Something Borrowed, Something New

1941
Written by Paul Curry
Work of Paul Curry
35 pages (Stapled), without pagination, published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
26 entries
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Oscar Weigle Introduction
[1]
Paul Curry Foreword
[2]
Paul Curry I.O.U. dime is wrapped with paper and in a flash the paper vanishes, coin transforms to a penny, under the penny is a little circle of paper "IOU 9 ct"
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Paul Curry Think of a Card spectator cuts thought-of card to face of stacked deck and then loses it
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Paul Curry Next! the selected card is found next to a card with the message "Your card will be next"
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Henry Christ Christ Force
[5]
Paul Curry Follow Me two decks, two cards match after Henry Christ cutting procedure
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Paul Curry Turn of the Century Location setting short double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Related toVariationsAlso published here [8]
Paul Curry Force & Vanish with Henry Christ Force double facer
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Paul Curry Smoke Signals card and word written on billets, then burnt and divined
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Paul Curry Potpourri card vanishes from deck and is found in card case
Inspired by [10]
Paul Curry Blackout deck is handed to two spectators in the dark who select cards, performer finds mates
Inspired by [12]
Paul Curry Double Prediction card is selected turned over and behind spectator's back, pushed into the deck, both cards are predicted
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Paul Curry Padding add-a-number coincidence
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Paul Curry Mates spectator shuffles deck and takes card from face-down ribbon spread and gives it to spectator, performer also takes a card from spread, they are mates
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Paul Curry Switch under Coat behind back
 		[16]
Paul Curry Pay-Off bill folded and put in envelope, serial number is divined
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Paul Curry Pressto blue backed card is selected, deck put on a red deck and pressed, selection is found in the middle of the red backed cards, second time spectator presses
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Under-the-Spread Force with odd-backed card, bottom card
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Paul Curry Odd! card chosen and spectator draws design on its face, performer locates it behind his back and also the divines the design
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Paul Curry Clink! coin picked up from bunch of coins which are pocketed again, it vanishes, when invisible coin is thrown against pocket a clink sound is heard
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Paul Curry Face to Face faced deck straightens out, repeat
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Paul Curry Turnover Half Pass as deck is turned over
Related toVariations [24]
Paul Curry Bottom Palm
Related toAlso published here [25]
Paul Curry Two Card Routine
  • Effect No. 1: Joker and Ace of Spades change places
  • Effect No. 2: Joker on top, Ace on the bottom vanish and are found together in the center
  • Effect No. 3: Joker and ace pushed in the deck, travel to top and bottom
  • Effect No. 4: two numbers are called, counted and the cards found at those positions are Joker and Ace
  • Effect No. 5: Joker and Ace reverse in the deck
  • Effect No. 6: spectator reverses one card behind his back, it is the Joker
  • Effect No. 7: two selections are put face up into the deck, next to them the Joker and the Ace are found
  • Effect No. 8: selections transform into Joker and Ace
  • Effect No. 9: two cards clipped by four paper clips are removed from the pocket, Joker and Ace
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Paul Curry The Turn-Over Change
[27]
Data entered by Denis Behr, March 2023.