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== Published versions ==
== Published versions ==
* Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks by Walter B. Gibson
* Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks by Walter B. Gibson (1941)
* The Complete Magician by Greer Marechal
* The Complete Magician by Greer Marechal
* The Second Now You See It, Now You Don't! by Bill Tarr
* The Second Now You See It, Now You Don't! by Bill Tarr
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* Card Through Hanky Handling by Derek Dingle in The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
* Card Through Hanky Handling by Derek Dingle in The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
* Shakedown by Alex Elmsley in The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley, Vol. 2
* Shakedown by Alex Elmsley in The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley, Vol. 2
* The Card and Handkerchief by S.W. Erdnase in [[The Expert at the Card Table]]
* The Card and Handkerchief by S.W. Erdnase in [[The Expert at the Card Table]] (1902)
* Card Through the Handkerchief by Martin Gardner in Tarbell Course in Magic - Vol. 5 (Deck is in case)
* Card Through the Handkerchief by Martin Gardner in Tarbell Course in Magic - Vol. 5 (Deck is in case)
* Card through Handkerchief in Card College, Vol. 2
* Card through Handkerchief in Card College, Vol. 2

Revision as of 07:15, 9 September 2008

Card Through Handkerchief is a classic plot in card magic in which the deck wrapped in a handkerchief and shaken. One or more cards penetrate through the fabric.

Tommy Wonder

The first description was in New Era card Tricks (1897) written by August Roterberg and is not attributed.

The second was in Conjuring with Cards (1898) written by Ellis Stanyon who writes : "I am indebted to Mr. Geo. Weston, a very clever amateur conjurer, for this excellent little trick."

Published versions

  • Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks by Walter B. Gibson (1941)
  • The Complete Magician by Greer Marechal
  • The Second Now You See It, Now You Don't! by Bill Tarr
  • Tarbell Course in Magic - Vol. 3
  • Card Through Hanky Handling by Derek Dingle in The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
  • Shakedown by Alex Elmsley in The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley, Vol. 2
  • The Card and Handkerchief by S.W. Erdnase in The Expert at the Card Table (1902)
  • Card Through the Handkerchief by Martin Gardner in Tarbell Course in Magic - Vol. 5 (Deck is in case)
  • Card through Handkerchief in Card College, Vol. 2
  • Fabricated by Tommy Wonder in The Books of Wonder - Vol. 1