15 publications by Dai Vernon:
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To Make the Pass - Sixth Method
Also published here
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Variations
1876 19
Single-handed Pass, No. 3 as color change
Also published here
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Variations
1889 9
S. W. Erdnase Bottom Palm. First Method with left little finger option
Also published here
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1902 86
S. W. Erdnase The Erdnase Shift. One Hand
Also published here
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1902 99
S. W. Erdnase The Diagonal Palm-Shift mention of top palm, bottom palm and multiple shift on page 141
Also published here
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Variations
1902 137
S. W. Erdnase Palming two methods
  • without apparently touching the deck with right hand
  • single card à la Vernon's Topping the Deck
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1902 144
Prof. Robert Hellis The Double-Palm Change
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1902 150
S. W. Erdnase First Method "Transformations. Two Hands"
Houdini/Erdnase Change
Also published here
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1902 151
Transformations. One Hand - First Method one-handed, thumb drags face card to the back
1902 156
Blind Shuffles, Retaining Entire Order. - First Method
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1902 159
Fourth Method "Blind Shuffles, Retaining Entire Order."
Greek Shuffle
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1902 164
S. W. Erdnase D. By the Gaze "Methods for Determining a Card Thought Of"
cards shown one by one, spectator's eyes are watched
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1902 167
S. W. Erdnase A Mind-Reading Trick one out of four, "did you see your card already" and fishing
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1902 194
T. Nelson Downs Third Method spectator peeks in his own hands, risky bridge, also with rubber banded deck
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1909 150
Fan Glimpse from behind by bending corner
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1909 165
T. Nelson Downs The Free and Unlimited Coinage of Silver coin travels under named object on table, then under all objects coin is found
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1909 262
Louis F. Christianer A Clever Card Trick selection fairly replaced in center of spread by spectator, spectator deals cards face up onto table one by one, performer calls stop before the selection
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1919 7
Charles T. Jordan Sympathetic Sympathy two cards put in envelope from different decks match, can be repeated
Also published here
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1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue 2 Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
27
Jack Merlin Snap Pass Push-In Palm, palming the card while tapping it into the deck, producing it at the fingertips
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1927 6
Jack Merlin Tip Over Change and Pass
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1927 7
Jack Merlin Change Over Palm Change
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1927 15
Jack Merlin A Double Change
Related to
  • Dai Vernon's analysis of the move in Genii, Jan. 1969, Vol. 33 No. 5, "The Vernon Touch"
1927 16
Jack Merlin Rubbing Off the Spot and Showing Where it Goes picking off the pip
Also published here
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1927 7
Color Change from classic palm, loading and unloading palmed card, to show palm empty
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1928 5
Joe Berg Flesh Grip Force using Greek Break
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1930 46
Laurie Ireland Aeroplane Card to Pocket
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1931 28
Ralph W. Hull Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Inspired by
  • "Picture Puzzle" (Dai Vernon)
1933 25
T. Page Wright Monarch detection suit order of four selections known, high probability of suit-squence being unique, probabilistic De Bruijn
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1933 14
Theodore Annemann* Synthetic Sympathy two cards from different decks match
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Nov. 1934
The Jinx (Issue 2)
7
Laurie Ireland A False Count to be Used when Dealing Off the Deck featuring push-off
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1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue 1935 Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
8
Laurie Ireland A Most Unusual Experiment in Which a Chosen Card Appears Instantly at Any Number in the Deck from 10 to 45
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1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue 1935 Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
10
Dai Vernon The Vernon Five-Card Mental Force No. 35
1935 33
Frank Lane An Indetectable Stop Trick Ace, Three, Five, Seven, Nine alternating set-up, 1-0-1
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1936 146
Dai Vernon An Insolvable Mystery deck behind performer's back in handkerchief, spectator names any number, performer the card at this position
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1936 152
Dai Vernon Glimpse through Handkerchief 1936 152
Dai Vernon Super Card Prediction stabbing force with principle that used deck splits always at same point
Variations
1937 29
Dai Vernon The Five Card Mental Force
Also published here
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1937 30
Charles T. Jordan Sympathetic Sympathy two cards put in envelope from different decks match, can be repeated
Also published here
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1937 74
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
Dai Vernon Chameleon Backs two odd-backed cards, back color transposes, red-blue double backer
1937 125
Coincidence Extraordinary piles are made, number of cards in a pile is divined, mathematical
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1937 187
Dai Vernon Super Count Down thought-of number is dealt, performer finds it out, also with selection, red-black alternating set-up
Also published here
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1937 208
Dai Vernon Card Divination card thought of from twenty-six-card stack, multiple out location of card once it is named
Also published here
1937 224
Dai Vernon Miracle Card Location daub on case
Also published here
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1937 302
Dai Vernon Miracle Location Club Version daub, full deck stack, four or five cards
1937 302
Dai Vernon Automatic Second Deal hole in card
1937 305
Jack Merlin Paint Brush Card picking off the pip type, Two, Three, Four and Five of Spades
Also published here
Variations
1937 341
Dai Vernon Poker Demonstration 1937 368
Dai Vernon Up and Down selections end up at predicted positions, anti-faro trick
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Nov. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 38)
255
Dai Vernon Anti-Faro in the Hands Nov. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 38)
255
Frank Travers Gambler at Large! stack for demo with several games (Poker, Blackjack, Bridge)
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Dec. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 39)
257
Edward Victor A New "Glide" out-jogged
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1937 6
Edward Victor "Sign, Please!" signed sandwiched selection, transposes with card in performer's pocket, duplicate
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1937 27
Edward Victor "A Silver Collection" four coins are produced, then they travel one by one into glass
Variations
1937 36
Joe Berg An Odd Handkerchief Knot "Berg Knot", knot tied in handkerchief and pulled tighter and tighter, it dissolves in the end
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1937 15
Green Silk From A Dollar Bill production from bill, with sixth finger gimmick, optionally the bill becomes whiter after silk is removed from it
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1937 22
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon Subtlety distant crimped key card, bridge during tabled cut
1938 52
Dai Vernon Daub Application with Cardcase
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1938 72
Dai Vernon Trick Wherein a Card is Thrust Beside a Predicted Card two methods, one by Vernon
1938 113
Sam Leo Horowitz Reverse Count Switch
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1938 146
Dai Vernon Overhand Shuffle Positioning of Four Cards context (OOSOOM setting?)
1938 164
Dai Vernon By Means of a Faked Card hole in top card
1938 210
Dai Vernon A Flourish Count 1938 220
Dai Vernon Vernon's Psychological Force Five Card Mental Force
1938 343
Dai Vernon With Unprepared Cards. A Method by Mr. Dai Vernon spectator selects card in other room, subtle crimp
1938 347
Dai Vernon Aces for Experts 1938 363
Harry Blackstone Card and Number number named, that many cards are cut to and selection is at that position, belly stripper card
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1938 461
Dai Vernon, Sam Leo Horowitz, Arthur Finley* The Ambitious Card with double backer
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1938 481
Fred Heaman A Visible Transformation Two of Clubs to Two of Spades
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1938 491
Nate Leipzig Five Hands
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1938 560
John Northern Hilliard X. Dai Vernon Card Stars of the U.S.A. intro
1938 575
Dai Vernon Do As I Do packs not exchanged, no key card
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1938 576
Dai Vernon Follow the Leader
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1938 578
Dai Vernon A Coin Vanish
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1938 666
Dai Vernon The Short Change with the Long Green using glued bills
Also published here
Variations
1938 779
Dai Vernon Brain Wave Deck brainwave
Also published here
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Oct. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 49)
341
Tom Sellers A Four Ace Move
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1939
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1939)
414
Dai Vernon The Lift Get-Ready squeeze break, uncredited
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1940 4
Louis Zingone The Zingone Thumbnail Gauge cutting off packet of known number
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1940 114
A New Glide side glide, à la Kelly Bottom Placement attributed to Vernon in Enchantment reference, but Braue in Braue Notebooks reference
Also published here
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1940 123
Establishing a Break from a Bridge
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1940 124
Enlarging a Break uncredited, possibly claimed by Braue in Notebooks, see reference
Also published here
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1940 125
Cliff Green, Tenkai Ishida Interlocked Production here credited to Green but it's not his actual method but presumably Tenkai's which was worked out after seeing Green perform, for credit information see Cliff Green's 1961 write-up
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1940 159
Dai Vernon Two-Six-Four one of a thirteen cards thought of and position remembered, two halves made and selection found with multiple out counting procedure using Four, Two and Six spots
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1940 221
Dai Vernon Solo Flight Aces as finale four cards change into Aces one by one
1940 254
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Mental Force 1940 271
The Wheel Location card peeked at, fan, card withdrawn
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1940 325
Double Lift from Fan probably Vernon's
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1940 377
Dai Vernon Card of the Gods card thought of from top third, found with procedure and counting
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1940
The Jinx (Issue 105)
633
Dai Vernon 58 - "Brain Wave Deck" 1940 73
Royal Card Discovery piles are made, card is divined, mathematical
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1941 217
Dai Vernon Introduction 1941 5
Dai Vernon "Topping The Deck"
Also published here
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1941 7
Dai Vernon The Royal Marriages eight-card packet of Kings and Queens is mated with down-under deal
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1941 11
Dai Vernon "Follow The Leader"
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1941 14
Dai Vernon Wedge Cull for a displacement
1941 14
Dai Vernon The Optical Monte 1941 17
Dai Vernon Vernon's Automatic Gambler same set-up dealt over and over for two players
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1941 19
Dai Vernon Addition and Subtraction one of fifteen cards and its position remembered, via calculation the card is found
1941 21
Dai Vernon The Little Dictators spectator notes card and its position up to ten, three dice are thrown, the total gives position of card
1941 25
Dai Vernon Winged Silver three silver coins in one hand, three gold coins in other hand, silver travels across
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1941 27
Dai Vernon A Cigarette Switch 1941 34
Dai Vernon Heads or Tails routine for "glass through table"
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1941 35
Dai Vernon Twentieth-Century Handkerchief Trick 1941 37
Dai Vernon Snow Storm in China 1941 38
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Sandwich Change
Also published here
1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
43
Cagliostro, Jr. (reviewer) S.A.M. Benefit Show Show Review with performers: Fred Keating, The Hanlons, Jay Palmer & Co, The Great Le Roy, Al Baker, Dai Vernon, Dagmar & Co, The Five Elgins, Roner, Prince Leon and Gus Wayne, Roy Benson
1941
The Jinx (Issue 129)
743
Bert Allerton Magnetic Thought "The Challenge"
Also published here
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1941 44
Dai Vernon, Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Stripper Strip Out Addition 1941 24
Al Baker The Pairs Re-Paired - New Baker Method using memory, for credit information see reference
Also published here
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Variations
1941 107
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Sandwich Change
Also published here
1941 19
Edward Marlo Handling Improved
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1942 10
Manuel Manuel's Coin Star
Variations
1943 137
Manuel The Four Coin Flourish roll out
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1943 139
Dai Vernon Multiple Card Pass to top
  • To Bring the Aces to the Bottom of the Deck
  • To Reverse the Aces in the Center of the Deck
Also published here
Variations
1943 192
John Scarne John Scarne's Master Change card put in envelope changes
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1943 217
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Dealing Thirds second deal & saliva
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1943 28
Dai Vernon Up and Down selections end up at predicted positions, anti-faro trick
1943 8
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Richard Himber, Stuart Robson, Charley Larson, Dai Vernon, Tommy Dowd, Ducrot
Mar. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 55)
227
Whose? same as Expansion of Texture - Expanded!
Sep. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 68)
278
Joseph K. Schmidt, One Hand Riffle Shuffle tabled
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Dec. 1944 91
Dai Vernon The Brain Wave Deck brainwave
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Variations
1944 277
Edward Marlo Marlo's One Hand Double Turnover featuring a push-off (also credited to Dai Vernon)
Variations
1945 7
Clyde Cairy Dick Tracy Card Trick almost the same as Fingerprint Card Trick
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1945 11
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Maurice Zolotow, Dai Vernon, Bert Allerton, Annemann's use of the nail writer, Tom Osborne, Jay Marshall
Mar. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 79)
323
Dai Vernon The Queens' Soiree four Queens on a handkerchief or newspaper, two are covered with a piece of paper, one by one they are placed under cloth and they travel under one piece of paper
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1945 1
Dai Vernon Special One-Hand Cop apparently covering a playing card, stealing it, matrix move
1945 3
Dai Vernon The "Pull-Back" Steal steal under piece of paper
1945 3
Dai Vernon Triumph
Also published here
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1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
23
Dai Vernon Explanation of False Shuffle Triumph Shuffle
  • 1. To Maintain the Order of the Reds and Blacks
  • 2. To Maintain the Order of the Entire Pack
1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
24
Dai Vernon Classic Triumph Rightening 1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
26
Dai Vernon Cutting The Aces
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1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
27
Dai Vernon Double Undercut 1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
29
Dai Vernon One Handed Slip Cut
Also published here
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1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
30
Dai Vernon Spellbound
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1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
31
Dai Vernon Kangaroo Coins into glass
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1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
35
Dai Vernon One of Four
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1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
36
Dai Vernon Vernon Multiple Shift 1946 20
Arthur H. Buckley Sighting while Cutting the Pack using buckling action
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1946 40
Dai Vernon The Shift and Shuffle extension of Vernon Shift leading in tabled riffle shuffle
1946 100
Arthur H. Buckley, Karrell Fox, Dai Vernon The Chivalrous Kings and The Four Ladies Experiment No. 36 - four duplicates, one set in case
Inspired by
1946 203
Neal Elias On the Card to the Pocket palmed card transferred to inside pocket
Also published here
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1946 4
Roger Barkann Follow the Leaders routine with red/black effects
  • prediction of red / black relationship (Phoenix No. 1)
  • Out of this World (not explained)
  • Follow the Leader (not explained)
  • Slop Shuffle Color Separation
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Mar. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 102)
409
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Walter Gibson's "Bunco Book", L. Vosburgh Lyons, Oscar Weigle, Jack Hughes, Dai Vernon, Bob Reinhart
Oct. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 114)
460
Dai Vernon Multiple Shift Nov. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 115)
463
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Dai Vernon's lecture, Richard Himber, Frank Taylor
Nov. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 115)
464
Paul Fleming (reviewer) Dai Vernon's Select Secrets 1946 19
Dai Vernon Infallible Indicator four as indicator card face up in the deck, together with second card used selection is found
Variations
July 1946 231
Frederick Braue Roundabout on Jean Hugard, George Kaplan, John Scarne, Nate Leipzig, Nelson Downs, Al Keene, John Crimmins, Audley Walsh, Gerald Kaufman, George Karger, Dai Vernon, S.A.M. Show, Al Baker, Joe Berg, Kellar, Trenis Jones, Abril Lamarque, Frakson, Paul Fleming, Devant and more
July 1946 236
Jean Hugard Hu-Gardenias on Dai Vernon
Oct. 1946 257
Dai Vernon The Magic Spell any thought-of card from packet can be spelled to
Variations
Oct. 1946 259
Frederick Braue, Dai Vernon Vernon + Braue variation of Vernon routine, any thought-of card from packet can be spelled to, see p. 320 for correction, idea by Joe Schmidt on p. 342
Inspired by
Dec. 1946 281
Dai Vernon Ducy-Ducy sandwiched selection transposes with card in performer's pocket, Seven/Eight pseudo duplicate
Also published here
  • Genii, Mar. 1941
Inspired by
Variations
1946 27
I Should Judge spectator cuts to and remembers a card, deck dealt into five pile and spectator says which pile has his selection, spectator deals through cards and performer stops him at selection
Also published here
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1946 38
Dai Vernon, Charlie Miller Buckle Count see credit on page 50
1947 48
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Dai Vernon, Bill Larsen, E. B. Moore, Greer Marechal, Roy Benson
Feb. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 120)
484
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Dai Vernon
May 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 125)
504
Frank Garcia, Dai Vernon Quick Silver continuous coin production, with coin roll, based on a Vernon idea
June 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 127)
511
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Dai Vernon, Walter Gibson, Bill Woodfield, Cy Endfield, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Richard Himber, H. P. Graham, Ben Braude
June 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 128)
513
Dai Vernon 123
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July 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 129)
517
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Dai Vernon, Kolma
Nov. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 139)
560
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Dai Vernon, Jack Chanin, Al Wheatley, Bert Allerton, Frank Taylor
Dec. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 140)
564
J. B. Bobo Multiple Card Control hindu shuffle control to bottom for one or multiple cards, crimp addition
Also published here
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1947 15
J. B. Bobo Telepathic Miracle key card placed next to thought-of card
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1947 40
Frederick Braue Roundabout with Fred Braue on Dr. Jaks, Dunninger, Paul Fleming, Dai Vernon, Baldwin, Scarne, Lloyd Jones, Joe Stanley and more
Nov. 1947 370
Frederick Braue Roundabout with Fred Braue on Dai Vernon, Franz Polgar, Lyle Laughlin, Carter and more
Dec. 1947 377
Bottom Reverse bottom card stays in place as deck is turned over
1948 14
George G. Kaplan, Dai Vernon The Royal Assembly Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks of each suit separate into piles of their own kind
Variations
1948 94
George G. Kaplan, Dai Vernon, Al Baker The Game of "Thirty-One" Played with a Die 1948 275
Dai Vernon Message in the Flames center tear handling
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1948 149
Dai Vernon Mental Prediction method to predict anything written up via center tear
1948 152
Dai Vernon Magazine Test
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1948 154
Monte by "Bertram", told by Dai Vernon
Jan. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 143)
573
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Jay Marshall, Roy Benson, Dai Vernon
Dec. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 166)
667
Arthur H. Buckley Five Silver Dollars and a Handkerchief Routine five coins in handkerchief, vanish, reappear
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1948 102
Dr. Stanley Jaks News USA on the magic scene in the USA and in New York, SAM, Dixie Hotel, Dai Vernon, John Scarne, Francis Carlyle, Cardini, Russell Swann, Frakson, Blackstone, Okito, Fu Man Chu, Dell O'Dell, Bert Allerton
1948
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 9 No. 2&3)
4
Dai Vernon Impromptu Cups and Balls
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1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
69
Dai Vernon Vanish put-type
1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
75
Dai Vernon Ambitious Card
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1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
76
Dai Vernon Paintbrush Color Change 1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
77
Dai Vernon Thumb Crotch Pass like manipulator's steal
1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
77
Dai Vernon The Double Lift top two cards moved to the right in right-hand end grip as simulated push-off
Also published here
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1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
78
Dai Vernon Mental Card Miracle card is put in pocket
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Variations
1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
80
Dai Vernon The False Count buckle count
1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
82
Dai Vernon Snapping Two Cards as One 1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
83
Dai Vernon The Gambler's Palm 1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
83
Paul LePaul A Quadruplicate Mystery four selections lost, then the four spectators each take a card from tabled spread which are shown to be the selections
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1949 165
Dai Vernon Double Undercut 1949 176
Paul LePaul Cards in a Sealed Envelope construction of loading envelopes, four signed Aces
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1949 214
Dai Vernon Vernon Multiple Shift as an exchange of four cards
1949 8
Dai Vernon, Paul Curry, Martin Gardner*, John Scarne, Audley Walsh Ten Card Deal jonah card
Also published here
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Variations
Jan. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 168)
672
Martin Gardner*, Edward Marlo, Bert Allerton Ten Card Deal P.S. further ideas on the ten card poker deal
Also published here
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Feb. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 170)
681
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Russel Swann, Lee Noble, Dai Vernon, Walter Gibson, Frances Ireland
Mar. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 173)
695
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Dai Vernon, John Boyko
May 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 176)
707
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Fred Braue, Dai Vernon, Jack Crimmins, Carl Ballantine, Stewart Judah, Norman Jensen, hand caring
June 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 179)
719
John Murray Take Ten finale for ten card poker deal, all cards are put in separated envelopes
Also published here
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June 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 180)
719
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Jay Marshall, Lee Noble, Carl Ballantine, Mike Bornstein, Jerry Cohen, Dai Vernon, Cy Endfield, Milbourne Christopher
June 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 180)
722
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Dai Vernon, Steve Miaco, Richard Himber, Robert Harbin
Oct. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 188)
754
Dai Vernon, Jack McMillen Just Injog plunger Aces, handling
Also published here
  • Pentagram, Vol. 9 No. 8, May 1955
Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 191)
763
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Dai Vernon, Jack Chanin, Bill Simon, Milbourne Christopher, Bob Hummer, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Robert Harbin
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Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 193)
773
John J. Crimmins Jr. (reviewer) Dai Vernon's Select Secrets Mar. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 10)
524
George C. Engel Quadruple Coincidence three cards and number of cards of a cut-off packet match
Also published here
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Variations
May 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 12)
543
Dai Vernon All Backs
Also published here
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Variations
June 1949 552
Dai Vernon The False Turn-Over June 1949 552
Dick Lee Covered Glasses for the Cups and Balls using paper bag to cover glasses, tip
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Sep. 1949 581
Dai Vernon Judgment spectator peeks himself and remembers a card, performer looks through cards, spectator names card and performer names position
Also published here
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1949 59
Dai Vernon The Ring on the Wand
  • Method No. 1
  • Method No. 2
  • Method No. 3 (duplicate ring)
  • Method No. 4 (duplicate ring)
Also published here
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Variations
1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 1)
84
Dai Vernon Slow-Motion Four Aces two methods
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1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
90
Dai Vernon Packet Palm multiple, small packet
Also published here
1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
94
Dai Vernon Face Up Tent Vanish 1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
94
Dai Vernon The Travelers
Variations
1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
97
Dai Vernon Multiple Shift brief, hindu-shuffle
Variations
1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
98
Dai Vernon Modified Hofzinser Palm 1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
98
Dai Vernon Hugard Top Palm 1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
99
Jean Hugard Dai Vernon 1950 449
Dai Vernon The De Kolta Change sleeve rubbing cover, pips of card change to suit clothing
Variations
1950 450
Dai Vernon Tips on Changes 1950 451
Dai Vernon Multiple Card Control Hindu Shuffle and crimp/locator
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1950 453
Dai Vernon Hand-to-Hand Card Transfer classic to classic
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1950 455
Dai Vernon The Peregrinating Pip pip is transfered from Five to Two
Also published here
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1950 457
Dai Vernon The All Backs
  • Details of Handling
Also published here
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Variations
1950 459
Dai Vernon Paddle Move Turnover
Variations
1950 461
Dai Vernon Hit Double Lift 1950 463
Dai Vernon Insertion of the Cards alternative to diagonal insertion, getting a break underneath out-jogged card
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1950 464
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Jack Chanin, Dai Vernon, Clayton Rawson, George Karger, Wally Dean
Jan. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 194)
777
Dai Vernon 12 Outs court card is found
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Mar. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 199)
794
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Russell Swann, Cy Endfield, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Martin Gardner, Dai Vernon, Lee Noble, Richard Himber
Aprs 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 200)
801
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Fred Keating, Dai Vernon
Aug. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 209)
837
Milton Kort Kort Kard fingerprint card trick, see also p. 855 for cryptic credit information
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Sep. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 211)
845
John R. Boyko Strike Three and Out Variation card found by counting down three times to apparently random values
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Strike Three and Out!" (Bob Longe, The Invisible Deck, 1948, p. 9)
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Variations
Oct. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 214)
855
Cliff Green Magic in Your Own Hands No. 29, spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
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1950 53
Cardini, Dai Vernon, Nate Leipzig, Francis Carlyle, Martin Gardner*, John Scarne The Initials Will Tell No. 38, Initials of chosen card appears on spectator's palm (sugar + pencil)
1950 68
George Starke Quadruple Coincidence No. 55, Do As I Do with four climaxes, three cards and number of cards of a cut-off packet match
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Variations
1950 97
Stewart James James's Miracle No. 72, two numbers from one to ten, chosen values lie at reversed chosen numbers
Related to
Variations
1950 132
John Scarne, Alan Barnett Scarne's Follow the Leader No. 79, 12-Card Follow the Leader Routine using just one displacement
Related to
1950 143
Harry Lorayne, Clayton Rawson*, Norman Jensen The Great Poker Demonstration No. 80, Three Jacks Deal with four-of-a-kind climax
Also published here
Related to
Variations
1950 145
Dai Vernon Up and Down No. 81, Prediction cards give final positions of two selections after mixing procedure
Related to
  • "The Double Prediction" (Walter B. Gibson, Sixteen Master Card Mysteries, 1928)
1950 148
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
Nate Leipzig, Dai Vernon, John Mulholland, Francis Carlyle The Piano Card Trick No. 98
1950 187
John J. Crimmins Jr. (reviewer) Series No. 6 of Stars of Magic
by Dai Vernon (written by George Starke)
  • Vernon's Ring on the Wand
  • Vernon's Slow-Motion 4 Aces
  • Vernon's Traveller Card Trick
May 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 12)
662
Martin Gardner* The Red-Black Shuffle
  • Overhand Red-Black Shuffles
  • Hindu Red-Black Shuffles
Also published here
Inspired by
June 1950 674
Martin Gardner* Red-Black Riffle Shuffles
  • The Center Pull Out
  • The Center Lever Out
  • Cutting Colors
  • Naming Colors
Also published here
Inspired by
July 1950 679
Martin Gardner*, Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo More Red-Black Riffle Shuffles
  • Marlo's Red-Black Shuffle
  • Step Version or Marlo Shuffle
  • Use of Bridge
  • Cut Flourish Version
Also published here
Inspired by
Aug. 1950 689
Martin Gardner* Red-Black Riffle Shuffles-Conclusion
  • The Fred Black Shuffle
  • Step Version of Fred Black Shuffle
  • Three-Cut Shuffle
Also published here
Inspired by
Sep. 1950 699
Frank Joglar* Backstage on Martin Gardner, Dai Vernon, Houdini, Fogel, Dunninger, Abbott, George Jason, Jack Miller, Walter Gibson, Cardini, Jay & Frances Marshall, Ballantine, Kay Kayser, Michael MacDonald, Bruce Elliott, Al Baker, Jay Palmer, Card Mondor, Orson Welles, Jean Hugard, Roy Benson, Stanley Jaks and more
  • Conclaves
  • TV Topics
  • Mystery of the Month
  • Parties
  • Grapevine
  • Jottings
  • Applause
  • Memory Book
  • Notes
Oct. 1950 714
Paul Rosini A Card in Flight card travels from ten-card packet to another ten-card packet, one-behind structure
Related to
1950 14
Dai Vernon Complete Cover deck in performer's hand, covered with handkerchief, spectator names a number between ten and twenty, performer names card at that position
1950 28
Paul Rosini The Card Through the Case nerve trick with cased deck
Related to
1950 31
Paul Rosini The Best Prediction card at named number is openly corner crimped, then counted to again and removed, it matches prediction
Related to
Variations
1950 42
Bruce Elliott* The Back Room on Dorny, Leon Maguire, Jimmy Drilling, Dai Vernon, Norman Jensen, Johnnie Murray, Cy Keller, Pat Terry, Bill Larsen, Frank Jogglar, Feank Garcia
Feb. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 222)
889