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- | The effect of causing two black Aces to magically transpose with two red Aces came about in stages. The first step forward from the established [[two-card_transposition|two-card transposition]] was an anonymous contribution to Floyd Thayer' | + | The effect of causing two black Aces to magically transpose with two red Aces came about in stages. The first step forward from the established [[two-card_transposition|two-card transposition]] was an anonymous contribution to Floyd Thayer' |
- | Later, Willie Johnson described the effect of the black Aces transposing with the red Aces within a larger, multi-phased routine. His "The Changing Aces" appeared in // | + | Later, Willie Johnson described the effect of the black Aces transposing with the red Aces within a larger, multi-phased routine. His "The Changing Aces" appeared in // |
Eugene Parshall added clarity to the transposition by separating the two pairs of cards (in this case, the red tens from the black tens). The method was more involved, however, utilizing two duplicates and two handkerchiefs to effect the change. This can be found as "Easy Transposition" | Eugene Parshall added clarity to the transposition by separating the two pairs of cards (in this case, the red tens from the black tens). The method was more involved, however, utilizing two duplicates and two handkerchiefs to effect the change. This can be found as "Easy Transposition" | ||
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In 1948, Harlan Tarbell credited Milbourne Christopher with what is Hull's method, again shorn of the extra sandwich effect; see " | In 1948, Harlan Tarbell credited Milbourne Christopher with what is Hull's method, again shorn of the extra sandwich effect; see " | ||
- | The common title for the effect was due to the popularization of "The Last Trick of Dr. Jacob Daley" in //The Dai Vernon Book of Magic//, 1957, p. 210. Daley is said to have done this trick at least as far back as the early 1950s, | + | The common title for the effect was due to the popularization of "The Last Trick of Dr. Jacob Daley" in //The Dai Vernon Book of Magic//, 1957, p. 210. Daley is said to have done this trick at least as far back as the early 1950s. However, as the other citations in this entry establish, Daley was late to the table regarding the effect. |
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