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cards:fusion [2022/10/25 18:30] – Removed several superfluous citations and moved Wesley James to the end of the chain. stephenminch | cards:fusion [2022/10/27 18:28] (current) – Added Weston citation and pruned redundant further citations. stephenminch | ||
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The plot of causing two cards to fuse into one was published by Norm Houghton as " | The plot of causing two cards to fuse into one was published by Norm Houghton as " | ||
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+ | Roughly eight months later, a routine by Mark Weston, " | ||
Several years later, signatures made their way into the fold. The first fusion of signed cards, one signed by a spectator on its face, the second by the performer on its back, is Art Spring' | Several years later, signatures made their way into the fold. The first fusion of signed cards, one signed by a spectator on its face, the second by the performer on its back, is Art Spring' | ||
- | Four issues later, Karl Fulves added a note regarding Spring' | + | Four issues later, Karl Fulves added a note regarding Spring' |
- | The open use of a double-backed card was later introduced | + | Despite these developments, |
1981 also saw the publication of Paul Harris and Looy Simonoff' | 1981 also saw the publication of Paul Harris and Looy Simonoff' | ||
- | The first published variation | + | The first published variation to fuse together two spectator-signed selections is " |
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- | Wesley James has claimed the Fusion plot as his, but he didn't publish his " | + | |
- | The complexity in the development of the card-fusion concept makes it a forbidding topic for succinct discussion. | + | The citations above offer points of origin and some highlights in the evolution |
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