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S. W. Erdnase The Acrobatic Jacks kind of Cavorting Aces
Related toVariations 1902 191
S. W. Erdnase A Mind-Reading Trick one out of four, "did you see your card already" and fishing
Related toVariations 1902 194
Nate Leipzig Sixth Method Aces vanish from deck, reappear via Slap Aces
Variations 1909 219
Stanley Collins Billet Switch on clip, with a deck of cards, while removing cards
Related to 1915 69
Charles T. Jordan The Unknown Leaper card at thought-of position transposes with unknown card or appears at same position in other packet
Variations 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
27
Charles T. Jordan, De Forrest The Diabolical Reversed Card (Improved) card reverses visibly à la tunnel effect
Variations 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
32
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Mind Reading
1928 1
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Musical Mind Reading spectator chooses one from twelve cards with pieces of music, medium plays one of twelve records, it's the selected one, repeated, repeated once more with medium isolated in another room, two methods used
1928 1
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Curious Card Reading card fairly chosen and lost while performer has his back to spectator, it is found, repeat and card is simply named by performer, confederate in audience codes card
1928 2
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Distant Card Reading four or five cards chosen freely and shuffled back, medium names them all, all cards next to selections brought to top and secretly given to medium
1928 3
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The Devil's Phone six spectators write questions on billets which are burned, performer phones the devil (or medium) and gets answers to all questions
1928 5
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Billet Switch with Tumbler billets collected in glass tumbler, covered with handkerchief, billets stolen out
1928 5
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The "Test" Card Act medium names chosen cards under test conditions without speaking, two methods, coding by shuffling sound
1928 6
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Spring Glimpse spectator says stop during springing and remembers bottom card of top half, glimpsed at same time
Related to 1928 6
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Introduction
1928 3
William Larsen, T. Page Wright I. Some New Card Discoveries
1928 4
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Sympathetic Location
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
1928 4
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Rapid Fire Detection some pile-making and dealing as distraction to simple force
1928 6
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Prophecied Discovery using stack that forces number ten
Also published here 1928 8
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Two Card Location two selections come together in deck
Also published here 1928 9
William Larsen, T. Page Wright II. Feats With Prepared Cards
1928 10
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The Perfect Guesser performer knows whether cut-to card is red or black, blacks short and reds narrow
Related to 1928 10
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Self-working Mystery spectator takes card and its value leads to previous selection, stripper deck
Also published here 1928 11
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Dark Test light out, in dark two spectators pocket cards from one half each, performer names both
1928 12
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The Holy Deck deck has dollar-sized hole through all cards, ribbon through deck, two selection penetrate ribbon
Inspired by
  • version of Larsen & Wright in "Magical Bulletin", Dec. 1924
1928 13
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Double Reverse double facer
Also published here 1928 16
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Reverse Location cards next to selection turn over, double backer(s)
Also published here 1928 17
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Card Turns Over! card reverses visibly à la tunnel effect
Inspired by 1928 18
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Quick Change Problem card in envelope, hole shows index, it transposes with another card, using additional cut-out index
1928 21
William Larsen, T. Page Wright III. Some Novel Card Creations
1928 22
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The Perfect Guesser performer knows whether cut-to card is red or black, one-way alternating
Related toAlso published here 1928 22
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Double Reverse two cards reverse one by one
1928 23
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Reverse Sleight like a K.M. Move with half the deck in right hand
1928 23
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Out of Sight card chosen behind back from stacked deck, key card palmed and glimpsed
Also published here 1928 23
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Piercing The Card card in envelope is pierced, ribbon pulled through, card shown unharmed
1928 26
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Suitability out-of-hand selection of three cards, they all name the suits, performer then divines all cards
Related to 1928 28
Al Baker The Card Counting Mystery cutting same amount than spectator, short and wide cards
Related to 1932
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack)
481
For force in audience simply handing cards to spectators, bold old style classic force
Related to 1933 5
T. Page Wright Complete deck vanish deck dropped in pocket, back palm misdirection
1933 5
T. Page Wright Card reproduction top card shown as indifferent becomes selection, confusing description
1933 8
T. Page Wright Pellet switch thumb tip, envelope
1933 9
T. Page Wright Deck strippers end strippers, spectator overhand shuffles card to top
1933 9
T. Page Wright Billet steal with mouth when sealing envelope
1933 9
T. Page Wright Rubber band top card of banded deck shown, a few cards dealt off, same card shown on top
Related to 1933 10
T. Page Wright Card revelation performer deals through packet or deck, selection has vanished, it reappears face-up in center
1933 10
T. Page Wright Unknown Leaper variation card at thought-of position transposes with card in other half
Inspired by 1933 11
T. Page Wright Transformer card without duplicates unknown card in pocket, Ace of Spades changes into selection, pocketed card is Ace of Spades
1933 11
T. Page Wright Card change in pushing into packet face card of right-hand half is pushed into left-hand half, switched for dummy card
Related to 1933 12
T. Page Wright The Spread Detection bottom card hidden under table spread and used as key card
1933 12
T. Page Wright Move for Self-Working Mystery
Inspired by 1933 12
T. Page Wright Location Aces at top and bottom of both halves, spectator shuffles, selects card, shuffles again, four Aces as keys
1933 13
T. Page Wright One Way Location interlocking chain principle with one-way deck and key card
1933 13
T. Page Wright A Glimpse left hand pushes off card to show it to spectator, bottom corner glimpsed
1933 13
T. Page Wright Monarch detection suit order of four selections known, high probability of being unique
Related to 1933 14
T. Page Wright Interlocking Chains two colors separated and in order, shuffled once, used for divination
1933 14
T. Page Wright Named Reverse named card shown reversed, pairs held together with wax
1933 14
T. Page Wright Selected card passes between two phonograph records
Related to 1933 15
T. Page Wright A Reverse Location two cards on either side of selection reverse
1933 15
T. Page Wright Whispering Joker card placed behind Joker, both held to ear, card named, repeated
1933 15
T. Page Wright Life Saver for Card With Card Lost in Pack
1933 15
T. Page Wright Six Card Trick card vanishes in six-card packet and reappears
1933 16
T. Page Wright Coin Catch in Deck coin thrown up an caught at wanted position in deck
1933 16
T. Page Wright Jumbo Card Revelation cards behind back, brought forward one by one until named number, then selection is taken from behind back as jumbo card
Related toAlso published here 1933 16
T. Page Wright Blow Transformation spectator blows on card, face now blank and pips are on back
1933 17
T. Page Wright Another tip-over change switched-out card left reversed while apparently turned over
1933 17
T. Page Wright Behind Back Switch selection out-jogged behind back, switched during brief turning around
1933 17
T. Page Wright Behind Back Pass card replaced behind back, turning around as cover for pass
Also published here 1933 17
T. Page Wright Ambitious Card Sequence basic
1933 18
T. Page Wright Three of hearts change to two in hands of spectator
1933 18
T. Page Wright Coin Date Divination tin foil behind back to get impression of coin date or other embossed information
1933 18
T. Page Wright Card on Silk chosen card remains hanging on silk
1933 18
T. Page Wright Envelope Card Reading cards in envelope, performer names them one by one
1933 19
T. Page Wright Spell Stab card spelled to from stabbed position
1933 19
T. Page Wright Riffle Spell card spelled to after honest riffle shuffle, riffling them off one by one for each letter
1933 19
T. Page Wright Tabled Under-the-Spread Force bottom card dragged along with fingers
1933 19
T. Page Wright Drop Change card shown and dropped to floor, changes during drop
1933 19
T. Page Wright Cigarette Production "using 'Mystic' match move", unclear
1933 20
T. Page Wright Plunger Shift with two cards
Also published here 1933 20
T. Page Wright Thought-Of Stab spectator thinks of card in packet, then stabs in deck, names card, shown to be next to stabbed card
1933 20
T. Page Wright Coin move dime changes to half, edge work
1933 20
T. Page Wright Magicians' Gag funny message on card, force gag
1933 21
T. Page Wright Knife Stab top half fastened together
1933 21
T. Page Wright Color Changing Ring wooden ring on silk changes color
1933 21
T. Page Wright Under-Spread-Force Handling spectator cuts in probably narrow in-the-hands spread, unclear
1933 21
T. Page Wright Card Force and Reverse card forced via peek force, it then turns over fairly
1933 22
T. Page Wright Card through Silk
1933 22
T. Page Wright Coin through Hat
1933 22
T. Page Wright Aces and Queens Transposition Aces on top, Queens on bottom, they transpose
1933 23
T. Page Wright Traveling Knot a knot in one silk each, one travels across to other silk
1933 23
T. Page Wright Torn bill trick fake tear handling
1933 24
T. Page Wright Combination for Brema twelve cent trick cent coins travel to purse, uses gaff that is not described
1933 24
T. Page Wright Coin through Silk using two silks
1933 24
T. Page Wright Coin Transposition two coins dropped in two hands of spectators, two of those transpose
1933 24
T. Page Wright The Page Pass one-handed pass, as control, compared to Charlier pass, but no details given
Related to 1933 25
William Larsen The Riffle-Down quickly getting break at any small number, preparing with two breaks
Variations 1933 28
T. Page Wright The Glimpse - Second Method post-peek glimpse, book break type
1933 30
T. Page Wright Simple Glimpse looking straight down
Related to 1933 31
T. Page Wright The New Transferred Cards no set-up
1933 33
T. Page Wright, Frank Shepard A Cut At Any Number named number is instantly cut off, different approaches
Inspired by 1933 36
T. Page Wright An Original Spelling Card card chosen and buried in small packet, then spelled to in rest of deck
Also published here 1933 37
T. Page Wright A Pickpocket Card cards brought from pocket one by one, at named number selection is taken
1933 39
T. Page Wright Card Through Silk detailed
Related to 1933 42
T. Page Wright Winkletum two cards chosen, knot appears in handkerchief, handkerchief as puppet finds selections
  • Improved - As the Felicitous Feline (hand doll instead of handkerchief)
Related to 1933 44
T. Page Wright The Five Senses five cards selected and found five different way with the senses, "old feat of locating a number of drawn cards"
VariationsAlso published here 1933 47
T. Page Wright Five Card Control
1933 47
T. Page Wright Sympathetic Packs - A Giant Card Effect card turned over in deck, same card turns over in jumbo deck, then back again
1933 49
T. Page Wright Knotty Travels vanishing knots in handkerchief with story presentation
1933 51
T. Page Wright One Armed Poker story presentation for stand-up, three double facers, performed one-handed
Also published here 1933 53
T. Page Wright Card Stand
1933 53
T. Page Wright Error Aces brief mention
Related to 1933 57
Tom Sellers Named Card and Slates named card vanishes from box and reappears between slates
Related toVariations 1934 13
William Larsen A Reverse Location cards next to selection turn over, double backer(s)
VariationsAlso published here 1937 123
William Larsen Double Reverse double facer
Also published here 1937 134
William Larsen The Perfect Guesser performer knows whether cut-to card is red or black, one-way alternating
Related toAlso published here 1937 160
William Larsen Two Card Location two selections come together in deck
Also published here 1937 175
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Keystone Card Discovery some byplay and apparent failure
1937 182
William Larsen Self Working Mystery spectator takes card and its value leads to previous selection, stripper deck
VariationsAlso published here 1937 196
William Larsen Out of Sight card chosen behind back from stacked deck, key card palmed and glimpsed
Also published here 1937 228
William Larsen Prophesied Discovery using stack that forces number ten
Related toAlso published here 1937 228
T. Page Wright Infallible Prediction performer marks a card on the face, this is chosen by spectator
1937 351
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L.W. Card in Cigarette
1938 760
T. Page Wright Bull's Eye! three of six "BB" shot bullets travel from spectator's hand into performer's
Oct. 1938
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 4)
3
Stewart James Further Than That production of selection, Royal Flush, and other stuff
Related toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 134)
765
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Nerve Force bold, just handing cards out
1941 38
Eddie Joseph Slip Riffle Force one-handed
Related to 1941 4
William Larsen, T. Page Wright L. W. Package Cord Mystery cut and restored string, extra loop attached to scissors
1941 ca. 111
T. Page Wright T. Page Wright's Variation cut and restored string, threaded through envelope
1941 ca. 114
William Larsen, T. Page Wright L. W. Restoring the String cut and restored string, extra pieces added with pen knife
1941 ca. 126
T. Page Wright, William Larsen Zenith Rope Restoration (Method Two)
Related to 1941 ca. 160
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Simplicity Rope Restoration adding extra piece
1941 ca. 179
William Larsen, T. Page Wright L. W. Tug O' War spectators pull at each end of the rope, after rope is cut, they expect to fall but rope is restored again
1941 ca. 182
William Larsen, T. Page Wright L. W. Vinculum
1941 ca. 182
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Gloved Deception wearing gloves to hide loop
1941 ca. 184
William Larsen, T. Page Wright L. W. Restoring the Rope loop hidden in hollow handle of knife
Related to 1941 ca. 185
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Lost Chord cut rope placed inside changing bag, knotted rope is removed and eventually restored
1941 ca. 204
William Larsen, T. Page Wright L. W. Chased doing a cut and restored rope in a department store, loops
1941 ca. 218
William Larsen, T. Page Wright L. W. Marking the Center
1941 ca. 223
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Great Divide rope through two wooden blocks is cut and restored
1941 ca. 303
William Larsen, T. Page Wright L. W. Double Restoration three ropes with different colors, two are cut and restored
1941 ca. 335
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Zenith Rope Restoration loop knotted to ring is cut twice and restored
1941 ca. 337
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Larsen and Wright's Ghost Ring ring appears on silk knotted in circle
1943/27 306
William Larsen, Harlan Tarbell, T. Page Wright Yo! Ho! Ho! And A Bottle Of Rum! prop spectacle
1943/27 357
T. Page Wright, William Larsen The L.W. Stop Mystery spectator thinks of any card in half the deck, all shuffled together and pocketed, spectator removes cards one by one and performer stops him at selection
VariationsAlso published here 1945 95
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Larsen and Wright Double Message one slate, flap, large envelope
1945/27 394
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Keyless Routine
1946 116
Frederick Braue Roundabout with Fred Braue on Clayton Rawson, Neal Elias, John & Ethel McArdle, Houdini, T. Page Wright, Carl Lohrey, Dr. Hooker, John Mulholland, Al Baker, match lighting ideas, and more
Feb. 1948 393
Milbourne Christopher Jumbo Climax six cards placed under handkerchief, performer fails to remove selection, finally selection is produced as a Jumbo card
Related to Mar. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 10)
519
Edward Marlo Sixth Method - Tilt Glimpse glimpsing card
Related toVariations 1956 16
Eddie Taytelbaum Surprise Jumbo selected card is shuffled into the deck and cards put in inside jacket pocket, small number is named and on that position performer produces a jumbo card version of the selection
Related toAlso published here
  • in "De Magier"
1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 1)
462
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The Wright and Larsen Many-Cut Principle
1956 24
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Zenith Rope Trick
Related to 1956 33
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Wright & Larsen's Jumping Rope
1956 37
Jack McMillen, Judson S. Brown, T. Page Wright Fifteen Card Trick Routine - 11, 12, 13
1961 22
Dr. Stanley Jaks Dr. Jaks Kartenbluff selected card is shuffled into the deck and cards put in inside jacket pocket, small number is named and on that position performer produces a jumbo card version of the selection
Related to 1961 126
T. Page Wright Super Detection single card location
1970
Magick (Issue 2)
8
T. Page Wright Spell Down spelling of a card, spelled value includes other three cards with same value and spelled suit only cards with same suit
1970
Magick (Issue 4)
18
T. Page Wright The Ring of Abaddon ring on silk changes color
1970
Magick (Issue 11)
52
Frank Garcia Million Dollar Card Production hand shown empty while doing single card backpalm productions
Related to 1972 113
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Al Koran, Sid Lorraine, T. Page Wright
1972
Magick (Issue 63)
314
T. Page Wright The Three Numbers two named numbers, card is found at difference of named numbers
1972 45
T. Page Wright A Lesson in Card Magic spectator performs trick with other spectator
1972 55
T. Page Wright, William Larsen A Mind Reading Interlude
1972 69
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The Card in Pocket Transposition card in pocket transposes with card at unknown position
1972 72
T. Page Wright A Mistake But... two cards transform into cards which indicate suit and value
1972 77
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Cut with a Coin coin thrown in to the air and caught in the deck, next to selection
1972 108
Rolf Andra, T. Page Wright Stop Mystery performer stops at selection while spectator deals through cards
1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 2)
27
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note For Wright's Five Sense Trick No. 216, short notes on how six cards are chosen and controlled
Inspired byRelated to 1972 54
Paul Rosini Rosini's Riffle Force Glimpse No. 367, spectator says stop during springing and remembers bottom card of top half, glimpsed at same time
Related to 1972 102
Dr. Jacob Daley Wright Five Sense Location (Genii - Dec, 1936) No. 370, idea to add sixth phase with rising card
Inspired byRelated to 1972 103
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Location Thought No. 594, card thought of from thirteen cards during riffle peek, found by counting down its value
Related to 1972 166
Sam Leo Horowitz, T. Page Wright Horowitz & Wright Combination Stack Routine Using Ace To King No. 616
  • card thought of from thirteen cards during riffle peek, found by counting down its value
  • then another card selected, spectator cuts, value cut to used to count to selection
  • spectator chooses a number of cards and puts them on deck, then a card of matching value is chosen or located
Related to 1972 171
Anonymous Clairvoyant! from T. Page Wright's notebooks, miniature cards in matchbox are divined
1973
Magick (Issue 70)
349
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Trick #1 three Aces dealt on one half, one on the other, then there are three on the second and three Aces on the first half
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
Sep. 1974 789
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Trick #2 done one-handed
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
Sep. 1974 789
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Scoop-Up Addition/Switch with multiple cards
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
Sep. 1974 789
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Trick #3 no-palm
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
Sep. 1974 789
William Larsen, T. Page Wright False-Count Cover spectator and performer count simultaneously
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
Sep. 1974 789
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Trick #4 backs change from red to blue, cards become blank and back to normal
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
Sep. 1974 789
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Trick #5 two cards change, Two Card Monte sequence with impromptu double backer
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
Sep. 1974 790
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Trick #6 packet of cards put under handkerchief, pulled away, cards have vanished, in sleeve
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
Sep. 1974 790
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Trick #7 cards openly separated into suits, then shuffled together fairly with riffle shuffle, yet red-black colors remain separated
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
Sep. 1974 790
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Trick #8 cards openly separated into suits, then reds shuffled together and blacks, halves put together, they magically mix
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
Sep. 1974 791
J. W. Sarles, T. Page Wright, William Larsen Further Than That production of selection, aces and royal flush
1975 162
Karl Fulves (reviewer) L. W. Card Mysteries by William Larsen (written by T. Page Wright) 1975
Interlocutor (Issue 2)
5
T. Page Wright, William Larsen Eierbeuteleien egg bag ideas
  • Präsentation Nr. 1
  • Präsentation Nr. 2
  • Präsentation Nr. 3
Also published here
  • Genii, Aug. 1961
Feb. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 3)
44
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The Miracle Frame sand frame
1978/76 112
T. Page Wright Wright/Allerton Move credit information
1980 285
Al Mann, T. Page Wright, William Larsen The Royal Album torn and restored card, corner as a reference, Al Koran Wallet
Related to
  • Sphinx Vol.27 #9, 1928
1981 26
T. Page Wright, William Larsen Das Problem der Präsentation on presentation
Also published here
  • Genii, Jan. 1940
June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
48
Bascom Jones Thy Mystic Word on Burling Hull, T. Page Wright, Al Mann
May 1982
Magick (Issue 306)
1530
T. Page Wright The Changing Cards reprinted from July 1924 issue of Sphinx
Related to
  • "Transposed Cards" (Searles, Sept. 1931 issue of Sphinx)
1983 11
T. Page Wright Multiple Shift
Also published here 1983 110
Edward Marlo Dribble Glimpse bold
Related to 1984 312
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Double Color Change
1985 28
T. Page Wright Worth Repeating prediction if packet is odd or even, knife placed inside deck, repeated
Nov. 1985
Magick (Issue 360)
1799
William Larsen, Jack McMillen, T. Page Wright The L.W. False Shuffle from Genii, February 1937, with finesse by McMillen
1987 22
Bruce Cervon Flip Over Force slip type, one handed
Related toAlso published here 1988 193
T. Page Wright Plunger Shift simple version with two cards
Also published here 1989 31
Jim Steinmeyer Knot Unexpected loop in back of knife
Related to 1991 109
T. Page Wright Preface
1991 7
T. Page Wright Chapter 1 - Cigarette Magic intro
1991 25
T. Page Wright Cigarette Routine manipulation routine consisting of following moves
  • General Comments
1991 27
T. Page Wright Move Number One lit cigarette vanishes and reappears via thumb-push rise
1991 27
T. Page Wright Move Number Two lit cigarette penetrates knee via false transfer
1991 30
T. Page Wright Move Number Three lit cigarette, vanish with change-over
1991 31
T. Page Wright Move Number Four lit cigarette
1991 33
T. Page Wright Move Number Five lit cigarette
1991 35
T. Page Wright Move Number Six lit cigarette, double change over
1991 35
T. Page Wright Move Number Seven lit cigarette
1991 38
T. Page Wright Move Number Eight lit cigarette, cigarette held behind other hand so both palms show empty
1991 39
T. Page Wright Move Number Nine lit cigarette
1991 41
T. Page Wright Move Number Ten lit cigarette
1991 42
T. Page Wright A Surprising Cigarette Impromptu lit cigarette vanishes and is produced from elbow, then it is really thrown away and another lit cigarette produced from elbow
1991 46
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Card in Cigarette with torn corner, switch under spread of cards
1991 47
T. Page Wright Chapter 2 - Thimble Magic intro
1991 50
T. Page Wright Aunt Martha's Thimble manipulation routine consisting of following moves, red and white thimble and handkerchief
Inspired by
  • article by Leslie Guest, Sphinx, Dec. 1925
1991 51
T. Page Wright Move Number One thimble pushed in hand vanishes, then reappears
1991 51
T. Page Wright Move Number Two vanish and reproduction
1991 52
T. Page Wright Move Number Three
1991 54
T. Page Wright Move Number Four vanish with double change over
1991 54
T. Page Wright Move Number Five thimble through handkerchief
1991 56
T. Page Wright Move Number Six
1991 58
T. Page Wright Move Number Seven
1991 59
T. Page Wright Move Number Eight with ditch
1991 60
T. Page Wright The Penetrative Thimble thimble through trousers, hand and handkerchief
  • Move Number Nine (trousers)
  • Move Number Ten (hand)
  • Move Number Eleven (handkerchief)
1991 62
T. Page Wright Thimble Thimblerig manipulations with one thimble, ending with production of eight thimbles
  • Move Number Twelve
  • Move Number Thirteen
  • Move Number Fourteen
  • Move Number Fifteen
  • Move Number Sixteen
  • Move Number Seventeen
  • Move Number Eighteen
1991 64
T. Page Wright Chapter 3 - Modern Card Sleights intro
1991 73
T. Page Wright The Pass comments
1991 74
T. Page Wright Behind Back Pass card replaced behind back, turning around as cover for pass
Also published here 1991 74
T. Page Wright An Invisible Standard Pass deeper in hand, third finger in break
1991 74
T. Page Wright The Invisible Palm Pass top half palmed in right hand and brought to bottom
1991 75
T. Page Wright The Kick-Out Pass bottom half clipped with right fingers and brought to top
1991 76
T. Page Wright The Jumping Jacks Cavorting Aces combined with Leipzig's Slap Aces
Inspired by 1991 77
T. Page Wright The Page Pass left thumb presses down to pivot lower half upwards
Related to 1991 80
T. Page Wright Bringing Any Card to Top with one-handed pass and riffling face-up deck, also with stack, as routine in which named card comes to top under handkerchief cover
1991 82
T. Page Wright The Fan and Pass control sequence to cover one-handed pass
1991 83
T. Page Wright Card Control
1991 83
T. Page Wright The Fan Break fan bent open for spectator to see a card, bridge break used for riffle shuffle split
1991 87
T. Page Wright The Knock-In Pass Substitute card apparently knocked into deck with packet in right hand, actually stolen under packet
Related to 1991 87
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Diagonal Side Steal
1991 88
T. Page Wright False Shuffles and Cuts
1991 89
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. False Shuffle one half pushed over the other, fan cover
1991 90
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. False Cut four packets are kind of "faro shuffled", flourishy, false version preserves top and bottom stocks
1991 92
T. Page Wright The Force with outs
1991 93
T. Page Wright Spectator Chooses Same Card Again
1991 95
T. Page Wright The One-Handed Riffle Force slip
Related to 1991 96
T. Page Wright Fan Force from the Top fan held up, faces towards spectator
1991 99
T. Page Wright The Riffle Force break
1991 100
T. Page Wright The Card Case Force top few cards are taken and hidden under case that is held in right hand while spectator shuffles, then added back
  • as a force
  • as a hold out for a set-up
  • to add duplicates or gaffs
1991 102
T. Page Wright The "Nerve" Force handing cards to spectators, bold
Related to 1991 103
T. Page Wright Other Method of Forcing listing some sleights from the upcoming tricks that can be used as forces
1991 105
T. Page Wright The Change distinction between color change and switch
1991 105
T. Page Wright Top Change for a Number of Cards right-hand packet slid into thumb break from left of deck
1991 106
T. Page Wright Thought-Of Cards Across two spectators get six cards each, packet switch application, also in spectator's pocket instead of into packet between his hands
1991 107
T. Page Wright Slap Addition palm slapped onto packet on spectator's palm as demonstration
1991 108
Jack McMillen, T. Page Wright The McMillen Change face card of right-hand half is pushed into left-hand half, switched for dummy card, two handlings, also as Tunnel effect
1991 109
T. Page Wright Leaper to Number card travels from one packet to another at named number
1991 111
T. Page Wright A Throw-Out Change throwing card as cover for top change
1991 112
Judson S. Brown A One-Hand Top Change same as Allerton Change, for Brown credit see page 8
Related toAlso published here 1991 112
T. Page Wright Two Card Transposition can be performed one-handed
1991 113
T. Page Wright Color Changes
1991 114
T. Page Wright Color Change with Wrists Held spectator holds wrists of performer, performer can also stand behind spectator
1991 114
T. Page Wright Color Change Steal choreography
1991 114
T. Page Wright A Rising Change single card changes when pushed through hand, unload before tabling deck, variation with a double without deck
1991 115
T. Page Wright The New Bottom Change double taken off face and replaced, bottom card of double palmed in right hand in preparation for color change
1991 116
T. Page Wright The Goblet Color Change back card stolen in some kind of master palm with fingers clipping it, only with deck or with deck in glass
1991 118
T. Page Wright The Pivot Color Change right palm shown empty before change, palmed card already replaced but change not shown yet
1991 119
T. Page Wright A Simple Double Color Change face card changes twice
1991 121
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Double Color Change face card changes twice, right hand passes over deck twice without hesitation
1991 121
T. Page Wright New Collins Aces Packet False Count from dealing position
1991 124
T. Page Wright The Glimpse intro
1991 125
T. Page Wright Top Card Glimpse - Number 1 deck held from above, face shown to audience, back card slightly buckled
1991 126
T. Page Wright Reading the Cards naming one card after the other from the back
1991 127
T. Page Wright Card Location spectator cuts off top half, looks at bottom card and replaces, key glimpse
1991 128
T. Page Wright Riffle Location riffling through cards in face-up dealing position with left thumb to find a card
1991 128
T. Page Wright Top Card Glimpse - Number 3 during riffle shuffle, in the hands or tables, glimpse during split, not end of shuffle
1991 129
T. Page Wright A False Count from end grip, reverse biddle steal
1991 132
T. Page Wright A Written Revelation with a deck of cards, while removing cards
Related to 1991 133
T. Page Wright Chapter 4 - Ornamental Sleights with Cards
1991 135
T. Page Wright Fancy Cuts one-handed cut as gag when offering the deck to spectator for a cut
1991 136
T. Page Wright A Three-Way Cut
1991 137
T. Page Wright A One-Handed Three-Way Cut
1991 137
T. Page Wright A Six-Way Cut
1991 139
T. Page Wright An Eight-Way Cut
1991 140
T. Page Wright The Card From The Knee card produced from knee with empty hand, handed over behind leg, as gag location
1991 142
T. Page Wright One-Handed Deal see endnote
1991 143
T. Page Wright The Card Fan intro
1991 144
T. Page Wright Production of Cards at the Finger Tips continuous production of single cards with back of hand towards audience
  • First Method
  • Second Method (hand shown both sides after each production, block shown as one card)
Related to 1991 148
T. Page Wright The Production of Card Fans Routine
  • Fan of Cards from Body
  • Cards through Knee Without Palming
  • Cards through Knee by Back Palm
  • Fan from Elbow
  • Fans of Cards from Air
  • A Vanish and Production
1991 152
T. Page Wright The Diminishing and Enlarging Cards with credit information and historical comments, for enlarging part a stripper deck with alternating orientation is used
1991 158
T. Page Wright Chapter 5 - The Riffle Count intro
1991 162
T. Page Wright A Cut at Any Number using thumb count (with right hand shielding the count) and several finesses like pre-established breaks, mis-hearing and so on
1991 162
T. Page Wright An Instant Cut at Any Number spectator cuts off cards and counts them, replaces them, then performer cuts off same number
Related to 1991 165
T. Page Wright Cut at Any Number cutting to thought-of number, false count
1991 165
T. Page Wright Cut With a Coin coin tossed up and caught in deck at named position, or next to selection
1991 166
T. Page Wright A Card to Any Number selected card to any (smaller) number, using secret slip cut and thumb count, or double count strategy
1991 168
T. Page Wright Ambitious Card Sequence top changes
1991 170
T. Page Wright Chapter 6 - Non-Sleight of Hand Card Mysteries intro
1991 172
T. Page Wright The Back-of-the-Deck Detection card located by looking at backs, finger print presentation, selection behind back, reversed key card
1991 173
T. Page Wright Adding the Pips deck cut in three piles by spectator, performer puts out a few cards from center packet that add up to number of cards in outer piles
1991 174
T. Page Wright A Lesson in Magic spectator has another spectator select and replace a card, performer names it
1991 176
T. Page Wright Chapter 7 - Card Effects Requiring Prearrangement
1991 179
T. Page Wright Odd Prophecies spectator inserts knife, cards above knife counted, it is predicted by performer or spectator if that number will be odd or even
1991 180
T. Page Wright A Quick Detection spectator counts to any card in top half, replaces, riffle shuffles one time, interlocking chains, odd-even
1991 182
T. Page Wright The Red and the Black card selected, deck shuffled and returned, deck shown shuffled, then top half shown from one color except selection
1991 183
T. Page Wright The Triple Coincidence three cards chosen freely, deck put in pocket, performer finds the three mates by touch, last one found by spectator (hopefully)
1991 184
T. Page Wright The Business Man five cards lost, performer names all selections, humorous presentation
1991 186
T. Page Wright The Master Poker Deal poker hand chosen, four hands dealt, all hands are of the chosen type and consecutive stronger, presentation either as skill to justify that only performer shuffles or with deck switch
1991 188
T. Page Wright How Many Hands? two-handed Royal Flush deal, then any number of players from three to six are chosen, performer gets Ace-high Straight and others good hands
1991 191
T. Page Wright Color Seeks Color packet of red and black cards, red card chosen and put amongst black cards, it vanishes from there and travels back
1991 192
T. Page Wright From Deck to Deck selection travels into another deck at any number
1991 194
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Super-Detection spectator removes card from anywhere, performer removes two cards that stand for value and suit of selection, also with two cards or with spectator locating the cards in his pocket
1991 196
T. Page Wright The Shuffle-In Detection card chosen behind back and shuffled back by spectator, performer riffles through deck three times and names color, suit and value, interlocking chains
1991 199
T. Page Wright Chapter 8 - The Reversed Card chapter intro
1991 201
T. Page Wright Take Your Turn two cards reverse one by one
1991 205
T. Page Wright A Reverse Routine
  • The Double Reverse
  • The Longitudinal Reverse (Tunnel)
  • The Whole Deck Reverse (faced deck, suddenly is backed deck)
1991 207
T. Page Wright A Giant Card Reverse tunnel effect with seven jumbo cards
1991 211
T. Page Wright Chapter 9 - The Spelling Card intro on spelling
  • consecutive spelling principle
  • placement by thumb count cull
  • placement by overhand shuffle
1991 217
T. Page Wright A Simple Spelling Problem selection is spelled to
1991 218
T. Page Wright Nail Scratch spectator draws out selection from in-the-hands spread
1991 219
T. Page Wright A Surprise Spelling Trick card chosen and buried in small packet, then spelled to in rest of deck
Also published here 1991 221
T. Page Wright A Novelty Spelling Mystery selection lost, "Ace" spelled into one pile, "Spades" into another, then Ace of Spades shown, first pile are other three Aces and second pile all Spades
Also published here 1991 223
T. Page Wright The Triple Surprise Speller card freely chosen, then spelled to, at the end a card of same value, suit and card itself show up
1991 224
T. Page Wright The Miracle Spelling Deck card selected out of hands and deck pocketed, performer reaches into pocket and takes out cards one by one spelling the selection and finds it, repeat with the spectator spelling the card out of the performer's pocket
1991 227
T. Page Wright Chapter 10 - Humorous Card Effects
1991 231
T. Page Wright A Card Climax card lost and performer hold deck behind back, spectator names small number and performer brings cards out one by one, jumbo card of selection at named position
Related toAlso published here 1991 231
T. Page Wright, William Larsen The Error Aces Ace packet held, Ace of Spades pocketed, one of the remaining cards is still the Ace of Spades, repeated until only Ace of Spades remains
Related to 1991 232
T. Page Wright, William Larsen Two Card Switch one card switched for the other, end grip
1991 234
T. Page Wright A Mistake, But... selection tabled face down, performer removes two card for value and suit which fit after apparent mistake
1991 235
T. Page Wright The Repeating Card Comedy card placed at back of deck in glass repeatedly comes to front
1991 237
T. Page Wright Chapter 11 - Novel Card Discoveries intro
1991 241
T. Page Wright Another Version with short card for instant double lift
1991 244
T. Page Wright Two Pair two Aces and Eights, one of each placed on table and on deck, then one transposes so on table are Eights and on deck Aces
1991 246
T. Page Wright Four of a Kind faced deck, one packet placed reversed in deck before other three Aces vanish from their packets
1991 250
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Simplicity Four Aces Aces dropped on four packets, deck assembled, after some dealing the Aces are together again
1991 252
T. Page Wright Chapter 12 - Advanced Card Effects intro
1991 255
T. Page Wright A New Card Catching
1991 258
T. Page Wright The Magnetic Card Rise card clings to finger and rises out of middle of deck
1991 262
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Card Through Silk
Related to 1991 264
T. Page Wright The Deck Through the Silk gypsy switch
1991 266
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The Criminal card chosen, two black Kings pocketed, one placed back in deck, other one transposes with selection, story presentation
1991 271
T. Page Wright Chapter 13 - Mental Effects with Cards on mentalism
1991 276
T. Page Wright Psychological Card Problems introduction to psychological forces and things like that
  • Psychological Forces
1991 278
T. Page Wright Psychological Number Forces seven and fifteen, usage for card divination
1991 279
T. Page Wright Force from Ten Cards psychological, face up or down
1991 281
T. Page Wright Psychological Color Force red, used in card work
1991 282
T. Page Wright Forcing One of Two or Five Cards handling for psychological force, as divination with two-way out (waiting for reaction when tabling one of the cards face up)
1991 283
T. Page Wright Effects Produced by Following a Spectator's Line of Thought watching the eyes
  • spectator thinks of a card as they are fanned one by one
  • spectator thinks of a card in a eight-card fan
1991 285
T. Page Wright Mental Card Effects using Physical Methods section intro
1991 286
T. Page Wright A Cut Card Detection spectator cuts anywhere and replaces, then cuts deck some more
1991 287
William Larsen, T. Page Wright An L. W. Mindreading Routine three-part routine, third part set up during first part
  • peeked card divined
  • Erdnase's "A Mind-Reading Trick"
  • repeat with different method
Related to 1991 289
T. Page Wright A Simplified Five Card Problem five cards held behind performer's back, one taken by spectator an all shuffled back, selection named, performer can feel by touch which card has been taken
1991 292
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Stop Mystery spectator thinks of any card in half the deck, all shuffled together and pocketed, spectator removes cards one by one and performer stops him at selection
Also published here 1991 293
T. Page Wright A Free Choice Location spectator removes and card and replaces it in corner of room, it is found, out-of-hand reversal, diagonal line on edge
1991 296
T. Page Wright Chapter 14 - Card Effects for Stage intro
1991 298
T. Page Wright The Five Senses five cards selected and found five different way with the senses
Also published here 1991 298
T. Page Wright Slip Count-Back faces towards spectators, card slid from right-hand side towards left, reverse cull at other side
1991 301
T. Page Wright One-Armed Poker story presentation for stand-up, three double facers, performed one-handed
Also published here 1991 302
T. Page Wright A Couple of Bridge Hands packet of thirteen picture cards transposes with packet of number cards
1991 305
T. Page Wright Confusion Switch two packets held close and switched
1991 307
T. Page Wright Felix, the Felicitous Feline hand puppet helps in finding a selection and naming another one, comedy routine
Related to 1991 307
T. Page Wright A Love Poem face card changes multiple times to accompany recited poem
1991 311
T. Page Wright Chapter 15 - The Problem of Presentation on amateurs, presentation and practicing, doing short routines instead of single tricks, close-up presentation styles, examples of routined tricks from the book
1991 314
T. Page Wright Gambling Demonstration deck shuffled, some cards dealt, hole cards named by performer, later Aces are dealt
1991 318
T. Page Wright Appearing Knots
1991 329
T. Page Wright Conclusion
1991 333
Michael Weber (reviewer) Page Wright's Manuscript by T. Page Wright Feb. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 6)
53
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L.W. Bewitched Handkerchief and Glass handkerchief disappears and reappears in covered glass
1993 56
T. Page Wright Tip on Throwing Cards cutting out the center
Related toAlso published here
  • "The 'Holy' Pack"
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
100
Karl Fulves The "Holy" Pack credit information about holes in cards
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
129
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Wie der Fink seine Farben bekam large paper becomes colored and bird images appear while ribbons become white
July 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 4 & 5)
163
Claude Rix Encore le réveil! cards are dealt on table, alarm clock starts when named card is dealt, with additional prediction, Fred
Inspired by 1995 77
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Switching Cardboard folded paper
Related to
  • "Love Laughs" (The Sphinx, Nov. 1928, p. 430)
1996 5
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Novelty Spelling Mystery "A Larsen & Wright Gold Seal Mystery"
Further Than That precursor, 1940
Related toAlso published here
  • Page Wright's Manuscript, 1991, p. 223
  • Genii Bonus Number One, Genii, April 1940
1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
45
Karl Fulves Informant further comments and credit information on the referenced items
Related to 1996 85
Karl Fulves Informant further comments and credit information on the referenced items, self levitation
Related to 1997 156
Jeff Busby Riffle Shuffle Convincer combination of tabled faro with Zarrow to apparently shuffle twice and have a fair squaring action (optionally by spectator) after the Zarrow with still incompletely squared deck
Inspired by
  • Jack McMillen concept from "L. W. False Shuffle" (William Larsen Sr., T. Page Wright, Genii, Feb. 1937)
Related to
1998 113
T. Page Wright Slip Change Transposition
1999 293
T. Page Wright Wright/Allerton Move
2007 66
T. Page Wright Wright/Allerton Move
2007 176
T. Page Wright The Page Pass
2007 31
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Love Laughs King burnt and found restored in Himber wallet precursor z-fold, torn corner dodge
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Nov. 1928
2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
286
T. Page Wright A Prophetic Card Discovery deck separated in red and black, one half cut, top two values added and counted down in other half to arrive at prediction
Related toAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, May 1924
2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
288
T. Page Wright, William Larsen Computation Foretold number forcing stack
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Feb. 1931
2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
288
T. Page Wright A Card, A Number ten red and ten black cards, rubber banded, card at chosen number travels into other pile, more details than in reference
Related to 2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
289
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Novelty Spelling Mystery Further Than That precursor
Also published here
  • Genii Bonus Number One, Genii, April 1940
2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
294
Jack McMillen, T. Page Wright McMillen-Wright Rising Cards plunger
Also published here
  • Genii Vol. 1 No. 1, William W. Larsen, 1936
2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
480
Judson S. Brown T. Page Wright's Move often called Allerton Move, actually be Judson Brown
Related to 2012 10
Max Maven, T. Page Wright, William Larsen The Quick or the Dead slip with dead person and the name itself are divined, with additional thoughts by Max Maven
Inspired by
  • "The Quick or the Dead" (L.W. Mental and Spirit Mysteries, 1929)
Oct. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10)
28
Max Maven, T. Page Wright, William Larsen Materialization of a Rose rose appears on lap of spectator in dark room, with additional thoughts by Max Maven for alternative effect
Inspired by
  • "Materialization of a Rose" (Genii, May 1955)
Oct. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10)
30
Max Maven, T. Page Wright, William Larsen The Three Slate Test question written on one of three questions is divined, with additional thoughts by Max Maven
Inspired by
  • "The Three Slate Test" (Sphinx, Aug. 1929)
Oct. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10)
30
Max Maven, T. Page Wright, William Larsen The Medium Speaks with additional thoughts by Max Maven
Inspired by
  • "The Medium Speaks" (L.W. Mental and Spirit Mysteries, 1929)
Oct. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10)
31
Max Maven, T. Page Wright, William Larsen Written Revelation blank piece of paper stabbed in deck, selection appears written on it, with additional thoughts by Max Maven
Inspired by
  • "Written Revelation" (The L.W. Card Mysteries, 1928)
Oct. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10)
32
T. Page Wright, William Larsen From the Notebook gag message appears on slate
Also published here
  • "From the Notebook" (Genii, Feb. 1939)
Oct. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10)
32
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Novelty Spelling Mystery selection lost, "Ace" spelled into one pile, "Spades" into another, then Ace of Spades shown, first pile are other three Aces and second pile all Spades
Also published here Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
35
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Mysteries for Children: Little Jimmie and the Christmas Stocking sock restoration
Also published here
  • Genii, Dec. 1945
Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
42
T. Page Wright, Bert Allerton Wright / Allerton Change brief
2014 22
Johnny Thompson The Five Senses five selections found with five different senses
Inspired by 2018 97
T. Page Wright, William Larsen Rosetta Shuffle
2019 436
John Carney Puppet Catch hand puppet catches selection from shower of cards
Related to 2020 305