143 entries for Sam Leo Horowitz

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Sam Leo Horowitz Rising Card - The Horowitz Thumb Method from fan
 		1934
Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
50
Otis Manning Aces of Eight!! eight Aces used, brought from behind the back as wished
Related to Oct. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 13)
64
Sam Leo Horowitz Cards and Coins several coins appear from between two cards
 		1935
Coin Magic
50
Sam Leo Horowitz An Optical Illusion? coin vanishes from handkerchief and appears again
 		1935
Coin Magic
51
Improved Guesser No. 11, with twenty-five duplicates
Related to 1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
15
Curious Coincidence
Related to 1936
Card Manipulations (Issue 5)
149
Sam Leo Horowitz The Knock-Out Card Trick one of five cards thought-of, one removed, shown missing, Mexican turnover, double facers, two handlings
Related to 1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
52
Sam Leo Horowitz The Twenty-Five Card Trick twenty-five duplicates
Related toVariations 1938
Greater Magic
142
Sam Leo Horowitz The Mystery of the Penthouse four distributed Jacks come together with one cut
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
145
Sam Leo Horowitz Reverse Count Switch
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
146
Sam Leo Horowitz The Fan selection is controlled via jog, with finesse by Horowitz
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
190
Sam Leo Horowitz Holding the Break After a Spectator Peeks at a Card
1938
Greater Magic
205
Sam Leo Horowitz The Horowitz Color Change
1938
Greater Magic
213
Sam Leo Horowitz The Fan Steal
1938
Greater Magic
214
Sam Leo Horowitz The Four Aces double backer
 		1938
Greater Magic
351
Sam Leo Horowitz Method No. 3. The Thumb Rise from fan
 		1938
Greater Magic
394
Al Saal The Perfect Stop Trick svengali deck, cards put from one hat to another hat one by one until spectator stops
Variations 1938
Greater Magic
435
Sam Leo Horowitz The Princess Trick with three cards, double facers
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
445
The Self Reversing Cards ten cards are dealt face-up/face-down, five double backers
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
480
Dai Vernon, Sam Leo Horowitz, Arthur Finley The Ambitious Card with double backer
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
481
Sam Leo Horowitz A Psychological Discovery two-pile-stop trick with Eight/Nine alternating set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938
Greater Magic
549
Sam Leo Horowitz The Magic Tunnel not perpendicular
 		1938
Greater Magic
552
Sam Leo Horowitz The Best Handkerchief Gimmick: The Coin and the Handkerchief a tube
 		1938
Greater Magic
585
Sam Leo Horowitz The Silk Production using tube gimmick
 		1938
Greater Magic
588
Sam Leo Horowitz The Burning Table Cloth or Napkin using tube gimmick
 		1938
Greater Magic
590
Sam Leo Horowitz Color Changing a Silk using tube gimmick
 		1938
Greater Magic
591
Sam Leo Horowitz The Diving Pasteboard one of four random cards is thought of, they're shuffled back, Three-spot locator used to locate selection
Related toVariations 1940
The Jinx (Issue 105)
632
Martin Gardner Never-Miss Stop Effect two-pile-stop trick with Tens/Jacks alternating set-up
Related to 1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
12
Sam Leo Horowitz Duo-Flight as Leo Hartz, with envelopes
Variations 1941
Our Mysteries
28
Leo Hartz Sam Leo Horowitz
 		1941
Our Mysteries
61
Milbourne Christopher Christopher's "Double Cross" eight paper pieces, four with X on them are burnt, X now on other pieces
VariationsAlso published here 1943/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
53
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz Knot Transposition two silks, one knotted, transposition
 		1943/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
302
Bert Allerton Name Your Number one of six cards chosen, its number used to count to selection
Related to Aug. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 3)
139
Sam Leo Horowitz Malini-Bey Chink-A-Chink with three-in-the-hands one-in-the-pocket finale
Inspired byVariations 1947
Stars of Magic (Vol. 3 No. 3)
46
Sam Leo Horowitz The Egyptian Ball Mystery
1947
Stars of Magic (Vol. 3 No. 4)
50
Sam Leo Horowitz Colour Change
1947
Stars of Magic (Vol. 3 No. 4)
52
Sam Leo Horowitz A Matter of Miracles "complete your effect with no moves, then you have a miracle"
 		1949
Controlled Miracles
4
Harry Houdini, Alexander Herrmann, Dr. Jacob Daley, Sam Leo Horowitz Houdini's Double-Talk Card Trick No. 57, Weird divination routine for up to ten people, each selecting two cards
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
101
Paul Rosini Indicator Card one of four random cards is thought of, they're shuffled back, Three-spot locator used to locate selection
Inspired by 1950
Magical Gems
29
Sam Leo Horowitz X-It! paper torn in eight pieces, performer draws an X on four of them, the marks disappear and appear on the other pieces
Inspired byAlso published here July 1951
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 233)
930
Sam Leo Horowitz Mohammed Bey's Ring on Stick spectator holds ends, two times
Also published here 1952
Jardine Ellis Ring on Stick and Ring on Rope
1
Sam Leo Horowitz Another Method for Loading Ring onto Wand wand under arm
 		1952
Jardine Ellis Ring on Stick and Ring on Rope
3
Sam Leo Horowitz Mohammed Bey's Ring on Rope Routine
Also published here 1952
Jardine Ellis Ring on Stick and Ring on Rope
3
Sam Leo Horowitz Tilt Dr. Daley story, small packet palm with injog
Related to
  • "A Palm" in "The Sphinx" May 1947, p. 79
 June 1954
The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 310)
37
Sam Leo Horowitz Bey's Routine with the Okito Coin Box Master Routine No. 1, Okito Box with small hole, one coin penetrates deck of card, vanishes and appears multiple times and eventually changes into sponge rabbit, using a needle and a pencil
VariationsAlso published here 1963
Okito Coin Box Routines
4
Sam Leo Horowitz Okito Box Turnover with loaded coin to 'normal' condition
 		1963
Okito Coin Box Routines
14
Sam Leo Horowitz Mohammed Bey's Bonus Silver and Copper Routine with Okito Box
 		1963
Okito Coin Box Routines
17
Sam Leo Horowitz More Mohammed Bey Routines with the Okito Box, Four Coins, A Card Case and a Tumbler Master Routine No. 2, coins travel into box and vanish from there, penetration of card case
Also published here 1963
Okito Coin Box Routines
21
Sam Leo Horowitz The Perfect "Coin Penetration Through Box and Hand"
1963
Okito Coin Box Routines
45
Sam Leo Horowitz The Six Coins In Goblet six coins produced one by one, they then travel from hand to glass (originally from Sphinx)
 		1966
The New Modern Coin Magic
379
Sam Leo Horowitz A Quarter and A Half half dollar and quarter become two half dollar and back
 		1966
The New Modern Coin Magic
444
Sam Leo Horowitz New Method Duo-Flight envelopes
Inspired by 1969
HEX!
87
Juan Tamariz La Fuga del Espíritu copper coin through Okito box and card case
Inspired by 1969
Monedas, monedas... (y monedas)
33
Karl Fulves, Sam Leo Horowitz S. Leo Horowitz
Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
446
Sam Leo Horowitz 3-Card Princess as finale in last phase the other two vanish, see also p. 476
Related to Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
446
Sam Leo Horowitz The Okito Box Routine copper-silver transposition, also using deck of cards, six phases
 		Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
447
Sam Leo Horowitz Assembly Turnover Move lid replaced, box turned over in process
 		Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
448
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
Sam Leo Horowitz Master Card Routine routine of packet tricks, see following items
 		Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
449
Sam Leo Horowitz Oil & Water Aces and Queens
 		Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
450
Sam Leo Horowitz End Grip Buckle bottom card of packet held in right hand, buckled and transferred to bottom when placed on left-hand packet
 		Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
450
Sam Leo Horowitz Follow The Leader two four-of-a-kinds
 		Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
451
Sam Leo Horowitz, Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Delight Switch
Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
451
Sam Leo Horowitz Honeycutt Plus Queens and Kings are paired, yet separate again
 		Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
452
Sam Leo Horowitz Displacement Move & Display two packets are apparently put on top of each other, but some cards are displaced
 		Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
452
Sam Leo Horowitz Royal Marriage six phases, miniature card finale, see also p. 476
Related to Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
453
Sam Leo Horowitz Cups and Balls six phases, see also p. 476
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, September 1938
 Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
454
Sam Leo Horowitz Put-Back Move one card exchanged while two four-of-a-kinds are displayed and separated
Related to
  • "Switchless Switch" (Edward Marlo)
Variations 		Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
456
Sam Leo Horowitz Master Copper & Silver copper/silver routine with two cards and newspaper sheet, eight phases
Variations Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
457
Sam Leo Horowitz 8's & 9's from the Daley Notebooks #602
Also published here Dec. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 2)
471
Sam Leo Horowitz Reverse Count Switch
Related to Oct. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 12)
567
Dai Vernon Vernon's Fake Count No. 13, reverse-count packet switch off the top of the deck
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
8
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version of Horowitz Mental Spell No. 129, progressive set-up
Inspired by 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
37
Dr. Jacob Daley, Sam Leo Horowitz Daley - Horowitz Modified Reverse No. 280, double lift reverse
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
70
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
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
72
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version Of Horowitz's Reverso Effect No. 300, Faced-Deck straightens out again, but with shuffle making it Triumph, also with false shuffle option
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
77
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Second Card Steal No. 319, side steal of second card from top, in-jog preparation
Inspired by
  • Sam Leo Horowitz Second Card Steal
 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
83
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz Push Out Force within No. 324, probably some reverse cull action
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
85
Paul Rosini, Sam Leo Horowitz Rosini's Wrinkle For Four Ace Trick No. 366, "I think it is Horowitz", during Ace production a wrong card is found, then its value is used to count to Ace
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
102
Dr. Jacob Daley On the Daley-Horowitz Reverse within No. 526, double lift reverse with some kind of clip and shuffle, not clear
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
148
Ken Beale Put Back Variation partial, for Ace Assembly
Related to 1973
Packet Switches (Part Two)
109
Dr. Jacob Daley, Sam Leo Horowitz Daley's Delight Switch
1975
Methods with Cards — Part 3
205
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
Kannibal Kards
3
Sam Leo Horowitz Two Tumblers and a Coin - Horowitz Cup through cup standard illusion, but with coin inside one of the cups
 		1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
153
Max Malini Malini's Chink-A-Chink sugar cubes, see p. 1053 for Johnny Thompson credit
Related toVariations Jan. 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 3)
842
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Card Puzzle from letter
 		1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #9)
1018
Dai Vernon, Sam Leo Horowitz The Second Method red/blue double backer
Also published here 1978
Four-Card Brainwave
4
Sam Leo Horowitz The Third Method double backer
 		1978
Four-Card Brainwave
6
Sam Leo Horowitz The Fifth Method no extra card, double index aces, double backers
 		1978
Four-Card Brainwave
8
Sam Leo Horowitz The Sixth Method named ace reversed in packet, multiple out strategy
 		1978
Four-Card Brainwave
11
Sam Leo Horowitz Five-Card Brainwave two poker hands dealt, one card chosen, when re-dealt, this card reverses itself, two phases, double backers and rough-smooth
Related to 1978
Four-Card Brainwave
14
Sam Leo Horowitz The Big Secret intro
 		1978
The Real Secrets of the Three-Ball Routines
18
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz' Secret Move move for routine
 		1978
The Real Secrets of the Three-Ball Routines
19
Sam Leo Horowitz S. Leo Horowitz's Cup & Ball Routine
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
91
Sam Leo Horowitz Coin Through Cup
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
106
Larry Becker Phantom Thought divination of one of sixteen symbol cards, mentally selected by spectator
Inspired by 1979
The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II
98
Sam Leo Horowitz Das wandernde Band signed ribbon vanishes in one handkerchief and appears inside another
 		Aug. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
67
Sam Leo Horowitz Righting Technique
1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
80
Sam Leo Horowitz Ge-X't paper torn in eight pieces, performer draws an X on four of them, the marks disappear and appear on the other pieces
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
60
Sam Leo Horowitz The Horowitz Reversal Card Trick
1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
240
Sam Leo Horowitz, June Horowitz, Trevor Lewis Double Trouble weird effect
 		1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
240
Dai Vernon, Sam Leo Horowitz Mental Control red-backed card cut into blue deck, spectator names correct one
Also published here 1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
80
Dai Vernon, Sam Leo Horowitz The Vernon-Horowitz Method red/blue double backer
Also published here 1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
93
Jerry Sadowitz My Name is Kerr card to named position reversed
Related to 1984
Cards Hit
19
Richard Vollmer N-E-T Profit two-pile-stop trick with Eight/Nine/Ten set-up
Related to 1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
274
Tom Gagnon Radical Rebound penny in fist, half dollar on table brushed with playing card changes to penny and half dollar is in pocket, then transposition phases and pocket penetration
Inspired byAlso published here 1985
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
1
Dr. Jacob Daley, Sam Leo Horowitz Delight Switch
1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
28
Sam Leo Horowitz Second Steal
1987
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1
146
Sam Leo Horowitz Look Homeward, Angel card travels from bottom of deck to named postion reversed, mis-credited to Dai Vernon
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 8)
8
Sam Leo Horowitz The Horowitz Variation named picture card and four spot cards removed, picture card vanishes, using strip of card
 		1988
The Chronicles (Issue 35)
1410
Roger Bernheim Zig-A-Zig chink a chink using four cigarette butts and ashtrays
Inspired by 1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 2)
1
Sam Leo Horowitz Blindfold Poker Deal Variation
1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
xvii
Sam Leo Horowitz Ambitious Card Sequence duplicates
 		1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
xvii
Sam Leo Horowitz Mental Spelling progressive set-up
VariationsAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 25 No. 6, July 1926
 1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
xvii
Sam Leo Horowitz Reverso
Related toAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 25 No. 6, July 1926
 1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
xvii
Sam Leo Horowitz Longitudinal Crimp
1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
xviii
Sam Leo Horowitz Mental Reverse two methods
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 25, No. 9, Nov. 1926
 1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
xxiv
Sam Leo Horowitz Jack Back strange effect
 		1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
xxxi
Sam Leo Horowitz Look Homeward, Angel card travels from bottom of deck to named postion reversed
Also published here 1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
168
Sam Leo Horowitz Okito Box Move showing a full Okito box empty
 		1989
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 26)
452
Justin Higham Before Your Time
  • Phase One (Aces lost, they come back to top)
  • Phase Two (time machine type plot)
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1989
West End Card Session
11
Sam Leo Horowitz Festival Horowitz - La Carta letter from Sam Horowitz to Ascanio
 		1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 5
8
Sam Leo Horowitz El Aro en la Varita y en la Cuerda translation by Ascanio
1.) Ring on Stick (El aro en la varita)
2.) Mohammed Bey's Ring on Rope Routine
Also published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 5
12
Sam Leo Horowitz Rutina N° 1 con la Caja de Monedas Okito translation by Ascanio
longer Okito Box routine, two coins penetrate box and deck of cards
Also published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 5
22
Sam Leo Horowitz Rutina N° 2 con Caja Okito (de 1956) translation by Ascanio
four coins penetrate a deck of playing card, with a glass
Also published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 5
32
Sam Leo Horowitz New Method Duo-Flight two selections
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1098
Sam Leo Horowitz A Fan Effect
1994
More Greater Magic
1105
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz Key Card Move double backer is placed next to selection in out-of-hands selection procedure
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1105
Sam Leo Horowitz Silk Production with False Finger with paper
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1105
Sam Leo Horowitz Note on "The Perfect Stop Trick"
Related to 1994
More Greater Magic
1106
Dr. Jacob Daley, Sam Leo Horowitz Double Lift Reverse
1996
Card College — Volume 2
368
Peter Duffie Diploid two piles, two cards cut to in one half are used to count to selections in other half
Inspired byRelated to 1996
Method in Effect
2
Peter Duffie Coversion two piles, card chosen in one half, other half dealt into three piles and stopped anytime, top three cards added to count to selection
Related to 1998
Covert Concepts
13
Sam Leo Horowitz Notes on Max Malini
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Dec. 1939
 Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
24
Karl Fulves Put-Back Move Variation one card exchanged while two packets are displayed and separated
Inspired by 1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
3
Sam Leo Horowitz, Roberto Giobbi, Martin Gardner The Stop Trick
Related to 2000
Card College — Volume 4
910
Fan Control plunger jog
Related to 2001
New Card Controls
52
Michael Powers Heisting Histed Heisted twenty-five duplicates
  • Non Gaffed Ideas
  • Heavily Gaffed Methods (jumbo cards)
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2006
Power Plays
112
Sam Leo Horowitz, Roberto Giobbi The Horowitz Poker Deal
  • The Genii Session
overhand stacking demonstration with Aces, then repeat deal with Nines in one hand and Royal Flush in another
Inspired by
  • Daley Notebooks #611
 Aug. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 8)
18
Sam Leo Horowitz Three-Cup Interlude with sponge rubber cubes
 		2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
310
Sam Leo Horowitz A Quarter and a Half half dollar and quarter shown, then both change into half dollars, then one back to a quarter, with follow up suggestion by John Mulholland in which both coins become quarters
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 50 No. 5, Sep. 1951
 Mar. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 3)
70
Bob Farmer Another Psychological Discovery card thought of and card selected, thought-of card is used to spell to selection
Inspired by 2017
The Bammo Gaffus Maximus
3
Dr. Jacob Daley, Sam Leo Horowitz Double Lift Reverse
2021
Sharing Secrets
17