Open Travelers

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.

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

Published history

Invincible by Bill Miesel in The New Phoenix No. 362 p. 277 (August, 1961)
- A four ace assembly where the aces are not covered by any cards.
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".
- 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.
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 by Paul Harris in Las Vegas Close Up (1978) and later revised in Art Of Astonishment Volume 3. (1996)
Open Air Ace Assembly by Ed Marlo in Card Finesse by Jon Racherbaumer has a four card handling. (1982)
Travlrs 1 by Chris Kenner in Totally Out of Control (1992)
L’empalmage Invisible by Richard Kaufman in Le Magicien N° 137 (1994)
Jennings '67 by Kaufman has several variations and Larry Jennings' thinking.(1997)
Commercial Travel by David Regal in Close-up and Personal (1999)
Final Palm by Jack Parker in Genii 2007 June
The Forbidden Palm by Tom Stone in e-book Random Walk (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.