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+ | '''Nick Trost''' (March 16, 1935 - October 23, 2008) was a prolific author of booklets and creator of packet card tricks. | ||
− | + | == Biography == | |
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Trost first became enthused about magic when he was seven or eight years old, after seeing a magic show staged by the members of IBM Ring 3 in Troy, Ohio. He then met Bob Lewis of Dayton, Ohio, who sparked his keen interest in card magic. | Trost first became enthused about magic when he was seven or eight years old, after seeing a magic show staged by the members of IBM Ring 3 in Troy, Ohio. He then met Bob Lewis of Dayton, Ohio, who sparked his keen interest in card magic. | ||
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+ | An alumnus of Ohio State University, he served as a private in the U.S. Army in 1957. | ||
Trost wrote and edited a column on card magic in The [[New Tops]] from May 1961 until December 1994. | Trost wrote and edited a column on card magic in The [[New Tops]] from May 1961 until December 1994. | ||
− | ''Hocus Pocus Parade'' in [[Linking Ring]], Vol. 34, No. 12 | + | He had a ''Hocus Pocus Parade'' in [[Linking Ring]], Vol. 34, No. 12 (February 1955) and received the award for Originality of a Card Effect at the [[IBM]] Convention in Pittsburgh, PA that same year. |
Trost died of brain cancer after being diagnosed earlier in 2008. | Trost died of brain cancer after being diagnosed earlier in 2008. | ||
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==Marketed Tricks== | ==Marketed Tricks== | ||
* Nick's Expanding Cards (1952) | * Nick's Expanding Cards (1952) | ||
+ | * Card-O-Matic (1962) | ||
* Telespo (1963) | * Telespo (1963) | ||
* Half and Half (1964) | * Half and Half (1964) | ||
* Challenge Poker Deal (1964) | * Challenge Poker Deal (1964) | ||
+ | * Gambler's Dream (1964) | ||
+ | * Abra-Card-Abra (1964) | ||
+ | * Astrologic (1964) | ||
* Think of an Ace (1965) | * Think of an Ace (1965) | ||
* X marks the Spot (1965) | * X marks the Spot (1965) | ||
+ | * Twisting the Ace (1966) | ||
* 4 Flush! (1970) | * 4 Flush! (1970) | ||
+ | * Pizza Poker (1971) | ||
* Wild Deuce (1974) | * Wild Deuce (1974) | ||
* The Deuce You Say! (1974) | * The Deuce You Say! (1974) | ||
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* Ace in the Hole (1974) | * Ace in the Hole (1974) | ||
* Showdown (1974) | * Showdown (1974) | ||
+ | * [[Eight Card Brainwave]] (1974) | ||
+ | * Fadeaway 4 (1974) | ||
+ | * Jumbo Two-Way Split (1974) | ||
* Dealer's Choice (1975) | * Dealer's Choice (1975) | ||
* Australian Aces (1975) | * Australian Aces (1975) | ||
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* Twisto Blanko (1976) | * Twisto Blanko (1976) | ||
* Road Runner (1976) | * Road Runner (1976) | ||
− | * | + | * Double Cross (1976) |
* Half Wild (1977) | * Half Wild (1977) | ||
* Horsin' Around (1978) | * Horsin' Around (1978) | ||
* Bigfoot (1978) | * Bigfoot (1978) | ||
+ | * Mississippi Monte (1979) | ||
* Oscar (1980) | * Oscar (1980) | ||
* Razzle-Dazzle (1981) | * Razzle-Dazzle (1981) | ||
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* Mexican Monte (1981) | * Mexican Monte (1981) | ||
* Hockey-Poker (1981) | * Hockey-Poker (1981) | ||
+ | * Blanko Wild Card (1981) | ||
+ | * Pop-Eyed Poker (1981) | ||
* Super Split (1982) | * Super Split (1982) | ||
* Incredible! (1982) | * Incredible! (1982) | ||
+ | * Trick-Kards (1982) | ||
* Zenith Card Prediction (1983) | * Zenith Card Prediction (1983) | ||
* Rainbow Miracle (1984) | * Rainbow Miracle (1984) | ||
* 1-2-3-4 Trick (1986) | * 1-2-3-4 Trick (1986) | ||
+ | * The Unknown Card (1987) | ||
+ | * Marked Kards (1987) | ||
* Dream of the Hermit (1988) | * Dream of the Hermit (1988) | ||
* Mississippi Poker (1989) | * Mississippi Poker (1989) | ||
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* Impromptu Card Magic, Folio No. 2 (1979) | * Impromptu Card Magic, Folio No. 2 (1979) | ||
* Close-Up Mentalism, Folio No. 3 (1979) | * Close-Up Mentalism, Folio No. 3 (1979) | ||
+ | * Starke Effekte (German issue of Nick Trost Folios, 1995) | ||
* [[The Card Magic of Nick Trost]] (1997) | * [[The Card Magic of Nick Trost]] (1997) | ||
* [[Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 1]] (2008) | * [[Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 1]] (2008) | ||
* [[Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 2]] (2009) | * [[Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 2]] (2009) | ||
* [[Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 3]] (2011) | * [[Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 3]] (2011) | ||
+ | * Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 4 (2013) | ||
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+ | {{References}} | ||
+ | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 34, No. 12, February 1955, Nick Trost by Don Tanner, page 21, THE NICK TROST HOCUS POCUS PARADE by Don Tanner, page 51 | ||
+ | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 37, No. 5, July 1957, Nick Trost Routines in Close-up, page 64 | ||
+ | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 45, No. 10, October 1965, Annemann Jinx Hocus Pocus Parade, NICK TROST, page 96 | ||
+ | * M-U-M, Vol. 97, No. 10, March 2008, Nick Trost by Jon Racherbaumer, page 60 | ||
+ | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 88, No. 12, December 2008, Broken Wand, Nicholas K. Trost, page 119 | ||
[[Category:Biographies]] | [[Category:Biographies]] | ||
− | {{DEFAULTSORT:Trost, Nick}} | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Trost,Nick}} |
Revision as of 18:47, 10 August 2014
Nick Trost | |
Born | Nicholas K. Trost March 16, 1935 Columbus, Ohio |
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Died | October 23, 2008 (age 73) Columbus, Ohio |
Categories | Books by Nick Trost |
Nick Trost (March 16, 1935 - October 23, 2008) was a prolific author of booklets and creator of packet card tricks.
Biography
Trost first became enthused about magic when he was seven or eight years old, after seeing a magic show staged by the members of IBM Ring 3 in Troy, Ohio. He then met Bob Lewis of Dayton, Ohio, who sparked his keen interest in card magic.
An alumnus of Ohio State University, he served as a private in the U.S. Army in 1957.
Trost wrote and edited a column on card magic in The New Tops from May 1961 until December 1994.
He had a Hocus Pocus Parade in Linking Ring, Vol. 34, No. 12 (February 1955) and received the award for Originality of a Card Effect at the IBM Convention in Pittsburgh, PA that same year.
Trost died of brain cancer after being diagnosed earlier in 2008.
Marketed Tricks
- Nick's Expanding Cards (1952)
- Card-O-Matic (1962)
- Telespo (1963)
- Half and Half (1964)
- Challenge Poker Deal (1964)
- Gambler's Dream (1964)
- Abra-Card-Abra (1964)
- Astrologic (1964)
- Think of an Ace (1965)
- X marks the Spot (1965)
- Twisting the Ace (1966)
- 4 Flush! (1970)
- Pizza Poker (1971)
- Wild Deuce (1974)
- The Deuce You Say! (1974)
- Fool's Mate (1974)
- Ace in the Hole (1974)
- Showdown (1974)
- Eight Card Brainwave (1974)
- Fadeaway 4 (1974)
- Jumbo Two-Way Split (1974)
- Dealer's Choice (1975)
- Australian Aces (1975)
- Sixth-Thot (1975)
- Mini-Maze (1976)
- Un-Cards (1976)
- Wacky Packet (1976)
- Twisto Blanko (1976)
- Road Runner (1976)
- Double Cross (1976)
- Half Wild (1977)
- Horsin' Around (1978)
- Bigfoot (1978)
- Mississippi Monte (1979)
- Oscar (1980)
- Razzle-Dazzle (1981)
- Fly Circus (1981)
- Mexican Monte (1981)
- Hockey-Poker (1981)
- Blanko Wild Card (1981)
- Pop-Eyed Poker (1981)
- Super Split (1982)
- Incredible! (1982)
- Trick-Kards (1982)
- Zenith Card Prediction (1983)
- Rainbow Miracle (1984)
- 1-2-3-4 Trick (1986)
- The Unknown Card (1987)
- Marked Kards (1987)
- Dream of the Hermit (1988)
- Mississippi Poker (1989)
- Quadraplex (1991)
- Destiny Deck (1991)
- Cardsecret No. 3 Hight-Card Poker (1992)
- Blind-Sight (1992)
- Super Showdown (1997)
Bibliography
- Nick's Table Trix (1956)
- Cardman's Secrets 1 & 2 (1964)
- Nick's Quartet (1965)
- E.S.P. Session with Nick Trost (1965)
- Mental Card Miracles (1965)
- Expert Gambling Tricks (1975)
- Gambling Tricks with Cards I & II (1975)
- Subtle Card Magic, Part One & Part Two (1976)
- E.S.P. Card Magic, Folio No. 1 (1979)
- Impromptu Card Magic, Folio No. 2 (1979)
- Close-Up Mentalism, Folio No. 3 (1979)
- Starke Effekte (German issue of Nick Trost Folios, 1995)
- The Card Magic of Nick Trost (1997)
- Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 1 (2008)
- Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 2 (2009)
- Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 3 (2011)
- Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 4 (2013)
References
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 34, No. 12, February 1955, Nick Trost by Don Tanner, page 21, THE NICK TROST HOCUS POCUS PARADE by Don Tanner, page 51
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 37, No. 5, July 1957, Nick Trost Routines in Close-up, page 64
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 45, No. 10, October 1965, Annemann Jinx Hocus Pocus Parade, NICK TROST, page 96
- M-U-M, Vol. 97, No. 10, March 2008, Nick Trost by Jon Racherbaumer, page 60
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 88, No. 12, December 2008, Broken Wand, Nicholas K. Trost, page 119