29 entries for Howard Thurston

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Cards Rising Through The Air selected cards rise from pack and float into performer's hand
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
205
Howard Thurston The "Thurston" Rising Cards card floats into hand, two methods (with or without reel)
 		1902
The Modern Conjurer
119
Howard Thurston Thurston's Kartensteiger floats out of deck into hand
Related to May 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 5)
67
Fortuné Hechinger Zu Thurston's Kartensteiger different thread hookup
Related to Oct. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 10)
147
P. T. Selbit, Howard Thurston A Novel Watch Trick borrowed watch wrapped in paper, travels into hat
Also published here
  • "The Magician's Handbook" (Selbit)
 1903
Later Magic
163
Howard Thurston The "Thurston" Rising Cards five cards rise out of deck and float into hand one by one
  • First Method
  • Second Method for Stage
 		1904
Modern Card Manipulation
88
Howard Thurston, J. N. Thornton The Thurston Rising Cards
1909
The Art of Magic
202
Howard Thurston The Inexhaustible Hat producing several inflated balloons from hat, gas tube system
 		1909
The Art of Magic
333
Howard Thurston The "Thurston" Rising Cards The Aerial Cards, floating across stage with named cards (assistant)
 		1938
Greater Magic
412
Howard Thurston Howard Thurston Rising Cards cards rise and float into hand
 		1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
250
Howard Thurston Thurston's Floating Card card floats up and down, thread
 		1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
257
Howard Thurston The Thurston Switch deck switch with assistant, here in context of rising card trick
 		1943
25 Methods for Switching Decks
3
Howard Thurston Production from the Palm classic type palm
 		1946
Card Control
129
Johnny Paul, Howard Thurston, Richard Du Bois The Card on the Wall No. 100, card is forced using partial numerical stack (even values only)
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
191
Howard Thurston, Oscar Weigle Dice Will Tell No. 109, selection found by roll of dice
Variations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
210
Harry Houdini, Howard Thurston, Harry Blackstone, Max Malini, Louis Nikola, Carl Rosini Card on Ceiling No. 119
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
231
Howard Thurston Thurston's Card Mystery No. 122, performer with back turned divines number of cards remaining on table
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
236
Sol Stone, Howard Thurston Continuous Coin Production & Vanish
1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
254
Howard Thurston Tree to Girl Transformation small tree to girl, behind cloth
 		1974
The Conjurors' Book of Stage Illusions
8
Stewart Judah Decoy Dice six cards used, two dice rolled and selection made via counting
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
855
Michael Weber Powers of Dimness index fingers on spectator's eyelids, ashtray starts to levitate
Related to
  • Howard Thurston's "200 Tricks You Can Do" p. 180
 1991
Life Savers
71
Howard Thurston Howard Thurston Rising Cards cards in glass, selection jumps out, different versions
Related to 1991
Knowing The Rising Cards
6
Nick Trost Double Revelation with Cards and Dice Pair of dice to locate card, and prediction of numbers on dice
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
139
Si Stebbins Si Stebbins Setup Syrian card manipulator Selim Cid taught Si Stebbins a version of the setup in 1895. Popularised by Howard Thurston in Howard Thurston's Card Tricks, 1901.
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
321
Karl Fulves, Tony Bartolotta Triple Enigma No. 36, pair of invisible dice used to select card, card found and card with dice sum turns up, Ace to Nine set-up
Inspired by 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
52
Howard Thurston Eggs from Bowler Hat - First Method: Thurston's Original Version credit information
Related to
  • "The Egg and Hat Trick" (Walker, Up To Date Conjuring, 1920)
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
57
Val Andrews, Howard Thurston The Egg of Christopher Columbus (or the Self-balancing Egg) - Second Method: Andrews and Thurston ring under cloth
Also published here
  • Egg Bags and Egg Gags, p. 14
  • Howard Thurston, 400 Tricks You Can Do, 1940, p. 103
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
93
Eggs, Spool, and Glasses - First Method eggs balanced on tubes on tray on top of glasses, tray whipped away
Also published here
  • Howard Thurston, 400 Tricks You Can Do, p. 104
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
99
Mike Caveney OH! Chair person vanishes from a chair, Howard Thurston, discussion of the performance at the 2003 Los Angeles History Conference
  • The Platform
  • The Hand
  • The Ring
  • The Curtain
  • OH! Chair Routine
 		2013
The Conference Illusions
101