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[[Vanishing Deck]] is a classic plot in card magic in which the entire deck of cards vanish or leaves one card behind.
 
[[Vanishing Deck]] is a classic plot in card magic in which the entire deck of cards vanish or leaves one card behind.
  
Many versions have been developed, going back as early as 1876 by [[Professor Hoffmann]]. (''looking for reference'') (1)
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Many versions have been developed, going back as early as 1868 by [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]]. See Hoffmann's translation of [[The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]] by Robert-Houdin - 1878)
 
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(1) The first one I found is in [[Sleight of Hand]] by [[Edwin Sachs]] (1877)
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== Publications ==
 
== Publications ==
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* Version in [[Sleight of Hand]] by [[Edwin Sachs]] (1877)
 
* A gaffed card version was developed by [[Theodore DeLand]] around 1909.
 
* A gaffed card version was developed by [[Theodore DeLand]] around 1909.
 
* DE LAND'S Vanishing Pack of Cards in The [[Sphinx]], March 1914, page 8.
 
* DE LAND'S Vanishing Pack of Cards in The [[Sphinx]], March 1914, page 8.

Latest revision as of 21:06, 20 February 2010

Vanishing Deck is a classic plot in card magic in which the entire deck of cards vanish or leaves one card behind.

Many versions have been developed, going back as early as 1868 by Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin. See Hoffmann's translation of The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic by Robert-Houdin - 1878)

Publications