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Clocking the deck is one of the oldest recorded card amusements. One of Leonardo da Vinci' | Clocking the deck is one of the oldest recorded card amusements. One of Leonardo da Vinci' | ||
- | It showed up in English in Thomas Johnson' | + | It showed up in English in Thomas Johnson' |
Friedrich Wilhelm Conradi gives an elaboration of the feat in his book //Magisches Allerlei//, 1903, p.102. He adds up the value and the suit at the same time, in two columns of numbers. He then expands the effect, letting a spectator call out any number and the performer names the card at that number. | Friedrich Wilhelm Conradi gives an elaboration of the feat in his book //Magisches Allerlei//, 1903, p.102. He adds up the value and the suit at the same time, in two columns of numbers. He then expands the effect, letting a spectator call out any number and the performer names the card at that number. |