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| A.B.C Fly | | |
| Acrobatic Card | 1693 | Recreations Mathematiques et Physiques. The Book of Card Tricks. New Era Card Tricks. "Acrobatic Cards" by Marlo |
| Acrobatic Matchbox | | |
| Add-on | | |
| Addition Slate | | |
| Afghan Bands (Moebius band) | | |
| All Backs | cc 1930 | NRA Deck (marketed effect) |
| Altman Trap | 1970 | Advanced Fingertip Control |
| Ascanio Spread, K.S. Display, Vertical Ascanio | 1968 | Epilogue Special #4, 1976. The Necromancer. "Ascanio Spread" (manuscript) by Jon Racherbaumer. |
| Ashes on the Arm | 1718 | White's Hocus Pocus |
| Asrah | | |
| ATFUS (Any Time Face-Up Switch) | April 1964 | TOPS magazine, 1964. |
| Atomic Deck | | Magic City Library, Volume 14, Trick Decks. |
| B.D.V. (By Dai Vernon) | | |
| Back Palm | 1903 | Howard Thurston's Card Tricks (1901); Stanyons Magic of August 1903 |
| Backstage Illusion | | |
| Black Art Act | | |
| Blank Playing Cards | 1612 | The Art of Jugling or Legerdemaine |
| Blooming Mechanical Orange Bush | <= 1800 | |
| Bottom Palm | pre-1875 | Kartenkünste |
| Bottop Change | 1950 | The Linking Ring, April 1950; "The Cardician", 1953. |
| Brainwave Deck/Ultramental Deck | 1921 | A History of the Brainwave Principle, The Sphinx, The Jinx. |
| Buddha Papers | 1584 | The Discoverie of Witchcraft |
| Bunny Bill | | |
| Cap and Pence/Stack of Quarters | 1634 | Hocus Pocus Junior |
| Card Guard | ~1970 | |
| Card on Ceiling | 1716 | The Merry Companion |
| Card Palm | 1740 | Nouvelles Recreations, Physiques et Mathematiques |
| Card Rolldown | 1983 | Mahaka Tendo, FISM, 1985 |
| Card Wand | 1722 | The Whole Art of Legerdemain: or Hocus Pocus in Perfection |
| Card Warp | | |
| Card-Toon | 1992 | Invented, prototyped, and demonstrated late in 1991, the first decks were printed in 1992. |
| Card-Toon, pre | 1988 | Sorcerer magazine, issue 3. Published by Martin Breese. 1988. |
| Carlyle Paddle Move (a.k.a. "Business Card Move") | | See "Paddle Move with Cards" |
| Charlier Cut, Charlier Shuffle | pre 1882 | More Magic |
| Chop Cup | | |
| Chopping the Aces | 2002 | Typed up in 2002. Webclip can be found on www.wahlers.co.uk |
| Cigarette Through Card | | |
| Classic Palm, Finger Palm, Finger Clip | 1584 | The Discoverie of Witchcraft |
| Click Pass | 1890 | More Magic |
| Coin Assembly, Matrix | 1909 | "The Art of Magic" by T. Nelson Downs. |
| Coin(s) through the Table | 1584 | The Discoverie of Witchcraft |
| Coming Up in the World/The Load Up Move | 1973 | Super Subtle Card Miracles, The Magical Record and Thoughts of Wesley James |
| Continuous Front and Back Hand Palm with coins | 1899 | "New Coin Tricks" by Ellis Stanyon, 1899. "Modern Coin Manipulation" by Nelson Downs, 1900. |
| Corner Crimp | circa 1552 | "A manifest detection of the moste vyle and detestable use of diceplay, and other practises lyke the same,...". Pamphlet by anonymous author. Date of first publication uncertain. Rumored to be as old as 1532, but more likely closer to 1544) |
| Corner Short | 1888 | The Book of Card Tricks |
| Crossed Cut Force - Criss-Cross Force - X-Cut Force | 1885, 1914, 1925 | Jargon by Sachs in "Sleight of Hand" p. 141; Stanyon in "Magic" 1914; "The Magical Monthly" (Bagshawe), July 1925; "202 Methods of Forcing", Ted Annemann; 1948 Hugard & Braue; 1948 Norman; 1975 Barnhart; 1985 Eldin; 1988 Waters; 1991 Busby in Whaley; R. Miller in Linking Ring. |
| Curly-Cue Move | 1976? | "Paul Harris Reveals some of his most intimate secrets" (1976) and "Art of Astonishment Vol. 1" |
| Daryl's Hot Shot Cut (simplified) | 1996 | "Art of Astonishment" by Paul Harris. |
| Diminishing Lift Switch | cc 1960 | Ibidem 21 |
| Double Lift | 1716 | The Merry Companion, New Era Card Tricks |
| Double-back cards | | "Encyclopedia of Card Tricks" by Jean Hugard, 1937. |
| Double-Faced Coin/Copper-Silver Coin | 1584 | The Discoverie of Witchcraft |
| Drop Sleight | 1968 | New Tops, January 1968. |
| Drop Switch | 1925 | "And a Pack of Cards". "Collins' Card Conceits" |
| Egg Vase/Ball Vase | 1693 | Recreations Mathematiques et Physiques |
| ElmBack Count | 1982 | The Linking Ring, October 1982. |
| Elmsley Count (Ghost Count) | 1959 | 30 Card Mysteries, The Four Card Trick, More Inner Secrets of Card Magic, The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley - Vol 1. |
| Equivoque/Magician's Choice | 1790 | Testament de Jerome Sharp |
| Erdnase Color Change | <= 1901 | "The Magicians Handbook", P. T. Selbit, 1901, "The Expert at the Card Table", S. W. Erdnase, 1902. |
| Everywhere and Nowhere | pre-1875 | J.N. Hofzinser Kartenkünste |
| FA-KO Cards | 1962 | Magic City Library, Volume 14, Trick Decks. |
| Fan Force | 1584 | The Discoverie of Witchcraft |
| FISM Flash | | |
| Flash Control | 1977 | "Supermagic" by Paul Harris |
| Flexible Mirror | | "Sub Rosa" by Oswald Rae, 1928. |
| Flip Flop Plop | 1976 | "The Magic of Paul Harris" and "Art of Astonishment Vol. 1" |
| Flustration Count | <1955 | Ibidem No 1, June 1955. Concertos for Pasteboards, p. 36. |
| Folding Coin | 1877 | "Sleight of Hand" by Edwin Sachs, 1877. "More Magic" by Professor Hoffmann, 1890. "New Modern Coin Magic", J.B. Bobo, Chapter XII. |
| Forcing Deck | 1740 | Nouvelles Recreations, Physiques et Mathematiques |
| Forcing Deck (see "One Way Forcing Deck") | 1560 | "De subtilitate" (1560 edition) |
| Four Burglars | 1740 | Nouvelles Recreations, Physiques et Mathematiques |
| Free Ride | 1996 | "Art of Astonishment" by Paul Harris. |
| Gambler vs. Magician | 1888 | The Book of Card Tricks |
| Gardner-Marlo Poker Deal | 1942 | Let's See the Deck (1942) |
| Gemini Count | 1983 | "Richard's Almanac", Oct. 1983. "The Secrets Of Bro. Hamman", Richard Kaufman, 1989. |
| Ghost Count | | |
| Gilbreath | 1958 | The Linking Ring, July 1958; "Magnetic Colors" |
| Gypsy Thread | 1584 | The Discoverie of Witchcraft |
| Haback Count | 1976 | The Linking Ring, 1976 and October 1982. |
| Half Pass | 1790 | Testament de Jerome Sharp |
| Half-Moves | 1991 | Roger Klause: In Concert |
| Han Ping Chien | 1917 | The Han Ping Chien Coin Trick (manuscript) |
| Haunted Deck | | Magic City Library, Volume 14, Trick Decks |
| Haxton Count | 1992 | "Charles Jordan's Best Card tricks", 1992. |
| Head Twister | 1943 | "Illusion Magic" by Joe Karson 1943. |
| Heinstein Shuffle | | Genii, April 2001, p. 50 |
| Here and There | | Magic City Library, Volume 14, Trick Decks. |
| Hi Ho Silver | 1977 | "Supermagic" by Paul Harris |
| Himber Wallet | | |
| Holdout | 1543 | Pietro Aretino, "Dialogo di Pietro Aretino nel qvale si parla del gioco con moralita piacevole" (1543), Hold-Out Miracles by Ed Mishell. |
| Hot Rod | circa 1970 | |
| Hundred Dollar Bill Switch | 1977 | "The Hundred Dollar Bill Switch". "The Ultimate Bill Switch", Kevin King, 1995. |
| Illogical Double Lift | 1976, 1979 | Marlo Magazine #1 (1976), Quantun Leaps (1979) page 30. |
| Instant Replay | 1983 | "Close-up Kinda Guy" and "Art of Astonishment" both by Paul Harris. |
| Interlude | | |
| Invisble Thread | 1584 | "The Discoverie of Witchcraft", Reginald Scot. Magic City, Thread Reference by Leo Behnke. |
| Invisible Thread | late 1400's | Notebook of Thomas Betson, a Middlesex monk. |
| Jazz Aces | 1971 | "Another Card Session - with Peter Kane" |
| Jog Shuffle | 1584 | The Discoverie of Witchcraft |
| Jorback Count | 1982 | The Linking Ring, October 1982. |
| Jordan Count | 1919 | "Charles Jordan's Best Card tricks", 1992. |
| Jumping Rubber Band | 1911 | |
| Just call me Mr. Wonderful | 1981 | "Close-up Fantacies Finale" and "Art of Astonishment" both by Paul Harris |
| Karate Change | 2002 | I have typed this up in May 2002 and it can be viewed on www.wahlers.co.uk. |
| Kelly Bottom Placement | | |
| Lapping | 1634 | Hocus Pocus Junior |
| Lapping | 1584 | The Discoverie of Witchcraft |
| Light and Heavy Chest | | "Modern Magic" (1876) by Prof. Hoffmann. |
| Linking Finger Rings | | |
| Linking Rope | | |
| Long and Short Cards | 1740 | Nouvelles Recreations, Physiques et Mathematiques |
| Lubor Die | | |
| MacDonald's Aces | pre-1875 | J.N. Hofzinser Kartenkünste |
| Magi-Spell | | Magic City Library, Volume 14, Trick Decks. |
| Magic Coloring Book | 1584 | "Discoverie of Witchcraft" by Reginald Scot, 1584. |
| Marked Cards | 1408 | Letter of remission JJ 162, ndeg361 (1408), French National Archives |
| Menetekel Deck | 1900 | Friedrich Wilhelm Conradi: Der moderne Kartenkünstler, 1896, pp. 77-78: “Mundus vult decipi.” |
| Mental Epic | | |
| Miraskill | Sep. 1936 | Jinx, No. 24, Sep. 1936, p. 147 + 148. "Encyclopedia of Card Tricks" by Jean Hugard, 1937. |
| Miser's Dream | 1868 | "Les Secrets de la Prestidigitaion et de la Magie" by Robert-Houdin, 1868. "Modern Coin Manipulation" by T. Nelson Downs, 1900. "New Modern Coin Magic", J.B. Bobo, Chapter XIV. |
| Morison Pill Box. (Morrison) | | |
| Muscle Pass | | "Principles and Deceptions" (1948) by Arthur Buckley, p.48. |
| Mutus, Dedit, Nomen, Cocis | 1740 | Nouvelles Recreations, Physiques et Mathematiques |
| Nail Nick | circa 1552 | "A manifest detection of the moste vyle and detestable use of diceplay, and other practises lyke the same,...". Pamphlet by anonymous author. Date of first publication uncertain. Rumored to be as old as 1532, but more likely closer to 1544) |
| Nudist Pack (Mental Photography) | | Magic City Library, Volume 14, Trick Decks. |
| Oil and Water | | 'Like Seeks Like' in JINX No. 91, May 1940, p. 569. |
| Okito Box | 1909 | "New Modern Coin Magic", J.B. Bobo, Chapter X. |
| Olram Subtlety | | |
| One Ahead | 1693 | Recreations Mathematiques et Physiques |
| One Way Forcing Deck | 1560 | "De subtilitate" (1560 edition) |
| One-way back design | | "Encyclopedia of Card Tricks" by Jean Hugard, 1937. |
| Open Prediction | 1949, 1953 | "The Cardician" |
| Out of Sight - Out of Mind | 1740 | Nouvelles Recreations, Physiques et Mathematiques |
| Out of this World | | |
| Out to Lunch | 1898 | "Spirit Slate Writing and Kindred Phenomena" by William Robinson, 1898. |
| Ovette Master Move | 1927 | |
| Paddle Move with Cards | 1931 | "The Mystic Star" (see "Great Magicians' Tricks" by Will Goldston). |
| Pass | 1769 | Nouvelles Recreations, Physiques et Mathematiques. "The Modern Conjurer" by C. Lang Neil, 1937. "Expert at the Card Table" by S.W. Erdnase, 1902. "Royal Road to Card Magic" by Hugard and Braue, 1975. |
| PATEO Force | 1968 | Max Maven |
| Pattern Interruption | | |
| Pip Fluid | 1784 | Amusemens Physiques (french edition), Pinetti, 1784. Physical Amusements and Diverting Experiments (english edition), Pinetti, 1784. The Conjuror's Magazine, or Magical and Physiognomical Mirror, 1791 |
| Professor's Nightmare | cc 1960 | |
| Punch System | pre 1882 | More Magic |
| Quarterly Returns | 2000 | This was put out as a video in 2000. |
| Rainbow Deck | 1996 | Linking Ring, March 1996. |
| Ramsay's subtlety | <1920? | "The Ramsay Lengend" by Andrew Galloway, 1969, Chapter 2. |
| Rattle Bars (Bells) | 1634 | Hocus Pocus Junior, The Whole Art of Legerdemain: or Hocus Pocus in Perfection |
| Retention Pass | 1909 | The Art of Magic |
| Reverse Assembly | 1942, 1979 | Let's See the Deck, Marlo Magazine #3 |
| Riffle Pass | | Elliott's Last Legacy, Harry Houdini. Routined Manipulations Vol. 1, Lewis Ganson. Magic of the Hands, Edward Victor. Complete Works of Derek Dingle. |
| Ring Flite | 1803 | "Physical Amusements" by Pinetti, 1784. The Conjuror's Repository, More Magic |
| Ring on Stick | 1584 | The Discoverie of Witchcraft |
| Rub-A-Dub-Dub | | |
| Sam the Bellhop | <1930s | "The Final Word on Cards", Rufus Steele, 1930s. "Scarne on Card Tricks", John Scarne, 1950. "Sam the Bellhop", Frank Everhardt, 1960s |
| Sawing a Woman in Half | | |
| Second Sight | circa 1500 | |
| Secret Subraction | 1970 | "Secret Subtraction" (manuscript), 1970. "Card Craft", 1991. |
| Shadow Box | | "Sub Rosa" by Oswald Rae, 1928. |
| Shapeshifter | | "The Trapdoor" by Steve Beam, 1995. "The Art of Artifice" lecture notes by Marc DeSouza, 1995. |
| Shapeshifter | | |
| Shell Coin | 1584 | Discoverie of Witchcraft, J.N. Hofzinser Zauberkünste |
| Shirt Steal | 1784 | Amusemens Physiques (french edition), Pinetti, 1784. Physical Amusements and Diverting Experiments (english edition), Pinetti, 1784. |
| Si Stebbins (Stay Stack) from New Deck | 1957 | "Cardiste #3" by Rusduck (June-1957), pp. 15-16. "Hierophant #2" by Marlo (Winter-1969), pp. 61-62.
"Darwin Ortiz At The Card Table" by Darwin Ortiz (1988), pp. 137-139. |
| Simple Switch | 1983 | "Close-up Kinda Guy" and "Art of Astonishment" both by Paul Harris. |
| Slick Card | | "Encyclopedia of Card Tricks" by Jean Hugard, 1937. |
| Slick Card | 1520? | The British Library holds a four leaf pamphlet by an anonymous author entitled, "Opera nuoua doue facilmente potrai imparare piu giuochi di mano et altri giuochi piaceuolissimi & gentili come si potra legge[n]do uedere et facilmente imparare.", holding number C.20.a.31.(8). Thought to have been published by G.S. di Carlo da Pavia: Florence circa 1520. |
| Slop Shuffle | 1920s | |
| Smith Myth | pre-1962 cc 1936 | Five O' Fetsch |
| Soft Soap | 1941 | |
| Sousa Count | | "Real Magic" by Jose de la Torre. |
| Spelling Trick | 1885 | The Art of Modern Conjuring |
| Stay Stack | 19?? | The Cardiste #4 |
| Striking Vanish | cc 1981 | "Williamson's Wonders" by Richard Kaufman. "Encore 2" |
| Strip-Out Addition | 1932 | "Ten Card Problems" |
| Svengali Deck | 1909 | "The Edison of Magic and His Incredible Creations" by Burling "Volta" Hull, published by Samuel Patrick Smith, 1977. "Expert at the Pitch Table" (1993?) video tape. "Encyclopedia of Card Tricks" deals in chapter 13 exclusively with the Svengali deck. |
| The Balducci Wallet | 1958 | Hugard's Magic Monthly |
| The Collectors | 1969, 1976 | Abra # 1203, February 1969. Heirophant #2, 1976. |
| The Cosmosis Floating Match | 1635, 1988 | A Rich Cabinet (1635) by John White |
| The General Card | 1740 | Nouvelles Recreations, Physiques et Mathematiques |
| The Glide | 1584 | The Discoverie of Witchcraft |
| The Mindreading Egg | 1558 | Natural Magick |
| The Multiplying Billiard Balls | 1890 | "More Magic" by Prof. Hoffmann, 1890. "The Modern Wizard" by Roterberg, 1895. "Latter Day Tricks" by Roterberg, 1896. |
| The Ultimate Magic Square | 1991 | |
| Three Way Display | 1977 | "Supermagic" by Paul Harris |
| Thumb Tie | <= 1800 | |
| Thumbtip | circa 1885 | |
| Tilt (aka Depth Illusion) | 1910 | Hofzinser Karten Künste (Hofzinser's Card Conjuring) 1910, l'Illusioniste, April 1913, The New Phoenix #310 (June 1954) p. 37, "Tilt" by Ed Marlo, 1962. |
| Tip-Tip | 1986 | Linking Ring Parade, July 1986. "Souper Slights" lecture notes by Jeffrey Campbell. |
| Top Card Cover Pass (mistakenly referred to as the Stanyon Pass) | cc 1903 | "Magic" by Stanyon. |
| Top Change/One-hand Top Change/Ultra-Move | 1854 | Nouvelle Magie Blanche Devoilee, Card Control, Reputation Makers |
| Torn and Restored Handkerchief | 1585 | Libertto de Secreti Noblissimi et Alcuni Giocchi con Destrezza di Mano, cos Vere e Experimentate |
| Translocation | | John Kennedy's lecture notes. Video "Shell Shocked" by Barry Taylor. |
| Twenty-One Card Trick | 1593 | "Giocchi di carte bellissimi di regola e di memoria". Recreations Mathematiques et Physiques |
| Twisting the Aces | | "Inner Secrets of Card Magic" by Lewis Ganson, 1956. |
| Two Person Mental Act (a.k.a. “Second Sight”) | circa 1500 | “De Viribus Quantitatis” by Luca Pacioli and Leonardo da Vinci |
| Ultramental | 193? | Magic City Library, Volume 14, Trick Decks (1) and Invisible Secrets Revealed by Eddie Fields and Michael Schwartz (2). |
| Vanishing Bird Cage | | |
| Webb Count for coins | 2000? | Allmagic.com |
| Wedge Base | | |
| Wild Card | 1958 | The Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman S.M. |
| Wild Card | c.1922 | THIRTY CARD PROBLEMS.
THE CARD EXPERT ENTERTAINS (Fitzkee,1947) |
| Wrist Turn Pass | | Ponsin's Le Magie blanche devoilee |
| Zig Zag Card | | |
| Zig Zag Girl | | The Magic of Robert Harbin (1970) |
| Zombie Ball | 1943 | |
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