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Open Travelers, also known as Invisible Palm Aces, is an Ace Assembly in which which four aces assemble one by one without any other cards, just the performers hands.

Larry Jennings is most often credited with starting the craze.

Travelers is a plot by Dai Vernon from Stars of Magic in which 4 aces going to 4 different pockets.

Invincible by Bill Miesel in The New Phoenix No. 362 p. 277 (1961)
The Open Travelers by Edward Marlo in The New Phoenix N° 375 (1962), page 329.
Jenning’s Open Travellers in Expert Card Mysteries by Alton Sharpe. (1969)
Addition to Open Travelers by Steve Spilman in Expert Card Chicanery compiled by Alton Sharpe (1976).
P.H. Invisible Palm, Harris, Paul: Las Vegas Close Up (1978) and later revised in Art Of Astonishment Volume 3.
"Card Finesse" (1982) by Jon Racherbaumer has a Marlo four card handling.
the invisible card & Skipping Kerns by Brother John Hamman in The Secrets of Brother John Hamman (1989)
Travlrs 1 by Kenner Chris in Totally Out Of Control (1992) by Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg p. 40 to 45:
L’empalmage Invisible by Kaufman, Richard in Le Magicien 1994 N° 137.
"Jenning's '67" by Kaufman (1997) has several variations and Larry Jennings' thinking.
The Forbidden Palm by Tom Stone in e-book Random Walk.
Commercial Travel by David Regal in Close-up and Personal (1999)
"Final Palm" by Jack Parker in Genii June, 2007

No Extra cards
- Open Air Assembly by Jon Racherbaumer in Card Finesse
Aces change to others cards kicker ending
"Disguised Travellers" in The Paul Hallas Files Vol 1 Video (1989)
Cards are done face-up.
Coin routines inspired by the plot
- From "Coinmagic" by Richard Kaufman (1981)
  - Open Travelers No.1 by Richard Kaufman
  - Open Travelers With Edge Grip by Kaufman and Arthur
  - Open Travelers No.2 by Geoffrey Latta
Gaffed, Market versions
- Las Vegas Aces by Cody Fisher.

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	Larry Jennings is most often credited with starting the craze.		Larry Jennings is most often credited with starting the craze.