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* ''The Open Travelers'' by [[Edward Marlo]] in The New Phoenix N° 375, page 329 (December, 1962)  
* ''The Open Travelers'' by [[Edward Marlo]] in The New Phoenix N° 375, page 329 (December, 1962)  
** Based on ideas from his "Real Gone Aces" and uses the deck at certain points as in Elias' "Under Cover Aces".
** Based on ideas from his "Real Gone Aces" and uses the deck at certain points as in Elias' "Under Cover Aces".
** Ed introduces the effect with stating that Neal Elias sent him a ace assembly in 1955 that only used one cover and mentioned that it might be possible to eliminate the cover all together.
** Ed introduces the effect with stating that [[Neal Elias]] sent him a ace assembly in 1955 that only used one cover and mentioned that it might be possible to eliminate the cover all together.
* ''Face-up Flyers'' by [[Bruce Cervon]] in [[Epilogue]] N° 4, Nov. 1968.
* ''Face-up Flyers'' by [[Bruce Cervon]] in [[Epilogue]] N° 4, Nov. 1968.
* ''Jenning’s Open Travellers'' in [[Expert Card Mysteries]] by [[Alton Sharpe]]. (1969)
* ''Jenning’s Open Travellers'' in [[Expert Card Mysteries]] by [[Alton Sharpe]]. (1969)

Revision as of 10:30, 4 March 2009

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.

Published history

Variations

  • 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.


References