert ticket, vanish and appear again, Himber Wallet
 		1974
Imagine Magic
6
Steve Spillman Checker Chum spectator holds checker board, three checkers penetrate board
Also published here
Related to
 1974
Imagine Magic
20
Center Glimpse faro check
 		1975
Afterthoughts
129
John A. Novak Budget Saver substitute for Himber wallet, checkbook
 		1975
Magick (Issue 126)
628
Robert Ellenwold* Damespielen mit verbundenen Augen checker board, prediction details how to play so chosen color wins
Also published here
Variations
 Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
17
Ken De Courcy Cross Check
1975
Son of Pentertain
15
Gerald Kosky Super Money Passbook check changes to money, using switching folder / Jacob's Ladder
  • Instructions for Making the Folder
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
201
Charles T. Jordan Just the Reverse card chosen and replaced, deck cased and dumped out again so the spectator can check it, card turns over, stripper card held back and then deck replaced reversed
Also published here
Related to
 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
134
Lawrence Nudelman Cashing a Check bills produced from check, check itself vanishes optionally
 		1975-1978 ca.
Money Magic Notes
6
Lawrence Nudelman, Steve Dusheck The Hole-y Dollar Bill by Steve Dusheck, Jr. "Larry Nudelman's Version"
eight holes punched in folded Dollar bill, bill is restored
Inspired by
 1975-1978 ca.
Money Magic Notes — Volume 4
3
Tony Slydini A Direct Palm with Checkpoints
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
23
Tony Slydini Slydini on the Mock Pass with Checkpoints
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
24
Tony Slydini Timing
  • Checkpoints
  • Applying the Concept of Timing
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
37
Tony Slydini The Revolve vanish using lap
  • Details of The Revolve
  • Checkpoints
Related to
 1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
41
Tony Slydini Slydini Technique for Palming a Cigarette
  • The Retrieval
  • Checkpoints
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
52
Gene Nielsen* Check Mate checkers in bag, spectator choses only checker with different color, forcing bag with flap
Related to
 1976
Magick (Issue 150)
749
Blue Phantom pile of checkers, bottom checker travels to the top and back, with a tube
 		1976
Classic Magic with Apparatus
99
Burling Hull Pointers and Tips from Experience on Working Tables
  • Handling Hecklers
  • Charity Drives
  • Fees and Gratuities
 		1976
The Amazing World of Mentalism
199
Steve Dusheck Riot Rope ropes attached with thin thread
Also published here
 July 1976
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 2 No. 19)
111
Steve Dusheck Copper-Silver Transposition "Slippery Sam" forerunner, sliding shell
Also published here
 1977
Close-up Cavalcade Finale
30
Steve Dusheck Coin and Cord coin with hole, slit
Also published here
 1977
Close-up Cavalcade Finale
110
Philip T. Goldstein* Dealing with Hecklers
  • Disruptive Influences
  • Possibly Jealousy
  • Individual Approach
  • You Must Deal Directly
  • Begging Does Not Work
  • The Advantage Is Yours
  • Use Confidence
  • Underdog Reaction
  • Temper Your Response
  • Don't React Defensively
  • Not One Victory
  • A Fact of Life
 		1977
Magick (Issue 189)
945
Karl Fulves* Blackmailing the Enemy spectator balances coin on nose and must make it fall, then coin pressed on spectator's forehead, heckler stopper, picture snapped with camera
Related to
 1977
The Magic Book
144
Aleix Badet !Noticias Frescas! various news on different publishers
  • Harry Lorayne
  • Karl Fulves
  • Busby Enterprises
  • Paul Curry
  • Steve Dusheck Jr.
  • Paul Harris
 		Dec. 1977
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 3 No. 36)
259
Allan Ackerman, Heck The Spectator's Triumph spectator shuffles cards face up and face down, ungaffed (almost)
Inspired by
Variations
 1978
Here's My Card
68
John F. Mendoza The Automatic Deck sliding block production
Inspired by
Related to
 1978
The Book of John
78
Doug Edwards Check Mate mates of two cards are found
 		1978
Cardmania
17
Steve Dusheck Dusheck's Color Change featuring unusual steal
Also published here
 1978
Real Magic
124
Don Tanner Rice, Lemon & Checkers rice, lemon and checkers are placed in three cloth bags, they transpose around
 		1978
It's in the Bag
14
Obie O'Brien USA Happenings on Terry Seabrooke, Abbott's Get Together, Tom Mullica, Paul Gertner, Father Cyprian, Howard Flint, Steve Dusheck
 		Oct. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 10)
746
Thomas Alan Waters Box Office box with amulets on a tray, one is removed and under the tray but in the box is a prediction with the right choice
Related to
Variations
 1979
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue New Thoughts For Old)
5
Jules Hirsch Ivory Tower stunt with stack of checkers or dice, chip is rolled towards it and one is thrown out
 		1979
The Chronicles (Issue 24)
1297
Karl Fulves* Liar's Stop Trick card at number remembered, then a different number checked and the card is now there, posed as problem
 		1979
Interlocutor (Issue 36)
142
Alexander Renno Mind's Eye several chess pieces in a box, performer divines the one which is removed
Related to
Variations
 1979
Magick (Issue 242)
1207
Larry Becker Will Power six checks to celebrities, prediction of chosen check
Related to
  • Dai Vernon's "Mental Die"
 1979
The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II
118
Steve Beam, Don Morris Hecklers Out, when spectator wants to see performer's hands
 		1979
Inside Outs
18
Tom Ogden Five and One penetration and changes of 1$ and 5$ bills, if you are cheap check page 468
 		Sep. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 9)
385
Karl Fulves* Parity Check "Parallel Lines" with color coding
 		1980
Parallel Lines
21
Bob Hummer Politicians Puzzle 6x6 checkerboard, three checkers put on three D's for Democrats or three R's for Republican, spectator can spell a word with the three checkers, moving them for each letter, back is turned and politics can be divined
Also published here
 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
33
Bob Hummer Mom and Pop Puzzle six checkers on a checkerboard, mom and pop are spelled several times, when performer turns over last spelled word is divined
Also published here
Variations
 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
34
Bob Hummer Voodoo Fortune Telling cards with questions on one side and different pictures of zombies on the other side, one question is selected and cards separated several times while checking different features of the zombies, eventually a four digit number is evaluated and leads to the answer of the question in a book, system is explained with playing cards
 		1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
73
Martin Gardner* Hummer's Fortune Telling Book cards with questions on one side and different pictures of zombies on the other side, one question is selected and cards separated several times while checking different features of the zombies, eventually a four digit number is evaluated and leads to the answer of the question in a book
Related to
Variations
 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
77
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Credit Check prediction in form of X on one of five credit cards, erasable ink
 		1980
Magick (Issue 255)
1273
Craig Karges Chek Mate bank night, spectators play for performer's fee, psychological twist, clear forcing bag / check mate
Variations
 1980
Magick (Issue 265)
1322
Steve Spillman Checker Chum spectator holds checker board, three checkers penetrate board
Also published here
Related to
 1980
The Spill Bar and Grille
55
Steve Spillman Checker Chum additional notes
Related to
 1980
The Spill Bar and Grille
63
Steve Dusheck Waltzing Matilda small silk floats between hands, stretched spring attached to thumb
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
1
Steve Dusheck By the Handful single penny changes into dime, then bunch of pennies change into dimes
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
2
Steve Dusheck Coin Cordial one of two coins penetrates plastic glass
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
3
Steve Dusheck Dollar Punch holes punched in folded Dollar bill, bill is restored
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
4
Steve Dusheck Coin and Cord coin with hole, slit
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
5
Steve Dusheck Coin/Card gaff in which a thin coin is attached to a strip at the back of a card
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
6
Steve Dusheck Half a Buck coin changes to bill (perhaps, effect not clear)
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
7
Steve Dusheck Riot Rope ropes attached with thin thread
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
8
Steve Dusheck Hole Transposition two cards, a hole travels from one card to another in a plastic case
Also published here
  • marketed in 1978
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
9
Steve Dusheck Holed Up cork pushed halfway through hole in card, moved around
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
10
Steve Dusheck Monte Zuma two cards, one held behind back, spectator always guesses wrong
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
11
Steve Dusheck Hole Card - Whole Card two cards transpose in vinyl cases, one of the cards has a hole
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
12
Steve Dusheck Changing Card Award visibly changing card
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
13
Steve Dusheck Cornography corner torn off, it visibly restored
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
14
Steve Dusheck Copper/Silver Transposition "Slippery Sam" forerunner, sliding shell
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
15
Steve Dusheck Shrinking Fluid coin dropped into shot glass with water, it shrinks
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
16
Steve Dusheck Dusheck's Dollar cut and restored bill, gaffed bill
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
17
Steve Dusheck Astro Perception Calendar spectator's birth month used to count to a ESP symbol on a grid, it's predicted
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture No. 1
18
Steve Dusheck Waltzing Matilda small silk floats between hands, stretched spring attached to thumb
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
1
Steve Dusheck Coin and Cord coin with hole, slit
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
2
Steve Dusheck Coin Cordial one of two coins penetrates plastic glass
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
3
Steve Dusheck Coin/Card gaff in which a thin coin is attached to a strip at the back of a card
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
4
Steve Dusheck Surprise jumbo coin production from a few cards, plastic wallet
 		1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
5
Steve Dusheck Case of Identity multiple out prediction in wallet
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
6
Steve Dusheck Great Pretender vanishing a handful of pennies in clear tube
 		1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
7
Steve Dusheck By the Handful single penny changes into dime, then bunch of pennies change into dimes
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
8
Steve Dusheck Half Back penny dropped from bulldog clip visually changes into half dollar
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
9
Steve Dusheck Dusheck's Dollar cut and restored bill, gaffed bill
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
10
Steve Dusheck Half a Buck coin changes to bill (perhaps, effect not clear)
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
11
Steve Dusheck Copper/Silver Transposition "Slippery Sam" forerunner, sliding shell
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
12
Steve Dusheck E.S. Pen double writing with pen that has small pen hinged to it
Also published here
 1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
13
Steve Dusheck Dollar Punch holes punched in folded Dollar bill, bill is restored
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
14
Steve Dusheck Pad-I-Add Triks magnetic switch pad
 		1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
15
Steve Dusheck Diminishing Deck
1980 ca.
Lecture Notes
16
Gene "Phantini" Grant Mental Checkmate spectator selects four chess pieces from a box and puts them in different pockets, performer knows which piece is where
Inspired by
 1981
Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two
75
Jack McMillen The Barbary Coast Scam two red aces are separated in the deck and end up together, two versions, with a stooge seemingly heckling the performer
 		1981
Sleights & Swindles
1
Karl Fulves* Checkers "Two Tricks"
three reds and three blacks alternated, dealing procedure to separate colors or turn every other card over
 		1981
The Chronicles (Issue 30)
1363
Steve Dusheck Foreword "I don't really know Ben Harris. We are not close friends."
 		1981
Magic from which Memories are Made!
4
Ben Harris Washout Wonder routine for Dusheck's props, coin from washer, coin through hole of washer becomes small coin and vanishes
Inspired by
  • "Washout" (Steve Dusheck, marketed item)
 1981
Magic from which Memories are Made!
26
R. D. Merrill Check List
1981
Merrill's Knife Book
53
Lustige Vortragssplitter collection of gags and lines
  • Zu Störenfrieden in Publikum (heckler stoppers)
  • Zwischenbemerkungen, zum Überbrücken von Pausen
  • Bemerkungen für bestimmte Kunststücke und Situationen
  • Eröffnungsgags
  • Für Bauchredner
 		May 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
24
Roy Walton* Stepping Stones
  • Additional Climax
  • Alternative Method
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
11
A Method to Detect If Your Cards Have Been Tampered one-way check after opening a deck
 		1981
The Magic of Jimmy Grippo
167
Wayne Dobson Chain Reaction ring appears on chain, with flash paper
Related to
Variations
 Aug. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 16)
300
Gordon Hoener* On the Fine Art of Getting Paid - Part Two
  • Get A Good Agent
  • Get Paid In Cash
  • Ask For A Cashier's Check
  • The Personal Check
  • Payment In Full
  • Legal Action Can Be Expensive
  • Use A Contract
 		Apr. 1982
Magick (Issue 305)
1525
Gene Nielsen* Mental-Market slips with groceries written on them, prediction of real items in a bag, forcing bag with flap
Related to
Variations
 Nov. 1982
Magick (Issue 312)
1559
Rice Vase rice inside a vase change into orange, ball or checkers, various models by Bland, Conradi, Willmann, Thayer, Klingl, John Gaughn, Owen, Mysto Magic, Tayeda
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
31
Checker Cabinet variations of Okito's Checker Cabinet, Thayer, Owen, Hamilton, Resor, Hughes, Loring Campbell
Inspired by
 1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
48
Eugene Burger Hecklers
Also published here
 1982
Secrets and Mysteries for the Close-up Entertainer
39
Steve Dusheck Dollar-Bill Coin Fold
1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
66
David Ben Check-Out Time check in restaurant is torn, pieces vanished, reappear in purse
 		July 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 7)
793
Steve Beam Reward huge check in envelope as an insurance, when turned over it matches the selection
 		1983
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 2)
21
Charlie Miller Dark Eyes anecdote, Miller apparently heckled Kuda Bux during the blindfold act
 		July 1983
Magick (Issue 321)
1603
Charles T. Jordan Just al Contrario No. 9, card chosen and replaced, deck cased and dumped out again so the spectator can check it, card turns over, stripper card held back and then deck replaced reversed
Also published here
Related to
 1983
La Baraja Biselada
10
Steve Dusheck, Thomas Alan Waters Coin-Nection chosen coin is predicted in a box, another chosen coin vanishes and reappears in box, magnets
Inspired by
 1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
90
Steve Beam Advertisement Heckler-Splat
 		1984
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 3)
50
Steve Dusheck Dusheck's Dollar convincing cut and restored bill
 		1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
119
Karl Fulves* Checkers No. 16, off-beat dealing and turnover of packets, 3&3
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
24
Steve Dusheck Reputation Ring performer's ring links with borrowed ring, slit
 		1984
Magic with Finger Rings
7
Steve Dusheck Locked Ring borrowed ring reappears at locked chain necklace
 		1984
Magic with Finger Rings
8
Steve Dusheck Dusheck's Ring Trick no reel
 		1984
Magic with Finger Rings
9
Steve Dusheck Ring Finale performer's ring and spectator's ring put in left pocket, both are linked onto key chain ring in right pocket
 		1984
Magic with Finger Rings
11
Steve Dusheck Walkoff ring vanishes after being knotted on rope
 		1984
Magic with Finger Rings
40
Steve Dusheck A Routine for Walkoff spectator's ring knotted on rope transposes with performer's, with Himber Ring
 		1984
Magic with Finger Rings
41
Steve Dusheck I.O.U. finger ring vanishes, using gaffed ballpoint pen with hook
 		1984
Magic with Finger Rings
59
Steve Dusheck Ring-a-Ding-Ding ring pull, paper clip hookup
Also published here
  • M.U.M.
 1984
Magic with Finger Rings
61
Steve Dusheck The Red Diamond diamond on finger ring changes color when tapped with playing card
 		1984
Magic with Finger Rings
65
Steve Dusheck Color-Changing Ring finger ring changes into more massiv ring in spectator's hand
 		1984
Magic with Finger Rings
66
Steve Dusheck Eggsceptional Eggs borrowed ring into nest of plastic eggs
 		1984
Magic with Finger Rings
67
Steve Dusheck Ring into Salt Shaker loaded from bottom
 		1984
Magic with Finger Rings
70
Steve Dusheck Ring in Salt different gaffed shaker
 		1984
Magic with Finger Rings
71
Jerry Mentzer Commercially Available Effects with Rings brief list
  • Chain Reaction (Steve Dusheck)
  • Ringer (Steve Dusheck)
  • Grind a Ring (B.A.R., England)
  • Ringo (Walt Rollins)
  • Ring Flite (Paul Stone)
  • Rattle Box
 		1984
Magic with Finger Rings
80
Steve Beam Leftovers on an idea for finding a check with muscle reading, a very risky idea to find a selected card over the phone, John Riggs
 		1985
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 7)
120
Richard Bartram, Jr. Fun Page black humorous gags for dealing with hecklers
  • Gag Rag
  • Crap Out
  • Sit Tight
  • Forced Laughter
 		1985
Close-Up of the Damned
24
Walter Webb Check Mate number prediction on a check
 		June 1985
Magick (Issue 352)
1758
Shigeo Takagi, Karl Fulves* Japanese Checkers No. 1, paper folded and cut into squares, really the squares remain all connected at a corner for form a sort of chain, challenge to get all squares out of a bag with one grip
 		1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
1
Karl Fulves* Penny Checkers "Penny Papers"
 		1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 2)
37
Steve Dusheck On to the Vest invisible vest under jacket, left side for vanishing and right side for loading
  • Adjustments to the Vest
  • Adjusting the Production Vest
  • Topit adjustments
 		1985
The Dusheck Vest
2
Steve Dusheck A sample Production body loading production with Dusheck Vest, from mouth coil
 		1985
The Dusheck Vest
4
Steve Dusheck Another Production (Or Vanish) using Dusheck Vest, with handkerchief
 		1985
The Dusheck Vest
8
Steve Dusheck Auto-Steal Silk also "Auto-Silk", production item (jumbo coin) on thread, attached to silk through hole
Also published here
Related to
 1985
The Dusheck Vest
10
Steve Dusheck Close-up Vest using Dusheck Vest to store items for close-up or walk-around, pocket management
 		1985
The Dusheck Vest
12
Steve Dusheck Dusheck's Jumbo Coin Retention Vanish
Also published here
 1985
The Dusheck Vest
13
Steve Dusheck Jumbo Coin Vanish with topit
Inspired by
  • The Topit Book, Michael Ammar, p. 23
 1985
The Dusheck Vest
14
Steve Dusheck Some Steve Dusheck Ideas!!
  • 1. producing large items with Auto-Silk
  • 2. half objects for loading, like half bottle, to make load thinner
Related to
 1985
The Dusheck Vest
15
Steve Dusheck Safety Pin or Knife Switch with topit
 		1985
The Dusheck Vest
16
Bruce Bernstein Just In Case prediction of name of heckler
Also published here
 1985
Psi-Tech
19
Steve Dusheck Wine & Dine account of an impromptu performance, torn and restored dollar bill, it then changes and travels into a wine bottle, posed as a problem
Related to
  • Jack Chanin's "Rip-It"
 May 1985
New Directions (Issue 1)
19
Steve Dusheck "Chop" four cards with hole in them, one card is pulled out partially and it penetrates finger put through hole of other cards
Also published here
 Oct. 1985
New Directions (Issue 2)
2
Steve Dusheck Quandary coin changes metal twice (silver, copper, gold), then coin changes into broken pieces
 		Oct. 1985
New Directions (Issue 2)
13
Steve Dusheck Straw Coin Holder made from straw
 		Oct. 1985
New Directions (Issue 2)
13
Larry Jennings T.N.T. Bottom Deal Take and Turn
Related to
Variations
 1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
141
Gary Ouellet ProControl Techniques 1. Cutting to the Key Card
1.1. The Normal Cut
1.2. The Drop Cut
1.3. The Swing Cut
2. Returning the Selected Card to the Deck
3. Security Check
 		1986
ProControl
18
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Neal Lester, Larry White, Steve Dusheck
 		Aug. 1986
Magick (Issue 376)
1880
Paul Sorrentino Cheek to Cheek joke, mooning a heckler with a painted bald head
 		1987
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 20)
336
Ron Wilson Slow-Motion Newspaper Tear
Related to
 1987
The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson
135
Lee Noble Feint prediction of chosen word, word is apparently shown before, erasable pen, Dusheck's E.S.P. en
 		Oct. 1987
Magick (Issue 396)
1978
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders Ending #2: The Rubber Room Rise deck rubber banded, spectator checks that his card is not on top, but then it is
Also published here
 1987
When Creators Collide...
45
Thomas Hierling Sprechen Sie Blindenschrift? two pieces of paper, holes punched in both one hole travels from one paper to other paper held by spectator, Bud Dietrich credited with plot
Related to
Variations
 1987
New Wave Close-Up
46
Geoffrey Durham Egg on Fan
Also published here
Related to
 Oct. 1987
Opus (Vol. 1 No. 2)
14
Michael Weber Cap In Bottle bottle cap penetrate into bottle, hand out as souvenir
Also published here
Variations
 1987
高若
11
José Carroll* Instructions signed card appears bound in spiral-bound booklet
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1988
52 Lovers
157
Edward Marlo Sophisticated 26 Card Faro Check using riffle shuffle and block transfer
Related to
 1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
161
John Ferrentino Comedy Clubs #7 - The Audience & Hecklers
 		Feb. 1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 1)
11
Dai Vernon Cashing a Check check is torn, burned in flash, changes to bill
 		1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
156
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