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[[Nick Trost]] (March 16, 1935 - October 23, 2008), born Nicholas K. Trost, was a prolific author of booklets and packet tricks.
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'''Nick Trost''' (March 16, 1935 - October 23, 2008) was a prolific author of booklets and creator of packet card tricks.
  
He was an alumnus of Ohio State University and a private the Army in 1957.
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== Biography ==
Nick Trost first became enthused about magic when he was seven or
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Trost first became enthused about magic when he was seven or eight years old, 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.
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.
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Trost did a card column in The [[New Tops]] from May 1961 until December 1994.
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An alumnus of Ohio State University, he served as a private in the U.S. Army in 1957.
  
''Hocus Pocus Parade'' in [[Linking Ring]], Vol. 34, N° 12, February 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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Trost wrote and edited a column on card magic in The [[New Tops]] from May 1961 until December 1994.
  
Trost died of Brain cancer after being diagnosed earlier in 2008.
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He had a ''Hocus Pocus Parade'' in [[Linking Ring]], Vol. 34, No. 12 (February 1955) and received the award for Originality of a Card Effect at the [[IBM]] Convention in Pittsburgh, PA that same year.
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Trost died of brain cancer after being diagnosed earlier in 2008.
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==Marketed Tricks==
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* Nick's Expanding Cards (1952)
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* Card-O-Matic (1962)
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* Telespo (1963)
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* Half and Half (1964)
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* Challenge Poker Deal (1964)
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* Gambler's Dream (1964)
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* Abra-Card-Abra (1964)
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* Astrologic (1964)
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* Think of an Ace (1965)
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* X marks the Spot (1965)
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* Twisting the Ace (1966)
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* 4 Flush! (1970)
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* Pizza Poker (1971)
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* Wild Deuce (1974)
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* The Deuce You Say! (1974)
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* Fool's Mate (1974)
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* Ace in the Hole (1974)
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* Showdown (1974)
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* [[Eight Card Brainwave]] (1974)
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* Fadeaway 4 (1974)
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* Jumbo Two-Way Split (1974)
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* Dealer's Choice (1975)
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* Australian Aces (1975)
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* Sixth-Thot (1975)
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* Mini-Maze (1976)
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* Un-Cards (1976)
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* Wacky Packet (1976)
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* Twisto Blanko (1976)
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* Road Runner (1976)
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* Double Cross (1976)
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* Half Wild (1977)
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* Horsin' Around (1978)
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* Bigfoot (1978)
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* Mississippi Monte (1979)
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* Oscar (1980)
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* Razzle-Dazzle (1981)
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* Fly Circus (1981)
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* Mexican Monte (1981)
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* Hockey-Poker (1981)
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* Blanko Wild Card (1981)
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* Pop-Eyed Poker (1981)
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* Super Split (1982)
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* Incredible! (1982)
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* Trick-Kards (1982)
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* Zenith Card Prediction (1983)
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* Rainbow Miracle (1984)
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* 1-2-3-4 Trick (1986)
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* The Unknown Card (1987)
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* Marked Kards (1987)
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* Dream of the Hermit (1988)
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* Mississippi Poker (1989)
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* Quadraplex (1991)
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* Destiny Deck (1991)
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* Cardsecret No. 3 Hight-Card Poker (1992)
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* Blind-Sight (1992)
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* Super Showdown (1997)
  
 
== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
* Nick's Table Trix (1956)
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* [[Nick's Table Trix]] (1956)
* Cardman's Secrets (1964)
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* Cardman's Secrets 1 & 2 (1964)
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* Nick's Quartet (1965)
 
* E.S.P. Session with Nick Trost (1965)
 
* E.S.P. Session with Nick Trost (1965)
 
* Mental Card Miracles (1965)
 
* Mental Card Miracles (1965)
 
* Expert Gambling Tricks (1975)
 
* Expert Gambling Tricks (1975)
* Gambling Tricks with Cards II (1975)
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* Gambling Tricks with Cards I & II (1975)
* Impromptu Card Magic Folio NO. 2 (1979)
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* Subtle Card Magic, Part One & Part Two (1976)
* The Card Magic of Nick Trost (1997)
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* E.S.P. Card Magic, Folio No. 1 (1979)
* Subtle Card Creations ([[2008]])
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* Impromptu Card Magic, Folio No. 2 (1979)
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* Close-Up Mentalism, Folio No. 3 (1979)
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* Starke Effekte (German issue of Nick Trost Folios, 1995)
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* [[The Card Magic of Nick Trost]] (1997)
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* [[Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 1]] (2008)
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* [[Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 2]] (2009)
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* [[Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 3]] (2011)
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* Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 4 (2013)
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{{References}}
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* The Linking Ring, Vol. 34, No. 12, February 1955, Nick Trost by Don Tanner, page 21, THE NICK TROST HOCUS POCUS PARADE by Don Tanner, page 51
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* The Linking Ring, Vol. 37, No. 5, July 1957, Nick Trost Routines in Close-up, page 64
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* The Linking Ring, Vol. 45, No. 10, October 1965, Annemann Jinx Hocus Pocus Parade, NICK TROST, page 96
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* M-U-M, Vol. 97, No. 10, March 2008, Nick Trost by Jon Racherbaumer, page 60
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* The Linking Ring, Vol. 88, No. 12, December 2008, Broken Wand, Nicholas K. Trost, page 119
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Revision as of 18:47, 10 August 2014

Nick Trost
BornNicholas K. Trost
March 16, 1935
Columbus, Ohio
DiedOctober 23, 2008 (age 73)
Columbus, Ohio
CategoriesBooks by Nick Trost

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

Biography

Trost first became enthused about magic when he was seven or eight years old, 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.

An alumnus of Ohio State University, he served as a private in the U.S. Army in 1957.

Trost wrote and edited a column on card magic in The New Tops from May 1961 until December 1994.

He had a Hocus Pocus Parade in Linking Ring, Vol. 34, No. 12 (February 1955) and 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.

Marketed Tricks

  • Nick's Expanding Cards (1952)
  • Card-O-Matic (1962)
  • Telespo (1963)
  • Half and Half (1964)
  • Challenge Poker Deal (1964)
  • Gambler's Dream (1964)
  • Abra-Card-Abra (1964)
  • Astrologic (1964)
  • Think of an Ace (1965)
  • X marks the Spot (1965)
  • Twisting the Ace (1966)
  • 4 Flush! (1970)
  • Pizza Poker (1971)
  • Wild Deuce (1974)
  • The Deuce You Say! (1974)
  • Fool's Mate (1974)
  • Ace in the Hole (1974)
  • Showdown (1974)
  • Eight Card Brainwave (1974)
  • Fadeaway 4 (1974)
  • Jumbo Two-Way Split (1974)
  • Dealer's Choice (1975)
  • Australian Aces (1975)
  • Sixth-Thot (1975)
  • Mini-Maze (1976)
  • Un-Cards (1976)
  • Wacky Packet (1976)
  • Twisto Blanko (1976)
  • Road Runner (1976)
  • Double Cross (1976)
  • Half Wild (1977)
  • Horsin' Around (1978)
  • Bigfoot (1978)
  • Mississippi Monte (1979)
  • Oscar (1980)
  • Razzle-Dazzle (1981)
  • Fly Circus (1981)
  • Mexican Monte (1981)
  • Hockey-Poker (1981)
  • Blanko Wild Card (1981)
  • Pop-Eyed Poker (1981)
  • Super Split (1982)
  • Incredible! (1982)
  • Trick-Kards (1982)
  • Zenith Card Prediction (1983)
  • Rainbow Miracle (1984)
  • 1-2-3-4 Trick (1986)
  • The Unknown Card (1987)
  • Marked Kards (1987)
  • Dream of the Hermit (1988)
  • Mississippi Poker (1989)
  • Quadraplex (1991)
  • Destiny Deck (1991)
  • Cardsecret No. 3 Hight-Card Poker (1992)
  • Blind-Sight (1992)
  • Super Showdown (1997)

Bibliography

References

  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 34, No. 12, February 1955, Nick Trost by Don Tanner, page 21, THE NICK TROST HOCUS POCUS PARADE by Don Tanner, page 51
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 37, No. 5, July 1957, Nick Trost Routines in Close-up, page 64
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 45, No. 10, October 1965, Annemann Jinx Hocus Pocus Parade, NICK TROST, page 96
  • M-U-M, Vol. 97, No. 10, March 2008, Nick Trost by Jon Racherbaumer, page 60
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 88, No. 12, December 2008, Broken Wand, Nicholas K. Trost, page 119