An Alternate Cards At The Finger-Tips



My original method of producing the cards singly at the finger-tips, with the back of the hand toward the audience having met with such a great amount of success, I will now show the more original method of its execution.

From the ordinary palm the cards are transferred to the finger palm, as in Fig. 120.

Fig 120

The little finger now very slightly relaxes its pressure on the cards, when it will be found upon practice that one card will be released (see Fig. 121)

Fig 121

The thumb now comes down under the end of the card and pushes it up into the position depicted in Fig. 122  the back of the hand, of course, facing the audience.

Fig 122

I am usually in the habit of performing this sleight with from twenty-five to thirty ordinary cards, but three or four will be quite enough for the beginner to commence with.

This card trick is from the book “Card Tricks” by Howard Thurston.


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