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Edward Marlo "Think I'll Stop Here" using Vernon's ending procedure from OOSOOM as a multiple out for estimation location
Related to 1962 12
Edward Marlo X-Ray Spelling performer names a card and spells it out, estimated cut and spelling
Related to 1962 51
Dai Vernon Introduction
1962 7
Ron Johnson, Harry Lorayne Aces Wild Aces are found in do as i do way with two halves
Related toVariations 1962 32
Harry Lorayne Little Fella' - Big Fella' set-up that is redealt multiple times
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1962 61
Dai Vernon, Harry Lorayne Calculated Risk variant of "The Trick That Cannot Be Explained" in which a named card is found
Inspired byVariations 1962 130
Dai Vernon Vernon's Aces Aces separated in four piles, brought together to top via faro
Related toVariations 1962 162
Harry Lorayne, Dai Vernon, Sam Schwartz Push-Through Poker four cards change to complete royal flush
1962 207
Dai Vernon Sales Letter The letter introducing the prospectus that described the ten effects to be included in the $20 manuscript
1962 10
Dai Vernon Vernon Five Card Mental Force
Variations 1962 20
Dai Vernon Vernon Miracle Card Location daub on case
Related toAlso published here 1962 21
Dai Vernon Club Version of the "Miracle Card Location", daub, full deck stack, four or five cards
Related to 1962 22
Dai Vernon Vernon Super Count Down thought-of number is dealt, performer finds it out, also with selection, red-black alternating set-up
VariationsAlso published here 1962 23
Dai Vernon Red-Black Alternating Shuffle
1962 23
Dai Vernon Vernon Super Card Prediction stabbing force with principle that used deck splits always at same point
1962 24
Dai Vernon Vernon Poker Demonstration
1962 26
Dai Vernon Overhand Shuffle Stack
1962 26
Dai Vernon Vernon Automatic Second Deal hole in top card
Related to 1962 28
Dai Vernon Slow Motion Card Vanish
1962 29
Dai Vernon The Vernon Card Puzzle
Variations 1962 32
Dai Vernon Strip-Out Addition
1962 32
Dai Vernon Packet to Packet Transfer
1962 34
Dai Vernon The Vernon Four Aces Nomad style
1962 35
Dai Vernon Reverse Count Switch Aces counted off and replaced on pack
Related to 1962 35
Dai Vernon Vernon Transfer
Related to 1962 36
Dai Vernon The Vernon Card Divination card thought of from half the deck, multiple out divination
Also published here 1962 37
Dai Vernon Follow The Leader
1962 42
Dai Vernon Another You Do As I Do
1962 45
Dai Vernon Novel Card Transposition card on table with card at chosen number in deck
1962 47
Dai Vernon Perfect Coin Vanish
1962 48
Dai Vernon Short Change With Long Green using glued bills
Also published here 1962 49
Dai Vernon Five Card Mental Selection one card of five cards divined and placed in pocket
1962 54
Dai Vernon Another Smear gum from envelope
1962 55
Dai Vernon New Super Countdown red-black alternating set-up, Gilbreath
1962 55
Dai Vernon Puzzling Demonstration top two cards transpose, also as fake second deal
Related to 1962 56
Dai Vernon Edgewise bottom card of deck changes
1962 57
Dai Vernon Improved Card Puzzle
1962 58
Dai Vernon New Divination one of top twelve, card and position remembered
1962 60
Dai Vernon A Peek jog
1962 63
Dai Vernon Vernon Poker Routine - Revised
1962 64
Dai Vernon Overhand Shuffle Stack
1962 65
Lewis Ganson, Faucett Ross, Dai Vernon Malini the Promoter
1962 81
James Steranko The Gentle Touch deck thrown on table so it spreads, spectator takes a card, either force or two key cards, toss force
Inspired by
  • "The Touch" (James Steranko, Genii, Jan. 1962, p. 191)
Related to
1962 22
James Steranko Psycussion saliva put on selection during peek procedure, not for vanish but identification
Related to 1962 29
James Steranko Impulse fingertip peek, left third fingernail holds break
Related to 1962 34
James Steranko Blackjaq three transpositions, using only two cards apparently, Lateral Palm and duplicate
Inspired by 1962 73
Nate Leipzig "Right There" coin vanish and reproduction, both sides of the hand shown
Variations 1963 111
Nate Leipzig Copper and Silver Transposition with extra coin, second coin brought out after spectator has first coin in fist
Related to 1963 129
Nate Leipzig, Dai Vernon Card by Thought behind back, peeked card is reversed and placed under top card
1963 191
Don Tanner The Back Room on Dino Mazza, Dai Vernon, Magi-Fest
Dec. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 385)
370
Dai Vernon The All Backs credited to Hugard and Braue
Also published here 1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 3)
42
Edward Marlo No Key - Faro Aces without key cards and counting
Related to 1964 5
Edward Marlo Key - Faro Aces setting aces as keys for a multiple control
Related to 1964 8
Edward Marlo The Throw Off multiple cutting sequence to cover strip-out
Related to 1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 1 Patented False Shuffle)
8
Gerald Kosky Vernon's F.C.M.F. outs for the Five Card Mental Force
Inspired byAlso published here Jan. 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 386)
371
Dai Vernon Simplified Curry
Related to 1965 5
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Transposition Breakthrough #1 no duplicate
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1965 45
Harry Lorayne Your Choice Ace to Three are displayed, chosen card changes into selection, inspired by Vernon's trick
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1965 54
Harry Lorayne Pseudo Memory #2 apparently order of shuffled deck is remembered, position of cut-to card is named
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1965 65
Oran Bailey Dent X Marks the Card! chosen card has X on back
Inspired by 1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
51
Dai Vernon Order in the Court pseudo gambling game with five cards of Royal Flush
Related to
  • p. 77 for credit information
Dec. 1966 67
Peter Wilker Variationen über ein Indisches Thema analysis of ring on stick
II. Der Ring auf dem Stab, mit Duplikatring
II. 1 Dai Vernon's Finessen
II. 2 Harry Mendoza's Methode
II. 3 Ein Vorschlag
Related to 1966
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 27 No. 5&6)
73
Roger Klause Matched Spellout "Chapter Two"
selection spelled out, four-of-a-kind kicker with packets that made during spelling
Related toVariations 1967 17
Dai Vernon The Perfect Circle of Card "Chapter Three", complete circle fan
Variations 1967 23
Dai Vernon "Secrets" "Chapter Four", spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
Related toAlso published here 1967 27
Dai Vernon "Do As I Do" "Chapter Five", using pocket
1967 31
Dai Vernon Black and Red Puzzle "Chapter Six", small packet version (false dealing)
Also published here 1967 37
Dai Vernon Mental Spell "Chapter Seven", one of ten, multiple out
1967 41
Dai Vernon Vernon Push-Off
Related to 1967 54
Dai Vernon Tabled Double Undercut top to bottom
1967 68
Dai Vernon Vernon Break Control picking up a break after tabled cut from jogged packets
Related to 1967 68
Dai Vernon Running the Scale "Chapter Fifteen", seven packets are cut rapidly on the table with one to seven cards
1967 95
Dai Vernon Pure Mathematics "Chapter Sixteen", two numbers from one to ten, chosen values lie at reversed chosen numbers
Related to 1967 99
Dai Vernon Slow Motion Card Vanish "Chapter Seventeen", thumbnail clip
Related to 1967 103
Dai Vernon Chapter Eighteen: Vernon on the Pass tips and finesses
Related to 1967 111
Fred Black, Dai Vernon The Black Pass
1967 114
Dai Vernon Location Pass a certain glimpsed Card is shifted to known position
1967 116
Dai Vernon First Method draw shift
1967 121
Dai Vernon Second Method deck picked up and put in other hand
1967 122
Dai Vernon Peek Handling either spectator peeks, or performer riffles
1967 127
Dai Vernon Pressure Fan step fan
Related to 1967 128
Dai Vernon Spread Location step in spread by either jogging card or whole upper half
Related toVariations 1967 129
Dai Vernon To Shuffle the Card to the Top with the Riffle Shuffle after peek control
1967 131
Dai Vernon Double Peek Control two breaks, two methods to control the cards (cut & overhand shuffle, and cuts in hindu shuffle position)
1967 132
Dai Vernon Three Break Control
Related toVariations 1967 132
Dai Vernon Transferring the Break to Greek Break
1967 134
Dai Vernon Multiple Peek Control one after the other
1967 134
Dai Vernon A Spectator finds his own Card using Greek Break
Related to 1967 135
Dai Vernon Adaption of the Greek Break for Card Stabbing Variation of the Greek Break
1967 137
Dai Vernon Vernon One-Handed Shuffle riffle on the table
Related to 1967 142
Dai Vernon Card Placement "Chapter Twenty Two", Variation of Kelly Bottom Placement
1967 145
Dai Vernon The Short Card construction of Scallop Short
1967 149
Dai Vernon Locating a Short Card method of cutting to Scallop Short
Related to 1967 150
Dai Vernon The Corner Short tapping on table for locating corner short
Related to 1967 150
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 1 short card starts on bottom, selection controlled to small position from top
1967 150
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 2 short card starts on bottom, card peeked, overhand shuffle and cut to bring selection next to key
Related to 1967 150
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 3 short card starts on top, selection in center brought next to it with overhand shuffle
Related to 1967 151
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 4 short card starts on bottom, selection in center brought next to it with overhand shuffle
1967 151
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 5 short card starts on top, selection in center brought next to it with cuts to table
1967 151
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 6 short card starts on bottom, selection in center brought next to it with cuts to table
1967 151
Dai Vernon Key Card Placement running cut
Related toVariations 1967 159
Dai Vernon Small Packet Glide
VariationsAlso published here 1967 159
Dai Vernon Spreading Six Card as Five
1967 165
Dai Vernon Key Card Location spread
Variations 1967 166
Dai Vernon Cold Deck Cut
Related toVariations 1967 168
Section Three: Friends of Dai Vernon
1967 175
Dai Vernon Vernon's Variant four cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1967 226
Dai Vernon, Hubert Lambert, Faucett Ross Emerald Isle Aces four times riffle force in which top packet is turned over and spread until first face-down card
Related toVariations 1967 228
Pile-to-Pile Transfer while turning them over, unsophisticated version of "Given the Slip"
Related to 1967 145
Dai Vernon The Name Is...? title of trick spelled out to find selection, four-of-a-kind on all piles
Related to Nov. 1967
Epilogue (Issue 1)
1
Dai Vernon Chinese Coins with eight to ten coins
1967 194
Dai Vernon A New Coin Change silver changes to copper
Also published here 1967 204
John Ramsay, Dai Vernon Cylinder and Coins (or Poker Chips) cylinder made from a bill
1967 206
Lewis Ganson, Tony Slydini, Dai Vernon Coins Through the Table six coins, a ring and Ganson's Cushion
1967 225
Dai Vernon Jog Control
Dec. 1967 143
Dai Vernon Another Control break obtained above chosen card
Dec. 1967 148
Peter Kane Anent Pack Switches deck switch during out-of-hand slap, cased deck
Related to 1967 18
Dai Vernon Brain-Wave-Deck
1967 5
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia Las tres Monedas coin multiplies up to three coins, coins then vanish and appear one by one in folded handkerchief
Related to 1967 12
Dai Vernon Hidden Count-Down
Variations 1968 48
Dai Vernon One-Handed Slip Cut
1968 49
Edward Marlo Unexpected Prediction
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1968 88
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon Face-Up Flyers
VariationsAlso published here Nov. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 4)
27
Dai Vernon Face-Up Tent Vanish
Nov. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 4)
27
Karl Fulves Babel Harry Lorayne's Deck-Sterity, Dai Vernon as technical director for "Mission Impossible" sequence
Jan. 1968 154
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic by Dai Vernon (written by Lewis Ganson)
brief
Feb. 1968 158
Dai Vernon A Poker Problem Aces dealt out to any number of players after a single fair cut without bottom dealing, posed as problem
Related to June 1968 187
Fred G. Taylor Curious Count broken count force
Related toVariations Oct. 1968 210
Dai Vernon Repeat Poker Deal ten card set-up
Related toVariations Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
219
Ken Krenzel Two-Part Invention see p. 236 for Marlo reference
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Non-Confusing Challenge" ("Marlo Writes Again", Ed Marlo, Ibidem #27)
Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
220
Eddie Fields P-O-P Peek Ginsberg Poke extension
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1968 48
Dai Vernon One of Four without credit
Related to 1968 3
Paul Swinford Four of a Mind spectator thinks of a value and removes card of that value from half the deck, performer divines it, repeat, do as i do finale
Related to 1969 59
Paul Swinford Hidden Countdown using Ed Marlo's Incomplete Faro Control
Inspired by 1969 64
Alton Sharpe, Del Ray The Great Stabbing Trick
Related to
  • Reinhard Müller's "Dai Vernon Lecture in Germany", 1997, p. 5, for credit information
1969 163
Dai Vernon Repeat Poker Deal set-up, table faros, for four players
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
33
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Vernon Transfer
Fall 1969
Hierophant (Issue 1)
9
Edward Marlo Lasso-Due-Tre Ace, Two and Three, named value transforms into selection, two methods
Inspired byVariations Winter 1969
Hierophant (Issue 2)
67
David Bendix Ace-Cutting without Double-Cutting alternate way to get into "Cutting The Aces", using faro shuffle
Inspired by Winter 1969
Hierophant (Issue 2)
74
Jon Racherbaumer (reviewer) Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic by Dai Vernon (written by Lewis Ganson) Winter 1969
Hierophant (Issue 2)
91
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon Three Rings For Dai Vernon
1969 32
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 1. Counting the Rings
1969 34
Dai Vernon 2. The Twisting Move
1969 34
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 3. Linking Two Rings
1969 36
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 4. Spinning the Rings
1969 37
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 5. Unlinking Two Rings
1969 38
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 6. Sounding the Rings
1969 38
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 7. The Crash Linking
1969 40
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 8. The Pull Through
1969 41
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 9. A Different Crash Linking
1969 43
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 10. Linking the Two Single Rings and the Key Ring
1969 43
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon 11. Unlinking the Rings
1969 44
Dai Vernon Chinese Matches "ten count"
Also published here 1969 78
Dai Vernon Curious Count II covering cases two to five
Inspired byVariations Feb. 1969 239
Dai Vernon 123 updated handling
Related to Aug. 1969 275
Juan Tamariz El Reencuentro separated both coins meet again in the handkerchief
Related to 1969 58
Juan Tamariz Más allá de la Fisica four coins through table into a glass
Inspired by 1969 77
Bill Spooner Spooner's Switch one-hand Tenkai switch
Related to 1969 33
Bill Spooner Spooner's Ambitious Card Move bluff display on top
Related toAlso published here 1969 47
Edward Marlo Tapping on Table to locate corner short, see also references where Vernon credits a San Francisco gambler
Related to 1970 64
Edward Marlo The Variant Fingertip Peek applying substance to peeked-at card with right second finger
  • The Baisc Method
  • Daub Variant
  • Saliva Variant
  • Adhesive Variant
Related toVariations 1970 74
Dai Vernon Cups and Balls Routine
1970 3
Dai Vernon The Changing Cards four cards turn over, change from queens to aces one by one, then their backs
Variations 1970 8
Dai Vernon Name a Number selected card at any number
Variations 1970 9
Dai Vernon Block Deal dealing a block as one card, without push-off
1970 9
Dai Vernon Thought Card from Pocket
Related to 1970 10
Dai Vernon Hints on the Side Steal getting card out of deck
1970 11
Dai Vernon The Migratory Cards Travelers
1970 12
Laurie Ireland, Dai Vernon Bluff Card to Pocket Aeroplane Card Trick
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1970 13
G. W. Hunter, Dai Vernon The G. W. Hunter False Shuffle
Related to 1970 14
Dai Vernon Two Cards to Pocket
1970 14
Dai Vernon Two Cards Thru a Magazine
1970 15
Dai Vernon Mind Reading secret reading after center tear
Also published here 1970 16
Dai Vernon Expansion of Texture
Also published here 1970 17
Dai Vernon Ball, Cone and Handkerchief
Also published here 1970 18
Dai Vernon Ball through Silk
Also published here 1970 20
Dai Vernon A Chinese Classic
Also published here 1970 21
Dai Vernon Han Ping Chien
Also published here 1970 23
Dai Vernon Gemini Cards
Related toAlso published here 1970 25
Paul Rosini, Dai Vernon The Thumb Tie
1970 28
Dai Vernon, John Ramsay Coins and Cylinder cylinder made from a bill
Related to 1970 30
Dai Vernon Coin Steal With Wand from left finger palm to right-hand thumb clip
Also published here 1970 33
Dai Vernon Telekinetic Cards Travelers with envelope finale
1970 34
Dai Vernon, Frederick Braue The Forgotten Trick
1970 35
Dai Vernon Follow the Leader
Also published here 1970 36
Dai Vernon The Snap Crimp
1970 37
Dai Vernon A Mental Discovery apparently deck is remembered, then position of selection named
Related to 1970 38
Dai Vernon, Eugene L. Bulson Brief and Random Notes "made by Dr. Eugene L. Bulson at a Dai Vernon Lecture in Chicago on December 1, 1946"
Related to 1970 39
Dai Vernon, Jay Marshall Brief and Random Notes "taken by Jay Marshall at a Dai Vernon Lecture in Philadelphia, S.A.M. Convention, 1968"
1970 40
Dai Vernon, Jay Marshall Brief and Random Notes "taken by Jay Marshall during a Dai Vernon Lecture in Chicago, July, 1965"
1970 42
Tom Hubbard Climax Twisting The Aces all Aces turn over except last one
Inspired by 1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
85
Allan Ackerman, Edward Marlo, Dr. James Nuzzo Elevator Shaft Ace, Two and Three or all Aces penetrate pack one at a time
Inspired by 1970 4
Allan Slaight Build Down progressive poker deal with ten card poker deal finale, see also p. 340 & 342
Inspired byRelated to
  • "The Psychological Loser" (Daniel Dobson, Tokyo Trickery by Takinshi Nemoto, Magic Inc.)
VariationsAlso published here
Mar. 1970 325
Dai Vernon Color Cut shuffled deck cut into five packets, spectator removes bottom card of any packet and places it on top of any packet behind performer's back, card found, repeat, then a spectator finds card, one color crimped
May 1970 335
Daniel Dobson The Psychological Loser spectator shuffles packet, is put on top of deck and dealt, originally from "Tokyo Trickery" by Takinshi Nemoto (1967, Magic, Inc.)
Related to June 1970 340
Dai Vernon Sandwich Exchange counting procedure
Related to
  • "The Eight In The Side Pocket" (Dai Vernon, Genii, March 1941)
Sep. 1970 359
Peter Alexis Canterbury Cups with various sleights and loads
Inspired byRelated to Sep. 1970 359
Dai Vernon The IBM Card "deck as computer", ten-card packet
Related to Dec. 1970 385
Paul Maurer 30 Jahre MRS on the swiss magic convention in Lucerne, Jean Garance, Edy Künzler, Haug, Ernst Lechner, Siegel, Zeisler, Erhard Liebenow, Camps, Dai Vernon, John Scarne, Primes, Elberto, Roberto, Hermanion, Widmer, K. Schürch, Juliani, Curtini, Mr. Ben, Marino & Rino, Rolf Andra, William Weyeneth, Nussbaumer, Wetzel, Schnetzer, Lüthi, Leist-Bernini, Widmer, Magic Club Luzern
1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 1)
2
Dai Vernon Die Chinesischen Zündhölzer "ten count"
Also published here 1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 3)
41
Dai Vernon Flourish Count
1970 5
Harvey Rosenthal Touch Turn Retouched one of five touched cards turns over, color changing back kicker
Inspired by
  • "Touch Turn" (Ed Marlo, Linking Ring, Sep. 1963)
Variations
1970 34
Dai Vernon Reversal of Bottom Cards using riffle shuffle
1971 38
Dai Vernon, Harry Lorayne, Don Costello The Card Sharp and the Four Gamblers with four Kings kicker and story
Inspired byVariations 1971 11
Dai Vernon One-handed Slip Cut
1971 12
Dai Vernon Vernon Transfer
1971 232
George Sands Duplex Changing Card stranger card on top of deck transforms into two selections
Variations Mar. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 11)
81
Dai Vernon Multiple Change stranger card on top of deck transforms into two selections
Inspired by July 1971
Epilogue (Issue 12)
89
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Vernon/Marlo Transfer brief
Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
233
Edward Marlo Placement Control crimp, basically tabled version of Vernon's Placement
Inspired by Feb. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
13
Dai Vernon, Sam Leo Horowitz Mental Control red-backed card cut into blue deck, spectator names correct one, originally marketed in the 1930s, see also p. 504 for further information (Ed Marlo's Phantom Deck)
Also published here Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
449
Dai Vernon, Stewart Judah Automatic Poker same set-up dealt over and over for two players
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1971 473
Dai Vernon, Stewart Judah Coincidence performer pockets card from one deck, spectator cuts another deck and counts down according to value of bottom card, card arrived at matched card in pocket, Ace to King stack
Also published here Dec. 1971 473
Dr. Jacob Daley, Eddie McGuire Poker Face II same structure as Fingerprint Trick
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1971 474
Roger Smith Slow-Motion Ace Switch-A-Roo three methods
Inspired byVariations 1971 1
Gerald Kosky Tele-Mental five cards on table, thought of card starts to move
Inspired byAlso published here 1971
Magick (Issue 35)
172
Dai Vernon Trick With A Borrowed Deck based on a trick shown to Vernon by Jimmy Grippo, see p. 190 for clarification of final phase
Variations 1971
Magick (Issue 36)
177
Roy Walton Tit For Tat
Inspired byAlso published here 1971 41
Paul Swinford Thoughts on Vernon's Seven Card Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of the deck, double facer
Inspired by 1971 5
Bruce Cervon The Devel's Elevator Ace to Four of Clubs come to top of packet of four red cards, one by one
Inspired by
  • Harvey Rosenthal's "Express Elevator" in "Genii" Vol. 35, No. 8. April, 1971.
Variations
Apr. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 9)
1
George Sands Homogenized Oil and Water 4&4, extra cards, multi-phase routine
Inspired by 1971 2
Dai Vernon The Wedge wedge cull, for displacement
1971 3
Dai Vernon The Vernon Glide switching two cards in center of fan, while splitting fan in two, for oil and water
1971 4
George Sands You Do As I Do spectator is not able to follow, each person has four cards, three phases
Inspired by 1971 9
George Sands, Dai Vernon Twisting the Aces last Ace turns in spectator's hands
Inspired by 1971 12
Dai Vernon, Laurie Ireland Double Cut
1972 16
Frank Garcia, Dai Vernon Dunbury Delight
Related to
  • Ed Marlo, MUM, Sept. 1965
1972 28
Frank Garcia, Dai Vernon Impromptu Card Rise plunger
1972 30
Frank Garcia Ambitious Card - 4. card is apparently seen produding from centre
Related to 1972 50
Jay Ose, Frank Garcia Shoot-Out Poker Royal Flush shoots out of the deck, secret rubber band
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1972 84
Frank Garcia Affas-Gaffas False Cut
Related to 1972 97
Dai Vernon Secret-Reversal card second from top
1972 105
Dai Vernon The Sensitized Paper chosen card appears on piece of paper between to coins, shell
1972 257
Dai Vernon, Larry Pringle Strip-Out Addition for single card
1972 11
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon Devil's Elevator apparent second, third, fourth deals with small packet
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
143
Dai Vernon Pivot into Overhand Position pivoting the break
1972 57
Herb Zarrow Herb's Variant four cards, with selection that travels into deck
Inspired byVariations Sep. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 9)
72
Fred Kaps, Channing Pollock Zap Aces
Related to Nov. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 11)
83
Dai Vernon Variation
Inspired by Nov. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 11)
84
Billy McComb Eye-Level, One-Man Card Vanish gimmick, similar to Vernon
Related to 1972 6
Louis Zingone Surprise Reverse card on top, another card put in center, it rises to top and other card is reversed in center, for Dai Vernon credit see p. 484
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Surprise Reverse (Cigam, Walter Schwartz, 1931)
Jan. 1972 477
Dai Vernon The Loving Couple King and Queen transpose in the deck, Queen turns face up, see also p. 486
Related toAlso published here Feb. 1972 484
Roy Walton Ambitious 1-2-3-4 ambitious sequence with Ace through Four, one of them changes to selection, see p. 608 for comment by Walton, see p. 640 for get-into by Robin Robertson
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Sep. 1972 559
Gaylord E. Hill A 'Borrowed' Miracle! duplicate
Inspired by 1972
Magick (Issue 41)
203
Steve Spillman Monkey Monte all cards change to queens, with ideas by Charlie Miller and Dai Vernon
1972
Magick (Issue 45)
223
Special Delivery
Related to 1972 38
Dai Vernon The Eight in the Side Pocket transpo in pocket
Also published here
  • "The Eight In The Side Pocket" (Dai Vernon, Genii, March 1941)
1972 74
Jerry K. Hartman Triple Lift Elevator Cards plot, spectator decides “top” or “bottom” for last one, “attempts to add a logical and consistent climax to the original Marlo premise”, see reference
Inspired by 1972 12
Dai Vernon, Larry Jennings Tent Vanish card is face down, brief, says it’s “the Jennings variation of Dai Vernon’s Tent Vanish”
1972 29
Dai Vernon Vernon Utility Move
1972 63
Dai Vernon Introduction
1972 3
Dai Vernon Vernon's Peek Glimpse Push-Over No. 1, partial reverse fan used to glimpse a card either near top or near bottom
1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Crimp Location Move No. 2, cryptic method for setting a crimped key with Hindu shuffle
1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Elimination Card Trick Discovery No. 3
1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Push Up No. 4, cryptic note about adding three cards to top, presumably strip-out addition
Related to 1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Pick Up And Side Cut No. 5, probably double cut of top card to bottom, cryptic
Related to 1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Cut Flourish No. 6, cryptic note, perhaps related to reference
Related to 1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Handling Of Merlin's Color Change No. 7, picking off the pip type with Two through Five of Spades
Inspired by 1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Automatic Mento Stop Trick No. 8, spectator stops dealing at a card, its values is used to count down again, 1-0-1-set-up
Related toVariations 1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Mental Trick No. 9, uses memorized thirteen card set-up, one of thirteen thought of, two halves made, values Two, Four and/or Eight used to locate selection once named, cryptic
Related to 1972 8
Dai Vernon Vernon's Stop Trick No. 10, ninth or eleventh card
1972 8
Dai Vernon Vernon's Mental Gem No. 11, cryptic, probably strategy to narrow down four thought-of card possibilities to two
1972 8
Dai Vernon Vernon's Matching Up Trick No. 12
1972 8
Dai Vernon Vernon's Fake Count No. 13, reverse-count packet switch off the top of the deck
Related to 1972 8
Dai Vernon Vernon's Reverse Packets No. 14, card turns over, starts with half the deck secretly reversed
Related to 1972 8
Dai Vernon Vernon's Slip Cut Monte Throw No. 15, probably the one-handed slip cut from Cutting the Aces
Related to 1972 9
Dai Vernon Vernon's Index Key Mental Trick No. 16, one of thirteen cards thought of and found with multiple-out counting procedure
VariationsAlso published here 1972 9
Dai Vernon Vernon's Divination Effect With 26 Cards No. 17, card thought of from twenty-six-card stack, multiple out location of card once it is named, no details
Also published here 1972 10
Dai Vernon Vernon's Reverso Routine (Over elaborated) No. 18, multi-phase card reversal routine, hard/impossible to follow write-up
1972 10
Dai Vernon Vernon's Matching Up Trick Variation No. 19, three different switch-outs, "Dai showed this to Leipzig and it became his favorite trick."
1972 10
Dai Vernon, Nate Leipzig Vernon's Coin Switch Routine No. 20, second coin is brought out after switch, "he learned it from Leipzig"
Related to 1972 10
Dai Vernon Vernon's Magic Mix No. 21, cards put alternately face-up/face-down with spectator, all straighten out except selections, half the deck is double backers, cheek to cheek
1972 11
Dai Vernon Vernon's Double Lift and Slip Placement On Top Of Deck No. 22
Also published here 1972 11
Dai Vernon Vernon's Peek Card Vanish No. 23, moisture on left third finger for card vanish after peek
Related to 1972 11
Dai Vernon Vernon's Air Cushion Location No. 24, spectator cuts and replaces, performer can cut at same place because of some trapped air (hopefully)
Related to 1972 11
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Show With Two Extra Cards No. 25, no details how to get into spread configuration
1972 11
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Trick Introduction No. 26, reversed Aces not seen in reverse fan, then they appear face up with regular fan
Related to 1972 12
Dai Vernon Vernon's Mental Impossibility No. 27, three spectators each think of one of three cards, they are found with an OOSOOM-type procedure
1972 12
Dai Vernon Vernon's King And Queen Love Story No. 28, King and Queen transpose in the deck, Queen turns face up, cryptic, Vernon showed it to Zingone who published the general idea in Cigam according to note
Related to
  • Surprise Reverse (Louis Zingone, Cigam, Walter Schwartz, 1931)
Also published here
1972 12
Dai Vernon Vernon's Use For Scarne's Top Retaining Move No. 29, what's Scarne's move?
1972 13
Dai Vernon Vernon's Spelling Set-Up No. 30, cryptic
1972 13
Dai Vernon Vernon's Thot Card Wrinkle No. 31, one of twelve cards, Two spot to locate it
Related to 1972 13
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Placement No. 32, two pairs of Aces are brought together with a riffle shuffle, it seems, no further context
1972 13
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Aces From Different Packets No. 33, probably means "pockets", not "packets", but no real details on structure
1972 13
Dai Vernon Vernon's Follow-Up For Four Ace Routine No. 34
1972 13
Dai Vernon Vernon's Thot Trick With Two Special Variations No. 35, one of thirteen cards, crimped Two spot to locate it
Related to 1972 14
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Thot Trick No. 36, any Ace named, that Ace is shown in deck with four-way out
Related to 1972 14
Dai Vernon Vernon's Mix Up Weave Shuffle No. 37, using faro shuffles after 76-76-67-67 face-up/face-down shuffling procedure
Related to 1972 14
Dai Vernon, Paul Fox Vernon - Fox Card in Cigarette No. 38, very cryptic, with cigarette tube and flash paper
1972 15
Dai Vernon Vernon's False Count No. 39, cryptic, sounds like the ruse of showing the faces of the cards while doing an over-count, perhaps the referenced count
Related to 1972 15
Dai Vernon Vernon's Sleeving Wrinkle No. 40, sleeving as hand moves up to cigar, probably Dr. Roberts's method
Related to 1972 15
Dai Vernon Vernon's Push Card Count No. 41, counting while spreading and pushing groups of certain number of cards
1972 15
Dai Vernon Vernon's False Cut - Diagonal Jog No. 42, tabled false cut
Related to 1972 15
Dai Vernon Vernon's Get Away For Gamblers No. 43, strategy when suspected of palming
1972 15
Dai Vernon, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Vernon's Modified Bottom Palm No. 44, Hofzinser Bottom Palm
1972 15
Dai Vernon Vernon's Short Card Index Push Location No. 45, one-handed riffling to and cutting at short card
Related to 1972 16
Dai Vernon Vernon's Sputum Gags No. 46, moisture/saliva application, card vanish and throwing a double in the air
  • Card vanish an peek
  • Sputum color change
  • Throw double and catch in deck
Related to 1972 16
Dai Vernon Vernon's Poker Chip Switch Of Cards No. 47, muck with poker chip cover, no details
1972 16
Dai Vernon Vernon's Short Card Index Finger Push Location No. 48, using riffling method to short card for specific placement
Related to 1972 16
Dai Vernon, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Dr. Jacob Daley Vernon - Hofzinger - Daley Bottom Palm No. 49, Hofzinser typo, fan cover for Hofzinser palm
Related to 1972 16
Dai Vernon, Audley Walsh Vernon - Walsh On Charlier Pan Trick No. 50, Pan = Pass typo, cryptic control usage of Charlier pass, it seems
1972 16
Dai Vernon Vernon's Key Card Contrive No. 51, two placements of key card, probably No. 2 & 3 from references
Related to 1972 17
Dai Vernon Vernon's 4-2-6 Card Affect No. 52, effect typo, 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
Related to 1972 17
Dai Vernon Vernon and Mexican Joe Glide No. 53
1972 17
Dai Vernon Vernon's Subtle Number Force No. 54, forcing a value, one starts on top one on bottom, spectator cuts and chooses half, corresponding card shown
1972 17
Dai Vernon Vernon's Linking Ring Thread Gag No. 55, no key ring
Related to 1972 18
Dai Vernon Vernon's Vest Tip Pachette No. 56, small pockets in vest for hold-out purposes
1972 18
Dai Vernon Vernon's Spirit Hank Tip No. 57, tip for placement of thread attachment
1972 18
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Move No. 58, Aces are bottom cards of small packets, packets are pushed together on table and all Aces ride together to the bottom, downwards & upwards crimps
1972 18
Dai Vernon, Paul Fox Vernon - Fox Card Steal From Packet Of Cards No. 59, packet held at corner, card palmed, skinning, cryptic
1972 18
Dai Vernon Vernon's Spread Double Peek No. 60, table spread with two steps
Related to 1972 18
Dai Vernon Vernon's One At A Time Ace Trick Idea No. 61, initial switch-out of either three, or two Aces
Related to 1972 19
Dai Vernon Vernon's Push Slip Card From Center Of Deck To Any Position No. 62, spread cull
1972 19
Dai Vernon Vernon's Miracle Thot Card No. 63, spectator spreads through deck and thinks of one, risky
Related to 1972 19
Dai Vernon Vernon's Suit Set-Up No. 64, gray code set-up with suits in which three consecutive suits are unique, order not given
1972 20
Dai Vernon Vernon's Snap Crimp Ideas No. 65
  • 1) red-black
  • 2) all of one suit or one four-of-a-kind
  • 3) spread location
Related to 1972 20
Dai Vernon Vernon's Spread To Add A Card No. 66, card added as tabled packet is spread, cheating move "The Spread"
Related to 1972 20
Dai Vernon Vernon's Coincidence Card Trick Ala Annemann No. 67, two cards from two decks put in envelope match, two methods
Also published here 1972 20
Dai Vernon Vernon's Bill Steal No. 68
Also published here 1972 20
Dai Vernon, Max Malini Vernon - Malini Card Break Transfer No. 69, to right little finger after peek
Also published here 1972 21
Dai Vernon Vernon's Ectoplasmic Aces No. 70, four Aces on table, deck placed onto one and it travels to top, repeated three more times, cryptic
Variations 1972 21
Dai Vernon, Nate Leipzig Vernon - Leipzig Stack of Quarters Routine No. 71
Related to 1972 21
Dai Vernon Vernon's Canfield Solitaire Set-Up No. 72
1972 22
Dai Vernon Vernon's Rope and Ring Trick No. 73, ring thrown onto rope
1972 22
Dai Vernon Vernon's Ten Card Trick No. 74, card travels from ten-card packet to another ten-card packet, one-behind structure
Related to 1972 22
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Strip No. 75, relativity push-in, Hindu shuffle
Also published here 1972 23
Dai Vernon Vernon's Bottom Palm - Gamblers No. 76, bottom to right hand, might be the one from the reference
Related to 1972 23
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Puzzle Trick No. 77, with strip-out addition without details
Related to 1972 23
Dai Vernon Vernon's Greek Glide No. 78
Also published here 1972 24
Dai Vernon Vernon's Shuffle Palm No. 79, after riffle shuffle, action palm, no details
1972 24
Dai Vernon Vernon's Reverse Card Vanish In Spread No. 80, ribbon-spread hide-out
1972 24
Dai Vernon Vernon's Washing Hand Transfer Of Palmed Card No. 81, with delayed handling by Daley, classic to classic
Related to 1972 24
Dai Vernon Vernon's One At A Time Ace Routine No. 82, idea of using hand washing transfer and The Spread for final Ace
1972 25
Dai Vernon Vernon's Poker Challenge Demonstration No. 83, performer wins despite changing one of his cards for any freely chosen card from the remainder, will end up with flush or/and straight
1972 25
Dai Vernon Vernon's One At A Time Ace Wrinkle No. 84, spectator can choose leader Ace
1972 25
Dai Vernon Vernon's Running Card Slip No. 85, integrating slip cut within running cut, application not entirely clear
1972 25
Dai Vernon Vernon's Seconds Red And Blacks No. 86, with eight-card packet, 1944
Also published here 1972 25
Dai Vernon Vernon - Saunder's Poker Deal (Mistake in this) No. 87, set-up, table faros, for four players
Also published here 1972 26
Dai Vernon, Mac McDonald Vernon - McDonald Version Of Piano Trick No. 88
Related to 1972 26
Dai Vernon, Stewart Judah Vernon-Judah Poker Demonstration No. 89, same set-up dealt over and over for two players
VariationsAlso published here 1972 27
Dai Vernon Vernon's Pull Thru Shuffle Variation No. 90, delayed strip-out
Related to 1972 27
Dai Vernon Vernon's Count Palm No. 91, turnover version of The Packet-Display Palm
Also published here 1972 27
Dai Vernon Vernon's Tape Thumb Tie No. 92
1972 28
Dai Vernon, Stewart Judah Vernon - Judah Coincidence No. 93, performer pockets card from one deck, spectator cuts another deck and counts down according to value of bottom card, card arrived at matched card in pocket, Ace to King stack
Also published here 1972 28
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Puzzle Variation No. 94
1972 28
Dai Vernon Vernon's Monte Crimp Idea No. 95, on the sucker crimp phase
Related to 1972 28
Dai Vernon Vernon's Set Up Do As I Do No. 96, performer pockets card from one deck, spectator cuts another deck and counts down according to value of bottom card, card arrived at matched card in pocket, Ace to King stack
Also published here 1972 29
Dai Vernon Vernon On Blackstone's Pet No. 97, number named, that many cards are cut to and selection is at that position
Inspired by 1972 29
Dai Vernon Vernon's Fan Peek Glimpse No. 98, glimpse with step fan, from behind by bending corner
Related to 1972 29
Dai Vernon Vernon's Card In Cigarette Tips No. 99
  • 1) rolling method
  • 2) filling up with piece of other cigarette instead of stuffing loose tobacco in
1972 29
Dai Vernon Vernon's Princess Card Trick No. 100, duplicates in pocket and double deal for vanish
1972 30
Dai Vernon Vernon's Progressive Poker Routine (With Riffle Shuffle) No. 101, some version of repeat poker deal for two players
Related to 1972 30
Dai Vernon, Dr. Jacob Daley Vernon - Daley Two Sets of Fours No. 102, stacking two hands, five or six players
1972 30
Dai Vernon Vernon's Peek Location At Finger Tips No. 103, bridge crimp in deck
Related to 1972 30
Dai Vernon, Dr. Jacob Daley Vernon - Daley New Flip Over Change No. 104, cryptic, perhaps unload of bottom card of double, or Mexican Turnover handling
Related to 1972 31
Dai Vernon Vernon's Poker Extra Card Deal No. 105, dealing yourself an extra card, rhythm
1972 31
Dai Vernon Vernon's Exhibition Poker Deal No. 106, deck not shuffled, from two to ten players, performer gets Aces (only two?)
Related to 1972 31
Dai Vernon Vernon's Reverse Card No. 107, card turns over, starts with half the deck secretly reversed
Related to 1972 31
Dai Vernon, Dr. Jacob Daley Vernon - Daley Four Pile Ace Deal No. 108, Aces lost in four packets, brought together again with a faro and a riffle shuffle
Related to 1972 32
Dai Vernon Vernon Notes - Cut Discoveries 1) No. 109-1, spectator cuts and remembers card, if performer mimics the spectator's cut, he hopefully cuts at the same place
Related toAlso published here 1972 32
Dai Vernon Vernon Notes - Cut Discoveries 2) No. 109-2, Cut to card spell, spelling to a card in shuffled deck, estimation and key for second dealing
Also published here 1972 32
Dai Vernon, Jack Merlin Vernon Notes - Cut Discoveries 3) No. 109-3, Merlin "Push In" Pass, cryptic, might be the Snap Pass
Related toAlso published here 1972 32
Dai Vernon, Arthur Finley Vernon Notes - Cut Discoveries 4) No. 109-4, no details
Related toAlso published here 1972 32
Dai Vernon Vernon's Ace Sucker Gag No. 110, packet trick with double face Ace, too cryptic
1972 32
Dai Vernon Vernon's Stud Poker Milk Shuffle Run Up No. 111
1972 33
Dai Vernon Vernon's Vanish Of Peeked Card By Sleight Of Hand No. 112, double deal, break picked up during peek, position known afterwards
1972 33
Dai Vernon Vernon's Peek - One Hand Shuffle Control No. 113, overhand shuffle to break, break kept with right thumb while deck is turned
1972 33
Dai Vernon Vernon's Greek False Cut Retaining Bottom Stack No. 114, one hand riffles through cards, other hand places packet in center
Also published here 1972 33
Dai Vernon Vernon's Red And Black Packets No. 115, small numbers named, performer deals packets of those sizes, top cards are all of one color
1972 34
Dai Vernon, Dr. Jacob Daley Vernon - Daley Transposition Artistic No. 116, two cards in two halves with their positions remembered by performer and spectator, halves exchanged and counted down to numbers to remove cards, then they transpose
1972 34
Dai Vernon Vernon's Perfect Riffle Shuffle No. 117, only one sentence
1972 35
Dai Vernon Vernon's Second Demonstration - Poker No. 118, second deal demonstration for two players with Aces
1972 35
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Reverses No. 139, "Semi Herman Pass Reverse" (no details, probably some form of half pass), reversed card not seen in reverse fan, then card appear face up with regular fan
Related to 1972 38
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Variation Of Vernon's Coloratura No. 197, single cards change back color than whole deck
Inspired byRelated to 1972 48
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 242, fan cover after bottom palm into right hand
Related to 1972 61
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 3) No. 244-3, sounds like a selection is shown to be missing from a packet, perhaps for Vernon's "Mental Card Miracle"
Related to 1972 61
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Improvement Of Vernon's Slip Cut Monte Throw No. 255, convincer of showing top card twice
Inspired by 1972 64
Dr. Jacob Daley, Sam Leo Horowitz Daley's Variation Of Horowitz's Bewildering Mental Effect No. 286, one of four
  • Note by Dai Vernon
Related to 1972 72
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Improvement Of Vernon's Mental Card Trick No. 288, one of a thirteen cards thought of and position remembered, two halves made and selection found with multiple out counting procedure
Inspired byRelated to 1972 73
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Improvement For Maguire's Sucker Card Effect (Poker Face) No. 297, with triple lift subtlety
Related toAlso published here 1972 76
Dai Vernon Note by Dai Vernon credit information on holding multiple breaks (peek context)
1972 77
Dai Vernon Clip of Card within No. 300, card clipped (exact position unclear) for overhand shuffle reverse
1972 77
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version Of Vernon's Thought Card Wrinkle No. 301, one of a twelve cards thought of and position remembered, two halves made and selection found with multiple out counting procedure
Inspired byRelated to 1972 77
Dr. Jacob Daley, Ted Arnold Daley's Version And Set-Up For Ted Arnold's Dice Trick No. 310, selection lost, two dice rolled and that far counted in deck, either selection revealed or the value of card at that position is used to count to selection, 1-0-1 set-up
Related to 1972 80
Dai Vernon Note within No. 315, selection fairly mixed up with four other cards, performer can identify it, for Mental Reverse
1972 82
Dr. Jacob Daley, Dai Vernon Daley's Version Of Vernon's Stud Poker "Hole" Card Shuffle No. 317, bottom stock kept there and finally cut to top, with picking up break as interlaced cards are pushed together
  • Daley's Variation (without crimp)
1972 82
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Spread It Card Trick No. 323, prediction packet on table, card chosen, tabled packet contains card of same color, suit and also actual selection
Related toVariations 1972 84
Dai Vernon Daley's Estimating Peek: 2) Vernon Estimate No. 337-2, fingertip peek, performer looks through cards, spectator names card and performer names position
Also published here 1972 94
Dr. Jacob Daley, Ben Erens Daley - Ben Eren's Monte No. 338, with deck, apparently spectator guesses wrong amongst three cards, card put in deck, remaining two cards transpose, cryptic
Related to 1972 95
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Psychological Matching Up Trick No. 340, with pocket finale, two cards can be pre-loaded
Related to 1972 95
Ted Arnold, Dai Vernon Arnold's Card and Dice Trick Improvement No. 413, selection lost, three dice rolled and that far counted in deck, either selection revealed or the value of card at that position is used to count to selection, 1-0-1 set-up
  • Vernon's Improvement
Related to 1972 111
Dai Vernon Special Notes No. 428, "Dai Vernon solution for 4 card packet routine", four-card control sequence with slip cuts, cards lost in center one by one, Vernon follow-up routine to produce them again from different pockets
1972 119
Dr. Jacob Daley Palm Cover No. 537, fan cover
Related to 1972 151
Dr. Jacob Daley Mental Thot Bridge Hand Improvement No. 557, one of thirteen cards thought of and found with multiple-out counting procedure, using Finley Natural Key Card
Inspired by 1972 156
Dr. Jacob Daley, Dai Vernon Do As I Do ala Vernon No. 581, two cards from two decks exchanged, they match
1972 162
Princess Card Trick Using One Duplicate No. 584
Related to 1972 163
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Fan Peek No. 599, spectator lifts up so he can see a card in fan, leaves behind crimp in upper half, with note by Daley
Related to 1972 167
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Four Ace Mix No. 606, Aces put on four packets that are assembled and double-cut each time, Aces end up alternating on top
  • Note (Dai Vernon)
Related to 1972 169
John Scarne Scarne's Number Card Crimp For Vernon's Reverse Effect No. 672, chosen card at named number with corner crimped, perhaps referring to reference
Inspired by 1972 183
Max Malini, Dai Vernon Malini's Coin Subtlety No. 710, "Shown by Vernon", producing two coins from one, or two more (Dai Vernon)
Related toAlso published here 1972 191
Dai Vernon The Push-Down Move to rearrange small packet while showing its order
1973 30
Dai Vernon No-Replacement Double Lift
Related to 1973 76
Dai Vernon Triumph Shuffle
1973 34
Dai Vernon Optical Move
1973 76
Dai Vernon, Harry Lorayne, Bruce Cervon Amazing Prediction two cards, some dealing and counting
Related to 1973 52
Harry Lorayne Controlled Spelling a card is instantly spelled to from a shuffled deck
Related toVariations 1973 64
Dai Vernon Vernon Transfer brief
July 1973
Epilogue (Issue 18)
168
Dai Vernon, Bob Read All Backs and Additions
Related to 1973 32
Derek Dingle Coins Thru Table four coins
  • The First Coin (after Thompson Jr.)
  • The Second Coin
  • The Third Coin (after Vernon)
  • The Last Coin
  • Alternate Handling of the First Coin
  • Second Alternate Handling
see also p. 625 and p. 711
Inspired byVariations Jan. 1973 581
Karl Fulves Babel on the value of tricks, tricks from the magazine that have been marketed, Dai Vernon, Syd Bergson's "Paravision" & "Chrome Mental" (see also p. 728 for comments by Syd Bergson and Karl Fulves)
Aug. 1973 644
Lin Searles Reverse Autobreak deck held with both hands and squeezed with right hand, break opens at right side, auto-break from 1957 letter
Inspired byAlso published here Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
667
Edward G. Brown The Poker Hand ten cards are chosen and two poker hands formed, without looking at the cards, the spectator selects a hand, performer's hand is a royal flush
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1973 36
Jerry K. Hartman A Choice Trick Ace, Two or Three chosen, it changes into the selection
Inspired by 1973 32
Jerry K. Hartman, Joseph K. Schmidt Thinking Spell Spell to two selections, down under deal
Inspired byAlso published here 1973 63
Jerry K. Hartman, Dai Vernon Stabbing Force Variation
Inspired byAlso published here 1973 69
Gerald Kosky On My Mind card ends up at impossible location, Himber wallet
Inspired by 1973
Magick (Issue 87)
431
Gene Finnell Unknown Quantity Klondike shuffle version of Penelope Principle, selection found at position that corresponds to cut-off number of cards
Related to 1973 11
Dai Vernon The Vernon Touch
Also published here
  • Genii, Sep. 1968
July 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
3
Dai Vernon The Vernon Touch
Also published here
  • Genii, Oct. 1968
Oct. 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
21
Russell T. Barnhart Little Finger Second "Spooky Second", slow deal
Inspired byVariations 1974 10
Dai Vernon Tilt
1974 108
Edward Marlo Royal Monte Royal Flush to Four Tens to Royal Flush, ungaffed
Inspired by 1974 113
Edward Marlo Riffle Shuffle Reverse for half the deck
Inspired by 1974 157
Dai Vernon Strip-Out Addition
1974 63
Dai Vernon Interlock Switch
Mar. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 20)
188
Karl Fulves Offloading loading off a double backer while turning the cards over end for end
Related to 1974 3
Philip T. Goldstein, Stewart James Ice Dice chosen values lie at chosen numbers, imaginary dice
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1974 7
Karl Fulves Babel Dai Vernon, Skinner on Tonight Show, Houdini, George Daily, Doug Henning's "The Magic Show", lengthening fingers in candle by Ali Kasim Dheen (anecdote from Sphinx)
May 1974 732
Dave Ossip Royal Marriages matching with the four Queens and Kings, down-under deal
Inspired by July 1974 751
Dai Vernon The Vernon Touch
Also published here
  • Genii, Dec. 1968
Jan. 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
45
Dai Vernon The Vernon Touch
Also published here
  • Genii, Mar. 1969
Apr. 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
67
Jerry K. Hartman New Price Cut false straight cut from hands onto table, applied in next trick
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1974 2
Dai Vernon Introduction
1974 9
Martin A. Nash The Three to Seven Hand Poker Stack faro & second dealing, see p. 444 for additional crediting
Related to 1975 96
Dai Vernon, Richard Buffum The Buffum Tape partial transcript
1975 100
Dai Vernon, Dad Stevens The Stevens Control detailed description
1975 101
Roy Walton "Roy"-al Monte
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1975 49
Rick Johnsson, Dai Vernon, Jerry Mentzer Optical Move with Paper Clip
1975 144
Darwin Ortiz Combination Aces free cut principle, faros
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1975 77
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon Pineapple Twist two cards transform as climax
1975
Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
17
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon The Viet Nam Trick card and number are predicted by two cards (value and suit, then values added to count to selection)
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1975
Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
27
Bob Hamilton Extra royal flush kicker
Inspired byRelated to Apr. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 8)
95
Walt Lees, Edward Marlo, Derek Dingle, Frank Garcia The Perpetual Elevator Routine ten minute act
  • 1.) The First Elevator (based on "Penetration")
  • 2.) The Cold Elevator
  • 3.) Triumph Plus (see also "Super Subtle Shuffle")
  • 4.) The Small Packet All Backs (based on a Derek Dingle Routine)
  • 5.) Finale (Elevator again with card in pocket finish)
Inspired byRelated to Nov. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 3)
174
Dai Vernon Tilt
Nov. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 3)
175
Walt Lees The Winning Hand basically "Jumbo Surprise" with a rubber hand instead of a jumbo card
Related to Nov. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 3)
183
Karl Fulves Kannibal Kards - Phase Four four jacks become three, then two, then one, single card placed in center comes back to top with other jacks
Related to 1975 3
Faucett Ross, Dai Vernon Salt Pour
1975 98
Faucett Ross, Dai Vernon Cups and Balls Based on Vernon's routine with different endings
1975 135
Faucett Ross, Dai Vernon The Linking Rings Based on The Symphony of the Rings
1975 142
Dai Vernon Cigarette Switch - Vernon
1975 152
Dai Vernon Magazine Test - Vernon Way of determining which page spectator opened a magazine / book, gimmicked
1975 152
Dai Vernon Magicians Only - Vernon Gag about Linking Rings only for magicians
1975 152
Faucett Ross Vernon's Luck Stories about how lucky Dai Vernon was about lots of things
1975 162
Faucett Ross The Show Story about Al Baker pretending to be Dai Vernon
1975 164
Faucett Ross The Episode of Vernon and the Long Sleep Story about Dai Vernon apparently sleeping for three days straight
1975 165
Faucett Ross The Manuscript Story about Dai Vernon trolling a young punk of a magician
1975 166
Faucett Ross, Dai Vernon The Ross Simplified 2-6-4
Inspired by 1975 209
Dai Vernon Piles of Cards Divine number of piles of cards spectator deals out
Related to 1975 210
Dai Vernon Card Cut
1975 219
Dai Vernon Card Vanish card that was peeked at vanishes from deck, uses saliva
Related to 1975 220
Dai Vernon Card Production Packet of five cards increases to ten, then to twenty, sleeving
Related to 1975 220
Dai Vernon Card Reverse
1975 221
Dai Vernon Another Reverse Reverse card while showing others
1975 221
Dai Vernon Two Card Reverse
1975 222
Dai Vernon Card Location Use reversed one way card in deck as key card
1975 223
Dai Vernon Card Detection Card placed back in deck by spectator, card appears reversed
1975 223
Dai Vernon Glimpse Location Use creases and subtle dirt marks on cards as a key card
1975 223
Dai Vernon Short Card Location use short card to locate selection, deck can be shuffled
1975 224
Dai Vernon Bottom Card Peep Peeking at bottom card by buckling bottom card
1975 224
Dai Vernon Getaway for Palmed Card Ditching palmed card in inside jacket pocket by clipping it with a pen/pencil
1975 225
Dai Vernon Cold Deck Exchange Deck switch with Topit
1975 225
Dai Vernon Thumbnail Mark Location Scratch on the edge of the deck with thumbnail
1975 225
Dai Vernon Suggestion for Spread Location (Mistitled as Top Change Misdirection) Use breaks/clumps in spread to find cards
1975 226
Dai Vernon Top Change Misdirection (Mistitled as Suggestion for Spread Location) Drop card on the floor as misdirection for top change
1975 226
Dai Vernon Depth Illusion
1975
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 7)
4
Joseph K. Schmidt JKSpell packet, progressive spelling set-up, see also p. 864 for credit information
Inspired by Feb. 1975 861
Dai Vernon The Vernon Touch card hidden in pressure fan
1975 73
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Milt Larsen's 'It's Magic', Dai Vernon, Jan Torell, Mark Kalin, James Randi, Uri Geller
1975
Magick (Issue 139)
694
Jerry K. Hartman Twist on the Aces Face up Ace turns face down each time, with slightly different ending for Ace of Spades
Inspired by 1975 13
Jerry K. Hartman A New Twist Twisting the Aces with ending where spectator can name the last Ace
Inspired by 1975 15
Dai Vernon Introduction
1975 13
Gerald Kosky Vernon's F.C.M.F. out for Five Card Mental Force
Inspired byAlso published here 1975 71
Gerald Kosky Tele-Mental one of five thought of card starts to move by itself
Inspired byAlso published here 1975 133
Dai Vernon Pass Cut
1975 1
Frank Shields Top Change
Inspired by 1975 2
Frank Shields, Dai Vernon Handling of Vernon's 2-6-4 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
Inspired by 1975 4
Dai Vernon Vernon Utility Move card vanishes from small packet, reappears reversed in middle of deck, card stolen from out-jogged packet on top underneath top card
Related to 1976 24
Dai Vernon D.V. Utility Move, another method card vanishes and is found as many cards down in the deck as it's value
1976 26
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon D.V. Utility Move, another method Cervon's handling, card stolen from out-jogged packet on top underneath top card
1976 27
Dai Vernon Variations on the False Count "The Changing Cards", four of a kind turns over, then changes back and front
1976 1
John Booth, Dai Vernon Push-Off Count brief
1976 2
Dai Vernon Another Variation
Related to 1976 2
Dai Vernon Another Variation four cards selected and shuffled back, spectator takes any four cards which turn out to be selections
1976 3
Dai Vernon Follow The Leader only beginning displacement with wedge cull is briefly explained
1976 4
Dai Vernon Palming early version of "The Travellers"
1976 4
Dai Vernon Vernon's comment on bottom palming
1976 5
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Dai Vernon Forcing - A fan force
Also published here 1976 6
Dai Vernon The Multiple Shift
1976 6
Dai Vernon Changes comments on Top and Bottom Change
1976 7
Dai Vernon A Silk Routine production from bill, with sixth finger gimmick
Related to 1976 7