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Trost did a card column in The [[New Tops]] from May 1961 until December 1994.
 
Trost did a card column in The [[New Tops]] from May 1961 until December 1994.
  
Hocus Pocus Parade in Linking Ring 1955 and also received the award for originality of a card effect at the IBM Convention in Pittsburgh. Pa. that same year.
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Hocus Pocus Parade in [[Linking Ring]] 1955 and also received the award for originality of a card effect at the IBM Convention in Pittsburgh. Pa. that same year.
  
 
Trost died of Brain cancer after being diagnosed earlier in 2008.
 
Trost died of Brain cancer after being diagnosed earlier in 2008.

Revision as of 18:44, 24 October 2008

Nick Trost (March 16, 1935 - October 23, 2008), born Nicholas K. Trost was a prolific author of booklets and packet tricks.

He was an alumnus of Ohio State University and a private the Army in 1957. Nick Trost first became enthused about magic when he was seven or eight years after seeing a magic show staged by the members of IBM Ring 3 in Troy, Ohio. He then met Bob Lewis of Dayton, Ohio, who sparked his keen interest in card magic.

Trost did a card column in The New Tops from May 1961 until December 1994.

Hocus Pocus Parade in Linking Ring 1955 and also received the award for originality of a card effect at the IBM Convention in Pittsburgh. Pa. that same year.

Trost died of Brain cancer after being diagnosed earlier in 2008.

Bibliography

  • Nick's Table Trix (1956)
  • Cardman's Secrets (1964)
  • E.S.P. Session with Nick Trost (1965)
  • Mental Card Miracles (1965)
  • Expert Gambling Tricks (1975)
  • Gambling Tricks with Cards II (1975)
  • Impromptu Card Magic Folio NO. 2 (1979)
  • The Card Magic of Nick Trost (1997)
  • Subtle Card Creations (2008)