Cobra Deck by Dr. Schwartz

These were made by Dr. Martin Schwartz and distributed by the Magic dealer Dom Paolino in Philadelphia and through places like Tannen’s. Dr. Schwartz recently reissued his deck but I’ve heard the new ones are not as good as the old ones.

Effect: This is the most wonderful version of the Haunted Pack ever! Have a card selected from a Bicycle poker-size deck. No force. The card can even be signed. The spectator returns the card to the deck. You square up the pack and set it on the table.

Now the magic begins! Slowly the top half of the deck begins to move forward. The deck is cutting itself! At about the halfway point, the top part of the deck starts moving backward, leaving one card protruding from the pack! The cards continue moving back until the deck is once again square. Remove the one protruding card. Of course, it is the selected card! Totally mechanical. Easy to do. A beautiful piece of work.

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