Isolated Sequences & Ace Vanishes

122 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Isolated Sequences & Ace Vanishes
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Palm-Addition Packet Switch five cards added to tabled Aces, put on deck and dealt off again, next card shown as it is not an Ace
 		Nov. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 11)
165
Glide False Count with extra card
 		1915
Original Magical Creations
33
One-Handed Ace Vanish
Also published here
  • "Whirlwind of Wizardry"
 1933
Page Wright's Notebook
56
Louis Lam The Ace of Spades Ace of Spades and indifferent card shows, Ace changes to regular card and is reproduced from pocket, inspired by McDonald Aces performance
 		1937
Watch Me Closely
14
Tom Sellers A Four Ace Move
Related to 1939
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1939)
414
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Ace Layout
1943
Tricks and Sleights
28
Ace Vanish gaffed
 		Apr. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 11)
45
Frederick Braue Clincher for 4-Acing method to show packets of cards all different, before starting ace assembly, top change dynamics, not full routine
 		Apr. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 11)
411
Edward Marlo Four Ace Vanish featuring four different vanishes
Variations 1953
The Cardician
166
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Peng Peng ace vanish sequence in spectator's hand
 		1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
69
Edward Marlo Ace Assembly Application for last Ace in Assembly
 		1956
Action Palm
12
Edward Marlo Ace Assembly Application
1956
Action Palm
20
Edward Marlo Vanishing Aces Theory
Related to 1956
The New Phoenix (Issue 338)
166
Edward Marlo Second Effect Switchless Switch application
 		1956
1956 Card Annual
19
Edward Marlo Direct Rear Palm as top card is placed openly to bottom
Related to 1957
The Tabled Palm
31
Lin Searles The Covered Vanish with red-blue double backer
 		1958
Ultimate Aces
7
Edward Marlo Ace Vanish and Transfer points A and B
 		1961
Card Switches
46
Jack Avis Exchanged three of four Aces are switched
 		Nov. 1967
Epilogue (Issue 1)
6
Edward Marlo For Ace Transpositions getting Ace from one packet to another, four methods
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
144
Edward Marlo Setting up a packet exchange... for an assembly
 		Summer 1970
Hierophant (Issue 4)
183
Edward Marlo the open double deal exchange for an assembly
 		Summer 1970
Hierophant (Issue 4)
184
Roger Smith K-S Vanish handling for method 4 of Marlo reference
Inspired by 1971
The K-S Control System
9
Dai Vernon Vernon's One At A Time Ace Wrinkle No. 84, spectator can choose leader Ace
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
25
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Four Ace Routine With No Aces On Table No. 234, might be a switch of a packet as it is picked up with deck from above
Also published here 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
59
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 237, might be a switch of a packet as it is picked up with deck from above
Also published here 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
60
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Jog Clip And Palm No. 329, transfer palm in slow-motion Ace assembly, cryptic
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
92
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Four Ace Trick With Double Backer No. 596, double-backer used in switch-out
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
166
Ken Beale Put Back Variation partial, for Ace Assembly
Related to 1973
Packet Switches (Part Two)
109
Lenny Greenfader, William A. Morales Super-S Vanish Ace vanish with double facer
Also published here 1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
154
Bob Elliott Bob Elliot's Vanish Ace vanish with double facer
Also published here 1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
155
Bob Elliott Bob Elliot's Vanish ace vanish with double facer
Also published here 1973
Lecture Notes No. 1
11
Lenny Greenfader, William A. Morales Super-S Vanish ace vanish with double facer
Also published here 1973
Lecture Notes No. 1
12
Francis Carlyle Vanish for Stanley Collins Aces glide
 		1975
The Magic of Francis Carlyle
10
Rick Johnsson, Jerry Mentzer Push Down Vanish four cards, one vanishes
 		1975
New and Novel Knowledge
8
Edward Marlo Duck and Pull especially useful with double facer
 		1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
90
Edward Marlo New Card Add deck or packet
 		1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 7)
98
Edward Marlo Bold Substitution under the headline "Ace Additions"
Related toAlso published here 1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
108
Edward Marlo Buffaloed Ace Vanish using Vernon's Monte Switch
 		1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
243
Edward Marlo Blue Vanish ace vanish phases
 		1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
245
Edward Marlo The Marlo Layout two Aces and two indifferent cards are displayed as four Aces and layed out for assembly
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
3
John F. Mendoza Installment Vanish
1980
John: Verse Two
112
Daryl Martinez Vanish of Card in Packet hiding one card, while showing four other cards
 		1983
The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas
15
Arthur H. Buckley, Four Ace Moves
1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
14
Frederick Braue Braue Secret Addition ace switch context, some credit information
Related to 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
26
Francis Carlyle Vanish for Stanley Collins Aces glide
 		1985 ca.
Francis Carlyle Lecture Notes
7
Edward Marlo Double Facer Switch for example to get into McDonald's Aces
Also published here 1986
Thirty Five Years Later
23
Edward Marlo New Ace Vanishes for Collins type routines
 		1986
Thirty Five Years Later
31
Eine Vier-As-Routine Aces transpose with indifferent cards in wallet, getting double facers in and out of play for Assembly, Himber wallet
 		Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
161
Larry Jennings L.J. Laydown
1988
The Cardwright
112
Dr. Jacob Daley Alternative Ending - Daley's Vanish vanish of an ace from a packet
 		1988
The Cardwright
127
Edward Marlo The FUFU Switch all cards handled face up, Ace Assembly application
Also published here
  • The New Tops, July 1964
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
79
Edward Marlo Sleightless Drop Switch Ace packet lifted off deck and bottom three cards dropped on table, top Ace replaced on deck
Inspired byAlso published here 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
133
Edward Marlo For a Double Face Card Olram Subtlety application
 		1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
190
Edward Marlo Double Face Display for Ace Vanish
 		1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
200
Edward Marlo Buffaloed Packet Switch partial packet switch, illogical double lift
 		1989
So Soon?
14
Edward Marlo Flourish Show to show vanish of Ace
 		1989
Randy Wakeman Presents
65
Justin Higham Bottom Deal Switchouts Ace layout context
  • First Version
  • Second Version
  • Third Version
 		May 1989
Inside Out (Issue 6)
20
Jerry K. Hartman DRED - Discrepant Reverse Elmsley Display used to vanish an ace in an assembly
 		1990
Impossibilia
30
Edward Marlo Assembly Finale see step 9 for suggestion
 		1990
That's It
27
Wesley James Fake Bilis Switch cards are not exchanged, creating suspicion on purpose
 		1990
Pasteboard Perpensions
44
Wesley James The Elmsley/Olram Vanish
Related to 1990
Pasteboard Perpensions
45
Stanley Collins Collins Vanish brief
Also published here 1990
The Aronson Approach
4
Steve Draun Technical Tips on the Collins Vanish
1990
The Aronson Approach
9
Edward Marlo Olram Ace Vanishes Rub-a-dub style and Tent style
Inspired by 1990
Cardfixes
155
Patrick Page The Four Ace Move Ace vanish with double facer, also as false count
Also published here 1990
Pages From Patrick's Notebook
36
Edward Marlo Marlo's Convincing Layout Sequence for assembly
 		Aug. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 8)
12
Patrick Page Das 4-As-Manöver Ace vanish with double facer, also as false count
Also published here Nov. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 3)
110
One-Handed Ace Vanish
1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
305
Edward Marlo McDonald Aces Switch-Out
Also published here 1992
A Final Farewell Lecture
33
Rick Johnsson Small Packet Vanish with injogged push-in color change
A. Odd Colored Back
B. With an Extra Card
C. Split Face Card
 		1993
Card File
41
Alex Elmsley Collinspell collins Aces with spelling finale, setting cards with a faro, featuring interesting vanishes
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
357
Mel Bennett Junk Bonds forcing one pile out of a few, for Ace assembly, using spelling
Inspired by 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
100
Gary Kurtz Alternate Beginning to get into McDonald's Ace Assembly
 		1995
Notes from The Summit
13
Edward Marlo Elm-K-B-E-J Ace Vanishes "Elmsley Count, Kardyro Biddle Move, Eddie Joseph's Move"
bottom card shown to be an Ace, top three cards peeled off, remaining card secretly switched, five methods
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Sep. 1968
 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
28
Edward Marlo Latest Ace Vanishes Ace (or card) vanishes in packet, five methods
VariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Dec. 1968
 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
37
Aaron Fisher Ace Mis-Show & Vanish an Ace is seen to clearly go between three indifferent cards, it vanishes leaving four indifferent cards, to be used in an Ace Assembly, Three as Ace
 		1997
Labyrinth (Issue 6)
18
Bruce Cervon The Last Ace Vanish
1998
Hard-Boiled Mysteries
67
Stanley Collins Collins Ace Vanish
Related to
  • Magazine of Magic, Oct. 1914
 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 3)
69
Frank Thompson Add On Move Aces up-jogged, put on top, three cards switched out
 		2000
Discoverie (Issue 3)
40
Masao Atsukawa 逆説4A (Paradox 4 Aces) Setting up for Assembly type of effect with False Draw
Inspired by 2001
カードの島
37
Neal Elias Let's Not Forget The Four Aces switch-out addition with Twirl Pass
 		2001
New Card Controls
88
Reinhard Müller The Glide Vanish
  • The Side-Glide Vanish
  • The Deal Vanish
  • The Spectator's Glide
Inspired by 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
180
Pete McCabe Magicana Addenda changing layout sequence to first placing down the indifferent cards
Inspired by Mar. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 3)
53
Jim Morton McDonald's Aces Segue No. 1 Aces reverse in deck in different places
 		Sep. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 9)
51
John Lenahan McDonald's Aces Segue No. 2 Slop Shuffle Triumph followed by McDonalds assembly
 		Sep. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 9)
52
Karl Fulves Power of Fate three ace vanishes
Inspired by 2003
Hofzinser Notebook
14
Karl Fulves, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser With One Hand one-hand ace vanish with double facer in assembly routine, credit information
 		2003
Hofzinser Notebook
15
The Red Demon Card Mystery three black cards and one red, red changes black, from "A Whirlwind of Wizardry" (Vn Bern & De Vega, 1919)
 		2003
Hofzinser Notebook
17
Karl Fulves Collins Ace Vanish Credit Information references
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 7)
114
Stanley Collins Collins Vanish brief
Also published here 2003
Lecture Notes
6
Wesley James Ace-and-Three-Card Vanishes three cards and an ace, ace is shown to have vanished, four methods
Related to 2004
Enchantments
31
Wesley James Ace-and-Four-Card Vanishes four cards (apparently 3) and an ace, ace is shown to have vanished, three methods
 		2004
Enchantments
34
Jack Parker Parker Ace Vanish
2005
Overlap
57
Jack Avis Exchanged "A Bit of Handling for the Ace Switch at the Start of an Ace Routine"
 		2006
Rara Avis
54
David Regal Regal's Alternative Vanish
Mar. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)
23
Yannick Chretien Reflipped Vanish cards dropped on face-up cards
Also published here
  • Yannick Chretien's "Reflipped" in "Magic Magazine" 8/2004
 2009
A Clockwork Apple
15
Jack Parker Up The Farmyard Path cards to card case, also to ring in Double Facers
 		Dec. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 12)
21
Arie Vilner Thumb-less Double Lift Application - The Quickie Vanish one of four cards vanishes
 		2009
Underhanded Delivery
54
John Guastaferro Hofzinser Ace Vanish using transparent gaff for vanish sequence
 		2010
One Degree
134
Push-In Change Vanish with references
 		2011
ZauberKunstStücke — Band 3
69
Roberto Giobbi Intro to The Exclusive Coterie achieving the layout in a different way
Inspired by Nov. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 11)
21
Edward Marlo Bold Substitution Laydown
Also published here 2011
Bullet Party
43
John Bannon The JB-Siva Vanish
Also published here 2011
Bullet Party
63
David Acer Transformers three cards are chosen, they change into the four Aces with pseudo-vanish presentation, as lead-in to McDonald's Aces
 		Mar. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 3)
46
Edward Marlo Bold Substitution Laydown under the headline "Ace Additions"
Also published here 2013
High Caliber
142
John Bannon The JB-Siva Vanish
Also published here 2013
High Caliber
155
Gabi Pareras Nuevo Movimiento Para Los Ases Mac Donals three different choreographies to vanish Aces and show backs of cards, Mac Donalds Aces
Also published here 2014
Rutinas I
10
Gabi Pareras Ases Evanescentes - Nuevo Movimiento para Ases MacDonals three different choreographies to vanish Aces and show backs of cards, Mac Donalds Aces
Also published here 2014
Ases Evanescentes / Ases Flash / As Padre
3
Friedrich Roitzsch MacSwitch introduction for McDonald Aces
 		2015
FFFF Lecture Notes 2015
3
Helder Guimarães Taking Out the Visual Switch switching three of four cards
Also published here Apr. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 4)
42
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Another New Four-Ace Switch, with the Deck Face Up with assembly application
 		2017
The Top Change
146
"Magic" Christian Stelzel A Third New Packet Switch for Ace Assemblies, with the Deck Face Down
2017
The Top Change
151
Tom Gagnon Slipping McDonald In opening sequence to switch in double facers
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
173
Tom Gagnon Dealing McDonald In using Throw Bottom Deals to ring in the double facers
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
331
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Ace Vanish with double facer
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
334
Tom Gagnon A McDonald Vanish with double facer
Inspired by 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
337
Helder Guimarães Non-Visual Switch switching three of four cards
Also published here 2019
Secret Language — Volume 1
53
John Bannon Broken Elmsley Count Laydown
July 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 7)
60
John Bannon The JB-Siva Vanish
July 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 7)
62
George McBride Two-Card Bluff Switching Procedure
2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
53
Ernesto Melero The Warm-Up switch-out for three of the four Aces, Versa-Switch extension
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2013
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1177
Edward Marlo Bold Ace Switch
2024
All In — Volume 1
69