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T. Nelson Downs Bald hier, bald dort back and front palming with a coin, routine suggestions, coin with two sharp points on top and bottom for practicing
 		Nov. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 11)
172
Arthur "Dr. Avon" Kollmann Ein Münzenchangement back thumb palm
Related to Dec. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 12)
183
Carl Willmann Das Zerreiben einer Münze I. one-handed vanish into back clip between first and second finger, recovery with third finger while showing both sides of hand
Related to Dec. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 12)
185
Carl Willmann Briefkasten answering letters, T. Nelson Downs, Charton & Gray, Welsh Miller
 		Dec. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 12)
192
T. Nelson Downs, Die Drehmünze No. 1, coin pivot, back palm, specialty of Downs, also with two sharp points or wire to help in pivot
 		1900
Der Amateurzauberer
1
H. F. C. Suhr T. Nelson Downs short biography
 		1900
Der Amateurzauberer
2
T. Nelson Downs Die Wanderung durch das Knie coin through knee, using back palm
 		1900
Der Amateurzauberer
5
T. Nelson Downs Das Durchdringen des Hutbodens coin through hat
 		1900
Der Amateurzauberer
6
T. Nelson Downs Die an den Fingerspitzen erscheinenden Geldstücke No. 3, one-handed production of several coins one by one in a fan from classic palm
 		1900
Der Amateurzauberer
9
Carl Willmann T. Nelson Downs
Jan. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 1)
2
T. Nelson Downs Das Zerreiben einer Münze II. one-handed vanish into back clip between second and third finger, recovery, with back and front palming afterwards (credited to Downs)
Related to Jan. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 1)
8
T. Nelson Downs Das Verschwinden von zwanzig Münzen nacheinander in Freier Hand twenty coins vanish one by one, transferred back into left hand as each new coin is placed into right hand
Variations Jan. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 1)
9
Carl Willmann Simplified Coin Vanish Routine coins vanished one by one, ditched behind table one by one
Inspired by Jan. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 1)
11
T. Nelson Downs Das einzelne Erscheinen einer Anzahl vorher verschwundener Münzen in freier Hand coins appear one by one in the hand in fan configuration, see p. 46 for correction regarding illustration
 		Feb. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 2)
22
Arthur "Dr. Avon" Kollmann Griffe und Kunststücke mit Münzen und Karten nach T. Nelson Downs introduction to following items
A. Münzengriffe und Münzen-Kunststücke nach Downs
 		Mar. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 3)
39
T. Nelson Downs I. Wie Downs palmiert classic palm on edge
 		Mar. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 3)
40
T. Nelson Downs II. Die eleganteste Manier, während eines Münzen-Kunststückes eine Hand von beiden Seiten als scheinbar leer vorzeigen zu können showing hand empty from both sides while hiding a coin
 		Mar. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 3)
42
Carl Willmann, T. Nelson Downs, Robert Lenz, Michaelis Hermann Aus und mit dem Leserkreise credit discussion of Downs coin sleights, back and front palming, with letter by Downs himself
Related to Mar. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 3)
47
T. Nelson Downs III. Kombination des Leerzeigens beider Hände während eines Münzkunststückes showing both hands empty while hiding a coin
 		Apr. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 4)
52
T. Nelson Downs IV. Eskamotage einer Münze zwischen Daumen und Zeigefinger back thumb palm and recovery
Related to Apr. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 4)
54
Michaelis Hermann, Robert Lenz, G. Restell Aus und mit dem Leserkreise
Related to Apr. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 4)
63
Carl Willmann Briefkasten answering letters, on T. Nelson Downs and difficulty of his tricks,
 		Apr. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 4)
64
T. Nelson Downs V. Kunststück mit zwei Münzen two coins, they travel from hand to hand in various combinations
 		May 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 5)
69
T. Nelson Downs VI. Der "elusive pass" und die Eskamotage von vierzig Münzen in einem Tempo
  • false transfer with stack of coins, with change over palm
  • false transfer with stack of up to forty coins
see also p. 127 for correction
 		June 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 6)
86
T. Nelson Downs VII. Der Geldfang im Hute routine description, see also p. 127 for correction
 		July 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 7)
102
T. Nelson Downs VIII. Eskamotage einer Münze durch Schieben derselben nach dem Handrücken über die Kuppe des Mittel- und Goldfingers hinweg getting a coin into back palm, also multiple coins
 		July 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 7)
105
T. Nelson Downs IX. Dreheskamotage mehrerer Münzen in einem Tempo pivot with coins
 		Aug. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 8)
119
T. Nelson Downs X. Zwei neue Arten von hörbarem gleichzeitigem Changement mehrerer Münzen false transfer with multiple coins at once, with sound, two methods
 		Aug. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 8)
119
Arthur "Dr. Avon" Kollmann Ein neuer Münzentrick folding coin in fake finger, credit information
Related to
  • "New Coin Production from Bare Hands" (T. Nelson Downs, Modern Coin Manipulation, 1900, p. 130)
 Mar. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 3)
38
Clement de Lion Offener Brief and Herrn T. Nelson Downs response to letter by Downs
Related to Apr. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 4)
63
T. Nelson Downs The Back and Front Palm T. Nelson Downs' Continuous Method
 		1902
The Modern Conjurer
144
T. Nelson Downs To Pass Ten Coins Held in Left Hand into a Glass Held in Right Hand at Arm's Length
1902
The Modern Conjurer
172
T. Nelson Downs Multiple Coin Click Pass
1902
The Modern Conjurer
173
Carl Willmann, Christian Seitz Verschiedenes Hofzauberkünstler Bellachini, Georg Hartmann, Harry Houdini, T. Nelson Downs
 		Dec. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 12)
190
T. Nelson Downs The Flying Handkerchiefs origin not clear, silk in glass bottle visible vanishes and reappears in another bottle
Also published here
  • "Magic and its Professors" (Henry Ridgely Evans)
 1903
Later Magic
341
T. Nelson Downs Das unerschöpfliche Glas tray held, a glass appears on it with handkerchief cover, then items appear inside glass, production items with loops
 		Oct. 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 10)
150
T. Nelson Downs, Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein Die Kartenfächer-Eskamotage a few cards held separate as one-handed fan is made, those cards are palmed into other hand as fan is displayed
 		Jan. 1905
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 2)
17
T. Nelson Downs, John Northern Hilliard Introductory three branches of magic, on the state of magic
 		1909
The Art of Magic
11
T. Nelson Downs Flourishes and Fancy Sleights with Cards comments and what cards to use
  • The Cards
 		1909
The Art of Magic
17
T. Nelson Downs The Downs Fan fan done in one hand, other hand shown empty, then second fan produced in this hand
 		1909
The Art of Magic
27
T. Nelson Downs A Series of Fancy Flourishes Arm Spread & Throw combination
 		1909
The Art of Magic
35
T. Nelson Downs Everywhere and Nowhere - New Method
1909
The Art of Magic
63
T. Nelson Downs The General Card several spectators choose a card, they are all the same, whole deck is shown the same, then different again
 		1909
The Art of Magic
71
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change
VariationsAlso published here 1909
The Art of Magic
73
T. Nelson Downs The Flying Cards (Second Method)
1909
The Art of Magic
107
T. Nelson Downs The Mysterious Card "one of Mr. Downs' specialties", card thought of in spread of one fifth
 		1909
The Art of Magic
126
Another Poker Trick three Aces are controlled then riffle stacked for four players
Related to 1909
The Art of Magic
130
T. Nelson Downs Chosen Card Appears in Any Part of the Deck "Card Tricks based on a New and Original System of Locating a Chosen Card"
selection to any small number, with outs and alternative strategies
 		1909
The Art of Magic
142
T. Nelson Downs Spectator's Peek as done by Downs
Variations 1909
The Art of Magic
143
T. Nelson Downs Side Steal directly to top
 		1909
The Art of Magic
144
T. Nelson Downs Bottom Count riffled off thumb
 		1909
The Art of Magic
145
T. Nelson Downs Second Method deck crimp/bridge at peeked at card
 		1909
The Art of Magic
150
T. Nelson Downs Third Method spectator peeks in his own hands, risky bridge, also with rubber banded deck
Related to 1909
The Art of Magic
150
T. Nelson Downs Fourth Method spectator peeks at a card in his own hands and it is found, estimation and stack (for practice only), "the bungling and unobserving performer will meet his Waterloo in this experiment"
Variations 1909
The Art of Magic
152
T. Nelson Downs Fifth Method card to any number, with placement strategy to twenty-sixth
 		1909
The Art of Magic
154
T. Nelson Downs Sixth Method featuring a new locator card, alternative for long card with portion sticking out in middle of one end
 		1909
The Art of Magic
155
T. Nelson Downs The Ubiquitous Cards (Second Method) two peeked-at cards appear when spectator calls stop
 		1909
The Art of Magic
162
T. Nelson Downs One-Handed Second Deal
Related to 1909
The Art of Magic
163
David Devant, T. Nelson Downs The Magician's Will Power with one-way deck improvement by Downs
 		1909
The Art of Magic
176
T. Nelson Downs The Tattling of Toto six selections, penny in glass jumps up and down to communicate with performer
Inspired by
  • French magazine "The Illusioniste"
 1909
The Art of Magic
184
T. Nelson Downs The Wrist Palm coin pressed in palm-down hand, spectator cannot feel it
 		1909
The Art of Magic
245
T. Nelson Downs Latest Method for the "Miser's Dream" Downs Palm Production
 		1909
The Art of Magic
249
T. Nelson Downs Downs Palm
1909
The Art of Magic
250
T. Nelson Downs Second Method of "The Sympathetic Coins", extra coin
 		1909
The Art of Magic
254
T. Nelson Downs The Free and Unlimited Coinage of Silver coin travels under named object on table, then under all objects coin is found
Related to 1909
The Art of Magic
262
T. Nelson Downs The Downs Coin Wand
1909
The Art of Magic
273
T. Nelson Downs The Latest Egg, Handkerchief and Glass Trick egg in tumbler changes place with silk in hand, gaffed table
Also published here 1909
The Art of Magic
300
T. Nelson Downs The Four-Ball Trick, with Novel Passes four solid balls
 		1909
The Art of Magic
305
T. Nelson Downs Ring Holdout torn & restored cigarette paper idea
 		1909
The Art of Magic
324
John Northern Hilliard, T. Nelson Downs Don'ts tips
 		1909
The Art of Magic
347
Downs Change here credited to Henry Hardin, "Super-Force" in Burling Hull's "Bulletin of Latest Sleights"
Related to 1916
Effective Card Tricks
6
T. Nelson Downs Introduction
1919
Thirty Card Mysteries
3
Spectator's Peek with second finger
Inspired by 1919
New Magical Conceptions
18
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change here strangely claimed by Christianer
Related to 1919
New Magical Conceptions
18
T. Nelson Downs Transposition Extraordinary No. 2, deck separated in red and black, card from red half put in black half, it is predicted and transposes with another red card, halves rubber-banded
Also published here 1920
Ten New Sleight of Hand Card Tricks
5
T. Nelson Downs The Downs' Hinge Shift actually apparently just a cut, also as slip cut with left thumb and with rubber banded deck
Also published here 1920
Ten New Sleight of Hand Card Tricks
8
Charles T. Jordan, T. Nelson Downs The Spelling Fool! No. 9, spelling to suits and through values
Also published here 1920
Ten New Sleight of Hand Card Tricks
19
Business cards of various artists, Lloyd E. Jones, Gerald Kosky, Fred Keating, Eddie Clever, T. Nelson Downs and more
 		Apr. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 19)
106
Tommy Tucker The Card Miracle - Certain: 1. Tucker's Version spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card, estimation, card is on top or in pocket in this handling
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
37
T. Nelson Downs 3. The Nelson Downs Original. spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card, estimation, card is on top or in pocket in this handling
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
38
T. Nelson Downs Introduction
1937
The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin
7
T. Nelson Downs "The T. Nelson Downs Speller" three cards, stacked in three banks
 		1938
Greater Magic
311
T. Nelson Downs Mysterious Date Changing date increases by number thought of
 		1938
Greater Magic
703
T. Nelson Downs Reading the Dates of Coins with Finger Tips
1938
Greater Magic
703
T. Nelson Downs A Neat Coin Fold
1938
Greater Magic
704
T. Nelson Downs The Downs Coin Star on tips of fingers
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
719
T. Nelson Downs, Newton Hall Downs Change Variation
1939
More Card Manipulations (Issue 2)
40
T. Nelson Downs Money Sense cards divined and four selected cards represent year of coin
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 87)
551
T. Nelson Downs Out for Classic Force
1940
The Jinx (Issue 87)
551
An Eggs-traordinary Eggs-planation fake explanation, ends with real egg
Variations 1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
394
T. Nelson Downs Fallacy of Vision "Two Impromptus By T. Nelson Downs", gaff on coin to clip coin to finger
 		1941/49
Select Secrets
29
T. Nelson Downs Matchless Digits three matches disappear and reappear in bare hands
Also published here 1941/49
Select Secrets
30
T. Nelson Downs Marvello transposition with extremely strange procedure, mathematical
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
223
George Starke Downs Change Improved
Inspired by Aug. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 3)
144
T. Nelson Downs The Side Steal Palm
1946
Card Control
56
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change without credit
 		Mar. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 10)
205
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change
1947
Marlo In Spades
32
Frederick Braue, T. Nelson Downs Downs Change Application
1948
Show Stoppers with Cards
2
T. Nelson Downs Downs' Palm two methods to produce single coins from stack in Downs palm
 		1948
Principles and Deceptions
61
T. Nelson Downs, Arthur H. Buckley The "Downs' Click Pass" Viewed from a New Angle (Improved)
1948
Principles and Deceptions
68
T. Nelson Downs Five Coin Transfer Pass false transfer
 		1948
Principles and Deceptions
72
T. Nelson Downs The Eureka Vanish "A useful Sleight for Vanishing Five Coins in Succession at the Fingertips"
 		1948
Principles and Deceptions
107
T. Nelson Downs, Arthur H. Buckley The Modified Downs Change
1948
The Card Expert Entertains
102
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Cy Endfield, Jay Marshall, Roy Benson, Dr. Braude, Max Katz, Martin Gardner, Audley Walsh, Hen Fetsch, Cardini, Charlie Miller, Dai Vernon, T. Nelson Downs
 		Aug. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 235)
941
T. Nelson Downs The Downs Palm
1952
Modern Coin Magic
3
J. B. Bobo, T. Nelson Downs The Back Thumb Palm three methods to transfer the coin into the palm (Downs, Bobo, Bobo)
 		1952
Modern Coin Magic
8
T. Nelson Downs The Downs Coin Star with wax on one coin
 		1952
Modern Coin Magic
202
T. Nelson Downs Downs Eureka Pass four coins vanish and appear one by one, transfer of back palmed coins
 		1952
Modern Coin Magic
205
The Free and Ultimate Coinage of Silver coin is vanished, spectator selects object on the table under it is the coin. Then under all the objects is a coin
Related to 1952
Modern Coin Magic
213
T. Nelson Downs T. Nelson Downs' Original Version with a hat, includes different palming techniques
 		1952
Modern Coin Magic
308
T. Nelson Downs Downs' New "Click" Pass
1952
Modern Coin Magic
318
T. Nelson Downs Downs' New Fan Pass
Variations 1952
Modern Coin Magic
320
The Downs' Eureka Pass
Related to 1952
Modern Coin Magic
320
T. Nelson Downs To Palm and Make the Pass with Forty Coins
1952
Modern Coin Magic
321
Stanley Collins T. Nelson Downs some comments
 		1952
Modern Coin Magic
332
T. Nelson Downs Downs Palm
1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
86
T. Nelson Downs Latest Method for "The Miser's Dream" production from Downs Palm
Also published here 1954
Routined Manipulation Finale
34
Jay Marshall Back Talk on Howard Thurston, The Yock, Jardine Ellis (short bio), Wilford Hutchinson, Al Monroe, Houdini, T. Nelson Downs
 		Jan. 1956
The New Phoenix (Issue 335)
151
T. Nelson Downs, Dai Vernon Free and Unlimited Coinage of Silver coins appear at the dinner table from everywhere, coin from bread roll
Related to 1957
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic
169
Meet Dr. Spencer Thornton on Spencer Thornton, John Shirley, Al Wheatley, Paul LePaul, Bill. Baird, Claude Keefe, T. Nelson Downs, Russ Walsh, Freddie Fah, with pictures
 		1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
59
Cliff Green T. Nelson Downs image with mini bio
 		1961
Professional Card Magic
37
James Steranko E=MC2 fingertip peek control with bridge
Related to 1962
The Ultimate Move
28
Paul Curry Chapter Four: Houdini and After on Harry Houdini, T. Nelson Downs, Nate Leipzig, Fred Keating, Joseph Dunninger, Emil Jarrow, Ade Duval, Cardini, Jack Gwynne
 		1965
Magician's Magic
47
T. Nelson Downs An Extra Load for the Miser's Dream getting a forty coin load, described by John Mulholland
 		1966
The New Modern Coin Magic
426
Edward Marlo The Crimp - D.F.C. bridge where spectator stops, two methods
Related toVariations 1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
6
T. Nelson Downs Ambitious Card - 5. double backer
 		1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
51
Dai Vernon Vernon's Peek Location At Finger Tips No. 103, bridge crimp in deck
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
30
Slip Cut
Related to May 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 7)
623
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change
1975
Card Cavalcade 3
137
Faucett Ross Swapperino Story about T. Nelson Downs switching his dentures imperceptibly at the dinner table
 		1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
158
T. Nelson Downs The Torn and Restored Paper Strip thumb tip with slit
Related to 1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
171
T. Nelson Downs, An Eggs-traordinary Eggs-planation Added ruse by Downs
Inspired by 1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
172
T. Nelson Downs The Downs' Force and Location
  • Card forced while deck is held behind the back
  • Marking cards with sunlight
 		1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
175
T. Nelson Downs 1. Downs' Banknote in Lemon
1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
176
T. Nelson Downs 2. Downs' Single Cigarette Routine
1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
178
T. Nelson Downs, David Devant 3. Downs' Flag Production Produce flags from suitcase on telescopic staff
 		1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
180
T. Nelson Downs The Reversing Match Match reverses when pushed through hand
Variations 1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
182
T. Nelson Downs, Bill Simon Impossible Card Location
1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
187
T. Nelson Downs T. Nelson Downs writes some letters
  • Starting Out in Magic
  • A Prophet is Not Without Honour...
  • Tread Lightly!
  • Coin Wand
  • Charles Bertram
  • Pantomime
  • Miracles
  • Dime and Penny
  • Fees
  • What's New
  • Nate Leipzig
  • Card Stabbing
  • Full Evening Show
 		1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
188
Frank Shields 10c Coin Star five dimes balanced on tips of fingers
Related to 1975
Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields
5
T. Nelson Downs, Charles T. Jordan, Theodore Annemann Letter Excerpts excerpts of several letters
  • Downs letter to McGuire, Sept. 26, 1924
  • Downs letter to McGuire, Nov. 12, 1924
  • Downs letter to McGuire, Jan. 8, 1925
  • Jordan letter to Downs, Oct. 3, 1935
  • Jordan letter to Down, Nov. 4, 1935
  • Annemann letter to Downs, Oct. 22, 1935
  • Annemann letter to Downs, Dec. 30, 1935
 		1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
6
Charles T. Jordan Quadruple Concentration four cards chosen, one of each suit, performer goes through deck and names the cards, clocking system with suits
VariationsAlso published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
56
T. Nelson Downs An Improvement by T. Nelson Downs clocking system with suits and modulo
Inspired byAlso published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
56
T. Nelson Downs Transposition Extraordinary deck separated in red and black, card from red half put in black half, it is predicted and transposes with another red card, halves rubber-banded
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
77
T. Nelson Downs The Downs' Hinge Shift actually apparently just a cut, also as slip cut with left thumb and with rubber banded deck, see p. 74 for credit information
Related toAlso published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
78
Charles T. Jordan, T. Nelson Downs The Spelling Fool! spelling to suits and through values
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
85
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change here also called the Tucker One-Handed Second
 		1976
Classic Tackler
3
T. Nelson Downs The Nelson Downs Palm
1976
The Big Book of Magic
34
Peter Wilker Geschichte um kleine + grosse Zauberer on David Devant, T. Nelson Downs, Nate Leipzig, Dai Vernon, Baron Bodo von Münchhausen
 		1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 2)
47
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change sidejogged card tabled with one hand, with packet or deck
 		1977
Counts, Cuts, Moves and Subtlety
35
T. Nelson Downs The T. Nelson Downs Palm with four exercises
 		1978
Introduction to Coin Magic
142
Shigeo Futagawa T. Nelson Downs short biography
 		1978
Introduction to Coin Magic
142
T. Nelson Downs Oblique Palm edge classic palm
 		1978
Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram
54
T. Nelson Downs T. Nelson Downs' "Masterpiece"
1978
Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram
147
Bobby Bernard, T. Nelson Downs The Downs' Coin Star with anecdotes about Nelson Downs
 		1978
Bernard's Lesson on Coin Magic
24
T. Nelson Downs Down's One-Handed Second Deal
Related to 1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
40
T. Nelson Downs Zündholzverschwinden three matches disappear and reappear in bare hands
Also published here 1978
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 39 No. 1)
16
T. Nelson Downs T. Nelson Downs Gimmicked Coin with finger clip
 		1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
123
, T. Nelson Downs Coin Wands different methods
 		1978/76
More Classic Magic with Apparatus
168
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change brief
 		1979
Teleportation Notes
16
T. Nelson Downs, Dai Vernon Coin Clip Vernon story from Buffum tapes reprinted
  • The Gimmick
  • Vanish of the Fake
  • One at a Time Vanish
  • Producing the Coins
  • Flash Method
  • Karl Fulves Notes (combination with shells)
 		1979
The Chronicles (Issue 23)
1285
T. Nelson Downs Der zerrissene und wiederhergestellte Papierstreifen torn and restored paper ribbon
 		Aug. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
74
T. Nelson Downs Downs Palm Production
Aug. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 8)
378
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Fred Robinson, T. Nelson Downs, Bert Douglas
 		July 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 7)
882
Eddie McGuire McGuire On Malini letter from 1926 to T. Nelson Downs, describing a stand-up act by Max Malini in detail
 		1980
McGuire On Malini
1
T. Nelson Downs Downs Palm general remarks
 		1981
Modern Art Of Coin Manipulation
23
T. Nelson Downs Slip Cut
1981
Milennium Aces
26
T. Nelson Downs, Charles T. Jordan Subtraction Technique calculation help in clocking
 		1982
Card Counting
8
Mike Caveney A Coin Vanish hold-out position on back of hand
Inspired by
  • a vanish in T. Nelson Downs' "Modern Coin Manipulation" (?)
Also published here 		1982
Ideas
14
T. Nelson Downs The Kick Move under purse
 		1982
Close-Up Hallucinations
17
Ross Bertram T. Nelson Downs
1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
81
T. Nelson Downs Real Secret of the Miser's Dream
1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
81
T. Nelson Downs Downs' Favorite Coin Vanish coin with finger clip
 		1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
83
T. Nelson Downs The Miser's Dream as I Do It
1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
86
T. Nelson Downs Reverse No. 6 waxed pair, from Downs-McGuire letters
 		1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
19
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change side-jogged double
 		1983
Powerful Magic
34
T. Nelson Downs Another Poker Trick
Inspired by 1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
130
T. Nelson Downs Whiz Bang Poker No. 71, stack for any number of hands from two to six players
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
106
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change
1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
34
T. Nelson Downs, David Roth Modified Downs Sound Gimmick
1985
Expert Coin Magic
361
Out of Possession Location visual estimation and stack with multiple out
Inspired by 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
23
T. Nelson Downs No Shuffle eight perfect shuffle recycle a deck
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
14
T. Nelson Downs TND Dovetail Shuffle
1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
15
T. Nelson Downs TND Poker Deal stack in which two to six players can be chosen, good hands and performer wins
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
15
T. Nelson Downs TND Reverse from center to bottom
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
15
T. Nelson Downs Downs Move
1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
15
T. Nelson Downs Downs Sidesteal first finger break
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
15
T. Nelson Downs Location knowing position of selection after replacement
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
29
Arthur H. Buckley, Harry Lorayne, T. Nelson Downs The Ultra Move
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
78
Fred Kaps, T. Nelson Downs On the Downs Palm using smooth coins
 		1986
It's So Simple
5
T. Nelson Downs Kick Move
1989
Williamson's Wonders
37
T. Nelson Downs Downs Slip Cut left thumb holds back top card
Related to
  • "The Downs-McGuire Letters" (p. 22)
 1989
Quick Card Tricks
31
Mike Gallo Modified Down's Fan Pass with retention of vision element
Inspired by 1989
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 26)
453
Ken Krenzel Turn-Tail Match match turns over when pushed through fist
Inspired by 1990
Close-up Impact!
28
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change brief
 		1990
Focus
117
Richard Kaufman The Mystery of T. Nelson Downs and Charles T. Jordan - Part One
  • Inner-Workings
Related to Aug. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 12)
46
Richard Kaufman The Mystery of T. Nelson Downs and Charles T. Jordan - Part Two
  • Inner-Workings
Related to Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
48
T. Nelson Downs New Vanishing Coin From Handkerchief finger ring simulates ring under handkerchief
 		Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
50
T. Nelson Downs A Coin Vanish coin put under handkerchief vanishes, secret ditch into side pocket from back palm
 		Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
50
T. Nelson Downs The Napkin Ring Coin Vanisher borrowed ring vanishes when covered with two napkin rings, is found in pocket
 		Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
50
T. Nelson Downs An Improvement On The Fairy Coin borrowed marked coin penetrates sleeve
 		Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
51
T. Nelson Downs The Wizard's Force number between ten and twenty names, card at that position is forced, block of double backers and turnover of deck
 		Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
52
T. Nelson Downs T. N. D. Latest Ace Trick four piles made with an Ace in each, spectator freely chooses a pile, other Aces vanish from deck and transpose with the chosen pile, heavily gaffed
 		Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
52
T. Nelson Downs The Cards Enchanted performer reads off some cards from shuffled deck, one thought of, deck put in pocket, card named and produced at named number
 		Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
52
T. Nelson Downs The T. N. D. Detection using one-way faces, tray for reversal
 		Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
52
T. Nelson Downs, Charles T. Jordan Just A Square Of Paper cut and restored paper with signed stamp in one corner, originator not clear
Related toAlso published here
  • marketed by Jordan 1921, see Oct. Sphinx
 Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
53
Max Maven Trick Or Treatise
  • Parallax

  • Dulphin (method vs. effect vs. purpose)
  • Watts in a name (on misspellings of Marvyn Roy)
Related toAlso published here Oct. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
16
Arthur Martello Just a Square
  • Letters
Related to Nov. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
10
T. Nelson Downs Transposition Extraordinary No. 24, deck separated in red and black, card from red half put in black half, it is predicted and transposes with another red card, halves rubber-banded
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
31
T. Nelson Downs The Downs Hinge Shift No. 25, actually just a cut, also as slip cut with left thumb and with rubber banded deck
Related toAlso published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
33
T. Nelson Downs The Downs Slip Cut No. 26
Related to 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
34
Charles T. Jordan Quadruple Concentration No. 42, four cards chosen, one of each suit, performer goes through deck and names the cards, clocking system with suits, with Downs modulo addition
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
49
T. Nelson Downs T. Nelson Downs' Center Deal Fragmentary Notes by Hilliard
Also published here 1994
More Greater Magic
1080
T. Nelson Downs Center Deal Speller three peeked at cards are immediately spelled to
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1081
T. Nelson Downs Pocket to Pocket Trick (Half Card Trick) using a gimmick consisting of three half cards glued together
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1082
T. Nelson Downs The Pickpocket cards of one color are put in performer's pocket who removes cards which are then divined by spectator three times
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1083
T. Nelson Downs A Real Dovetail Shuffle observation that eight perfect (faro) shuffles restore order
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1084
T. Nelson Downs Four Perfect Riffle Shuffles to Restore Full-Deck Order no perfect faros, but blocks are released (riffle shuffle stacking type)
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1085
Paul Gertner, T. Nelson Downs The Flick tabled coin is flicked using thumb
Related to 1994
Steel and Silver
15
Paul Gertner The Flick with Cards card secretly flicked across table with thumb
  • The Flick Switch
  • The Flick Split
  • Card in Wallet
Related to 1994
Steel and Silver
91
T. Nelson Downs Downs Poker Trick
Related to 1995
Setting Up Exercises
48
T. Nelson Downs Oblique Palm edge classic palm
 		1995
Grundgriffe der Close-Up Zauberei
17
T. Nelson Downs Latest Method for the Miser's Dream production from Downs Palm
Also published here 1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 3)
96
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change without credit
 		1996
Tullock — The Phantom Founder of Trade Show Magic
30
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change
1998
The Book
81
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change
1998
Card College — Volume 3
753
T. Nelson Downs, Arturo de Ascanio, Edward Marlo The Side-steal Transfer
Related to 1998
Card College — Volume 3
759
René Lavand, T. Nelson Downs One-Hand Downs Change
1998
The Mysteries of my Life
26
The Century - Those Who Impacted The Art In America
  • Richiardi Jr. (1923-1985)
  • Walter B. Gibson (1897-1985)
  • Ricky Jay
  • T. Nelson Downs (1869-1938)
  • Alex Elmsley
  • Robert Harbin (1908-1978)
  • Marvyn Roy
  • Dunninger (1892-1975)
  • U. F. Grant (1901-1978)
  • Howard Thurston (1879-1938)
 		Feb. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 6)
60
Finally T. Nelson Downs photograph
 		Mar. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 7)
118
Simon Aronson Double Progressive Spell Stack Integrate two "progressive" spell stacks together
Related to 2001
Try the Impossible
41
T. Nelson Downs T. Nelson Downs' Center Deal "Fragmentary Notes By John Northern Hilliard"
Also published here Dec. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 12)
37
T. Nelson Downs, John Carney Downs Palm and Production
2002
The Book of Secrets
113
T. Nelson Downs Kling-Klang - Third Method: Without a Stodare Egg egg in tumbler changes place with silk in hand, gaffed table
Also published here Mar. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 3)
61
T. Nelson Downs Kling-klang - Third Method: Without a Stodare Egg egg in tumbler changes place with silk in hand, gaffed table
Also published here 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
134
Al Baker May 13, 1929 to T. Nelson Downs
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Letters)
785
Theodore Annemann January 23, 1926 to T. Nelson Downs
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Annemann and Baker)
825
Wesley James The WJ Side Steal
Related to 2004
Enchantments
181
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change
2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
488
T. Nelson Downs The T. Nelson Downs Palm production and details
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
145
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change
2014
Blomberg Laboratories
64
T. Nelson Downs Downs Production one from a stack
 		2017
The Long Goodbye — Latta on Coins
290
Mike Caveney T. Nelson Downs to S. Leo Horowitz
  • Classic Correspondence
 		July 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 7)
24
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change
2020
Resigned to Miracles
107
John Carney Bare Bones Variation tonguing the pieces, Downs version with crepe paper
Related to 2020
Sleights & Insights
28
T. Nelson Downs Downs Technique backpalming, pivot
 		2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
411
Max Malini Malini's Location spectator peeks at a card in his own hands and it is found, estimation
Inspired by 2022
Max Malini
271
T. Nelson Downs Downs Click Pass
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Oct. 2007
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
661
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1053
Jan B.A. Janson Elliott and Downs: A Friendship. And a Research Model for the Future? index of Dr. Elliott and T. Nelson Downs correspondence
 		Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 24)
9
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