Leather Impact by Howard Schwarzman

The original version of this trick, “Impact” was featured in Roy Walton’s marvelous book, The Devil’s Playthings published in London c. 1969 and also in Karl Fulves’ Epilogue c. 1968. This was then issued in the Howard Schwarzman Limited Editions series c. 1987, and then re-released by Hank Lee c. 2008. 

Effect: Show four small wallets, each containing a face down playing card. There’s a hole in each wallet so you can see what’s inside. Push the four cards out of the wallets and face down on the table. Ask a spectator to turn the cards face up. Each card is an Ace, one of each suit. Now, ask the spectator to name her favorite suit. Let’s say she names Diamonds. Return the cards face down into the wallets, showing that each wallet is just large enough to hold one card. Explain that you will try and make the wallet containing the selected suit reverse itself within the other three. Tap the wallets on the back of your hand, then spread the wallets to show one of them is now face down! Set the face down wallet on the table. While you have been successful in causing one wallet to turn over, you are not yet sure if it is the correct one! Before removing the card to check, offer to repeat the effect!

Pick up all of the wallets and turn them with the holes face-up. Show all fours wallets, each card is seen face down. This time, instead of causing one of the wallets to turn face down, you give a little tap, and the card inside the wallet actually turns face up! And, it’s the selected suit!

A fabulous close-up routine with a very strong finish! Comes complete with four genuine leather wallets and the complete routine.

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