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'''Shortchange Trick''' refers to the trick in which the performer apparently demonstrates how a con artist shortchanges unsuspecting marks, by counting the bills and then showing money has disappeared. Popular versions include [[George Starke]]'s '''Hornswoggled''' and [[Bert Allerton]]'s '''Bamboozle'''. | '''Shortchange Trick''' refers to the trick in which the performer apparently demonstrates how a con artist shortchanges unsuspecting marks, by counting the bills and then showing money has disappeared. Popular versions include [[George Starke]]'s '''Hornswoggled''' and [[Bert Allerton]]'s '''Bamboozle'''. See the [[$11 Bill Trick]] for versions of that trick with a Shortchange Theme. | ||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
* '''Short Change With Long Green''': [[Dai Vernon]], ''Five Close- | * '''Short Change With Long Green''': [[Dai Vernon]], ''[[Five Close-Up Problems]] (The $3 Manuscript)'' (1933). | ||
** [[John Northern Hilliard]], ''[[Greater Magic]]'' (1938, pp. 779-780). | ** [[John Northern Hilliard]], ''[[Greater Magic]]'' (1938, pp. 779-780). | ||
** Dai Vernon, ''[[Early Vernon]]'' (1962, pp. 49-51). | ** Dai Vernon, ''[[Early Vernon]]'' (1962, pp. 49-51). | ||
* '''Hornswoggled''' ([[George Starke]]): | * '''Hornswoggled''' ([[George Starke]]): ''[[Hugard's Magic Monthly]]'', Vol. 2 No. 7 (December 1944, pp. 85, 89). | ||
** ''[[The Linking Ring]]'', Vol. 51 No. 7 (July 1971, pp. 86-88). | |||
* '''Hornswoggled: The Smash Finish''' (George Starke): ''Hugard's Magic Monthly'', Vol. 2 No. 11 (April 1945, pp. 111-112). | |||
* '''Hornswoggled''' (George Starke): [[J. G. Thompson]], ''[[My Best]]'' (1945, pp. 189-194). | |||
* '''''Bamboozle''''' ([[Bert Allerton]]): ''[[Stars of Magic]]'', Series 3 No. 2 (1947; 1961, pp. 43-45). | * '''''Bamboozle''''' ([[Bert Allerton]]): ''[[Stars of Magic]]'', Series 3 No. 2 (1947; 1961, pp. 43-45). | ||
* '''Circus Short Change Routine''' ([[Gordon B. Braun]]): ''[[The Linking Ring]]'' Vol. 33 No. 6 (August 1953, pp. 53-55). | * '''Circus Short Change Routine''' ([[Gordon B. Braun]]): ''[[The Linking Ring]]'' Vol. 33 No. 6 (August 1953, pp. 53-55). | ||
* '''...and One is $20''': [[Jay Malbrough]], ''[[The Magic of the Forks Hotel]]'' (ca. 1977, pp. 21-24). | |||
* '''''Shorty: A Baffling Short Change Routine''''': [[Ray Grismer]], 1978; 1981 (with props). | * '''''Shorty: A Baffling Short Change Routine''''': [[Ray Grismer]], 1978; 1981 (with props). | ||
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** [[Jon Racherbaumer]], ''[[Sea Scams: Memes To Quicken]]'' (2000, pp. 3-5). | ** [[Jon Racherbaumer]], ''[[Sea Scams: Memes To Quicken]]'' (2000, pp. 3-5). | ||
* '''''Hornswoggled Again!''''': [[Ron Bauer]], ''[[Ron Bauer Private Studies Series]], No. 5'' (1998; 2001). | * '''''[[Hornswoggled Again!]]''''': [[Ron Bauer]], ''[[Ron Bauer Private Studies Series]], No. 5'' (1998; 2001). | ||
* '''''The Magician and the Flim-Flam Femme''''': [[Larry White]], 1999 (with props). | * '''''The Magician and the Flim-Flam Femme''''': [[Larry White]], 1999 (with props). | ||
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** Bruce Elliott, ''[[The Best in Magic]]'' (1956, pp. 59-61). | ** Bruce Elliott, ''[[The Best in Magic]]'' (1956, pp. 59-61). | ||
* '''The Fold-Around''': Bruce Elliott, ''The Best in Magic'' (1956, pp. 61-63). | * '''The Fold-Around''': Bruce Elliott, ''The Best in Magic'' (1956, pp. 61-63). | ||
* '''Bill Steal''' ([[John Mueller]): ''[[Apocalypse]]'', Vol. 6 No. 8 (August 1983, pp. 807-808). | * '''Bill Steal''' ([[John Mueller]]): ''[[Apocalypse]]'', Vol. 6 No. 8 (August 1983, pp. 807-808). | ||
* '''Short Sheeted''' ([[Paul Cummins]]): [[Stephen Minch]], ''[[The New York Magic Symposium | * '''Short Sheeted''' ([[Paul Cummins]]): [[Stephen Minch]], ''[[The New York Magic Symposium Collection 5]]'' (1986, pp. 131-134). | ||
* '''Folding Money''' Steal ([[Dai Vernon]]): | * '''Folding Money''' Steal ([[Dai Vernon]]): Stephen Minch, ''[[The Vernon Chronicles, Vol. 3: Further Lost Inner Secrets]]'' (1989, pp. 149-153). | ||
* '''Count Van Klause''' ([[Roger Klause]]): ''[[Magic Man Examiner]]'', No. 3 (ca. 1992, p. 3). | |||
** ''[[Genii 2013 May|Genii]]'', Vol. 76 No. 5 (May 2013, p. 32). | |||
{{References}} | |||
[[Category:Scams]][[Category:Effects]][[Category:Paper Money]] | |||
Latest revision as of 00:08, 28 January 2015
Shortchange Trick refers to the trick in which the performer apparently demonstrates how a con artist shortchanges unsuspecting marks, by counting the bills and then showing money has disappeared. Popular versions include George Starke's Hornswoggled and Bert Allerton's Bamboozle. See the $11 Bill Trick for versions of that trick with a Shortchange Theme.
Publications
- Short Change With Long Green: Dai Vernon, Five Close-Up Problems (The $3 Manuscript) (1933).
- John Northern Hilliard, Greater Magic (1938, pp. 779-780).
- Dai Vernon, Early Vernon (1962, pp. 49-51).
- Hornswoggled (George Starke): Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 2 No. 7 (December 1944, pp. 85, 89).
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 51 No. 7 (July 1971, pp. 86-88).
- Hornswoggled: The Smash Finish (George Starke): Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 2 No. 11 (April 1945, pp. 111-112).
- Hornswoggled (George Starke): J. G. Thompson, My Best (1945, pp. 189-194).
- Bamboozle (Bert Allerton): Stars of Magic, Series 3 No. 2 (1947; 1961, pp. 43-45).
- Circus Short Change Routine (Gordon B. Braun): The Linking Ring Vol. 33 No. 6 (August 1953, pp. 53-55).
- ...and One is $20: Jay Malbrough, The Magic of the Forks Hotel (ca. 1977, pp. 21-24).
- Shorty: A Baffling Short Change Routine: Ray Grismer, 1978; 1981 (with props).
- Coinswoggled (Gene Castillon): Apocalypse, Vol. 2 No. 6 (June 1979, pp. 209-211).
- Hornswoggled Revisited (Bill Weldon): The Linking Ring, Vol. 71 No. 4 (April 1991, pp. 90-92).
- Hornswoggled Revisited (Harry Riser): Ed Brown, The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser (1996, pp. 233-237).
- Swoggled and Boggled (Charles McFarland): MAGIC, Vol. 7 No. 2 (October 1997, pp. 72-74).
- Jon Racherbaumer, Sea Scams: Memes To Quicken (2000, pp. 3-5).
- Hornswoggled Again!: Ron Bauer, Ron Bauer Private Studies Series, No. 5 (1998; 2001).
- The Magician and the Flim-Flam Femme: Larry White, 1999 (with props).
- Bunko: Jim Steinmeyer, 2007.
Sleight-of-Hand Bill Steals
- The Rip (Bruce Elliott): The New Phoenix, No. 336 (Feb. 21, 1956, p. 152).
- Bruce Elliott, The Best in Magic (1956, pp. 59-61).
- The Fold-Around: Bruce Elliott, The Best in Magic (1956, pp. 61-63).
- Bill Steal (John Mueller): Apocalypse, Vol. 6 No. 8 (August 1983, pp. 807-808).
- Short Sheeted (Paul Cummins): Stephen Minch, The New York Magic Symposium Collection 5 (1986, pp. 131-134).
- Folding Money Steal (Dai Vernon): Stephen Minch, The Vernon Chronicles, Vol. 3: Further Lost Inner Secrets (1989, pp. 149-153).
- Count Van Klause (Roger Klause): Magic Man Examiner, No. 3 (ca. 1992, p. 3).
- Genii, Vol. 76 No. 5 (May 2013, p. 32).