For those who would emulate the “six finger” card rise of Mr. Clayton Rawson, as cleverly pictured in the Jinx of February 3rd (#78), form and contour two “clips from slightly flattened 16 gauge brass wire to fit (inside) the second finger snugly. Then remove the necessary paint from your favorite finger tip, solder or rivet the clips to this at the points indicated in the drawing and re-paint.

Its purpose, especially after looking back at Mr. Rawson’s poses, is quite obvious. The five digits are apparently seen to be holding the cards vertically and facing the audience, the thumb on the near side and the four fingers on the far side. The “sixth” finger is really the first finger, busily engaged in pushing up the rear card of the pack, i.e., the selected, returned, and “brought to the top” card. After this bit of skullduggery the first finger is re-inserted within the tip.

The contrivance affixed and in place is easily kept from view in the necessary handling of the cards to begin with – and the hand may be shown from any angle.

This is an old effect of mine. I made gimmicks for both Tommy Downs and Nate Leipzig, two loveable scouts that it’s damned hard to realize have passed away. The fake is not easy to draw, to make it look like anything, but I hope it will convey the idea.