Spread which hides cards

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Das Erscheinen mehrerer Karten nacheinander an den Fingerspitzen der rechten Hand "Die Kartenschule"
single card production routine, hand shown empty after temporarily loading back-palmed cards perpendicularly behind fan of already produced cards à la Thurston Five Card Routine
 		Jan. 1902 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 1) 2
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Hide Out showing spread between the hands and hiding a card at back
 		1910 Kartenkünste 41
Charles T. Jordan Fan Display hiding cards between third and fourth card
 		1921 The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects) 29
Unknown Perpendicular Hide-Out behind Fan
1938 Greater Magic 505
Charlie Miller Spread Hide-Out four as three
 		1940 Expert Card Technique 257
Stuart Towne, Don Diavolo Diavolo Hide-Out Fan hiding packet underneath one-handed fan
 		1940 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 96) 592
Don Diavolo, Stuart Towne Diavolo Hide-Out Fan brief, hiding packet underneath one-handed fan
 		1940 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 116) 686
Warren Wiersbe Perpendicular Hideout cards under four-card-spread
 		1944 Action with Cards 15
Don Diavolo, Stuart Towne Diavolo Hide-Out Fan fanning six cards as five
 		1947 Marlo In Spades 35
Frederick Braue Fan False Count glide
 		1948 Show Stoppers with Cards 11
Tenkai Ishida One-Hand Turnover and Fan small packet, with one double
 		1953 Six Tricks by Tenkai 16
Edward Marlo First Example packet is spread out and cards are hidden, triple buckle substitute
 		1959 Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 38
Edward Marlo Fourth Example spreading five as four
 		1959 Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 40
James Steranko Five as Four Spread
1960 Steranko on Cards 88
Harry Lorayne Lorayne Force Display to hide a card in a fanned packet
Related to
  • "Forcing a Card" in Peter Warlock's "Book of Magic", 1956. p.80
 1964 Personal Secrets 20
Dai Vernon Spreading six Card as five
1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 165
Russell T. Barnhart Barnhardt Card Add On card perpendicular behind fan
Related to 1968 Expert Card Conjuring 33
Edward Marlo As a Card Addition
Related toVariations 1968 Expert Card Conjuring 37
Allan Ackerman Added Thoughts on the Minuscule Deck Method 1: Deck from lap into pocket
Method 2: Packet changes into complete deck
 		1971 The Esoterist 9
Roger Smith Basics of K-S Move ("Klondike Shuffle"), packet in right-hand End grip, left hand pulls away top and bottom cards, rest as one card placed on top forming three-card fan
 		1971 The K-S Control System 1
Roger Smith K-S Handling - Five Cards & More reverse count of cards from end grip into left hand fan, then K-S with top-bottom-pull at end with last four cards
Also published here 1971 The K-S Control System 4
Roger Smith K-S Notes on how the order of the packet is affected and the orientation of the hands and cards
 		1971 The K-S Control System 7
Karl Fulves Four As Three The Basic Count, pullback action
Related to 1972 Mexican Monte 1
Karl Fulves Modified Count simplified "Four As Three"
 		1972 Mexican Monte 3
Karl Fulves Front and Back showing both sides while hiding a card
 		1972 Mexican Monte 4
Karl Fulves Five As Four pullback action
 		1972 Mexican Monte 10
Karl Fulves Reverse Five As Four pullback action
 		1972 Mexican Monte 16
Karl Fulves Combination Count
1972 Mexican Monte 17
Karl Fulves One Hand 4-As-3 one-handed spread
 		1972 Mexican Monte 29
Karl Fulves Snap Count hiding center card of five
 		1973 Epilogue (Issue 19) 178
Karl Fulves Seven As Four false count which ends in a fan of three doubles and a single card
 		1974 Epilogue (Issue 21) 200
Roy Walton Five-Card Ascanio Spread
1975 Card Cavalcade 3 49
Unknown Partial Ascanio three cards visible
 		1975 Card Cavalcade 3 120
Ken Krenzel Pressure Spread
1975 Epilogue (Issue Special No 2) 248
Bob Ostin Fan Hide Move one handed fan hides card
VariationsAlso published here May 1975 Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 9) 110
Peter Kane Card Transfer Move from packet to packet, with card perpendicular under small fan
 		1975 A Further Card Session with Peter Kane 14
Karl Fulves The Phantom Count four as three, five as four, ...
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 2 128
Dai Vernon The Vernon Touch card hidden in pressure fan
 		1975 The Magic of Francis Carlyle 73
Karl Fulves Snap Count hiding center card of five
 		1976 Epilogue (Issue Special No 5) 306
Edward Marlo Super Spread Ascanio type spread showing more than four cards and hiding some
 		1976 The Ascanio Spread 26
Doug Alker Display Fan two methods
 		Aug. 1976 Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 12) 295
Bernard Bilis One Handed Snap Display display two cards in end grip using index finger to pull back top card, "snapping action"
 		1976 Close Up, French Style 5
Eddie Fields Field's Add-On Add top card of the deck on top of a fan of five cards during squaring up of the fan
Related to 1976 The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields 62
Roger Smith K-S Move #3 very similar to Ascanio spread, ends with four-card fan
Also published here
  • "K-S Supplement"
 1976 Maxi-Twist 1
Roger Smith K-S Move #1 reverse count of cards from end grip into left hand fan, last card double
 		1976 Maxi-Twist 1
Roger Smith K-S Move #2 five-card packet spread as four cards from right-hand end grip into left hand
Also published here 1976 Maxi-Twist 2
Bob Ostin Fan Hide Move one handed fan hides card, also as glimpse
Also published here 1976 ca. Sleightly Surprising 5
Unknown The Simple Spread hiding cards under bottom card
 		1977 Counts, Cuts, Moves and Subtlety 61
Unknown The Back Spread hiding cards under top card by spreading from bottom
 		1977 Counts, Cuts, Moves and Subtlety 63
Roger Smith K-S Move #3 very similar to Ascanio spread, ends with four-card fan
 		1977 Maxi-Twist 2 1
Roger Smith K-S Move #1 reverse count of cards from end grip into left hand fan, last card double
 		1977 Maxi-Twist 2 1
Roger Smith K-S Move #2 five-card packet spread as four cards from right-hand end grip into left hand
 		1977 Maxi-Twist 2 2
Roger Smith K-S Move #3 similar to Ascanio spread, ends with four-card fan
 		1977 Innovative Magic No. 2 18
Roger Smith Basic K-S Move
1977 Innovative Magic No. 2 18
Allan Ackerman Tabled Spread method to lay down four Aces with extra card
 		1978 Here's My Card 31
Stanley Collins Collins Glide Display
1978 New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11) 2
Bruce Cervon, Father Cyprian Cervon False Display
1978 New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11) 9
John F. Mendoza The D'Amico Spread also for more cards
 		1978 The Book of John 37
Roger Smith Again K-S Move five-card packet spread as four cards from right-hand end grip into left hand
 		1978 The Ultimate Card Book No. 4 4
Edward Marlo The Razor's Edge concealing large block under fanned quartet
 		1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 56
Karl Fulves Contact Spread using a card with hole, rough-smooth substitute
 		1979 The Topological False Count 10
Steve Beam The Maeb-Y Count (Pronounced "Maybe") right hand buckle as cards are counted from right to left, Veeser concept
Also published here 1979 Magic — The Vanishing Art 13
Arturo de Ascanio 3-1-2-2 Vorzeigen
1980 Das Ascanio Seminar — Graz 1980 6
Steve Beam Maeb-Y Veeser Variation right hand buckle as cards are counted from right to left
Related to 1980 Card Tricks from Mount Olympus 16
Ken Simmons Pivot Steal right hand palm as small packet is displayed
 		1981 Cards — With a Different Touch 14
Unknown Count in Fan shown by Mike O'Brien, cards snapped singly and arranged in fan, one is double
 		1981 The Complete Cannibal Act 31
Bob Farmer The Twirl Spread spreading a small packet while hiding cards
 		Dec. 1982 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 5 No. 12) 709
Steve Beam Maeb-y Count right hand buckle as cards are counted from right to left
 		1982 The Changing of the Cards 25
Karl Fulves Snap Count hiding center card of 5
 		Aug. 1982 Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 5) 1043
Christian Scherer Der Scherer Spread 1. Die Entwicklung des Scherer spread
2. Grundhaltung und Grundgriff
3. Der Scherer spread
4. Der Scherer spread Variation I
5. Der Scherer spread Variation II
6. Der Scherer spread Variation II als Falschzählmethode (as false count)
7. Der Scherer spread Variation III
8. Der Scherer spread von 6 als 4 Karten
9. Das Ablegen der Karten aus dem Scherer spread (lay down)
10. Anmerkungen zur Handhabung von spreads und counts
Related to 1982 Card News '82 23
Ken Krenzel Pressure Hideout
1982 Card News '82 41
Edward Marlo Non-Saliva Vanish
1983 Marlo without Tears 40
Ralph W. Hull, Edward Marlo Hide-Out Move Variation card underneath fan of cards
 		1983 Marlo's Plus Package 2
Edward Marlo Reverse Count Fan with double
 		1983 Marlo without Tears 118
Steve Beam The Maeb-y Count right hand buckle as cards are counted from right to left
Related to 1983 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 1) 5
Yoshio Hirose Action Change four jokers change to kings when thrown one-handed onto table, using triple buckle
Also published here 1983 Encore III 34
Bernard Bilis Snapping Move first finger snaps top card so it springs forward
Related to 1983 The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1 125
Edward Marlo The Spectator Lays Out The Aces angly display
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 190
Edward Marlo Olram's Tabled Spread hiding cards
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 197
Harry Lorayne Lorayne Force to Hide Card in fan
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 98
Unknown Pressure Spread
1985 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 8) 124
Frederick Braue Braue Fan Display four as three
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3) 30
Frederick Braue Buckle Fan
1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4) 12
Yoshio Hirose Action Change four jokers change to kings when thrown one-handed onto table, using triple buckle
Also published here Sep. 1986 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 9 No. 9) 1258
Hippie Torrales Krazy Kount hiding a card
 		Oct. 1986 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 9 No. 10) 1266
Bob Stencel Circular Subtlety
1986 Thirty Five Years Later 40
John W. McClure Mirror Count four as three
 		Feb. 1987 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 10 No. 2) 1315
Peter Pellikaan Utility Spread
Nov. 1987 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 10 No. 11) 1419
Harry Lorayne Utility Spread Plus five as four, several methods
 		Nov. 1987 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 10 No. 11) 1420
Davide Costi One Hand Spread same function as ascanio spread
Also published here 1987 For Friends Only... 31
Davide Costi Floating Count
Also published here 1987 For Friends Only... 36
Unknown Double Buckle Spread spreading five as four
 		1987 CardPerfect 25
Edward Marlo Triple Buckle spreading five as four
 		1987 CardPerfect 26
Unknown Reverse Count Spread
1988 Continuations ... Departures 1 & 2 24
Brother John Hamman Small-Packet Reverse Fan Display
1989 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 37
Brother John Hamman, Arturo de Ascanio The Hamman Ascanio Spread
Also published here 1989 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 42
Unknown Hiding Cards Display
1989 Williamson's Wonders 67
Arturo de Ascanio Las Vegas Ascanio Spread
1989 Ascanio's Favorites 1 11
Arturo de Ascanio Las Vegas Ascanio Spread
1990 Unexplainable Acts 55
Ken Krenzel Pressure Hideout
1991 Smoke and Mirrors 130
Bob Stencel Circular Display
1991 The Olram File (Issue 10) 10
Vanni Bossi The Vanni Bossi's Buckle Fan (1971-72) one-handed fanning of small packet with one double card, with lay-down, two handlings
Also published here 1991 Escorial 1991 — The Erdnase Year 16
Vanni Bossi A Further Idea: "4 As 3" in the Hands and on the Table with one-handed lay-down
Also published here 1991 Escorial 1991 — The Erdnase Year 18
Edward Marlo Pivot Spread from Deck with top cards of deck
 		1992 Card Finesse II 66
Ken Krenzel Pressure Hideout brief
 		1992 Don't Blink 4
Tenkai Ishida One-Hand Turnover and Fan small packet, with one double
 		1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 3 136
Harvey Rosenthal Reverse Fan Count
1993 The Olram File (Issue 14) 2
Jerry Mentzer One Hand Spread three as two
 		1993 Card File 98
Unknown Double Buckle Spread
1993 Persönliche Notizen zum Seminar 12
Unknown Quadruple Buckle Spread six cards as five
 		1993 Rumba Count 30
Carmen D'Amico D'Amico Spread
1994 Steel and Silver 113
Bob Stencel Circular Subtlety
1994 Roger's Thesaurus 73
Edward Marlo Injogged Hide-Out packet spread with injogged cards hidden
 		1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 88
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio Display spreading out five cards as four
 		1996 Miracles with Cards 37
David Solomon Bottom Deal Spread Count
1997 Solomon's Mind 25
Reinhard Müller The Ascanio Spread Fan
1998 Card College — Volume 3 598
Arturo de Ascanio, Ken Krenzel The Open Display five as four
 		1998 Card College — Volume 3 599
Unknown Multiple Buckle with small packet
 		1998 Card College — Volume 3 567
Bernard Bilis One Handed Snap Display one-handed, top card snapped off with first finger
 		1998 Card College — Volume 3 617
Ken Krenzel Pressure Hideout
1999 Close-Up & Personal 191
Baltazar Fuentes Fuentes Spread Hide-Out
1999 Arempi II 9
Unknown Small Packet Triple Buckle brief
 		2000 Card College — Volume 4 856
Harry Lorayne Six-as-Five Display
2001 Personal Collection 505
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Hide Out showing spread between the hands and hiding a card at back
 		2002 Hofzinser's Card Tricks 46
Edward Marlo The Display Count
2002 Ahead of the Pack 52
David Ben Tabled Biddle Spread
2003 Tricks 63
Unknown Buckle Spread spreading five as four
 		2003 Seven By Michel Huot 7
Davide Costi One-Hand Spread same function as ascanio spread
Also published here 2004 Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi 53
Davide Costi The Floating Count
Also published here 2004 Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi 49
Dave Campbell Take and Turn Move displaying more cards as only two
 		2004 The Dave Campbell Legacy 138
Bob Ostin The "Fan Hide" Move one handed fan hides card, as a glimpse, to load card
Also published here 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 26
Arturo de Ascanio The Vegas Spread
  • The Vegas Spread Variation
 		2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 42
Edward Marlo Razor's Edge Technique Hiding thickness of packet in spread
 		2007 52 Memories 22
Jack Parker The Zen Spread One handed Ascanio-like spread to display four cards as three
 		2007 52 Memories 52
Arturo de Ascanio Open Display
2007 52 Memories 58
Unknown Hideout Move card hidden behind fan
 		2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 62
Steve Beam The Third Finger Buckle packet held in right-hand end grip, third finger buckles bottom card
  • The Partial Packet Switch (Veeser type switch)
Also published here 2008 Counter Attack 7
Steve Beam Unbuckled Count third finger buckle applied to buckle count
Related to 2008 Counter Attack 15
Rich Aviles The Upscanio Spread
2010 Above the Fold 64
David Williamson Throw-Switch Addition underneath fanned cards
 		2010 Gambit (Issue 2) 18
Steve Reynolds S. P. Hideout hiding cards à la ribbon-spread hide-out when spreading small packet on the table
  • First Technique
  • Second Technique
  • Multiple Concealments
 		2010 Six Deep — Part One 4
Harry Lorayne No-Force Lorayne Force card hidden behind fan, spectator thinks of card and its position in twelve-card packet, card vanishes and reappears reversed in packet
 		2011 Special Effects 100
Ken Krenzel Pressure Hideout Move
2013 Confident Deceptions 30
Benjamin Earl Spread Display spreading through deck with faces towards audience and hiding a number of cards
 		2015 F for Fiction 16
Arturo de Ascanio Open Display brief
 		2016 The Secrets of So Sato 51
Unknown Vertical Ascanio Spread
2016 The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc. 49
Vanni Bossi Buckle Fan Hideout one-handed fanning of small packet with one double card, with lay-down, two handlings
Also published here 2016 The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi 76
Vanni Bossi The Bossi Four-as-Three Display with one-handed lay-down
Also published here 2016 The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi 80
Steve Beam The Third-Finger Buckle
  • The Partial Packet Switch
Related toAlso published here 2017 52 19
Johnny Thompson On Buckling buckling with fourth finger, double and triple buckle
 		2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1) 135
Ken Krenzel Pressure Hideout Fan
2018 Game Changer 33
Peter Pellikaan Pelli Spread
Oct. 2018 Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2)) 117
David Solomon Bottom Deal Spread Count spreading more cards as four
 		2018 Solomon's Secrets 9
Pedro Bryce Culebreo Bryce Las Vegas Spread type
 		2018 Kino. 56
Steve Beam The Table Spread spreading cards on the table to hide a pattern, apparently mixing
 		2018 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11 238
Lorenz Schär Flipover Hideout hiding cards in ribbon spread
 		2019 Cards Against Reality 78
Helder Guimarães The Spread Replacement also for small packet which is instantly spread
 		2019 Secret Language — Volume 1 104