Black Art Back

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Black Backed Card
1889 Tricks with Cards 152
Unknown Die verschwundene und wiedergefundene Karte card is burned or vanishes, it reappears gradually as it is pulled out of the bottom of a hat, using a foldable card with black cloth back
 		Nov. 1895 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 11) 169
Unknown Das Durchdringen der Stoffe No. 4, card in envelope put underneath top hat, card is pulled out of top hat visibly, envelope empty
 		1895 Der Kartenkünstler 90
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Reise durch den Cylinderhut card penetrates top hat
Related to 1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 162
Unknown Der geheimnisvolle Cylinderhut three cards are burnt and fired with pistol against top hat where they reappear
Related to 1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 166
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster In fremder Hand verschwindende Karten cards disappear into tray
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 181
Unknown Newspaper-Covered Cards back covered with newspaper to hide them on a newspaper
 		1897 New Era Card Tricks 80
Unknown Newspaper Cards backs of cards covered with newspaper
 		1899 Jedermann Zauberkünstler! 66
Josef Löffler Der orientalische Zauberspiegel handheld mirror with black surface instead of mirror, image of card appears and vanishes on black surface
 		Aug. 1900 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 8) 117
Unknown Cards with Cloth Surface black art
 		1909 The Art of Magic 63
Unknown Third Method using cards with cloth-colored backs, black art
 		1909 The Art of Magic 216
Unknown Seventh Method aces put in one envelope, kings in another, they transpose, using two cards with cloth on back
 		1909 The Art of Magic 221
Adolphe "Magicus" Blind The Demon Digits three cards with numbers arrange themselves in requested order
Also published here 1911 Magical Titbits 29
Mr. Gilbert The Acrobatic Cards two card in easels transpose
Also published here 1911 Magical Titbits 32
Adolphe "Magicus" Blind The Demon Digits three cards with numbers arrange themselves in requested order
Also published here 1911 Later Magic 581
Mr. Gilbert The Acrobatic Cards two card in easels transpose
Also published here 1911 Later Magic 583
Oswald Rae New Card an Board two selections appear pinned on board, with drawing pins and handkerchief
 		1926 Between Ourselves 1
Bob Hummer The Four G Men card is divined, name of cards printed on four cards, with newspaper black art
Also published here 1941 Six More Hummers 3
Bob Hummer The Four G Men card is divined, name of cards printed on four cards, with newspaper black art
Also published here 1952 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1952) 3
Bob Hummer The Four G Men card is divined, name of cards printed on four cards, with newspaper black art
Also published here 1980 Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets 17
Roberto Giobbi Nepomuk name of chosen card appears on slate, flap with card back on one side
 		1987 Nepomuk 5
José Carroll Blackbacked Card invisible through transparent sheet
 		1988 52 Lovers 123
Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell Blitz-Kartenverwandlung jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean
Inspired byAlso published here 1990 Horizons 29
Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell Blitzkarten-Verwandlung jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 Ein Profi packt aus... 15
Dondrake Handling BlackArt Cards
  • Vanishing Card
  • Vanishing Jumbo Card
  • Diminishing Card
 		1998 Black Art Breakthroughs 9
Ellis Stanyon Two Cards Pass from One Plate to Another No. 11, four cards on one plate, none of another, two cards travel over, newspaper-backed cards and step gaff
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 130
Ellis Stanyon Aces versus Kings No. 1, Aces and Kings are put in envelopes labeled with whats inside, they transpose and spectators can remove the cards
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 154
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note four signed Queens on row on newspaper, Two of Spades in pocket, a Queen transposes with the Two in the pocket, repeated with each Queen, newspaper-backed card
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 154
Ellis Stanyon Three Cards Appear on a Borrowed Hat No. 3, three cards appear stuck to borrowed hat, news-paper backed cards start out on newspaper
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 157
Ellis Stanyon The "Tokio" Card Trick No. 55, cards penetrate hat
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 187
Miguel "MagoMigue" Puga Zelig, Historia de una Carta Mutante Joker changes into three selections
 		2003 La Magia Española del Siglo XX 342
Román García El Muro de Cristal four cards signed on the back, through transparent handkerchief, covered with postcard
Inspired byRelated to
  • Gabi Pareras' "Ases clandestino" in "Sequencias"
 2010 Nanomagias 165
Tom Stone Black Art Card construction of card with black back
 		2011 Maelstrom 70
Tom Stone The Forbidden Palm black art
 		2011 Maelstrom 69
Tomas Blomberg, Axel Adlercreutz Cardpool with clean vanishes and reappearances
 		2014 Blomberg Laboratories 288
Harapan Ong 2 + 2 = 4 Four value torn in half, both halves change into a Two each
 		2018 Principia 203
José Carroll Blackbacked Card invisible through transparent sheet
 		2019 52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass 179