Medium at the Other end

118 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Medium at the Other end
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Bill Bournau Mind Reading by Telephone
1928 Card Tricks You Will Do 22
Bill Bowman Bowman's System for Mind Reading by Telephone
1928 Card Tricks You Will Do 23
Theodore Annemann Call Me Up Sometime person calls during the show and names the card someone selected
 		1934 SH-H-H--! It's A Secret 2
Harris Solomon Operator Calling ringing of phone divines (forced) selection
 		1937 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue Summer Extra 1937) 220
William H. McCaffrey The Telephone Trick assistant names card over telephone, see also "Fragment: Introduction for The Telephone Trick" on page 1150
Also published here 1938 Greater Magic 566
Orville Wayne Meyer Phoned Thots mirage deck
 		1939 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 70) 478
Theodore Annemann Weird Wire medium phoned and tells one out of five designs, selected cards and word
Variations 1940 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 89) 558
George F. Wright Reversette spectator reverses one card behind his back, divined by medium on telephone
Variations 1945 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945) 12
George F. Wright An Addition to Reversette
Inspired by 1946 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946) 18
Alan Barnert Phoney person on telephone knows card three times, three different methods
Related toAlso published here 1946 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 108) 433
Abril Lamarque Long Distance Mind Reading Code medium called divines card
 		Feb. 1946 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 9) 194
Unknown Der Telephontrick 52 names
 		1947 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 3&4) 6
Unknown Die Fernsehkarte key card
 		1947 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 3&4) 7
Unknown Dial two cards are revealed over the phone
 		1948 The Fine Art of Magic 181
Unknown Information, Please! on the phone revelation with a stacked deck
 		1948 The Fine Art of Magic 182
Bob Somerfeld Telepaphone phone numbers are written on billets, one is selected, person at other end divines chosen card
Inspired by
  • Howard Savage's "The Phantom Phone" in "The Sphinx", June 1929
Related to 		1948 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 153) 612
Louis Tannen The Psychic Number 7 using telephone code
 		1948/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5 188
Al Baker A Telemirakel actually assistant on phone
 		1949 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic) 293
Al Baker Over the Phone medium names free selection, code
 		1949 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic) 297
Al Baker Telephony card is forced
 		1949 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic) 299
Al Baker Baker's Eight-Card Trick using assistent and code
 		1949 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic) 302
Steffi Storm The Wizard No. 21, Spectator freely selects card, performer calls friend over phone who announces name of selection
 		1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 42
Eddie Joseph The Mystery of the Unknown Card deck shuffled face-up/face-down, any face-down card chosen and mixed with some face-up cards, it is divined by medium
 		1951 More Dumbfounders with Cards 16
Bob Beeching Telephone Fooler playing card divination, assistant counts loudly
 		1952 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1952) 32
Theodore Annemann Telephone Mystery
1952 Annemann's Buried Treasures 4
Bob Somerfeld Mind over Miles medium on phone divines ESP symbol, playing card and chosen headline from Newspaper
 		1952 Pieces of Mind 13
John Hamilton The Deuce You Say!
1954 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 298) 1190
Adriano Vaz Velho Neue Gedankenübertragung mittels Telephon one of twelve cards is divined by assistant over phone
 		1954 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 3) 184
Walter Behm Neue Gedankenübertragung mittels Telefon apparently calling a random person
 		1954 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 4) 199
Lewis Ganson Brainwave by Telephone presentation in which performer's wife is called
Also published here 1954 Routined Manipulation Finale 223
Alan Barnert Phoney person on telephone knows card three times, three different methods
Related toAlso published here 1956 The Best in Magic 203
Max Katz M. K. Telephone Code System coding a card with four cards, see Interlocutor reference for credit information
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1958 The Cardiste (Issue 5) 3
Tony Corinda (25) Phoney Business no medium, four cards and a letter
 		1959 Mediumistic Stunts 296
Paul Marcus Across the Void two cards are divined by medium over the phone, two deck switches
 		1959 Card Tricks 327
Lewis Ganson Brainwave by Telephone performing idea for the brainwave deck
 		1960 Magic of the Mind 50
Max Malini Telephone Trick medium names selection
 		1962 Malini and His Magic 76
Gaylord E. Hill Dunninger Rings
1962 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 373) 321
Paul Curry Thoughts from Afar medium on telephone knows selected card
Related to 1965 Magician's Magic 183
Karl Fulves The Connection assistant phoned, he divines card
Also published here July 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 9) 44
Peter Alexis Scarlock's Card phoned person knows dealt poker hands
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 1968 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 12) 214
W.H. Radcliffe Mental Telephony medium reveals playing card, 52 names
 		1969 Entertaining Mental Miracles 10
John Hamilton Additional Hamilton Ideas as telephone effect with possible lies
Inspired by Aug. 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 10) 354
Bascom Jones The Ultimate Telephone Test revelation recorded
 		1970 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 6) 30
Sid Fleischman, Robert "Bob" J. Gunther Call Me Anytime long-distance call, force
 		1970 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 8) 40
Karl Fulves A Telephone Mystery medium is called and names selection when order of deck is read out, distant key
 		1971 The Book of Numbers 5
James G. Thompson Jr. Winged Thoughts code over phone
 		1972 The Living End 33
Theodore Annemann Call Me Up Sometime person calls during the show and names the card someone selected
 		1972 The Living End 36
Peter Alexis Scarlock's Card phoned person knows dealt poker hands
Also published here 1973 Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups 13
Karl Fulves ESPhone medium knows card, simple code
 		1974 Close-Up Mental Magic 11
Karl Fulves Double Binary "Fone Trix", phone number out from the start, selection and three other cards read to medium
 		Apr. 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 6) 951
Charles Nyquist, James G. Thompson Jr. Retrospective long article about the evolution of phone effects, reprinted from Sphinx, 1942
  • "20th Century Telepathy" (John Northern Hilliard)
  • John Percival, Benedict and Paul Rockwood versions
  • Fred D. Muth & elimination principle
  • "One By Swindle" (F. Jackson)
  • U. F. Grant
  • "Colored Silks" (Earl Thomas)
  • "Operator Calling" (Harris Solomon)
  • "Right Number" (Kent Arthur)
  • "The Phantom Phone" (Howard Savage)
  • "Winged Thoughts" (J. G. Thompson, Jr.)
  • "Phoned Thots" (Orville Meyer)
 		Apr. 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 6) 952
Unknown Magic by Proxy No. 50, phone rings to give position of selection
 		1976 Self-Working Card Tricks 75
Orville Wayne Meyer Edge of Dark code for ESP signs, over phone
 		1977 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 171) 853
Jack Kent Tillar IMP "Impromptu Multi Projections", color, number and playing card are divined by medium over phone
 		1977 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 175) 871
Gerald Kosky Sniff code
 		1978 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 196) 978
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Ringer medium at other end divines cards
 		1978 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 213) 1062
Terry Nosek Psi Pow! during live TV-Show, medium is called who divines selection
 		1979 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 233) 1162
Edward Marlo, Paul Curry The Joker Reads Minds spectator thinks of card and reads order of shuffled deck, spectator should misread joker as selection, it is divined, six methods
Also published here 1980 Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant) 5
Karl Fulves Parallel Lines "Leverage" over phone, medium is called and divines spectator's and performer's card, parallel principle, see also p. 17
Related to 1980 Parallel Lines 9
Karl Fulves Color Coding over phone
 		1980 Parallel Lines 18
Karl Fulves The King Speaks "Parallel Lines" with suit coding via a King of wanted suit
 		1980 Parallel Lines 19
Karl Fulves Parity Check "Parallel Lines" with color coding
 		1980 Parallel Lines 21
Karl Fulves Kings Encoded further strategies when clocking the deck for value and suit
 		1980 Parallel Lines 24
Karl Fulves Real World Considerations medium uses calculator to simplify math
 		1980 Parallel Lines 26
Karl Fulves Quint four cards removed by spectator, fifth one by performer, any card selected, other four read over phone, medium names selection
 		1980 Parallel Lines 28
Karl Fulves Name-O-Quint spectator pockets any card, then any three cards, performer adds fourth card, those are read to medium in any order who then names pocketed card
 		1980 Parallel Lines 31
Karl Fulves Fill The Blank three cards removed by spectator, fourth by performer, fifth by spectator and signed, read off to medium in any order which names the fifth card
 		1980 Parallel Lines 33
Karl Fulves Cubic Coding any five cards removed by spectator, then one chosen, other four cards read to medium over phone which names selection
 		1980 Parallel Lines 35
Howard A. Adams Matheight Mediumistic three phases using eight symbol cards, two mediums reveal two cards over the phone
 		1981 OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles) 3
Howard A. Adams Matheight Tattletale medium over phone divines chosen symbol, among eight symbol cards
 		1981 OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles) 5
Howard A. Adams Matheight Quartattler medium over phone divines four chosen symbols in order, among eight symbol cards
 		1981 OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles) 6
Sid Fleischman, Robert "Bob" J. Gunther Der Telephonschocker! person called during performance, spectator hears performer's voice naming the selection
 		June 1981 Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2) 78
Charles Nyquist, James G. Thompson Jr. Mit Dank an A. G. Bell on phone divinations, credit information and references, outline of various methods
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, May 1942
 Oct. 1981 Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 3) 120
Thomas Alan Waters Zodiaxis medium on the other end divines zodiac from spectator
Inspired byRelated to 1982 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr) 265
Karl Fulves Telephone Puzzler impractical card counting over the phone
Related to 1982 Card Counting 37
Thomas Alan Waters Zodiaccent medium on the other end divines zodiac from spectator
Also published here 1982 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 300) 1498
Charles Nyquist, James G. Thompson Jr. Mit Dank an A. G. Bell - 1. Fortsetzung on phone divinations, credit information and references, outline of various methods
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, May 1942
 Apr. 1982 Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 1) 37
Thomas Alan Waters Zodiaccent medium on the other end divines zodiac from spectator
Related toAlso published here 1984 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk) 600
Dexter Cleveland Computer Cards with computer presentation, wizard card trick
 		1984 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 3) 50
John Northern Hilliard Twentieth-Century Telepathy No. 21, name code
Variations 1984 More Self-Working Card Tricks 31
Karl Fulves The Percival Code No. 22, alternate code systems
Inspired by 1984 More Self-Working Card Tricks 33
William H. McCaffrey Calling Ms. Wizard No. 23
Also published here 1984 More Self-Working Card Tricks 34
Unknown The Great Phone Mystery No. 24, spectator turns top and bottom card over behind his back and pushed them in, the cards face to face with the reversed cards are removed and one of them named by medium on phone
 		1984 More Self-Working Card Tricks 34
Unknown Poker by Phone No. 26, one of five cards chosen and one turned over, phoned medium knows hole card and selection when other four are called off
 		1984 More Self-Working Card Tricks 36
Unknown The Connection No. 29, any card chosen, medium phoned instantly names it, ringing recorded
Related toAlso published here 1984 More Self-Working Card Tricks 39
Karl Fulves The Ultra Code No. 31, spectator chooses any flush and reads off four of the cards to a medium at the phone, fifth card named, problem by Fitch Cheney
 		1984 More Self-Working Card Tricks 41
Max Katz Ein Telephon-Kartencode
Related to Jan. 1984 Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3&4) 111
Fitch Cheney Strange Trick telephone trick with freely named card
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4) 15
Steve Beam Phony Magic 1 medium on phone names card, 52 friends
Related to 1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 27) 478
Wayne Kyzer, Steve Beam Phoney Magic II phone rings, medium calls and is not called as usual
Related to 1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 28) 496
Peter Warlock The Hilliard Syndrome medium called, coding through name of medium
Variations 1992 New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 1) 10
Peter Warlock Childs Play card placed in box divined by medium, magnetic card box
 		1992 New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 1) 11
Walter Brusa Afterthoughts on Peter Warlock's Hilliard Syndrome simplified coding
Inspired by 1993 New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 4) 17
Sam Schwartz Innermost Thought same trick, using thirteen specific cards to optimize multiple outs, also as phone effect
Inspired by 1993 Rigmarole (Issue 2) 22
Karl Fulves Who Calls? face-up/face-down mixed cards called to medium over phone who then names selection
 		1994 Crooked Tales 105
Tony Bartolotta Thotology random person phoned and asked to name any card, medium phoned asked for a number up to 52
Inspired by
  • "20th Century Telepathy" (John Northern Hilliard)
Related to 		1994 Rigmarole (Issue 7) 81
Mike Rogers High Tech Wizard coding with extension number
 		1998 Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9) 6
Lewis Ganson Brainwave per Telephon presentation in which performer's wife is called
Also published here 1998 Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2) 76
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note two cards chosen and hidden somewhere, performer divines hiding place and identity of one card, the other is heard on answering machine when a phone number is called
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 110
Simon Lovell Waiting for God "God" calls on the performer's cell phone and names card and position
 		2000 Son of Simon Says! 113
Paul Curry Thoughts from Afar medium on telephone knows selected card
Related to 2001 Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond 223
Karl Fulves Cupid's Hotline No. 32, four-of-a-kind taken out, then one of those four, medium divines suit, office and home phone numbers are written down in the beginning
 		2001 My Best Self-Working Card Tricks 68
David Regal Party Line
2002 Constant Fooling 2 88
Lewis Jones Mystral coding method over the phone
  • Cards
  • Dates
  • Words (The AIR code)
  • Drawings
 		2002 Ahead of the Pack 274
David Ben Psychic Cellular cell-phone guesses the chosen card
 		2003 Tricks 100
David Ben Cocktail Wizard
2003 Tricks 102
Michel Huot Cellular Fun three cards chosen, name of first selection appears on cell phone screen, second spectator holds phone over a few cards and it rings over selection, third spectator phones a given number which answers with third selection
 		2003 Seven By Michel Huot 25
J. W. Sarles Calling The Wiz bit of business for classic telephone trick
 		2004 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9) 355
Karl Fulves Telephone Puzzler expanded text from 1982 edition
Related to 2005 Card Counting (2005 edition) 47
Karl Fulves Calling Ms. Modulo two poker hands, performer and spectator each decide on a hole card, medium tells hole card after hearing other four cards
Inspired by
  • "Telephone Stud" (Wallace Lee, Math Miracles, 1950)
Related to 		2005 Clockwork 15
Karl Fulves Mind's i two piles, two spectators each remove a card and put it in other pile, performer knows both after looking through one of the piles, also over phone
 		2005 Clockwork 27
Karl Fulves Phone Detective previous "Clockwork" deck as telephone trick
 		2005 Clockwork 55
Karl Fulves Telephone Stud further credits for "Calling Ms. Modulo"
Related to 2005 Clockwork 66
Karl Fulves Moe By Phone and further references for the plot
 		2005 Clockwork 67
Karl Fulves Age Related four cards chosen, additional card placed in box, medium names hidden card after some of the others are called, inspired by Age Cards trick
 		2005 Combo II 6
Karl Fulves Transliterate medium is called and described spectator and names chosen card
 		2005 Combo II 93
Steve Beam Sans Cards binary code using objects to transmit card to medium
 		2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7 218
Alain Choquette Cell Mate phone numbers on back of cards, spectator choses card face-up and face-down, dials phone number and person names other selection
 		2013 Seventeen Secrets — Volume 2 23
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