the guessing contest \n performer and spectator write a card on a slip of paper and try to find the others card, while the spectator cannot find the card in ten attempts, the performer hits on the first card \n theodore annemann \n a test of power \n eddie clever \n theodore annemann
1934
sh-h-h--! it's a secret Theodore Annemann
The Guessing Contest
performer and spectator write a card on a slip of paper and try to find the others card, while the spectator cannot find the card in ten attempts, the performer hits on the first card
hallucination \n three people look at top card, everybody sees a different card, see page 99 for improvement by charles w. fricke \n eddie clever \n sextuple stranger than hallucination \n walter b. gibson \n hallucination \n eddie clever \n eye witness \n karl fulves
1934
the jinx 1-50 Eddie Clever
Hallucination
three people look at top card, everybody sees a different card, see page 99 for improvement by Charles W. Fricke
the renovated sphinx card trick \n two signed cards in hat transpose with signed card in deck, double backer, fake indices card \n eddie clever
1935
the jinx 1-50 Eddie Clever
The Renovated Sphinx Card Trick
two signed cards in hat transpose with signed card in deck, double backer, fake indices card
a test of power \n spectator doesn't find performer's card in ten chances, performer finds spectator's card, billet \n eddie clever \n theodore annemann \n the guessing contest \n theodore annemann \n simplex ten to one \n edward marlo \n theodore annemann
1936
the jinx 1-50 Eddie Clever, Theodore Annemann
A Test of Power
spectator doesn't find performer's card in ten chances, performer finds spectator's card, billet
business cards \n of various artists, lloyd e. jones, gerald kosky, fred keating, eddie clever, t. nelson downs and more \n unknown
1936
the jinx 1-50
Unknown
Business cards
of various artists, Lloyd E. Jones, Gerald Kosky, Fred Keating, Eddie Clever, T. Nelson Downs and more
only an image \n some card names written down, one of them selected, blank card first becomes wrong card (re. elmsley gag), then right card, see page 166 for credit correction \n eddie clever
1936
the jinx 1-50 Eddie Clever
Only an Image
some card names written down, one of them selected, blank card first becomes wrong card (re. Elmsley gag), then right card, see page 166 for credit correction
voodoo \n hole coin on string is put in box and hidden, light turned out, in glowing light performer is seen to have box again and coin drops off cord, combined with card divination on blank card \n arthur monroe \n encore voodoo \n eddie clever
1937
the jinx 1-50 Arthur Monroe
Voodoo
hole coin on string is put in box and hidden, light turned out, in glowing light performer is seen to have box again and coin drops off cord, combined with card divination on blank card
the jaipur jinnee \n method for forcing a page, mechanical way of changing position of ribbon between pages \n eddie clever
1937
the jinx 1-50 Eddie Clever
The Jaipur Jinnee
method for forcing a page, mechanical way of changing position of ribbon between pages
encore voodoo \n card is put in envelope with ribbon band and hidden by spectator, light out, performer suddenly has card and mutilates it, when spectator retrieves card it has same appearance, dressed up chinese laundry ticket \n eddie clever \n voodoo \n arthur monroe
1938
the jinx 51-100 Eddie Clever
Encore Voodoo
card is put in envelope with ribbon band and hidden by spectator, light out, performer suddenly has card and mutilates it, when spectator retrieves card it has same appearance, dressed up Chinese Laundry Ticket
master of will \n three cards in three envelopes, same cards are selected from other deck and were predicted \n eddie clever
1939
chap's scrapbook Eddie Clever
Master of Will
three cards in three envelopes, same cards are selected from other deck and were predicted
simplex ten to one \n performer and spectator think of a card, spectator does not find it, performer does, inspired by an effect from annemann's book "sh! it's a secret!" \n edward marlo \n theodore annemann \n a test of power \n eddie clever \n theodore annemann
1941
early marlo Edward Marlo, Theodore Annemann
Simplex Ten to One
performer and spectator think of a card, spectator does not find it, performer does, inspired by an effect from Annemann's book "Sh! It's a Secret!"
the ghost of a chance \n billet switching box, q&a \n otis manning \n (b) the key test \n eddie clever \n the o.m. switch box \n harry stanley \n otis manning \n a k.f. idea on an o.m. switch \n karrell fox \n omanation \n thomas alan waters
1941
the jinx 101-151 Otis Manning
letter to bruce elliott \n about bob weill's and eddie clever's writing on ted annemann in "the linking ring" \n ken crossen
1943
the phoenix 1-50 Ken Crossen
Letter to Bruce Elliott
about Bob Weill's and Eddie Clever's writing on Ted Annemann in "The Linking Ring"
a test of power \n spectator doesn't find performer's card in ten chances, performer finds spectator's card, billet \n eddie clever
1943
full deck of impromptu card tricks Eddie Clever
A Test of Power
spectator doesn't find performer's card in ten chances, performer finds spectator's card, billet
what you can do with nelson's thunderbolt deck \n no explantation of the thunderbolt deck
1. i'll read your mind
2. the prophet again
3. direct my hand
4. master effect
5. "stop!""
6. three thinkers \n eddie clever
1945
miracles in mentalism and psychic experimentation Eddie Clever
What You Can Do With Nelson's Thunderbolt Deck
no explantation of the thunderbolt deck
1. i'll read your mind
2. the prophet again
3. direct my hand
4. master effect
5. "stop!""
6. three thinkers
biographical sketches of contributors \n - theo. annemann
- charles arbuthnot
- george e. arrowsmith
- roger barkann
- sylvan barnet
- joseph l. barnett
- raymond l. beebe
- eugene bernstein
- j. b. bobo
- john n. booth
- tom bowyer
- vynn boyar
- joan brandon
- fred braue
- john braun
- lu brent
- r. c. buff
- clyde f. cairy
- loring campbell
- jack chanin
- frank chapman
- forest v. chesbro
- milbourne christopher
- eddie clever
- stanley collins
- mystic craig
- thomas j. crawford
- john j. crimmins, jr.
- paul j. curry
- del monte
- harry dobrin
- ronald b. edwards
- bruce elliot
- professor el-tab
- dr. e. g. ervin
- dr. henry ridgely evans
- val evans
- "hen" fetsch
- thomas b. fitzgerald
- dariel fitzkee
- sid fleischman
- joseph harman fries
- martin gardner
- teral garrett
- walter b. gibson
- arnold l. grubin
- nelson c. hahne
- hathaway
- royal v. heath
- charles h. hopkins
- jean hugard
- mark jacobs
- r. m. jamison
- f. h. jeudevine
- maurice kains
- george g. kaplan
- george karger
- joseph a. karson
- wilbur kattner
- gerald lynton kaufman
- howard b. kayton, m.d.
- the great kolar
- gerald kosky
- abril lamarque
- william w. larsen
- sid lorraine
- art lyle
- l. vosburgh lyons
- richard f. madden
- greer marechal, jr.
- george mcathy
- william h. mccaffrey
- jack mcmillen
- harry mendoza
- orville meyer
- john w. mifflin
- chester morris
- paul morris
- frederick mosteller
- robert a. nelson
- c. a. george newmann
- grady s. nicholson
- dr. cecil e. nixon
- charles walter nyquist
- dell o'dell
- tom osborne
- george harrison pittman
- julien j. proskauer
- clayton rawson
- ralph w. read
- dolf rudin
- herb rungie
- ned rutledge
- james j. sanders
- lucille pierce saxon
- sigmar - the magician
- jerry sorensen
- willard s. smith
- george starke
- dr. raymond v. stone, sr. (ramo)
- harlan tarbell
- dr. franklin taylor
- j. g. thompson, jr.
- jack f. trebel
- m. van reese
- jack vosburgh
- audley valentine walsh
- peter warlock
- herman l. weber
- bob weill
- william h. wilson
- tommy windsor
- howard h. wise
- ed. wolff
- michael f. zens \n james g. thompson jr.
1945
my best James G. Thompson Jr.
sextuple stranger than hallucination \n three people look at the bottom card and remove it, all think of the same card \n walter b. gibson \n hallucination \n eddie clever
1945
the phoenix 51-100 Walter B. Gibson
Sextuple Stranger Than Hallucination
three people look at the bottom card and remove it, all think of the same card
out of the ether \n medium in other room reveals, chosen card, words etc. \n eddie clever
1945
miracles in mentalism and psychic experimentation Eddie Clever
Out Of the Ether
medium in other room reveals, chosen card, words etc.
answer to a mentalist's prayer \n indetectible method to mark an envelope and several applications \n eddie clever
1945/27
tarbell course in magic — volume 4 Eddie Clever
Answer to a Mentalist's Prayer
indetectible method to mark an envelope and several applications
the "red and black" effect \n one red and several black cards are put in envelopes, magician identifies red \n eddie clever
1945/27
tarbell course in magic — volume 4 Eddie Clever
The "Red and Black" Effect
one red and several black cards are put in envelopes, magician identifies red
to pick out and name a selected card \n several cards in envelopes, selection is identified \n eddie clever
1945/27
tarbell course in magic — volume 4 Eddie Clever
To Pick Out and Name a Selected Card
several cards in envelopes, selection is identified
tuning up \n spectator thinks of one out of two picture cards, which is divined \n eddie clever \n tuning up #2 \n jack yeager
1950
ireland's yearbooks Eddie Clever
Tuning Up
spectator thinks of one out of two picture cards, which is divined
the birdcage \n on don alan, neil forster, gen grant, roy benson, the escape wizard, jean hugard, dr. stanley jaks, eddie clever, john braun, audley walsh \n jay marshall
1955
the new phoenix 301-348 Jay Marshall
The Birdcage
on Don Alan, Neil Forster, Gen Grant, Roy Benson, The Escape Wizard, Jean Hugard, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Eddie Clever, John Braun, Audley Walsh
(a) cigarette test \n cigarettes dumped in a bowl, cigarette with different brand is found \n eddie clever \n u. f. grant
1959
more miracles in mentalism Eddie Clever, U. F. Grant
(a) Cigarette Test
cigarettes dumped in a bowl, cigarette with different brand is found
letters \n - parrish: on alexis aces and nielsen problem
- lyle: on ironing trousers
- brent: on lock-it
- clever: on the nielsen problem \n robert parrish \n art lyle \n lu brent \n eddie clever
1965
the new phoenix 351-400 Robert Parrish, Art Lyle, Lu Brent, Eddie Clever
influence of evil \n five esp symbols on slate, one spectator rubs out four of them behind back, another selects esp card from deck, they match \n eddie clever \n p. 35 for suggestion by peter warlock
1966
the pallbearers review vol. 1-4 Eddie Clever
Influence of Evil
five ESP symbols on slate, one spectator rubs out four of them behind back, another selects ESP card from deck, they match
eye witness \n two red fours together in deck, spectator remember card above pair, another card below pair, they name the same card which is then shown not to be in deck, then appears sandwiched between fours \n karl fulves \n hallucination \n eddie clever
1975
methods with cards — part 3 Karl Fulves
Eye Witness
two red Fours together in deck, spectator remember card above pair, another card below pair, they name the same card which is then shown not to be in deck, then appears sandwiched between Fours
business sense \n several names in a category are called out by the spectator's and noted on business cards, chosen one is predicted in envelope \n dan harlan \n jim g. thompson, jr. & eddie clever's "aforesaid" in "the linking ring", june 1947
1996
the minotaur Dan Harlan
Business Sense
several names in a category are called out by the spectator's and noted on business cards, chosen one is predicted in envelope
Inspired by
Jim G. Thompson, Jr. & Eddie Clever's "Aforesaid" in "The Linking Ring", June 1947
out of sight out of mind version \n ten to twelve cards, miscalling \n karl fulves \n "he only thinks" (eddie clever, magic in the modern manner, orville meyer, 1949) \n stratovision \n karl fulves
2003
off the books Karl Fulves
Out of Sight Out of Mind Version
ten to twelve cards, miscalling
Inspired by
"He Only Thinks" (Eddie Clever, Magic In The Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
repeat after me \n two decks, spectator cuts and remembers face card, then replaces, cuts behind back, both decks spread face-up, performer and spectator each push out three cards, one must be selection, performer's cards are added and counted down to in his deck, it matches spectator's selection \n karl fulves \n "he only thinks" (eddie clever, magic in the modern manner, orville meyer, 1949) \n back story \n karl fulves
2003
off the books Karl Fulves
Repeat After Me
two decks, spectator cuts and remembers face card, then replaces, cuts behind back, both decks spread face-up, performer and spectator each push out three cards, one must be selection, performer's cards are added and counted down to in his deck, it matches spectator's selection
Inspired by
"He Only Thinks" (Eddie Clever, Magic In The Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)