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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Les Cartes Devinées, les Yeux Bandés spectator selects a bunch of cards and shuffles them, medium comes on stage, then with blindfold and without the performer saying a word all cards are named
1784 39
C. H. Wilson The Blindfolded Reading Trick No. 5, blindfolded performer names position of named cards
1877 19
Blindfold Location multiple cards by touch
1889 39
Folding Card acrobatic type
1889 223
New Numerical Trick with Cards three heaps formed while performer is blindfolded according to some mathematical instructions, performer in the end know amount of cards in center pile
1890 25
Reading Blindfold one-ahead bluff, blindfolded assistant divines names on cards
1890 250
Mit verbundenen Augen sämtliche Karten eines Spieles zu nennen No. 33, blindfolded, cards held to forehead are named
1895 39
Sämtliche Bilderkarten eines Spieles mit verbundenen Augen aufzufinden No. 35, all picture cards found blindfolded
1895 42
Gedankenübertragung - 3. Methode medium blindfolded with black hood, medium draws picture of chosen object, draws chosen landscape, draws chosen playing cards and coin
Related to Sep. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 9)
137
Die verschwundene und wiedergefundene Karte card is burned or vanishes, it reappears gradually as it is pulled out of the bottom of a hat, using a foldable card with black cloth back
Nov. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 11)
169
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Conradi's Kartenwanderung red cards folded into paper and sealed, card from black half chosen, travels into red half
Related to 1896 32
Die magische Sehkraft cards given to blindfolded performer are named by him
1896 36
Die Karte in der Flasche bottle covered and in spectator's hands, selection appears inside, folding card
Related toAlso published here 1896 142
Die magische Sehkraft performer blindfolded, spectators hand him cards which he holds to his forehead and divines, palmed mirror
May 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 5)
73
"Karte in der Flasche" bottle covered and in spectator's hands, selection appears inside, folding card
Also published here May 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 9)
133
The Lantern of Diogenes card appears in glass lantern, using an acrobatic folding card in lid
Related to 1897 73
The Pierced Card blindfolded, deck crimp location
1897 136
The Bottle Card folding card
Related to 1897 247
Eine Bildermappenversion cardboard folder as production apparatus
June 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 12)
181
Selbstverbrennung einer Karte und ihre Wiederherstellung No. 16, card placed on stand, burns on command, reappears in bottle that is broken to get it out, flap folding card in bottle
1900 97
Mademoiselle Patrice Discovering a Card Shuffled into Pack Blindfolded
1902 102
Mademoiselle Patrice Discovering a Cards Shuffled Into Pack Blindfolded
1904 72
Charles T. Jordan The Premo No. 3, card located after three riffle shuffles, interlocking chains, optional with marked deck or blindfolded
1919/1920 17
James J. Moren With the Mind's Eye No. 8, dressed-up key card location, blindfolded
1919/1920 35
Victor Farelli Suggestions and "Tips" variations from where to produce the pair that denotes the card
  • Rising Cards
  • Cards in Pocket
  • The Blindfold and Knife
  • Caught in the Air
  • Cards through Handkerchief
1931 14
Victor Farelli The "One Hand Drop"
  • The Cards to Use
  • The "Blindfold Drop"
  • The Vertical "One Hand Drop"
  • The "Ambidextrous" Drop
1933 22
Ralph W. Hull The New Torn and Restored Card "Club Trick par excellence"
signed, part of signature on corner that the spectator keeps, rest restored, Berg Paper Fold
1933 22
Franklin M. Chapman A Sure Bet card to matchbox, folded
Also published here 1936 7
Mercury Card Fold into fourths under deck
1936 7
Phenominal Thought Cards selection is found by sense of touch blindfolded, punch marked key card
1937 83
Card X medium names cards while blindfolded
1937 291
John Scarne A Card Mouthful folded, while smoking
Also published here 1938 308
A Blindfold Detection svengali deck, spectator deals cards and performer calls stop while blindfolded
1938 437
William H. McCaffrey Blindfold Multiple Detection blindfolded magician divines several cards, different finishes
1938 449
H. Adrian Smith It's in the Bag - Effect No. 1 really blindfolded, short card
1938 464
H. Adrian Smith It's in the Bag - Effect No. 2 really blindfolded, short card
1938 465
H. Adrian Smith It's in the Bag - Effect No. 3 really blindfolded, short card
1938 466
H. Adrian Smith It's in the Bag - Effect No. 4 spectator places reversed card between two selections, performer really blindfolded, short card
1938 466
H. Adrian Smith It's in the Bag - Effect No. 5 really blindfolded, short card
1938 467
Walter B. Gibson The 20 Card Trick as seen by Agostin, twenty cards are selected and shuffled back, all found blindfolded from pocket in apparently random order
Variations Aug. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 59)
428
Oscar Weigle The Challenge Blindfold Card Routine genuinely blindfolded
Effect No. 1: think stop
Effect No. 2: performer stops while dealing
Effect No. 3: spectator reads cards and performer detects card by voice
Effect No. 4: performer stops spectator's deal and even names card
Also published here 1939 43
Franklin M. Chapman By Request signed card to matchbox, folded
Also published here Apr. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 10)
4
Mercury Card Fold into fourths under deck
Apr. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 10)
4
Mercury's Card folded
Related toVariations 1940 269
Mercury's Card folded
1940 303
Mercury Fold fourths, mention of Malini's "Card to Mouth"
Related toVariations 1940 304
Folding a Card sixth, palm
1940 305
Hen Fetsch In the Mind performer really blindfolded
  • think stop with one selection
  • think stop with three selections
  • a chosen card is named
Also published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 88)
554
Edward Marlo Marlo - Vernon sandwiched card with card at chosen position
Variations 1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
42
Russell Swann The Card in the Banana folded in banana, magnetic case to steal card
1941 54
Folding a card sixth, palm
1943 19
Laurie Ireland Laurie Ireland's Blindfold Poker Deal with unknown and selected hole card, tactile marks on side of card
1943
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1943)
21
Hen Fetsch In the Mind performer really blindfolded, routine with three parts
  • think stop with one selection
  • think stop with three selections
  • a chosen card is named
Also published here 1944 254
Audley Walsh Six Cards to Pocket with Extras with a bag, a paper crown and six folding boxes (!) as a climax
1945 53
Jean Hugard A Sub-Conscious Miracle performer blindfolded, deck shuffled by spectator, three cards called and any cards removed by spectator one by one
Nov. 1945 167
Edward Marlo The Blind Fold Stack punched cards as safety measure
Variations 1947 23
Justice Card Trick Card is found blindfolded
1948 211
John Hamilton Folder! coding a card by a folded sheet of paper
Sep. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 160)
643
Arthur H. Buckley Stabbing Chosen Cards While Blindfolded selections made, rest switched for deck with a marking in a corner
1948 155
Dr. Stanley Jaks Good Luck Card signed card folded to purse
VariationsAlso published here 1948/27 89
Vynn Boyar Blind! blindfolded card location
Nov. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 190)
760
Eddie Joseph The Natural Follow-Up out-of-hand key card placement and discovery, blindfolded
1949 10
Alexandro Dagger in the Mind blindfolded card stab, two cards, two decks
May 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 203)
811
Milbourne Christopher, Joe Berg Card in Sleeve cards behind back, blindfolded
July 1950 683
Milbourne Christopher A Sure Bet card vanishes and appears in folded bill on table
Sep. 1950 701
Toni Koynini Can't See! "A Complete Act"
performer genuinely blindfolded, performer feels various qualities of cards
  • Picture Sense (all court cards sorted out during deal-through)
  • Now the Suits
  • Aces High
  • Reds and Blacks
  • Any Card! (any number card named, performer locates it while dealing through packet)
  • Out of this World (no longer blindfolded)
1951 12
Vynn Boyar Blindfold Miracle Card Stab named card is stabbed after deck has been wrapped in paper, performer blindfolded
1951 1
Max Malini Card Stabbing
Related to 1952
Stars of Magic (Vol. 11 No. 1)
152
Take Advantage of a Fumble three methods for vanishing a coin while picking it up from the floor (throw into the other hand, cuffing, under the shoe)
Related toVariations 1952 20
Dave Coleman Coin Through a Card (The Folding Quarter) with handkerchief
1952 291
One Handed Card Fold
1952 128
Theodore Annemann A Club or Stage Mental Number blindfolded, multiple card divination
1952 15
Bill Nord Bill Nord's Ring on Pencil pencil pushed through a folded card, ring penetrates pencil, with Bill-Z-Bub gimmick
Variations 1952 7
Al Koran Koran's Miracle Blindfold Act multi-phase routine performed genuinely blindfolded, comprised of the following effects
Variations 1952 72
Al Koran Effect No 1. "Sense of Touch" performer blindfolded, selected card is located by feel in tabled spread
1952 73
Al Koran Effect No. 3. "Three Times Three" performer blindfolded, three cards lost in three piles and located
1952 74
Al Koran Effect No. 4. "Double Thoughts" performer blindfolded, two spectators have five cards each, they exchange one and then name their cards, performer knows which ones were exchanged
1952 75
Al Koran Effect No. 5. "Prediction Plus" performer blindfolded, card chosen with ten-twenty force is predicted
1952 76
Al Koran Effect No. 6. "Force Superb" performer blindfolded, card chosen and performer finds it in his pocket
1952 76
Al Koran Effect No. 7. "The Pay Off" performer blindfolded, several cards selected and shuffled back, deck put in performer's pocket where he locates chosen cards by touch
1952 77
Eugene Gloye Card In Balloon, a Different Version with a folding card and holder for balloon (with rubber pieces, folded in thirds)
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
8
Eugene Gloye Construction of Folding Card with rubber pieces, folded in thirds, construction
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
8
Eugene Gloye Century Card Trick. Cute with Audience Participation with a folding card (with rubber pieces, folded in thirds), card appears between two handkerchiefs
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
10
Eugene Gloye Card and Candle card appears on candle, with a folding card (with rubber pieces, folded in thirds)
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
10
Aage Darling Vibrato performer is blindfolded, thought of card is found
1953 9
Stylesmith Lost in the Shuffle - Again blindfolded medium reveals selected cards and describes owners
Inspired by Feb. 1954
The Phoenix (Issue 300)
1199
John A. M. Howie John Howie's Ring on Pencil pencil pushed through a folded card, ring penetrates pencil
Inspired by 1955 14
Tony Kardyro The Blind Fold Poker Deal Supreme selected cards from several hands end up in performer's hand in next deal
1955 31
Theodore Annemann Impromptu Frame Up two cards are selected and blindfolded medium divines them, then three cards are selected and put in an envelope each, the envelopes are shuffled and the medium divines the cards again
1956 6
Oscar Weigle Challenge Blindfold Routine genuinely blindfolded
Effect No. 1: think stop
Effect No. 2: performer stops while dealing
Effect No. 3: spectator reads cards and performer detects card by voice
Effect No. 4: performer stops spectator's deal and even names card
Also published here 1956 13
Jerry Andrus A Folded Surprise long paper with message appears from between cards
1956 133
Ken Beale Blindfold Stud remembered hole cards in the poker hands end up in same hands again, Aces for performer
July 1956
Ibidem (Issue 6)
21
Jerry Andrus Fold Away Card playing card folded up with a 3x4 inch file card, it vanishes and reappears again inside it without creases
1957 3
Tony Corinda, Punx (3) The Magnetic Blindfold detecting metal objects, idea for sex detecter routine, seven keys to baldpate and playing cards
1958 136
Tony Corinda (5) Marked Cards in conjunction with blindfolds, Ghost Deck
Related to 1958 137
Oran Bailey Dent Trickities II more ideas
  • Scarf Tray (scarf on table to reduce mess of confetti etc.)
  • Portable Flash Pot Filament
  • Simplicity Card Box (to vanish or produce a card, Z-Fold)
  • Wallpaper Decoration
1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
5
Dr. F. W. van Klaveren New Multipurpose Card Exchange Folder Jacobs Ladder type wallet, variation called The New Exchange Folder, construction details and ideas
1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
17
Frank Potts Triple Test blindfolded medium finds selected card and reveals thought of number and color
1960 81
Karrell Fox Card in Wallet Surprise card appears on wallet, on repeat the wallet unfolds into string of cards except selection
1960 25
Dr. Stanley Jaks Das Börsenmysterium signed card folded to purse, using token and wand
Also published here 1961 32
Lewis Ganson Malinis Full Evening Show Part One
  • Silk Vanish
  • Colour Change
  • Levitation
  • Penetration and Vanish of a Tumbler
  • Card Magic
  • Blindfold Card Stabbing

Part Two
  • The Egg Bag
  • Cut and Restored Ribbon
  • The Coin Game
  • Bills, Lemon and Egg
  • The Button Trick

Part Three
  • Production of Two Bowls of Water
  • The Inertia Trick
1962 15
Max Malini Blindfold Card Stabbing several selections
Related to 1962 25
Max Malini Card from Mouth folded
1962 67
David Hoy Dr. Rhine, Improved three ESP cards are selected and put on a folded checker board, the spectator can decide the position and they match with the three prediction cards
1963 9
Sid Lorraine Snap! rubber band around folded business card, both cut but rubber band remains intact, should be called "Snappy"
Related to Aug. 1966 49
Al Koran Nap Hand Deal cards played with three spectators, performer is away (blindfolded) and gives correct playing decisions
1968 81
Roy Walton Checkers card version with two decks
Inspired byRelated to May 1968 178
Albert Goshman The Card in the Purse signed card vanishes from deck and appears folded in purse that was examined in the beginning
VariationsAlso published here 1968 3
John Bragoli Licensed Telepathy blindfolded divination of one of ten drinks written on cards
1969 71
Ben Christopher Blue Phantom two cards found blindfolded, one of them has different colored back
Inspired by
  • "Divination of two Mentally Selected Cards" (E. G. Brown)
Related to
  • suggestion by Greg Moore on p. 314
Variations
Oct. 1969 287
Dave Ossip Miracle Coin Fold see also p. 415, p. 420 for comment by Bob Still
Variations Jan. 1971 391
Martin Gardner Paradox Papers paper with numbers in a 4x4 grid is folded into small square, edges cut off, then all even numbers are one way and the odds another, application with cards, Steve Shimm suggestion, tapestry handling, see also p. 521 for Gene Nielson handling, H. E. Dudeney
Inspired by
  • Henry Dudeny puzzle from "Modern Puzzles" (1926)
Related toVariationsAlso published here
July 1971 429
Tan Hock Chuan The Quick and the Dead blindfolded, card is found and name revealed, see Bigbee in #41 for other sources
Related toVariations 1971
Magick (Issue 34)
167
Tom Batchelor It's About Time card travels to under the performer's wrist watch (not folded)
1971 24
Tom Batchelor The Folded Card selection is found folded in half in center of deck
1971 39
Tom Batchelor The Riffle Shuffle Fold tabled, in half
Related toVariations 1971 39
Tom Batchelor Three Card Location first two cards are found folded in half in the deck one by one, third card folded in quarters in matchbox
1971 41
Herb Runge X Equals Five text is folded and visible letters form card
1972 84
Paul Siegel Vision Diabolique performer is blindfolded, the reveals number written on a slate, name and drawing drawn on blank card
1972 6
Blindfold Poker Deal Improvement No. 496, memorizing numbers and second dealing to get chosen cards in one's hand
1972 138
Al Koran Twenty Card Memory twenty cards are selected and each person gets a number, cards are placed inside pocket and performer finds cards blindfolded
1972 29
Dick Zimmerman Card Fold while closing the fan, folding selection in half
1973 10
Paul Maurer Die zersägte Jungfrau silk in folded playing card is cut and restored
1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 4)
74
Bob Ostin Vampire- A Method for a Living & Dead Test small cards on one is written "Vampire", cards are folded and stapled, see also page 87 for additional ideas by Bob Ostin and Bob Byrne
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 4)
39
John Cornelius Fold-a-Card in quarters, while spreading through deck with faces towards performer
VariationsAlso published here May 1974 740
Karl Fulves Sample Effect folded blank card changes into signed selection, optional with paper clip
May 1974 740
Tenkai Ishida Billfold and Cards four Aces of Spades are removed from billfold, they change into Kings and Ace of Space is found in billfold, saliva
Also published here
  • in "Genii".
1974 44
Karl Fulves, Don Nielson Liars Convention magician blindfolded, three spectators choose cards two exchange cards, magicican knows who and the cards, marked stacked deck
1975 412
Derek Dingle 4-Way Triumph with four named cards from poker hands, Daley's Blindfold Poker Deal meets Triumph
Variations 1975 31
Karl Fulves Topological Trap sandwiched card penetrates sandwich cards, a corner secretly folded
Variations 1975 109
Ben Christopher Ben Christopher Ideas using folded origami wallet
1. A Transformation (card)
2. Ghost Town
3. An Origami Bet
4. A Vanish (card)
5. Two City Up-Down
6. Transpordgami
Inspired by May 1975 965
Francis Carlyle Notes
  • folding coin and bottle through table
  • loading coin on dentist dam
  • spectator sits on card
1975 109
Nathan Stark The Bill of Belphegor bill folded and put under rubber band of a banded stack of index cards
1975
Magick (Issue 120)
597
Gene Nielsen Psychic Touch signed card is located blindfolded
1975
Magick (Issue 129)
643
Peter Duffie Positive Card Fold
Inspired by Aug. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 12)
290
Paul Harris Flash Fold initialed business card to match box, folded
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1976 62
Jerry Andrus A Sidewinder Mystery folded file card with rubber band pushed in deck and selection appears therein
1976 31
Jerry Andrus Rubber Band and File Card Variation file card folded around card to be sleeved
1976 41
Paul Harris The Dehydrated Deck small folded card box is unfolded and deck taken out
VariationsAlso published here 1976 18
Jerry Mentzer Cards - Silks - Blendo threefold screen made from jumbo playing cards folded into triangle, silks produced, they change into giant silk with cards on them, Booth's Blendo
1976 3
Dan Tong Empathy "3" cards, a word from a book and a geometrical design are divined blindfolded
Related to 1976
Magick (Issue 144)
719
Burling Hull The Two Fold Miracle spectator shuffles deck and cuts to any card, its value used to count down in second deck, same card found there
1976 49
Burling Hull Close Work or Clairvoyant Methods
  • Sealed and Burned
  • Hull Box and Ashes Reading
  • Hull Folded Question Reading
  • Clairvoyant Envelope Reading
  • Hull's Dark Seance Reading Method
  • The Dr. Q. Dark Readings
  • Clairvoyant Writing Table Method
  • Clip Board Method
  • The Cardboard Clipboards
  • The Hull-Pool Universal Sealed Reading Act
1976 159
Carlhorst Meier Ein Psycho-Kartenprogramm multi-phase routine performed genuinely blindfolded, comprised of the following effects
Inspired byRelated toVariations Nov. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
38
Carlhorst Meier Experiment 1: Die Übertragung eines "Stop" Befehls performer blindfolded, card chosen and lost, performer deals through cards and stops at selection
Nov. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
40
Carlhorst Meier Experiment 2: Hellsehen performer blindfolded, card chosen and lost, performer finds it while spreading through the deck while spectator looks at faces
Nov. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
41
Carlhorst Meier Experiment 3: Eine perfekte Vorhersage performer blindfolded, card is chosen during shuffling of performer, it is predicted
Nov. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
42
Carlhorst Meier Experiment 4: Dreikarten-Vision performer blindfolded, three cards selected and pocketed by spectator, one by one he removes them and the performer divines them, card calling
Nov. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
43
Edward Marlo Face Up Startler card face up in hand changes
Related toVariations 1977 259
Martin A. Nash In The Nick Of Time touching only before the selection is made, performer shouts stop as spectator deals right at his card, see p. 447 for additional crediting
Related toVariations 1977 218
Paul Harris Super Swindle sandwiched signed card, sandwich folded up, card vanishes and reappears reversed in deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1977 1
Paul Harris Cardboard Connection two card frames are linked
  • The Secret Addition
  • The Fold
  • The Tear
  • The Get-Read
  • The Connection
  • The Disconnect
  • Credits
  • Summary
Related to 1977 5
Jerry Andrus Bill and Card card and bill are folded up together and unfolded, card has no crease
1977 14
Allan Ackerman Hofzinser Card Pass to a Full Bottom Palm
Related toVariations 1978 27
Paul Fox Reading the Cards performer knows cards despite being blindfolded
1978 139
Al Mann An Opener prediction written on a card, and card is folded, move to turning card over and presenting the outside as the inside, with special paper clip by Bruce Elliott
Inspired by 1978 8
Al Altmann, Bobby Hughes The Inside Babel idea with the Elliott paper clip and Mann's "An Opener" to cover a quarter of a folded card
Related to 1978 11
Kartenstechen I card stab, blindfolded on table
1978 51
Edwin Mind Master Presentation blindfolded Cabaret Card Divination
Related to
  • "Mind Master" (Edwin, Supreme Magic Company)
1978 6
Millard Longman Acidus Novus method for reading information on folded card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1979 2
Karl Fulves Center Fold Joker placed into deck behind back, then two selections made, half the Joker (which is suddenly torn) found besides each card
Also published here 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 17)
1234
Orville Wayne Meyer Brain Shock 2 using the Burling Hull reversible card, inside out fold
Inspired by 1979
Magick (Issue 225)
1123
Kathi DeFrancis, Steve Aldrich Mind Touch blindfolded medium divines cards
1979
Magick (Issue 234)
1169
Karrell Fox Foldup Chance gag, folded card in spectator's hand is supposed to be named card, but it is not
1979 86
Michael Ammar Card Fold in sixth below the deck
Variations Apr. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 4)
327
Ron Ferris The Card Cocoon nest of boxes with folded cards for a coin
Aug. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 8)
373
Andrew Galloway The Undercover Cards four cards through newspaper gather under a folded sheet of paper, one by one
1980 45
David Williamson "Now Cut That Out" coin appears under selected card, coins an card change places with purse, card folded
VariationsAlso published here 1980 10
Karl Fulves There Was a Crooked House card house built from three folded cards, selection ends up folded inside
  • Unreal Estate
1980
The Chronicles (Issue 27)
1334
John Cornelius Threefold three spectators cut the deck, remember the bottom card of the pile and put the cards in their pockets, three thought of cards are divined, trick not named in these notes, name taken from "The Award-Winning Magic Of John Cornelius"
VariationsAlso published here 1980 1
Gene "Phantini" Grant Midnight Man deck distributed to spectators, card is selected from second deck and performer finds person with matching card, blindfolded
Also published here
  • "Mystic Word" in "Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets"
1980
Magick (Issue 263)
1311
Ben Harris Super Slice case has open slit in it, card put in and another card as blade used to push through it, card inside shown folded in half, blade then transposes with card inside
Variations 1980 11
Fred Lowe Blindes Sehen three chosen cards are divined by blind-folded performer, simply a Christ Force
Variations Aug. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
49
Rudolf Braunmüller Die Rudolf Braunmüller Version three chosen cards are divined by blind-folded performer, cards replaced in switched-in normal deck while cards are chosen from short deck
Inspired by Aug. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
50
Johnny Cooper Folding Steal card folded in half and palmed off
1980 23
Werner "Walt Nelson" Nussbaumer, Albert Goshman Die Nussbaumersuite: Gezeichnete Karte im Portemonnaie Goshman's routine
signed card vanishes from deck and appears folded in purse that was examined in the beginning
Also published here 1980
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 41 No. 1)
7
Robert Veno, Michel Hatte, James Hodges Die Wohlverpackte Jungfrau production of a person, using two foldable cardboard boxes
Also published here
  • "Illusioniste" 1975
  • "Une fille bien emballée" in "50 grandes illusions d'hier et d'aujourd'hui"
  • "Magische Welt" 1952
1980
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 41 No. 2)
59
Scotty York Tweezers coin produced from folded card, child can remove it with tweezers
1980 14
Thomas Alan Waters IndexRay spectator writes word and initials on folded card, start for a reading
1981
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Omnimancy)
108
Method for the One Hand folding of a Card into sixth
1981 34
Gary Ouellet The Drop Switch switching torn pieces with folded card
1981 35
Charles "Cicardi" Scott The Mind has a Thousand Eyes
  • Why a Blindfold?
  • What Type to Use?
  • When and Where?
  • Improvised Blindfold
  • Tube Blindfold
  • The Supreme Blindfold
  • Phantini Blindfold
1981
Magick (Issue 279)
1395
Bob Fillman Cracks in the Mirror folded slips secured with paper clips, question are answered and names divined, inspirational thought written on cards given to spectators
1981
Magick (Issue 286)
1427
Peter Duffie Card in Case Transposition card transposes with folded Card
1982 15
Timothy Wenk A Good Case card to card case, folded
Variations 1982 274
Nick Pudar Fold-er-ol folded card in case, unfolded card outside box, the folds transpose
1982 280
Thomas Alan Waters Automanticard spectator turns a card over behind his back, a second spectator is blindfolded and by automatic writing on a slate divines the card
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
214
Daryl Martinez Half and Half two smaller playing cards folded, half of them changes places resulting in "misprinted" cards
1982 2
Father Cyprian TV Card Rise non-aligned folded card as gimmick
1982 3
Roger Curzon Creased playing card is placed in small pay envelope and folded two times, when card is removed it is unharmed
Jan. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 9)
158
Stephen Tucker Increased folded card as prediction changes into two selections
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
36
Bob Chesbro Card in the Eye folded unknown card stuck in eye, turns out to be later signed selection
1982 26
Bob Chesbro Folded Card Switch
1982 26
Peter Kane A Glass Balloon and Card Sequence balloon sits on mouth of glass, deck balanced on top, balloon is popped and deck drops onto glass, selection found folded in glass
1982 11
Peter Kane A Glass and Card Sequence card appears folded in glass
Also published here
  • An Audio Card Session with Peter Kane, Magicassette, Martin Breese
1982 29
Bruce Ikefugi Card-From-Bill Switch as single card is removed from folded bill, lapping
July 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 7)
795
Jay Sankey Under Wraps marked coin and folded card transpose, then coin appears inside folded card
Jan./Feb. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 5 & 6)
49
Jay Sankey Stick It In You Ear! signed miniature card travels folded into performer's ear
Aug. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 12)
110
Tony Miller Billtration folded card through bill, also credited to Scott Robinson, see Trapdoor
Related toVariationsAlso published here Sep. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 13)
117
John Anders Kaning Mercury card folded to card case
Inspired by Mar. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 9)
1102
Mercury Card Fold fourth
Mar. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 9)
1102
Thomas Alan Waters Handbook five ESP cards are insert in a book, performer is blindfolded and five spectator select a card each and put them in the pocket, all cards are divined
1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Psychl)
496
Karl Fulves Curvature different coins and cards removed and remembered by spectators and shuffled back, performer blindfolded, all cards located and coins as well, coins leaves circular impression
Inspired by 1983 2
Michael Ammar Yeast Card ambitious card with card to match book finale, folded
1983 24
Dan O'Donoghue Miracle Card to Box folded
1983 45
Dan O'Donoghue Folding the Card into sixth in palm in several steps while sitting
1983 49
David Britland Tearing a Lady in Two two cards folded along two different axis and put in Card Warp configuration, torn in two, inner piece restores
Inspired by 1983 1
Stephen Tucker Bad Backs cards turn blank and are found folded in miniature card case, duplicates
June 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 26)
507
Stephen Tucker Under Wraps card to spectator's pocket, folded inside a bill, with wallet and bills
Also published here Sep. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 29)
565
Charles "Cicardi" Scott Liminal Perception Perception drawing last spectator, as climax to blindfolded Q&A
Nov. 1983
Magick (Issue 325)
1622
John Kennedy Signed Card in Canister box in spectator's pocket, signed card appears therein folded
Related to 1983 25
"Magic" Christian Stelzel My Tie Cut - The Cut and Restored Tie tie placed in folded jumbo card
1983 19
"Magic" Christian Stelzel, Valentino Graziadei My Card Stabbing with close-up board held by two spectators, blindfold and a sheet of newspaper
Variations 1983 23
José Carroll The Card-Culator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
Also published here 1983 10
Karl Fulves The Restacking Problem players leave or arrive after deck is already stacked, several solutions:
  • 4 Hands to 3
  • 5 Hands to 4
  • 5 Hands to 3
  • 3 Hands to 5
  • Mind Games (including finding some thought of cards (blindfold poker deal))
Related toVariations 1984 192
Michael J. Gerhardt Hoover Cards card to toy shop vacuum cleaner, folded
1984 121
Father Cyprian Flash Fold card is actually prefolded and this condition is hidden when it is signed
1984
Arcane (Issue 12)
164
Father Cyprian Vlad to See You! folded card to little box with garlic and dracula patter
1984
Arcane (Issue 12)
167
Father Cyprian Card in Hand card drops folded in spectator's hand
1984
Arcane (Issue 12)
170
Father Cyprian Psychokinetic Card card apparently folds itself on spectators palm
1984
Arcane (Issue 12)
170
Roberto Giobbi The Joker Folds Up Joker signed by spectator changes into named card, Joker then found folded in box under glass
VariationsAlso published here Feb. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 4)
1203
Paul Harris Seductive Switch "switching" a folded card with unfolded card, using an impromptu fake index
Also published here 1984 10
John Riggs Cold Fold card fold into quarters, bottom of the deck, finesse on Scarne's card fold
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1984 92
Theodore Annemann A Si Stebbins Kink blindfolded medium removes a card with same suit and one with same value as selection
Also published here
  • "Si Stebbins Kink" (Theodore Annemann, Linking Ring, Oct. 1924)
1984 22
The House that Jack Built No. 50, card house folded with three cards, card chosen, it travels to case and the house is made from its three mates, duplicate
1984 70
Mercury Card Fold into fourths
1984 10
David Williamson Now Cut that Out coin appears under selected card, coins an card change places with purse, card folded
Also published here 1984 29
Roy Johnson Time Please with variation, folded card in matchbox
Inspired by 1984 1
Stephen Minch The Effect description of blindfold card act, genuinely no vision, consisting of the following individual effects
Inspired by 1984 1
Stephen Minch Think Stop No. 1, card selected, performer deals face-up through cards, stops at selection, performer genuinely blindfolded
1984 9
Stephen Minch Dealing Location No. 2, card selected, performer deals through face-down card and stops at selection, performer genuinely blindfolded
1984 11
Stephen Minch Double Location No. 3, five black and five red cards removed by spectators, two cards exchanged, performer finds them, performer genuinely blindfolded
1984 12
Stephen Minch Divination No. 4, spectator stops during riffle, the card is divined by performer, performer genuinely blindfolded
1984 14
Stephen Minch Blind Poker No. 5, two poker hands dealt, performer divines card in one hand and help him play, performer genuinely blindfolded
1984 15
Stephen Minch Card Prediction No. 6, during routine envelope with number and card prediction is opened, when counted down to number it is correct, performer genuinely blindfolded
1984 17
Stephen Minch Bibliography of Other Blindfold Card Acts
1984 27
Peter Duffie Folded Card and Coin Trick coin put in hand, suddenly it is found in the deck and in the hand is the folded selection instead
1984 26
Bob McAllister The Fastest Trick in the Universe folded card turns itself inside out
Variations Nov. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 11)
1129
John Scarne Fold For Card: Scarne in fourth under deck
Related to 1985 3
Terri Rogers Star Gate two cards glued back to back crosswise with hole in center, after some folding they are face to face
  • The Effect
  • The Method
  • The Handling
  • Presentation
  • Construction
  • Finally...
Inspired by 1985 3
Martin Gardner Paradox Papers No. 9, paper with numbers in a 4x4 grid is folded into small square, edges cut off, then all even numbers are one way and the odds another, application with card values on paper or card layout (chosen card turned over is only odd-colored at the end)
Also published here 1985 18
Karl Fulves Rupert the Great No. 37, animal cut and folded from envelope finds card
1985 65
Karl Fulves Sharpshooter No. 75, popgun folded from paper, opens with bang when shaken, name of card appears on it
1985 133
Karl Fulves The Boys from the Girls No. 76, boy and girl names on paper, folded and cut, all boys are separated from girls, also as card revelation
Also published here 1985 135
Ben Harris Flash Card to Case signed card appears folded in case
Related to 1985 54
Ben Harris Instant Fold #1 card folds itself into quarters in a flash
1985 59
Ben Harris Instant Fold #2 card folds itself into quarters in a flash
Inspired by 1985 62
Ben Harris The Greenhouse Effect card appears folded in glass which is held mouth-down on deck
1985 63
Karl Fulves Moragami No. 2, origami ideas posed as a problem
(A) dollar bill snaps into paper airplane
(B) inner of two bills folds itself into bird
(C) two bills transform into bill rings linked together
(D) dollar bill visibly changes into origami figure selected from cardboards with images/symbols
1985 48
Karl Fulves The Brinks Job card folded in half in tent configuration and put in champagne glass, coin appears underneath, repeated, dollar bill from cards, then glass fills with coins, bulldog clip as holder
1985 101
Jeff Busby Folded Card Force folded card chosen from zip loc bag
1985 4
Shuke D'Voil, Al Mann The Shuttered Trellis four pieces of information written on index card, card is folded and secured with bulldog clip, peek similar to Acidus Novus
1985 9
Roberto Giobbi Jolly Joker Joker signed by spectator changes into named card, Joker then found folded in box under glass
Also published here 1985 ca. 3
David Britland The Topological Angel card with folded corner
Related to 1986 15
Jack Yates Spy Story story trick, paper with sentence (Archer Call Up Base) is folded and cut by spectator, then pieces are dealt in two piles and the selected forms the name of the selected card
1986 5
Leo Kostka Powers of the Pyramid card folded and placed above small pyramid, card starts to float
May 1986
Magick (Issue 370)
1847
Richard Osterlind The Miracle Flying Signed Cards three signed cards to business card case, envelope in wallet, folded in pen
1986/99 32
Mercury Card Fold
1986/99 40
Jeff Busby Credit Information on Mercury Card Fold
1986/99 49
David Regal The Beeper a beeper locates card which travels folded inside
1987 99
Karl Fulves 4-Card Brainwave Aces in handkerchief folded to bag, named one is turned over, posed as problem
1987 54
Meir Yedid Blow Gun card rolled up as a blow gun, bullet is folded card which used to be the card for the blow gun
1987 39
Neil Somerville Alpha plus ABC cards and list with objects, cards are chosen and blindfolded performer names objects on list which start with those letters
Mar. 1987
Magick (Issue 387)
1933
Al Mann Bagged! blindfolded performer holds ESP cards over his head and divines them
May 1987
Magick (Issue 389)
1942
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Cicardi, Richard Osterlin, stainless steel blindfold
Dec. 1987
Magick (Issue 399)
1994
Roberto Giobbi Joker Power Joker signed by spectator changes into named card, Joker then found folded in box under glass
Also published here 1987 29
Mercury Card Fold
1987 34
Jamy Ian Swiss Kiss of the Big Apple folded card in apple-shaped metal container, additional items drop out during dump
Also published here 1987 1
Jamy Ian Swiss Wish Fulfillment two selections lost, indifferent card put in matchbook easel changes into first selection, second signed selection found folded in matchbook
Also published here 1987 21
Joe Givan Show-In folded card in shoe, dummy on a string in shoe
1987 18
Bruce Cervon The Two-Fold Individual vanished Card reappears between two Cards
1988 164
Stan Alexander The Echoing Walls method to read writings on folded business card, while tearing it
1988 3
Sid Lorraine Prince Charming "Two Tricks"
Jack of Hearts and Queen of Diamonds, Jack turns over, Queen is blushing, Jack is now blank card with frog folded from dollar bill
Inspired by 1988
The Chronicles (Issue 34)
1399
Barrie Richardson Touch Control two freely selected cards are named by performer and found blindfolded inside pocket
July 1988
Magick (Issue 407)
2031
Richard Stride The Rainbow Dossier five colored cards, chosen one is divined with blindfold, Fillman principle
Dec. 1988
Magick (Issue 415)
2073
Karl Fulves He Found It! No. 57, rabbit folded from handkerchief finds one card chosen out of four and bites off corner
1988 168
Scotty York The Frog Trick card reveals itself underneath handkerchief with help of card folded into frog, glorpy
  • Additions (frog changes into caricature of performer)
  • Bonus Routine (two folded frogs produce baby frogs in the handkerchief)
Inspired byAlso published here 1988 3
Scotty York The Card in Watch (with Watch Works Transposition) folded card in pocket watch, watch works in zipper purse, credit information of signed coin into pocket watch
Also published here 1988 8
Jamy Ian Swiss Kiss of the Big Apple folded card in apple-shaped metal container, additional items drop out during dump
Also published here 1988 13
Jamy Ian Swiss Wish Fulfillment two selections lost, indifferent card put in matchbook easel changes into first selection, second signed selection found folded in matchbook
Inspired byAlso published here 1988 15
Alexander de Cova Karte in Schachtel signed folded card in box after apparently wrong count-down trick
Related to 1988 4
John Bannon Real Secrets card to card box, then folded to small box
1989 1
Mercury Card Fold
1989 74
Scott Robinson The Toy two folded cards penetrate
VariationsAlso published here 1989 535
Richard Osterlind The Sensitives blindfold act, steel, divination of cards, objects and design duplication
Mar. 1989
Magick (Issue 418)
2089
Stephen Tucker Unter Deckung card to spectator's pocket, folded inside a bill, with wallet and bills
Also published here Oct. 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1)
21
Gary Kurtz Example "The One Hand Top Palm and subsequent Flash Fold of a card supposedly placed into the centre of the deck"
Related to 1989 10
Lisa Menna Half Fold secretly folding card in half on pack
1990 5
John Bannon Terrorist Card Vanish combining "Homing Card" with folded card in box
Inspired by 1990 50
Jay Sankey Wild Thing selection turns over in deck, between two cards and inside out when folded, Jumping Gems with a folded playing card
1990 13
Jay Sankey "#*@!" folded paper clipped card turns out to be later signed selection
Related toVariations 1990 36
Mercury Card Fold fourth
1990 38
Jay Sankey A Fold in Time card folded under watch
Related to 1990 39
Alexander de Cova Karte in Schachtel "Signed Folded Card in Box", Slap Trick, then card to box
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1990 9
Mercury Card Fold one-handed in palm into sixth
1990 10
Ben Harris The Strange Little House Upon The Hill card folded to matchbox that opens by itself
Inspired by 1990 43
Jamy Ian Swiss Kiss of the Big Apple folded card in apple-shaped metal container, additional items drop out during dump
Also published here 1990 15
Jamy Ian Swiss Wish Fulfillment two selections lost, indifferent card put in matchbook easel changes into first selection, second signed selection found folded in matchbook
Also published here 1990 19
Chris Power Meine Karte, Deine Karte, Jedermanns Karte card under case, stop trick, two blank cards with messages on them show up and selection appears between them, folded card in case finale
  • Phase 1 - Die Karte wandert unter das Etui
  • Phase 2 - Ihre Karte, Meine Karte, Jedermanns Karte
  • Phase 3 - Und wieder wandert die Karte unter das Etui
  • Phase 4 - Die Karte im Etui
Inspired by
  • routine in Eric Mason's "Stuff"
1990 3
Chris Power Folded Card Switch
1990 12
Karl Fulves One and Only red-backed card signed on back and put in wallet, blue-backed card chosen and signed, red card is removed and has now both signatures, using Z-fold Short Change Wallet
Related to 1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 3)
27
Karl Fulves Passing Play loading method to load card into Z-fold short change wallet
Related to 1990 1
Karl Fulves Light Fingered red and blue backed cards transpose, signature travels to another card, using Z-fold Short Change Wallet
Related to 1990 1
Mike Bornstein "Frisbee" Dollar Bill Trick label stuck on Washington's face on folded bill, label travels from bill to previously tabled blank card
1990 17
José Carroll The Card-Calculator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
Also published here 1991 47
The folding Card mercury card fold in quarters
1991 53
David Williamson "Now Cut That Out" coin appears under selected card, coins an card change places with purse, card folded
Also published here 1991 122
One-Handed Card Fold into sixth
1991 172
Michael Close Rubik's Dollar Bill bill in folded playing card is penetrated with toothpick
Variations 1991 4
Michael Close The El Cheepo Magic Club signed business card to matchbox (folded)
1991 14
Michael Close The Frog Prince card folded in origami frog transposes with selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 45
John Bannon Real Secrets card to card box, then folded to small box
1991 141
Lee Earle Digit Master prediction on folded business card, three-digit number on post-it
Feb. 1991
Magick (Issue 451)
2253
Docc Hilford Hypno Daze spectator is blindfolded and scribbles on business card, initials of selection can be read, spectator also writes other information for instance date of coin
Oct. 1991
Magick (Issue 462)
2309
Karrell Fox A Couple of Card Miracles
  • The Perfect Miracle (performer deals blindfolded through deck, stops at selection)
  • Pulse-Stop (performer holds spectator's wrist while going over spread to find selection)
Also published here 1991 67
Tony Cachadiña Card in the Purse (Prediction) folded card in purse shown in the beginning turns out to be signed selection
1991 6
Folding a Card Mercury Card Fold
1991 7
Tony Cachadiña Alternative of the Folded Paper coin stapled in folded card
1991 10
Ali Bongo Bongo-Zick-Zack-Falter cardboard to produce handkerchief
Also published here 1991 26
Jim Steinmeyer San Fernando Monte jumbo cards that are openly folded in half
1991 119
Vanni Bossi Secret Fold of a Card in Sixth while deck is turned over, into sixth
Related to 1991 21
David Harkey Transpasm card folded in quarters is placed on face-up card on deck, they visibly transpose
Variations 1991 30
Alexander de Cova Tarot Power spectator pushed a chosen tarot card into a book, page number at that position is noted and a word from that page, card, number and word predicted between two tied sheets
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1991 11
Eric DeCamps Imp.r.e.s.sive Card Revelation card appears folded in Aspirin tin
Variations May/June 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 5)
46
Edward Marlo Unexpected Poker Deal spectators think of highest card in their poker hand, all assembled and re-dealt and all thought-of cards are in one hand
Inspired by Jan. 1991
Technomagic (Issue 7)
55
Vanni Bossi Folded Card to Wallet signed
1992 1
Vanni Bossi Secret Fold of the Top Card in Sixth
1992 4
Vanni Bossi The U.T.N. Folding "Under Their Nose", folding a palmed card in sixth while displaying top card of deck
1992 5
Vanni Bossi The Folded Color Change folded card is unfolded and displayed, folded up and unfolded again and is transformed
1992 10
Karl Fulves Blindfold Aces Aces arranged into a ten-card-packet by spectator, performer deals three hands and gets three Aces, three methods
Related to 1992 59
Alexander de Cova Signed Folded Card in Box one card stabbed in paper back, second card folded in box
Inspired by 1992 111
Frederick Braue Card in Pocketpurse folded
1992 19
Vanni Bossi The Vanni Bossi's U.T.N. Folding "Under Their Nose", into sixth, while displaying another card
1992 24
Rudolf Braunmüller Symbolauswahl tapestry folding with symbol and letter cards, face-down cards predicted and word made from letters divined
Inspired by Dec. 1992
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 3)
111
Shaun McCree Imagination chosen card rises folded in quarters from deck
Inspired by
  • Richard Bartram in "The Linking Ring" December 1988.
Nov./Dec. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 14)
154
Blindfold Card Reading some cards are chosen from one half and shuffled in other half, found by blindfolded magician, pegged/punched card
1993 137
Michael Close Folding the Contract secret folding method while "contract" is placed into pocket, could be used for jumbo cards
1993 9
Mike Rose Boxed Surprise selection is found folded in case, cards do not fit into it, gag
1993 905
Bob King Seeing is Believing performer blindfolded for full routine
Phase I: a card pocketed and another selected
Phase II: selection found at named small number
Phase III: two more cards divined, using 52-on-One and 3-1/2 gag cards
Phase IV: four Aces dealt in poker round
Phase V: pocketed card named
1993 22
Scott Robinson The Toy two folded cards penetrate
Also published here 1993 109
Scott Robinson Severance Pay folded card through bill, ungimmicked version
Inspired byAlso published here 1993 113
How to Fold the Frog folding a frog from a playing card
1993 25
Robert G. Tripp Sign in, Please! initials on folded cards are divined, bluff
July 1993
Magick (Issue 492)
2459
Jon Racherbaumer Psychic Leap Frog card chosen, a few cards tabled, origami frog from card produced and it locates a card (with Card Hopper parity principle) with funny message, frog unfolded and it is the selection
Inspired by Sep. 1993 15
Steve Dusheck Folded folded card(s) in bulldog clip predict free roll of dice
1993 118
Sid Fleischman Jimmy Valentine Returns, Blindfolded No. 2, reading cards with fingertips
  • The Blindfold Finish
  • The Card Discovery Finish
1993 78
Chris Hurlbert Card to Compact Powder Container folded
Inspired by Mar./Apr. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 16)
180
Alexander de Cova Triple Transposition two card transposition with one card in wallet, repeat, then card becomes bill, in wallet are matches and in matchbox the folded card
Inspired byAlso published here 1994 53
Paul Gertner The Headache Trick aspirin tin put on table, card to case announced, instead the tin comes out of case and card is folded inside it
1994 137
Basil Horwitz Special ESP Test performer is blindfolded, spectator selects one ESP card and signs it, those are shuffled and put in performer's pocket, he removes four, then he names the ESP symbol in the pocket and shows the signature on it
1994 15
Basil Horwitz A Third Eye Experience cards held to forehead, performer stops at selection, blindfolded
1994 51
Bob Gill An Alternative Handling cards held to forehead, performer stops at selection, blindfolded
1994 53
Basil Horwitz £100 Card Test blindfolded, card prediction in envelope
1994 77
Mel Bennett Three Card Tricks six-card pyramid layout, folding, number nine can be forced
  • Cheaper By The Dozen (forcing twelve)
  • At The Strike of 10 (ten-card pyramid, forced 25)
Inspired byAlso published here 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
119
Michael Close The Frog Prince card folded in origami frog transposes with selection
Also published here 1994 12
Ali Bongo Zig Zag Folder cardboard to produce handkerchief
Also published here 1994 7
Alexander de Cova Triple Transposition two card transposition with one card in wallet, repeat, then card becomes bill, in wallet are matches and in matchbox the folded card
Inspired byAlso published here 1994 28
Timothy Wenk Folded Card to Card Case
1994 8
Yves Carbonnier Phantom Torn and Restored Card torn card is restored folded inside a card pyramid
Related toAlso published here Aug. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 12)
59
Mike Bornstein The Spirit of '76 signed card lost, deck tossed in air, folded dollar bill held into shower and a torn corner appears stuck to bill, it belongs to signed card which is missing a corner
1994 10
Darwin Ortiz The Showdown with card to wallet and folded to key case
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1995 128
John Scarne Scarne Card Fold Mercury Fold
1995 131
Al Baker Umbrella Move opening a folded card
1995 136
Vanni Bossi The U.T.N. Folding "Under Their Nose", folding a palmed card in sixth while displaying top card of deck
1995 28
Chad Long Mat Slap card produced with folded close-up pad
Also published here 1995 9
Gary Kurtz The Folded Card in Cardcase
Related toVariations 1995 9
John Riggs The Cold Fold card fold into quarters, bottom of the deck, finesse on Scarne's card fold
Related toAlso published here 1995 31
John Riggs Other Ideas with the Cold Fold
  • color change
  • torn and restored card
1995 34
Steve Beam Color Blind performer separates cards into reds and black, then blindfolded and with cards face up performer seems to miss, but separated cards of different back colors
1995 53
Claude Rix Les rouges et les noires - 1ère version - 1ère méthode performer is blindfolded, separates red and black cards
1995 106
Claude Rix Adaption d'une routine de Marlo-Cornélius four spectator cut to card and remember it, three divined by performer and one by spectator
Inspired by 1995 121
Michael Ammar Fist of Frost folded card put in hand, water poured into hand, it freezes in hand and the card is found inside an ice block shaped like the inside of a hand
Inspired by 1995 18
Grace Ann Morgan Blinded By The Sleight performer blindfolded, spectator selects a card and takes out five cards one of which is the selection, performer hold each up while spectator says "no" to each, selection found
Also published here 1995 16
Aldo Colombini One, Two, Three four cards removed, one of them is the selection, they are folded in half and torn, the selection restores and changes back color
Inspired by
  • Stephen Tucker effect
Related toAlso published here
  • Linking Ring
1995 31
Raimo Patronen Super Memory memory presentation, after shuffle performer is blindfolded and sorts red cards out and then divides them into suits
Mar. 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 9)
14
Steve Bedwell Parked Card card travels folded into case
1995 ca. 1
Steve Bedwell The Bluff Load extracting folded card from case, sound effect
1995 ca. 3
Tommy Wonder The Two-Second Card Fold into eighth, under deck
1996 136
Tommy Wonder The Card in the Ringbox folded, convincing shuttle pass
1996 141
Paul Harris Flash-Fold initialed business card to match box, folded
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
87
Paul Harris The Dehydrated Deck small folded card box is unfolded and deck taken out
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int...)
99
Paul Harris Super Swindle sandwiched signed card, sandwich folded up, card vanishes and reappears reversed in deck
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Misc. Pieces of Paul)
281
Paul Harris Seductive Switch "switching" a folded card with unfolded card, using an impromptu fake index
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Seductions)
167
Harry Eng, Paul Harris The Cube cube is constructed out of six (folded) cards, one separate card vanishes and reappears as part of the cube
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Misc. Pieces of Paul)
281
Mark Sicher The Daredevil's Match folded card in matchbook
Sep. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 9)
2691
Michael Powers M-Mail signed card is folded and vanishes, found again folded inside cased deck next to second selection
Variations Oct. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 10)
2708
Mercury Card Fold quarters under deck
Oct. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 10)
2708
Michael Close The Unreality Machine matchbook transforms into folded piece of paper
Variations 1996 103
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Switching Cardboard folded paper
Related to
  • "Love Laughs" (The Sphinx, Nov. 1928, p. 430)
1996 5
Bob King Turncoat single folded card turns inside out, hand cover only
Also published here 1996 20
Karl Fulves How To Beat The Test color cards in paper folders are guessed with above-average score in three ways
Inspired by
  • "How Not To Test A Psychic" (Martin Gardner, 1989)
Related to
1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
48
Lou Gallo Rubik's Revenge bill in folded playing card is penetrated with toothpick
Inspired by 1996 116
Helge Thun Captain Hooks Kartentrick one hand in pocket, selection appears folded on performer's index finger in pocket, switch or topit-to-pocket-tunnel
Also published here 1996 155
Helge Thun Folded Card Switch as it is removed from finger, like thimble
1996 158
Peter Duffie Torn, Folded, and Sealed torn, folded and sealed cards transpose
Inspired by
  • "Triple Restoration" (John Ramsay)
1997 162
Michael Ammar Card in Match Book three cards turn out to be the signed selection, then they transform into the mates and selection is found folded in matchbox
1997 44
Richard Bartram, Jr. The Genuine Acrobatic Cards two cards are folded into quarters and one card propelled into the air with the aid of the other one, card changes into selection
1997 5
Richard Bartram, Jr. Orapgami card is folded quickly, as an effect, snap change variation
1997 163
Simon Lovell Sleight Of Mouth - Effect Number One card unfolded with tongue in mouth à la Tom Mullica
1997 71
Simon Lovell Sleight Of Mouth - Effect Number Two Joker folded up with mouth alone, then unfolded with mouth and it changed into selection
  • The Simey Sloppy Card Fold
1997 75
Simon Lovell Outfold indifferent card folded into fourth face outward, changed into back-outward and then into selection, two methods
1997 91
Greg Albright Practice Contact routine to practice muscle reading, finding selected card blindfolded
1997
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 17)
258
Mercury Card Fold fourths
1997 22
Alain Nu, T. J. Osbourne Warpogami after cardwarp the torn card is folded into small square box as a souvenir
Related to May 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 9)
66
Chris "Doc" Dixon Underhand Ambition - Justin Case folded card to case
Inspired by 1997 9
Chris "Doc" Dixon Trip to the Clip folded card on top of bills, held with a bill clip
1997 9
Chris "Doc" Dixon Cards & Cash marked bill transposes with folded card inside coin purse
Related to 1997 92
Helge Thun Providence '93 signed card changes a couple of time into another card (and back). Climax: Card appears folded under performer's watch.
1998 56
Steve Bedwell Card under Watch Load folded
1998 59
Helge Thun Double-Bind signed card appears folded in quarters in a box, folded card is wrapped in a rubber band
1998 73
Wesley James Pristine piece-by-piece restoration of signed card, then folds removed and signature peeled off
  • The Force
  • Acquiring the Duplicate and the Signatures
  • Pre-Creasing
  • The Tear
  • Switching in the Duplicate
  • Restoring the First Piece
  • Restoring the Second Piece
  • Restoring the Third (last) Piece
  • Unloading the Extra Pieces
  • The Pristine-ing
1998 10
Jack Avis The Siva Fold bottom card
1998 5
Jack Avis The Siva Folded Card to Wallet
1998 8
René Lavand In Search of Excellence (A Card to Pocket) thought of card is found folded in pocket, deck is switched during routine
1998 95
Manuel Muerte Großvaters Zigarren card under cigar case, then card to mouth, then card folded into cigar case
1998 2
Lee Asher The Magic Finger Box of Death finger is bent in folded card
1999 6
Joshua Jay Card, Clip, Gasp Spectator names a card, paperclipped folded card shown to be it
Inspired by 1999 107
Joshua Jay The Remote Control Ambitious Card routine with remote control presentation, ends with card appearing folded in battery compartment
1999 139
Mercury Card Fold
1999 142
David Regal Business Relocation Transposition of two business cards, folded into quarters and held by spectator and magician
Inspired by 1999 77
Christian Scherer Sensitive Finger five phases blindfold routine with sense of touch presentation
  • 1. finger print, by touch
  • 2. think stop
  • 3. rising card under handkerchief, magnetism presentation
  • 4. card identity divination
  • 5. location of selection
Inspired byRelated to 1999 9
Ellis Stanyon The Card in a Bottle No. 25, folding card
Variations 1999 170
Ellis Stanyon The Reunited Card No. 29, card cut into four pieces, thrown in air and the restore visible, flap construction that unfolds by itself
1999 174
Ellis Stanyon The Card on a Ribbon No. 30, card appears at end of ribbon, folding card
1999 174
Ellis Stanyon A Blindfolded Assistant Removes the Card from a Pack Covered with a Cloth No. 18
1999 211
Ellis Stanyon Chosen Cards Are Discovered by a Blindfolded Assistant No. 15, long cards in short deck
1999 220
Eric T. Dockery No Camera Trickery three phases, a “No Camera Trickery” sign is torn and restored in flash of fire, a camera is produced, a signed card vanishes and reappears folded inside camera
  • variation to have card in camera with different colored back, implying spectator’s signature traveled to camera (p. 30)
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 10)
27
Jamy Ian Swiss Folded card in container finesse items falling from container enhance illusion
Also published here 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 10)
30
Nathan Kranzo Goldincrease signed cards transpose, one folded
1999 153
Nathan Kranzo Goldin Change into Folded Card snap change from card into a folded card
1999 154
David Harkey Spaz card folded in quarters is placed on face-up card on deck, they visibly transpose
Inspired by Sep./Oct. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 55)
645
Helge Thun Captain Hook's Card Trick one hand in pocket, selection appears folded on performer's index finger in pocket, switch or topit-to-pocket-tunnel
Also published here 2000 150
Helge Thun Folded Card Switch as it is removed from finger, like thimble
2000 154
Karrell Fox Foxy "The Perfect Miracle" performer deals blindfolded through deck, stops at selection
Also published here 2000 163
Helge Thun Captain Hooks Kartentrick one hand in pocket, selection appears folded on performer's index finger in pocket, switch or topit-to-pocket-tunnel
Also published here 2000 9
Helge Thun Folded Card Switch as it is removed from finger, like thimble
2000 11
Chan Canasta Blindfolds and Blackboards two spectators are blindfolded and select same cards, TV
2000 102
Ben Harris De-Crease folded card becomes un-creased again, only pictures, see Genii reference
Also published here 2000 40
Cody S. Fisher Fifty-Two Thoughts four consecutive gag predictions (no, animal, bar code, fifty-two-on-one print) as paper is unfolded, print of all cards is torn up, one chosen and divined
2000 1
Don England d/Warp unfolded Card is pushed through the pack
2001 119
Mel Bennett A Perfect Strike No. 72, ten-card layout folded and some values added to force a number
Also published here 2001 111
Karl Fulves Flip Over Mystery No. 20, folding with matrix layout, two cards previously chosen are only odd-colored either face-up or face-down, or more subtle with odd-even
2001 40
Karl Fulves Center Fold No. 39, joker placed into deck behind back, then two selections made, half the joker (which is suddenly torn) found besides each card
Also published here 2001 86
John Cornelius Fold-A-Card in quarters, while spreading through deck with faces towards performer
Also published here 2001 29
John Cornelius Threefold three spectators cut the deck, remember the bottom card of the pile and put the cards in their pockets, three thought of cards are divined
Also published here 2001 81
Brandon Burton Hole and Restored Card hole torn out of folded signed card, card is restored
Nov./Dec. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 4)
11
David Stone Mercury One one-handed method to fold top card of deck into quarters, here credited to Tom Stone by mistake
July 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 2)
12
Nathan Kranzo Cap Pocket or #@%$# Revisited signed card appears folded and clipped in pen cap of pen that is in inner breast jacket pocket
2001 5
Gregory Wilson Extended Credit credit card is stretched once folded into bill
Jan. 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 5)
74
David Berglas Matchmaker balloons with folded blue backed cards, three spectator select one and the other balloons are distributed among the audience, the three partners of the spectators select a card each from a red backed deck, the cards match with the cards in their balloons
2002 437
Dan Garrett Torn and Re-Born corner torn off card, rest torn in tiny pieces and dropped in envelope, when opened again the card is restored, corner now initialed, rest torn again in pieces and pieces put in purse, when purse is opened it has a folded business card inside with "look in the envelope" where the restored card now is, laminated in plastic, Gaetan Bloom's Intercessor
2002 13
Ben Harris Twice the Slice case has open slit in it, card put in and another card as blade used to push through it, card inside shown folded in half, blade then transposes with card inside
Inspired by Apr. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 4)
26
Ben Harris De-Crease folded card becomes un-creased again, explanation in more detail
Also published here Apr. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 4)
32
John Lovick Speaking Volumes
Related to June 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 6)
28
Martin Lewis, Michael Close Lucifer's Card lit match vanishes, matchbook transforms into folded playing card
Inspired by Sep. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 9)
58
Tom Conley Conley's Mindless Egg card chosen, three eggs on table, one peeled and name of card is on hard-boiled yolk inside, second egg has miniature deck with selection reversed and third egg folded selection inside
Inspired by 2002 252
Jamy Ian Swiss Kiss of the Big Apple folded card in apple-shaped metal container, additional items drop out during dump
Also published here 2002 1
Jamy Ian Swiss A Curiously Strong Card Trick folded card to small Altoids tin box
Also published here 2002 9
Jamy Ian Swiss Wish Fulfillment two selections lost, indifferent card put in matchbook easel changes into first selection, second signed selection found folded in matchbook
  • An alternate handling
  • The In-the-Hands routine
Also published here 2002 23
Jamy Ian Swiss The Under-the-Spread Fold
Inspired byAlso published here 2002 24
Patrick Richey, Docc Hilford The Reverend Doctor Patrick private reading Q&A technique, sitter thinks of three questions and performer writes answers on three business cards in three envelopes or vinyl folder
  • The Concept
  • The Reading
  • The Arcanum
  • The Goods
  • The Moves
  • The Tips
  • The Richey Seance
2002 ca. 4
Roberto Giobbi The Joker Folds Up Joker signed by spectator changes into named card, Joker then found folded in box under glass
Also published here 2003 1349
Mercury Card Fold
2003 1354
Fred Kaps Fred Kaps Presentation & Method for folded card in box
2003 1359
Jay Sankey Forbidden Fruit Foil wrapped chewing gum visually changes into folded selected card
2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Amazing Tricks)
18
Jay Sankey Voodoo Card signed and lost in deck, a white index card is folded in quarters and selected card is found folded in the deck. Then corner of selected card is burnt, and index card is found to be burnt in the corner too
2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Amazing Tricks)
25
Mercury Card Fold Description from 100% Sankey, written by Richard Kaufman
2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Amazing Tricks)
25
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Cut-Up Card Trick card chosen, pieces cut out of piece of paper which becomes silhouette of selection when unfolded, funny presentation
Related to 2003 2
Tony Giorgio The Card in the Mouth (Standing)
  • Dedicated To John Scarne
folded to mouth
May 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 5)
57
Tony Giorgio Lapel Holdout for Folded Card
May 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 5)
58
Tony Giorgio The Card in the Matchbox folded, with matchbox switch
May 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 5)
62
Jim Steinmeyer Through the Trap Door two folded cards penetrate each other and change folding orientation
Nov. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 11)
72
Chris Wardle Card in Muffin card chosen and signed, then folded, given to spectator in silk where it vanishes and reappears on cake or somewhere else
2003 13
Jeff McBride Mint Condition card minus a torn-off corner travels folded into listerine mint case
Also published here July 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 11)
82
Charlie Frye Eccentricks folded card to card case, tapping for sound effect and fake shake-out
Dec. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 4)
131
John Bannon The Works explanation of CATO principle and the Koenig's Tapestry fold (Dudeney Folding)
  • First Principles
  • Isolating Target Cards
  • Rlues Of Engagement
  • The Folding Phase
Related to 2004 159
Grace Ann Morgan Blinded By The Sleight performer blindfolded, spectator selects a card and takes out five cards one of which is the selection, performer hold each up while spectator says "no" to each, selection found
Related toAlso published here 2004 26
Patrik Kuffs Under The Table card folded to stabilize shaky table, turns out to be later selection
Related to 2004 7
Patrik Kuffs Signed Card Under Table Leg card folded to stabilize shaky table, turns out to be later selection, signed version
Related to 2004 10
Wayne Dobson 4 Seen four cards chosen, prediction "card" shown as first card, unfolded for second, and so on for all four cards
2004 4
Wayne Dobson Invisible named card appears folded in invisible purse frame, one of thirteen, with verbal suit force
2004 16
Jay Sankey Voodoo file card represents selection, it is folded and selection is then found folded in deck, selection's corner is burned and corner of file card found burnt as well
2004 80
John Scarne The Mercury Card Fold quarters
2004 81
Jay Sankey World's Smallest Magic Wand card folded to match box
2004 108
Jay Sankey Fire Down Below matchbook changes into actual card, folded like a matchbook with matches attached
2004 110
Kostya Kimlat Pandora's Card Box three selections, one ends up under case, miniature box with miniature card of second selection found in case and third card ends up folded in miniature box
2004 45
Docc Hilford The Dance of Shiva secret reading method of folded business card
  • What the Hermitage Saw
  • Shiva in Disguise
  • Creation
  • Preservation
  • Destruction
  • Release
  • Completion
  • Embodiment
  • The New Universe
  • The Maya (Illusions)
  • Visions
  • Heritage
2004 3
Docc Hilford The Lulu Night Club Act nightclub act, three spectators select a card and write their names on them, blindfolded performer locates cards, reveals names and gives readings
2004 9
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira, Millard Longman Streamlined Description Of The Basic Acidus Novus Folding And Peek method for reading information on folded card
Related to 2004 61
Nathan Kranzo Homing Tie card travels folded up behind the performer's tie
2004 2
Vanni Bossi Guess How Many clean switch of folded card (or similar item), reel
2005 7
Bob Ostin Vampire small cards on one is written "Vampire", cards are folded and stapled, see also page 87 for additional ideas by Bob Ostin and Bob Byrne
Also published here 2005 24
Bob Ostin The Frog Princess card is folded to origami frog, transformation of card
Related toAlso published here
  • "The Frog Princess" in "The Crimp" Nr. 53.
2005 120
Robert E. Neale Card to Cube Fold folding a cube out of a playing card
Nov. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. Annual 2005)
13
Rick Merrill The Restaurant Opener "A Cheeky Cheek-to-Cheek"
short multiple selection routine with ambitious card sequence (card to mouth, unfolded) and triumph finale
  • Opening locations and transpositions
  • An Ambitious Sequence, Card to Pocket, and "For the Unambitious"
  • Cheek to Cheek
Inspired by 2005 4
Jack Parker Cain & Cord coin appears underneath selection in the deck. Then, card vanishes and reappears folded around the coin
Also published here 2005 39
Larry Jennings Prelude lengthwise folded bill penetrates lengthwise folded card, prelude for Card Warp
2005 1
Bob King Turncoat single folded card turns inside out, hand cover only, incomplete instructions (only first page)
Also published here 2005 31
Dave Forrest Skinned selected card folded in cigarette paper packet
2005 65
Jack Avis Folded Card in Box (Kaps) - An Idea having back signed and card in box folded face-outwards
2006 63