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Laurie Ireland Quarter and Half Dollar Transposition and half changed to quarter
Related to 1931 20
J. B. Bobo The Card Between
Also published here 1945 9
J. B. Bobo The Ghost Coin and Key
Related to 1945 156
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 347
J. B. Bobo Knots to You "J. S. Bobo" (?), rope curled around hand, number named, that many knots appear in rope, one is blown away
Also published here Nov. 1945 164
Jean Hugard A brillant finish to any ace trick double friction toss
Variations Jan. 1946 187
J. B. Bobo The Revolution double friction toss
Inspired by May 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 12)
221
J. B. Bobo Name Your Cards here spelled "Bo Bo", piles made on table to select two cards, after they have been assembled the are found again with Tantalizer deal
1946 42
J. B. Bobo Preface
1947 11
J. B. Bobo Multiple Card Control hindu shuffle control to bottom for one or multiple cards, crimp addition
Related to 1947 15
J. B. Bobo Friction Bottom Slip Cut
1947 16
J. B. Bobo Bottom Up
  • Method I (tabled transfer cut from bottom card to top)
  • Method II (Hindu shuffle to bring bottom card to top)
1947 18
J. B. Bobo Bottom Peek during center cut
1947 21
J. B. Bobo Top Peek top buckle in open grip from top
1947 23
J. B. Bobo Naming Top Card performer repeatedly knows top card after shuffle
1947 24
J. B. Bobo Color Change with gambler's flat palm steal from back & presentation
1947 27
J. B. Bobo A New Key Card single rough-smooth pair
1947 31
J. B. Bobo The Isolated Key corner dotted card in center as reference
1947 32
J. B. Bobo Stop Card Trick
1947 33
J. B. Bobo Milk Shuffle Key Placement card replaced during overhand shuffle
1947 34
J. B. Bobo Found card selected with seemingly fair cutting procedure, key card
1947 35
J. B. Bobo Bobo Locatrix card selected with seemingly fair cutting procedure, key card, location via "Trick that Cannot be Explained" type procedure
1947 36
J. B. Bobo Telepathic Miracle key card placed next to thought-of card
Related to 1947 40
J. B. Bobo Two Backward Cards performer stabs card reversed between two selections behind his back
1947 42
J. B. Bobo Card to Pocket card instantly produced from pocket
1947 46
J. B. Bobo Center Rear Palm Steal
1947 47
J. B. Bobo Double Discovery performer stabs card reversed between two selections
1947 48
J. B. Bobo Triple Thought spectator selects three cards and thinks of one of them, they're returned, performer finds thought-of card
1947 49
J. B. Bobo The Invisible Deck classic Invisible Deck
1947 51
J. B. Bobo "Out of this World" Followup - Effect Number 1 spectator finds card that was selected at other end of room
1947 52
J. B. Bobo "Out of this World" Followup - Effect Number 2 decks with colors separated is mixed, yet the colors stay separated
1947 55
J. B. Bobo Red/Black Shuffle mixing in Charlier Shuffle position
1947 55
J. B. Bobo Cards in Flight twelve cards, comedy presentation with child
1947 58
J. B. Bobo Four Ace Routine (a) four piles build by shuffling and being stopped by spectator, Ace on top of each
(b) Aces lost, number cards selected and their value used to count down to Aces
(c) "Cutting the Aces"
1947 65
J. B. Bobo Control to Second from Bottom Hindu shuffle
1947 68
J. B. Bobo Bobo System of Card Control
1947 73
J. B. Bobo The Art of Sleeving
1947 75
J. B. Bobo Chameleon Knives ungaffed, sleeving as switch
1947 79
J. B. Bobo Color Changing Thimble sleeving
1947 80
J. B. Bobo Coin to Ring featuring pumpkin seed vanish as switch
1947 80
J. B. Bobo Glass of Liquid Production appears under handkerchief, loaded from sleeve
1947 83
J. B. Bobo A New Switch
1947 87
J. B. Bobo Bobo Vanish
1947 90
J. B. Bobo Knee-zy Vanish coin travels from knee to knee, then vanishes
Variations 1947 91
J. B. Bobo Sucker Vanish
1947 92
J. B. Bobo Hand Load via Speed
1947 93
J. B. Bobo The Squirting Nickel use for hollow coin to squirt water from, heckler stopper
1947 95
J. B. Bobo Mystery with a Shell Half short flurry, method to separate shell from coin
1947 96
J. B. Bobo The Magic Mint nickel in the hand, half dollar appears, nickel transforms into another half dollar
1947 97
J. B. Bobo, Phil Huckabee Peregrinating Quarters
1947 101
J. B. Bobo The Inseparable Pair two phases
1947 103
J. B. Bobo Drop Switch hands crossed
1947 105
J. B. Bobo, James G. Thompson Jr. Silver and Copper
  • Number One
  • Number Two
  • Number Three
  • Number Four (J. G. Thompson, Jr.)
1947 108
J. B. Bobo Suggested Routine string of coin tricks
1947 114
J. B. Bobo Match Penetration between thumb and first finger of both hands
1947 115
J. B. Bobo The Exploding Thimble vanish with sound effect
1947 119
J. B. Bobo Throwing a Knot
Related to 1947 120
J. B. Bobo Knots to You rope in hand, number named, that many knots appear, then one is blown off
Also published here 1947 121
J. B. Bobo The Ring on the String
1947 123
Frederick Braue Roundabout with Fred Braue on Al Baker, Sam Margules, Dorny, Dr. Braude, Lloyd Jones, Hen Fetch, J. B. Bobo, Bill Woodfield, L. W. Biebigheiser and more
Oct. 1947 362
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Peter Warlock, Frank Taylor, Greer Marechal, invisible deck pantomime idea by Frank Taylor
Related to Mar. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 146)
588
J. B. Bobo Bobo Switch
Aug. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 157)
651
Dai Vernon Multiple Card Control Hindu Shuffle and crimp/locator
Related toVariations 1950 453
J. B. Bobo Preface
1952 vii
John Braun J. B. Bobo
1952 xi
J. B. Bobo Acknowledgements
1952 xiv
J. B. Bobo, T. Nelson Downs The Back Thumb Palm three methods to transfer the coin into the palm (Downs, Bobo, Bobo)
1952 8
J. B. Bobo The Bobo Switch
Related toVariations 1952 10
J. B. Bobo The Bobo Coin Vanish similar to sponge ball
1952 27
J. B. Bobo The Bobo Complete Coin Vanish from thumb palm to outer breast pocket
Related to 1952 49
J. B. Bobo Complete Thumb Palm Vanish to outer breast pocket, while pulling up the sleeve
1952 50
J. B. Bobo Coin to Key
Related to 1952 78
J. B. Bobo Some Observations on the Subject remarks on sleeving
1952 99
Laurie Ireland, Glenn Harrison, J. B. Bobo Quarter and Half Dollar Transposition several times a half dollar and a quarter change places, finally the half dollar changes to two quarters
Related to 1952 139
J. B. Bobo The Traveling Centavos coins to dice cup
Related to 1952 164
J. B. Bobo, George F. Wright The Gadabout Coins two in the hand, one in the pocket
Inspired by
  • "The Alleurian Coins" by George F. Wright in "The Linking Ring" 1/1950
Variations
1952 182
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
J. B. Bobo The Shell Half general remarks
1952 265
J. B. Bobo The Folding Half introduction
1952 286
J. B. Bobo The Miser's Dream general remarks and history
1952 306
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 1 With a Single Coin
1952 341
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 2 With a Single Coin
1952 341
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 3 With a Single Coin
1952 342
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 4 with copper/silver
1952 342
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 5 with handkerchief
1952 343
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 6
1952 343
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 7 with handkerchief
1952 344
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 8
1952 344
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 9
1952 344
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 10 shell
1952 345
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 11
1952 345
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 12
1952 346
J. B. Bobo Routine No. 13
1952 346
J. B. Bobo Sez You Giant Card Trick three cards placed behind back, monte type, text appears on cards, holdout on back
1954
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1954)
29
J. B. Bobo Foreword
1955 3
J. B. Bobo The Traveling Joker one black card placed among twenty-six red cards always ends up on top, then card travels from packet to packet
Also published here 1956 22
Dai Vernon Emotional Reaction key card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1959 7
J. B. Bobo The Card Between
Also published here 1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 3)
831
J. B. Bobo Tools of the Trade tips on (classic) palming
1966 354
J. B. Bobo Technique on routining coin magic
1966 355
J. B. Bobo The Come and Go Coin coin appears from handkerchief, penetrates it and vanishes (originally from Gen)
1966 357
Milton Kort The Mexican Gadabout Coins with purse in which coins travels back at the end, two handlings
Inspired byVariations 1966 405
J. B. Bobo A Funny Finish for a Coin Routine dividing ten coins between boys and performer, boys get nothing
1966 423
J. B. Bobo A Lippincott Coin Box Routine borrowed coin travels to box
1966 430
J. B. Bobo Trick Coin Miscellany on the use of trick coins
1966 437
The New Quarter and Half Dollar Transposition gaffed version
Inspired by 1966 439
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
J. B. Bobo The Stack of Quarters
1966 455
J. B. Bobo Coin on the Stick chinese coin
1966 466
J. B. Bobo Latest Coin Box Magic introduction
1966 489
J. B. Bobo Al-'N-Nate with hole and no lid, coins disappear from within and penetrate a silk or table
1966 489
J. B. Bobo Triple Threat Card dotted, corner short, edge marked
Related to
  • Genii, Aug. 1947, p. 368
July 1968 194
J. B. Bobo The Card Between
Also published here 1972 125
Bob Read Coins Across four coins to glass, extra
Inspired by 1973 20
J. B. Bobo Triple Threat Card dotted, corner short, edge marked
Oct. 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
34
J. B. Bobo Bobo Switch brief
1975 4
Lawrence Nudelman The Key that Unlocks the Mystery of the Vanished Silver Dollar coin placed in hand, hand covered with handkerchief, coin changes into key
Related to 1975-1978 ca. 11
The Appearing Knot flourish one-handed kont
Related to 1976 135
J. B. Bobo Hindu Shuffle Control
Aug. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 12)
447
J. B. Bobo The Traveling Joker one black card placed among twenty-six red cards always ends up on top, then card travels from packet to packet
Also published here 1977 8
J. B. Bobo Basic Coin Switch
1977 170
Bill Voss, J. B. Bobo Bobo Switch Variation
Aug. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 8)
231
Paul Fleming (reviewer) Modern Coin Magic by J. B. Bobo 1979 190
J. B. Bobo Pop-Over Card "Retrospective"
Also published here 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 23)
1293
J. B. Bobo Bobo Switch
1980 83
J. B. Bobo, David Roth Modified Bobo Switch No. 1
1981 56
J. B. Bobo, David Roth Modified Bobo Switch No. 2
1981 60
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Bobo Lecture No. 2 by J. B. Bobo 1981
Interlocutor (Issue 44)
176
Horace E. Bennett Big Coin Routine coin travels from knee to knee, then change into jumbo coin
Inspired byVariations 1981 6
J. B. Bobo Bobo Switch very brief
1982 57
Michael Rubinstein The Commuting Coins Routine coins seen to be put in pocket
Inspired by 1982 31
J. B. Bobo The Ultra Stab! with Tarot cards, wrapped in paper
Nov. 1983
Magick (Issue 325)
1623
J. B. Bobo Make Believe pantomime routine with an invisible deck, crediting Taylor and Marechal
Related to 1983 90
J. B. Bobo Bobo Switch with a pocket watch
1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
629
Roger Crosthwaite, J. B. Bobo Modified Bobo Switch
1984 42
J. B. Bobo Multiple Card Control hindu shuffle control to bottom for one or multiple cards, crimp addition
1984 5
J. B. Bobo Bobo Switch
1984 103
J. B. Bobo Der Bobo Münzenaustausch
July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
162
J. B. Bobo Bobo Switch
1986 8
Ben Harris, J. B. Bobo Bobo Switch Variation Done as a coin transformation
1986 53
J. B. Bobo The Bobo Switch
1988 10
J. B. Bobo, Philip Reed Willmarth The Strike Knot (Throwing a Knot) flourish one-handed kont
Related to 1989 21
Jackie McClements (reviewer) The New Modern Coin Magic by J. B. Bobo Dec. 1991
Profile (Issue 5)
3
J. B. Bobo Pinch Vanish
1995 12
J. B. Bobo Bobo Switch with sponge ball and coin
1996 9
Bob White, J. B. Bobo A False Count for example five as six
Also published here 1997 9
J. B. Bobo Pinch Vanish
1998 31
Milton Kort The Night Bobo Missed Milt Kort pranking J. B. Bobo
1999 149
J. B. Bobo Traveling by Boxcar Pair of white dice transpose with pair of red dice
Variations 1999 269
Milton Kort No Caboose Transposition of pair of red and white dice, no extra dice required
Inspired by 1999 273
Ron Bauer Gadabout Coins Revisited
Inspired by 2000 1
J. B. Bobo Bobo Switch
2001
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
157
J. B. Bobo Square-up Peek during squaring the inner index corner lifts slightly up
Sep. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 4)
13
Stuart P. Cramer In Person drawing and comments by Cramer on the following magicians:
  • Dai Vernon
  • Eugene Laurant
  • Herbert Leon Cope
  • Karl Germain
  • Carl Rosini
  • Harlowe R. Hoyt
  • Robert Harbin
  • Cardini
  • Winston Freer
  • George Bailey
  • John Mulholland
  • E. J. Moore
  • Paul Fleming
  • Jean de Jean
  • Eddie Tullock
  • Bert Allerton
  • Kuda Bux
  • Okito
  • Igor Kio
  • Joseph Dunninger
  • Russell Swann
  • J. B. Bobo
  • Stanley Jaks
  • George Jason
  • Doc Nixon
  • Bert Easley
  • Hardeen
  • Albert H. Jacques
  • John Nicholls Booth
  • John Grdina
  • Harry Blackstone
  • Dante
  • Albert Goshman
  • Jay Marshall
  • Ralph Emerson Powell
  • Al Saal
  • Walter Gibson
  • Russ Walsh
  • Harlan "Doc" Tarbell
  • Stuart P. Cramer
June 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 10)
55
Jay Sankey Pocket Drop Vanish handling for ditch in breast pocket
Related to 2004 48
J. B. Bobo The Bobo Switch
2004 51
David Regal, John Guastaferro Speaking Volumes
Related to June 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 6)
31
Bob White, J. B. Bobo A False Count for example five as six
  • White's Comments
Also published here 2005 24
J. B. Bobo Bobo Switch
June 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 6)
26
Curtis Kam (reviewer) 1. Modern Coin Magic by J. B. Bobo by J. B. Bobo 2008 8
Curtis Kam The "Bobo" Switch comments and credit information
Related to 2008 9
J. B. Bobo Bobo Switch
2010 72
Brian Roberts Death By Peanut routine with unshelled peanuts
Inspired by Aug. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 8)
21
J. B. Bobo Complete Thumb Palm Vanish
Related to 2011 11
Jamy Ian Swiss Hippity Cop ungaffed Hopping Halves
Inspired byAlso published here 2016 23
J. B. Bobo Breast Pocket Ditch
2017 270
J. B. Bobo Pop-Over Card
Also published here 2018 230
J. B. Bobo Bobo Switch
July 2019
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 2 (Winter #2))
141
Michael Rubinstein Modified Bobo Switch
Inspired by 2020 131