177 entries for Stanley Collins

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Stanley Collins Foreword
1915
Original Magical Creations
7
Stanley Collins The Wooden Slab and Flying Card Experiment Cards attached on a board with rubberbands, spectator peeks at a card and remembers the value, then he counts to that value in a fan and remembers the card. Card transposes from the deck with the peeked card on the board
 		1915
Original Magical Creations
9
Stanley Collins Making Of False Index Cards
1915
Original Magical Creations
12
Stanley Collins Cards and Coincidence three selections and three packets, cards at number, faced deck method
 		1915
Original Magical Creations
20
Stanley Collins The Omega Ace Experiment ace assembly, one packet sealed in envelop, with a card stand for better visibility, duplicates
 		1915
Original Magical Creations
25
Stanley Collins False Count removing four as three cards from the deck, milking extra card
 		1915
Original Magical Creations
27
Stanley Collins False Envelope Insertion only part of the cards are inserted into the envelope
 		1915
Original Magical Creations
29
Stanley Collins Will! fifteen cards stick to the hand, all fall except three selections, gaffed card and ring
 		1915
Original Magical Creations
36
Stanley Collins The Siamese Bloodstone deck in hat, which is balanced on edge of a plate, selected cards jump from hat
 		1915
Original Magical Creations
41
Stanley Collins Le Dernier Cri Mutilated Card Experiment card cut into four pieces, three are burnt and found restored in nest of envelopes
Related to 1915
Original Magical Creations
46
Stanley Collins A Question of Memory spectator selects one of three cards and puts it in pocket, another cards is taken from the deck and put in performer's pocket, cards transpose, duplicate
Related to 1915
Original Magical Creations
52
Stanley Collins Thought Anticipated and Precipitated one of six cards vanishes and appears at impossible location
 		1915
Original Magical Creations
58
Stanley Collins The Guessing Game spectator guesses correctly on of three cards he has in pocket, then it change places with one of the other two cards
Related to 1915
Original Magical Creations
63
Stanley Collins The Spider pips of card vanish and appear on paper, pip eating spider
Related to 1915
Original Magical Creations
67
Stanley Collins Billet Switch on clip, with a deck of cards, while removing cards
Related to 1915
Original Magical Creations
69
Stanley Collins The "Knee" Plus Ultra Handkerchiefs a yellow handkerchief is tied on left leg and a green one on the right leg, then the yellow handkerchief penetrates the leg and the green one travels knotted on the other leg
 		1915
Original Magical Creations
77
Stanley Collins A New Ropes and Rings Experiment similar to Grandmother's Necklace, with jacket, ropes and rings
Related to 1915
Original Magical Creations
84
Stanley Collins The Filtering Ink Experiment two tumblers inverted with glass plate, ink from a glass disappears and appears in bottom tumbler
 		1915
Original Magical Creations
97
Stanley Collins The Inktubators ink travels from one vessel to another, under cover only an amount of liquid travels
 		1915
Original Magical Creations
105
Stanley Collins Foreword
1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
7
Stanley Collins Ajax card selected with business card, travels from envelope to spectator's pocket and four other card transform into letter cards spelling AJAX, duplicates
Variations 1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
9
Stanley Collins Stabbing Force with business cards
Also published here 1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
13
Stanley Collins Bottom Change with Packet
1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
15
Stanley Collins Secret Deck Turnover faced deck
 		1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
15
Stanley Collins Just a Kard Konundrum four cards transform into four jacks then into letter cards, spelling JACK
 		1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
21
Stanley Collins Multiple Card Switch by adding palmed cards on top
 		1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
23
Stanley Collins Reviewing a Revue shuffled deck is separated in four piles and each put in a box, spectator choses a suit for each box and the cards of the corresponding suit are found in them
 		1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
27
Stanley Collins Deck Switch with case, shell
 		1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
29
Stanley Collins The Lay of the Last Minstrel But One three cards under newspaper two are removed and card under newspaper changes into other card
Related to 1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
36
Stanley Collins The Tale of a Till coins on string become free under handkerchief
 		1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
42
Stanley Collins Bovine Bunkum rings on loop of string become free under handkerchief
 		1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
49
Stanley Collins Necromancy with Nic's Napkins different colored serviettes with rings are put in a hat and the rings are piled up, then a color is chosen, the serviette vanishes from the hat and appears in the pile of serviette rings
 		1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
59
Stanley Collins Bead Frame Color Force
Related to 1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
63
Stanley Collins A Stock of Sticky Sticks three different colored sticks / wands are wrapped in a corresponding colored paper, then the sticks change places, then all sticks are wrapped together and change into one tricolor stick
 		1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
70
Stanley Collins The Yellow Idol big die, spot moves then its placed in a box and travels to a crystal box and back, then a small figure / doll appears
 		1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
77
Albert Fellows, Stanley Collins Bottled Sunshine longer routine, tissue paper bursts into in fire, hole is burnt in a playing card with a reading-glass, three candles catch alight, third candle begins to melt
 		1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
90
Albert Fellows, Stanley Collins The Acrobatic Tie tie placed in a bag changes into a bow, then same again on table
 		1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
99
Albert Fellows, Stanley Collins The Well of Truth four selections are put in a small wishing well, then covered by handkerchief, the cards travel to the roof of the well
 		1920
Deceptive Conceptions in Magic
107
Stanley Collins The "T-Square" Colour Change card pushed into deck perpendicular, when removed and turned over, it has changed
 		1925
Collins's Card Conceits
5
Stanley Collins The Comedy of Errors three wrong cards found and last one placed in pocket, the first two turn into selection and back, the pocketed card is then shown to be the selection
Related toVariations 1925
Collins's Card Conceits
8
Stanley Collins Pretended Pocket Placement card placed in pocket and palmed out again
 		1925
Collins's Card Conceits
10
Stanley Collins "Jumbo" Comedy of Errors three wrong cards found, the first two turn into selection and back, the third card is then shown to be the selection, with jumbo cards
Inspired by 1925
Collins's Card Conceits
12
Stanley Collins All Fours performer finds three times the Four of Hearts, each time it is placed on the table, deck shown as all Fours, then normal again, indifferent card is placed in pocket and left protruding, tabled cards change into selections and pocketed card is Four of Hearts
 		1925
Collins's Card Conceits
15
Stanley Collins All Alike Display deck shown as all duplicates, first glides, then second deals, then tip-over switch
Related to
  • "A Dozen of Magic" (A. C. P. Medrington, p. 6)
 1925
Collins's Card Conceits
17
Stanley Collins Tip-Over Switch
Related to 1925
Collins's Card Conceits
18
Stanley Collins A.J.A.X. 2 performer and spectator each receive two cards in a mock game, performer wins, the four cards change to all Jacks, then to letter cards which spell AJAX
Inspired by 1925
Collins's Card Conceits
20
Stanley Collins A.J.A.X. 3 spectator selects four cards, one is a Jack, they are mixed and spectator always finds the Jack, once the audience suspects that all are Jacks they are turned over and spell AJAX
Inspired by 1925
Collins's Card Conceits
22
Stanley Collins Red and Blue (A "Jumbo" Card Effect)
blue-backed black Aces and red-backed red Aces are removed, the backs transpose, using jumbo cards, temporary double backers
 		1925
Collins's Card Conceits
24
Stanley Collins Optical Monte Move with odd-backed pair of back-to-back cards
 		1925
Collins's Card Conceits
25
Stanley Collins Pictures and Pips packet of picture cards and packet of number cards transpose
 		1925
Collins's Card Conceits
27
Stanley Collins Given the Slip Transfer
Related to 1925
Collins's Card Conceits
28
Stanley Collins A Card Comedy card chosen and lost, spectator names number, card counted to, spectator claims it's not his card but deck shown as one-way deck, gag with stooge
 		1925
Collins's Card Conceits
30
Stanley Collins The Homing Aces four Aces through cloth one by one with one cardboard cover
Inspired by
  • "Sympathetic Aces" (Stanley Collins, with double facer)
 1925
Collins's Card Conceits
31
Stanley Collins Flip Switch switch with cardboard cover, use in assembly routine
Also published here 1925
Collins's Card Conceits
33
Stanley Collins The "Esscee" Cards and Cords deck with two wholes, one on either side, and two cords through the whole deck, deck opened and cord cut at that point, then it restores
 		1925
Collins's Card Conceits
39
Stanley Collins Cards, Crayons and Cross-Words eight cards selected from a frame with all cards visible, their value is then spelled out in a cross-word puzzle layout
 		1925
Collins's Card Conceits
43
Stanley Collins Frame Card Force miniature cards are in a frame, cards chosen from the back are forced
 		1925
Collins's Card Conceits
43
Oswald Rae, Stanley Collins A Subtle Force six card on table, number is named, to force a number
 		1926
Between Ourselves
28
Stanley Collins Contingency Correction as an out for the classic force
Related toVariations 1938
Greater Magic
193
Theodore Annemann, Stanley Collins The Penetrating Card deck in case, credits see p. 461
 		Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 66)
459
Stanley Collins, Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Thoughts O.K. prepared (double indices) and ungaffed method for princess card trick
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 86)
547
Stanley Collins Transit Spheres four small balls travel from hand to hand
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 91)
567
Stanley Collins Psychic Type several names written on cards, one selected, it appears on previously empty slates
Also published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 108)
644
Thirteen of Magic, Stanley Collins, Tom Sellers A Trick routine with vanishes and productions of three silks, also featuring a small mirror tube/box for silk productions by Tom Sellers
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 111)
661
Stanley Collins Those Aces fair preliminary actions
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 118)
697
Stanley Collins Bent Palm-Off from Packet cards bent in half
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 118)
697
George Pearce, Stanley Collins Comedy of Errors three wrong cards found and last one placed in pocket, the first two turn into selection and back, the pocketed card is then shown to be the selection
Related to Feb. 1940
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 8)
2
Stanley Collins Nonpareil free selection (and switched) appears on marked slates
Also published here 1941
The Jinx (Issue 137)
779
Stanley Collins Stanley Collins' New Ropes and Rings Release rings released from ropes, through sleeves of jacket
 		1941 ca.
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
45
Stanley Collins Glide False Count based on Collins' four ace routine - sleight
 		1943
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
227
Stanley Collins Nonpareil free selection (and switched) appears on marked slates
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
212
Stanley Collins Psychic Type several names written on cards, one selected, it appears on previously empty slates
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
227
Stanley Collins The Alpha Four Ace Trick
1945
My Best
131
Stanley Collins Marbles And Marvels marbles reappear in hand and turn to potatoes in the end
Related to 1945
My Best
199
James G. Thompson Jr. Biographical Sketches of Contributors
  • Theo. Annemann
  • Charles Arbuthnot
  • George E. Arrowsmith
  • Roger Barkann
  • Sylvan Barnet
  • Joseph L. Barnett
  • Raymond L. Beebe
  • Eugene Bernstein
  • J. B. Bobo
  • John N. Booth
  • Tom Bowyer
  • Vynn Boyar
  • Joan Brandon
  • Fred Braue
  • John Braun
  • Lu Brent
  • R. C. Buff
  • Clyde F. Cairy
  • Loring Campbell
  • Jack Chanin
  • Frank Chapman
  • Forest V. Chesbro
  • Milbourne Christopher
  • Eddie Clever
  • Stanley Collins
  • Mystic Craig
  • Thomas J. Crawford
  • John J. Crimmins, JR.
  • Paul J. Curry
  • Del Monte
  • Harry Dobrin
  • Ronald B. Edwards
  • Bruce Elliot
  • Professor El-Tab
  • Dr. E. G. Ervin
  • Dr. Henry Ridgely Evans
  • Val Evans
  • "Hen" Fetsch
  • Thomas B. Fitzgerald
  • Dariel Fitzkee
  • Sid Fleischman
  • Joseph Harman Fries
  • Martin Gardner
  • Teral Garrett
  • Walter B. Gibson
  • Arnold L. Grubin
  • Nelson C. Hahne
  • Hathaway
  • Royal V. Heath
  • Charles H. Hopkins
  • Jean Hugard
  • Mark Jacobs
  • R. M. Jamison
  • F. H. Jeudevine
  • Maurice Kains
  • George G. Kaplan
  • George Karger
  • Joseph A. Karson
  • Wilbur Kattner
  • Gerald Lynton Kaufman
  • Howard B. Kayton, M.D.
  • The Great Kolar
  • Gerald Kosky
  • Abril Lamarque
  • William W. Larsen
  • Sid Lorraine
  • Art Lyle
  • L. Vosburgh Lyons
  • Richard F. Madden
  • Greer Marechal, JR.
  • George McAthy
  • William H. McCaffrey
  • Jack McMillen
  • Harry Mendoza
  • Orville Meyer
  • John W. Mifflin
  • Chester Morris
  • Paul Morris
  • Frederick Mosteller
  • Robert A. Nelson
  • C. A. George Newmann
  • Grady S. Nicholson
  • Dr. Cecil E. Nixon
  • Charles Walter Nyquist
  • Dell O'Dell
  • Tom Osborne
  • George Harrison Pittman
  • Julien J. Proskauer
  • Clayton Rawson
  • Ralph W. Read
  • Dolf Rudin
  • Herb Rungie
  • Ned Rutledge
  • James J. Sanders
  • Lucille Pierce Saxon
  • Sigmar - The Magician
  • Jerry Sorensen
  • Willard S. Smith
  • George Starke
  • Dr. Raymond V. Stone, SR. (RAMO)
  • Harlan Tarbell
  • DR. Franklin Taylor
  • J. G. Thompson, JR.
  • Jack F. Trebel
  • M. Van Reese
  • Jack Vosburgh
  • Audley Valentine Walsh
  • Peter Warlock
  • Herman L. Weber
  • Bob Weill
  • William H. Wilson
  • Tommy Windsor
  • Howard H. Wise
  • Ed. Wolff
  • Michael F. Zens
 		1945
My Best
347
Bruce Elliott, Tom Sellers, Stanley Collins Combo one of three cards vanishes from an envelope and appears in a series of envelopes
 		Mar. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 80)
326
Stanley Collins A Conjuring Acrostic for solution see p. 157
 		Sep. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 4)
152
Frederick Braue Roundabout with Fred Braue on Bert Allerton, Lyle Laughlin, Martin Gardner, Cardini, Dante, The Five-Best Poll (cards), Don Medley, Stanley Collins, Stewart James, Neal Elias, Jack Crimmins, Don Lawton, Bert Fenn, Paul Morris, Frederick Carter and more
 		Mar. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 10)
304
Frederick Braue Roundabout with Fred Braue on Martin Gardner, Stewart James, Erdnase, Art Lyle, Walter Gibson, Max Holden, Ben Braude, Stanley Collins, The Five-Best Poll, Bob Stull, Lloyd Jones, Eddie Clever, Milbourne Christopher, Elwin Shaw and more
 		Apr. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 11)
311
Bert Fenn, Neal Elias 10-6-9-4 four values are counted to, aces found, inspired by Stanley Collins trick from "A Conjuring Melange"
Variations 1948
Show Stoppers with Cards
6
Stanley Collins Lightning-Flash Card Change card can be seen through flash paper, card changes when paper is ignited, Clubs to Spades
 		June 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 1)
547
Stanley Collins Thumb Tip Quickie catching thumb gag
Also published here
  • A Conjuring Melange (Stanley Collins)
 1949
Over the Coffee Cups
33
Stanley Collins T. Nelson Downs some comments
 		1952
Modern Coin Magic
332
Stanley Collins William J. Hilliar
1952
Modern Coin Magic
332
Stanley Collins L'Homme Masqué
1952
Modern Coin Magic
333
Stanley Collins Allen Shaw
1952
Modern Coin Magic
333
Stanley Collins Owen Clark
Variations 1952
Modern Coin Magic
333
Stanley Collins Charles Morritt
1952
Modern Coin Magic
334
Stanley Collins Morritt's Purse Trick purse palm
Variations 1952
Modern Coin Magic
334
Stanley Collins The Esscee Half-Crown and Wafers Trick with stickers
 		1952
Modern Coin Magic
338
Stanley Collins The Esscee Front and Back Manipulation
1952
Modern Coin Magic
340
Maurice Howarth Tarantula pips from four card vanish step by step and appear on strip of paper
Related to Sep. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 290)
1158
Stanley Collins Collins' Ace Trick
1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
66
Stanley Collins, Cy Endfield Aces for Connoisseurs Collins Aces
Variations 1955
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part II
46
Rupert Gilbert Precognition sixteen designs on a board, number is chosen and selected design has already been predicted
Related to 1960
Magic of the Mind
86
Karl Fulves Babel death of Stewart Judah & Stanley Collins, Flosso
 		July 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 9)
44
Stanley Collins Collins Ace Vanish
1969
Expert Card Mysteries
127
Edward Marlo Stanley Collins Ace Vanish Variation
1969
Expert Card Mysteries
151
Billy McComb The Williamised Spider pips from deck vanish and appear on napkin
Related toAlso published here 1972
I Did It My Way
2
Stanley Collins Spectator's Guess
1972
The Living End
47
Stanley Collins Whisper Word two sets of word cards, one word chosen by one and five words by another spectator, performer finds out the word by first spectator, using words that spell differently but sound alike
Also published here
  • marketed 1931
 Apr. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 6)
613
Stanley Collins A Flourish two balls moved around between the fingers, suggested with coins by Fulves
 		May 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 7)
623
Stanley Collins The Triple Mystery performer wrapped in sheep with donkey mask, transposes with assistant
 		1974
The Conjurors' Book of Stage Illusions
62
Francis Carlyle The Stanley Collins - Carlyle Ace Trick aces reappear in named hand
 		1975
The Magic of Francis Carlyle
9
Francis Carlyle Vanish for Stanley Collins Aces glide
 		1975
The Magic of Francis Carlyle
10
Tommy Wonder, Billy McComb, Stanley Collins The Pip-Eating Spider published under "Jos Bema"
Related to June 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 10)
272
Stanley Collins Stab Force Variation
July 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 7)
79
Stanley Collins Collins Glide Display
1978
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11)
2
Thomas Alan Waters, Stanley Collins Framedown ideas on the Stanley Collins "Color Counting Frame"
Related to 1979
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue New Thoughts For Old)
37
Paul Fleming (reviewer) A Conjuring Melange by Stanley Collins 1979
The Paul Fleming Book Reviews — Volume III
51
Stanley Collins Jumping Band rubber band jumps from two finger to other two fingers
  • The Exchange Jump (two rubber bands simultaneously)
  • For the Skeptics (locked with another rubber band)
 		1979
Elastrix
11
Stanley Collins Eine verrückte Story gag in which the thumb is removed an pocketed
Also published here
  • A Conjuring Melange (Stanley Collins)
 Aug. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
68
Arturo de Ascanio Ases para Conocedores (Saludo a Fred Kaps)
Inspired byAlso published here 1980
El Manejo de la Carta Doble
7
Al Smith WATA - Where Are The Aces? Collins Aces, spelling finish
Inspired by 1980
Cards On Demand
30
Stanley Collins The Jumping Rubber Band No. 58, classic
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
71
Tom Gagnon Miser's Daydream featuring a continuous coin production sequence with folding coin and thumb tip
Inspired by 1981
Sleightly Original
26
Tom Gagnon Contemporary Purse Swindle copper and silver coins in two purses, spectator can never guess the right one, sort of transposition
Inspired by 1981
Sleightly Original
36
Stanley Collins The Stanley Collins Replacement
May 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 4)
1024
H. Penn The Cube as a Force applying Stanley Collins' count force principle
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
24
Thomas Alan Waters On the Color-Counting Frame color forcing chart based on Stanley Collins and Ernest Noakes color-counting frame
Related to 1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
435
Stanley Collins S.C. Expanded Anagrams word chosen, divined with lexicon deck
Also published here
  • "Nonpareil Book Mystery" (Stanley Collins)
 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
9
David Britland Promenade Aces in a row, no indifferent card on first one, one on second, ... three on fourth Ace, progressive Aces with this layout
Variations 1983
Cardopolis (Issue 1)
26
Thomas Alan Waters, Stanley Collins Kineslate gag divination, won turns into one on a slate
 		1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Fynys)
748
Jean Hugard Tuchknoten & andere Spielereien collection of silk knot effects and flourishes, stretching silk
  • 1. Ein Tuch in die Länge ziehen
  • 2. Das nicht zu verknotende Tuch
  • 3. Ein beidhändiger Blitzknoten
  • 4. Zwei Blitzknoten
  • 5. Die Vereinigungs-Knoten
  • 6. Der Arm-Blitzknoten
  • 7. Ein einhändiger Blitzknoten
  • 8. Fliegende Knoten
  • 9. Einhand-Knoten mit zwei Tüchern
  • 10. Ein-Hand-End-Knoten
  • 11. Drei-Tücher-Blitzverknotung
  • 12. Doppel-Schleifen-Knoten
  • 13. Die verschwindenden Schleifen-Knoten
  • 14. Verschwindende Knoten
  • 15. Ein Tuch mit sieben Enden
  • 16. Zwei Knoten aus einem
  • 17. Ein magisches Auffädeln
  • 18. Tuch durch Bein
  • 19. Die Stanley Collins' Variante
  • 20. Das Schlagen eines Knotens ohne Loslassen der Enden
  • 21. Das sich selbst entkontende Tuch
  • 22. Ein nützlicher Knoten
  • 23. Das schwebende Tuch
  • 24. Das Heimkehrer-Tuch
  • 25. Das Herumwirbeln eines Tuches
  • 26. Ein Geschicklichkeits-Trick
 		July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
175
Francis Carlyle Vanish for Stanley Collins Aces glide
 		1985 ca.
Francis Carlyle Lecture Notes
7
Stanley Collins, Dai Vernon The Paintbrush Color Change credit information
 		1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
28
Dai Vernon Given the Slip four packets cut, face cards shown one by one, then they changed to Aces when shown again
Related toVariations 1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
75
Stanley Collins Collins Vanish brief
Also published here 1990
The Aronson Approach
4
Stanley Collins Tip-Over Change brief
 		1990
Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries
16
Stanley Collins Jumping Cards (The Siamese Bloodstone) cards jump from hat, hat is balanced on the rim of a plate
 		1991
Knowing The Rising Cards
24
Stanley Collins Collins Aces Packet False Count
1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
123
T. Page Wright A Written Revelation with a deck of cards, while removing cards
Related to 1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
133
Philip T. Goldstein Namely five names written on papers from a list, the name that was written first is divined by performer
Inspired by
  • "Whisper Word" (Stanley Collins, marketed 1931)
Also published here 		Nov. 1991
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
43
Kennichi Kuroki Stanley Collins Meets Corinda four-phase rubber band through fingers, fooling
 		1992
Five Times Five — Japan
48
Stanley Collins Collins Glide Vanish
1993
Fechter
138
Justin Higham Stab Force
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
168
Stanley Collins Stanley Collins' Replacement for a normal double lift handling
 		1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
260
Stanley Collins The Tip-over Addition
Related to 1995
Card College — Volume 1
206
Tommy Wonder, Stanley Collins, Billy McComb The Pip-Eating Spider pips of pip card vanish until only indices are left
 		1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 1
157
Martin Joyal An Overview of Card Systems
  • System Categories
    • Sequential System Characteristics
    • Ordered System Characteristics
  • Overview of Systems
    • The New Deck System
    • The Grouped Value System
    • The Si Stebbins System
    • The Eight Kings System
    • The Stanyon System (Ellis Stanyon)
    • The Joseph System (Eddie Joseph)
    • The Esscee Prearranged Pack (Stanley Collins)
    • The Harding System (Bart Harding)
    • Jack's Pack (Jack Yates)
    • The Cornelius System (John Cornelius)
    • The Osterlind System (Richard Osterlind)
    • The Boudreau Systems (Leo Boudreau)
    • The No Memory Card Stack (Harry Riser)
    • The Lusthaus System (Robert Lusthaus)
    • The Memory-deck (Lewis Jones)
    • The Reymond System (Patrick Reymond)
    • The Wild System (Boris Wild)
    • Richard's Stack (Richard Uhrich)
 		1997
The Six-Hour Memorized Deck
27
Jim Steinmeyer The Purse Trick
  • Conjuring
one-vs-two asymmetric coin transposition between two purses
Inspired by Oct. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
81
Karl Fulves Forced Landing spectator names number and one counts to that number on a 4x4 or 5x5 grid, forced, method with calculator
  • Notes & References (credit information)
Related to 1998
Calculator Tricks
106
Wesley James Stanley Collins Meets The Progressive Aces
Inspired by Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
27
Stanley Collins, The Card-Spread Switch with credit information
Inspired by 2000
Card College — Volume 4
814
Stanley Collins Tip-Over Addition
2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
135
Karl Fulves Stanley Collins intro to a section of Collins' tricks
 		2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 3)
68
Stanley Collins Banker & Broker three piles made, the one with the highest card on the bottom wins, spectator thinks he saw an Ace on the bottom of one, Given the Slip
Related to 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 3)
68
Stanley Collins Collins Ace Vanish
Related to
  • Magazine of Magic, Oct. 1914
 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 3)
69
Stanley Collins Flip Switch switch with cardboard cover, use in assembly routine
VariationsAlso published here 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 3)
70
Stanley Collins Tipover Change
Related to 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 3)
71
Edwin A. Dawes Stanley Collins' Lost Manuscript: Gems of Personal Prestidigitation
Mar. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 3)
22
Stanley Collins Gems of Personal Prestidigitation: Foreword
Mar. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 3)
26
Dai Vernon, Stanley Collins Paintbrush Color Change
2001
Try the Impossible
100
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Stanley Collins: Conjurer, Collector, and Iconoclast by Stanley Collins (written by Edwin A. Dawes) Nov. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 11)
84
Michael Close (reviewer) Stanley Collins: Conjuror, Collector, and Iconoclast by Stanley Collins (written by Edwin A. Dawes) Nov. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 3)
40
Al Baker August 22, 1938 to Stanley Collins
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Letters)
786
Karl Fulves, Stanley Collins Re-Arrangement Move cards shown and rearranged secretly
Inspired by 2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
63
Stanley Collins, Chris Charlton Seeing Spots four cards shown blank, then all shown Ace of Spades, no extra cards, "Chris Charlton Monte Move"
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 7)
114
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • The Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were Made (Bruce Watson)
Stanley Collins
 		Apr. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 4)
12
Stanley Collins Collins Vanish brief
Also published here 2003
Lecture Notes
6
Stanley Collins Stabbing Force
2004
Weapons of Mass Destruction
16
Stanley Collins Tip-Over Change
2005
Up In Smoke
39
Steven Hamilton Thanks to Collins card torn in quarters, one piece freely chosen, other quarters burnt, card restored in nest of envelopes
Related toAlso published here 2005
Scotland Up Close
36
Stanley Collins Drop Switch
2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
34
Paul Hallas Again, The Aces four Aces dealt on table, one chosen, three cards dealt onto it, others lost in the deck, tabled packet shown to be the Aces
Inspired by
  • "The Zeta Four Ace Trick" (Stanley Collins)
 2006
England Up Close
80
Stewart James First Class Passage A ring is threaded onto a rope, in between two rings that are knotted onto the rope
Related toAlso published here
  • Marketed by Sterling, 1947
 2007
The Essential Stewart James
78
Stanley Collins Knife Stab Force cocktail sword stabbed into deck by spectator at forced position
Also published here 2007
Card Dupery
378
Arturo de Ascanio Aces for Connoisseurs
Inspired byAlso published here 2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
175
Neal Elias, Stanley Collins Collins Paintbrush Color Change Handling
2009
Relaxed Impossibilities
123
Stanley Collins, Dai Vernon Paintbrush Change credit information
 		2010
Above the Fold
50
Max Maven Namely
  • Lost Horizons
five names written on papers from a list, the name that was written first is divined by performer
Inspired by
  • "Whisper Word" (Stanley Collins, marketed 1931)
Also published here 		Aug. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 8)
30
Stanley Collins Stab Force
2013
Confident Deceptions
209
Steven Hamilton Thanks to Collins card torn in quarters, one piece freely chosen, other quarters burnt, card restored in nest of envelopes
Related toAlso published here 2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
122
Justin Higham Collins/Prophecy Move end grip handling
Inspired byRelated to 2013
Bold and Illogical Card Moves
7
Stanley Collins, The Card-Spread Switch
2016
Eye Candy
15
Mike Caveney Stanley Collins to Delmas Jenkins
  • Classic Correspondence
 		July 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 7)
54
Stanley Collins Paintbrush Color Change
2022
Vallarino
258