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Effect

“Tack It”

Harlan Tarbell · The Tarbell Course, 1926

Time
6 min read + 10 min practice
Materials
In the library
Prerequisites
None

An effective version of the famous tacked card mystery by Ed Reno, a Master of the Art.

Spectator selects a card from a deck, returns it, and it is shuffled thoroughly into the deck. Magician then pretends to show a tack to audience. He places this invisible tack in the center of pack. Rubber bands are placed around the pack and it is thrown at a board. All the cards fall to the floor except the selected card which mysteriously attaches itself by means of the tack to the board.

How it is done

The method, 9 drawings and all it needs, inside the library.

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