Crystal-Viso

A favorite of mine for long is this improvement in fake and the method of blending together two standard tricks. I have in my right hand an ordinary celluloid monocle upon which is written the name of a card. It need be only the value and a picture of the suit. Previous tooth the monocle around the edge with a file which makes it very easy to palm.

First I have a card handed to me behind my back, tear off the corner, pick up the crystal ball with finger-palmed index, stand sidewise to let the spectator see the card (missing corner hidden) still in back, and name the card after looking in the ball. The crystal is handed for examination and I palm the monocle. Upon return the ball is put on the stand and monocle left under it as in illustration.

Now a card is forced and the spectator pockets it. I pick up the stand, let someone else look through it, and he names what he sees. Then I pick up the crystal with right hand, palm the monocle as my left hand gives the ball out, and all is examined. The nice part of this is that the monocle cannot be seen through the ball and it looks as though the writing really is inside. The slight curvature of the fake aids in keeping it close to the ball, and it is very easily handled in comparison to previous fakes.