88 entries for Tom Osborne

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Jack Chanin Over the Top! bluff sequence
Related toAlso published here 1934
Hello Sucker! — The 3 Shell Game
3
Victor Farelli The "Lindahl" Method culling and securing a required stock in the action of removing the four Aces
Related to
  • (Tom Osborne, The Sphinx, June 1932)
 1936
Lend Me Your Pack
15
Tom Osborne History of the Three Shell Game
1938
The Three Shell Game
5
Tom Osborne Equipment, or Props, Required
  • Selection and preparation of shells
  • The pea
  • The table or exhibition board
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
8
Tom Osborne Sleights and Manipulations general comments on the Three Shell Game
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
10
Tom Osborne Definitions glossary of the Three Shell Game
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
11
Tom Osborne Stealing the Pea (Method A) basic steal
  • Loading the pea
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
12
Tom Osborne Stealing the Pea (Method B) basic steal with first finger on the side of shell
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
12
Tom Osborne Stealing the Pea (Method C) basic steal and back clip
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
13
Tom Osborne The Kick Steal to back clip
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
14
Tom Osborne Sucker Moves
  • The Finger Sucker Steal
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
14
Tom Osborne Sucker Moves (Continued)
  • (A) The Lift-Up Sucker Steal
  • (B) The Fake Steal
  • (C) The Fake Load
  • (D) The Left Side Sucker Steal
  • (E) The Right Side Sucker Steal
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
15
Tom Osborne Sucker Moves (Continued)
  • (A) The Flash
  • (B) Sucker Steal
  • (C) Sucker Flash
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
16
Tom Osborne The Take-Away (Method A) showing shell empty, pea hidden underneath fingers. similar to Chanin's move
Related to 1938
The Three Shell Game
17
Tom Osborne The Take Away (Method B) hitting shell with other shell and stealing pea in process
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
17
Tom Osborne The Back Hand Position palm up V grip, stealing pea to back clip and position changes
  • The Back Hand Turnover
  • The Back Hand Roll
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
18
Tom Osborne The Upside Down Turnover turning shell face-down
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
18
Tom Osborne The Pass false take with pea and palm transfers
  • The Back Shift
  • The Inside Shift
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
19
Tom Osborne Shell Held by Spectator pea is stolen while spectator has finger on shell
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
20
Tom Osborne The Double Decker bluff sequence
Related to 1938
The Three Shell Game
21
Tom Osborne A Series of Lessons lessons to learn the Three Shell Game
  • Lesson 1
  • Lesson 2
  • Lesson 3
  • Lesson 4
  • Lesson 5
  • Lesson 6
  • Lesson 7
  • Lesson 8
  • Lesson 9 - The Roll Flash
  • Lesson 10 - Holding Out
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
22
Tom Osborne Presentation Routines general comments on performing the Three Shell Game
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
29
Tom Osborne The Chart numbered chart to describe moves for Three Shell Game
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
32
Tom Osborne Routine 1
1938
The Three Shell Game
33
Tom Osborne Routine 2
1938
The Three Shell Game
33
Tom Osborne Routine 3
1938
The Three Shell Game
34
Tom Osborne Routine 4
1938
The Three Shell Game
35
Tom Osborne Routine 5
1938
The Three Shell Game
35
Tom Osborne Routine 6
1938
The Three Shell Game
36
Tom Osborne Routine 7
1938
The Three Shell Game
37
Tom Osborne Routine 8
1938
The Three Shell Game
38
Tom Osborne Routine 9
1938
The Three Shell Game
38
Tom Osborne Routine 10
1938
The Three Shell Game
38
Tom Osborne Routune 11
1938
The Three Shell Game
39
Tom Osborne Routine 12
1938
The Three Shell Game
40
Tom Osborne Routine 13
1938
The Three Shell Game
40
Tom Osborne Routine 14
1938
The Three Shell Game
41
Tom Osborne Routine 15
1938
The Three Shell Game
41
Tom Osborne Routine 16
1938
The Three Shell Game
42
Tom Osborne Routine 17
1938
The Three Shell Game
43
Tom Osborne Routine 18
1938
The Three Shell Game
43
Tom Osborne Routine 19
1938
The Three Shell Game
44
Tom Osborne Routine 20
1938
The Three Shell Game
45
Tom Osborne Routine 21
1938
The Three Shell Game
45
Tom Osborne Routine 22
1938
The Three Shell Game
46
Tom Osborne Routine 23
1938
The Three Shell Game
46
Tom Osborne Routine 24
1938
The Three Shell Game
47
Tom Osborne Routine 25
1938
The Three Shell Game
47
Tom Osborne Routine 26
1938
The Three Shell Game
48
Tom Osborne Routine 27
1938
The Three Shell Game
49
Tom Osborne Routine 28
1938
The Three Shell Game
49
Tom Osborne Routine 29
1938
The Three Shell Game
49
Tom Osborne Routine 30
1938
The Three Shell Game
50
Tom Osborne Routine 31 Dr. Bennett's exposed corner idea, using pea made from paper, gimmicked shell
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
51
Tom Osborne Routine 32 Dr. Bennett's exposed corner idea, using pea made from paper, gimmicked shell
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
53
Tom Osborne Routine 33 three different coins end up under a shell each, nesting coin
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
53
Tom Osborne Starting Routines to get the spectator's interest
 		1938
The Three Shell Game
55
Tom Osborne Shills and Sharpers
1938
The Three Shell Game
56
Tom Osborne The Coin Penetration coin in glass, handkerchief wrapped around, coin penetrates through handkerchief at top
Variations 1939
The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939
55
Tom Osborne Bewilderment of Santa "Tale of Saint Nicholas", rhyming patter
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 121)
709
Tom Osborne "Ring and Spirit Knot" ring put in knot under handkerchief
 		1943
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
83
Tom Osborne Instant Number Memorization how to quickly memorize serial number
 		1943
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
134
Tom Osborne Five Coin Routine five coins are produced and put in bottom less glass, more coins are produced
 		1943
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
173
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Hen Fetch, John Scarne, James G. Thompson Jr. Orson Welles, Dunninger and Tom Osborne
 		Apr. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 33)
138
Tom Osborne Answer To Hey Magish! "Show Us A Trick" short changing in a routine, dime to penny but not revealing it
 		May 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 35)
145
Paul Fleming (reviewer) Cups and Balls Magic by Tom Osborne 1944
The Paul Fleming Book Reviews — Volume I
83
Paul Fleming (reviewer) 3-to-1 Rope Trick by Tom Osborne 1944
The Paul Fleming Book Reviews — Volume I
85
Tom Osborne The Ring from a Rope with extra
 		1945
My Best
261
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
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
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Robert Parrish, Bob Nelson, Dariel Fitzkee, Tom Osborne
 		Apr. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 82)
335
Paul Fleming (reviewer) Coin Tricks by Tom Osborne 1946
The Paul Fleming Book Reviews — Volume II
77
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Jay Marshall, Phil Upton on "ghoti", Tom Osborne
Related to Oct. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 162)
653
Frank Joglar Backstage on Dr. Jaks, Dante, Slydini, Martin Gardner, Clayton Rawson, Tom Osborne
  • Notes and News
  • Tips on Trickery
  • Have You Heard
  • Strictly Personal
  • TV Topics
  • Time for Revival
  • Random Jottings
 		Sep. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 4)
582
Tom Osborne Cheek to Cheek Clicks on Television short mention that Osborne performed the trick on television
 		Jan. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4)
9
Jack Chanin Chanin's Favorite Master Move showing shell empty, pea hidden underneath fingers
Related to 1949
Hello Sucker! — Encyclopedia of the 3 Shell Game
64
Ed Mishell Mishell's Mite get ready for Tom Osborne's "Passing the Buck", with bills
Related to Mar. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 198)
791
Jochen Zmeck Wie man zu Geld kommt coins appear between playing cards
Inspired by
  • routine in Tom Osborne's "Coin Tricks"
 1961
Mikro-Magie Ganz Gross
9
Tom Osborne Passing the Buck four coins produced from four cards, they then travel around under cards
  • Bobo Variation
Related to 1966
The New Modern Coin Magic
399
Tom Osborne, Lu Brent Match It mates are produced
 		1972
The Living End
111
Tom Osborne Osborne's Three Shell Game Routine No. 426, more than two pages
  • Starting Routine
  • Routine Regular
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
116
Three Shell Game No. 429, three pages
  • Starting Routine
  • Regular Routine
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
120
Karrell Fox Knowing the Ropes trade show patter for Tom Osborne's "Three-to-One Rope" trick
 		1991
Goodies
140
Tom Osborne Salzfass-Durchdringung salt shaker on top of upside-down glass, covered with napkin, shaker instead of a promised coin penetrates table
 		1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 3)
105
Tom Osborne Der Zucker-Trick cup covered with saucer, sugar put on saucer, covered with napkin, sugar penetrates saucer
 		1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 3)
106
Tom Osborne Zwei Messer-Tricks knife through napkin, or knife vanishes or penetrates table
 		1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 3)
107
Tom Osborne Sonne und Mond two different-colored silks, center circles transpose
 		1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 3)
125
Mike Gallo I Got You Covered coins in glass, handkerchief wrapped around, coins penetrate through handkerchief one by one, glass full of coins as kicker
Inspired by 2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
384