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Pass 9 (The "Jerk-Back" Palm) coin touches left palm and secretly jumps back in other hand
Related toVariations 1890 139
The Wandering Ring ring travels from one hand wrapped in handkerchief to the other, reel
Variations 1890 196
One-Handed Fancy True Cut tabled
Related toVariations 1902 46
Business Cards of various artists, Ross Bertram, Orville Meyer, Zancig and more
Feb. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 17)
93
New Vertical Palm small packet
Related to 1940 54
Ross Bertram Gold and Silver dime and penny transpose in performer's hands
Also published here June 1945 123
Senor Charles Mardo Mardo’s Egg Bag Routine egg vanishes and reappears a few times, lemon is produced from bag
Related toVariations 1945 5
Ross Bertram The Diamond Penny ungaffed "Dime and Penny Trick"
Also published here May 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 12)
319
Ross Bertram Twenty-One Cents two nickels, dime and cent into hand, all vanish except nickel, ungaffed
1948 94
Ross Bertram Devaluation half dollar changes into dime during coin roll flourish
Also published here Apr. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 11)
652
Ross Bertram Rubdown
VariationsAlso published here 1951
Stars of Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
129
Ross Bertram Double-Cross
1951
Stars of Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
131
Ross Bertram Passing the Half-Bucks with fist transfer
Related toVariations 1951
Stars of Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
132
Ross Bertram Back Clip Steal as coins are counted into left hand, first one is stolen back
Also published here 1951
Stars of Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
132
Ross Bertram The Porous Paw
Variations 1951
Stars of Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
135
Ross Bertram Coin Assembly
Variations 1951
Stars of Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
136
Ross Bertram Slide Move with backs of fingers
Related toAlso published here 1951
Stars of Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
137
Ross Bertram Moisture Palm
1951
Stars of Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
138
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Dr. Elliott, Vernon, Jay Marshall, Jack Gwynne, Ross Bertram, Clayton Rawson
Mar. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 225)
901
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on the S.A.M - I.B.M. convention, Sid Lorraine, Dai Vernon, Dr. Jaks, Frank Garcia, Bill Simon, Ross Bertram, Johnny Platt, Chic Schoke, Leslie Barrie, Gene Bernstein, Tom Hanlon, Russell Swann, Audley Walsh, Del Ray, Jay Marshall
June 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 231)
925
Ross Bertram 10 to 1 dime is stretched until its a silver dollar
Sep. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 237)
946
Frank Joglar Backstage on Jack Gwynne, Gali Gali, Ross Bertram, Stanley Jaks, George Johnstone, Ballantine, Dr. Fries, Hardeen Jr., Preston, Bob Goddard, Marvin Roy, Jay Palmer, Joe Sternback, Francis Carlyle, Jerry Lester, Al Cohn, Blackstone, Snag Werris, J. Stonehurst and more
  • Gwynne
  • Success Story
  • In Print
  • Seen and Heard
  • Jay Palmer
  • News and Notes
  • TV Trickery
  • Coasting
  • Partner Wanted
Mar. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 10)
764
Ross Bertram Cash in Hand four half dollars are produced one by one
Also published here Mar. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 10)
771
John J. Crimmins Jr. (reviewer) Ross Bertram on Coins by Ross Bertram (written by George Starke) May 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 12)
794
Frank Joglar SAM-IBM Combined Convention (Backstage with Frank Joglar) on Ace Gorham, Joe Karson, Neil Forster, Roy Benson, Harry Stanley, Richard Himber, Francis Carlyle, George Jason, Ross Bertram, Frank Garcia, Cliff Green, Slydini, Johnny Paul, Don Redmon, Joe Berg, Russ Swann, Marvin Roy, Del Ray, Ade Duval, Blackstone, Martin Gardner, Julien Proskauer, Milbourne Christopher, Frank Clinton and many more
  • More Sidelights
  • Dealers
  • Notes
  • Second Thoughts
  • In Print
  • Jottings
  • The Sphinx
  • Bits and Pieces
  • Mail Dept
  • TV Topics
  • Seen or Heard
  • Jay Palmer
  • P. S.
June 1951 797
Ross Bertram Sleeving - An Art - First in a Series of Lessons
  • From the Palm Proper
  • To Retrieve the Coin
Also published here Aug. 1951 823
Ross Bertram Sleeving - An Art - Second in a Series of Lessons
  • Sleeving from the Clenched Fist
Also published here Sep. 1951 842
Ross Bertram A Trio of Vanishes three methods, last one with sleeving
1952 46
Ross Bertram, Clyde Cairy, Through the Hand three methods a. Inside out (Clyde Cairy Method) b. through the fist, rubbing c. Inside out (Ross Bertram Method)
1952 66
Ross Bertram Reverse "Pumpkin Seed" Vanish squeeze method
1952 102
Ross Bertram A Unique Sleeving Move
1952 103
Ross Bertram Fourth Method three phases, two coins transpose, travel and vanish
1952 132
Ross Bertram In the Money presentation for Card to Wallet, duplicate
Sep. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 26)
25
Larry Jennings Jennings Top Palm
  • On The Table
  • In The Hands
Related toVariations 1967 157
Ross Bertram Pivot Change into Tenkai
Also published here 1967 203
Ross Bertram Bottom Steal and Recovery tabled
VariationsAlso published here 1967 205
John Benzais Third Effect (For Four Coins)
Variations 1967 8
Ross Bertram Coin In A Tumbler
Related toAlso published here 1967 202
Ross Bertram Coin Steal
1969 139
Juan Tamariz, Rafael Ceballos La Materia Indómita three copper coins and one silver coin, copper coins travel from hand to hand, all at once as kicker
Inspired by 1969 68
P. Howard Lyons Powdered Water & Ross Bertram Anecdote
Aug. 1969
Ibidem (Issue 34 & 35)
37
Edward Marlo Skinning The Cat loading of case from Tenkai Palm, inspired by Ross Bertram's "The Pay Off" (Gen 21/7), see page 169 (of Tannen's Reprint) for correction
Related toVariations Summer 1970
Hierophant (Issue 4)
185
Edward Marlo, Ross Bertram, Jules DeBarros Rubdown with Glass
Inspired byRelated to
  • Ed Marlo's Routine in "Genii" Vol 32. No.4, 1967
1971 54
Patrick Cook, Ross Bertram A Riffle Shuffle Cop bottom cards in right hand angle palm type
1975 110
Ross Bertram Coins Through The Table eight coins, four through the table into the other hand
Jan. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 5)
62
Ross Bertram False Transfer counting four coins into the left hand, secretly retaining all in the right
Jan. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 5)
62
Ross Bertram Coin Steal in back clip
1975 6
Tony Slydini Production of a Glass of Liquid empty glass is suddenly filled, handkerchief cover, table edge glass switch
Related toVariations 1976 103
Ross Bertram Coin Thru Bottom of Glass
1978 16
Shigeo Futagawa Ross Bertram short biography
1978 195
Ross Bertram Acknowledgements
  • Dai Vernon
  • Faucett Ross
  • Further Acknowledgements
1978 vii
Ross Bertram Foreword
1978 ix
Ross Bertram The Coinmasters
1978 1
Ross Bertram Knotty-Knotty two coins knotted in handkerchief, spectator choses one which is extracted and then travels into second knotted handkerchief, expansion of texture
1978 2
Ross Bertram Devaluation half dollar changes into dime during coin roll flourish
Also published here 1978 6
Ross Bertram Yank-a-Hank coin vanishes from spread-out handkerchief, then reappears in knotted handkerchief
1978 7
Ross Bertram The Diamond Penny ungaffed "Dime and Penny Trick"
Also published here 1978 9
Ross Bertram The Dime and Penny Trick credit information on gaffed set
1978 10
Ross Bertram Copper and Silver Transposition only two coins, first transposition, then travel, then vanish
1978 10
Ross Bertram Fist Transfer transferring coins from hand to hand during gesture
1978 11
Ross Bertram Gold and Silver dime and penny transpose in performer's hands
Also published here 1978 12
Ross Bertram The Money Changer multiple changes
Related toVariations 1978 13
Ross Bertram Thumb Palm Transfer
Related to 1978 15
Ross Bertram The Porous Paw
1978 16
Ross Bertram A Trio of Vanishes three vanishes, last with sleeve
1978 17
Ross Bertram Rubdown half dollar rubbed on table vanishes and appears under other hand, then changes into dime with change under other hand
1978 19
Ross Bertram Eleven Cents dime and penny, dime vanishes and reappears cleanly
Related to 1978 20
Ross Bertram Behind Thumb Position back of thumb moistened if necessary
1978 20
Ross Bertram Through the Hand
1978 21
Ross Bertram Double-Cross coins change place, then one travels to the other
1978 23
Ross Bertram Ten to One dime becomes silver dollar
1978 24
Ross Bertram Twenty-One Cents two nickels, dime and cent into hand, all vanish except nickel, ungaffed
1978 25
Ross Bertram Four Coins Go pull
1978 26
Ross Bertram Coin Pull
1978 26
Ross Bertram Coins Through the Table four in each hand
1978 27
Ross Bertram Multiple Click Pass
Also published here 1978 27
Ross Bertram The Metamorphic Coin in closed hand
1978 29
Ross Bertram A Penny-Tration extra coin
1978 30
Ross Bertram The Penetrating Coin - Method #2
1978 31
Ross Bertram The Penny Pincher vanish and clean reproduction
1978 32
Ross Bertram Pinch Back Palm
1978 33
Ross Bertram Fifty-Two Cents coin changes cleanly in closed hand
1978 34
Ross Bertram Bertram Turn-Over Switch
1978 35
Ross Bertram Coin Assembly see credit information on page 40
1978 37
Ross Bertram The "Slap" Vanish
Inspired by 1978 41
Ross Bertram A Coin in a Tumbler coin through bottom of glass, in the hands
Related to 1978 42
Ross Bertram Passing the Half Bucks backfire on last coin
1978 43
Ross Bertram Counting Clip Steal as coins are counted into other hand
1978 43
Ross Bertram Click Pass very bottom of page
1978 43
Ross Bertram Multiple Changeover noiseless transfer of multiple coins from hand to hand
1978 45
Ross Bertram The Vanishing Props Or Twelve Silver Dollars vernon anecdote
1978 46
Ross Bertram The Squeeze-Away Coin one-handed vanish and recovery
Related toAlso published here 1978 46
Ross Bertram Fifty-Fifty one of two half dollars changes into quarter, challenge conditions
1978 48
Ross Bertram Hush Money two half dollars change into dollar bill
1978 51
Ross Bertram Cash in Hand four half dollars are produced one by one
Also published here 1978 54
Ross Bertram Coin Stack Transfer from Oblique Palm to Back Thumb Palm
1978 54
Ross Bertram Bertram's Best three coins in each hand, three pass one by one in other hand
Related to 1978 56
Ross Bertram Swing Transfer thrown secretly from hand to hand
1978 57
Ross Bertram (reviewer) S. W. Erdnase by S. W. Erdnase 1978 59
Ross Bertram A Nice Card Trick Vernon anecdote
1978 61
Ross Bertram The Pivot Change using Tenkai Palm
1978 61
Ross Bertram The Pay-Off (Card in Wallet), ungaffed, load from Tenkai/Rear Palm
Related to 1978 63
Ross Bertram Classic to Tenkai Palm Transfer
1978 64
Ross Bertram In The Drink
1978 65
Ross Bertram Bertram's One-Hand Card Change using Tenkai Palm
1978 66
Ross Bertram An Effective Top Change top card shown one-handed and removed with other hand
Related to 1978 67
Ross Bertram The Blackstone "Birdcage" Card Vanish
1978 70
Ross Bertram Harry Blackstone
1978 71
Ross Bertram The Cards to Pocket ten cards
1978 72
Ross Bertram Thumb Palm Trouser Pocket Load
1978 73
Ross Bertram False Count
1978 74
Ross Bertram New Vertical Palm, modified
Related to 1978 76
Ross Bertram False Transfer with Card using Tenkai Palm
1978 77
Ross Bertram The Wind-Up
1978 78
Ross Bertram At the Card Table
  • Background
  • T.V Gambling Interviews
1978 79
Ross Bertram Never Too Young center deal anecdote
1978 82
Ross Bertram Bertram's Square-Up Invisible Pass
1978 82
Ross Bertram Bottom Steal and Recovery tabled, during riffle shuffle
Also published here 1978 84
Ross Bertram Bertram's Hold-Out Palm tabled
  • To Have the Deck Cut by a Spectator
  • Alternate Method
Related to 1978 86
Ross Bertram A Cut to Retain Bottom Stock #1 in-the-hands
1978 87
Ross Bertram A Cut to Retain Bottom Stock #2 in-the-hands
1978 88
Ross Bertram True Dedication Charlie Miller anecdote
1978 89
Ross Bertram The Waterford Crystal Tumblers Charlie Miller anecdote
1978 89
Ross Bertram The Salt Trick salt pour
1978 90
Ross Bertram Broken and Restored Cigarette
1978 92
Ross Bertram The Impromptu Broken and Restored Cigarette
1978 94
Ross Bertram The Broken and Restored Cigarette (Psychological Method)
1978 96
Ross Bertram The Broken and Restored Cigarette (Once More)
1978 98
Ross Bertram Again, The Broken and Restored Cigarette
1978 99
Ross Bertram Fun with Goshman anecdote
1978 102
Ross Bertram Bertram's Bill in a Cigarette
1978 102
Ross Bertram Bertram's Bill Tear
1978 105
Ross Bertram The Egyptian Ball - Bertram Style two balls transpose with goblet and silk, no extra ball
1978 106
Ross Bertram The Egg Bag "The routine to be described is not only ingeniously different but entertaining as well."
Related to 1978 109
Ross Bertram With a Ring borrowed ring into box given out at beginning
1978 113
Ross Bertram The Ring in the Box
1978 114
Ross Bertram My Favorite Drink empty tumbler fills with beverage, table edge glass switch
Related to 1978 115
Ross Bertram My Rope Tie Routine hands of performer tied behind his back
1978 116
Ross Bertram Look, It's a Real Rabbit! folded sheet of newspaper is cut, when unfolded rabbit design is seen, live rabbit produced
1978 118
Ross Bertram The New Oriental Act Sam Margules anecdote
1978 120
Ross Bertram Chapter Six: About Sleeving
1978 122
Ross Bertram From the Palm Proper
Also published here 1978 122
Ross Bertram Sleeving from the Clenched Fist
Also published here 1978 123
Ross Bertram The Toss-Back from the Fingertips
1978 123
Ross Bertram From Left Palm to Right Sleeve
1978 124
Ross Bertram As a Transformation sleeving
1978 124
Ross Bertram Off-the-Table Method
1978 124
Ross Bertram The Drop
1978 125
Ross Bertram The Pumpkin Seed Vanish
1978 125
Ross Bertram The Reverse Pumpkin Seed into other sleeve
1978 126
Ross Bertram The Finger-Snap
1978 126
Ross Bertram Toss from Left Fingers to Right Sleeve
1978 127
Ross Bertram From the Closed Hand
1978 127
Ross Bertram Some Helpful Hints on sleeving
1978 127
Ross Bertram Chapter Seven: Francis Carlyle
1978 129
Ross Bertram Carlyle and Ross
1978 131
Ross Bertram Carlyle and Carlyle
1978 131
Ross Bertram Helpful Hints
  • Where to Obtain Chicks
  • What to Feed Chicks
  • How to Care for Chicks
  • How to Palm a Chick
  • How to Load a Spectator
  • To Prevent the Chick from Kicking
  • Hypnotizing a Chick
  • How to Rehearse
1978 136
Ross Bertram The Chicken Story
1978 137
Ross Bertram Chapter Eight: Paul Fox
1978 138
Ross Bertram Three Card Control Sequence
1978 143
Ross Bertram The Candy Bowl Dai Vernon, Larry Gray & Faucett Ross anecdote
1978 144
Ross Bertram The Downs Gimmick anecdote
1978 149
Ross Bertram The Rhythm Count on rhythm in sleight-of-hand magic
1978 159
Ross Bertram Toss-Vanish of a Thimble
1978 159
Ross Bertram Another Thimble Vanish The "Four Count"
1978 160
Ross Bertram Origin of the Salt Trick salt pour
1978 160
Ross Bertram The "Brain-Wave" Deck double ended card case for extraction both ways
1978 161
Ross Bertram Erdnase Illustrator
1978 161
Ross Bertram Good News! Vernon anecdote
1978 162
Ross Bertram Living Silhouettes Dai Vernon and Larry Gray cutting silhouettes
1978 162
Milton Tropp Fist Transfer
Related to 1978 1096
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Magic Stuff by Ross Bertram
with some credit conflicts
1978
Interlocutor (Issue 26)
100
Earl Nelson Slow Motion Top Change
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1979 12
Ross Bertram Fist Transfer
1979 73
Ross Bertram, Edward Marlo, Daryl Martinez Pivot Change Handling at table, with clean up
1980 89
Ross Bertram Insertion Tenkai Steal no credit, for credit information see reference
Related to Mar. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 3)
318
Ross Bertram Card Turnover with hidden Coin
1980 11
Ross Bertram Thumb Base Slide
1981 52
Ross Bertram Bertram Load
1981 212
Camilo Vázquez Transformation of Jeton similar to Ross Bertram's Rubdown, as a transformation of to square casino chips
1981 5
Ross Bertram Birdcage Vanish
1982 54
Ross Bertram Sucker Vanish
1982 192
Ross Bertram Card Snap Over
1982 194
Ross Bertram, Edward Marlo Pivot Change
1982 89
Ross Bertram Hush Money two coins transform into bill
Jan. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 1)
973
Ross Bertram Anecdotes
  • About Anecdotes
  • Let There be Light (Bulbs)
  • Marquis
  • Russell Swann
  • Manuel
  • Dai Vernon, Silent Mora and I - 1947-
  • From Faucett's Notebook
  • Believe It or Not or One For Ripley
  • On 'Second' Thought
  • Up Our Sleeves
  • An Historic Site
  • The Quite One
  • Getting Henry's Goat
  • Frakson
  • Frakson, Again
  • George Marquis
  • Early Vernon
  • The Sports Fan
  • Wasn't I Lucky!
  • And Now
1983 xvii
Ross Bertram The Eavesdropping Coin coin vanishes and is produced from ear, repeat
1983 2
Ross Bertram Inflation half dollar tossed from hand to hand changes into dime, penny, vanishes
1983 3
Ross Bertram Toss from Left Fingers to Right Sleeve
1983 4
Ross Bertram The Waisted Coin half dollar disappears, reappears under foot
1983 6
Ross Bertram Unflation dime is stretched to silver dollar
Related to 1983 8
Ross Bertram Parvum in Multo quarter grows and becomes English penny
1983 11
Ross Bertram The Coin Fold paper secretly torn
1983 14
Ross Bertram Another Coin Fold
1983 16
Ross Bertram Atomized Coin complete vanish with coin ditch in breast pocket
1983 19
Ross Bertram A Note on Optics on retention of vision principle
1983 22
Ross Bertram Bertram Edition
1983 22
Ross Bertram The Bertram Addition coin changes to copper with retention vanish handling
1983 24
Ross Bertram Back Clip Handling
1983 25
Ross Bertram Coin Clipping on coin clips
1983 29
Ross Bertram A "Clip" Holder clip on belt or wrist watch strap
1983 30
Ross Bertram Clip Trip two coins vanish with clip
1983 31
Ross Bertram (4-2-4) four silver coins change to 4 copper coins at once, using spectator's palm
1983 33
Ross Bertram, Dai Vernon The "Drop" (Vanish and Variations)
1983 36
Ross Bertram B.U.D. Bertram Utility Drop, coin dropped Wand Spin type
1983 36
Ross Bertram Voodoo Coin coin cleanly travels from hand to hand
1983 37
Ross Bertram Terminal Coins using B.U.D.
  • Terminal 1 (four coins vanish)
  • Terminal 2 (four coins vanish without jacket)
  • Terminal 3 (four coins travel to other hand at once)
1983 41
Ross Bertram The Texas Toppit using western style trouser pockets as topit
1983 44
Ross Bertram Can You Toppit? (Here's how) complete, ditch of coin in trouser pocket
1983 45
Ross Bertram The Penny Pincher coin vanishes, reappears, vanishes completely
1983 46
Ross Bertram Inky Pinky - Hanky Panky two coins vanish completely, one in each hand
1983 50
Ross Bertram Small Change two copper coins shrink, one in each hand
1983 51
Ross Bertram The Elusive Coin in Handkerchief coin vanishes from handkerchief which is then knotted, coin reappears in knot
1983 54
Ross Bertram Flesh Through Metal
  • Seated Version
  • Stand-Up Version
1983 58
Ross Bertram A Penny for your Thoughts silver changes to copper and back
1983 61
Ross Bertram Bertram's Open, Slow Motion Coin Vanish
1983 65
Ross Bertram Coin Alchemy
1983 66
Ross Bertram Two-Faced double sided coin changes into two separate coins, for magicians
1983 68
Ross Bertram Chameleon Coin hand closed and opened and coin changes, one-handed
1983 70
Ross Bertram Bertram Butterfly Transfer open coin and hidden coin are transferred to other hand
1983 72
Ross Bertram Minus Equals Plus one of three coins removed, comes back to spectator's hand
1983 72
Ross Bertram Fake Pick-Up from Hand coin slid under bigger coin
1983 73
Ross Bertram The Martreb Change
1983 76
Ross Bertram Money Goes East coin changes visibly when tossed from hand to hand, then to jumbo coin
1983 78
Ross Bertram T. Nelson Downs
1983 81
Ross Bertram Meet the Experts
1983 82
Ross Bertram Unconventional
1983 82
Ross Bertram The Magic Bug
1983 82
Ross Bertram The Coin Star anecdote
1983 83
Ross Bertram Shell Coins Downs anecdote
1983 83
Ross Bertram Downs' Coin Vanish (without a gimmick) approach without gimmick by Bertram
1983 84
Ross Bertram The Visitor Downs anecdote
1983 85
Ross Bertram Another Top Change
1983 90
Ross Bertram A Pet Martreb Double Lift
1983 92
Ross Bertram Subtle Thumb Count as Double Lift get-ready
1983 93
Ross Bertram Push-Offs and Push-Overs
  • A. Basic Position
  • B. The Push-Off and Turn-Over With One Card
  • C. The Push-Off and Turn-Over .... Two Cards
  • D. Another Push-Off Double Lift
1983 94
Ross Bertram, Edward Marlo The Haunted Deck plastic on thread
1983 97
Ross Bertram An Imperceptible Color Change two cards held one in each hand, they change place
1983 100
Ross Bertram Far Out Double Lift starts with single card that is fed in underneath top card
Related to 1983 102
Ross Bertram Close-Up Double Lift starts with single card that is fed in underneath top card
Related to 1983 104
Ross Bertram Card Cannonade deck held in riffle shuffle position, card shoots out
1983 106
Ross Bertram The Shoot-Out four aces shoot out of deck one by one, tabled
1983 107
Ross Bertram With a Silencer card produced by drop-out during tabled running cut
1983 109
Ross Bertram Bertram's Descending Card card inserted in middle sinks to bottom, tabled
1983 110
Ross Bertram A Push-Through Card Control from center to bottom, tabled
1983 110
Ross Bertram Up and Up two times, tabled
1983 112
Ross Bertram Tabled Second Deal
1983 113
Ross Bertram Up Front Utility Move ditching card into shirt between buttons
1983 114
Ross Bertram The Revolutionary Card angly
1983 117