Effect
A Card and Ribbon Mystery
Harlan Tarbell · The Tarbell Course, 1926
- Time
- 6 min read + 10 min practice
- Materials
- In the library
- Prerequisites
- None
Take care. Working with these objects and effects is inherently dangerous; anyone who attempts them does so at their own risk. Anybody under 18 is advised to undertake them only with a parent's permission and supervision.
Performer asks a spectator to select card from a deck. He then picks up an envelope and a piece of ribbon.
Showing the envelope empty, he makes a hole in the center of it with his knife. Through this hole, the ribbon is threaded. The selected card is then dropped into the envelope which is sealed. Magician then states that he will cause the ribbon mysteriously to penetrate the selected card. Envelope is torn open and card removed. Lo and behold, the ribbon is running right through the center of the card!
How it is done
The method, 10 drawings and all it needs, inside the library.
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