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introduction \n on bob hummer \n martin gardner \n frank csuri \n frank csuri
1980
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foreword \n \n karl fulves
1980
Karl Fulves*
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a card in flight! \n card vanishes from deck and reappears at other side of window \n bob hummer \n a card in flight!! \n bob hummer \n the card on the window pane \n bob hummer \n the card on the window pane \n bob hummer \n the card on the window pane \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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A Card in Flight!
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clubs/spades gaff \n used to make a card vanish \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Clubs/Spades Gaff
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the puzzling speller \n progressive set-up, dealing placement \n bob hummer \n the puzzling speller \n bob hummer \n max abrams \n max abrams
1980
Bob Hummer
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The Puzzling Speller
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graphite matchbox daub \n idea for preparing a matchbox to access daub at all times \n bob hummer \n under cover \n milbourne christopher \n bob hummer \n under cover \n bruce elliott
1980
Bob Hummer
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Graphite Matchbox Daub
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hot head \n with flash paper under cover of a hat \n bob hummer \n take your hat off (this will burn 'em up) \n bob hummer \n hot head \n bob hummer \n take your hat off \n bob hummer
1980
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Hot Head
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salty dimes \n coin vanish with salt shaker, instead of vanish coin multiplies \n bob hummer \n the back room \n bruce elliott
1980
Bob Hummer
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under cover \n bruce elliott's remark of independently inventing the graphite matchbox daub \n bruce elliott \n under cover \n milbourne christopher \n bob hummer \n graphite matchbox daub \n bob hummer
1980
Bruce Elliott*
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hummer's poker chip baffle \n six poker chips with numbers on each side, spectator can turn them while performer's back is turned and then cover three chips, performer names numbers covered, for credit information see 2022 bob farmer reference \n bob hummer \n the new math miracle \n larry becker \n "the total is!" \n gerald kosky \n die nussbaumersuite: ein spion wird aufgespürt \n werner "walt nelson" nussbaumer \n hummer's royal delight \n nick trost \n heads up \n juan tamariz \n lucky you \n michał kociołek \n naming the hummer principles \n bob farmer \n catch-22 \n nick trost \n marketed 1941 by sam berland \n hummer's poker chip mystery \n bob hummer \n temptation \n juan tamariz
1980
Bob Hummer
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Hummer's Poker Chip Baffle
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Also published here - marketed 1941 by Sam Berland
Variations - "The Total Is!" (Gerald Kosky, The Magic of Gerald Kosky, 1975)
- The New Math Miracle (Larry Becker, World of Super Mentalism, 1978)
- … and 4 more
- Die Nussbaumersuite: Ein Spion wird aufgespürt (Werner "Walt Nelson" Nussbaumer, Hokus Pokus, 1980)
- Heads Up (Juan Tamariz, Verbal Magic, 2008)
- Temptation (Juan Tamariz, Verbal Magic, 2008)
- Hummer's Royal Delight (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 6, 2017)
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hummer's little stranger \n spectator places some red cards in his left and right trouser and jacket pockets, performer divines numbers \n bob hummer \n red magic \n peter alexis \n colors revealed \n rick johnsson \n walter rollins \n little stranger \n bob hummer \n marble memories \n barrie richardson \n the red and black computation \n ken de courcy \n selected suit divination \n tom craven \n selected suit divination \n tom craven
1980
Bob Hummer
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Hummer's Little Stranger
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hummer's 18 card mystery \n spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards \n bob hummer \n informant \n karl fulves \n still scheming \n peter duffie \n the rule for red \n karl fulves \n fingertip sensitivity \n roberto giobbi \n bob hummer \n 37 threes \n karl fulves \n hummer's 18 card mystery \n bob hummer \n under the table \n martin gardner \n bob hummer \n vuelvo dos y corto \n vicente canuto \n bob hummer \n a hummer routine \n nick trost \n bob hummer \n the party's over \n peter duffie
1980
Bob Hummer
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Hummer's 18 Card Mystery
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Variations - Under the Table (Martin Gardner*, Bob Hummer, Hugard's Magic Monthly, 1948)
- Vuelvo Dos y Corto (Vicente Canuto, Bob Hummer, Cartomagia Fundamental, 1993)
- … and 5 more
- Still Scheming (Peter Duffie, Effortless Card Magic, 1997)
- The Party's Over (Peter Duffie, Card Flair, 1998)
- The Rule For Red (Karl Fulves*, Latter Day Secrets, 2002)
- Fingertip Sensitivity (Roberto Giobbi, Bob Hummer, Card College Light, 2006)
- A Hummer Routine (Nick Trost, Bob Hummer, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5, 2015)
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hummer's swindle \n spectator takes sixteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile behind his back, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and without looking reverses all cards back in order \n bob hummer \n hummer's swindle \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Hummer's Swindle
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the lonely card \n cato routine, cards turned face up, performer takes packet behind back and reverses all cards except selection \n bob hummer \n all but one \n robert page \n lone impromptu \n karl fulves \n the lonely card \n bob hummer \n return of the lonely card \n peter duffie \n robin robertson \n which way? \n peter a. mcdonald \n der "sex"-test \n ronald a. wohl (ravelli) \n return of the lonely card \n peter duffie \n robin robertson \n fingertip sensitivity \n roberto giobbi \n bob hummer \n hummer's paradox \n nick trost \n eddie's hummer \n eddie fields
1980
Bob Hummer
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The Lonely Card
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Variations - Which Way? (Peter A. McDonald, Hokus Pokus, 1950)
- Der "Sex"-Test (Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Hokus Pokus, 1956)
- … and 5 more
- Lone Impromptu (Karl Fulves*, Color Quik, 1980)
- Eddie's Hummer (Eddie Fields, The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, 1997)
- Return of the Lonely Card (Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson, Ego, 2002)
- Fingertip Sensitivity (Roberto Giobbi, Bob Hummer, Card College Light, 2006)
- Hummer's Paradox (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3, 2011)
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the little moonies \n cato routine, cards with moon faces printed on them, one way they are smiling held the other way the are sad, spectator marks two cards on the pack and cuts them in the deck, performer takes cards behind back, all moons are in smiling orientation except marked two \n bob hummer \n the little moonies \n bob hummer \n the little moonies \n bob hummer \n hummer's reversal mystery \n bob hummer \n oscar weigle
1980
Bob Hummer
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The Little Moonies
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the magic separation \n face-up and face-down cards are shuffled, performer separates cards behind back so one pile consists of same amount of face up cards as the other (1940) \n bob hummer \n hummer of a trick! \n robert page \n bob hummer \n double separation \n warren wiersbe \n bob hummer \n face value \n karl fulves \n gremlins \n karl fulves \n 5-4 \n karl fulves \n the magic separation \n bob hummer \n the magic separation \n bob hummer \n bild und rücken \n bob hummer \n tacto extraordinario \n robert "dr. faust" remartinez \n 3. kein zufall \n bob hummer \n infallible \n bob hummer \n rebuilding a hummer \n lorenz schär \n hummerless \n steve beam \n newcomer hummer \n steve beam \n bluff presentation for the magic separation \n ken simmons \n face-up divination \n nick trost \n a hummer routine \n nick trost \n bob hummer \n ein neuer absonderlicher kartentrick \n unknown
1980
Bob Hummer
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The Magic Separation
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Also published here - also in:
- The Magic Separation (Bob Hummer, 52 Amazing Card Tricks, 1949)
- Bild und Rücken (Bob Hummer, Hokus Pokus, 1959)
- … and 3 more
- Tacto Extraordinario (Robert "Dr. Faust" Remartinez, Magia Con Cartas, 1961)
- 3. Kein Zufall (Bob Hummer, Hokus Pokus, 1979)
- Infallible (Bob Hummer, Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children, 1989)
Variations - Double Separation (Warren Wiersbe, Bob Hummer, Mental Cases With Cards, 1946)
- Hummer of a Trick! (Robert Page, Bob Hummer, The Pallbearers Review, 1968)
- … and 8 more
- Gremlins (Karl Fulves*, The Children's Magic Kit, 1980)
- Face Value (Karl Fulves*, Deceptive Practices, 1992)
- Bluff Presentation for The Magic Separation (Ken Simmons, Choice Effects — Number One, 1992)
- Face-Up Divination (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5, 2015)
- A Hummer Routine (Nick Trost, Bob Hummer, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5, 2015)
- Rebuilding a Hummer (Lorenz Schär, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12, 2020)
- Hummerless (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12, 2020)
- Newcomer Hummer (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12, 2020)
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face up prediction \n spectator and performer turn cards over in the deck, number of reversed cards is predicted \n bob hummer \n last word prediction \n ralph w. hull \n face up prediction \n bob hummer \n face-up prediction \n bob hummer \n face-up prediction \n bob hummer \n the thirteenth turn \n martin gardner \n hummer addition \n harry lorayne \n what about hummer's number? \n jon racherbaumer \n rebuilding a hummer \n lorenz schär \n hummerless \n steve beam \n newcomer hummer \n steve beam \n all the weigh \n steve beam \n the 4th die \n karl fulves \n manto \n roberto giobbi \n richard vollmer \n bob hummer \n a hummer routine \n nick trost \n bob hummer \n mixed cards and feelings \n reinhard müller \n predecktion \n steve beam \n match \n michael weber
1980
Bob Hummer
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Face Up Prediction
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Variations - "The Testament of Ralph W. Hull" (Trevor Hall, 1945)
- Hummer Addition (Harry Lorayne, My Favorite Card Tricks, 1965)
- … and 8 more
- What About Hummer's Number? (Jon Racherbaumer, Cardfixes, 1990)
- The 4th Die (Karl Fulves*, Charlatan, 2000)
- Manto (Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer, Bob Hummer, Card College Light, 2006)
- A Hummer Routine (Nick Trost, Bob Hummer, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5, 2015)
- Rebuilding a Hummer (Lorenz Schär, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12, 2020)
- Hummerless (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12, 2020)
- Newcomer Hummer (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12, 2020)
- All the Weigh (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12, 2020)
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lite-ning addition \n spectator removes an ace or a two face down, then a three or a four and so on, total of added values is divined (1940) \n bob hummer \n atomic weight \n steve beam \n lite-ning addition \n bob hummer \n lite-ning addition \n bob hummer \n latest addition \n steve beam \n atomic weight \n steve beam \n no weigh! \n ryan schlutz \n card at any sum \n ryan schlutz \n colors by the numbers no. 1 \n ellison poland \n an oddity \n george sands \n the hummer addition principle \n bob farmer
1980
Bob Hummer
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two card transpo \n one marked card in performer's inner pocket, one in the deck \n bob hummer \n two card transpo \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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jacket load \n while opening jacket, card can be stolen and loaded to inside pocket \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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two card locaction \n behind back, with knife stabbed in the deck \n bob hummer \n two card location \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Two Card Locaction
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card and ribbon \n ribbon with gummed sticker in pocket, selection vanishes from deck and is found attached on ribbon \n samuel berland \n bob hummer \n card and ribbon \n samuel berland \n bob hummer
1980
Samuel Berland, Bob Hummer
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Card and Ribbon
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five card baffle \n one of five cards is divined, off-beat method \n bob hummer \n five card baffle \n bob hummer \n blue ribbon card book, sam berland \n the baffle follow-up \n w. f. "rufus" steele
1980
Bob Hummer
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Five Card Baffle
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graphite match box daub \n daub on key card \n unknown \n the ibm card \n dai vernon
1980
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escape of the jack \n signed black jack in pocket changes places with sandwiched black jack on table \n dai vernon \n bob hummer
1980
Dai Vernon, Bob Hummer
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Escape of the Jack
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one of fifty-two \n one way principle, alternated arrangement, one card's position is changed and separation in two piles \n bob hummer \n premo detection \n charles t. jordan \n an alternate detection \n theodore annemann
1980
Bob Hummer
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One of Fifty-Two
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personality test \n face-up/face-down prediction of number of cards, weird, cato related, personality type presentation \n bob hummer \n type casting \n karl fulves \n triple humdinger \n peter duffie \n personality test \n bob hummer \n personality quest \n lorenz schär \n strike out \n steve beam \n personalized personality test \n steve beam \n the randomized lie detector \n steve beam \n strike out \n steve beam
1980
Bob Hummer
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Personality Test
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Variations - Triple Humdinger (Peter Duffie, Cards By All Means, 2001)
- Personality Quest (Lorenz Schär, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12, 2020)
- … and 4 more
- Strike Out (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12, 2020)
- Personalized Personality Test (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12, 2020)
- The Randomized Lie Detector (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12, 2020)
- Strike Out (Steve Beam, Card Tricks After Hours, 2022)
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the 'snappy' thirteen cent trick \n two nickels and three pennies, spectator can turn one sort of coins over while performer's back is turned, revelation of which coins are turned over \n bob hummer \n call it a puzzle \n l. vosburgh lyons \n under-hand coin \n gerald kosky \n the 'snappy' thirteen cent trick \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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The 'Snappy' Thirteen Cent Trick
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the moon die mystery \n number from one to six is thought of, three sides of a die are shown to spectator and he is asked if he sees his number, repeated three times and number is divined, without performer ever looking at the dice \n bob hummer \n colorvision plus math \n karl fulves \n devil's die \n jack yates \n octo \n paul swinford \n dead giveaway \n bob farmer \n the moon die mystery \n bob hummer \n mental die \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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The Moon Die Mystery
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the four g men \n card is divined, name of cards printed on four cards, with newspaper black art \n bob hummer \n the four g men \n bob hummer \n the four g men \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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The Four G Men
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the card on the window pane \n same as a card in flight, not explained here \n bob hummer \n a card in flight!! \n bob hummer \n the card on the window pane \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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The Card on the Window Pane
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double thought \n two cards are located, edge marked deck with razor blade \n bob hummer \n double thought \n bob hummer \n double thought \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Double Thought
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a rare coin stunt \n coin in closed fist, other hand on top, quick upward motion and coin lies on top of fist \n bob hummer \n coin production \n bob hummer \n gregory wilson \n going, going, going, gniog, gone \n milton kort \n slap coin variation \n bruce elliott \n the magic separation \n bob hummer \n a rare coin stunt \n bob hummer \n a rare coin stunt \n bob hummer \n slap coin \n bob hummer \n follow up on hummer's rare coin stunt \n fay smith
1980
Bob Hummer
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A Rare Coin Stunt
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Variations - Follow Up on Hummer's Rare Coin Stunt (Fay Smith, Ireland's Yearbooks, 1953)
- Slap Coin Variation (Bruce Elliott*, Self-Working Coin Magic, 1989)
- … and 3 more
- The Magic Separation (Bob Hummer, Crooked Tales, 1994)
- Coin Production (Bob Hummer, Gregory Wilson, L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians, 1997)
- Going, Going, Going, gnioG, Gone (Milton Kort, Kort, 1999)
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a possible impossibility \n deck under handkerchief, packet cut and shuffled, bottom card remembered and packet replaced on deck, card is located, nail edge mark of entire deck \n bob hummer \n impromptu detection \n charles t. jordan \n a possible impossibility \n bob hummer \n a possible impossibility \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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A Possible Impossibility
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imagination \n spectator throws invisible die and deals deck in that amount of packets, back of performed turned divines amount of packets \n bob hummer \n imagination \n bob hummer \n imagination \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Imagination
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hummer's bible trick \n bible book test, prediction of word, with playing cards \n bob hummer \n octext \n philip t. goldstein \n hummer's bible trick \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Hummer's Bible Trick
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hummer's magazine test \n with playing cards \n bob hummer \n hummer's magazine test \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Hummer's Magazine Test
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by mail \n packet extracted from case, bottom card remembered and shuffled \n bob hummer \n by mail (nail) \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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By Mail
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take your hat off \n same as hot head, not explained \n bob hummer \n take your hat off (this will burn 'em up) \n bob hummer \n hot head \n bob hummer \n hot head \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Take Your Hat Off
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impossible location \n impossible location, with hair \n bob hummer \n impossible location \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Impossible Location
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do as i do \n with hair \n bob hummer \n do as i do \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Do As I Do
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latest miser's dream gag \n verbal ambiguity, getting spectator's money \n bob hummer \n latest miser's dream gag \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Latest Miser's Dream Gag
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thotograhy \n spectator remembers card and its position from top ten cards, klondike shuffle, marked key card with needle scratch \n bob hummer \n 2nd thot \n jeff busby \n thotography ii \n jeff busby \n third thot \n jon racherbaumer \n thot-ography \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Thotograhy
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hummer's magic carpet \n divination of a four letter word from a list, with handkerchief and alphabet cards \n bob hummer \n the satanic disc 666 \n bob ostin \n the mind's eye: the tactile tarot \n leo boudreau \n grayze \n thomas alan waters \n bob hummer \n octext \n philip t. goldstein \n mentalexicon \n fred fletcher
1980
Bob Hummer
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Hummer's Magic Carpet
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fantastric \n single card location, back turned for procedure, 10/9/8 count with more succesfull match \n bob hummer \n fantastric \n bob hummer \n and now an improvement \n bob hummer \n revelation \n bob oswald \n natural scent \n ken beale \n magic by telephone \n harold j. kelly
1980
Bob Hummer
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the whispering spirit \n packet is cut and substracted from a unknown calculation (age x nine), amount of cards in packet is divined when result is named \n bob hummer \n the whispering spirit \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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The Whispering Spirit
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grant's hummer trick \n some cards in hand and some in pocket, amount of both is divined \n u. f. grant \n layman's destiny \n justin higham
1980
U. F. Grant
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Grant's Hummer Trick
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hummer's great discovery \n card is remembered from a packet by thinking of a number, found with down-under-deal, back of performer is turned
- method using 9's system
- method using any number \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Hummer's Great Discovery
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this is it \n twenty cards in a row, spectator selects amount of matches and signs the corresponding card on the the face, on the back of the card is written "this is it" and the correct number of selected matches \n bob hummer \n color scheme \n oscar weigle \n isolator \n roy walton \n another this \n philip t. goldstein \n thumbs up! \n paul gordon \n marketed 1943
1980
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packet switch \n behind back \n unknown
1980
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dial a date deal \n two rows of eight cards are dealt on the table, some face up and some face down, spectator selects a name on a sheet and turns cards over corresponding to the number next to the name, performer's back is turned and when he looks at cards name can be divined \n bob hummer \n diskette \n philip t. goldstein \n the bible code \n peter duffie \n d-d-d dial a date deal \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Dial a Date Deal
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politicians puzzle \n 6x6 checkerboard, three checkers put on three d's for democrats or three r's for republican, spectator can spell a word with the three checkers, moving them for each letter, back is turned and politics can be divined \n bob hummer \n politicians puzzle \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Politicians Puzzle
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mom and pop puzzle \n six checkers on a checkerboard, mom and pop are spelled several times, when performer turns over last spelled word is divined \n bob hummer \n die box construct \n karl fulves \n mom and pop puzzle \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Mom and Pop Puzzle
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hummer card mystery \n several cards removed from deck, and some put in pocket, when performer gets balance of cards he knows how many cards are in pocket \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Hummer Card Mystery
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mathematical 3 card monte \n bill under one of three cups, back of performer is turned and after some changes in the order of the cups, performer divines cup with bill \n bob hummer \n al koran \n 3-coin monte \n karl fulves \n three cheat monte \n karl fulves \n nu way shell game \n jack avis \n the full monte \n lewis jones \n el juego de las 3 tazas \n dani daortiz
1980
Bob Hummer, Al Koran
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Mathematical 3 Card Monte
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thoto \n one card location, cards marked with pin behind back \n bob hummer \n tom hunter \n tom hunter \n thoto (the world's smallest trick) \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Thoto
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kilroy gets around \n message appears on card, mathematical procedure \n bob hummer \n kilroy gets around \n bob hummer \n a moment in time \n peter duffie
1980
Bob Hummer
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Kilroy Gets Around
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something new \n living and dead test, spectator writes two names of living and one of dead person on playing cards, divination of which is which \n bob hummer \n something new (and easy to do) \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Something New
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stop - thief!!! \n cards with license numbers on them, deck of playing cards used to divine the number \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Stop - Thief!!!
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hummeristic \n message appears on blank card, by rubbing ashes on it
- #1: the ashes reveal
- #2: ghost force
- #3: transference of thought
- #4: a magic business card
- #5: ghost envelope \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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it's murder \n with rotatable disk, spectator selects murder and victim while performer's back is turned, both are divined \n bob hummer \n the 12¢ solution \n karl fulves \n murder, inc. \n karl fulves \n it's murder - no book \n p. howard lyons
1980
Bob Hummer
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the gremlins \n cards with red and blue gremlins are shuffled, behind back performer sorts the card in two packets so amount of red gremlins in one packet is the same as blue gremlins in the other packet \n bob hummer \n spin to win \n bob farmer
1980
Bob Hummer
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mind reader's dream \n cards dealt according to thought-of card, with dreambook to transfer number to card \n bob hummer \n a vision or a dream? \n wesley james \n my dream of mind reading \n john lovick \n on "my dream of mind reading" \n anton van helden \n siva's nightmare \n jack avis \n 5-card reader \n karl fulves \n computer cards \n john hamilton \n daydream \n roy walton \n bob hummer \n computer cards \n ray grismer \n bob hummer \n mind reader's dream \n bob hummer \n das traum-buch \n bob hummer \n never mined \n steve beam \n dream of a dream \n p. howard lyons
1980
Bob Hummer
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Mind Reader's Dream
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Variations - Dream of a Dream (P. Howard Lyons, Ibidem, 1959)
- Computer Cards (Ray Grismer, Bob Hummer, The Pallbearers Review, 1967)
- … and 8 more
- Daydream (Roy Walton*, Bob Hummer, The Pallbearers Review, 1968)
- Computer Cards (John Hamilton, The Pallbearers Review, 1970)
- 5-Card Reader (Karl Fulves*, Notes From Underground, 1973)
- Siva's Nightmare (Jack Avis, Epilogue, 1975)
- I Dream of Mindreading (John Lovick*, MAGIC, 2003)
- A Vision or a Dream? (Wesley James, Enchantments, 2004)
- On "My Dream of Mind Reading" (Anton van Helden, The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc., 2016)
- Never Mined (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11, 2018)
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mind reader's dream variation \n without dreambook, calculation method \n p. howard lyons
1980
P. Howard Lyons
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Mind Reader's Dream Variation
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mindreader's dreambook \n booklet to translate numbers into playing cards \n bob hummer \n bill coomer \n bill coomer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Mindreader's Dreambook
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crandall on hummer \n on bob hummer \n "senator" clarke crandall \n "crandall on hummer" in "the new tops" 6, 7 & 8 in 1964
1980
"Senator" Clarke Crandall
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Crandall on Hummer
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Also published here - "Crandall on Hummer" in "The New Tops" 6, 7 & 8 in 1964
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mathematical 3-card monte \n \n karl fulves \n digital diamonds \n karl fulves \n trivarication \n thomas alan waters \n faxfiction \n karl fulves \n a penny for your thoughts \n paul curry \n the return of mental monte \n lewis jones \n a penny for your thoughts \n paul curry \n shylock's card \n karl fulves \n time squared \n father cyprian
1980
Karl Fulves*
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Mathematical 3-Card Monte
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Variations - A Penny For Your Thoughts (Paul Curry, Paul Curry Presents, 1974)
- Shylock (Karl Fulves*, Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets, 1980)
- … and 5 more
- Time Zoned (Father Cyprian, Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets, 1980)
- Digital Diamonds (Karl Fulves*, Six Impromptu Card Tricks, 1982)
- Trivarication (Thomas Alan Waters, Mind, Myth & Magick, 1985)
- Faxfiction (Karl Fulves*, Quick Card Tricks, 1989)
- The Return of Mental Monte (Lewis Jones, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8, 2010)
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3-card monte \n mathematical three card monte \n bob hummer \n hummers mathematical 3 card monte \n bob hummer \n the parity principle \n karl fulves \n note under cup finale \n darwin ortiz \n kane's variant \n peter kane \n hummeristische tele-fon-pathie \n terri rogers \n hummerous phoney telepathy \n terri rogers \n mathemonte \n karl fulves \n thoughts on hummer's monte \n david britland \n mindful monte \n jon racherbaumer \n note under cup \n al koran \n note under cups \n bob hummer \n al koran \n mental three card monte \n bob hummer \n roberto giobbi \n three-way prediction \n nick trost \n long distance journey \n michael weber \n tim trono \n pocket change i ching \n michael weber \n tim trono \n one point five hummer \n scott baird \n monte car-lo \n val le-val \n perfected strangers \n allan slaight \n psi-cup '3' \n gene nielsen \n bascom jones \n hat trick \n werner miller
1980
Bob Hummer
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3-Card Monte
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Variations - Note Under Cups (Bob Hummer, Al Koran, Blindfolds & X-Ray Eyes, 1958)
- Note Under Cup (Al Koran, Al Koran's Professional Presentations, 1968)
- … and 13 more
- The Parity Principle (Karl Fulves*, The Magic Book, 1977)
- Three-Way Prediction (Nick Trost, Close-Up Mentalism, 1979)
- Hummerous Phoney Telepathy (Terri Rogers, More Secrets, 1988)
- Kane's Variant (Peter Kane, Kane's Variant, 1988 ca.)
- Mathemonte (Karl Fulves*, Swindle Sheet, 1991)
- Note Under Cup Finale (Darwin Ortiz, Designing Miracles, 2006)
- Monte Car-Lo (Val Le-Val, Miraculous Minds, 2007)
- Mental Three Card Monte (Bob Hummer, Roberto Giobbi, Card College Lighter, 2008)
- Long Distance Journey (Michael Weber, Tim Trono, Real Secrets, 2013)
- Pocket Change I Ching (Michael Weber, Tim Trono, Real Secrets, 2014)
- Thoughts on Hummer's Monte (David Britland, Genii, 2016)
- Mindful Monte (Jon Racherbaumer, Genii, 2021)
- One Point Five Hummer (Scott Baird, The Hermit, 2023)
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3-cup monte \n bill under one of three cups, back of performer is turned and after some changes in the order of the cups, performer divines cup with bill \n bob hummer \n al koran
1980
Bob Hummer, Al Koran
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3-Cup Monte
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three-shell monte \n three different colored peas \n karl fulves
1980
Karl Fulves*
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Three-Shell Monte
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the immovable object \n ice in glass is moved to other glasses several times, while performer's back is turned, he then eliminates all empty glasses \n mel stover \n the immovable object \n mel stover \n stover's game \n mel stover
1980
Mel Stover*
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The Immovable Object
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match miracle \n spectator reverses one of four matches and eliminates one by one after given instructions and will end up with the reversed one \n jack yates \n match miracle \n jack yates \n yates' four-object divination \n jack yates \n vier gegenstände \n jack yates \n hummer's three-object divination \n bob hummer \n a safe bet \n graham richards \n the larger the bill \n harry lorayne \n adams geheimnis \n howard a. adams \n a penny for your thoughts \n paul curry \n the chalice from the palace \n david britland
1980
Jack Yates
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Match Miracle
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power play \n instruction game ten card poker deal \n karl fulves
1980
Karl Fulves*
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Power Play
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long range telepathy \n over the phone method for mathematical three-card monte \n sam schwartz
1980
Sam Schwartz
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Long Range Telepathy
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time zoned \n over the phone method for mathematical three-card monte \n father cyprian \n time squared \n father cyprian \n mathematical 3-card monte \n karl fulves
1980
Father Cyprian
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Time Zoned
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shylock \n card divination over the phone, instruction game \n karl fulves \n shylock's card \n karl fulves \n mathematical 3-card monte \n karl fulves
1980
Karl Fulves*
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Shylock
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digital dollars \n over the phone game, to win highest value bill \n karl fulves \n telefon trick \n reinhard müller \n digital addition \n sam schwartz \n einstein's shell game \n karl fulves \n digital diamonds \n karl fulves \n king-queen routine \n nick trost
1980
Karl Fulves*
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Digital Dollars
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linear blackjack \n game of blackjack over the phone, performer knows which card to select to win \n karl fulves \n monte car-lo \n val le-val \n linear blackjack \n karl fulves
1980
Karl Fulves*
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Linear Blackjack
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murder in a matchbox \n three match boxes, performer's back is turned and a small gun, a bill and a die are put in boxes, performer knows which object is where and what side is on top of the die \n karl fulves
1980
Karl Fulves*
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Murder in a Matchbox
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unpublished hummer \n \n karl fulves
1980
Karl Fulves*
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Unpublished Hummer
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voodoo fortune telling \n cards with questions on one side and different pictures of zombies on the other side, one question is selected and cards separated several times while checking different features of the zombies, eventually a four digit number is evaluated and leads to the answer of the question in a book, system is explained with playing cards \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Voodoo Fortune Telling
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hummer's fortune telling book \n cards with questions on one side and different pictures of zombies on the other side, one question is selected and cards separated several times while checking different features of the zombies, eventually a four digit number is evaluated and leads to the answer of the question in a book \n martin gardner \n james e. sansotera \n james e. sansotera \n martin gardner \n martin gardner
1980
Martin Gardner*
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Hummer's Fortune Telling Book
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hummer's mathematical shell game \n with four cups or four shells and two dice \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Hummer's Mathematical Shell Game
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notes by karl fulves \n notes on hummer's mathematical shell game \n karl fulves
1980
Karl Fulves*
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Notes by Karl Fulves
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the old 4-shell game \n different bills under four styrofoam coffee cups \n karl fulves
1980
Karl Fulves*
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The Old 4-Shell Game
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hummer effects \n hummer effects owned by glenn davidson, without explanation
- the magic slide rule
- geometro
- black trick-o-nometry \n karl fulves \n the slide rule trick \n h. r. fisher \n mind scan \n karl fulves
1980
Karl Fulves*
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Hummer Effects
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the next to last word \n \n karl fulves
1980
Karl Fulves*
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The Next to Last Word
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hummer's whirling card \n \n bob hummer \n whirling card \n mark lefler \n bob hummer's whirling card \n bob hummer \n frolics with the hummer whirling card \n billy mccomb \n dronette \n karl fulves
1980
Bob Hummer
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hummer's forcing deck \n using hinged cards \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Hummer's Forcing Deck
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hummer's ring and cord \n ring off and on string with handkerchief \n bob hummer \n a part of martin gardner's column in "hugard's magic monthly"
1980
Bob Hummer
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Hummer's Ring and Cord
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Also published here - a part of Martin Gardner's column in "Hugard's Magic Monthly"
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interlocked card production \n method to interlock fingers \n bob hummer \n interlocked production \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Interlocked Card Production
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bob hummer's visual change \n \n bob hummer \n visual change \n bob hummer \n ballantine color change \n carl ballantine \n color changing card \n marconick
1980
Bob Hummer
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Bob Hummer's Visual Change
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hummer card change \n with handkerchief, hand turned over and card put on silk \n bob hummer \n change \n bob hummer \n change \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Hummer Card Change
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think a word \n disc to select an spell any card, card is divined, back turned (1964) \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Think a Word
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thotography ii \n \n jeff busby \n thotograhy \n bob hummer \n 2nd thot \n jeff busby
1980
Jeff Busby
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Thotography II
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night moves \n \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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Night Moves
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it's murder - no book \n no book method, with rotatable disk, spectator selects murder and victim while performer's back is turned, both are divined \n p. howard lyons \n it's murder \n bob hummer \n instruction sheet for improved it's murder \n bob hummer
1980
P. Howard Lyons
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It's Murder - No Book
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mother goose force \n to force a page, based on the miraskill idea \n bob hummer \n martin gardner's "mother goose mystery"
1980
Bob Hummer
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Mother Goose Force
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Related to - Martin Gardner's "Mother Goose Mystery"
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hummer chronology \n \n karl fulves
1980
Karl Fulves*
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Hummer Chronology
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addenda \n \n karl fulves
1980
Karl Fulves*
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Addenda
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a hummer letter \n to martin gardner \n bob hummer
1980
Bob Hummer
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A Hummer Letter
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alphabetical index \n \n karl fulves
1980
Karl Fulves*
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Alphabetical Index
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additions to the second edition \n \n karl fulves
1981
Karl Fulves*
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Additions to the Second Edition
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frank csuri \n explanation of card change mentioned by gardner in the introduction, csuri variation \n frank csuri \n introduction \n martin gardner \n august roterbeg's "card tricks and how to do them" 1902.
1981
Frank Csuri
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Frank Csuri
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Inspired by - August Roterbeg's "Card Tricks and How to do them" 1902.
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joseph k. schmidt \n other variation by schmidt on the roterberg change \n joseph k. schmidt \n august roterbeg's "card tricks and how to do them" 1902.
1981
Joseph K. Schmidt
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Joseph K. Schmidt
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Inspired by - August Roterbeg's "Card Tricks and How to do them" 1902.
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max abrams \n version for puzzling speller and highlighting mistake in original description \n max abrams \n the puzzling speller \n bob hummer
1981
Max Abrams
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Max Abrams
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bill coomer \n idea for the mindreader's dreambook \n bill coomer \n mindreader's dreambook \n bob hummer
1981
Bill Coomer
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Bill Coomer
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roy walton \n credits for hair location and ring rope move \n roy walton
1981
Roy Walton*
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Roy Walton
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tom hunter \n some ideas on thoto \n tom hunter \n thoto \n bob hummer
1981
Tom Hunter
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Tom Hunter
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martin gardner \n ideas on hummer's fortune telling book \n martin gardner \n hummer's fortune telling book \n martin gardner
1981
Martin Gardner*
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Martin Gardner
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james e. sansotera \n version of hummer's fortune telling book, without book method \n james e. sansotera \n hummer's fortune telling book \n martin gardner
1981
James E. Sansotera
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James E. Sansotera
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jeff busby \n on a picture of bob hummer \n jeff busby
1981
Jeff Busby
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Jeff Busby
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paper clip discovery \n chosen cards found to be paper clipped together with a message on them \n bob hummer \n martin gardner \n paper clip discovery \n martin gardner \n bob hummer
1981
Bob Hummer, Martin Gardner*
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Paper Clip Discovery
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richard durham \n letter written by bob hummer to c. verne, with lot of biographical details \n richard durham
1981
Richard Durham
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Richard Durham
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claude crowe \n on elliott's sorcerer's serpant and hummer's geometro \n claude crowe
1981
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