Title | Year | Source |
Add-on | | |
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. |
ATFUS (Any Time Face-Up Switch) | April 1964 | TOPS magazine, 1964. |
B.D.V. (By Dai Vernon) | | |
Back Palm | 1903 | Howard Thurston's Card Tricks (1901); Stanyons Magic of August 1903 |
Bottom Palm | pre-1875 | Kartenkünste |
Bottop Change | 1950 | The Linking Ring, April 1950; "The Cardician", 1953. |
Card Palm | 1740 | Nouvelles Recreations, Physiques et Mathematiques |
Card Rolldown | 1983 | Mahaka Tendo, FISM, 1985 |
Carlyle Paddle Move (a.k.a. "Business Card Move") | | See "Paddle Move with Cards" |
Charlier Cut, Charlier Shuffle | pre 1882 | More Magic |
Classic Palm, Finger Palm, Finger Clip | 1584 | The Discoverie of Witchcraft |
Click Pass | 1890 | More Magic |
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. |
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 |
Drop Sleight | 1968 | New Tops, January 1968. |
Drop Switch | 1925 | "And a Pack of Cards". "Collins' Card Conceits" |
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. |
Erdnase Color Change | <= 1901 | "The Magicians Handbook", P. T. Selbit, 1901, "The Expert at the Card Table", S. W. Erdnase, 1902. |
Fan Force | 1584 | The Discoverie of Witchcraft |
Flash Control | 1977 | "Supermagic" by Paul Harris |
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. |
Free Ride | 1996 | "Art of Astonishment" by Paul Harris. |
Gemini Count | 1983 | "Richard's Almanac", Oct. 1983. "The Secrets Of Bro. Hamman", Richard Kaufman, 1989. |
Ghost Count | | |
Haback Count | 1976 | The Linking Ring, 1976 and October 1982. |
Half Pass | 1790 | Testament de Jerome Sharp |
Han Ping Chien | 1917 | The Han Ping Chien Coin Trick (manuscript) |
Haxton Count | 1992 | "Charles Jordan's Best Card tricks", 1992. |
Heinstein Shuffle | | Genii, April 2001, p. 50 |
Hi Ho Silver | 1977 | "Supermagic" by Paul Harris |
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. |
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. |
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 |
Muscle Pass | | "Principles and Deceptions" (1948) by Arthur Buckley, p.48. |
Olram Subtlety | | |
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. |
Ramsay's subtlety | <1920? | "The Ramsay Lengend" by Andrew Galloway, 1969, Chapter 2. |
Retention Pass | 1909 | The Art of Magic |
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. |
Secret Subraction | 1970 | "Secret Subtraction" (manuscript), 1970. "Card Craft", 1991. |
Shapeshifter | | "The Trapdoor" by Steve Beam, 1995. "The Art of Artifice" lecture notes by Marc DeSouza, 1995. |
Shapeshifter | | |
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. |
Slop Shuffle | 1920s | |
Sousa Count | | "Real Magic" by Jose de la Torre. |
Striking Vanish | cc 1981 | "Williamson's Wonders" by Richard Kaufman. "Encore 2" |
Strip-Out Addition | 1932 | "Ten Card Problems" |
The Glide | 1584 | The Discoverie of Witchcraft |
Three Way Display | 1977 | "Supermagic" by Paul Harris |
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. |
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 |
Webb Count for coins | 2000? | Allmagic.com |
Wrist Turn Pass | | Ponsin's Le Magie blanche devoilee |
Title | Year | Source |