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Invented by Max Holden. See his "The New Knife and Selected Cards" in Bagshawe' | Invented by Max Holden. See his "The New Knife and Selected Cards" in Bagshawe' | ||
- | A more rudimentary handling of the principle was published in 1927 by Walter B. Gibson in his //Two Dozen Effective Practical Card Tricks//, p. 31, under the title "The Wrapped Pack". Gibson has a knife inserted into a wrapped deck to stab between two chosen cards, which are on the top and bottom. As the deck is separated at the point of insertion, the halves are confused, so that the top and bottom cards are mistaken for those above and below the knife blade. This idea is also the harbinger for Garcia' | + | A more rudimentary handling of the principle was published in 1927 by Walter B. Gibson in his //[[http:// |
Some doubt of the Holden attribution has been raised by Wesley James, who points out this passage from Annemann' | Some doubt of the Holden attribution has been raised by Wesley James, who points out this passage from Annemann' | ||
Bolstering this indirectly is "A New Force" in // | Bolstering this indirectly is "A New Force" in // |