Table

91 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Table
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Hänsel Kastner La carte tournée und deren Variation back palm applications
  • I. card tossed against door vanishes, is reproduced from other side
  • II. card through table
 		Sep. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 9)
132
The Mene Tekel Deck - 3. card through table
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
257
Passing a Card Through a Table basic stripper deck application
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
265
Through the Tabletop stranger card, two methods
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
365
Eddie Joseph Gone Right Through top card of tabled deck lapped with handkerchief
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
27
Bill Simon Tabled single card through table
Also published here Sep. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 159)
640
Edward Marlo Card Thru Table lapping a short card method
 		Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 193)
772
Dudley Fossum Card Through Table lapping technique, while squaring deck, as penetration
 		Mar. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 10)
769
Edward Marlo Card Thru Table clean handling due to short card
Variations 1953
The Cardician
15
Tony Kardyro "Hot Weather Handy" card through table, card sticks to back of wet hand
 		1955
Kardyro's Kard Konjuring
23
Tony Kardyro The Magic Genii card sticks to back of wet hand
 		1955
Kardyro's Kard Konjuring
25
Bill Simon Tabled single card through table
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
147
Brother John Hamman Kings Through the Table one by one, change to Aces, Kings in pocket
Related toVariations 1958
The Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman S. M.
18
John Benzais Through the Table card falls through the table into spectator's hand
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
128
Colin Fox Two from Four two aces penetrate table and are found reversed in center of the deck
 		Jan. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 365)
288
Jochen Zmeck Das Mene-Tekel-Spiel roughed short/long menetekel and applications
1. card to top
2. card through table
3. divination
4. rising card
5. card to pocket
6. card travels between two slates
7. having multiple cards chosen
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
21
Ronnie Gann What The??? chosen card placed on top, pips penetrate table and card is shown to be blank
 		Sep. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 2 No. 17)
71
James Porter Case Rise & Card Through Table inverted case over deck rises with card underneath, second selection penetrates table, Devano Deck
 		Feb. 1969
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 4)
240
Derek Dingle, John Mernard Ace - Two - Three - Four last card through table, duplicate
 		1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
7
Edward Marlo Card(s) Through Table lapping
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
153
Gene Nielsen Four Thru one by one, change to Aces, see p. 333 for comments by Hyim Levy
Inspired by Jan. 1971
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 46)
297
Joe Beierle Chimerical Card signed card through table
 		July 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 18)
141
James G. Thompson Jr. Through the Table bold lapping move
 		1972
The Living End
18
Eddie Joseph Gone Right Through card through table, with handkerchief
 		1972
The Living End
18
Karl Fulves Card through Table Suggestion small suggestion
 		1973
Packet Switches (Part Two)
71
Karl Fulves Split Second two cards from two decks (same face, different backs) change place through table
Variations Dec. 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 2)
690
Edward Marlo Repeat Card Through Bar (or Table) two versions
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
171
Robert Zürcher Eine von 4 Karten spectator selects one of four cards from deck, cards are replaced and eventually selection penetrates through table
 		1974
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 35 No. 5)
86
Martin A. Nash Matter through Matter that Matters three cards singly
 		1975
Ever So Sleightly
89
Karl Fulves Flying Clipper joker with paper clip and aces in case, chosen ace penetrates table with clip on, case with slit
Related to 1975
Methods with Cards — Part 1
62
60 Seconds Flat No. 59, selection vanishes from deck and reappears in deck under table
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
90
Karl Fulves Going Once... one card through table
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Four)
212
Karl Fulves Going Twice... two cards through table
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Four)
212
Karl Fulves Quinary Colors five reds and five blacks are shuffled, one color penetrates table
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Four)
214
Karl Fulves Four On The Floor off-beat presentation
Related to 1977
Packet Switches (Part Five)
304
Karte durch den Tisch
1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
75
Joe Dignam A Telling Penetration card through table
 		1978
The Talon (Issue 1)
7
Martin A. Nash Double Indemnity mistake and recovery
 		1979
Sleight Unseen
376
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman Through Thick And Thin kings through table, as climax a cut-out king penetrates, blank card stays on top
 		1979
CardMagic
115
Eric Mason Card Through Table
Also published here Sep. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 9)
733
Karl Fulves Fallout named Ace through case and table
 		1979
Card Under Glass
77
Gene Maze Boxing named four-of-a-kind in box, penetrates table, Aces in box instead
 		1980
The Gene Maze Card Book
36
Gene Maze Cease, Queenie! two selections through table
 		1980
The Gene Maze Card Book
62
Rovi Card Through Table card falls into spectator's hand, duplicate
Inspired by 1980
Rovi Reveals
17
Edward Marlo Carta Atraves de la Mesa using Multeffect deck
Inspired by 1980
La Baraja Multiefecto
67
Jack McMillen The Old Gambler elevator trick with three cards, last card through table
 		1981
Sleights & Swindles
4
Pascal Monmoine Card Through the Table from a Distance signed card, spectator lights a piece if pyropaper on the deck, the card flutters beneath the center of the table to the floor
 		May 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 6)
1229
Gerald Deutsch Four Through four aces through the table one by one, similar to Miesel's "Four Aces Through the Table" (MUM, 11/1971)
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
553
John Benzais Card Through Table
1985
Close-Up of the Damned
44
Eric Mason Card Through Table
Also published here 1985 ca.
Stuff
72
Juan Tamariz Biddle - Finale under the Table 4&4, one color penetrates table
 		1988
The Magic Way
139
Brother John Hamman Kings Through the Table one by one, change to Aces, no lapping version
Inspired byVariations 1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
54
Juan Tamariz 2. Lapping switching out three cards from four and lapping them
Inspired by 1989/91
Sonata
76
Michael Ammar The Card Through Bar using Tom Mullica's Bar Index
 		1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
62
Michael Powers Schrodinger's Dream signed card penetrates through table twice, down and up
 		1990
Top Secret Stuff
110
Michael Powers The Trap Door Card card with business information and trapdoor printed on it used for card-through-table, blank side of trapdoor card becomes signed selection
 		1990
Top Secret Stuff
115
Michael Powers China Syndrome card repeatedly penetrates table, also into spectator's hands, then coin penetrates into spectator's hands, multiple handlings
Inspired by 1990
Top Secret Stuff
130
Dr. Jacob Daley The Sequacious Spades translation
VariationsAlso published here
  • Dr. Daley's "Sequacious Spades" in "M.U.M" 1950
 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 3
141
Terry LaGerould Beware Of Strangers cards travel upwards through table one by one to join leader Ace
 		1992
Pasteboard Presentations
18
Andrea Baioni Four Through Again four aces through table one at a time
 		Dec. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 12)
2295
Russell T. Barnhart New York Card To Case card placed in card case penetrates case and table, in case is found previous selection
 		Nov. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 3)
55
Vicente Canuto La Carta a Través de la Mesa card through table
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
175
Angelo Carbone Deck Through Table using Humbug
 		1994
Humbug
14
Bruce Bernstein Mentalist's Card Through Table named card penetrates table
Also published here 1994
Going South With His Secrets
15
Gerry Griffin Griffin under Glass card through glass topped table
Related to 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
251
Ariel Frailich Spy Story card falls through the table into spectator's hand
Inspired by 1997
Card Stories
37
Jack Avis Chosen Ace Through the Table
1998
Vis à Vis
72
Gregory Wilson Card Through Table
July/Aug. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 48)
558
Jay Sankey, David Acer All But One deck cased, deck except selection penetrates table
Variations 1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
61
David Acer All But One Two deck cased, deck except selection penetrates table
Inspired by 1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
63
Gaston Quieto Glassy-Pentro card through glass table
Related to July 1999
MAGIC (Vol. 8 No. 11)
74
Through the Table card from below table to top
 		2000
Card College — Volume 4
870
Don England P-51, This Time the Cards are on the Table! with 51 through table Climax
Inspired by 2001
Don England's Paradox
31
David Regal Still Holding On one card
Inspired by 2002
Constant Fooling 1
64
David Acer Rub Down Card through table
 		2004
Random Acts of Magic
80
Arturo de Ascanio Sequacious Spades four cards penetrate table and end up under cardboard, one by one, two versions
Inspired by 2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
137
Arturo de Ascanio Cards Through the Table one by one, change to Fives
Inspired by 2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
149
Andrew Hall The Inertia Shift deck held upright in end grip, front and back cards change one-handed
  • Inertia Simultaneous Revelation (selection appears at font and back of deck)
  • Tabled Vanish or Penetration
Related toAlso published here Sep. 2008
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 1)
85
Herb Zarrow An Off Beat Card Trick card is reversed in center of deck and penetrates table
 		2008
Zarrow: A Lifetime of Magic
172
Peter Duffie Table d'hôte selection on table, Kings added to it, selection penetrates table
Inspired byVariations 2011
Four Cast
12
John Benzais, Jim Cellini Cellini's Card thru the Table
Inspired by 2012
53 Friends
5
Bruce Bernstein Mentalist's Card Through Table named card penetrates table
Also published here 2012
Unreal
130
Jason Ladanye Through and Through card through table, then cased deck
 		2013
Confident Deceptions
145
Ramón Riobóo Open Table four Aces penetrate the table one at a time.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
84
Alain Nu Thru the Table named card through table
  • The Move
  • Teleportation
  • Final Thoughts (Patrick Redford's Comments)
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Alain Nu's "Mind Over Matter" 1999.
 2017
Temporarily Out of Order
140
Michael Powers Shrödinger's Dream Revisited Schrödinger's, card through table, card through close-up mat, then card through table upwards
 		2019
Tesseract
88
David Britland, Joe Dignam Joe Dignam's Card Through Table
  • Cardopolis
 		Apr. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 4)
44
Andrew Hall The Inertia Shift deck held upright in end grip, front and back cards change one-handed
  • Inertia Simultaneous Revelation (selection appears at font and back of deck)
  • Tabled Vanish or Penetration
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
779
Juan Tamariz The One-Armed Tribute routine performed one-handed with both hands simultaneously, one half on either side
  • Phase 1 - Ambitious Cards (deck cut in half, top card of both halves shown with one hand each and put in center of the half, they come back to top)
  • Phase 2 - Stop Together (cards lost in both halves again, both dealt simultaneously and spectator says stop, both cards are at that position)
  • Phase 3 - Slop Shuffle (tabled slop shuffle triumph with two halves, both done one-handed)
  • Phase 4 - Through the Table (both cards lost again, they travel through the table from each half)
  • Encore - Color Separation
 		2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 3
16
Juan Tamariz Aces Through a Book book examined, Aces signed, one penetrates deck, one the book, one the book to the inside of its pages, one the table, no lapping
 		2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 6
9
James Steranko Triplication
  • Part One (four-of-a-kind placed in deck on the table, deck covered with magazine, quartet penetrates table)
  • Part Two (whole deck penetrates table)
  • Part Three (four-of-a-kind penetrates table once more)
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
28