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foreword \n \n dai vernon
1957
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Foreword
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introduction \n \n lewis ganson
1957
Lewis Ganson
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Introduction
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the background to a legend \n \n lewis ganson
1957
Lewis Ganson
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The Background to a Legend
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the vernon touch \n \n lewis ganson \n el toque de vernon \n lewis ganson \n dai vernon
1957
Lewis Ganson
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The Vernon Touch
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the french drop \n with added touches from dai vernon, showing the vernon touch \n unknown \n on the french drop \n jamy ian swiss
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The French Drop
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a chinese classic \n six coins and a ring \n dai vernon \n phase i: chinese money mystery \n alexander de cova \n chinese money mystery \n alexander de cova \n a chinese classic \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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A Chinese Classic
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han ping chien \n \n dai vernon \n han ping chien \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Han Ping Chien
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penetration of thought \n two packets of four aces each with different-colored backs, thought-of ace transposes \n dai vernon \n thoughts in transit \n alex elmsley \n thought transposed \n dai vernon \n thoughts in transit \n alex elmsley \n penetration of blank \n philip t. goldstein \n the trick of the wise \n arturo de ascanio \n exile \n philip t. goldstein \n clean sweep thought penetration \n jon racherbaumer \n neater penetration \n p. howard lyons \n thought penetration \n edward marlo \n variations on vernon's original version \n edward marlo \n a passing thought \n nick trost \n exile \n philip t. goldstein
1957
Dai Vernon
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Penetration of Thought
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Variations - Neater Penetration (P. Howard Lyons, Ibidem, 1959)
- Thought Penetration (Edward Marlo, Ibidem, 1963)
- … and 7 more
- Variations on Vernon's Original Version (Edward Marlo, Ibidem, 1963)
- Penetration of Blank (Philip T. Goldstein*, Snow, 1979)
- Exile (Philip T. Goldstein*, Exile, 1982)
- also in: Exile (Focus, 1990)
- Thoughts In Transit (Alex Elmsley, The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1, 1991)
- Clean-Sweep Thought Penetration (Jon Racherbaumer, MAGIC, 1995)
- The Trick of the Wise (Arturo de Ascanio, The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic, 2008)
- A Passing Thought (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 7, 2019)
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wedge break transfer \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Wedge Break Transfer
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the buckle false count \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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The Buckle False Count
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three ball transposition \n classic effect with silk as table and pop-up-move \n dai vernon \n bells \n dai vernon \n lewis ganson \n three-ball transposition \n dai vernon \n three ball transposition \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Three Ball Transposition
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the tenkai palm \n position and some applications in the next pages \n tenkai ishida \n the multiple colour change \n patrick page
1957
Tenkai Ishida
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The Tenkai Palm
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the svengali colour change \n color change using tenkai palm \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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The Svengali Colour Change
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card against body subtlety \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Card Against Body Subtlety
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stealing a card from the pack into the tenkai palm position \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Stealing a Card from the Pack into the Tenkai Palm Position
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to exchange a card \n tenkai palm switch \n dai vernon \n modified vernon switch \n alexander hansford \n covered vernon change \n david davies \n turn me over \n unknown \n jumping jack switch \n dai vernon \n tenkai-palm switch \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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To Exchange a Card
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the jumping jack \n using only two cards apparently, using tenkai palm \n dai vernon \n der mehrfache farbwechsel einer spielkarte \n patrick page \n jumping jacks redux \n earl nelson \n blackjaq \n james steranko \n a reblocking of "the jumping jack" \n dai vernon \n jack and ace transposition \n edward marlo
1957
Dai Vernon
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The Jumping Jack
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Variations - Jack and Ace Transposition (Edward Marlo, Ibidem, 1958)
- Blackjaq (James Steranko, The Ultimate Move, 1962)
- … and 3 more
- A Reblocking of "The Jumping Jack" (Dai Vernon, The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2, 1988)
- Der mehrfache Farbwechsel einer Spielkarte (Patrick Page, Lecture Patrick Page, 1993)
- Jumping Jacks Redux (Earl Nelson, Genii, 2001)
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spinning the rings \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Spinning the Rings
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the crash linking \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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The Crash Linking
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the pull through method of unlinking \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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The Pull Through Method of Unlinking
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the falling ring \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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The Falling Ring
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seven card monte \n card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of the deck, repeat \n dai vernon \n mac mcdonald \n seven card monte redux \n edward marlo \n seven card monte redux \n edward marlo \n seven-card-monte \n alexander de cova \n dai vernon \n five card monte \n harry riser \n thoughts on vernon's seven card monte \n paul swinford \n seven card monte \n tom gagnon \n seven-card-monte \n juan tamariz \n pitch tricks \n mac mcdonald \n seven card monte \n dai vernon \n seven card monte \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon, Mac McDonald
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Seven Card Monte
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Variations - Seven-Card-Monte (Juan Tamariz, Trucky-carto-magia, 1970)
- Thoughts on Vernon's Seven Card Monte (Paul Swinford, Lecture Notes, 1971)
- … and 4 more
- Seven Card Monte Redux (Edward Marlo, The Olram File, 1991)
- Seven-Card-Monte (Alexander de Cova, Dai Vernon, Secrets No. 1, 1994)
- Five Card Monte (Harry Riser, The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser, 1996)
- Seven Card Monte (Tom Gagnon, Gagnon's Inner Sanctum, 2022)
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leipzig's coin on the knee \n \n nate leipzig \n kneesy! \n nate leipzig
1957
Nate Leipzig
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Leipzig's Coin on the Knee
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cigar vanish \n \n martin gardner
1957
Martin Gardner*
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Cigar Vanish
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five coin star \n \n dai vernon \n the coin star \n ron macmillan \n the four coin flourish \n manuel \n 5 coin star \n john riggs \n five coin star \n dai vernon \n manuel
1957
Dai Vernon
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Five Coin Star
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"pick off pip" \n picking \n dai vernon \n the price virtual change \n barry price \n pinch change from the second card \n barry price \n bottom buckle \n geoffrey latta \n vernon's "pick off pip" \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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"Pick Off Pip"
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dai vernon's adaption of bill bowman's "clipped" \n rubber band is linked to safety pins when jumped off bill \n dai vernon \n bill bowman \n pop-off \n bill bowman \n der geldschein und die büroklammer \n g. e. emme \n harold turner \n dai vernon \n elmer applegit \n jesse schimmel \n clipped! \n bill bowman \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon, Bill Bowman
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Dai Vernon's Adaption of Bill Bowman's "Clipped"
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the multiple colour change \n color change \n cliff green \n dai vernon
1957
Cliff Green, Dai Vernon
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The Multiple Colour Change
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three from one \n \n max malini \n dai vernon \n three from one \n max malini \n a coin multiplication \n max malini \n malini's coin subtlety \n max malini \n dai vernon
1957
Max Malini, Dai Vernon
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Three From One
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expansion of texture \n \n l'homme masqué \n jean-eugène robert-houdin \n dai vernon \n copper penetration \n unknown \n speaking volumes \n david regal \n andy nyman \n speaking volumes \n john carney \n expansion of texture \n dai vernon
1957
L'Homme Masqué, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, Dai Vernon
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Expansion of Texture
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the challenge \n mind-reading presentation for transposition plot \n dai vernon \n magnetic thought \n bert allerton \n the standing challenge \n gordon bean \n nine & three \n tyler wilson \n the standing challenge \n gordon bean \n nine & three \n tyler wilson \n two-part invention \n ken krenzel \n zennerphobia \n david britland \n one \n herb zarrow \n the odds are with me \n paul green \n magnetic thought \n bert allerton \n second quickie \n edward marlo \n non-confusing challenge \n edward marlo
1957
Dai Vernon
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The Challenge
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Related to - Magnetic Thought (Bert Allerton, More Card Manipulations, 1941)
- Non-Confusing Challenge (Edward Marlo, Ibidem, 1962)
- … and 3 more
- Second Quickie (Edward Marlo, Inside Out, 1990)
- The Standing Challenge (Gordon Bean, The Paper Engine, 2002)
- Nine & Three (Tyler Wilson, Reinventing the Real, 2010)
Variations - Two-Part Invention (Ken Krenzel, The Pallbearers Review, 1968)
- Zennerphobia (David Britland, Psychomancy, 1986)
- … and 4 more
- The Odds are with Me (Paul Green, The Magic Menu, 1997)
- The Standing Challenge (Gordon Bean, The Paper Engine, 2002)
- One (Herb Zarrow, Zarrow: A Lifetime of Magic, 2008)
- Nine & Three (Tyler Wilson, Reinventing the Real, 2010)
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dai vernon's double lift \n top two cards moved to the right in right-hand end grip \n dai vernon \n the finley-vernon double turnover \n arthur finley \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Dai Vernon's Double Lift
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the "get-ready" \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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The "Get-Ready"
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the cups and balls \n \n dai vernon \n muscade magic \n john carney \n canterbury cups \n peter alexis \n los cubiletes de vernon "tuneados" \n joaquín matas \n cups and balls \n dai vernon \n on vernon's pseudo-exposure phase \n johnny thompson \n dai vernon's cups and balls routine - an alternative final stage \n roberto giobbi
1957
Dai Vernon
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The Cups and Balls
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the vanish of a ball whilst spinning the wand \n \n dai vernon \n silent mora
1957
Dai Vernon, Silent Mora
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The Vanish of a Ball whilst Spinning the Wand
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nate leipzig's card stab \n \n nate leipzig \n dai vernon
1957
Nate Leipzig, Dai Vernon
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Nate Leipzig's Card Stab
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diagonal insertion \n \n unknown
1957
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Diagonal Insertion
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dai vernon's false knot \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Dai Vernon's False Knot
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method for upsetting a square knot \n \n dai vernon \n fadeaway! \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Method for Upsetting a Square Knot
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splitting the atom \n two silks tied together, knot splits into two knots, one now on each separate silk \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Splitting the Atom
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the six-card repeat mystery \n using addition from sleeve \n dai vernon \n six-card repeated \n aurelio paviato \n card production \n dai vernon \n impromptu six-card repeat addition \n justin higham
1957
Dai Vernon
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The Six-Card Repeat Mystery
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addition from sleeve \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Addition from Sleeve
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free and unlimited coinage of silver \n coins appear at the dinner table from everywhere, coin from bread roll \n t. nelson downs \n dai vernon \n the free and unlimited coinage of silver \n t. nelson downs
1957
T. Nelson Downs, Dai Vernon
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Free and Unlimited Coinage of Silver
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mental spell \n progressive set-up \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Mental Spell
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climax for a dice routine \n two in the hand one in the pocket start, ending with jumbo and miniature die \n dai vernon \n details for a climax \n roberto giobbi \n carlhorst meier \n thanks to vernon \n bob king \n final para routina de dados de vernon \n alberto de figueiredo \n dai vernon \n climax for a dice routine \n carlhorst meier \n roberto giobbi
1957
Dai Vernon
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Climax for a Dice Routine
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"one under and one down" \n any one of ten cards is last one in down-under deal \n dai vernon \n "pulldown eliminator" \n edward marlo \n to the last card \n norman houghton \n tour through the outback \n dai vernon \n herb zarrow
1957
Dai Vernon
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"One Under and One Down"
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charles miller's "cups and balls move" \n penetration of cup with ball \n charlie miller \n penetration of cup with ball \n unknown
1957
Charlie Miller
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Charles Miller's "Cups and Balls Move"
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cards and matches \n cups and balls type routine with tips of matches under three cards \n welsh miller
1957
Welsh Miller
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Cards and Matches
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tips for experts - the pass \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Tips for Experts - The Pass
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tips for experts - second dealing \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Tips for Experts - Second Dealing
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tips for experts - bottom dealing \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Tips for Experts - Bottom Dealing
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tips for experts - card palming \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Tips for Experts - Card Palming
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tips for experts - sleeving \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Tips for Experts - Sleeving
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ball, cone and handkerchief \n \n dai vernon \n conic relief \n tom stone \n davids spleen \n christian scherer \n variaciones del cono y la bola \n miguel aparicio \n cup one \n curtis kam \n conic relief \n tom stone \n dice player's spleen \n christian scherer \n ball, cone, and box routine \n harry riser \n invisible transposition of a ball \n ricardo harada \n the sphinx, vol. 50 no. 5, sep. 1951 \n ball, cone and handkerchief \n dai vernon \n ball, cone and handkerchief \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Ball, Cone and Handkerchief
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Also published here - The Sphinx, Vol. 50 No. 5, Sep. 1951
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basic ball & cone vanish \n as cone is placed on ball it is stolen into other hand \n dai vernon \n basic ball & cone vanish \n dai vernon \n vernon's basic vanish \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Basic Ball & Cone Vanish
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ball through silk \n \n dai vernon \n ball through silk \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Ball Through Silk
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the last trick of dr. jacob daley \n \n dr. jacob daley \n dai vernon \n mysterious \n jack carpenter \n the daley double \n john bannon \n interlocked daley \n tomas blomberg \n the last trick of dr. siva \n harapan ong
1957
Dr. Jacob Daley, Dai Vernon
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The Last Trick of Dr. Jacob Daley
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small packet bottom double lift \n three-card packet \n dr. jacob daley
1957
Dr. Jacob Daley
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Small Packet Bottom Double Lift
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impromptu thimble routine \n thimbles jump from hand to hand \n paul rosini \n rosini thimbles \n david carré \n thimble collection \n john carney
1957
Paul Rosini
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Impromptu Thimble Routine
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217
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the vernon poker demonstration \n half deck set-up \n dai vernon \n vernon variation \n stewart james \n locating a deal \n joshua jay \n vernon-gagnon poker demonstration \n tom gagnon \n back-to-back deals - after dai vernon's formula \n manuel cuesta \n juan tamariz \n propriétés du chapelet modèle \n claude rix \n the principles of deception \n david ben \n grand poker demonstration \n juan tamariz \n here's a tip \n pat lakey \n a draw poker demonstration \n nick trost \n the hay-dai stack \n michael skinner \n mnemonicosis \n josé franco \n speaking volumes \n ray kosby \n the vernon poker routine \n dai vernon \n vernon variation \n stewart james \n erdnaces \n allan slaight
1957
Dai Vernon
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The Vernon Poker Demonstration
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Variations - Vernon Variation (Stewart James, The New Phoenix, 1954)
- Here's a Tip (Pat Lakey, Talisman, 1970)
- … and 8 more
- Linking Ring, Nov. 1990
- also in: Erdnaces (Spins & Needles, 2008)
- Propriétés du chapelet modèle (Claude Rix, Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires, 1995)
- Locating a Deal (Joshua Jay, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3, 2000)
- Back-to-Back Deals - After Dai Vernon's Formula (Manuel Cuesta, Juan Tamariz, Mnemonica, 2004)
- Vernon-Gagnon Poker Demonstration (Tom Gagnon, Gagnon Unfiltered, 2019)
- A Draw Poker Demonstration (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 7, 2019)
- The Principles of Deception (David Ben, Alchemy, 2022)
- Grand Poker Demonstration (Juan Tamariz, Letters from Juan — Volume 3, 2022)
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overhand shuffle stack \n \n dai vernon
1957
Dai Vernon
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Overhand Shuffle Stack
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224
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the thumb tie \n \n dai vernon \n the thumb tie \n dai vernon \n paul rosini
1957
Dai Vernon
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The Thumb Tie
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