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S U P R E M E  ‘ K N O W - H O W ’  S E R I E S

KNOWINGTHE RISINGCARDS

WillAyling

 

Contents Contents .............................................................................................................................4 THERISINGCARDS(HISTORYANDCOMMENT) .....................................................6 THERISINGCARDS ........................................................................................................9 HOWARDTHURSTONRISINGCARDS ...................................................................... ................................................. ..................... 10 .............................................................................. ........ 15 ...... THEDUPLICATESTACKMETHOD ....................................................................... DEKOLTA'SRISINGCARDS ........................................................................................17 RISINGCARDSFROMOPERAHAT .................................................................... ............................................................................ ....... .... ..... 18 RISINGCARDBOX(JackLeDair) ...................................................................... ............................................................................. ....... 19 MECHANICALINCLOSE-UP  ........................................................................................22 ........................................................................................22 IMPROMPTU...ORNEARLYSO! ..................................................................................24 DIGITALMECHANISM ...................................................................................................29 SYBILRISINGCARDS .................................................................. ................................................................................................... ................................. 31 JUMBORISINGCARDS .................................................................................................33 FOUNTAINOFCARDS ...................................................................................................36 DEKOLTA'SFOUNTAINOFCARDS ............................................................ ........................................................................... ............. ...... ......... .. 37 DEKOLTA'SCARDRAISINGTRICK ..........................................................................39 ..................................................................................................... ................................ 41 CASCADEOFCARDS..................................................................... ANOVELPRESENTATION ............................................................................................42 THEWONDERFULFLOATINGCARDTRICK .............................................................43 JUMPINGCARDS(TheSiameseBloodstone)..........................................................44 PSYCOJUMPER ...............................................................................................................46 ...............................................................................................................46 SPECIALEFFECTSCARDS .................................................................. ........................................................................................... .............. ....... .............. ........... .... 47 THETURN-ROUNDCARD ............................................................................ ......................................................................................... ............. ....... ...... 47 TORNCORNERCARD ................................................................................................48 MOVINGPIPCARD .....................................................................................................49

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"Watchclosely",saysWill.

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THERISINGCARDS(HISTORYAN THERISING CARDS(HISTORYANDCOMMENT) DCOMMENT) Manymagiciansofthemid18thCenturyappeartohaveincludedintheirrepertoirethe chosencard'jumping'or chosencard 'jumping'orrisingout risingoutofapack risingoutofapackofcards,running ofapack ofapackofcards,runningparallelinpopul ofcards,runningparallelin ofcards,ru nningparallelinpopularitywith parallelinpopularitywith popularitywith aritywith theeffectofacoinorring'dancing'inagoblet.Thecontine theeffectofacoinorring 'dancing'inagoblet.ThecontinentalperformerPinetti,when ntalperformerPinetti,when appeari app earing ng in Paris Paris at Le Theatr Theatre e de Menu-P Menu-Plasi lasirs rs Du Roi Roi in the the Winter Winter of 1783-84 1783-84,, receivedsomedetailednotices...quote,"Henextshowsanewpackofcardsand receivedsomedetailednotices...quote,"Henextshowsa newpackofcardsandrequests requests thespectatorstothinkofseveralcards.Thepackisplacedinasmallsilverbox,openat the the to top, p, and and supp suppor orte ted d on on the the ne neck ck of of a bott bottle le, , whic which h ha had d be been en exam examin ined ed by by th thee audience.Theapparatusisputonanisolatedtable,andwhentheconjurercommands, thechosencardsjumpfromthepack." SidneyClarkein"TheAnnalsofConjuring"comments,quote..."Therisingcardtrickwas workedfromabottle-houl workedfrom abottle-houlette,asw  ette,aswellasfr ellasfromawooden omawoodenvaseorgoblet  vaseorgoblet...andthe  vaseorgoblet ...andtheuseofa ...andthe useofa th thre read ad or or hair hair to to ma make ke ca card rds, s, co coin ins, s, eggs eggs, , ring rings, s, etc. etc., , ju jump mp out out of of gobl goblet ets s or or othe otherr receptacleswaslargelyexploited.Pinettimadegreatuseofthislastdevice,andsomeof  hisexperimentsthatdependeduponitsusewerepresentedinaveryartisticmanner, thoughheendeavouredtodeludeinquirerswiththeideathattheeffectswereproduced bythe by theuse useof ofingeniously ingeniouslyprepared preparedsprings, springs,which  whichhe  which hesaid he saidhe hewas  was willing  willingto willing tosell to sellto tothe the curious.TheGoldenHeadwasafavouritetrickwithhim.Agildedmodelofaheadwas placedinaglassvase,thebottomofwhichwascoveredwithgiltcoins.Ametalorglass lidwasputon,andtheHeadansweredquestionsbyrisingandfallinginthevase;whilea lidwasputon,andthe Headansweredquestionsbyrisingandfallinginthevase;whilea borrowedring borrowed ring placed placed in anoth another anothe er r glass glassjumped  jumped or dance danced, d, as as if if in in sympathywith sympathy sympathy with the Head." Intheearlydaysofone'sjourneyinMagic,thereceiptofthenewtrick,revealedtobe operatedbyathread,provedsomewhatadisappointmentbutIwastodiscoverthatthe verysimplicityof verysimplicity ofthemethod themethodwasto  wasto acquititselfandto acquititself andto understandthatthe understandthat theeffectwas effectwas themoreimportant.Toooftenmagiciansseekforthemorecomplicatedandattractive method met hod, , consid consideri ering ng rather rather more more the the elegan elegance ce of the the props props and and the the ingenu ingenuity ity of the devicethantheeffect devicethan devicethantheeffectregisteredwith theeffectregisteredwithanaudience. registeredwithanaudience. anaudience. WhenI When Ihave havea aspare sparemoment momentI Ilike liketo toread readthrough throughold oldmagic magicmagazines; magazines;it itis isnot notso so muchthetricksthatprovethegreaterinterest,butratherthelittlechatbitsandwhatat thetimewerecurrentnewsitems.SometimeagoIcameacrosssuchapieceintheNew  Phoenix,No.327,thisone Phoenix,No. Phoenix,No.327,thisoneguesteditedbyRoy 327,thisoneguest guesteditedby editedbyRoyBenson-itsort RoyBenson-itsortof Benson-itsortoftiesinw Benson-it sortoftiesinwithwhatI of tiesinwithwhatIhave ithwhatIhave just ment just mentioned mentiioned oned about about concerning concerning conce rning metho method d and effec effect. t. Roy Benso Benson n refers refers to to Al Al Al Baker, whomIwouldhaveliked whomIwouldhave whomIwouldhavelike likedtohavemet.Hisbooksa dtohavemet.Hisbooksandarticles..."AlB tohavemet.Hisbooksandarticles..."AlBakerOneandTwo" akerOneandTwo",, "Ways "W ays an and d Mean Means" s", , to to name name but but tw two, o, reve reveal al him him not not only only asa as a ch chara aract cter er with with a gr grea eatt se sens nse e of of humo humour ur but but give gives s ev evid iden ence ce of of his his profe professi ssion onal al appro approac ach h to to his his work. work... .. th thee method met hod had had tobe deviou devious s but but simple simple, , the the effect effect direct direct and and easily easily unders understoo tood d bythe by the audience. The foll The follow owin ing g ex extr trac act t is is verb verbat atim im an and d I am am sure sure Jay Jay Mars Marshal hall l wi will ll not not obje object ct to to my  quotingitinthislittletome.

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FrontispieceAmusemensPhy Frontispi eceAmusemensPhysiquesTroisiemeE  siquesTroisiemeEditionParis ditionParis 1791Jean-JosephPinettifromowncollection. "Al Bakerhad "Al Bakerhad awon a wonder derful ful wayofcom wayof combin bining ing good goodadv advice ice with withhom homesp espunwit.It unwit.It was towardtheendofthedayandAlwassortofwo towardtheendof thedayandAlwassortofwornoutdemonstratinghund rnoutdemonstratinghundredsoftricks redsoftricks forhiscustomers.'Son,'hesaid,'someoftheseguysthatcomeinheredrivemenuts.'I wenttothedoorashereachedforhiscoat.'Halfthetime',hecontinued wenttothedoorashereachedforhiscoat.'Halfth etime',hecontinued,'allaguyneeds ,'allaguyneeds isadabofwaxorasilkthread,andhe'sgotamiracleonhishands.Butwhatdoeshedo? isadabofwaxora silkthread,andhe'sgotamiracleonhishands.Butwhatdoeshedo? Hespe He spends nds all all day day inher in here e lookin looking g for for machin machinery ery todo the the same same tri trick.Then ck.Thenhe hehasto hasto spendanhourprovin'itaint.'ImadefortheelevatorasAllockedthedoorofhisshop. 'The 'Then n to to make make matt matter ers s wors worse, e,' ' he he moan moaned ed, , 'the 'the guy guy does does th the e damn damn tr tric ick k wi with th di dirt rty  y  fingernails finge rnails'.Ipressedontheelevatorbutt '.Ipressedontheelevatorbutton.'Canyouimagineathinglikethat?Dirty  on.'Canyouimagineathinglikethat?Dirty  fingernails!'Hewailed,'You'dthinktheleasthe'ddoistopaintalittleblacklineonthe thumbtip'.Theelevatorarrivedtotakemebacktotheworld."

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It'sdifficulttofollowthat. But the But the thread thread for for all all its its sim simpli plicit cityis yis not not tobetaken tobetaken for for grante granted.Itsappl d.Itsapplicat ication ion toa particulartrickrequiresstu particulartrick particulartrickrequiresstudyand requiresstudyandoften dyandoftenmuchex oftenmuchexperiment. muchexperiment. periment. Suitablebackground...t Suitablebackgrou nd...typeoflighting...fi ypeoflighting...finenes nenessof softhread thread...thestrengt ...thestrengthnecessaryfor hnecessaryfor thejob...colourorshade thejob.. .colourorshade...typesthatabsor ...typesthatabsorblight,somebett blight,somebetterthanothers erthanothers...theseare ...theseare but a few of the but th the e qu ques esti tion ons s tto to o  be be an answ answered, swer ered ed, , oft of ofte tten en en n only nly afte after r considerable co cons nsid ider erabl able experimentation...itwillbeunderstoodthataswithMedicine,similardosagedoesnot alwaysgivesimilarresults alwaysgive similarresultswithvarious withvariouspatients... withvariouspatients...somuch patients... patients...somuchdependson somuchdependsonotherfactors. dependsonother other factors.

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THERISINGCARDS InDean's"HocusPocus"wereadthefollowing: InDean's"HocusPocus"weread thefollowing: Howtomakeacard Howto Howtomakeacardjumpoutof makeacardjumpout jumpoutofthepack,andrunon ofthepack,andrunonthetable. thepack,andrunonthetable. thetable. Thisisawonderfulfancyifitbe Thisisawonderfulfancy onderfulfancyifitbewellhandled: ifitbe ifitbewellhandled:asthus,  wellhandled:asthus,  wellhandled :asthus, asthus, Take apackofcards Take apackofcards and and letanyonedrawanycard letanyonedrawanycardthatthey thatthey fancy  fancy  best,andafterwardtakeandputitin best,andafterw ardtakeandputitintothepack,buts tothepack,butsoasyouknow  oasyouknow  whereto where tofind findit itat atpleasure: pleasure:for forby  by this thistime, time,I Isuppose supposeyou  you know  howtoshufflethecard howtoshuf flethecards,andwhere s,andwheretofindanycardwhen tofindanycardwhenitisput itisput intothepack;thentakeapieceofwax,andputitunderthethumb nailofyourhand,thenfastenahairtoyourthumb,andtheother endofthehairtothecard,thenspreadthepackofcardsopenonthe table,thensay,"Ifyou table,then say,"Ifyouareapure areapurevirginthe areapurevirginthecardwilljump virginthe virginthecardwilljumpoutof cardwilljumpoutofthe outofthe the pack,"thenbyyourwordsorcharmsseemtomakeitjumponthe table. Thiswouldappeartobeanearlyexampleoftheuseofafinehairasadirectmeansof  locomotio loco motion.IntheearlypartofthisCentury n.IntheearlypartofthisCentury,theuseofthehairgavewaytoa ,theuseofthehairgavewaytoafinesilk  finesilk  threadandinmorerecenttimestoaneven threadandinmorerecenttimes toanevenfinernylonthread. finernylonthread.

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HOWARDTHURSTONRISINGCARDS CreditedtoHowardThurston,selectedcardsplacedinaglassgoblet,togetherwiththe remainingcardsofapack,weremadetojumpintotheairtotheperformer'sfinger-tips ofthehandheldabovethegoblet. REQUIREDisaglassgobletlargeenoughtoholda isaglassgobletlargeenoughtoholdapackofcardsinanuprightposition. packofcardsinanuprightposition.

Twosimilarpacksofcards.Awristreelpull,thethreadofwhichpassesthroughaneyelet attachedtoafingerring.Thethreadterminatesinasmallflatbuttontowhichinturnis fixedasmallpieceofconjurer'swax-Photograph1.

IN PREPARATION PREPA PREPAR RATION ATION,thereelisstrappedtotheperformer'srightforearm,abovethe

wrist, positioned positioned posit ioned within within within the sleeveas sleeve sleeve as as to to be be be sufficientlyhidden, sufficiently hidde hidden, n, yet yet readily readily obtainable obtainable whenrequired. Oneofthepacksofcardsislocatedoffstage,spreadinsuitssoasto Oneofthepacksof Oneof thepacksofcardsislocate cardsislocatedoffst doffstage,spreadin age,spreadinsuitsso suitssoastomaketheremovalof  astomaketheremovalof  maketheremovalof  anycardeasybyanoffstage anycardeasy byanoffstageassistant.Theglass assistant.Theglassgobletiso gobletisonatray gobletisonatraynearby. natray natraynearby. nearby. Theremainingpackof Theremaining Theremainingpackofcardsis packofcardsisheldbythe cardsisheldbytheperformer. heldbytheperformer. performer. INPERFORMANCE,themagiciansetstheringof ,themagiciansetstheringofthepullonhisrightseco ,themagiciansetst heringofthepullonhisrightsecondfingerthepullonhisrightsecondfingerndfinger-

Photograph2.

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Withthepackinhand,theperformerrequestsspectatorstocalloutthe Withthepackin hand,theperformerrequestsspectatorstocalloutthenameofa nameofacard. card. Herepeatsthenameofthecardashelocatesit Herepeatsthenameofthe cardashelocatesitanddisplaysit...emphasisplacedonthe anddisplaysit...emphasisplacedonthe freedomofchoice...thecardisreturnedtothepackandtheprocedureisrepeatedwith twoothercards. Offstage,theassistant,onhearingthenameofeachselected Offstage,theassistant,onhearin gthenameofeachselectedcard,quicklyremo card,quicklyremoveseach veseach in in tu turn rn and and plac places es them them in in a stac stack k on on the the tray tray hold holdin ing g th the e gobl goblet et. . The The assist assistan ant t th then en proc procee eeds ds to to join join the the ma magi gici cian an on on stag stage, e, hand handin ing g hi him m the the tr tray ay. . In In mean meanti time me, , th thee performerhashadthepackshuffledandreturnedtohimwhichheplacesonthetray, ensuringthatthepackrestsonthesmallpacketofthreeduplicatechosencards.The gobletshown,thepack,togetherwiththethreecards,isplacedintheglass,thefacesof  thecardstotheaudience,thethreechosencardstotherear. Withbuttheslightesthesitation Withbutthesligh testhesitation,theperforme ,theperformersubmitstha rsubmitsthatthespectator tthespectatormaywellwi maywellwish sh tohandlethegoblet tohandle tohandlethegoblettosatisfyhimselfthatallisasinnocentasit thegoblettosatisfyhimself tosatisfyhimselfthatallis thatallisasinnocent asinnocentasitwouldappeartobe. asitwouldappeartobe.The  wouldappeartobe.The  wouldappear tobe.The The lefthandremovesthepackfromtheglass,fingerstothefront,thethumbtotherear. Thenastherighthandpreparestotakethepack,thesecondfingertowhichtheringis attache att ached d (with (withthe the waxed waxedbut button ton) ) approac approaches hes the the back back of ofthe the pack pack and and the the left left thumb thumb pressesthewaxedbuttontotherearcard. Therighthandthengraspsthepackandthenowfreelefthandcollec Therighthandthengraspsthepackandthenowfreeleft handcollectsthegoblet tsthegobletand and passesittothespectator,whobeingsatisfiedastoitsgenuineness,returnsittothe magician.Thegobletisreturnedtothetableinfrontoftheperformer.Thelefthandnow  takesoverthepack,holdingthecardsintheglass,thethumbensuringthatpressureon thebuttonagainstthebackofthepackiscontinued.Therighthandthenmovesupand away,theactioncausingthethreadtounwindfromthereel.Onreachingsome18to20 inchesabovethegoblet, inchesabove inchesabovethegoblet,the thegoblet,therightforefingerand therightforefingerandthumb rightforefingerandthumb rightforefinger andthumbgripthethreadbetween thumbgripthe gripthe gripthethreadbetweenthem,so threadbetweenthem,so them,so checkingthetendencyforthethreadtorewindintothereel-Photograph3.

Thelefthandmovesawayfromthepackand Thelefthandmoves awayfromthepackandtheglassandwhen theglassandwhenitisdesired, itisdesired,theright theright forefinger foref ingerandthumbrelaxes andthumbrelaxesitsholdallowi itsholdallowingthespringwith ngthespringwithinthereeltorewind inthereeltorewindthe the thread,takingwithitthecardattach thread ,takingwithitthecardattachedtothewaxed edtothewaxedbutton.Thecardflie button.Thecardfliesupintothe supintothe righthandwhereitisretainedandthenpresentedtothespectatorwhoconfirmsitisone ofthechosencards.Asthecardisprofferedtothespectator,thewaxedbuttoniseased

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off and off and re-pos re-positi itione oned d on the the back back of the the next next select selected ed card. card. The The whole whole proced procedure ure is repeatedforthissecond repeatedfor thissecondandthet andthethirdcards- hirdcards-Photograph4. Photograph4.

Theservicesoftheoff-stageassistantmaybedispensedwithintheinitialstagesbythe pe perfo rform rmer er, , having having remo remove ved d the the chose chosen n card cards s as re requ ques este ted d by th the e spect spectat ator ors, s, on on th thee returnofthecardstothepack,locatedandcontrolledtothetoporrearofthepack... thenplacingthecards thenplacing thenplacingthecardsintothe thecardsintothegoblet. intothegoblet. goblet. Again,analternativetotheus Again,analter nativetotheuseofthereelis eofthereelisthatalmost thatalmostoftheoriginal oftheoriginaleffectaspra effectaspractised ctised by the by the the early early necromancers necromanc necromancers ers of of the the Seventeent Seventeenth h Cen Century Centur Centu tury ry y in which which which the the thr thread ead ma may may y be be anchoredtothe anchoredto anchoredtothevestpocketor thevestpocket vestpocketorbutton. orbutton.  button. TherecanbenodoubtbutthatThurstoninhistheatrepresentationout-classedanything Therecanbenodoubt  butthatThurston  butt hatThurstoninhis inhistheatrepresent theatrepresentationout ationout-classedanything -classedanything thathadbeenstagedbe thathadbee thathadbeenstagedbefore.Chosencardsweremadenotonlytorise nstagedbefore.Chosen fore.Chosencardsweremade cardsweremadenoto notonlyto nlytorise risefromthe fromthepackheld packheld inonehandbuttofloatintheair,sometimesabovehimandthenagaintofallalmostto thefloorbefore thefloo thefloorbeforerecoveringandreturningto rbeforerecoveringand recoveringandreturningto returningto themagician'soutstretchedhand. themagician'soutstretched themagician'soutstretchedhand. hand. Attimesthefamedillusionistinject Attimesthefamedillusionistinjectedcomedybyinstruc edcomedybyinstructingasmallboyintheaud tingasmallboyintheaudience ience toremovealonghairfromhisfather'shead.Thespot-lightpickingouttheboy,then settledontheman settledo settledonthemannexttohimrevealingthattheparenthadabald nthemannextto nexttohimrevealing himrevealingthattheparent thattheparenthadabaldhead. hadabaldhead. head. Theroutineconcludedwithafountainofcards,souvenirprinted,andwhichwereflicked Theroutineconcludedwithafountainof cards,souvenirprinted,andwhichwereflicked outintotheaudience. outintothe audience. Thepresentationrequired Thepresentationrequiredanumberof Thepresentationrequiredanumberofhorizontalthreadsacrossthestageandoperated anumberofhorizontalthreadsacrossthe horizontalthreadsacrossthestage stage andoperated byoff-stageassistants.Speciallypreparedcard byoff-stageassistants .Speciallypreparedcardswerehookedonthethreadsandslightly  swerehookedonthethreadsandslightly  weightedcardsenabledthefall weightedcards enabledthefallingofsuchcardsal ingofsuchcardsalmosttothefloor mosttothefloorandrisingagain. andrisingagain. The foll The follow owin ing g simp simpli lifi fied ed vers versio ion n wi will ll en enab able le th the e re read ader er to to make make even even so so quit quite e a spectaculareffect. PREPARATION -Thecardstoriseandfloa -Thecardstoriseandfloatareprepared tarepreparedbygluinganarrow bygluinganarrowstripof  stripof 

cardofmatchingdesign,cutwithtwoVpointsasinthedrawing.

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TheVpointsarefreeofadhesiveandin TheVpointsarefree ofadhesive ofadhesiveandinactioncatchoverthe andinactioncatchoverthethreadwhen actioncatchoverthethre actioncatcho verthethreadwhenrequ threadwhenrequired.One adwhenrequired.One required.One ired.One oftheduplicatecardshasafinestripofmetalinsertedatthelowernarrowedgeand providesthemeansofthecardfallingalmosttotheflooruntil providesthemeansofthe cardfallingalmostto cardfalling almosttothefloor theflooruntilchecked. untilchecked. checked.

Roterb Rote rber erg' g's s "New "New Era Era Card Card Tric Tricks ks" " de deta tail ils s a si simi mila lar r effe effect ct wi with th the the sp spec ecia ial l card cardss prepared,eachhaving prepar ed,eachhavingtwosmallstripscut twosmallstripscutfromcardsofsimilardesi fromcardsofsimilardesign.Thestripsare gn.Thestripsare bent ea bent each each eac ch h to to form form a hoo hook hook hook k and and glu glued ed in posit positi position, position, ion, on, as indic indicated indica indicated ated ted in in the the accompanying accompanyin accompanying illustration.

Afinethreadis Afine threadisfirstsecuredto firstsecuredtoascrew-eye ascrew-eyefixedto fixedtothepromptwing, thepromptwing,atabout ataboutafoot afootto to eighteeninchesabovetheperformer'shead.Onapurelycurtainedstage,apoleweighted atthebasecouldserve atthebase atthebasecouldserveasa couldserveasasubstituteforthe asasubstitutefortheWing.Thethread substitutefortheWing.The substitutefor theWing.Thethreadstretche Wing.Thethreadstretchesacrossthe threadstretchesacrossthe stretchesacrossthestage sacrossthestage stage passingthroughanothereyelet passingthrough anothereyeletfixedatsimil fixedatsimilarheightto arheighttothe arheighttotheO. the O.P.wing.Atthefreeendof  theO.P.wing. P.wing.Atthe Atthefreeendof  thethreadisattached thethread thethreadisattacheda isattachedasmallweightserving asmallweightservingasa smallweightservingasacounterweighttothe'float'card. asacounterweighttothe'float'card. Againasimilarpos Againas imilarpostcould tcouldbeusedin  beusedinplaceof  beusedin placeofawinga placeofawingandobviously ndobviouslyin"round" in"round"conditions, conditions, standsforthelightingequipmentcouldberequisitionedforthepurpose.I standsforthelightingequipmentcouldbe requisitionedforthepurpose.Ihaveusedthis haveusedthis

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subterfugetomasktheneedtoattachathreadforafloatingballroutineandthereisno reasonwhyitshould reasonwhy reasonwhyitshouldnotbeusedina itshouldnotbe notbeusedin usedina asimilarmannerfor similarmannerforthefloating similarmannerforthefloatingcards,etc. cards,etc. INPERFORMANCE -The -Thegimmickedcards,duplicat gimmickedcards,duplicatesofthechosenones,arelocated esofthechosenones,arelocated

at at the the ba back ck of of the the pack pack held held in in the the left left hand hand. . The The Magi Magi re reac ache hes s up up in in pret preten ence ce of  expansive'spell'action,contactsthethreadabovehisheadandpullingitdowntothe rearofthepackandbelowthe rearofthepack andbelowthepointsatthebackcard pointsatthebackcard,gently ,gentlyallowsthe allowsthethreadtoease threadtoease upwards,catchingthepointsatthebackcard.Thenreleased,thecounterweighttakes overandthe'caught'cardrisesintotheairabovethepack.Whencaughtagainatalittle distancefromthecard, dista ncefromthecard,andthethreadpulle andthethreadpulleddowncause ddowncausesthecardtodescend sthecardtodescend.Again, .Again, thethreadbeingreleased,thecardrisesandiscaughtintheoutstretchedrighthand.It willbe will  be seen seenthat thatthe thethread threadand andcard cardmay maybe  be manipulated manipulatedmuch muchas asin ina aFloating FloatingBall Ball routine. Againin Again in"NewEra "NewEra "New Era Card CardTricks"we Tricks"we Tricks" weread reada readasimilaraccount similaraccountto tothat thatalreadydetailed alreadydetailedand and thereadermaywellbeinterestedintherathercharminglittleillustrationtakenfromthe thereadermaywellbe interestedintherathercharminglittleillustrationtakenfromthe book. Al book. Al being being the thread thread across acrossthe across the the stage stage stage and and A2 A2 A2 the thread thread under under the performer's performer's control.Bthehiddencounterweight. control.Bthe hiddencounterweight.

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THEDUPLICATESTACKMETHOD One of One ofthe the most most popula popular r method methods s of ofrisi rising ngcard cards s is that that in which which duplic duplicate ates s of offor forced ced cardsarethreadedina cardsarethreaded inastack.ThePreparation stack.ThePreparationisquitesimpl isquitesimpleandas eandasdetailedbelow detailedbelow.. Asmallslitis Asmall slitismadein madeinonenarrow onenarrowendof endofaplaying aplayingcard,duplicateof card,duplicateofa aforcedcard forcedcardand and thethreadisanchoredintheslitwithaknot.Thethreadiscarrieduptherearofthe card.Anotherbutindifferentcardisthenplacedontopofit.Thethreadisthencarried downtherearofthecardandthesecondduplicatecardplacedonthepacketoftwo cards. car ds. The The thread thread isthe is then n taken takenupand upand a furthe further r indiff indiffere erent ntcard card placed placed now now onthe packetofthree,thethreadbeingtakendown.Thethirdforcedcardisplacedonthe packetandthethreadcarried packetandt hethreadcarriedupthe hethreadcarriedupthebackofit.An upthe upthebackofit.Anindifferentcard  backofit.Anindifferent  backofit. Anindifferentcardisfinallyaddedtothe indifferentcardis cardisfinallyaddedtothe is finallyaddedtothe packet.Thediagramshould packet.The packet.Thediagramshouldmakethe diagramshouldmaketheset-upclear. maketheset-upclear. set-upclear.

Thecompletedpacketisplacedonthetablesecretedbehindahandkerchief  Thecompletedpacketisplacedonthetablesecretedbehinda handkerchief.Thefreeend .Thefreeend ofthethreadispassed ofthe ofthethreadispassedthroughasmalleyeletattherearof threadispassedthrougha throughasmalleyelet smalleyeletatthere attherearofthetableandleads arofthetableandleadsoffstage. thetableandleadsoffstage. offstage. Onaspokencuethethreadmaybepulledbyanassistantoffstage.Iwellrememberin 1938onthestageoftheSouthParadePiero 1938onthe 1938onthestageofthe stageoftheSouthParadePierontheoccasionof SouthParadePierontheoccasionofthefirstpublicshowofthe ntheoccasionofthe the firstpublicshowofthe Portsmout Port smouthandDistrict handDistrictMagicCircle,ittookseve MagicCircle,ittookseveralmember ralmembersoffstagetoensure soffstagetoensurethat that thechosencardsrosesmoothlyandoncue.Thethreadwascarrieddownfromthetable throu thr ough gha a small small screwscrew-eye eye at atflo floorlevel orlevel and and back back underthe underthe curtai curtain n throug through h anothe anotherr similarscrew-ey simil arscrew-eyesetinthestage.Thethread esetinthestage.Thethreadcontinue continueditsjourney ditsjourneyofftotheleftwing offtotheleftwing wherean where anassistantheld assistanthe assist antheld ldit, it,waiting it,  waitinga  waiting asignal a signalgiven givenby  byanother  by anothermemberpositioned another memberpositioneddown memberpositioned down stagelookingdirectlyoutofthewingswatchingtheperformer,sothatasthemagician raisedhishandsoverthejumbopackclosetedinahoulettestandingonthetable,the threadwaspulledtherequiredamount.Othermemberspositionedthemselvessoasto see that see that the the thread thread passed passedfre freely ely throug through h the the screw-e screw-eyes yes ... ... so that that in the the event event of a breakage,animmediaterepairco breakage,animm ediaterepaircouldbemade. uldbemade. Workingonone'sown,theendofthe Workingonone'sown,the endofthethreadmaybeanchoredto threadmaybeanchoredtosaythebackof saythebackofachair achair standingattherearofthetableorthenagaintosayabookstandingonthetableand whichcouldbemovedtot whichcould  bemovedtotherearand  bemovedtot herearandplacedonth herearand placedontheseatofth eseatofthechair.Mor echair.Moreimpercepti eimperceptible  ble movementsofthemagician movementso fthemagicianstandingatthe standingattherearof rearofthetablecauses thetablecausesthecardst thecardstorise. orise.

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The forc The forced ed cards cards ar are e shuf shuffl fled ed back back into into the the pack pack an and d pl place aced d on on top top of of th the e prepa prepare red d packet,facesofthecardsuppermost.Thehandkerchiefisusedforcleaningthegoblet an and d th then en th the e pack pack toge togeth ther er wi with th the the pa packe cket t is is pl plac aced ed in in th the e gobl goblet et, , th the e faces faces to to th thee audien aud ience. ce. When When requir required edthe the cards cards are are made made torise to rise either either by the the direct direct pull pull onthe on the thread thr ead orthemovemen orthemovementof tof the the body bodyaga agains instthe tthethr thread ead.After .After one one cardhas cardhas risen,the risen,the slackmaybetakenupbyshowingtheglass,sayturningitaroundandthenbackandin replacingitonthetable,positione replacingit replacingitonthe onthetable,positioneda table,positionedalittlemoreforwardthanpreviously. dalittlemo littlemoreforward reforwardthanpreviously. thanpreviously. Attachingthefreeendofthethreadtoa Attachingthefreeendof thethreadtoafancanserveas fancanserveasavehicleforpullingthe avehicleforpullingthethread thread whenitisthoughtthedirectpullmayp whenitisthoughtthedirectpullmayprovetooobvious. rovetooobvious.

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DEKOLTA'SRISINGCARDS GoodfriendandfamedMagicHistorian,PeterWarlockhaskindlydrawnmyattentionto the explan the explanati ation on detail detailed ed in Nelson Nelson Down's Down's, , The The Art Art of Magic, Magic, page page 176, 176, in which which is claimedthecorrectmetho claimedthe claimedthecorrectmethodofperformingtheoriginalDe correctmethodof dofperformingthe performingtheoriginalDeKoltaRising originalDeKoltaRisingCardtrick! KoltaRisingCardtrick! Cardtrick! The dupl The duplic icat ated ed ca card rds s wh which ich ar are e requ requir ired ed to to rise rise are are th thre read aded ed in in th the e no norm rmal al way way as alreadydescribedundertheheading,"DuplicateStackMethod",but,however,witha difference.Insteadofthethreadpassingoverthetopofeachindifferentcard,itpasses throughasmallholedrilledintheindifferentcardsexactlycentralandaboutaneighthof  aninchfromthetopedge.Itwillbeapparentimmediatelytothereaderthatinthisway  thethreadcannotbedetectedbyanobserver,evenwhenthepreparedpackisatclose hand ha nd. . Such Such is is the the stam stamp p of of Geni Genius us.. ... . and and furt furthe herm rmor ore, e, th the e fr free ee en end d of of the the thre thread ad positionedatthebackofthepackisattachedtowhatisadoublecard.Theedgesofthe twocardsaregluedonthreesidesforminganenvelope.Thelowerendremainsopenand the'slack'ofthethreadisneatlyfoldedbackandforthandclosetedwithinthe'pocket'. Inaction,whenthecardsarerequiredtorise,the Inaction,whenthecardsarerequired torise,thedoublecardisre doublecardisremovedfromthe movedfromthepack, pack, whichis, which is,of of cours course, e, standingin standing standing ina a glassor glass glass or goble goblet t as previouslydetailed, previously previously detailed,and and the and the card card rolledintoatube.Thecardwhenremoved,thethreadunravelsitselffromwithinthe pocket.Theperform pocke t.Theperformerthenblow erthenblowsthroughthetube sthroughthetube,theactionitappearscalcu ,theactionitappearscalculated latedto to caus cause e the the card card to to rise rise, , and and in in fa fact ct serv serves es to to di disg sgui uise se the the smal small l st stea eady dy wi with thdr draw awal al movementwhichtakesuptheslackofthethreadandpullsthe movementwhichtakesuptheslackof thethreadandpullsthecardupwardsasrequired. cardupwardsasrequired.

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RISINGCARDSFROMOPERAHAT BackintheThirties,WalterWandmanmarketedaspringhingedfakewhichcouldbe insertedintoanoperahat.Thefakewasa insertedintoanoperahat.The fakewasashallowmetalcontainer shallowmetalcontainer, shallowmetalco ntainer,largeenoughto ,largeenoughtohold largeenoughto hold theset-uppacketofduplicatecards.The theset-up theset-uppacketof packetofduplicatecards.Thelowerend duplicatecards.Thelower duplicatecards. Thelowerendof lowerendofthe endofthecontainerwasattached,spring ofthe thecontainerwasattached,spring containerwasattached,spring hi hing nged ed to to a base base plat plate, e, roun rounde ded d an and d the the size size to to be be accom accommo moda date ted d in insi side de th the e hat hat Photograph5. Photograph5.

PREPARATION

 - The The fa fake ke wi with th the th e ca card rd in in posi positi tion on, , the the th thre read ad pass passin ing g up up and and throughatinyeyeletatthetoprearofthefakecontainer;andthenonhangingloose,was throughatinyeyeletatthetoprearof thefakecontainer;andthenonhangingloose,was insertedintotheoperahat.Thecontainerwasthenfoldeddownagainstthebaseplate andthehatcloseddown.Thethreadhangsdownovertheedgeofthehatandtotherear, awayfromtheaudience.The awayfromthe awayfromtheaudience.Thefreeendisbestthenanchoredeithertothe audience.Thefreeend freeendisbest isbestthenanchored thenanchoredeitherto eithertothe therearofthe rearofthetable table orasdetailedearlier orasde tailedearlier-Photograph6 -Photograph6..

IN PERFO PERFORMANCE RMANCE-Threecardsareforcedandreturnedtothepack,andmaybe

shuffledbyaspectator. Whilstthisis Whilstthis isbeing  beingdone,  being done,the done, theperformertakes performertakesthe theopera operahat hatand andspringsit springsit springs it openin openinthe the normalwayensuringthatthefakeistothefront. Thehatisplacedonthetableandthecardsthentakenandsprungintotheinteriorofthe hat.Thelefthandtakeshatandmovesforwardinfrontofthetableandthentheright, making'pass'movements,thethreadtightensasthehatismovedslightlyforwardand causesthefirstcardtorise.Thecombinationofbodyandarmmovementsresultinthe remainingtwocardstoriseinturn. remainingtwocardstorisein turn. 18

 

RISINGCARDBOX(JackLeDair) Inthedaysofmyyouth,IrememberseeingandmeetingJackLeDair,akindlymanof  shortishstaturewhoworkedmostly'frontcloth'inV shortishstaturewhoworkedm ostly'frontcloth'inVarietyTheatres.Jackworkeddown arietyTheatres.Jackworkeddown stageagainstno.Onetabs,whilstaprincipalactwasbeingset.Neverastaractbut alwaysinwork.Oneof alw aysinwork.Oneofthe the effect effectsin sin his his act act was was thatof thatof the the rising rising cards.Three cards.Three cards cards wouldbeselected,returnedtothepa wouldbeselect ed,returnedtothepackwhichwas ckwhichwasshuffled. shuffled. A small small small wooden wooden wooden box box was was opened, opened, the bottom bottom bottom removed removed and and shownto shown shown to to be be be empty. empty. The bottomreplaced,thecardsweredropp bottomreplac ed,thecardsweredroppedintotheboxwhichwasth edintotheboxwhichwasthenclosed,andplace enclosed,andplaced d onthetable.Standingwellawayfromthebox,thecardswererequestedtoriseandina momentorso,thelidwasseentobeslowlyopening.Acardwasseentobepushingup thelid...itwasquiteuncanny.Thenquitesuddenlythelidsprungfullyopenandthecard continuedtorise. Whentwo When twothirds thirdswas  wasin  was inview, in view,  view,the thecard the cardwas  wasremoved  was removedand removed anda aspectatorconfirmed spectatorconfirmed that thatit it washis was hiscard. card.The Thelid lidwas  was closedand closed anda afurther furtherrequest requestmade. made.Nothing Nothingappeared appearedto tobe  be happeningandJackaskedthe happeningandJ ackaskedthesecondspectator secondspectatortoname tonamehiscard.It hiscard.Itwasa wasa wasaQueen...when Queen...when Jack Jac k observ observed ed that that the the normal normal courte courtesy sy should should be observ observed. ed... .. the the card card addres addressed sed as "YourMajesty".Thelidstartedtoopenandtheactionrepeateditselfandthe "YourMajesty".Thelidstartedtoopenand theactionrepeateditsel theaction repeateditselfand fandtheQueencard theQueencard Queencard begantoriseand beganto riseandwaseventuallyremovedto  waseventuallyremovedto  waseventuallyremoved tothespectator'ssatisfaction.Oncemorethe thespectator'ssatisfaction.Oncemorethe lidwasclosedandagainthelidstarted lidwasclose dandagainthelidstartedtoopen.Whenfullyupitwasreveal toopen.Whenfullyupitwasrevealedthatthe edthatthe cardwasfacingthewrongway...thebacktotheaudience.Jackrequestedthecardto turnroundandsuddenly,itdidjustthat.Thecardremovedandconfirmedasthethird chosencard.Theeffectalwaysreceivedagoodreceptionwithlaughterattheturning roundofthecard. Thesecretwasintheboxandwasselfcontained. Theboxmeasured5x4x5inches...Mahoganyfinishwood,andthebottomslidoutalong Theboxmeasured5x4x5inches...Mahoganyfinishwood,andthebo ttomslidoutalong grooveslocatedatthelowermostedgesofthelongsidesofthebox. grooveslocatedatthelowermostedgesofthelong sidesofthebox.Whenthelidwasalso  Whenthelidwas  Whenthe lidwasalso also opened ope ned, , the the interi interior or could couldbe be shown shownand and seen seen tobe to be free free from from decept deception ion. . It Itwas was not howeverasinnocentasitappearedtobe.Ashallowcontainerconstructedsoastoholda threadedstackof threadedstackofthreecardsasdetaile threecardsasdetailedearlier,washinged dearlier,washingedatthelower attheloweredgeto attheloweredgetoa edgeto edgetoarecess arecess recess intheinteriorfron intheinte riorfrontsideofthebox tsideofthebox.Thusthecont .Thusthecontainerslo ainerslotted ttedintothewall intothewallofthebox, ofthebox, heldinpositionbythefingersofonehandholdingitastheinteriorwasshown.Thefree endofthethreadleadfromthetopofthecardco endofthethreadle adfromthetopofthecardcontainertothebackofthebox,w ntainertothebackofthebox,whereit hereit passedthroughaslitintherearwall. passedthroughaslitintherearwall.Thiswallcovereda Thiswallcoveredaconcealedcompar concealedcompartmentwhich tmentwhich housedasmallmusicalboxmotor,havingatoothlessdrum,whichwheninactiontook  upthethreadwhenthemotorwasinaction. Therearwalloftheboxisreallyametalpanelwithaslitinitasalreadyexplained,which permitsthethreadtopassthroughtothedrumofthemotor.Withtheremovalofthe bottom of bottom of the the the box, box, box, the the pane panel l may may be be be slid slid out out suffic sufficientl iently y to allow allow allow the the thr thread ead to to be be unwoundfromthedrumwhenitisrequiredtore-set...threadingthecardsandreturning unwoundfromthedrumwhenitisrequiredto re-set...threadingthecardsandreturning themtothecontainerinthefrontwallofthebox.

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The motor The motorcom compar partme tment nt projec projected ted slight slightly ly at the the rear rear of the the box, box, and and had had a hole hole to accommodatethewindingkeyandasmallleverprojectedupwardwhichstartedand stoppedthemotor.Thelidoftheboxhadaweakspringhingeandatonesideofthelid projec pro jected ted downwa downwards rds a metal metaltab tab slight slightly lyang angled led sotha so that t inope in openin ning, g, the the tab tab presse pressed d againsttheinnersideofthebox,gentlyrestrainingitastherisingcardpushedupthelid. againsttheinnersideofthebox,gentlyrestrainingitastherisingcardpushedup thelid. Oncethelidhadopenedpastthemetaltab,thespringhingeexerteditselfandthelid flippedopen.Thecardcontinue flippe dopen.Thecardcontinuedtoriseuntilremoved dtoriseuntilremovedandthe andthelidagainclose lidagainclosed.There d.There wasa was ashort shortperiod periodas asthe themotor motortook tookup up theslack the the slackin inthe thethread threadbefore  before the thenext nextcard next  card startedtorise. Itishopedthephotographswillmaketheconstructionandworkingquiteclear. Itishoped thephotographswillmaketheconstructionandworkingquiteclear. Note how Note how th the e perf perfor orme mer' r's s righ right t hand hand hold holdin ing g th the e open open bo box, x, toge togeth ther er wi with th th the e li lid, d, adequatelycoversthemotorcompartment.Thelefthandgoingintotheboxfromthe openbottomandpassesabovetheslackthreadandatthesametimeensuresthatthe stackedcardscontainerdoesnotfallforward.

Thesectionaldrawingshouldmaketheworkingofthecardcontainerfullyunderstood. Thesectionaldrawingshouldmaketheworkingof thecardcontainerfullyunderstood. Photograph7islookingdownintothebox,showingkeyinmotor,thread,cardcontainer. Photograph7islookingdownintothe  box,showingkey  box,sho wingkeyinmoto inmotor,thread, r,thread,cardcontainer. cardcontainer. Photograph8againshowsthe Photograph8 Photograph8againshowstheinteriorofthebox,metalsideoutto againshowstheinterioroft interiorofthebox,m hebox,metalsideo etalsideouttoshowmotor. uttoshowmotor. showmotor. Thefaketurn-roundisf Thefaketu rn-roundisfullyexplained ullyexplainedinalater inalatersection. section. Onefinalcommentontheforcingofthecards.Jack Onefinalcommentontheforcing ofthecards.Jacktoldme,he toldme,heusedathree usedathreewayforcing wayforcing deck.Hesaidhehad deck.He deck.Hesaidhehadtobeonehundredpercentright saidhehadtobeo tobeonehundred nehundredpercentrighteachtime.The percentrighteachtime.Thecardswere eachtime.Thecardswereselected cardswereselected selected bythreeindividualspectatorsusuallyseatedinthefront bythreeindividualspectator susuallyseatedinthefrontrowofthestalls...eachheldhis rowofthestalls...eachheldhis carduntiltheselectionhadbeencompleted.Jackthenreturnedtothefirstspectator, switchingthepackbeforeaskingforthecardstobereturnedtothepack.Onreachingthe switchingthepackbeforeaskingforthecardstobe returnedtothepack.Onreachingthe

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thirdspectator,hewasreque thirdspectato r,hewasrequestedtoshu stedtoshufflethe fflethepack.Withthespot pack.Withthespot-ligh -lightonhimitwas tonhimitwas coollydone,althoughhesaidthatonmanyoccasionswhenconditionswereadversehe allowedthespectatortoshuffletheforcedeck,therusewas allowedthespectatortoshuffletheforce deck,therusewasneverexposed. neverexposed.

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MECHANICALINCLOSE-UP Whilstitisnotthepurposeofth Whilstitisnot thepurposeofthistreatisetoexpl istreatisetoexplorethenumero orethenumerousmechanica usmechanicalmeansof  lmeansof  causingacardtorise,nevertheless,Ihavebeenguiltyindescribingabovetheboxas usedbyJackLeDair...becauseIsupposeitisnotonlyaprizedpossessionbutvery  practicalandcouldeasilybeconstructedbyacompetentD.I.Y.chap.Iaskthereaderto bearwithmeasIfurthe bearwithm easIfurtherdescribea rdescribealittleitemt littleitemthathasbee hathasbeeninmyclo ninmyclose-uprepertoir se-uprepertoirefor efor someyears. someyears. The mechan The mechanism ism ismerely ismerelya asma smallmusi llmusicalboxmoto calboxmotor rtowhic towhichhas hhas beenfitte beenfitteda da rubber rubber ringed rin ged wheel, wheel, which which in turnin turning g agains against t the the rear rear card card ofthe of the pack pack causes causes it toris to rise. e. A  principlenotuncommon.AUshape principlenotuncommon .AUshapeslotfittedattheback(wheelside) slotfittedattheback(wheelside)permitsthemotor permitsthemotor tobeinsertedinto tobe insertedintoarectangularope arectangularopeningatthe ningatthebackofan backofanordinarycardcase. ordinarycardcase.Thehole Theholeis is locatedaboutmidwayintheflapsideandwhichnormallyhasstucktoitaplayingcard, designbackoutermost.Ahalfcardofmatchingdesigntothepacktobeusedisfixedat theloweredgeofthehole,whichwhenraisedcoversandeffectivelyhidestheopeningPhotographs9and10.

Inaction,thehandholdingthepackhidesthemotorandatconclusion,thecardswhen removedfromthecase,themot remov edfromthecase,themotoriseasilydetach oriseasilydetachedandconce edandconcealedinthehand.Inthe aledinthehand.Inthe sameaction,therearflapisraisedandthebackofthecasebepermittedtobeseenbythe sp spec ecta tato tors rs.. ... . plea please se note note, , not not show shown n as as such such but but allo allowe wed d to to be be se seen en as as the the case case is depositedonthetableordiscardedsomewhereelse.Ofthemotor...asmallstud,which maybepushedinoreasedout,operatesthemotorandisposition maybepushedinoreasedout ,operatesthemotorandispositionedonthesidenearest edonthesidenearest thepalmofthehand,stoppingthemotorrequiresbutaslightpressureofthepalmofthe thepalmofthehand,stoppingthemotorrequiresbutaslightpressureofthe palmofthe hand-Photograph11. When the When the situat situation situation ion per permits permit mits s I have have have isolat isolated ed th the the e pac pack k by by standing standi sta nding ng it it in iin n a a glas gl glass ass. s. . In presen pre sentat tation ion, , the the thirdcardriseswith thirdcardriseswith its its back back tothespectator tothespectator, , isapparentl isapparently y pushed pushed downandonrisingagainitisseento downandonrisingagain itisseentohaveturnedrou itisseen tohaveturnedroundandis haveturnedroundand haveturned roundandisnow ndandisnowfacing isnowfacingthespectator. nowfacingthe facingthespectator. the spectator. Thisisaccomplishedbytheuseofadoublebackcardandonrisingisactuallypulled clearsothatwhenpushedbackintothepacktheactualthirdchosencardisexposedto therubberwheelandrisesinduecourse.Itmakesforalittlehumorandincidentally 

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makingthecardpushuptheflapofthecard-caseinitiallyonthefirstrisealwayscauses interest.

Thedoublebackcardisatthestartpositionedonthetopofthepacksothatinshowing thefacesofthecards,hidingitpresentsnoproblemandofcourseshufflingthecards,the thefacesofthecards,hiding itpresentsnoproblemandofcourseshufflingthecards,the backstothespectatorsisn backstothes pectatorsisnormalproc ormalprocedureandthedoubleb edureandthedoublebackcannotb ackcannotbedetected.The edetected.The threecardsareselectedandafterthefirstcardhasbeenreturned,thedoublebacked cardispositionedontopofitduringtheshuffle.Theremainingtwocardsneedonlythen cardispositionedontopofitduring theshuffle.Theremainingtwocardsneedonlythen tobeplacedontopit tobeplacedontopitandthestackoffourcardsbroughtt andthestackoffourcardsbroughttothetopofthepackreadyfor othetopofthepackreadyfor placingbackintothecase.Ofcourse,somecareneedstobeexercisedinhandlingthe casewiththemotorinposition,particularlywhenreturningthecardstothecase.Having remove rem ovedthecardsfrom dthecardsfrom the the case case atthestart,the atthestart,themot motorbeing orbeing inposition inposition, ,pre presen sentsa tsa probleminplacingthecaseontothetable.Igetoverthisbydepositingthecaseontopof  theglasssothattheprotruding theglasssot hattheprotrudingmechanismisthenint mechanismistheninthemouthof hemouthofthetumbler,the thetumbler,thecase case appearstolieflatont appearstolie appearstolieflatontopofthe flatontopoft opoftheglass.Photograph12. heglass.Photograph12. glass.Photograph12.

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IMPROMPTU...ORNEARLYSO! Acardisselectedandreturnedto Acardis selectedandreturnedtothepack,which thepack,whichisthenheld isthenheldinone inonehand.The hand.Thechosen chosen cardrisesapparentlyoncommand. Norequirementsarenecessaryotherthanapackofcards. INPERFORMANCE ,thechosencardis ,thechosencardisreturnedtothepack,locatedandcontrolledto returnedtothepack,locatedandcontrolledto

thetop.Afalseshuffleandcutisthentoadvantage,whilstadoubleliftallowsthetop cardtobeshownasanindifferentcard.Similarlythebottomcardistiltedtowardthe spectatorswhenagainitisacknowledgedthatitisnotthe spectatorswhenagainitisacknowledgedthatit isnotthechosencard. chosencard. Thepackisthenheldintherighthand,thumbtotheleftside,thesecondandthird fingerstotheright,thelittlefingeratthebottom. Theindexorforefinger,bent,pressesagainstthetopcardandinstraightening,pushes upthatcard,makingitappear upthatcard, upthatcard,makingitappeartoriseoutof makingitappeartorise toriseoutofthepack. outofthepack. thepack. Thereaderwillnotethatin Thereaderwill Thereaderwillnotethatinthis notethatinthis thisinstance,Ihavesugge instance,Ihavesuggestedonlyone instance,Ihavesuggestedonlyonecardbemadetorise stedonlyonecardbemade cardbemadeto to rise si sinc nce e it it is felt felt repe repeti titi tion on may may well well resu result lt in in dete detect ctio ion, n, whil whilst st th the e doub double le li lift ft may may be employedindicatingtheselectedcardcouldnothavebeenpushedupfrom employedindicatingtheselectedcardcouldnothave  beenpushedupfromtheback.  beenpushed upfromtheback. theback. Analternativemethodisthatinwhich Analternativemethodis thatinwhichthepackis thepackisheld,uprightin held,uprightintheleft thelefthandandthe handandthe rightfingerextendedtouchingthetopnarrowendofthepack.Thesecondandthird fing finger ers s of of th the e sa same me hand hand are are cl clos osed ed into into the the palm, palm, whil whilst st th the e li litt ttle le fi fing nger er re rema main inss extended. Theforefingerisraisedwhenitis Theforefingerisraisedwhen itisseenthatthechose seenthatthechosencardrisesunderit,occas ncardrisesunderit,occasioned ionedby  by  theextendedlittlefingerpressingagainstthetopcardatthebackofthepack...asthe handisraised,soupmo handisraised, handisraised,soupmovesthecard- soupmovesthe vesthecard-Photograph13. card-Photograph13. Photograph13.

In In pr pres esen enta tati tion on, , the the pr pret eten ence ce to to gene genera rate te 'ele 'elect ctric ricit ity' y' may may be be done done by by rubb rubbin ing g th thee extendedforefingeronthejacketsleeveandasthisisbeingdonethelittlefingermustbe curledbackintothepalmwiththeothertwofingers. curledbackintothepalmwith theothertwofingers. Inthisinstancetherisingofasecondcardcanstrengthen Inthisinstancetherising instancetherisingofa ofasecondcardcanstrengthentheeffect ofa secondcard secondcardcanstrengthent canstrengthentheeffect theeffectbyalittle heeffectbyalittle byalittlesubterfuge subterfuge nottoodifficulttohandle. nottoodifficultto handle.

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Asthepackisplacedupr Asthepack isplaceduprightinthele ightinthelefthand,slight fthand,slightlylesstha lylessthanhalfthepac nhalfthepackisstepped kissteppedat at therear,about3/4ofaninch-Photograph14. therear,about3/4ofaninch- Photograph14.

Thecardispushedupaspreviouslybypressureoftherightlittlefingeruntilthecard reachesthetopofthestep,whenthecardispushedagainsttheportionofthecards extendingatthestep.Holdingthepositionwiththerightforefingerandthelittlefinger ofthesamehand,theleftlittle ofthesame ofthesamehand,the hand,theleftlittlefingerpushesu leftlittlefingerpushesu leftlittle fingerpushesupthelo pthelowersection wersectionofthepack,bringingit wersectionof ofthepack,bringingit of thepack,bringingit levelwiththefrontportionofthepack,andsogrippingtherisencard,makingitappear thatthechosencardhas thatthe thatthechosencardhasmovedupoutofthe chosencardhasmovedup movedupoutof outofthecentreofthepack thecentreofthepack-Photograph centreofthepack- centreof thepack-Photograph15. -Photograph15. Photograph15. 15.

InRoterberg's"NewEraCardTricks",1897,isexplainedamethodinwhichapparently  thethumbandallfingersofthehandholdingthepackarevisibleasthecardrises.The illustrationswhichareoriginalfromthebookwillenlightenthereadertotheuseofan extrafingerheldin extrafinger extrafingerheldinplacebya heldinplacebyacliporring placebyacliporringandasvery cliporringandasveryevidentin cliporring andasveryevidentintheseconddiagram.The andasveryevidentinthesecond theseconddiagram.The diagram.The otherillustrationshowsthepackheldastheaudienceseeit. otherillustrationshowsthepackheldasthe audienceseeit. Iamsurenofurther Iam Iamsure surenofurtherexplanationis nofurtherexplanationisnecessary. explanationisnecessary. necessary.

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Inearlierdays,culledIthinkfromamagazine...atleastIthinkso...wasanitemin whichthepackwasheld whichthepa ckwasheldintheright intherighthand,uprightan hand,uprightandfacingthes dfacingthespectator,the pectator,thethumbat thumbat theleftlongside,forefingeronthetopedge,withtheremainingsecondandthirdfingers atthe rightsideand rightsideand the the little little finger finger suppor supportin ting g the the loweredge. loweredge. The The attent attention ion ofthe aud audie ienc ncee is is drawn rawn to to this his fa fact ct, , as as the he perf perfo ormer rmer re read ads s fr fro om an an in inst stru ruct ctio ion n shee sheett indicatingjus indic atingjusthowthepackshou thowthepackshouldbeheld. ldbeheld.Then,inspiteofthe Then,inspiteoftheobvious obviouscontrary, contrary,the the chosencardrisesthroughtheforefingerrestingontopofthepack...andwhenthepackis chosencardrisesthroughtheforefingerrestingontopofthepack...and  whenthepack  whenthe packis is takenintotheleft takeninto takenintothelefthand,thecardisseenimpaledonthe thelefthand,thecard hand,thecardisseenimpaled isseenimpaledonthe onthe forefingeroftheright. forefingeroftheright. Requiredforthislittlemiracle,apartfromapackofcards,aretwo Requiredforthislittlemiracle,apartfroma packofcards,aretwofakes. fakes. Acard, A card,duplicateof duplicate dupl icateof of aforced a forcedcardand cardand cardan d whichh  whichhas whichhasa as ahole holecut cutout outof ofthe thecentreand centreand centre andlarge large enoughtoaccommodatetherightforefinger. Agimmickconsistingofafinger-tiptotheopenendofwhi Agimmickconsis tingofafinger-tiptotheopenendofwhichisattached,atrightangl chisattached,atrightangles, es, asmallmetaltab...asinDiagramA. asmallmetaltab...asin DiagramA.

Inpreparationofthetrick,thegimmickisplacedintheleftjacketpocket,togetherwith an an alle allege ged d in inst stru ruct ctio ion n shee sheet. t. Th The e "hol "hole" e" ca card rd is is po posi siti tion oned ed at at th the e top top of of the the pack  pack  immediatelybelow immediately immediatelybelowtheduplicateforce belowthedu theduplicateforcecard. plicateforcecard. card. INPERFORMANCE,thetopcardisforcedandit ,thetopcardis ,theto pcardisforcedand forcedandit itissuggested issuggestedbythesimple issuggested bythesimpleexpedient expedient

ofthe'slip'force,notedandreturnedtothepack,anywheresinceitwillnolongerbe 26

 

required.Thepackisthenfalseshuffledinanymannerthatretainsthe"hole"cardatthe required.Thepackisthenfalseshuffledin anymannerthatretainsthe"hole"cardatthe top.Adoubleliftisthenmadetoshowthetopcardindifferentanda top.Adoubleliftisthen madetoshowthetopcardindifferentandaglimpsegiventothe glimpsegiventothe bottomcardshowingthatittooisn bottomcards howingthatittooisnotthechosenc otthechosencard. ard. Theinstructionsheettogetherwiththegimmickfinger-ti Theinstructionsheettoget herwiththegimmickfinger-tipis pis removedfromthejacket removedfromthejacket pocket poc ket and and the the sheet sheet placed placed on the the table table leavin leaving g the the hands hands free. free. Readin Reading g aloud aloud the 'instructions',theperformerarrangeswiththelefthandthepackin 'instructions',theperformerarrangeswiththelefthandthepackintherighthandandat therighthandandat thesametimeslipsthetabofthetipintothetopnarrowendofthepack,neartherear, withthetipfacingthespectators withthetipfacingthespectators.. Whilstitnowappearsthethumbandallfingersoftheright Whilstitnowappearsthethumband allfingersoftherighthandaregraspingthepack, handaregraspingthepack, the forefi the forefinge nger risfreeand isfreeandpre pressin ssing gaga agains inst tthe the top top card cardatthe attherea rear.On r.On comman command dthe the fore forefi fing nger er push pushes es up up the the ca card rd, , whic which h now now appe appear ars s to to be be pass passin ing g up up thro throug ugh h th thee forefinger foref inger...as,ofcourse,the ...as,ofcourse,theperforme performerreadstheinst rreadstheinstructio ructions.Asthehole ns.Astheholeinthecard inthecard coincideswiththeopenend coincideswiththe coincideswiththeopenendofthe openendofthefinger-tip,theforefingerpushesthrough ofthefinger-tip,theforefingerpushesthroughtheholeand finger-tip,theforefingerpushesthroughtheholeand theholeand entersthetip.Thelefthandthenremovesthepackfromtherighthand,takingwithit,of  course cou rse, , the the gimmic gimmick. k.The The rightfinge rightfinger r isdisplayed isdisplayed, , showin showing g the the chosen chosen card card impale impaled d uponit-DiagramB. The lit The little tle effect effect requir requires es a whimsi whimsical cal presen presentat tation ion and and it did did enjoy enjoy popula popularity rity in my  pr prog ogram ramme me for for so some me co cons nsid ider erabl able e time time, , parti particu cula larl rly y foll follow owin ing g th the e di disp spos osal al of of th thee gimmickwiththe'instruction'sheet,onewasleftwithacleanpack...andithadbeena bitoffun. ToTommyDowdgoesthecreditofusingdigitalpressureinanovel presen pre sentat tation ion of some some ingenu ingenuity ity. . In effect effect, , one one or more more cards cards are se sele lect cted ed and and retu returne rned d to to the the pack pack whic which h is then then pl place aced d in in a glass glass tumbler,whichinturniscovered tumbl er,whichinturniscoveredby byafurthertumb afurthertumblerinvert lerinvertedonto edonto itsopenend.Inspiteoftheisolation,theselectedcardsaremadeto riseupwithinthetumblers,andeachbecomingwedgedintheupper riseupwithinthetumblers,andeach  becomingwedgedin  becomingwe dgedintheupper theupper glass. THE TH E REQU REQUIR IREM EMENT ENTS S - A bottomless tumbler capable of 

holdingatleastsomewhatmorethanhalfapackofcards.Afurther tu tumb mble ler r of of si simi mila lar r size size but but inno innoce cent nt of of tric tricke kery. ry. A pa pack ck of of card cards, s, usuallypokersizewhicharenormallythebroaderones. THE KNOW THE KNOW HOW HOW-Thecardorcardshavingbeenselectedand -Thecardorcardshavingbeenselectedand

noted, note d, are are re retu turn rned ed to to the the pack pack whic which h is is shuf shuffl fled ed an and d th the e car cards ds co cont ntro roll lled ed to to th the e top. top. The The pack pack is is then then place placed d in in th the e bo bott ttom omle less ss tumbler,facestotheaudienceandwhichisheldintherighthand. Thefirst,andsecondfingersandthethumbarecurledaroundthe loweredgeofthetumblerdisguisingthefactthatthethirdfingeris withinthetumblerattherearoft withinthetumb lerattherearofthepack. hepack. Theremainingtumblerisinvertedontheopentop Theremainingtumblerisinvertedon isinvertedontheopentopoftheglassholding theopentop theopentopoftheglassholdingthepackof oftheglassholdingthepackofcards thepackof cards and the and the wholeis wholeishel heldbetwe dbetweenboth enboth hands,thelefthand hands,thelefthand onthetop. onthetop. The The thirdfing thirdfinger er pushesupagainstthe pushe supagainsttherearcardmaking rearcardmakingitriseupanditwillbefoun itriseupanditwillbefoundnecess dnecessaryforthe aryforthe

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digittomakeanumberoflittlejabstosendthecardwellupintothetoptumblerto becomewedgedagainstthesides. becomewedgedagain stthesides. The uppe The upperm rmos ost t tumb tumble ler r is is remo remove ved d by by the the lef left hand hand and and a sp spec ecta tato tor r gi give ven n the oppo op port rtun unit ity y of of remo removi ving ng the the ca card rd and and co conf nfir irmi ming ng that that it it is is th the e one one ch chos osen en. . The The proceduremaybe procedurem proceduremayberepeatedforthe ayberepeatedfor repeatedfortheremainingselected theremainingselectedcards- remainingselectedcards remainingselecte dcards-see cards-seediagram. -seediagram. seediagram. diagram.

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DIGITALMECHANISM Selectedcardsarecausedtorisefrom Selectedcardsarecausedto risefromthepack... risefromthepack...involvesnomo thepack... thepack...involvesnomotormechanism,thread involvesnomotormechanism,threads tormechanism,threadss ormagnets... ormagne ts... the the cards cards and and case casebei beingtotal ngtotallyinnoc lyinnocent ent. . Hey, Hey,how how'sthatfor 'sthatforanideal anideal MagicDealer'sadvertisement.Themethodutilisesasmallgimmickconsistingofastrip of of meta metal l which which is is bent bent back back on on itse itself lf, , an and d measu measure res s 8cm. 8cm . The The short shorter er port portio ion n has has projectedoutwards,atinyne projectedoutwards,atinyneedlepointangledveryslight edlepointangledveryslightlydownwards.Thelongerpart lydownwards.Thelongerpart of of th the e st stri rip p ha has s a smal small l bulg bulge e rathe rather r to towa ward rd the the lowe lower r end end an and d which which term termina inate tes s in in a smallstepoutwardsat smallstep smallstepoutwardsatrightangles- outwardsatrightangles rightangles-Diagra -Diagram1. Diagram1. m1. Theperformerhasthefakeconcealedintherighthand,palmedlikeacigarette,oneend inthebentthirdfing inthe inthebentthirdfinger,theotherendat bentthirdfinger,theot er,theotherendattheballo herendattheballofthethu theballofthethumb-Diagram2. fthethumb- mb-Diagram2.

IN WOR WORKING KING...whilstitisnotadvocatedthatthecase,togetherwiththecards,be

handedoutforexamination,itisnecessarythatthespectatorhaveanopportunityof  seeing that both cards and and case ase are quite ordinary and unfak akeed. This is is best accomplishedbyhaving accomplishedbyhavingmembersoftheaudiencehandlethe membersoftheaudience membersof theaudiencehandletheitemsin handletheitemsinanearlier itemsinanearliertrick. anearliertrick. trick. Diagram3(fakeincardcase).Thefakeissecretlyinsertedintothecardcaseontheside oppositetheflap, oppositethe oppositetheflap,withthe flap,withtheshorterportion withtheshorterportion(the shorterportion(thepointend)inside. (thepointend pointend)inside. )inside. Thechosencards,returnedtothepackarebroughttothetopandtheset-upinserted intothecase,theflapsideheldtowardthespectators.Tofacilitateaneasyreturnofthe 29

 

cardstothecase,thepackmightwellbeincompletebysomehalfadozencards,allowing thepacktoslidepastthepointofthefake.Thehingeoftheflapshouldbecutalittleat thecrease,sothattheflapcanmovefreelybackwardsandforwards.Thecardsinthe case,theflapisfoldedinandthepacktossedintheair...a case,theflapisfoldedin andthepacktossedintheair...asortofflourishthatestablishes sortofflourishthatestablishes thatthehandsarefree thatthe handsarefreeofgimmickry,etc. ofgimmickry,etc. Thecaseisthenhelduprightbetweenthethumbo Thecaseisthenhelduprightbetwe enthethumbononeside, noneside,thesecond,third thesecond,thirdandlittle andlittle fingersontheother.Thefirstfingerpressesupwardsonthe fingersonthe fingersontheother.Thefirst other.Thefirstfingerpressesupwardsonthestripbetweenthe fingerpressesupwardsonthestripbetween fingerpressesupwardson thestripbetweenthebulgeand stripbetweenthebulgeand thebulgeand bulgeand thestep,andsomovingupwards,theneedlepointhavingengagedinthebackcard, causesthecardtorise, causesthe cardtorise,pushinguptheflapatthe cardtorise,pushingup pushinguptheflapatthe pushinguptheflapat theflapatthesametime.Thecardhaving thesametime.Thecardhavingreachedits sametime.Thecardhavingreachedits reachedits extent,isremovedbythelefthandandatthesametimetherightfirstfingermoves downwards,pressingonthestep downwards,pressingonthestepandcarriesthefakebackintothecase.The andcarriesthefakebackintothecase.Theprocedureis procedureis repeat rep eatedfortheother edfortheother chosen chosen cards.On cards.On the the remova removalof lof the the finalcard, finalcard, the the fake fake isleft palmedasinitially-Diagram4a.Diagram4show palmedasinitially- Diagram4a.Diagram4showsthecardcasehel sthecardcaseheldwiththe dwiththeforefinger forefinger abouttoextendu aboutto abouttoextendupwards... extendupwards...performer'sviewpoin pwards...performer'sviewpoin performer'sviewpoint. t. Themodusoperandi Themodu Themodusoperandiisreminiscentofthe"Sybil"RisingCards,one soperandiisreminiscent isreminiscentofthe ofthe"Sybil"Rising "Sybil"RisingCards,oneofwhichI Cards,oneofwhichIpurchased ofwhichIpurchased purchased fromWillGoldstonpriortoWarII. fromWillGoldstonpriortoWar II.

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SYBILRISINGCARDS Ineffectanumberofcardsarechosenandreturnedtothepackwhichisplacedinan openframedhoulette.Twosmallsheetsofglassareplacedtothefrontandthebackof  the pack the pack intheframe, intheframe,thu thusisolat sisolating ing the the cards.Thehoule cards.Thehoulette tte isheld isheld intheopenright intheopenright hand,thethirdandsecondfingerssupportingtheholderthroughtwometalgripsatthe b base base ase of of the the houl houlette. houlette. houle ette. tte. The The selec select selected selected ted ed cards cards car ds in in tur turn turn turn n ri rise rise se up up ou out t of of the the pack pack pa pac ck k and and iit it t iiss establishedfromthecentreofthe establishedfromthe establishedfromthecentreofthecards.At centreofthecards.Attheend,cards,houletteand cards.Attheend,cards,houletteandglasspanelscan theend,cards,houletteandglasspanelscan glasspanelscan behandedoutforexamination,etc.Thecataloguelineblockg behandedoutforexaminatio n,etc.Thecataloguelineblockgivesafaithfuldetailofthe ivesafaithfuldetailofthe houl ho ulet ette te, , whic which h in in itse itself lf is is fr free ee fr from om trick tricker ery. y. A smal small l gi gimm mmic ick k is is re respo spons nsibl ible e for for th thee risingofthecardsandisintheformof risingofthecardsandis intheformofathreesidedmetalclip,onesidehaving athreesidedmetalclip,onesidehavingtwotiny  twotiny  needlepoints need lepointsprojectin projectingoutward goutwards,angled s,angledslightlyupwa slightlyupwards.Theother rds.Theothersidehasa sidehasasmall small cut-outsectionwhichpermitsthetipof cut-outsectionwhichpermit sthetipofthethumbtoactivate sthetip ofthethumbtoactivatethegimmick thethumbtoactivate thethumb toactivatethegimmick- thegimmick-Diagram5. thegimmick-Diagram5. -Diagram5. Diagram5.

IN PRE PREP PREPARA PARATIO ARATION TION N,theclipisheldconcealedinafingergrippositionintheright

hand,bestatthebaseofthethirdfinger. hand,bestatthebaseofthe thirdfinger. INACTION ,thecardsarespreadbetweenthehands,thecardscoveringthegimmickin

th the e ri righ ght t hand hand. . The The spec specta tato tor r sele select cts s a numb number er of of ca card rds s whic which h ar are e with withdr draw awn. n. The The performercutsthecardsataboutmidpositionandthegimmickiseasedontotheright edgeofthecardsintherighthand,thethumbcoveringthetoporbackofthegimmick. Care and Care and practis practise e is here here necess necessary arysinc since e it is import important ant that that only only suffic sufficien ient t cards cards are loadedintotheclipleavingspacetoaccommodatetherearglasspanel.The loadedintotheclipleaving spacetoaccommodate spaceto accommodatetherear therearglasspanel. glasspanel.Thech Thechosencards chosencards osencards arereturnedtothetopoftheportionofthepackinthelefthand,andthecardsand gimmickplacedontop gimmickplaced gimmickplacedontopofthe ontopofthelefthandpacket. ofthelefthandpacket.Thewhole lefthandpacket.Thewhol lefthand packet.Thewholeisnowplacedinto Thewholeis eisnowplacedintothehoulett is nowplacedintothehoulette thehoulettee andtherearglasspanelslidintothehoulettefirst,andthenfollowedbytheremaining glasspaneltothefront. Diagram5agivesaplan Diagram5agive Diagram5agivesaplanviewof saplanviewofcardsandgimmick, viewofcardsandgimmick,etc. cardsandgimmick,etc. etc.

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Thehouletteisstoodontheopenhand,thesecond andthirdfingersgoingthroughthecurvedgripsat thebase,thefirstandlittlefingersmaintainingthe balanceon balance oneither eitherside sidenear nearthe thebase.  base. Thecards The cardsin in the the hold holder er appe appear ar to to be be quit quite e isol isolat ated ed fr from om the the hand. han d. The The right right thumb thumb moves moves forwar forward d contac contactin ting g thecut-outportionofthesmallclipandbypushing upwards,movesthegimmickup,takingbyvirtueof  upwards,movesthegimmicku upwards,moves thegimmickup,takingby p,takingby virtueof  thetinyneedlepo thetiny thetinyneedlepoints,a needlepoints,achosencard. ints,achosencard. chosencard. On reac On reachi hing ng alm almos ost t the the exte xtent nt of the he to top p of of th thee holder,thelefthandremovesthecardandatthe sametimetherightthumbmovesbackdownwards takin aking g wit ith h it it the the gimm gimmic ick. k. The The need eedle le poin points ts re-engagethenextcardandthemanoeuvretoraise thenextcardisrepeated.Whenthegimmickisat thebottomoftheholder,thethumbcoverstherear ofthegimmicksothattherearofthehoulettemay  be safelyshown safely safely shownand and the and the left left index index fingertaps finger finger tapsthe the glasspanelsdrawingattentiontotheisolationofthe cards. car ds. There There is one one other other refine refinemen ment; t; the the level level of the the floor floor of the the houlet houlette te is sloped sloped slightlytothefrontsothatthetopedgesofthecardsarealsoslopedtowardtheaudience, slightlytothefrontsothatthetopedges ofthecardsarealsoslopedtowardtheaudience, allowingthespectatorstoseethatthecard,inrising,actuallycomesfromthecentrePhotograph16.

Whendismantlingthe Whendismantling theapparatusat apparatusatthe theendof endof theroutine, theroutine,thegimmick thegimmickis iseasilyculled easilyculled backintothefingergrippositiontob backintothefin gergrippositiontobedisposedofasco edisposedofasconvenient. nvenient.

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JUMBORISINGCARDS JustpriortoWarII,IpurchasedfromDav JustpriortoWarII,Ipurchas edfromDavenpor enportsalittleite tsalittleiteminwhichacardroseup minwhichacardroseup outofanenvelope.Theprinciple outofan envelope.Theprinciplewastobeused wastobeusedlaterinane laterinaneffectdevisedby ffectdevisedbyJimHooper JimHooper and an d mark market eted ed by by Ken Ken Br Broo ooke ke and and was was an an in ing genio enious us twis twist t in in both both metho ethod d and and pre presen sentat tation ion... ... in Ken's Ken 's hands hand s it attaine att ained d miracl mir acle e class. clas s.perather For For some someinits years, years, fro m time time to time,I'vefeatu tim e,I'vefeatured red  a JumboCard Jum boCardrise rise  usingan usi ngan envelo env eloperather origin orifrom ginalsimple alsimple concept,beingtoo conce pt,beingtootimidtoriskthehandlin timidtoriskthehandlinginwhicha ginwhichafinedyed finedyednylonthreadpasse nylonthreadpassed d downinfrontoftheclearplastichoulettewhilstitwasheldbythespectatorandsoon. Thereaderwillunderstandthatitwouldnotbeethicaltoexplainindetailthe"Nemo JumboRisingCards"asmarketedbyKenBrooke.Asalreadymentionedtheauthor's methodandroutineisrathermoresimpleandlessdaringinperformance...itishowever methodandroutineisrathermoresimpleand lessdaringinperformance...itishowever notwithoutgoodeffect. AnormalJumbopackof AnormalJumbo packofcards,togetherwitha cards,togetherwithaclearplastichoulettecapableof cards,togetherwitha clearplastichoulettecapableofholding clearplastichoulettecapableof holding thepack,isrequired.Theonlyotheressentialitemisaspeciallypreparedenvelopeofa sizetoholdsnugly sizeto holdsnuglyajumboplaying ajumboplayingcard. card. Athreadisattached Athread isattachedtotheins totheinsideofthe ideoftheenvelopeon envelopeontheopposit theoppositetothat etothatofthefla oftheflap,about p,about oneinchfromthetop.Itthenpassedthroughaneyeletattachedtotheinsideofthe envelope, enve lope,directlyoppo directlyoppositetotheancho sitetotheanchorage(flapside rage(flapside).Thethreadlead ).Thethreadleadsdowntopass sdowntopass throu thr ougha gha tiny tinyhol hole,cent e,centrelowe relower rend end oftheenvelop oftheenvelope,again e,again aboutoneinchfrom aboutoneinchfrom the bottomedge.Thethreademergesoutoft bottomedge.Thethr eademergesoutoftheenvelopeonthefl eademergesoutoft heenvelopeontheflapside.Itwillbesee heenvelopeonthefla apside.Itwillbeseenthat nthat acardinsertedintot acardinserted acardinsertedintotheenvelopewill intotheenvelope heenvelopewillcarrythethreaddown willcarrythethreaddownwithit.The carrythethreaddownwith carrythethread downwithit.Theflapthenclosed, withit.Theflap it.Theflapthenclosed, flap thenclosed, itfollowsthatwhenthethreadispulledthecardwillrise...theflapopeningtopermitit. TheDiagramwillmaketheprincipleclear...showing ablown-upsectionalviewoftheenvelope.Iusedthe smallwashersurroundcutfromacardluggagelabel both for both fo forr the the anchor anchorage age and and the the thread threading ing through. through. Thee te Th tens nsio ion n is is quit quitee stro stron ng a pu pulll and and witho ithout ut a protectivewashertheenvelopewouldtear.Ifoundit outthehardway. PREPARATION 

- The car ard ds ar aree in the he houlette positiononthetable.Attherearofthehoulette,the en enve velo lope pe rest rests, s, the the thre thread ad fo fold lded ed co conc ncer erti tina na wi wise se neatly nea tly below below itandthefreeendattached itandthefreeendattached toa book, book, whichin which inturn turnis ison ontop topof ofthe theenvelope. envelope.The Thebook  bookis  book is notasinnocentasitwouldappear,beingacontainer housingaleadweight.Achairispositionedattherear housingaleadweight.Achairis positionedattherear ofthe of the table. table... .. onits on its sea seat t a triang triangula ular r prism prism shaped shaped container,inwhichisan container,in whichisaneggwhisk.This eggwhisk.Thiswasanidea eggwhisk.ThiswasanideaI wasanideaI wasanideaI hadculledfromanearlyHugardMonthly...butused inadifferentcontext.

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ROUTINE-Thepackisremovedfromthehouletteandthreecardsareselected.The

cardsarethenreturnedtothehoulette,placedbackonthetable.Thebookistakenand placedonthechairattherearofthetableandtheenvelopeisintroduced.Oneofthe cardsisinsertedintotheenvelo cardsisinsertedinto theenvelope,thebackoft pe,thebackofthe he hecarduppermost.Thee carduppermost.Theenvelopeisthen nvelopeisthen pusheddownintothepacktowardthefront. Thetworemainingcardsarecollecte Thetworemainingcards arecollectedbythespectator dbythespectatorandtakingthemtheperfo andtakingthemtheperformer rmer pusheseachdownintothepack,makingthepointthateachcardisreturnedtothepack  atseparatepositions.Thecardsrequiretobereturnedtotherearoftheenvelope,each cardpushingdownthethre cardpushi ngdownthethreadwhichexte adwhichextendsoverthetopofthecards ndsoverthetopofthecardsandtotherear. andtotherear. Thespectatorisstandingtotheperformer'sleftanddownstagealittleofhim. Theperformernowpicksupthecardboardcontainerfromthechairand Theperformernow Theperformernowpicksupthe picksupthecardboardcontainerfromthechairandintroducinghis cardboardcontainerfromthechairandintroducinghis introducinghis "T "Tho houg ught ht ener energy gy proje project ctor or" " prod produc uces es the the egg egg whis whisk. k. He He th then en demo demons nstr trat ates es how how th that at turningthehandleroundinaforwarddirectionprojectsenergy,whilstturningitinthe oppositedirectionproducesthereverseeffect. Thespectatorishandedthe"project Thespectatorishanded the"projector"andunde or"andunderinstruct rinstructionthefirstcardismadeto ionthefirstcardismadeto rise...thethreadtensionistakenupbytheperformermovingbetweenthechairandthe table.Asecondcardismadetoriseinasimilarmanner.Thehouletteisthenpickedup andheldinthelefthand,the andheld inthelefthand,thethreadpassi threadpassingunde ngunderthehandhold rthehandholdingthehou ingthehoulette letteatits atits base. Approachingthespectator,theperformercatchesthethreadwith Approachingthespectator,the performercatchesthethreadwithhisright hisrighthand,which hand,which movinginagesturecausesthee movinginage sturecausestheenvelopetorise, nvelopetorise,thentheflap nvelopetorise,thentheflaptoopenandcontinuing thentheflap thentheflaptoopenandcontinuingthe toopenandcontinuingthe the cardtomoveupoutoftheenvelope.Theho cardtomoveupout oftheenvelope.Thehouletteishandedtot uletteishandedtothespectatorastheright hespectatorastheright handremovestheenvelopeandthenowfreedlefthandclearsthecardfromitscover... whichdepositedpartiallyinto whichdeposited partiallyintothetop thetopofthe ofthecardsin cardsinthehoulette... thehoulette...isconfirmed isconfirmedbythe  bythe volunteerasthelastselectedcard.Theenvelopeist volunteerasthelastsele ctedcard.Theenvelopeistossedasideontothechair...leaving, ctedcard.Theenvelopeistossedasid ossedasideontothechair...leaving, ofcourse,thehouletteandcardsinspectator'shands...clean! Ken Brooke Ken Brooke in hispre his presen sentat tation ion had had the the specta spectator tor hold hold the the houlet houlette tefor for himsel himself.. f... . an alternativethreadingofthe alternativethreading oftheenvelopeand envelopeandthesubsequent thesubsequenthandlingbeing handlingbeingratherdifferent ratherdifferent aswellasthefinestofnylonthreadalsonece aswellasthefinestofnylo nthreadalsonecessary.Itende ssary.Itendedtouseathreadofslightly  dtouseathreadofslightly  heaviercapacitypullingpower,whichinthe'Nemo'maywellhaveresultedin heaviercapacitypullingpow heaviercapacity pullingpower,which er,whichinthe inthe'Nemo' 'Nemo'maywell maywellhaveresulted haveresultedinexposure. inexposure. exposure. So Some me furt furthe her r co come medy dy sit situa uati tion on may may be be inje inject cted ed wh when en th the e eg egg g whis whisk k is us used ed in in th thee originalasdescribedbyClayton originalasde scribedbyClaytonRawsonway Rawsonwayback backin'47.The back in'47.Thetriangularprismcontainer in'47.Thetriangularprismcontainer isbuiltasathreefoldscreen,held isbuiltas isbuiltasa athreefoldscreen,heldclosed threefoldscreen,held threefold screen,heldclosedby closedbyarubber closedbyarubberbandwhichwhenremove byarubberband arubberbandwhichwhenremovedandt band whichwhen  whichwhenremovedand removedandthe dandthe the he contai con tainer ner permit permitted ted to fall fall open, open, reveal reveals s on its its inn inner er surfac surface e a jumbo jumbo replic replica a of the chosencard.Thiscouldbedoneforthelastcardrisingfromtheenvelope...admittedly  therewouldhavebeenthenecessitytoforcethecard...butoneinthreeshouldnotbetoo therewouldhavebeenthenecessitytoforcethecard...butonein threeshouldnotbetoo badanodds. The spec The specta tato tor r hold holdin ing g the the whis whisk k is inst instru ruct cted ed to to hold hold it it poin pointe ted d in in th the e dire direct ctio ion n of  anotherspectatorintheaudience...thepurposebeingtodirectthe"thoughtpower".The anotherspectatorintheaudience...thepurposebeingto directthe"thoughtpower".The pe perf rfor orme mer r st stan andi ding ng to to the the rear rear, , perm permit its s the the co cont ntai aine ner r to to fall fall open open.. ... . th the e sp spec ecta tato torr enteringintothespiritofthethingcallsoutthenameof enteringintothespiritofthe thingcallsoutthenameofthecardheseessodisplayed... thecardheseessodisplayed...

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totheamazementofthefellowholdingthewhisk...andlaughingapprovaloftherestof  theaudience. theaudience. Thecardrisingoutof Thecardrising Thecardrisingoutoftheenvelope...with outoftheenvelo theenvelope...withonemanmo pe...withonemanmoremystifiedthan onemanmoremystified oneman moremystifiedthantherest remystifiedthantherest... thantherest... therest... ...

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FOUNTAINOFCARDS Manyyearsago,anincidentduringaMagic Manyyearsago,anincidentd uringaMagicSocietyshow Societyshowaffordedme affordedmetheopportunity theopportunityof  of  seeingforthefirsttimethebeautifuleffectofthefountainofcards. TheperformerconcernedandwhomIwouldrather TheperformerconcernedandwhomI wouldrathernotname,wasa notname,wasamostkindlyperson mostkindlyperson whosefacialandindeedgeneralphysicalappearancebelie whosefacialandindeedgeneralphys icalappearancebeliedhispleasantdisposition.His dhispleasantdisposition.His longishface,highcheekbonesanddeepseteyes,togetherwithaslightlydroopingmouth longishface,highcheekbonesanddeepseteyes,togetherwitha slightlydroopingmouth andleanbodystructure,withroundedstoopingshoulders,gavetheimpressionofthe popu po pula lar r co conc ncep epti tion on of of an an Unde Undert rtake aker r figu figure re. . Whil Whilst st th the e co comp mper ere e magi magi dela delaye yed d th thee introductionofthenextactwithhisfavouritethoughprotractedroutine,ourmagician friendquietl frien dquietlysethistablecen ysethistablecentrestage trestage.Atallcutglass .Atallcutglassgoblet, goblet,inwhichstood inwhichstoodapackof  apackof  card cards, s, had had pride pride of of place place on on the the ta tabl ble. e. Then Then check checkin ing g th that at all all wa was s set, set, th the e pe perf rfor orme merr returnedtothewingstowaithiscall. Themomentcame,thecomperehadmadethebuild-upandthenametrippingoffhis tongue,whenacolleaguememberofthesocietywhohadbeenservingasastagehand, sudden sud denly ly made made a dash dash across across up-sta up-stage ge bet betwee ween n the the back back cloth cloth and and the the isolat isolated ed table. table. Evenbeforehehadmadehisobjectiveontheothe Evenbeforehe Evenbeforehehadmadehis hadmadehisobjectiveontheothersideandas objectiveontheothersideandasthecurtainssweptapart, rsideandasthecurtainssweptapart, from fro m the the goblet goblet erupte erupted d a contin continual ual cascad cascade e of cards, card s, the the pastebo pasteboard ards s jumpin jumentranced ping g and fallingrapidlyoneaftertheothe fallingrapidlyoneaftertheotherinacolourfulflowo rinacolourfulflowontothetable.Iwatched ntothetable.Iwatchedentranced ...butinafewmomentsitwasallover...thecardsstrewnaroun ...butinafewmomentsitwasallover...the cardsstrewnaroundthefootofthegobletin dthefootofthegobletin whichstoodwhatappearedtobejus whichstoodwha tappearedtobejustonecard...deject tonecard...dejectedlyitseemed. edlyitseemed. Our"Undertaker"friendhadwatchedinsilentdismayandasthelastcardhadleaptoff  andfallenatthefootoftheglass,shruggedhisshoulders,turnedandblindlyfledback  into int o the the make-shi make-shift ftdre dressi ssing ngroo room, m,the there reI I had had nodoubt nodoubt toventhis tovent his anger angerwit with h well well voicedblasphemy. voicedblasphe my. Theexperiencedreaderwill,ofcourse,understandthecause Theexperiencedreaderwill,ofcourse,understandthecauseofthecatastropheandeven ofthecatastropheandeven to to th the e newl newly y in init itiat iated ed wi wizar zard d it it will will be be evid eviden ent t of of a dire direct ct co conn nnec ecti tion on be betw twee een n th thee momentousdashacrossthestagebehind momentousdash acrossthestagebehindthetableand thetableandthe the theeruptionofthe eruptionofthefountain.The fountain.The unthinkingfellowhadcarriedwithhimt unthinkingfellow hadcarriedwithhimtheoperativethread heoperativethreadthat that hadstretchedfromthe thathadstretchedfrom the rearofthetabletobackstagewhere rearofthetableto backstagewhereithadbeen ithadbeenanchored. anchored. Theincidentservedasawarningthatthestagehavingbeen Theincidentservedasa  warningthatthestage  warningthat thestagehaving havingbeenset,the beenset,theactingarea set,theactingareashouldbe actingareashould shouldbe be avoide avo ided dbyall,withthe byall,withtheexc except eption ion oftheper ofthe perfor former mer and and his his compan company y ... ... and and eve even nthe the performerneedsto performerneed performerneedstohavea stohaveahealthyrespect haveahealthyrespectforthat healthyrespectforthat healthyrespect forthat'thread'. 'thread'. Whilstthe"FountainofCards"isnotclaimedasthebrain-childofthefamed Whilstthe"FountainofCards"isnot claimedasthebrain-childofthefamedBuatierde Buatierde Kolta,towhomgoesthecreditofsomany Kolta,towhomgoesthe creditofsomanyfineillusions creditof somanyfineillusionsandmagic fineillusionsandmagiceffectsstillperformed andmagiceffectsstill effectsstillperformed performed today,he tod ay,he feature featured dthe the item itemwit with h great greatsuc succes cess s inhis own own inimit inimitabl able eecc eccent entricmanne ricmanner. r. Certainlythemethodofsettingupthepackwiththethreadhasthesimplestampofthe genius.

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DEKOLTA'SFOUNTAINOFCARDS Undertheheadingof"DeKolta'sNewRisingCards"inNelsonDown's'TheArt Undertheheadingof"De Kolta'sNewRisingCards"inNelsonDown's'TheArtofMagic" ofMagic" ...isdescribedaroutineinwhichthreecardsareselectedandreturnedtothepackwhich ...isdescribedaroutinein  whichthreecardsare  whichthree cardsareselectedand selectedandreturned returnedtothe tothepackwhich packwhich isshuffle isshuf fled.Thepackisplace d.Thepackisplacedwithi dwithina na glassgobl glassgobletandstoo etandstoodon donatable atable orchair.On orchair.On command,thethreechosencardsrise,oneatatime,followedbytheremainingcards whichcascadeoutoftheglass. whichcasca deoutoftheglass. Down'sbookwaspublishedin1909...theeffectandmethodisequallyacceptabletoday  asitwasthen...theoperationisbyathread,pulledperpendicularlywhichitmustbe confessedofferssomeproblem,makingitnecessaryforthethreadtobepassedthrough aneyelet aneyele tfix fixedto edto anoverhead anoverhead batten batten, , etc. etc. Arat A rather her more moresim simple ple soluti solutioncoul oncould dbein bein placingthegoblet,hold placingthe placingthegoblet,holdingthepack,on goblet,holdingthe ingthepack,onachairseat... pack,onachairseat...the achairseat...thethreadcouldt achairseat... thethreadcouldthenpass the threadcouldthenpassoverthe henpassoverthe overthe topofthebackofthechair,thencedirectlytotherearbackstage.Again,averticalpull mightbeaccomplishedbytheperformereng mightbeaccomplished bytheperformerengagingthethreadwit agingthethreadwiththelefthand hthelefthandwhichis whichis raisedsothatthethreadpassesovertheperformer'sshoulder raisedsothatthe raisedsothatthethreadpassesover threadpassesovertheperformer'sshoulderashestandsto theperformer'sshoulderashestandstotherearof  ashestandstothe the rearof  thegoblet. thegoblet. Whils Wh Whilst ilst t in in the the the nor normal mal  way, way, way, the the perfo performer perfor performer rmer mer may may make make make somew somewhat hat imperceptible impercepti impercepti ble  body  body  move movements tocover covertherisingof therisingofjustthree justthreecards...therapidcascadeoftheremaining cards...therapidcascadeoftheremaining ca card rds smentsto of of a pa pack ck  mu must st  requ require ire a stro st rong ng stea steady dy pu pull ll, , if if not not by by a co conc ncea eale led d assi assist stan ant. t... .. perhapssomethingsuchas perhapssomething perhapssomethingsuchastheThorntonreelor suchastheThornton theThorntonreelorothermot reelorothermotorisedmechanic othermotorisedmechanics. orisedmechanics. Themethodofthreadingthepackitisclaimeddiffersfrommostotherknownmethods Themethodofthreadingthepackitis claimeddiffersfrommostotherknownmethods... ... theexplanatio theexpl anationfollo nfollows.Takeacardintheleft ws.Takeacardinthelefthandandthethrea handandthethreadintheright, dintheright,length length fivetosixfeetplus,dependantonthedistancefromthegoblettothemeansofthe'pull'. fivetosixfeetplus,dependantonthedistancefromthegoblettothe meansofthe'pull'. Inbeginningthethreading,leavingalooseendofthethread,abouttwicethelengtho Inbeginningthethreading,leavingalooseendofthethre ad,abouttwicethelengthofa fa card,hangi car d,hangingbelo ngbelowwhatwill wwhatwill bethebottomofthepackwhen bethebottomofthepackwhen all all isreadyforthetrick. isreadyforthetrick. Passthethreadupthebackofthiscard,whichwewillcallnumberone,thenoverthe Passthethreadupthebackof thiscard,whichwewillcallnumberone,thenoverthetop top anddownthefaceofthecard.Nowplacethesecondcardonthefaceofthefirst,(the th thre read ad passi passing ng be betw twee een) n) an and d then then brin bring g the the th thre read ad up up in in fr fron ont t of of th the e se seco cond nd ca card rd,, passingitovertheto passingitove passingitoverthetopofthe rthetopofthetwocards pofthetwocardsandthen twocardsandthendownbehindtherearcard. andthendownbehind downbehindtherearcard. therearcard. Placeathirdcardat Placeat Placeathirdcardattherear(on hirdcardattherear(on therear(ontopofthread)and topofthread)andpassthethread topofthread)andpass topof thread)andpassthethread passthethreadupthis thethreadupthiscard,overthe upthis upthiscard,overthe card,overthe topofthethreecards,anddownthefrontagain.Placeafourthcardinfront,and topofthethreecards,anddownthe frontagain.Placeafourthcardinfront,andpassthe passthe threadupandoverthetopofthefourcardsandthendowntherearcard.Placeafifth cardontherearandcontinuepassing cardonthe rearandcontinuepassingthethreadalternately thethreadalternatelybackandfront,ov backandfront,overthetop erthetop eachtime,untilthe eachtime,u ntilthewholepack,save wholepack,saveonecard, onecard,isthreaded. isthreaded. Thelastcard,whichshouldbeablackcourtcard,hasaslitinitsloweredge.Thisslit shouldbelargeenoughsothatthethreadmayeasilybedrawnawayandnotpullthecard shouldbelargeenoughsothatthe threadmayeasilybedrawnawayandnotpullthecard withit.Passtheloos withit.Pas sthelooseendofthe eendofthethread,hangin thread,hangingcardnum gcardnumberone,wh  berone,whichisnow  berone,wh ichisnowwiththe ichisnow withthe centreofthepack,towardsthefrontofthepack,underthisextracardwhichis centreofthepack,towardsthefrontof thepack,underthis thepack, underthisextracard extracardwhichisplacedon whichisplacedon placedon thefrontofthepack,thenupoveritsfaceanddownbehindtheextracard,andthrough theslit,whereitisknotted.

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Incidentally,thelastthreecardstobethreadedwiththeexceptionoftheextracardjust mentioned menti oned,shouldbetheduplicate ,shouldbetheduplicateforcecards,sincethesewillbethefirstcardstorise. forcecards,sincethesewillbethefirstcardstorise. Theextracardmasksthecardsastheyrisefromthepack,alternatelyfromthebackand frontandatthesametime,withouttheextracard,oneofthechosenforcecardswould beonviewatthefrontofthepack.Theextracardandnumberonecardleave beonviewat thefrontofthepack.Theextracardandnumberonecardleavethegoblet thegoblet together...theextra together...t together...theextracardmakingone heextracardmaking cardmakingonerevolutionas onerevolutionasthethread revolutionasthe revolution asthethreadisdrawnaway thethreadis threadisdrawnawayaltogether. is drawnawayaltogether. altogether. IN PRESEN PRESENTATION TATION-Threecard - Threecardsareforcedandwhenretu sareforcedandwhenreturned, rned,shuffled shuffledbackinto backinto

thepack,whichisthenexchangedforthepreparedpackwhenthegobletis thepack,whichisthen exchangedforthepreparedpackwhenthegobletisexhibited,the exhibited,the substitutionachievedundercoverofusingahandkerchieftowipetheglass,etc.Thisis anoldandtestedsubterfuge. anoldand testedsubterfuge. Thepreparedpackhavingbeendepositedintheglass,thethreecardsaremadetorise, oneaftertheotheranditisconfirmedthattheyaretheselectedcards.Toprovethenthat thisisnoisolatedmiracle,theremainingcardsarecausedtoriseandfalloutofthe goblet,rapidlyfollowingeachother. Downfurthersuggests Downfurthersug geststhatfourcardsmig thatfourcardsmightbeforced htbeforcedandthatafteronl andthatafteronlythreehasrisen ythreehasrisen up,theperformerisremindedthatthefourthhasyettocome.Feigningsomedifficulty, theremainingcardsarerequiredtoleavethegobletanddoso,quicklyspillingout,one afte after r th the e othe other r unti until l only only one one card card rema remain ins s in in th the e glas glass s an and d whic which h prove proves s to to be be th thee delinquentpasteboard. Forthisaslightvariationinthethreadingisnecessary.AssumingthattheAceofHearts isthefourthforcedcardandisthentheonecardtoremainintheglass...thethreading muststartwiththiscard.WiththeAceofHeartsinthelefthand,thelooseendofthe threadispermittedtohangdownaspreviouslydetailedbutwithonlyalittlemorethan thelengthofthecard.ThethreadispassedupthefaceoftheAce thelengthofthecard.The threadispassedupthefaceoftheAceofHearts,overthetop ofHearts,overthetop ofthecard,downthebackofthecard,againaspreviouslydetaileduntilallthecards exceptthelastorextr exce ptthelastorextracardisthreade acardisthreaded. d. Plac Place e th the e ex extr tra a ca card rd on on the the fa face ce of of the the pack pack as as be befo fore re, , but but th this is ti time me th the e sl slit it ed edge ge is positi pos itione oned d at atthe the top, top, not not the the bottom bottom as previo previousl usly y men mentio tioned ned. . The The loose looseend end ofthe of the thread thr ead, ,han hangin ging gbel below ow the the pack packispassed ispassed towards towards the the frontof frontofthe the cards cardsand and drawnup drawnup overtheextracardandthee overtheextracardandtheendengagedintheslitatthe ndengagedintheslitatthetopedge.Threadedinthisway, topedge.Threadedinthisway, everycardwillleavethegobletwiththeexceptionoftheAceofHearts... everycardwillleavethegobletwiththeexceptionof theAceofHearts...thethreadbeing thethreadbeing drawnclear. Thereadermaywellfindconsiderableinterestintheinstructionsheetprintedinthe ea earl rly y pa part rt of of th this is Cent Centur ury. y... .. it it diff differ ers s ma marg rgin inal ally ly only only, , but but th the e st stud uden ent t is advi advise sed d to experimentfirstwiththemethoddetailedintheDown'sbook.Interestingtoo,isthe suggestionthatathreew suggestionthat athreewayforcingpack ayforcingpackbeused beusedata beusedatacostofjust25 ata atacostofjust25cents! costofjust25cents! cents!

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DEKOLTA'SCARDRAISINGTRICK INSTRUCTIONS:-Forthistricktwo INSTRUCTIONS:-Forthistricktwopacksofcardsarerequired. packsofcardsarerequired.Oneisanordinarypack  Oneisanordinarypack  while wh while ile the the ot othe other oth her er r is is specia specially specially lly thread threaded, ed, and and it it is is essen essent essential essential tial ial that that the the perfo performer rmer should should th thor orou ough ghly ly mast master er the the meth method od of of corre correct ctly ly thre thread adin ing g th the e card cards s - for for th ther ereo eon n larg largel ely  y  dependsthesucce depe ndsthesuccessofthetrick.Todothisproperl ssofthetrick.Todothisproperly,careful y,carefullystudyhowthethre lystudyhowthethreaded aded pack,whichwesendyou,isarranged.Bydrawingthefreeendofthethreadupwarda cardwillrise,say,fromtherearofthedeckwhilethenextonewillcomeup cardwillrise,say,fromtherearof thedeckwhilethenextonewillcomeupfromnearthe fromnearthe frontofthepack,andsotheycontinuetorisewhilethethreadisdrawn.Itwillbenoticed frontofthepack,andsotheycontinuetorisewhilethethreadisdrawn.Itwillbe noticed thatthefrontcardisthelastonetoleavetheglass.Provideyourselfwitha thatthefrontcardisthelastone toleavetheglass.Provideyourselfwithasuitablegoblet suitablegoblet thatwilljustadmitthedeck-itmustbeneithertoolargenortoosmall.Thethreaded cardsandtheglassshouldbeplacedontheseatofahigh cardsandtheglassshouldbeplacedontheseat ofahighbackedchairandthefreeendof   backedchairandthe  backedchair andthefreeend freeendof  of  thethread,"A",leduptothechair-back,passin thethread,"A",leduptothe chair-back,passingthroughascrew chair-back,passing gthroughascrew-eye,andthenledoffto throughascrew-eye,andthen -eye,andthenled ledoffto offto thehandsofaconcealedassistant,station thehandsof aconcealedassistant,stationedinanadjoining edinanadjoiningroom.Whenperforming room.Whenperformingon on astage,placetheglassandcardsonyourmagictableandleadthe astage,placetheglassandcardson  yourmagictableandleadthefreeendofthe  yourmagictableand leadthefreeendofthe freeendofthethread thread to your to your assis assista tant nt stat statio ione ned d in in the the wing wings. s. Ov Over er th the e th thre read aded ed pack pack th thro row w an an or ordi dina nary  ry  handkerchief. Toarrangeandthreadthecards,commenceby  holdin hold ing g ca card rd No. No. 1 in in the the left left hand hand, , wi wind nd the the threadarounditfivetimes.Thiscardshouldbe theKingofClubs,asitlateroccupiesaposition theKingofClubs,asitlateroccupiesaposition infrontofthepack,andthethreadpassingover infrontofthepack,andthethreadpassingover thefaceofitwillbelessnoticeableatashort dist distan ance ce. . With With the the thre thread ad hangi hanging ng down down the the back of back of thi this this s card card, card, , you you you the then n pla place ce card card No No. No.. 2 behinditandthenpassthethreadupwardover behinditandthenpassthethreadupw  ardover thebackofthelattercardandletithangdown infrontofcardNo. infron tofcardNo.1.Nowplace 1.NowplacecardNo.3on cardNo.3on topofNo.1andbringupthethreadandletit fall fall down down th the e back back of of card card No. No. 2. 2. Next Next, , plac placee ca card rd No. No. 4 on on back back of of No. No. 2 and and so so co cont ntin inue ue untilthepackisthreaded-thethreeduplicate card cards, s, whic which h yo you u inte intend nd to to "f "for orce ce" " on on yo your ur audiencearearrangedlast.Finally,butcarefully,pulldowntheKingofClubsfromthe centreofthethreadedcards,loosenupthethreadwoundaroundit,andplacethecardin centreofthethreadedcards,loosenupthethreadwoundaroundit,andplacethe cardin frontof fro ntofthe the deck,as deck,as illust illustrate rated,andtight d,andtightenup enupthe the thread thread aga again. in. This Thisdon done,place e,place an elasti ela stic c band band around around the the lower lower half half of the the cards cards to preven prevent t possibl possible e disarr disarrang angeme ement nt throughcarelesshandlingofthethreadeddeck. After carefully After carefully follo following wingthe the above above instructions instruction instructions and and and with with with your your assistant assistantin in his his proper proper position,youadvancetotheaudienceandforcetheselectionofthreecards,duplicatesof  position,youadvancetotheaudienceandforcethe selectionofthreecards,duplicatesof  thosecardsyouthreade those cardsyouthreadedlast,havethemretu dlast,havethemreturnedtothepackandoffe rnedtothepackandofferthepacktobe rthepacktobe shuffled.Uponreceivingbackthedeck shuffled.Uponrece ivingbackthedeckwithyourleft withyourlefthand,youadvance hand,youadvancetothecha hand,youadvancetothe tothechairand tothe chairand irand exchangethedec excha ngethedeckforthethrea kforthethreadedpack. dedpack.Thisisdonebysimplylo Thisisdonebysimplylowerin weringthelefthand gthelefthand behind the handkerchief behind handkerchi handkerchief and and the the momentit moment moment it comes comes comes in contactwith contact contact with the chair-seatthe chair-seat chair-seat the righthandthrowsthehandkerchie righthandthrowsthe handkerchiefover fovertheleft,thusconcealingthe theleft,thusconcealingthepack,andexposing pack,andexposing 39

 

thethreadedpacktoviewastheleftisraised.Placethehandkerchiefandtheconcealed deckinyourpocket.Next,placethreadedpackintheglassandhavethechosencards rise. ris e. You You can can also also name name certai certain n cards, cards, provid provided edyou you have have memori memorized zed their their thread threaded ed order.Aquickjerkofthethreadwillcauseacardtojumphighintotheair,whileasteady  order.Aquickjerkofthethreadwillcauseacardtojumphighintotheair,  whileasteady   whilea steady  pullwillmakean pul lwillmakeaneff effect ective ive founta fountainof inofcar cards. ds. Atthefinish Atthefinishofthetrick ofthetrick offerglass offerglass and cardsforinspection. cardsfor inspection. Ifyouareunabletosuccessfullyforcecards,wecansupplymagician's"ForcingDeck"for Ifyouare unabletosuccessfullyforcecards,wecansupplymagician's"ForcingDeck"for 25cents.

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CASCADEOFCARDS MarketedbySupremeMagicCompany,theeffectisadevelopmentofthecardfountain byBertGardiner.Achosencard byBert Gardiner.Achosencardisshuffledback isshuffledbackintoa intoapackwhichis packwhichisplacedintoa placedintoaneat neat metalhoulette,attacheditselftoadecorativemetalstand.Themagiciancommandsthe cardstorise,withhowevernoresult,untilquitesudd cardstorise,withhoweverno result,untilquitesuddenly,thecardsstarttocascadeout enly,thecardsstarttocascadeout ofthehoulette,flyingupintotheair. The cli The climax max isreachedwhen isreachedwhen the the sel select ectedcard edcard isseentobe attach attachedtothe edtothetop top ofthe stand. sta nd. The The itemis itemis selfcontai selfcontained ned and and operat operatedby edbya asmal smallelect lelectricmoto ricmotor rsit situat uatedat edatthe the rearofthestandandisbatterydriven.Astripswitchwhen rearofthestand rearofthestandandis andisbatterydriven.Astripswitchwhenoperated,tension  batterydriven.Astripswitchwhenoperated,  batterydriven.Astrip switchwhenoperated,tensionistakenup operated,tensionistakenup tensionistakenup istakenup onthethreadthatisattachedto onthethread thatisattachedtothespool.The thespool.Thethreadpassesfromthe threadpassesfromthespoolthrought spoolthroughthe he starwhichformstheupperpartofthedecorativestandandterminatesatthatpointwith starwhichformstheupperpartof thedecorativestandandterminatesatthatpointwith asmallcliptowhichtheperformer,in asmallclip asmallclipto towhichtheperformer,inpreparation,attachesa  whichtheperformer,inpreparation,  whichtheperfo rmer,inpreparation,attachesadu preparation,attachesaduplicateof attachesaduplicateoft duplicateofthe plicateofthe the hecardto cardtobe be chosen. Cardsarethreadedinthenowtraditionalmannerasinthe Cardsarethreadedinthenowtraditio nalmannerasinthediagram...a diagram...a looseindifferent diagram...alooseindifferent cardisthenplacedontopofthepacketwhichisthendepositedbehindthestand...a handkerchieforfoulardthen handkerchiefor handkerchieforfoulardthendrapedoverthe foulardthendrapedover drapedoverthestand. thestand. stand. IN PERFO PERFORMANCE RMANCE,themagicia ,themagiciantakesaninnoc ntakesaninnocentpackofcard entpackofcards,matchin s,matchingthatof  gthatof 

co cour urse se of of th the e pr prep epar ared ed pa pack ck an and d pr proc ocee eeds ds to to have have a ca card rd ch chos osen en, , whic which h as as alre alread ady  y  indicatedrequirestobeforced.'Supreme'suggeststhatthewellknownriffleforcebe usedinthatitdoesnotrequiretheperformerto usedinthat usedinthatitdoes itdoesnotrequiretheperformertoleavethestage notrequiretheperformertole notrequirethe performertoleavethestageto leavethestagetohave avethestagetohave tohave havethecardselected thecardselected ... ... but but this this ofcou of course rse must must belef be left t tothe indivi individua dual.. l... . whatev whatever erthe the card, card,hav having ing been been noted,isshuffledbackintothepackwhichisplacedonthetablebehindthestandwith therighthandastheleftremov therighthandas theleftremovesthehandkerchief,dro esthehandkerchief,droppingitoverthe ppingitoverthedepositedpack. depositedpack. The righthandcoll The righthandcollect ectsthe sthepre prepare paredpackas dpackas the the lef leftnowpicksup tnowpicksupthe the standto standto dra draw  w  attentiontoit. Obviously Obviou sly pressu pressureneeds reneeds tobe kept kept when when holdin holding g the the prepare prepared dsta stack cktopreve topreventthe ntthe threadbecomingdisplaced.Thestackisplacedinthehoulette,carebeingmadetheclip is upperm uppermost ost. . When When the the switch switch is pushed pushed forwar forward, d, the the thread thread is taken takenup up and and cards cards cascadeoutofthehoulette,thelastoneattachedtotheclip,endingupatthestartopof  thestand.Thecardisthenremoved thestand .Thecardisthenremovedfromtheclipandshowntothespect fromtheclipandshowntothespectatoranditis atoranditis alsosuggestedthatifdesiredthecardsremaininginthehoulettemayalsoberemoved andshowntobefreeofdeception...this,Ifeelhowever,isnotjustifiedandprovesan anti-climaxinthepresentation anti-climaxin thepresentation...it ...itserves ...itservesnousefulpurpose serves nousefulpurpose.. servesnousefulpurpose. Itwillbeappreciatedthatalthoughonlyabouthalfof Itwillbeappreciatedthatalthoughonlyabouthalfofthepackactuallyrisesandrumbles thepackactuallyrisesandrumbles outofthehoulette,theeffectofsomanycardscascadingoutisstartlinginitself,the actualnumberisofnoconsequenc actualnumberisofno consequence. e.

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ANOVELPRESENTATION Undertheheadingof"TheHandofCagliostro"isdescribedanunusualpresentation. Followin Foll owingtheselection gtheselectionof ofthree threecards,thesearecollect cards,thesearecollectedina edina glassgobletandcarried glassgobletandcarried backtothetable.Onthetableisasecondandsimilargo backtothetable.Onthetableisasecon backtothetable.Onthetableisasecondandsim dandsimilargobletandintothisisdroppedthe ilargobletandintothisisdroppedthe bletandintothisisdroppedthe remainingcardsofthepack.Thetwo remainingcardsofthe remainingcardsofthepack.Thetwogobletsareat pack.Thetwogobletsareatonlyalittledistancefrom gobletsareatonlyalittledistancefromeachother onlyalittledistancefromeachother eachother andthethreechosencardsaretransferred andthethreechose ncardsaretransferredfromonegobletintotheother,hold fromonegobletintotheother,holdingthe ingthe pack. Thecardsarepusheddownatdifferentpositionsinthepackandwithout,itseems,any  particularintent.Animitationhand,madeitissuggestedofpapiermache,isrestedon boththegoblets,thefingersrestingon boththegoblets,thefingersre boththegoblets,thefingersrestin stingonthetopedgesofthecards,asint gonthetopedgesofthecards,asinthedelightfulold thetopedgesofthecards,asinthedelightfulold hedelightfulold illustration.Asacardrisesoutofthepackitpushesupthefingersofthehandandit wouldappearasifthefingersarein wouldappearas ifthefingersareinfactpullingupth factpullingupthecard. ecard. Therisingofthecardsiseffectedbythepullingofathreadaspreviouslydescribed.But the hand?Thefirstthre the hand?Thefirstthreefinge efingersarereall rsarereallyfreeoftheremai yfreeoftheremainde nderof rofthe the handandare handandare attachedtoitbyclothhinges.Thehandplacedinposition,fingersonthecardsinone glass,whilstthewristissupportedbytheothergoblet.Asthecardrisesitpushesupthe fingersandsocreatestheimpressionofthehandselectingandwithdrawingthecard. fingersandsocreatesthe impressionofthehandselectingandwithdrawingthecard.

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THEWONDERFULFLOATINGCARDTRICK Underthisdelightfultitleisa Underthisdelightfu ltitleisa littleeffectdescri littleeffectdescribedbyEllisStanyoninanexplanator bedbyEllisStanyoninanexplanatory  y  seriesunderhisown serie sunderhisownnameandwhich nameandwhichwascopiedint wascopiedintomynotebook omynotebookmanymoonsago manymoonsago.. The item The item was was worked worked in com combin binati ation on with with a 'spirit 'spirit'' writin writing g effect effect with with two two cards, cards, and whichitisnotproposedtodescribeinthisarticle.Theeffectofthefloatingcardis whichitisnotproposedtodescribein thisarticle.Theeffectofthefloatingcardisquite quite simple...acardischosenandreturnedtothepackwhichisshuffledandhandedtothe performer.Thepackisheldinthelefthand,thefacesofthecardstotheaudience.The righthand,opentowardthespectators,ispoised,heldonalevelwith righthand,opentowardthespectators,ispoised,held onalevelwiththelefthandabout thelefthandabout 18inchesapart.Thechosencardisthenseentopassthroughtheinterveningspaceinto therighthand.Thecardisthentossedontothetable. THEKNOWHOW-Firstly,thechosencardrequirestobeforced. -Firstly,thechosencardrequirestobeforced.

Themechanismisthatofacard(duplicateoftheforcedcard)threadedthrough,one Themechanismisthatofa card(duplicateofthe card(duplicate oftheforcedcard) forcedcard)threadedthrou threadedthrough,oneend gh,oneend end attachedtoafingerring,theothe attachedtoaf ingerring,theotherendofthe rendoftheloop rendoftheloopattachedtothecard.Thediagramw loopattachedtothecard.Thediagramwill loop attachedtothecard.Thediagramwill ill makethisquiteclear...thedrawingisincidentallyoriginalwiththeseries makethisquitecl makethisquiteclear...thedrawingis ear...thedrawingisincidentallyoriginalwiththeseriesandwhilstnot incidentallyoriginalwiththeseriesandwhilstnot andwhilstnot oftoday'sstandard,theauthorsoughttoincludefrominterestpointofview. oftoday'sstandard,theauthorsoughtto includefrominterestpointofview. IN PRE PREPARA PREPAR PARATIO ATION TION N

,theringwiththreadloopandcardispalmedintherighthand. The origin The original al instru instructi ctions ons sugges suggested ted that that the the set-up set-up be in the the right right trouse trouser r pocket pocket. . It contin con tinues ues, ,"Wh "While ile cards cards are are shuffl shuffledyoustandat edyoustandat eas ease ewit with h handsin handsin pocket pockets s and and on receivingbackthepack,you"palm"cardwithringandthreadontopofpack,whichyou arran arrange ge in in le left ft hand hand, , slipp slippin ing g ring ring on on third third fing finger er. . (A (Aud udie ienc nce e will will not not have have noti notice ced d absenceofringonfingeruptothispoint,andverynaturallyconcludethatyouaresimply  absenceofringonfingerup tothispoint,andverynaturallyconcludethatyouaresimply  easingringonfinger,anaturalaction,sothereisreallynonecessityforanyattemptto concealthemovement.)"

Theforefingeroftherighthandisnowpassedundertheloopofthethreadlyingacross cardunder'x',asinthediag cardund er'x',asinthediagram.Thehand ram.Thehandsareexten sareextendedtothe dedtothefullexte fullextentoftheloop ntoftheloop,, whichaspreviouslymentione whichasprevio uslymentionedneedstobeabout18in dneedstobeabout18inches.Nowbye ches.Nowbyextendingthehands xtendingthehands apartveryslightly(imperceptibly),the apartveryslightly(imperceptibl  y),thecardisdrawnalong  y),the y),thecardis cardisdrawnalongthread'B' cardisdrawnalong drawnalongthread'B' thread'B'intothe intotherighthand. intotheright righthand. right hand. Here Her e quotin quoting g from from the the instru instructi ctions ons (Stanyo (Stanyon): n): "Here "Here you you throw throw down down all all the the cards, cards, breakingthethreadawayfromth breakingthethr eadawayfromthering"...etc. ering"...etc.

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JUMPINGCARDS(TheSiameseBloodstone) Thereisacleverlittleitem,conceivedbyStanleyCollinsdescribedinOriginalMagic Creations,(Goldston).Threecardsareselected Creations,(Goldston). Threecardsareselected,returnedto ,returnedtothepackanddro thepackanddroppedinto ppedinto ppedintoa a borrowedbowlerhat. borrowedb owlerhat.Thebowler Thebowleralthoughst althoughstillfavoured illfavouredtoamin toaminordegreein ordegreeinsomesel someselect ect quartersis,however,unlikelytobefoundintheaverageaudience,butmaystillprove acceptable,particularlyifamemberoftheaudiencebegivenchargeofit,collectingthe cardsandputtingthem cardsandput tingthemintothe intothehat,etc. hat,etc. Thehatisbalanced,heldbyitsslightlycurvedbrim,onaplate.Stanleysuggeststhatan octagonalshapeplateisnecessaryandalthoughobviouslyideal,Ifoundthatacircular platewaspossibleandinfactthebalancingbitreceivedagoodhandfromtheaudience, for that for that alone. alone. A colour coloured ed stone stone is shown shown and and held held over over the the hat, hat, when when its its suppos supposed ed magnet mag netic ic qualit qualities ies caused caused the the select selected edcard cards s to jump jump upin up in the the air. air. In fac fact, t, no cards cards ac actu tual ally ly fly fly up up out out of of the the hat, hat, it it is is but but an an illu illusio sion n .. ... . th the e ca card rds s re real ally ly sail sail up up from from a contai con tainer ner attach attachedtothe edtothebac back koftheplate oftheplate. .The The fakeis fakeis madeof madeof cardboa cardboardabout rdabout five five inchesacrossandafull inchesacrossand afull1/4inchthick. 1/4inchthick.

WithinitaretwospiralspringsattachedtoametalbarT.Projectingfrombelowthebar Withinitaretwospiralspringsattachedtoa metalbarT.Projectingfrombelowthebar isahookedmetalarmH,whichwhen isahookedmet alarmH,whichwhenthespringsareext thespringsareextende ended,passesthro d,passesthroughaholein ughaholein thebottomofthefakeandpreventstheirreturnbyengagingtheedgeofthe thebottomofthefakeand preventstheirreturnbyengagingtheedgeoftheopening.The opening.The settingofthebarismadebypushingitdownwithapieceofwoodthewidthofthecard but,ofcourse,longer.Thatisatleas but,ofcourse,longer.ThatisatleastthewayIoverca tthewayIovercametheproblem metheproblem.. When the When the thr three ee cards, cards, cards, duplicates duplicates dupl dupliicates cates of of thr three thre three ee e for forced ced o on n a spe specta ctator tor is loa loaded ded in into into intto o the the containerandthearmH containerand thearmHpushedaside,thespringswill thearmHpushedaside, pushedaside,thespringswillpropelthe pushedaside,thespringsw thespringswillpropel illpropelthecardsupintothe propelthecardsup thecardsupintotheair.I cardsup intotheair.I air.I hadanaluminiumtroughmadeinplaceofthebar,sinceIknowthatcardshaveanasty  habitofcreepingintotheslight habitof habitofcreepinginto creepingintotheslightestcrack theslightestcrackand theslightest estcrackandfeared crackandfearedajammingmight andfeareda fearedajammingmightresult. a jammingmight  jammingmightresult. result. Insteadofspringstoo,Iusedelasticrubberbandsandtheyworkedquitewellandwere less les s compli complicat catedto edto fit. fit. Inconstruc Inconstructin ting g things things for for myself myself, , I'm I'm rather rather like like the the late late J.F. J.F.

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Orrin...whosemottowas,usecardboard,glueandelastic...itworkswonders.Certainly  simplicityisalwaysthebestanswer. simplicityisalwaysthe  bestanswer. Ifurtherdispensedwiththecoloured"SiameseBloodstone"...preferringtoholdthe apparatusratherhighforbettereffectandleavingonehandfree,justincasewiththe circularplate,thehatshouldslip.Itneverdidbut,youneverknow. One otherpoin One otherpoint,which t,which was was not not covere coveredby dby Stanley Stanley;thatof ;thatof forcin forcingthe gthecard cards.I s.I know  know  severalprofessionalsofthepastwhowerenotashamedtoadmittousingaone,twoor thre three e way way forc forcin ing g de deck ck to to en ensu sure re the the righ right t ca card rds s were were se sele lect cted ed. . They They cl clai aime med d th thee necessitytobeonehundredpercentrightthefirsttime. ManyMoonsago,Icompiledalittlebookletoftrickssuitableforthebeginnerandto whichIgavetoth whichI gavetothoseyoungst oseyoungsterswho erswhohadbecome hadbecomekeenon keenonMagic.The Magic.Thefollowingite followingitemwas mwas included...it'salmostinthe included...it' salmostintheimpromptuclass...I salmostintheimpromptuclass...IcalleditPsycoJumper. impromptuclass...IcalleditPsycoJumper.Ifnothingelse impromptuclass...I calleditPsycoJumper.Ifnothingelse Ifnothingelse itwillservetoremindsomereadersofthatwhichtheyhadforgotten.

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PSYCOJUMPER  Theperformerasksacardtobenamedandoncommandthenamedcardjumpsoutof  th the e pa pack ck. . Di Dire rect ct an and d very very effe effect ctiv ive. e. A litt little le secr secret et prepar preparat atio ion n is re requ quir ired ed for for th this. is. SurroundtwocardswithanelasticbandandpushdowntheAceofSpadesbetweenthe twocaptivecards.Withcareinsertthepacketintothecentreofthepackandhold twocaptivecards.Withcareinsertthepacketintothe centreofthepack centreof thepackandholdfirmly. andholdfirmly. firmly. Alargeelasticbandcansurrou Alargeelasticb andcansurroundthewholeofthep ndthewholeofthepackuntilreadyt ackuntilreadytodothetrick. odothetrick. Nowforalittlepsychology.Whenpeopleareaskedtonameacard,atleastoneperson willusuallycallout willusuall  ycallouttheAceofSp  ycallout theAceofSpades.Intheun theAceofSp ades.Intheunfortunateca fortunatecase,whenthis se,whenthiscardshould cardshouldnot not benamed,justpretendtohaveheardit,pointvaguel benamed,justpret endtohaveheardit,pointvaguelyinad endtohaveheardit,pointvagu elyinadirection,"theladyov   yinadirection,"theladyoverthere  yinadirection,"theladyov irection,"theladyov erthere ...etc."Onmakingthecommand,relaxthegripandthecardwilljumpup.

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SPECIALEFFECTSCARDS THETURN-ROUNDCARD

TheeffectoftheturningcardhasbeenfullycoveredundertheheadingofJackLeDair's Theeffectoftheturningcardhasbeenfullycoveredund ertheheadingofJackLeDair's RisingCards.Thespecialcardrequiredisreallytwocardspastedtogether,cutintotwo portionsalmost.Theupperportionrevolvesduetoastripofthinrubberservingasa hinge.Theillustration hinge.TheillustrationsfromRoterberg'sbook sfromRoterberg'sbookshowsquiteclearlythe showsquiteclearlytheworking showsquite clearlytheworkingprinciple.  workingprinciple.  workingprinciple principle..

Prepared,theupperpartisfoldedforwardsothatthebackofthecard,whenitisrising, isfirstvisible.Assoonastheflaprisespastthetopofthepack,itbecomesreleasedand snapsround. ThecardinmyowncollectionandwhichIhaveoftenusedis Thecardinmyown collectionandwhichIhaveoftenusedisalittlemorecomplicatedin alittlemorecomplicatedin co cons nstr truc ucti tion on, , in in that that the the cards cards ar are e cu cut t out out to to over overla lap p an and d se serv rves es both both as a st stop op an and d ensuresthatthereisnotelltalegapvisiblebetweenthe ensuresthatthereisno telltalegapvisiblebetweentheupperandlowerparts. upperandlowerparts.

Thephotograph,itishoped,will Thephotograph, Thephotograph,itis itishoped,willmakethe hoped,willmaketheconstructionclear. maketheconstructioncl constructionclear. ear. 47

 

TORNCORNERCARD

ThiscardisnotjustrestrictedtoaRisingCardroutineandmaybeusedinanyeffect wherea where a chosencard, chosen chosen card,mutilated mutilatedin injust  just such sucha a manne manner manner manner r suddenly suddenly becomes becomes restored. restored.A   A  corneritseemshasbeentornawayfromachosencardinorderthatbyreplacingthetorn portion,apositiveidentificationcanbemade. Thecard,thenlostinthepack,risesandthetorncornermatched,showingthatitfits... thenthecornerismadetovanishandasthecardcontinuestorise,suddenlythetorn portionisrestored.AgaintheRoterbergillustrationsshowindetailtheconstructionof  thecard,thecornerbeingjustahingedflapwhichinitiallyfo thecard,theco thecard,thecornerbeingjusta rnerbeingjustahingedflapwhichinitiallyfoldedback,operates hingedflapwhichinitiallyfoldedback,operatesassoon ldedback,operatesassoon assoon asthecardhasrisensufficiently asthe asthecardhas cardhasrisensufficientlytorelease risensufficientlytoreleasetheflap. toreleasetheflap. theflap. Bisahingedflaptotheuppercornerofwhichisgluedthetorncornerportion,A.Two stripsofelasticEandEaregluedbetweenthecardsproperandflapB.Heldback,the cornerappearstobemissingandthenwhenreleasedtheelastichingetakesoverandflap BfoldsoverontopartC. Thephotographisthatofsuchacardandisfrommyowncollection...datesearly1900's andgoesonestepfurtherin andgoes andgoesone onestepfurtherinpresentation. stepfurtherinpresentation. presentation. Thecornerbecomesrestored,followedbythecompletechangeofthecard,fromthe restoredJackofHeartstotheQueenofClubs.Givenanun restoredJackofHeartstot heQueenofClubs.GivenanunderstandingoftheRoterberg derstandingoftheRoterberg illustrations,themethodfor illustrations,themethodforthefurtherchangewillbe thefurtherchangewill thefurther changewillbeobvious-Phot beobvious-Photograph18. obvious-Photograph18. ograph18.

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MOVINGPIPCARD

Detail Deta iled ed in in Robe Robert rt Houd Houdin in's 's "T "The he Secr Secret ets s of of Conj Conjur urin ing g and and Magi Magic" c" and and unde under r th thee headingof"TheElectrifiedCards"isacharmingroutineinwhichfourchosencardsare madetorisefromthepack.Thecardsareplacedinahoulettecontainerandfixedupona madetorisefromthepack.Thecardsare placedinahoulettecontainerandfixedupona stopperwhichinturnfitstheneckofaglassdecanter. The Th e fi firs rst t card card rise rises s at at co comm mman and d in in the the usu usual al way, way, is is re remo mov ved ed and and ha hand ndeed to to th thee spectat spe ctator. or. The The second second card card is it seems seems the the Eight Eight of Diamon Diamonds. ds. The The specta spectator tor claims claims howeverthatthecardhe howeverthat howeverthatthecardheselectedwastheSevenof thecardheselectedwas selectedwastheSeven theSevenof ofDiamonds.In Diamonds.Inthemeantime, Diamonds.Inthemeantime,thecard themeantime,thecard thecard hasbeenremovedandisheldbacktotheaudience.On hasbeenremoved hasbeenremovedandisheldback andisheldbacktotheaudience.Onturningit totheaudience.Onturningitaround,thecardisthe turningit around,thecardisthe SevenofDiamonds...thespectatoritseemsmusthave SevenofDiamonds... thespectatoritseems thespectator itseemsmusthavebeenmistaken. musthavebeenmistaken.  beenmistaken. ThethirdcardseemsreluctanttoriseandanenquiryresultsinthecardbeingaQueenof  Spadesandsocommandedtorise.TheQueencardrisesbutbeingasingleheadedcard, becomesvisible,feet becomesvisible, feetuppermost.The uppermost.Thecard cardis isremovedand removedand retur returnedt returnedto nedto o the thepack. pack.Asked  Asked again,thecardrisescorrectl again, thecardrisescorrectly,headuppermo y,headuppermost.Finall st.Finallythefourthcardwhich ythefourthcardwhichappearsto appearsto bethe be theKnave the Knave of Clubs,rises Knaveof Clubs, Clubs, risesand andfalls and fallsin falls inthe themanner mannerof ofa a salutation...and salutation salutation... ... andwe  we read read... ... "Finally,itismadetodance,keepingintimetothemusicoftheorchestra,andisordered bywayofconclusiontojumpc bywayofconc lusiontojumpcompletelyouto ompletelyoutofthepack". fthepack". ThechangeoftheSevenspott Thechangeoft heSevenspottotheEightspotcardcan,ofcourse, heSevenspottotheEight otheEightspotcardcan,ofcourse,beaccomplishedwith otheEight spotcardcan,ofcourse,beaccomplishedwith beaccomplishedwith theaidofaspecial"mechanical"card,thepipvisiblymovingfromtheeightpositionto makeitaseven,thepi makeitaseven, makeitaseven,the thepiptravellingalong piptravellingalongatrackconsistingof piptravellingalong ptravellingalongatrackconsistingof atrackconsistingoftwohairsandmot twohairsandmotivatedby  ivatedby  athirdhair,andoperated athirdhair, athirdhair,andoperatedbya andoperatedbyatinymetallever byatinymetalleveratthel tinymetalleverattheloweredgeofthecard. attheloweredge oweredgeofthe ofthecard. card. TheoneIhaveisinneed Theone TheoneIhaveis Ihaveisinneedofrepair,the inneedofrepair,the inneed ofrepair,theresultof resultofbad resultofbadhandlingwhenplacedon bad badhandlingwhenplacedonexhibition. handlingwhenplacedonexhibition. exhibition. Mrs.VioletFairs,thedaughterofthefamousillusionist,BuatierdeKoltaandwhonow  livesnotfarfrommyhomeandis,ofcourse,very livesnotfarfrommyhome andis,ofcourse,veryelderly,oninspectingthecard,toldme elderly,oninspectingthecard,toldme thatshefeltquiteconfidentthatitwasoneofmanyshehadmadewhilstintheemployof  thatshefeltquiteconfidentthatitwasoneofmanyshe hadmadewhilstintheemployof  WillGoldston,asayoungwoman WillGoldsto n,asayoungwoman..

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Itseemsthelonghairswereverypainstakinglyremovedfromwigspurchasedlocallyin Londonandthatthetinymetalleverswerecutusuallyfromdiscardedcocoatins. Londonandthatthetiny metalleverswerecutusuallyfromdiscardedcocoatins. The meth The method od deta detail iled ed howe howeve ver r in in the the Robe Robert rt Houd Houdin in ro rout utin ine e is is very very much much easie easier. r. A  diamondshapeiscutfro diamondshape iscutfromanothercard manothercardand manothercardandthisisattachedinthe and andthisisattachedintheEight thisisattachedintheEightspotpositionof  Eight spotpositionof  theSevenofDiamonds theSeven theSevenofDiamondscardwithatinydabof ofDiamondscardwitha cardwithatinydabofwax. tinydabofwax.  wax. Thecardhavingrisenanditsvaluenoted...thecardisremovedandheldbacktothe spectatorandthenduringtheslightargument,thesparepipiseasedoffthecardand concealedasthecardisturnedround,itsfacenowtothespectator. Concerningthethirdcardintheroutine Concerning thethirdcardintheroutine...thisisnottodaypracti ...thisisnottodaypracticalsincethecards calsincethecardsin in commonusearedoubleended. Thefinalcardwhichseemstohave'danced'hasatthelowernarrowedge,afinestripof  metalsetbetweenthetwolayersofthecard.Theoperationbeing,ofcourse,verymuch asthatexplainedintheThursto asthat asthatexplainedin explainedintheThurstonroutine. theThurstonroutine. nroutine.

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