Tearing Deck

26 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Tearing Deck
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Ein ganzes Kartenspiel durchzureißen No. 12, whole deck torn in two halves
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
16
Das Zerreissen eines Kartenspieles tearing a deck of cards
 		Oct. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 10)
153
Der Karten-Herkules
1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
69
To Tear a Pack of Cards
1909
The Art of Magic
24
Alexander Herrmann Czar Nicholas II. Anecdote anecdote about tearing deck in half
 		1909
The Art of Magic
25
Graham Adams The Torn Pack and Tricks Therewith two cards selected and returned, then whole deck torn in two halves, two cards counted to in both "halves", they match and are one selection, everything mixed in a hat and both halves found by touch
 		1931
Mr. S. W. Erdnase — "His Book"
27
Graham Adams Tearing the Pack with photo illustrations
 		1931
Mr. S. W. Erdnase — "His Book"
66
Julian J. Proskauer The Origion and History of the Torn Deck Trick "origin", deck is sawn or torn in half, two half card selected, they match and are previous selection
 		Feb. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 17)
96
"Tearing the Pack" Trick pack torn in half, card selected from both half, match and are previous selection
 		1938
Greater Magic
290
Torn Deck Discovery deck is torn in half, two half selected match and are previous selection, short card
 		1938
Greater Magic
471
Theodore Annemann The Torn Card deck torn in half, stop trick from both half piles, credits see p. 461
 		Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 66)
460
Claude Goldin Quarters from Torn Deck deck torn in quarters, performer names four positions, when counted down in the four positions there is selected card
 		Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 66)
461
Edward Marlo Torn Deck Mystery deck is torn in quarters which are mixed in hat, performer locates four pieces of selection without looking
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1942
Deck Deception
10
Julian J. Proskauer The Torn Deck Trick deck is sawn or torn in half, two half card selected, they match and are previous selection
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
24
Jean Hugard Feats of Strength in Magic
  • Pack Tearing and Magic
 		June 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 1)
225
Val Andrews Feat of Strength No. 16, tearing deck in half one card at a time as gag
 		1970 (ca.)
The Idiot at the Card Table
7
Val Andrews The Hard Way No. 17, tearing deck in half
 		1970 (ca.)
The Idiot at the Card Table
7
Torn Pack Location deck torn in half, two halves of selection found at named numbers
 		1972
The Living End
46
Edward Marlo The Torn Deck Mystery deck is torn in quarters which are mixed in hat, performer locates four pieces of selection without looking
Also published here 1972
The Living End
145
Charles T. Jordan The Monarch Card and Pocket Mystery deck shuffled and distributed between four pockets, performer instantly removed any named cards from corresponding pocket, then poker hands are removed, then whole deck is torn in quarters and one stack placed in each pocket, all four quarters of any named cards are removed from the four pockets, twenty-six double facers with celluloid strips and off-beat quartered deck gaff
VariationsAlso published here
  • marketed 1922
 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
172
Paul Harris Torn and Restored Deck using Hamman's "Micro Macro" method
Also published here 1981
Close-up Fantasies Finalé
169
Ripping a Deck of Cards No. 63
 		1983
101 Psychic Tests
17
Paul Harris Torn and Restored Deck using Hamman's "Micro Macro" method
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale)
71
Ellis Stanyon Tearing a Pack of Cards in Half No. 33
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
312
Erik Jan Hanussen Can You Brea Chains?
  • Bending an Iron-Bar
  • Tearing a Deck of Cards
  • Pounding Nails into a Wooden Board
  • Breaking a Chain Linnk
Also published here
  • UHU, Jan. 1926
 July 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 7)
57
Juan Tamariz How to Win Impossible Bets several bar bets
  • The "I"
  • Smoking without Consuming a Cigarette
    • Making a knot into a cigarette
  • Tying a Knot in a Rope without Releasing the Ends
  • Eating without Touching the Hat
  • Tearing a Deck of Cards
  • The Flat Match
  • Steel Bridges
  • To Catch a Thief
  • The Multiplication of Bread
  • Flying Food
  • Trip to the Moon
 		2008
Verbal Magic
107