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. [...]
This is one of the prettiest effects in connection with the Back-hand Palm. After the performer has vanished (by means of the back-hand palm), say, five cards, and shown both sides of the hands to be empty, he proceeds to reproduce the cards one by one at the finger-tips, as in Fig. 115. This is [...]
This trick has the performer cause five cards to seemingly disappear from their hands, then later reappear. FIRST METHOD In this trick the performer takes one card, as in Fig. 108 in the Front And Back Palm, and back-palms it. He then takes another one between the middle finger and thumb, and slides it on [...]
The conjurer introduces an ordinary pack of cards, and, after shuffling it thoroughly, invites the spectator to cut it as often as they please. Then, turning so the conjurers back is to the spectator, the conjurer requests the spectator to divide the pack into as many heaps as desired &endash; the heaps to be laid [...]
For this excellent trick, it is necessary to have two identical cards that are placed on top of the pack. Asking someone to come forward and shuffle the cards, the conjurer palms the two cards from the top and replaces them when the pack is returned. Making the pass, the conjurer forces one of the [...]
First Method A spectator is requested to select two cards at random, to insert them back into the middle of the pack, and finally to place the pack on the table. This being done, the performer states the intention of passing the two selected cards from the center to the bottom of the pack by [...]
In this trick three cards are selected and are shuffled into the pack, which the performer throws against a mirror. All the cards fall to the floor with the exception of the three selected ones, which remain attached to the glass. Previous to the performance the conjurer takes duplicates of the cards that are will [...]
First Method One of the best and most mystifying appliances to be used in connection with card tricks is the small Card Frame or Sand Frame. Although not of recent origin, it is described here for the reason that some readers may not be acquainted with the detail of its construction. The Sand Frame consists [...]
Three spectators are each requested to think of a card, after which the performer successively seizes each person’s hand and asks them to think intently of their card, looking the performer in the eye (as if reading their thoughts). Stating that the respective names of the three cards has been successfully divined, the conjurer proceeds [...]
For the performance of this clever trick it is necessary for the performer to place a duplicate of a certain card, say the Six of Spades, in the pack. After having successfully forced one of these two cards, the performer invites a spectator to step forward and assist in the experiment about to follow. The [...]