William H. McCaffrey

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Al Baker, Audley Walsh	Number Please	Audley Walsh Method (spectator remembers bottom card, moves that many cards from top to bottom and reads off some cards) Al Baker Method (above method disguised by using a cut and half the deck)	Related to Al Baker Number Please and Al Baker Is Good (Al Baker, 1972) Variations Die Gedachte Karte (Dr. Lazlo Rothbart, 1941) Variations for "Number Please" (Ted Heuber, William H. McCaffrey, 1943)	1937	Encyclopedia of Card Tricks	325	Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / For normal phone conversations
William H. McCaffrey	A Self Working Trick	using a no-touch force		1938	Greater Magic	237	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Face up Card is used to count down to selection Cards / Sleights / Force / No-Touch Force (not Cut-Deeper or Cross Cut)
William H. McCaffrey	Card in the Pocket. II		Related to Card in the Pocket (William H. McCaffrey, 1972)	1938	Greater Magic	255	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Single Card
William H. McCaffrey	Color Changing Backs	two decks with different colors, various selections change colors of backs and back		1938	Greater Magic	295	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Back
William H. McCaffrey	Unique Bridge and Poker Deal	shuffled deck, card called out as memory demonstration (stacking), then bridge and poker deal demo		1938	Greater Magic	298	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Bridge Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Multiple Phase Routines Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Full Deck
William H. McCaffrey	The Four Aces	matrix layout		1938	Greater Magic	357	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix like Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Newspaper
William H. McCaffrey	Blindfold Multiple Detection	blindfolded magician divines several cards, different finishes		1938	Greater Magic	449	Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Peculiarities of certain Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location
William H. McCaffrey	"Think Stop"	one way deck		1938	Greater Magic	496	Cards / Principles / One Way / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick / Position indicated by Performer
John Northern Hilliard	VII. William H. McCaffrey	Card Stars of the U.S.A. intro		1938	Greater Magic	563	Articles / Biographical
William H. McCaffrey	The Prize Winner		Related to Further Notes (Karl Fulves, 2002) Variations Premonition (George Armstrong, 1949) One-Deck Prizewinner (Karl Fulves, 1977) Prize Brain (Jerry K. Hartman, 1995) Right on the Money (John Born, 2012)	1938	Greater Magic	564	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Premonition & Named Vanish
William H. McCaffrey	The Telephone Trick	assistant names card over telephone, see also "Fragment: Introduction for The Telephone Trick" on page 1150	Related to The Telephone Trick (William H. McCaffrey, Roberto Giobbi, 2006) Also published here Calling Ms. Wizard (William H. McCaffrey, 1984)	1938	Greater Magic	566	Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Medium at the Other end
William H. McCaffrey, S.S. Blodgett	The Penny and the Dime	one of two coins vanish		1938	Greater Magic	678	Coin / Sleights / Sleeving Coin / Effect Themes / Vanish Routines / Bare Handed
William H. McCaffrey	Cut and Restored Bill			1938	Greater Magic	770	Bill / Torn & Restored
William H. McCaffrey	The Five Dollar Bill Trick	$5 to $1 bill, humorous presentation	Related to Speaking Volumes (David Regal, Rich Marotta, 2003)	1938	Greater Magic	777	Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / Props
William H. McCaffrey	The Jumping Match or Toothpick		Related to Strike One (James G. Thompson Jr., Verne Chesbro, William H. McCaffrey, Gerald Kosky, 1956)	1938	Greater Magic	830	Toothpick Match & Matchbox / Match / Animation
William H. McCaffrey	Geomancy	drawn design is duplicated, carbon		1938	Greater Magic	891	Mental Magic / Principles / Impression Devices Mental Magic / Effects / Design Duplication
William H. McCaffrey	Magic Addition			1938	Greater Magic	896	Numbers / Prediction & Sum-Divination
William H. McCaffrey	Variation of the Telephone Mystery		Related to The Being at the Other End (Orville Wayne Meyer, 1973)	1942	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2	211	Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / For normal phone conversations
Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr.	Popper Upper	match on business card covered by matchbook, penetrates it twice, match vanishes in the end	Related to Strike One (James G. Thompson Jr., Verne Chesbro, William H. McCaffrey, Gerald Kosky, 1956) Variations Penta-Match (Stewart Judah, 1975)	Sep. 1943	The Phoenix (Issue 43)	176	Match & Matchbox / Matchbox & Matchbook Match & Matchbox / Match / Penetration Match & Matchbox / Match / Vanish Business Cards
Ted Heuber, William H. McCaffrey	Variations for "Number Please"	Ted Heuber (setting a key card over phone) Bill McCaffrey (version of Baker's routine, value of bottom card used to count to a selection)	Inspired by Number Please (Al Baker, Audley Walsh, 1937)	1943	The Magic 36	8	Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / For normal phone conversations Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements
William H. McCaffrey	"Squash" Routine	thimble changes to small glass of liquid, vanishes again	Inspired by "Squash" (marketed by Percy Abbott)	1943	The Magic 36	30	Glass / Production & Appearance Thimble / Sequences Glass / Vanish
William H. McCaffrey	Coin in Bottle Routine			1943	The Magic 36	31	Coin / Gaffed / Folding Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Coin in Bottle
William H. McCaffrey	"Number Exchange" Routine	routine		1943	The Magic 36	33	Paper / Add-a-Number Pad Numbers / Prediction & Sum-Divination
William H. McCaffrey	Bill McCaffrey's Prize Winner	two decks, premonition, card is found in hat		1945	My Best	23	Cards / Principles / Card Index Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Premonition & Named Vanish
William H. McCaffrey	The Pedagogue's Nightmare	three paddles, with coins		1945	My Best	174	Knife & Paddle / Paddle Routines
James G. Thompson Jr.	Biographical Sketches of Contributors	Theo. Annemann Charles Arbuthnot George E. Arrowsmith Roger Barkann Sylvan Barnet Joseph L. Barnett Raymond L. Beebe Eugene Bernstein J. B. Bobo John N. Booth Tom Bowyer Vynn Boyar Joan Brandon Fred Braue John Braun Lu Brent R. C. Buff Clyde F. Cairy Loring Campbell Jack Chanin Frank Chapman Forest V. Chesbro Milbourne Christopher Eddie Clever Stanley Collins Mystic Craig Thomas J. Crawford John J. Crimmins, JR. Paul J. Curry Del Monte Harry Dobrin Ronald B. Edwards Bruce Elliot Professor El-Tab Dr. E. G. Ervin Dr. Henry Ridgely Evans Val Evans "Hen" Fetsch Thomas B. Fitzgerald Dariel Fitzkee Sid Fleischman Joseph Harman Fries Martin Gardner Teral Garrett Walter B. Gibson Arnold L. Grubin Nelson C. Hahne Hathaway Royal V. Heath Charles H. Hopkins Jean Hugard Mark Jacobs R. M. Jamison F. H. Jeudevine Maurice Kains George G. Kaplan George Karger Joseph A. Karson Wilbur Kattner Gerald Lynton Kaufman Howard B. Kayton, M.D. The Great Kolar Gerald Kosky Abril Lamarque William W. Larsen Sid Lorraine Art Lyle L. Vosburgh Lyons Richard F. Madden Greer Marechal, JR. George McAthy William H. McCaffrey Jack McMillen Harry Mendoza Orville Meyer John W. Mifflin Chester Morris Paul Morris Frederick Mosteller Robert A. Nelson C. A. George Newmann Grady S. Nicholson Dr. Cecil E. Nixon Charles Walter Nyquist Dell O'Dell Tom Osborne George Harrison Pittman Julien J. Proskauer Clayton Rawson Ralph W. Read Dolf Rudin Herb Rungie Ned Rutledge James J. Sanders Lucille Pierce Saxon Sigmar - The Magician Jerry Sorensen Willard S. Smith George Starke Dr. Raymond V. Stone, SR. (RAMO) Harlan Tarbell DR. Franklin Taylor J. G. Thompson, JR. Jack F. Trebel M. Van Reese Jack Vosburgh Audley Valentine Walsh Peter Warlock Herman L. Weber Bob Weill William H. Wilson Tommy Windsor Howard H. Wise Ed. Wolff Michael F. Zens		1945	My Best	347	Articles / Biographical
Gerald Kosky	Matchaskill	miraskill with matches	Related to Strike One (James G. Thompson Jr., Verne Chesbro, William H. McCaffrey, Gerald Kosky, 1956) Also published here Matchaskill (Gerald Kosky, 1975)	Feb. 1948	The Phoenix (Issue 145)	581	Match & Matchbox / Match / Mental Stuff Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Miraskill & Variations
George Armstrong	Premonition	any named card is missing from deck and removed from the pocket	Inspired by The Prize Winner (William H. McCaffrey, 1938)	1949	Premonition	5	Cards / Principles / Card Index Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Premonition & Named Vanish
James G. Thompson Jr., Verne Chesbro, William H. McCaffrey, Gerald Kosky	Strike One	longer routine with matchbooks and matches, matchbook appears, match penetrates card, color of head change color, paddle routine, prediction of amount of matches and eventually matches transform into salt	Related to The Jumping Match or Toothpick (William H. McCaffrey, 1938) Popper Upper (Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr., 1943) Matchaskill (Gerald Kosky, 1948) Also published here Streichholzereien (James G. Thompson Jr., 1991)	1956	Top Secrets of Magic	44	Match & Matchbox / Matchbox & Matchbook Match & Matchbox / Match / Penetration Match & Matchbox / Match / Transformation Match & Matchbox / Match / Mental Stuff Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Transformation
William H. McCaffrey, Dai Vernon	Vernon - McCaffery Name Effect	unclear effect description		1961	The Magic of Charles Earle Miller	72	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Effects that are simply too hard to explain
William H. McCaffrey	Card in the Pocket	signed	Related to Card in the Pocket. II (William H. McCaffrey, 1938)	1972	The Living End	21	Cards / Sleights / Cloths and Cards / Showing Pocket empty Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Single Card
William H. McCaffrey	Divination			1972	The Living End	111	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card
Orville Wayne Meyer	The Being at the Other End	card divined over phone	Related to Variation of the Telephone Mystery (William H. McCaffrey, 1942)	1973	Magick (Issue 73)	361	Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / For normal phone conversations
Karl Fulves	One-Deck Prizewinner	sleeving	Inspired by The Prize Winner (William H. McCaffrey, 1938)	1977	Impromptu Holdouts	32	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Premonition & Named Vanish
William H. McCaffrey	Die verheirateten Streichhölzer	story illustrated with matches	Also published here Genii, July 1977	Nov. 1980	Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 3)	118	Match & Matchbox / Match / Miscellaneous Match & Matchbox / Match / Puzzle
William H. McCaffrey	Calling Ms. Wizard	No. 23	Also published here The Telephone Trick (William H. McCaffrey, 1938)	1984	More Self-Working Card Tricks	34	Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Medium at the Other end
James G. Thompson Jr.	Streichholzereien	longer routine with matchbooks and matches, matchbook appears, match penetrates card, color of head change color, paddle routine, prediction of amount of matches and eventually matches transform into salt	Also published here Strike One (James G. Thompson Jr., Verne Chesbro, William H. McCaffrey, Gerald Kosky, 1956)	Dec. 1991	Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 4 & 5)	156	Match & Matchbox / Matchbox & Matchbook Match & Matchbox / Match / Penetration Match & Matchbox / Match / Transformation Match & Matchbox / Match / Mental Stuff Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Transformation
William H. McCaffrey	The Repeating Card to Top			1991	Page Wright's Manuscript	241	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Sequences
William H. McCaffrey	Triple Lift	or double, lifted at inner left corner		1991	Page Wright's Manuscript	242	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Top / Breakless
William H. McCaffrey	Mac's Dead Name Test	"An improvement on Annemann's method."		1994	More Greater Magic	1111	Mental Magic / Effects / Living and Dead Test
William H. McCaffrey	The Newlywed Match Trick	paddle effect with paper matches and story		1994	More Greater Magic	1111	Knife & Paddle / Paddle Routines Match & Matchbox / Match / Miscellaneous
Jerry K. Hartman	Prize Brain	two spectators think of a card from the deck, a second deck is dealt through face up and counted, there are only 51 cards in it and one of the spectators confirms his card was not there, the deck is turned face down and one card has odd back, it is the second spectator's card, multiple decks required	Inspired by The Prize Winner (William H. McCaffrey, 1938)	1995	After Craft	271	Cards / Principles / Multiple Out Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Premonition & Named Vanish
Karl Fulves	Further Notes	on the Premonition effect	Related to The Prize Winner (William H. McCaffrey, 1938)	2002	Hofzinser's Card Tricks	75	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Premonition & Named Vanish
David Regal, Rich Marotta	Speaking Volumes		Related to The Five Dollar Bill Trick (William H. McCaffrey, 1938)	Dec. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 12)	65	Articles / Columns
William H. McCaffrey, Roberto Giobbi	The Telephone Trick	medium is called who reveals name of selection	Related to The Telephone Trick (William H. McCaffrey, 1938)	2006	Card College Light	14	Propless / Coding / Phone Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Medium at the Other end
John Born	Right on the Money	Card freely named, card is shown to have an amount of money written on the back, wallet has predicted the amount of money	Inspired by The Prize Winner (William H. McCaffrey, 1938)	2012	Seeking the Bridge	126	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Fred (aka Phil, Oscar, ...)

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