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Fifth Method nailnick
1889 70
Fifth Method nailnick as selection is replaced underneath fan
1890 22
Amerikanische Methode nail nick
1896 131
S. W. Erdnase III. To Retain Bottom Stock and Shuffle Whole Deck
Variations
1902 32
The Nickel Tube for Vanishing a Handkerchief
1903 279
The Nickel Tube for Vanishing a Handkerchief - Improved Form
1903 281
The Nickel Tube, with Pull
1903 283
The "Marvellous Metamorphosis" Silver Cylinder nickled tube to switch handkerchief that is pushed inside
1903 320
Adrian Plate The Great Poker Trick "a particular favorite of Mr. Adrian Plate", new deck opened and shuffled, seven hands dealt and performer wins
Also published here
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1909 128
The Bewitched Nickel nickel changes to penny in spectator's hand
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1909 260
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die sympathetischen Zahlen spectator stops while performer deals cards on table, then four people select a card, selections are the four Tens which match amount of dealt cards, number is also predicted on a piece of paper
Also published here
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1910 4
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Coeur-Mariage (Erste Ausführung) two cards in center come to top and bottom, then three cards transpose around with guessing game presentation
Also published here
Variations
1910 125
Charles T. Jordan The Spirit Aces No. 1, four Sevens and four Aces in piles on table, two Sevens put on top of deck followed by two Aces, yet Aces are on table and all four Sevens on top of deck, two extra Aces and step gaff
Also published here
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1920 3
Charles T. Jordan, Earl De Forrest The Diabolical Reversed Card (Improved) card reverses visibly à la tunnel effect
Also published here
Variations
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
32
Charles T. Jordan Diabolical Transposition two thought cards across with two decks, stacked, siamesa
Also published here
Variations
1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
22
Jack Merlin The Royal Finders selection ends up between the two black kings
Also published here
Variations
1927/28 20
Jack Merlin Audacity Run Up stacking a straight, one shuffle, prepared
Variations
1927/28 8
Victor Farelli A Strange Coincidence card freely chosen with knife stab, then position chosen and card above and below knife denote earlier selection with suit and value
Variations
1931 5
Stewart James The Simplicity Four Ace Trick
Also published here
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1933 6
Theodore Annemann* Nickles on the Brain date of coin is predicted
1934 39
Royal Marriages
Variations
1935 104
An Effective Poker Deal re-deal stacking done by spectator, double duke suggestion
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1935 108
Laurie Ireland The Automatic Jig Saw Puzzle Worker using P&L nickle Card Box
1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
3
Dr. Jacob Daley A Paradox of Pairs
Also published here
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1936
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1936)
134
Stewart James Numismatigic coin divination behind back, magnetism
Also published here
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Variations
Oct. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 25)
157
The Nines random numbers add up to nine, Nines are selected
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Variations
1936 156
Victor Farelli "Poker Face" Royal Straight Flush dealt to performer
Variations
1936 37
Victor Farelli The Mystic Eight four-of-a-kind location based on the mystical number eight
Related to
  • "The Mystic Seven" (Victor Farelli, published 1929 by Edward Bagshawe)
Variations
1936 38
U. F. Grant Effect No. 1 spectator deals five hands, no good hand, but when the magician deals he get's a straight flush, re-deal stacking
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1936 1
Prediction confusing cut to force two cards, possibly by Ralph W. Hull (see Trost reference)
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1937 23
U. F. Grant Spellino spectator's name is spelt
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1937 50
Dr. Jacob Daley Paradox of Pairs
Also published here
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1937 80
Charles T. Jordan, Walter B. Gibson* Double Prediction two cards are counted to after reverse faro procedure, positions predicted, actually Walter Gibson's (see article "Reverse Faro Shuffle" on ConjuringCredits)
Also published here
  • "The Double Prediction" (Walter B. Gibson, Sixteen Master Card Mysteries, 1928)
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1937 85
U. F. Grant Giant Acrobatic Cards some jumbo cards are dealt face up face down alternating, they turn over again while a second packet is now mixed alternately, double backers
Also published here
  • "Stage Magic" (Burling Hull, 1932)
Variations
  • "Believe it or Not" (Nick Trost, Linking Ring, Feb. 1955, Vol. 34 No. 12, p. 63)
1937 127
Theodore Annemann* Subtle Method of Setting the Deck Openly for one-way backs in course of a location
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1937 139
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Keystone Card Discovery two numbers named, predicted card is found at position equal to the difference between the two numbers after two failed count-downs, actually Jordan's?!
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1937 182
Charles T. Jordan Diabolical Transposition two thought cards across with two decks, stacked
Also published here
Variations
1937 210
Ben Erens Miracle Card Location nail nick while inserting card in fan
1937 331
Stewart James Simplicity Four Ace Trick
Also published here
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1937 355
Jess Kelly, Laurie Ireland Vanish of Coin from Trousers Fold half dollar put in trouser fold, changes into nickel, forty-five pennies grabbed from air
Variations
1937 40
Martin Gardner* Gardner's Card Speller answer to three questions is spelled, spectator can lie, still the card shows up at the end
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1937 3
Sid Lorraine Addition to Elliott's Crimp nail nick
1938 52
Ben Erens, Henry Gordien, Louis Zingone Nicking the Edge of a Card three methods by those three people for nicking a selection, one with pencil
1938 61
Stewart James The Four Aces a bit convoluted
Also published here
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1938 355
Will De Sieve* Two New Locator Cards - Coin Impression "Master Card Control", coin leaves circular impression
Also published here
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1938 478
Dai Vernon Do As I Do packs not exchanged, no key card
Variations
1938 576
Egg Stains cleaning for nickel, copper, brass
1938 874
Orville Wayne Meyer The Magic Thrust
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1938 18
Theodore Annemann* Nail Nick Key Control
1939
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39)
368
L. Vosburgh Lyons Tri-Predicti envelope cut in deck, card above and below predicted, repeat
Variations
Apr. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 55)
389
Joseph Dunninger Nomenclature three random names are spelled, selection found, automatic placement procedure
Also published here
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Oct. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 64)
450
Henry Christ Mathematical Black Jacks black Jacks are located via counting
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Dec. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 72)
485
L. Vosburgh Lyons The Knickel of Kanadah coin divination, magnetism
Also published here
Inspired by
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Dec. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 72)
486
Jules D'Hotel A New Top Card Production card pushed out and pivoted upwards behind deck
Also published here
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1939 25
Theodore Annemann* The Accessory devil's handkerchief to force any small object
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1939 8
The Ambitious Twins
Variations
1940 285
Bert Allerton Contrary Do As I Do spectator is invited to be as contrary as he likes, "It is a trick which has served Mr. Bert Allerton well"
Variations
1940 395
Edward Marlo The First Miracle spectator looks at any card in table spread while performer looks away, self-crimp
1940
Early Marlo (Issue Pasteboard Presto)
11
G. W. Hunter Three Predictions piles made and card moved around, then some pocketed, performer divines everything
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1940
The Jinx (Issue 84)
538
Walter B. Gibson* Perplexity two cards in twenty card packet at unknown positions change place (more or less)
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1940
The Jinx (Issue 88)
553
Charles Hopkins 24 - Using "locators" for "outs". Use of short cards, scraped/nicked edges
1940 39
Charles Hopkins 37 - Use of "Locators". Short cards, nicked edges, scraped edges, crimps
1940 54
Charles Hopkins 45 - Look for informal "readers". Check for telltale nicks/dirt/scrapes on cards
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1940 63
46 - Scrapes and nicks. How to nailnick
1940 64
Bob Hummer The Magic Separation face-up and face-down cards are shuffled, performer separates cards behind back so one pile consists of same amount of face up cards as the other, see Collected Secrets for variations
Also published here
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1940 3
Bob Hummer Face Up Prediction spectator and performer turn cards over in the deck, number of reversed cards is predicted
Also published here
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1940 4
Dr. Stanley Jaks The Dream of a Hermit three decks, with spelling coincidence in third deck
Also published here
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1941
The Jinx (Issue 124)
719
Val Evans* Pat Hand Full Houses seven-handed deal, variation without bottom deal
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1941 19
Dai Vernon Vernon's Automatic Gambler same set-up dealt over and over for two players
Also published here
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Variations
1941/49 19
Richard Himber Double Detection magician determines facing cards in a by a spectator faced deck
Variations
1942 205
Bruce Elliott* Hard Boiled Miracle nickel vanishes and travels into chosen hard boiled egg
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Feb. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 2)
5
Danny Morris, Doc Hurwitz, Walter B. Gibson* Betcha
  • boiling water in a paper bag
  • beer bet
  • coin bet / puzzle ("One is not a nickel")
Variations
Dec. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 24)
101
Eddie Joseph The "Nick" Location punch-like nick made in key card, deck in hand or on table with pointing motivation
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1942 16
Martin Gardner* Vanish and Spell card vanishes and is found via spelling from the top
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1942 14
U. F. Grant Slow Motion Bill Transposition
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1943 109
The Persnickety Pinochle Player two aces of diamonds are torn in half, one half appears elsewhere
1943 115
Dr. Jacob Daley A Paradox of Pairs
Also published here
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1943 18
Jay Marshall The Difference spoon bend on table
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Apr. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 59)
242
R. M. Jamison Double Back Card Force method to repeat 203rd Force with a second card
Inspired by
Variations
July 1944 60
Stewart James Numismatigic coin divination behind back, magnetism
Also published here
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Variations
1944 242
L. Vosburgh Lyons The Knickel of Kanadah coin divination, magnetism
Also published here
Inspired by
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1944 243
Dr. Stanley Jaks The Dream of a Hermit three decks, with spelling coincidence in third deck
Also published here
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1944 290
Bob Hummer The 'snappy' Thirteen Cent Trick two nickels and three pennies, spectator can turn one sort of coins over while performer's back is turned, revelation of which coins are turned over
Also published here
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1945 1
John Scarne Triple Coincidence two decks, three cards exchanged
Variations
1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
15
Carmen D'Amico The Domico Location nicking the side edge as card is pushed into deck
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1946 51
Warren Wiersbe Miracle Do As I Do
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1946 4
Warren Wiersbe In My Estimation ... performer cuts off same amount of cards as spectator
Related to
  • New Tops, Feb. 1966
Variations
1946 6
Warren Wiersbe, Bob Hummer Double Separation packet shuffled face-up face-down, then statement over condition made and colors separated
Also published here
Inspired by
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1946 11
Milbourne Christopher* Nickels and Quarters two Nickels under one envelope change place with two Quarters under second envelope, see also p. 237 for notes by Rowland Goodman
May 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 12)
216
George Starke A Coin Surprise two Nickels balanced on each middle finger are given two spectator, they change into Pennies
July 1946 234
George Sands Super Optical Illusion four blue backed cards reverse themselves and changes faces and backs, see p. 320 for comment
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Dec. 1946 275
Bob Hummer Hummer's 18 Card Mystery spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards, see Collected Secrets for links to variations
Also published here
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1946 1
Bob Hummer The Lonely Card CATO routine, cards turned face up, performer takes packet behind back and reverses all cards except selection
Also published here
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1946 2
George Coons This Is Your Card spectator removes a card each from ten-card groups, when his selection is among them he takes this one
Variations
1946 12
G. W. Hunter No. 1 "Four of a Kind" values of three cards are counted to find mates of selection to form four-of-a-kind
Variations
1946 76
Paul Curry New View deck in new deck order, spectator has the deck under the table and puts one card reversed in the middle of the deck, it is placed exactly where it belongs in the new deck order
Variations
Feb. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 120)
481
J. B. Bobo The Squirting Nickel use for hollow coin to squirt water from, heckler stopper
1947 95
J. B. Bobo The Magic Mint nickel in the hand, half dollar appears, nickel transforms into another half dollar
1947 97
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley Pennies, Nickels and Dimes two spectators remove a handful of coins from a bag with pennies, nickels and dimes, performer divines the exact amount of each
1947 18
Milbourne Christopher* Wooden Nickels wooden coins as giveaways
Feb. 1947 293
Magimathics Pennies, Nickels and Dimes are used for mental arithmetic, performer divines amount of each coins
Nov. 1947 370
A Poker Player's Picnic no-touch, little bit of dealing involved
Also published here
  • also in: Easy Aces (Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children, 1989)
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1948 16
Thought Stealer progressive set up
Variations
1948 23
Double Envelopes
  • Regular Double Envelopse
  • End-Sealed Double Envelope
  • Two-Ends-Sealed Double Envelope
  • Open-Edge Double Envelope
  • Billet Collecting Double Envelope
  • Century Two-Ends-Sealed Double Envelope
  • Mental Effects with Double Envelopes
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1948 172
Bob Somerfeld Telepaphone phone numbers are written on billets, one is selected, person at other end divines chosen card
Also published here
Inspired by
  • Howard Savage's "The Phantom Phone" in "The Sphinx", June 1929
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June 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 153)
612
Ross Bertram Twenty-One Cents two nickels, dime and cent into hand, all vanish except nickel, ungaffed
1948 94
Martin Gardner*, Bob Hummer Under the Table spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards, cards are separated into red and blacks as climax
  • Turn Every Other Card
Inspired by
Variations
Nov. 1948 484
U. F. Grant The Nickle and Penny spectator distributes nickel and penny in his two hands, has to do some calculations without telling the result, then performer knows which is where, also as phone effect
Dec. 1948 8
Nick, Gile Menottes escape from handcuffs, rings with chain, followed by german translation "Handschellen"
Aug. 1948 6
Gile, Nick Statif pour cigarettes stand to produce and vanish cigarettes, followed by german translation "Das Cigarettenstativ"
Sep. 1948
La Baguette Magique (Issue 23&24)
13
Gile, Nick Back and front d'une cigarette back and front with a cigarette, needle, followed by german translation "Back and front von einer Cigarette"
Sep. 1948
La Baguette Magique (Issue 23&24)
14
Gile, Nick La pipe du prestidigitateur pipe looks like wand, followed by german translation "Die Pfeife des Zauberers"
Sep. 1948
La Baguette Magique (Issue 23&24)
15
Paul LePaul A Paradox Of Pairs classic force face-up
Inspired by
Variations
1949 151
Al Leech The Influential Ace
Inspired by
Variations
1949 11
Al Leech, Edward Marlo, Martin Gardner* Elusive Jacks
Inspired by
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1949 12
Al Leech Double Deuce
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1949 26
George C. Engel Quadruple Coincidence three cards and number of cards of a cut-off packet match
Also published here
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May 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 12)
543
Match, Nickel, and Glass match balanced on edge of coin is moved, under glass
1949 25
U. F. Grant Change Please half dollar in hand changes into quarter, two dimes and a nickel
May 1949 13
Don Tanner Blind Vision nail nick
Aug./Sep. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12)
8
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Prime Presentation two decks, one card is selected and both decks dealt until same card is found in other deck, card found at same position as mate of selection is named and its mate is not found in other deck but in envelope, repeated with written prediction inside card case
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1949 1
Bob Hummer The Magic Separation face-up and face-down cards are shuffled, performer separates cards behind back so one pile consists of same amount of face up cards as the other
Also published here
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1949 47
Bob Hummer Face-Up Prediction spectator and performer turn cards over in the deck, number of reversed cards is predicted
Also published here
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1949 48
Fair Cuts - Double Force face-to-face cuts to force two cards
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1949 53
Nepomuk* Nickleplated bending spoon convincer
Also published here
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Aprs 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 200)
799
Edward Marlo Marlo's Janus some red and ten cards are mixed, spectator deals them on face-up cards on table, all color match, double facers, see also p. 837
Variations
June 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 206)
822
Charles Nagle, Stewart James Traveling Aces No. 4, Ace assembly (with a touch of Follow the Leader), effect and method identical to Simplicity Four Ace Trick by Stewart James
Also published here
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1950 13
Al Baker, Dr. Ben B. Braude You Do as I Do (Using one pack of cards) No. 14, Do As I Do, performer picks out spectator's card, asks spectator to take out similar card and is able to divine it
Variations
1950 29
Joseph Dunninger Nomenclature No. 34, Spelling trick with names
Also published here
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1950 62
Oscar Weigle Color Scheme No. 47, Cards mixed face up/down, spectator separates face up/down, as well as red/black
Also published here
  • 1949 manuscript
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  • marketed 1943
    • also in: This Is It (Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets, 1980)
Variations
1950 83
Bert Allerton, Henry Christ Allerchrist Card Trick No. 63, Mathematical
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
1950 114
Stewart James James's Miracle No. 72, two numbers from one to ten, chosen values lie at reversed chosen numbers
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1950 132
Dai Vernon, Carmen D'Amico Vernon's Three-Card Assembly No. 85, handling and presentation for three Jacks deal from a shuffled deck
Variations
1950 155
Nick Navarino Jack Goes to Town No. 87, Story deck trick about a farmer's son
1950 160
Howard Thurston, Oscar Weigle Dice Will Tell No. 109, selection found by roll of two dice
Variations
1950 210
John Scarne, Frank Garcia The Four Deuces No. 152, magician and spectator each place half the deck behind their backs. They each take out two cards, which are revealed to be the four Twos
Variations
1950 296
Milbourne Christopher* Super Psychometry with envelopes, nail nicks
Also published here
May 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 12)
657
Jesse Schimmel Playing a Playing Card harmonica in playing card, pun
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Dec. 1950 731
Lewis Ganson Gambler's Luck poker player's picnic type Kings location, open Bottom Deal demo followed by Aces deal
Inspired by
  • "Tops Four Aces" (Paul Clive's "Card Tricks Without Skill")
  • "The Honest Gambler" (Walter B. Gibson's "Professional Magic for Amateurs")
Variations
1950 71
Bob Somerfeld Nickel for Your Thoughts spectator's write down phone numbers, one slip and a playing card are selected, the person is called who reveals the card, actually assistant, Devil's Handkerchief
Also published here
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1951 2
Bill Simon Nickel to Five Pennies
Apr. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 11)
777
Bob Hummer Hummers Mathematical 3 Card Monte mathematical three card monte
Also published here
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1951 1
Eddie Joseph The Invisible Influence deck is divided in halves and performer knows matching pairs when cards are dealt, six phases
  • The Patter
  • The Influence in Operation
  • The Principle Explained
  • Details of Working
  • Additional Information
Variations
1951 2
Al Leech Count Down
Variations
1952 24
Al Leech, Edward Marlo Ace-King A La Marlo
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1952 26
Change for a Half half dollar to a quarter, a nickel and two dimes
1952 80
John Braun Much from Little nickel to penny and half dollar, edge grip
Variations
1952 80
Transformation nickel to half dollar
1952 118
Stewart James, Milton Kort Almost a Transposition transposition of dime and penny, as a kicker the dime transforms into two nickels
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1952 127
Thomas H. Bearden The Curious Nickel coin travels from hand to hand, appears and vanishes with the aid of a rabbit foot
1952 142
Han Ping Chien, J. B. Bobo, Stewart Judah Coins Through the Table eight coins, four penetrate the table, four versions
1.) Classic Han Ping Chien
2.) without putting the coins on the knee
3.) with an odd ninth coin
4.) Steward Judah, six pennies, one nickel
1952 191
Stewart James Jimmy Valentine Picks a Lock two coins wrapped in handkerchief and the corner pulled through a padlock, one is named and that one is removed, nickel & penny set
1952 236
Stewart James Money Paper paper disc penetrates a stack of four pennies and ends up inside a business card, nickel & penny set
1952 237
Stewart James Almost a Transposition trasposition of dime and penny, as a kicker the dime transforms into two nickels, nickel & penny set, dime & penny set
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1952 238
Nickel to Half Dollar special folding half with nickel soldered to center section
1952 260
The Squirting Nickel when pressed, water squirts out
1952 264
The Magic Mint nickel in the hand, half dollar appears, nickel transforms into another half dollar
1952 289
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Jinx-Ed eights and aces dealt in poker hand
Inspired by
Variations
Nov. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 269)
1074
Eddie Joseph How Much Is It Worth? finger ring changes into nickle and back
1952 14
Robert Lotz Red and Blue (Improved)
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1952 11
Al Leech Quad Reverse three Mates of selected Card turn over
Variations
1953 3
Al Leech Ace Sandwich sandwiched card transposes with another card, happens in deck
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1953 6
Edward Marlo Traveling Card three packets
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1953 93
Bill Simon The Mathemagician two spectators discover the Aces by random dealing, dealing to bottom and then into multiple piles
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1954 8
Dai Vernon The Vernon Poker Routine half deck set-up, see also p. 63
Also published here
Inspired by
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July 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 311)
45
Charles Smith Knickle Head nickel on forehead, has huge thumbtack/nail on back when removed
Also published here
Variations
Oct. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 318)
79
Edward Marlo Second Method imperfection, nailnick, edgemark
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1956 6
Edward Marlo Multiple Card Control Sequence imperfection, nailnick, edgemark
1956 7
Nick Trost A Stab in the Dark with deck wrapped inside newspaper, with two cards, one card chosen by performer, reflection of knife used
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
30
Nick Trost Jokers Wild all cards apparently the same, then become all Jokers but selection
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
31
Nick Trost Simultaneous deck is riffle shuffled, one suit is placed in spectator pocket and all others suits shuffled again, one suit matches order from cards in spectator's pocket
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
32
Nick Trost False Shuffle Sequence apparently mixing three piles, order of one stays the same
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
33
Nick Trost Spectator's Card Rise cards are cased all sticking out, all cards slide down except selection, in spectator's hand
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1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
33
Nick Trost Card and Penny-Tration Routine coin vanishes when half of the cards are put on top, magnet in cards
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
34
Derek Vernon* Nickel-Plated bending spoon convincer, coin
Also published here
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1956 7
Al Leech Case Card cards are cased with a block sticking out, all cards slide down except selection in spectator's hand
Also published here
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Jan. 1956
The New Phoenix (Issue 335)
148
Marconick Gypsy Thread
Also published here
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1956 53
A Baffling Prediction forming four piles using the number ten, then count down the sum of the cards to the 40th card to match prediction
Variations
1956 7
Henry Christ Henry Christ's Improvement same as A Baffling Prediction, but with a selection controlled to the 40th position, and the count is done backwards from ten
Inspired by
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1956 8
Charles T. Jordan The Keystone Card Discovery two numbers named, predicted card is found at position equal to the difference between the two numbers after two failed count-downs
Also published here
  • marketed 1920
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1956 22
The Purloined Objects Penny, ring, key distributed to three spectators. Each spectator then takes a number of matches corresponding to some rules, magician then divines who has which object
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1956 57
Royal Vale Heath Heath's Variation Which Hand, divine which hand holds nickel and which hand holds penny, required length of calculation as tell
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1956 60
Der Nürnbergerkongress des M.Z.v.D convention report of gathering in Nürnberg, Kaps, Sitta, Marconick, Pollux, Edoardo, Weyeneth, Ilico, Musty
1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 3)
411
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
Dai Vernon Penetration of Thought two packets of four Aces each with different-colored backs, thought-of Ace transposes
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Variations
1957 51
Dai Vernon The Vernon Poker Demonstration half deck set-up
Also published here
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1957 223
Terry Nosek Rate of Exchange Routine for Coin Capers handling for Harry Roydon's Coin Capers, Pennies change to Nickel
1957
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957)
9
Allessandro Penny and Nickel Transposition hand to hand
1957
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957)
14
Charles Hudson Sorcerer's Seven performer talks about the number seven, spectator puts a card in the deck, cards next to it equals seven, variation where all four cards are stabbed into the deck (Rusduck), see credits in No. 8
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June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
9
Brother John Hamman The Perfect Bridge Hand Spades stacked in preliminary dealing round
Variations
1958 24
Bert Allerton The Bent Spoon
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1958 10
Ortsring Basel announcements of the magic circle Basel, Galli-Galli, Marconick
1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 6)
761
Dai Vernon Repeat "Do as I do" spectator and Magician exchange cards from different colored decks which match, sets up again
Variations
1959 17
Dai Vernon Four of a Kind magician and spectator each exchange some cards which turn out to be a four-of-a-kind
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Variations
1959 19
Bob Hummer Visual Change
Also published here
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1959 53
Al Leech The Spectator Does a Trick two cards tell value and suit, "Untouchted" with touching
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1959 6
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
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1959 8
Al Leech A Triple Discovery first card rises to the top and transforms in the second and third selected card
Variations
1959 17
Al Leech A Dishonest Mistake card found reversed in the deck leads to selection, Aces produced as climax
Variations
1959 21
Bob Hummer Bild und Rücken face-up and face-down cards are shuffled, performer separates cards behind back so one pile consists of same amount of face up cards as the other, see Collected Secrets for variations
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1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 2)
811
Oscar "Oscarelli" Rey Aus aller Welt on Hilmar Krämer, Max Bühler, Sitta, Kalanag, Marconick, Graziadei, Fu Manchu, Maymo
1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 2)
816
Marconick Markonicks "Gypsy-Thread"
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1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 6)
872
Bill Simon For Faro-Nicks faro Triumph with thirty-card deck
June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
15
Nick Trost Nick's Push-Thru Card Tunnel (tunnel change plot) without gaffs
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Dec. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 364)
285
Dr. Stanley Jaks Ein traumhafte Übereinstimmung with three decks, third deck selection matches by spelling name
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1961 94
Hans-Peter Holbach Eine Schere die nicht schneidet report of convention in Utrecht, Al Preston, Ted Winkel, Jan Gol, Wenegini, Marconick, Henk Vermeyden
1961
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 22 No. 4)
77
Lin Searles Diapsalmata "An Old Poker Deal Refrain"
Variations
Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
24
Lin Searles Quick Watson, the Aces Aces in row on table, three cards put on first Ace, that packet lost, repeated with next two Aces, three cards put on last Ace, packet shown to be Aces
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Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
22
Ken Beale Exploring a Principle number chosen with dice throw, card at that position removed, added to number, several of the numbers are counted to until total of five cards are removed, they're predicted
Variations
Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
26
Robert "Dr. Faust" Remartinez Tacto Extraordinario face-up and face-down cards are shuffled, performer separates cards behind back so one pile consists of same amount of face up cards as the other, same as Hummer
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1961 17
Herb Zarrow Revolving Aces four times riffle-stop to locate Aces (Christ Force type procedure)
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1962 98
Jack Miller, Al Koran Lazy Man's Card Trick
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1962 199
Dai Vernon Vernon Five Card Mental Force
Variations
1962 20
Max Malini Nail Nicking Method while displaying cards in each hand
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1962 71
Nick Trost Band-It
Apr. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 368)
301
U. F. Grant Nickle to English Penny with playing card
Nov. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 374)
325
James Steranko Kinetic Energy fingertip peek, method to make the selection move to an in-jogged position, then nail nick
1962 [31]
James Steranko Impact fingertip peek, left third fingernail enters break briefly, nicks card and break is lost
1962 [32]
James Steranko Influence in demo riffle a card is nail nicked and peeked, then it is forced in fingertip peek position
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1962 [36]
P. Howard Lyons Arsey Versey coin divination, magnetism
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Sep. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 26)
29
Don Tanner The Back Room on Dino Mazza, U.F. Grant, Nick Trost, Lou Zgoda, Chet Roth
Oct. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 384)
366
Joseph Dunninger Nomenclature three random names are spelled, selection found, automatic placement procedure
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Apr. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 12)
52
Bob Veeser Acetimation estimation presentation, nail nicked Ace
1964 49
Harry Blackstone, Harry Louine Der Zuschauer als Zauberkünstler spectator finds his own card in ten-card packet, without credit
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1964
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 25 No. 6)
101
Ronald B. Edwards cESPool spectator apparently matches two sets of ESP cards, proven by later showing complete ESP sets, bluff
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Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
6
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Double Diception spectator rolls three dice and remember the cards at the total, another the card at the total of the bottoms of the dice, despite the numbers being different the selected cards are the same
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Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
15
Al Leech Five Aces into Aces
Variations
1965 43
Al Leech Four Aces not visual, four four-of-a-kinds are produced
Variations
1965 54
Harry Blackstone, Harry Louine Blackstone's 10-Card Trick spectator finds his own card in ten-card packet
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Variations
Dec. 1965 11
Albert "Alwelli" Wetzel V. Internationales Festival der Magie in S.Andrea-Bagni brief article on the convention in S.Andrea-Bagni, Sitta, Albert Sala, Line & Jean Garance, Carlo Gorini, Gino Chetta, Tel Smit, Marconick, Alice, Nevio Martini, Aurélien, Philipp, Carolus
1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 4)
50
Oscar "Oscarelli" Rey, Albert "Alwelli" Wetzel Oscarelli hat gehört... on Franz Braun, Max Giebe, Abra, Genii, Mayette, Vermeyden, Jean Feller, Marconick, Fred Kaps
1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 4)
67
Willy "Tex Williams" Peter, Dr. William Weyeneth La Nuit de la Magie on a public show in the Corso theatre in Zürich and convention day, Graf X, Rudolf Fürrer, Albert Sala, Laterna Magica, Marius, Line & Jean Garance, Marconick, Robert-Robert, Alice, Leas Auréliens, Fred Kaps, Sitta, Chrsitian Balmer, Marconick, Les Andreals, Onkel Peppi, Freddy Fah
1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 5)
69
Herman L. Weber Appendix I. Methods of Adding the Key, Old and New
  • Handkerchief
  • From Body Clip
  • Assistant's Back
  • Behind Chair
  • From Table Top
  • Newspaper
  • Nickeled Tray
  • Chautauqua Method
1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
38
Tenkai Ishida The Tenkai Pennies
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1966 363
Herb Zarrow Penny and Nickel Transposition one coin in each hand, they come together in one hand, Tenkai Pennies with two different coins
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  • MUM, Aug. 1959
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1966 373
Spinning Nickels fall onto one side when spun
1966 438
J. B. Bobo The Stack of Nickels and Die die placed on stack and covered, betting game that die can be moved underneath, sucker element
1966 453
Charles Smith Knickle Head nickel on forehead, has huge thumbtack/nail on back when removed
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Variations
1966 473
John Giordmaine The Big Nickel borrowed nickel changes into giant coin
  • An Alternate Effect
Variations
1966 473
Milton Kort, Cass Dmuchowski Okito Change for a Half half dollar in box changes to quarter, two dimes and a nickel, two versions
1966 503
Karl Fulves* The Red Queen's Move spectator guesses red or black, red-black pairs formed on table, see also p. 864 for credit information
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June 1966 42
Alex Elmsley Face Your Brothers three selections are placed face-up in deck, face to face with mates
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  • The Gen, Jan. 1950
Variations
1967 183
Bill Simon, Harry Lorayne Deal & Duck eight cards removed below the table by performer and spectator, packet used to find Aces via deal & duck
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1967 149
Roy Walton* Draw Poker Plus 25-card deck can be dealt in as many piles as often as spectators want, yet performer receives royal flush
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Feb. 1967 79
J. W. Sarles Posi-Negative Cards Magnetic Colors variation
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May 1967 99
Francis Haxton Gambler's Last Chance performer holds four cards, spectator choses any card face-down, it completes Royal Flush
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Aug. 1967
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 2 No. 10)
113
Roy Fromer "NYCT" (Nicked" content of photo slide is divined, blindfolded in dark room
July 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 63)
257
Marconick Autobiography
1967 2
Marconick Foreword (Vorwort, Preface)
1967 7
Marconick Color Changing Card similar to Hummer change
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1967 14