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[[Sandwich]] tricks are a broad category of card magic where a card or a number of cards are captured between some known cards. | [[Sandwich]] tricks are a broad category of card magic where a card or a number of cards are captured between some known cards. | ||
| − | + | A version was described in The [[Magic Wand]], Vol. 7, No. 77, January 1917 by [[Louis Christianer]] under the title ''The Obedient Card'', page 78. | |
| − | + | == Variations == | |
| + | * [[Sandwich|Progressive Sandwich]] (also known as Searcher) is a variation in which the locator cards in the deck continue to get closer and closer to the selection until eventually it's trapped between just those two cards. | ||
| − | + | * [[Sandwich|Instant Sandwich]] in which two cards are placed face-up in widely separated parts of the pack. Then without any cuts or shuffles, the cards are spread to show that they are now together with the selected card between them. | |
| − | + | * '''Multiple Sandwich''' (aka [[Collectors]]) where three selected cards are caught between four-of-a-kind. | |
| − | * ''One-Eyed Jack Sandwich'' in [[My Favorite Card Tricks]] by [[Harry Lorayne]] (1965) | + | |
| + | * '''Isolated Sandwich''' in which the two cards are kept separate from the deck and a card magically ends up between them. | ||
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| + | == Sandwiches in print == | ||
| + | * ''The Royal Finders'' by [[Jack Merlin]] in [[...And a Pack of Cards]] (1927) | ||
| + | * ''The Twin Aces'' by [[Tom Sellers]] in [[Sellers' Secrets]] (1931) | ||
| + | * ''Ace Sandwich'' by [[Al Leech]] in [[Card Man Stuff]] (1953) | ||
| + | * ''One-Eyed Jack Sandwich'' in [[My Favorite Card Tricks]] by [[Harry Lorayne]] (credited to Al Leech) (1965) | ||
| + | * [[Mike Gallo]]'s ''Direct Jack Sandwich'' in [[Best of Friends, Vol. 2]] by Harry Lorayne (1985) | ||
* [[Larry Jennings]]' ''The Visitor'' in [[The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings]] written by [[Mike Maxwell]] (1986) | * [[Larry Jennings]]' ''The Visitor'' in [[The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings]] written by [[Mike Maxwell]] (1986) | ||
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* [[Synergistic Sandwiches]] by [[Jon Racherbaumer]] (1991) | * [[Synergistic Sandwiches]] by [[Jon Racherbaumer]] (1991) | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * ''Chameleon Sandwich'' by [[Doug Conn]] in [[Tricks of my Trade: The Magic of Doug Conn]] written by [[Paul Cummins]] (1999) |
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| + | === Progressive Sandwich === | ||
| + | * ''Searchers'' by Larry Jennings from [[Richard's Almanac]] 17-18 (Larry Jennings Issue) (January-February 1984) | ||
| + | * ''Search and Destroy'' by [[Aaron Fisher]] in [[The Paper Engine]] (2002) | ||
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| + | === Instant Sandwich === | ||
| + | * ''Ace-X-Ace'' by [[Ed Marlo]] in [[Genii 1953 December]], Vol. 18, No. 4, page 134. | ||
| + | * [[Jacks or Better]] Lecture Notes by [[Martin Nash]] (1979) (within the effect ''The Earl's Dilemma'' in [[Sleight Unseen]] (1979) | ||
| + | === Isolated Sandwich === | ||
| + | * Grasshopper by Paul Harris in [[Supermagic]] (1977) A selected card vanishes from between two Kings to appear between the other two Kings. | ||
| + | * "Ishkabibble Sandwich" by [[Eric Jones]] in Reel Magic Issue 8 DVD December 2008. | ||
[[Category:Card Plots]] | [[Category:Card Plots]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:49, 27 January 2015
Sandwich tricks are a broad category of card magic where a card or a number of cards are captured between some known cards.
A version was described in The Magic Wand, Vol. 7, No. 77, January 1917 by Louis Christianer under the title The Obedient Card, page 78.
Contents
Variations
- Progressive Sandwich (also known as Searcher) is a variation in which the locator cards in the deck continue to get closer and closer to the selection until eventually it's trapped between just those two cards.
- Instant Sandwich in which two cards are placed face-up in widely separated parts of the pack. Then without any cuts or shuffles, the cards are spread to show that they are now together with the selected card between them.
- Multiple Sandwich (aka Collectors) where three selected cards are caught between four-of-a-kind.
- Isolated Sandwich in which the two cards are kept separate from the deck and a card magically ends up between them.
Sandwiches in print
- The Royal Finders by Jack Merlin in ...And a Pack of Cards (1927)
- The Twin Aces by Tom Sellers in Sellers' Secrets (1931)
- Ace Sandwich by Al Leech in Card Man Stuff (1953)
- One-Eyed Jack Sandwich in My Favorite Card Tricks by Harry Lorayne (credited to Al Leech) (1965)
- Mike Gallo's Direct Jack Sandwich in Best of Friends, Vol. 2 by Harry Lorayne (1985)
- Larry Jennings' The Visitor in The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings written by Mike Maxwell (1986)
- Synergistic Sandwiches by Jon Racherbaumer (1991)
- Chameleon Sandwich by Doug Conn in Tricks of my Trade: The Magic of Doug Conn written by Paul Cummins (1999)
Progressive Sandwich
- Searchers by Larry Jennings from Richard's Almanac 17-18 (Larry Jennings Issue) (January-February 1984)
- Search and Destroy by Aaron Fisher in The Paper Engine (2002)
Instant Sandwich
- Ace-X-Ace by Ed Marlo in Genii 1953 December, Vol. 18, No. 4, page 134.
- Jacks or Better Lecture Notes by Martin Nash (1979) (within the effect The Earl's Dilemma in Sleight Unseen (1979)
Isolated Sandwich
- Grasshopper by Paul Harris in Supermagic (1977) A selected card vanishes from between two Kings to appear between the other two Kings.
- "Ishkabibble Sandwich" by Eric Jones in Reel Magic Issue 8 DVD December 2008.
